Creative Writing Assignment

A. Introduce the writer in 10 sentences.

Josef Essberger is a British born author who's also known as E-learning resource provider. He was
known for being the founder of best seller websites that are devoted to English teaching and learning.
Essberger was an author of several articles, short stories like The Chapel, The Metro, and The
Vinepress. He also wrote books, including a travel guide entitled Monopoly London. Josef Essberger
also owns a website that sells books, videos and other resources that may help students and teachers
alike. Josef Essberger loves engaging to Photography. And also had the experience to teach Engslish
around Europe and Asia. Other websites that he owns that are worth checking out are EasyEnglish
and SmallWorldFriends.
B. Identify the elements of the short story
Characters
Party Hosts
Charles Jousselin de Gruse is a likeable man, cultivated, and he had always concealed
his contempt for such idea, he had never much cared for these partucular
Charles Wife

Winepress Characters
Pierre - was a good man, that happily with his married, he love his wife.
Faniry - she is a beautiful lady, in Madagascar when she was seventeen she was ravishing
in the Malagasy sunlight, her skin was golden, her black waist-length hair, which hung
straight beside her cheeks, farmed large, Fathomless eyes. But in France, she was the
envy of everyone. The maids, the secretary, even of the peasant girl who picked the
grapes giggled at her funny accent.

Party Guests
General
Generals wife
Dutchman
Englishman
German politician
Other politician
Setting
Place Madagascar
Paris, France
Time 1965
POV 2nd Person, Omniscient
Type of conflict
Man Vs. Himself, because the story showed how Faniry couldnt appreciate herself and start thinking
that her husband is cheating on her when he is not. She only thought negatively because of her
Jealousy.
Plot - This is the story about a Charles De Gruse, a good man who had a vineyard and gave wine
testing to tourist, always saying that to talk about wine is important to know a lot of it.
Exposition Charles De Gruse a man who had unreal and incredible history about a man called
Pierre who made a delicious and important wine.
Rising Action Pierre was happily married with Faniry, when he received a notice that his
parents and brother died in an accident, he returned to his parents house and managed the
vineyard his father left.
Climax After all the jealousy from Faniry, one day she was drunk and tried to kill Pierre but at
the end she died in the winepress.
Falling Action Pierre hid parts of Fanirys body and told everyone that she left and came back
to Madagascar.
Resolution - At the end the four European men were surprised about the story, and realized that
they were drinking the wine made with pieces of Fanirys body.
Theme The theme is jealousy because the story showed how Faniry accused Pierre of things that
he isnt even doing just because she is insecure of her looks. At the end, the four European men
were surprised about the story, and realized that they were drinking the wine made with pieces of
Fanirys body.

Techniques and literary Devices

Tone and mood The tone of the story is Tragic, as it showed how jealousy and the abuse of alcohol
can result in a loss of life. The mood is in the winepress story is frustrated because of Fanirys
continuous attempt to prove that Pierre is being infidel. The mood at the ending of the story is
surprised, this is the result of the guests knowing that the wine theyre drinking had Fanirys blood in
it.
Foreshadowing "'The wine in this cask,' he said, and there were tears in his eyes, 'is the best
vintage in the world. But it started its life far from the country where it was grown.'"
foreshadowed that the wine Charles is serving had something special in it.
Symbolism and Motif they were the tarts symbolizes the women who are only good for their
looks. And for sexual matters. The motif is Jealousy, being the focus of story told by Charles.
C. Give at least 5 vocabulary words (Word, Meaning and Sample sentence)

Aroma
Meaning: a distinctive, typically pleasant smell.

Sample: The aroma of this coffee is really good.

Vineyard

Meaning: is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking

Sample: The vineyard is filled with ripe grapes.

Winepress

Meaning: a press in which grapes are squeezed in making wine.

Sample: This winepress has been used for years in making wine.

Insinuation

Meaning: an unpleasant hint or suggestion of something bad.

Sample: He criticizes his opponents by insinuation rather than directly.

Raconteur

Meaning: a person who excels in telling anecdotes

Sample: The vicomte is a wonderful raconteur.