The only true way to truly understand a story is to understand all aspects of a story and their meanings. The same goes for movies, as they are only stories In Thomas Foster's book, "How to Read Literature Like a Professor," Foster explains in detail the many ingredients of a story He discusses almost everything that can be found in a given piece of literature The book can also be found in most of films, included in Quentin Tarantino's cult classic, "Pulp Fiction". This film is a complicated story that follows numerous characters involved in the intertwining stories. Tarantino uses many devices to make "Pulp Fiction" an excellent film. In this essay I will demonstrate as several literary devices described in Foster's book are used in Tarantino's film, "Pulp Fiction", including missions, archetypes, food and violence very popular device used frequently in literature. Foster says a search has five parts; a seeker, a place to go, a stated reason for going there, challenges and trials, and the real reason for going (Foster 3). In "Pulp Fiction" there are many missions as each character has their own journey. These separate journeys all revolve around one main mission, Marsellus Wallace's quest to get his briefcase back. One of the mini stories that revolve around the main mission is the story of Mia Wallace and Vincent Vega. Marsellus Wallace has asked Vincent Vega to take his wife Mia out on the town while he is away. Vincent heard a story about a man who gave Mia a foot massage and then was thrown out of a window by Marsellus, so he's rightfully paranoid about his quest. Vincent is the researcher in this m...... middle of paper ......ience of spirituality in the film. In conclusion, many other devices mentioned in Foster's book were used in the film “Pulp Fiction”. However, the most important tools were quests, archetypes, food, and violence. These devices were used to make the story more interesting, easier for the audience to relate to, and to make the film a little deeper than most films. Any great film or literary work is bound to include the devices mentioned in Foster's book. In fact, it would be nearly impossible to make a movie or story without them. Works Cited Foster, Thomas C. How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines. New York: Quill, 2003. Print.Pulp Fiction. Director Quentin Tarantino. Perf. John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer. Miramax/Buena Vista Home Video, 1994. DVD.