Anna Avalon is the rather graceful and adventurous main character of the short story “The Leap” by Louise Edrich. Anna’s acquired characteristics have made her out to be a very desirable woman. Many of her characteristics showed throughout the short story have proved her to be graceful; brave and cautious. Anna is the surviving half and a courageous blindfolded trapeze act. She made herself into a stunning performer, alongside her husband; they created “The Flying Avalon’s.” She performed many wild stunts, “double summersaults and heart-stopping catches.” (pg190) A horrific tragedy ended the career of “The Flying Avalon’s.” While Anna was 7 months pregnant, lighting struck the main metal pole running directly through the center of the circus tent.
Eleanor Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt usually called Eleanor was a very heart filled woman. She cared about everyone but mainly worked hard for the disadvantaged and the poor. Eleanor matured fast and lived her younger life very independently, considering her parents died when she was awfully young. Eyes and Ears, was what many people were reminded of when they thought of Eleanor Roosevelt. She was Franklin’s eyes and ears after he was diagnosed with polio, a severe disease that paralyzes you.
In “The Storm”, the wife Calixta was controlling and Clarssie was a happy person who was glad to be free with her husband presents. In “ The Story of an Hour”, Mrs. Mallard was unhappily married to Brently. He was controlling and abusive to his wife Mrs. Mallard. Mallards’ sister came to reveal to her that her husband (Brently) died in an accident. Richard, whom is Mr. Mallards’ friend, ,however, was there for support and comfort for Mrs. Mallard.
the leap | Archibald Hoskins English 2201 | the leap | Archibald Hoskins English 2201 | The leap Anna Avalon is the main character in Louise Edrich’s short story “the leaf” she is a former blind trapeze artist and the mother of the narrator. Throughout the story she exhibits quite a few character traits. For one thing, she is quick thinking and can easily adapt to a new environment. She shows this trait on the night of the accident; when a bolt of lightning struck the metal wire that was supporting Anna and her husband, harry and caused harry to fall to his death. As soon as she realized that her husband wouldn’t be able to catch her Anna grabbed on to the burning hot metal and, at the cost of burning her hands to the point where she could never be a trapeze artist again was able to save her own life.
She’s the responsible one too, she got married to a wonderful (but boring) husband and raised her kids well. Last but not least, there’s Win. Win is extremely self-conscious. She always grew up in Vivi’s shadow. She’s the brains of the family, and sometimes the financial relief.
The plan works perfectly, and although Winnie is in trouble at home, she knows she did the right thing. Many years later, Tuck and Mae come back to Winnie’s town to see what has happened to her. They find her buried in the town cemetery. She married, had children, and lived a long life. Although Jesse is sad he and Winnie will not be together now, they are all proud of her for making the choice to not live forever.
In the novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin, Edna Pontellier, is a handsome young mother who is married to Leonce Pontellier. To society her marriage and family are seen to be perfect, Mrs. Pontellier seems to have the ideal husband and family and is envied by many women. Edna Pontellier develops many changes throughout the novel, which ultimately lead to her awakening and death. In the first chapter of the novel Edna is first introduced by her husband, he is angered because he thinks it is “folly” that she would take a bath at “such hour in such heat” (Chapter one, pg two). Leonce describes her to be “burnt beyond recognition”; Chopin states that he looked at her like “a valuable piece of property which has suffered some damage” (Chapter
Anne Frank underwent a life changing twenty five months of hiding during her teenage years with her family and friends due to the overthrowing Nazi party in Germany . During these years feelings of fear, faith, and courage overwhelmed her but brought her through experiences that she documented, this has educated millions of people about the Holocaust. All aspects of life during hiding including what she struggled with, learned from, and thought about was captured in the pages of her diary. When Anne and her family are first sent into hiding, she has a very optimistic outlook on life. She is always thinking about how much worse it could be and how lucky she is to have what she is given and still have the comfort of her family.
He falls in love with his best friends daughter and marries her, he provides a very serene and humble surrounding to Victor and his adoptive sister Elizabeth. Elizabeth Lavenza is a very modest and humble woman; she cares for others a great deal and is kind to everyone. She was adopted by the Frankenstein family as a young girl and was raised as one of the family. Elizabeth falls in love with Victor and by the end of the novel they get married, however, her life is cut short when the monster kills her on her wedding
I loved her immensely and went against my mother’s disapproval of the marriage. Eleanor was hard to get along with because she was socially awkward and did not talk very much. She was the light of my life, however, and I loved her. Eleanor’s parents had passed when she was ten, and her uncle, Theodore Roosevelt, stood up for her deceased father in our wedding. We had six children in all.