When Francis finds courage hunting buffalo, Margot becomes nervous of his newfound confidence, which may have led her to shooting him. After Margot kills Francis, Hemingway hints that she killed Francis on purpose by Wilson telling Margot, “‘that was a pretty thing to do…he would have
Hunting has typically been something fathers passed down to their sons; however, in Kaplan's story he writes about a young girl who goes on a hunting trip with her dad. Being the only girl surrounded by 3 other men, Andy had a desire to impress them. When she first spots the doe, her father gives her the shot to kill it because she was the one to spot it. In fear of being called a girl or chicken, Andy takes aim; however, she cannot find the will to pull the trigger. Finally after Charlie about stole her shot, her father asked, "do you want to shoot it, pumpkin?"
In the narrative, the hunter killed the buffalo. It was the sacrifice. Moving along, in the narrative, the first wife was insulting and putting negative words out about the king’s new wife. In contrast, the cinematic version showed the first wife agreeing & supporting the
Why linger to add the number of victims of our merciless enemies?”(75). In other words, Cora knew that she and her sister would not be able to escape Magua and the other Indians outside the cave. Cora displays valor, willingly allowing herself to be caught so the other men can escape. The Last of the Mohicans is a thrilling page-turner which focuses on the two godlike hero’s Hawkeye and Uncas and the fierce heroine Cora. Hawkeye and Uncas possess many of the qualities of the warrior heroes of classical epics while departing slightly from the classical mold, making them “American warrior heroes” while Cora, although female, demonstrates fierce protectiveness, creativeness, and courage making her a heroine of the “American
When Curley's wife screamed, he didn't know how to make her stop except to do what he did, but he did not intend to kill her. Curley, of course, is also looking for a way to achieve revenge for Lennie's crushing his hand so he will definitely try to kill Lennie in the most cruel way possible. He says he will "gut shoot" him. George must save his friend by a mercy killing.
burned in agony" (150) as her love runs to his reward of innocence, she chooses the door in which the tiger will appear, only because this jealous princess would not want her lover to be happy with another woman and have him kept to herself, dead or alive. So in this land of the semi-barbaric king, of simple choices that lead to either life or death, what happened to the lover—life or death? His life was at stake, and yet he vested absolute certainty in the princess. He trusted her to decide which was best for him, and she picked death. She did it for herself, largely, so
His only main reason for staying in Bayonne is because of the love of his life Vivian. Grants life then takes a huge turn when his cousin Jefferson is convicted of a shooting that had taken place in a liquor store. He is then pressed with charges, and has to be executed. Before the time of execution Jefferson’s aunt, and godmother want Grant to teach Jefferson how to become and man before he dies, because in his trial he is called a hog by the white jury and judge. This takes a
Lennie had no idea what he was doing, and it wasn’t fair that he should be killed out of hate. George had learned from Candy when he said: "I ought to have shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't ought to have let no stranger shoot my dog." (Page 86) Candy had taught him that if Lennie's death was unavoidable, it might as well be done by someone who cares about him. Lennie had to be killed out of
She chooses to ignore it. She gets on with her normal way of life for a few minutes, but when only slightly provoked by her husband, Mary Maloney swings a leg of lamb above her head and hits him so hard he falls to the ground, dead. This story quickly twists into an unexpected murder and Mary has to cover her tracks. The slight, prissy expectant mother has done the unthinkable and managed to kill a big man, and a detective at that. Deciding she does not want to face the death penalty, she is
Paragraph One - Candy • Represents the elderly • Dreams of job security, stability and of being a valued member of society • Is part of George and Lennie’s dream of owning their own place –a small farm • Dream is ruined because Lennie kills Curley’s wife • The shooting of his dog is a metaphor of some people’s attitudes towards the elderly Important Quotes: • Reveals he will soon be fired and asks to be a part of George and Lennie’s dream (p.88-89) • Likens himself to his dog (p.88) • Dream ends because he knows George won’t go through with it without Lennie (p.131) • Blames Curley’s wife for his dream ending (p.132) Topic Sentence: Reflects the words of the task and the focus of the paragraph. Steinbeck uses the character of Candy to represent the elderly in the novel. Context: Give the context of your quote. In other words, introduce it. Don’t just quote out of nowhere!