After reading the novel it can be said that true love is real and Hurston definitely presented the idea that true love is difficult to attain. Janie’s first marriage to Logan Killicks was mostly determined by her grandmother’s vision of wealth and security for her granddaughter. This marriage forced Janie to grow up very quickly and discover what she desires with another man. At a young age Janie’s grandmother had Janie married off to Logan Killicks. After a couple months of marriage, Janie goes to visit her grandmother and her grandmother questions why she is there.
Lily is raised in a tangled web of lies only to discover all the answers by running away from home, not only does this event resolved her and her father’s broken relationship; but she is also given the opportunity to mature around supportive women she needed all along. When she arrives at August’s house and realizes that it holds a connection to her mother, August explains to her that she understands why she came… but that she also thinks she will eventually want to return to her father’s home. “I know you've run away - everybody gets the urge to do that some time - but sooner or later you'll want to go home.” (Kidd 79). When her father finds where she had run off to, he finally provides Lily with the answer and truth she had always wanted to know but never wanted to hear. “The truth is your mother ran off and left you.” (Kidd 276).
Like pearls I’d been fashioning down inside my belly for weeks. - Lily (pg. 296). She is basically standing up to the childhood that she left behind. Her ability to stand up to her father and forgive him the way she forgave her mother unquestionably shows her growth and development as a young woman.
According to Erik Erikson's theory Trust vs Mistrust a person thinks that you can trust someone but they really cant. For example Carmen comes home feeling hurt, betrayal, anger and shame by her father as he now has a new family and she turns immediately to Tibby for comfort and advice. Tibby's friendship with Bailey, a young girl with leukemia, reinforces the feelings she has for the Sisterhood, because her death shows Tibby how important the small pleasures she gave to others while alive can be emulated when she is within the Sisterhood. Bridget learned when Lena organized the girls to come to her aid even when she was in Greece that no matter how big the problem may seem, there is always someone you love to catch you when you fall. Lena learned that she could give her heart within the fear of rejection, and then be the one who comforts when others like Bridget, feel rejection as well.
Sydney Wheeler English 102 Section 202 August 29, 2012 Barbara Huddleston 8-31-12 Mini Profile Cassandra Garcia Cassandra Garcia has lived a life that most 25 year olds can’t say that they have experienced yet. She has overcome hurdles that most others would merely try to avoid and she does it with determination. She has two beautiful little girls (Bella and Laila) that are her world. Right out of high school she joined the army where she met her ex-husband, all seemed well at first but the turmoil of their relationship was too much of a strain and they got divorced. While most women would cave into the unnecessary evils of this world, Cassandra rose above all of that and gained a new relationship with the Lord.
Ribbons Book Report By Paige Robison Ribbons is a fictional story written by Laurence Yep about a young girl who is forced to give up her greatest passion in order to help her family bring her grandmother to the United States. Although ballet means everything to 11-year-old Robin Lee, she is forced to give up her lessons. Her parents need every cent they can save to fulfill their long held dream of bringing her grandmother over from China before Hong Kong becomes part of the communist mainland. Although Robin is crushed by her parent’s decision, she is determined to maintain her skill by practicing alone and with friends, but it is difficult and she feels that she will not be able to achieve as much in ballet since she is forced to quit
It was her mistake, so she is going to take on her responsibility, and be a great parent for her unborn child. She said, “If it was my choice i would have got pregnant after college” (Duval). Luckily, her boyfriend, her family and friends were unexpectedly supportive of this major change in Harley’s life. Everyone preached to Harley about how tough it would be with having a baby, she didn’t think anything of it. The only worry in their minds was Harley and her junior year of high school; hoping and expecting she would finish
Violet is in awe of her older sister and hoping to be like her as she grows older. Rose was her “beautiful blonde defender, my guide to Tampax and Mother’s moods”. (Bloom) This leads the reader to think that maybe the mother is also mentally ill. As the reader steps into the corridors of the battle of the mentally ill you feel the whole dynamics of the family shift. No longer is Rose the rock, she is suddenly the anchor. Her
Young girls dream about a wedding and having the perfect day that they have always wanted and find it to be a fairytale. Cisneros portrays her own life when she explains how she didn’t want to be married, and wanted to be independent, to escape the idea that her father placed upon her by saying that she herself should be married and become a housewife. She does escape, in the book as Esperanza, and in her own life by using writing as an outlet to leave. She exemplifies what a person living the life of Esperanza, could do to change the preset boundaries that a girl growing up in her situation could have and to have the ability to achiever their goals and
I’m finally seeing the light’. This exchange occurs when Josie comes out after the heated argument with her mother about her dating and then understands that her mother has the right to a life of her own. The use of this metaphor shows that Josie is changing from a selfish person to an understanding teenager therefore the change is a sign of Growing Up.