Charleena Hendly is an actress who performed in many hit movies until she decides to move back to Culpepper her hometown for a little break. She was very tired of making movies and also recovering from her heartbreak of her husband cheated on her for a model and left her. After all that she has her little helper Macon who cleans the house and does many of her errands around the town, So Macon friend of Foster introduces her to Miss. Charleena and one day Macon is so sick with a fever he cannot go at her house so he sends foster to substitute for him while he is sick. That’s when Foster gets a paper with many chores for her to do around the house given by Miss.
Erika.O Mr. Callaci English, Period 4 5th December, 2011 Book Title: The Secret Life of Bees Number of Pages: 336 Author: Sue Monk Kidd Main Characters: Lily Owens, T. Ray, Deborah, Rosaleen, August, May, & June Boatwright, and Zach, Setting: Tiburon, South Carolina, 1964. Summary The “Secret Life of Bees” by Sue Monk Kidd is the story of a troubled 14 year old white girl Lily Owens, who lives on a peach farm with her cruel, uncaring father T. Ray. After her mother dies, Lily runs away from home and ends up living with a family of black sisters, August, June and May, who care for her, and help her a great deal. The characters in the story include Lily Owens the main character, T Ray her mean and uncaring
When Chencha brings ox-tail soup for Tita to drink while visiting John Brown’s home, Tita remarks, “With the first sip, Nacha appeared there at her side, stroking her hair as she done when she was little and was sick” (55). The soup brings memories of Nacha back to Tita and while she “[relives] those moments” (55), the soup accomplishes “what none of [John Brown’s] medicines had been able to do—making Tita weep” (55). This scene shows how much Nacha means to Tita; just a mere reminder of Nacha makes Tita cry tears of joy while breaking Tita from her prolonged depression over Roberto’s death. Tita further experiences joy while reminiscing about Nacha: “on one occasion Nacha had saved up her wages for a long time to buy [Tita] ‘a little movie’ she had seen in the display window of a store… What joy she felt seeing it next to her stocking when she got up in the morning” (77). She realizes that Nacha is sorely missed; Nacha’s presence brings about a kind of happiness.
He tells this story to Becca and her guide Magda. Josef holds the key to Gemma’s past. Josef gives Becca all the information that unravels the secrets of Gemma’s origin. Gemma is a survivor of the Holocaust and she tells her story of the horrific events she went through by telling it as if it is the story of sleeping beauty, Briar Rose is a metaphor for Gemma’s life. “I was the princess in the castle in the sleeping woods… we all fell asleep, but the prince kissed me awake.
While living with her abusive father who she chooses to only call T. Ray, Lily feels that she is lacking certain femininity in her life. She battles with her hair which was “constantly going off in eleven different directions” (Kidd 3) and when she woke up with a rose-petal stain on her panties she was “so proud of that flower and didn’t have a soul to show it to except Rosaleen”(13). Rosaleen is Lily’s housekeeper and one of her only friends. Lily’s curiosities about her mother lead her to the attic where she finds some of her mother’s belongings. Lily keeps everything she finds of her mother’s in a small tin buried in the orchards outside her house.
Ama would send the girl to take care of Luna as the cancer got worse and to avoid beatings and harassments from her sisters. It shows in the story that she is older when she tells the story; because she expresses that she was basically raised and brought up by her grandmother so she is returning the favor. “And it seemed only fair. Abuelita had pulled me through the rages of scarlet fever by placing, removing and replacing potato slices on the temples of my forehead; she had seen me through several whippings, an arm broken by a dare-jump off Tio Enrique’s toolshed, puberty, and my first lie.” Therefore, Grandma Luna was there for her all the time growing up as a child even though any of them showed emotions towards the girl to thank her she was still willing take care of her sick and dying grandma. She grew up fast realizing that she didn’t have the emotions and love that a regular girl would have experienced at her age of fourteen.
Ex: The little pig was very muddy, so Fern gave him a bath. 1. Caraʼs dress was wrinkled, so her mother ironed it. 2. Sally took out her art box because she wanted to paint.
Although it is not clearly stated in the text, there is more evidence to prove Twyla is white and Roberta is black. In the second paragraph of the story, Twyla stated that her mother warned her, “they never washed their hair and they smelled funny,” about Roberta (Morrison 139). Assuming that the author is playing at the stereotype of a black person’s hair, this statement gives more evidence that Roberta is black. Also, later in the story Roberta’s hair is brought up again when she is sitting in the diner and Twyla describes her hair as “so big and wild I could hardly see her face,” which portrayed to me as the stereotype of some black girls having big hair or an “afro”. Another good example would be Twyla and Roberta’s mothers.
Playing with Pestilence Imagine waking up in the morning knowing that this may be the last time you ever wake up. Your whole family has died except for your precious daughter, whom you isolate in a room to prevent her from getting sick. The Black Death is not all to blame, as the typhoid fever is also making a hit. Your daughter hollers that she is thirsty, so you run to the water pump to appeal to her need. Little do you know that you just gave her the water that would soon kill her.
Her age isn’t confirmed, but historians estimate 1822 ○ Minty claims 1825 ○ Gravestone reports 1820 ○ Death certificate lists 1815 C. Age 6, Edward Brodess (Owner) appointed her as a nanny. ○ Miss Susan ○ Whipped when cried ○ Many scars remained ○ Prevention - Ran away for days, Wore more layers D. As a teenager, she was struck in the head (accidentally) ○ 2 lbs. weight ○ refused to capture a runaway slave ○ “had never been combed and ... stood out like a bushel basket” - saved her life ■ Sarah Bradford: Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman ○ Became narcoleptic - explain narcolepsy - demonstrate it. ■ Temporal Lobe Epilepsy ● Kate Larson: Bound for the Promise land: Harriet Tubman ○ began having “visions” & meaningful dreams ■ considered divine - direct word of God II. Family and Marriage A.