The book goes full cycle when the narrator becomes Rayona’s grandmother, a woman named Ida. She brings closure to the book by filling the gaps in the family’s history. Ida is the most interesting character in the novel. She is a bitter woman who has more interest in T.V. characters than she does in her own family.
She gave an example that suicide is never a solution because you continue on with the same problems that need to be worked out. She coped with her son’s death knowing he moved on. She thinks people fear death because of their belief in heaven and hell. Church has always been her coping strategy. Her religion is very optimistic and love based.
For a short while, Celie’s letters begin with “Dear Nettie”, because Celie learned that her sister, Nettie, was still alive. This implies that Celie wrote to God because she had no-one else to turn to, thus giving the impression that the letters were a form of escapism and release for Celie. It could be argued that Celie’s faith in God falters slightly towards this part of the book, for after the Nettie saga, Celie expresses how she was taught to see God as “a white bearded man”, which seems to have felt unnatural to her. Once Celie learns of Pantheism from Shug, she seems more comfortable with the idea of God, for she addresses the last letter of the novel "Dear God. Dear stars, dear trees,
She was a completely moral being and an unimpeachable Christian. She did not see the difference between blacks and whites. She was loved by so many. Near the end of the story Eva dies to s sickness and from there things went downhill. As a role model for Topsy, Eva was able to lead by example especially during the crucial times when Topsy would get in trouble.
Angela Brown Professor Amber Brooks Hybrid English 1102 October 07, 2011 In the story by Eudora Welty, “The Worn Path” Phoenix Jackson is a complex character who defies a stereotype in a symbolic way. Welty's story describes Phoenix as the old lady who had to travel miles a day in order to prove to the other characters that her grandson was not dead. Having to prove that her grandson was not dead, Phoenix had three traits of characteristics. She loved her grandson, determined throughout her errand, and persistent to accomplish her goal. These traits helped her to overcome being stereotyped and ultimately her overcoming these stereotypes made her symbolic in her journey to the doctor’s office.
Hester gave her daughter the name Pearl because she got the baby with all she had, Pearl was her only treasure. Thus, Pearl’s existence gave her mother reason to live, holding her spirits when she is tempted to give up. Hester thought that God gave her the child in required of all things else, which she had lost. Pearl was her happiness. On the other hand, she was her torture, too.
Chopin’s story gave insight from a different perspective on the characters and situations in “The Awakening.” Psychoanalyzing the character Edna Pontellier was one of the easiest characters to analyze. She was going through what many women went through in that time of history. Women were filled with resentment in those days. Edna became the woman who life was only about taking care of her husband and children, which lead her to become more resentful and full of regrets when it came down to her life. “Her marriage to Leonce Pontellier was purely an accident, (Chopin, 1899).” Chopin developed the character Mrs. Pontellier that many women were in that day.
Mother in Terms of Endearment and The Blind Side Two Oscar-winning actresses, two mothers in two movies, Shirley MacLaine and Sandra Bullock had different and perfect performance, but expressed something in common. In Terms of Endearment, Aurora who played by Shirley MacLaine was a cool lady. It can be seen from many places: In the beginning of the movie, she interrupted a baby’s sleep rudely; her daughter Emma’s wedding was coming, she still insisted that Emma should not marry Flap, because she could” not afford to overcome terrible marriage” . When Emma grew up, she still had many wooers. When she knew that Emma had the third pregnancy, she strongly recommended Emma to abort the child.
We are also supposed to keep our bodies blameless. “Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thess. 5:23). Woman who call themselves Christians should not be partaking in this hideous crime against God’s children. God knows us even before we are born; He knows our eye color, hair color, how tall we will be, what are favorite music is, and everything.
Patria and Dede Do you have sibling in your family? What is the relationship between your siblings and you? In In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, four Mirabal sisters have their separate qualities to own the wonderful lives in the revolution movement. Patria and Dede, two of the oldest Mirabal sisters, have the differences ans similarities between them which are the involvemment of the revolution, the marriage, and they love their family. First of all, one of the differences is Patria and Dede have two reactions on joining in the revolution.