The Corrupting Power of Women The portrayal of women in Of Mice and Men is limited and unflattering. We learn early on that Lennie and George are on the run from the previous ranch where they worked, due to encountering trouble there with a woman. Misunderstanding Lennie’s love of soft things, a woman accused him of rape for touching her dress. George berates Lennie for his behavior, but is convinced that women are always the cause of such trouble. Their enticing sexuality, he believes, tempts men to behave in ways they would otherwise not.
Compare and Contrast A Rose for Emily and Trifles Both of these stories are in the same type of mystery style. They have an unpleasant but interesting sense about them. When reading A Rose for Emily, I knew there had to be something shocking in the end. The way the towns people dished the dirt about Miss Emily was interestinf. They seemed to only pay attention to her.
She is in her on fantasy land. Events that unfold throughout the story show us just how unstable she actually was. Miss Emily acted against everything the towns people were trying to do. They wanted a mailbox attached to the house, and she refused. The consent complaints about her house smelling of odor.
Grieson attitude while purchasing the deadly rat poison “Arsenic” indicates that she might be trying to kill herself. However when she is seen alive it leaves the reader to
No one can be trusted. Brigid is a great example of someone that especially cannot be trusted. In the beginning of the book she goes through many different allies and stories of why she needs Spade's help. She even knows of her untrustworthy habits and warns Spade to not trust her. The best example of deceit in the book is when Spade has Brigid arrested in the end.
Meanwhile, a Mississippi Mother Burns bacon” described her writing style the best. The poems talks about the lynching of the late Emmitt Till. The poem was based mainly on regret, guilt, and hatred. Gwendolyn uses code names like “HE” and “HAND” and also “Fine Prince” to describe the men in the poem. The turning point in this poem was when Gwendolyn said “She heard no hoof-beat of the horse and saw no flash of the shining steel.” This line describes how Carolyn realized that Roy was not the man he appeared to be and she grows to be angry and disgusted with him and “her hatred for him bursts into glorious flowers”.
Remaining silent against her heart’s desire to apologize, causes frustration and inner conflict. All this in the story “Marie” is lined with Gods messages forgiveness, quotes from the bible and a spirit of knowing you did wrong. (Holy Spirit). “Marie” in the story “lost in the city.” 86-years-old, she lives and survives in a town that is dangerous. Brave and strong, she defends herself from a street thug, and she strikes back when she is treated as a non-human by the clerks at the Social Security office.
However, it is difficult to believe that Cathy chose to be evil to the extreme that Steinbeck depicts. He described every moment of her life as being devoted to bringing other people down, and pulling herself up. She achieved this through devious schemes that trapped many important men in compromising positions, and also by clever plots that allowed her to take over one of the most successful whore houses in Salinas. Cathy was a secretive person who went to great measures to cover her past and her feelings. In turn, chosen isolation combined with the lack of love is a clear identification of the source of her evil, which is
G. Simmons English 1102 Summer 2011 L. James Reading Response 3 July 15, 2011 A Rose For Emily The short story ‘A Rose for Emily’ was one of the best and most widely read stories in the 20th century and still is relevant in the current world of literature. The author of the story was Nathaniel Hawthorne, an American; he wrote it in the 1930s deriving its setting from one of the largest states in the United States, Mississippi. The story has several occurrences where the characters evoke strong reactions. However, in this case the occurrence where Emily’s body is found dead on her bed together with Homer’s body is considered the most evocative. Homer’s body was in a worse state than that of Emily suggesting that he died earlier than she did.
| REBECCA | BY DAPHNE DU MAURIER | | Introduction: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." This opening line from Rebecca is one of the most powerful, most recognized, in all of literature. For more than sixty years, audiences around the world have praised Daphne du Maurier's novel as a spellbinding blend of mystery, horror, romance, and suspense. In this book, readers can see the traditions of romantic fiction, such as the helpless heroine, the strong-willed hero, and the ancient, imposing house that never seems to unlock its secrets. Using elements familiar to audiences of romances through the ages, from the moody and wind-swept novels of the Brontë sisters in the 1840s to the inexpensive entertainments of today, Rebecca stands out as a superb example of melodramatic storytelling.