Com 9 12/11/12 CASE STUDY 1. Shawna and Ray started to argue because she had set up an appointment with a client during the time she was supposed to watch the kids while ray worked on grading papers before heading out to his mothers birthday party. Ray got mad and reminded her about the arrangements they had made and Shawna had completely forgot. He told her that she better call and reschedule the appointment and that she always puts her career before the family. Shawna became angry, she felt that is was not true and the only reason she cared so much was because she was doing it for the family.
For example, in this passage we understand that Norah is struggling with the grief of her lost daughter and doesn't want to let go of her memory, "Phoebe she would keep alive in her heart." (88) It helps us understand the reasoning behind her actions of drunk driving, dreams of lost things, and escalated emotion at random as well as other actions the character demonstrates through out the novel. The deception of her daughter effects Norah and explains why she bought the camera,"...So he'd capture every moment, so he'd never forget. "(88) Norah doesn't want her husband, sister and not even neighbours to dismiss her daughter as unimportant. Norah's great pain because of the "death" of her child causes her to be scared of change, she wishes she could capture a happy moment, and stay in that moment-perhaps forever. "
They weren't only the audience, not only looking on; they were acting.” ❏ She is excited about having an almond in her cake which is very minuscule ❏ Towards the end of the story she begins to cry, hinting at herself realizing she is alone ❏ Miss Brill in my opinion is a widow ❏ The story was written in 1920 and it was very rare for a woman to not marry ❏ Perhaps the reason she made such a big deal about everything in the park is to help herself forget about her husband ❏ Perhaps her and husband used to go there every Sunday and that is why she attends by herself ❏ At the end of the story it reads, “She unclasped the necklet quickly; quickly, without looking, laid it inside. But when she put the lid on she thought she heard something crying.” ❏ Perhaps the reason she unclasps it quickly without looking is because it was a necklet that her husband and given to her and that is the reason for the
Esch, the main character and heroine of the award-winning novel by Jesmyn Ward that portrays the life of a rural Mississippi family before, after, and during Hurricane Katrina, embodies Ward’s theme of subconscious blindness, by showing it to be the primary cause of Esch’s bad decisions and self-loathing. People can be “blinded” to the truth, especially in regards to Esch in Salvage the Bones. The answer to her questions, such as those pertaining to if Manny really cared for her or if there will come a day when she fully understands the relationship between Skeetah and China.
”Her parents and sister were going to a barbecue at an aunt’s house and Connie said no, she wasn’t interested, rolling her eyes to let her mother know just what she thought of it.” Connie obviously puts a wall between her and her family. She does this so she doesn’t have a conscious. So when she comes home after her nightly rendezvous she doesn’t have to feel guilty because she simply tells herself she doesn’t care what they think. They are all losers and will never be as good as her. Connie rightfully believes her mother is jealous of her.
P4 | Loneliness and desperationRevealing CW historical background,and dreams. Her AD was to be a famous actress or be in the circus, ST uses imagery +description to show contrast in her D and reality when CW exp... | “I ain’t used to living like this...I coulda made something of myself…”Complex, descriptive sentences used to describe CW’s loneliness | Generates a feeling of sympathy in reader. Overall reader sadness + empathy for her. Cos situation CW i, makes R realise that even she had an AM dream of bcming fms. Shows how AM dream shattered by CW.
Therefore, The Glass Menagerie supported the interpretation of the quote of how people respond to adversity negatively. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini also supports the idea that adversity brings out the best or worst in people. For example, in this novel, when Amir, one of the main characters, was faced with adversity he responded to it negatively. Amir had witnessed his loyal servant, Hassan get raped and didn’t do anything about it. Amir dealt with adversity by repeatedly betraying Hassan again and again.
Hester's vivid passion and beauty, her humanity, is at once her downfall and her saving grace. The ability to stand firm in the face of adversity takes a great toll, but emerging from the darkness and actively living can lead to endless possibilities. Many characters throughout the story, such as Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale experienced isolation, the consequence of sin In conclusion, the theme with the greatest magnitude of importance in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is isolation. Many characters from various parts of the story experience it. Examples like Hester’s alienation during the scaffold scene, Pearl being shunned by children, and Dimmesdale’s isolation caused by his thoughts and intentions contributed to the novel’s prestige and grandeur.
Max's story aims to encourage Liesel to be brave and willing to counter words of hatred with words of love; these final lines suggest that others would be willing to follow her if she took such a stand. 10. "I am haunted by humans." (550) The Book Thief is framed by Death's and death's inability to reconcile the remarkable cruelty and the remarkable compassion of which human beings are simultaneously capable. Liesel's life story contains elements of both, and by the end of the novel, Death appears to be no more capable of judging humanity than at the novel's outset.
The Minotaur is a particularly fierce example of Hughes’ poetic criticism against his wife Sylvia Plath. Hughes presents a very subjective view of a situation that happened in Hughes and Plath’s married life. He trivialises the situation through juxtaposing strong words like “demented” with the insignificance of “being twenty minutes late for baby minding”. Hughes uses direct quotes to present himself as a supportive and helpful mentor and takes credit for her creative pursuits through the personification of Plath’s conscience as a goblin. His calm and supportive nature is juxtaposed through his portrayal of Plath as an unstable, explosive woman through the use of personal pronouns and strong onomatopoeia such as “you smashed” and “you swung”.