Parks says that sometimes she gets stuck writing. When she does, she will usually take a break. If that doesn’t work, she will move on to another part of the story and fix the problem later. Chapter 12 After their field trip, Julia and Patrick decide to make their silkworm project into a sustainable farm. Julia loves watching the worms and is upset when they quit moving.
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
The story starts out with the family sitting around, going about their everyday life, paying the poor grandmother no mind whatsoever. The grandmother tries to speak to her son Bailey about the up coming vacation and reads an article to him about a criminal who has escaped from prison, and
Her primary carer knows not to call her Sam and she prefers to be called Samantha, she is quite a quiet person and doesn’t like doing new things until her carer made her observe a knitting class, Samantha enjoyed it so much she decided to part-take, she won’t a certificate for the best knit blanket and she felt accomplished, this was her reward. The humanistic approach helped her with her
Mama resents the education, sophistication, and air of superiority that Dee has acquired over the years. Mama fantasizes about reuniting with Dee on a television talk show and about Dee expressing gratitude to Mama for all Mama has done for her. This brief fantasy reveals the distance between the two and how under appreciated Mama feels. Despite this brief daydream, Mama remains a practical woman with few illusions about how things are. Mama is a single parent raising two daughters.
Every time her uncle and aunts go visits her she always gets sad when they have to leave because of the goodbyes. Although most of the time his flights are delayed, she decides to stay home instead of going along to drop him and leaves, her father tells her that her uncle said he will never forget them. Furthermore, she talks about the day she turned fifteen and how they did not have enough money to celebrate like most girls with a quincenera but instead they have a gathering of 6 people to celebrate. Their budget is tight but her mom still decides to buy what her daughter deserves and nothing lower. She has a fun memory despite the struggle of being poor.
The Corla Hawkins story tells about impoverished students. Corla Hawkin in the Kozol story is a nice, warm, hard-working and friendly teacher. She is a 40 year old woman who spends her life helping and teaching students. Without any conveniences that can help her in teaching students, she has to spend her own salary to buy books, tools and anything that can help her students study, but she feels happy about that. She does not teach her students like other teachers, but she has her own way to help her students gain more knowledge and some skills in their life.
Out of the Dust Essay This dry and poor book is about a girl named Billie Jo who survives through many hardships during the 1930s in Oklahoma. Some of these hardships are constant dust storms, the death of important people, and no rain for crops to grow. On the bright side, Billie Jo loves to play the piano. It is her favorite thing to do, until she injures her hand. Later in the story, Billie Jo learns that it is better to live with a family, rather than running away and becoming a homeless and poor person.
Elisa Allen: The Chrysanthemums Elisa Allen is a smart, attractive, and ambitious woman whose talent goes unnoticed and lives in a society that does not allow women to have professional careers in John Steinbeck’s The Chrysanthemums. Elisa longed for her husband’s approval when it came to her talent with planting flowers. She desperately wanted to work in the business of the ranch and her offers of helping her husband were brushed off. Elisa’s husband is not as smart, but he makes all of the business decisions and runs the ranch while Elisa watches from afar. Elisa is unsatisfied with life and came in contact with a man who showed up on the ranch who she found appealing to talk to and quite flirtatious which is the kind of interaction she
Unfortunately, he never got back any response because his mother only looked at the drawings. One day the husband and son arrived home and were content to see that the woman had made lunch for them, had done the dishes and laundry, but continued isolating herself from them. This seemed to be the new way of life for them. In conclusion, the nameless woman in “A Sorrowful Woman” had the love of her husband and son, but still was unable to let her love fulfill her life. In A Secret Sorrow, Faye and Kai were able to fulfill their life with love, understanding and adoption.