Esther's unawareness of these warning signs show her mental detachment and that perhaps the rape attempt that later takes place is by no means the sole cause of her change in behavior. There are many less subtle examples of her increasingly abnormal behavior prior to the rape attempt that takes place. Specifically in chapter 9, the photo shoot sparks Esther to cry uncontrollably because she is unhappy with the paper rose prop meant to represent her desire to become a poet. In fact, her uncertainty of her future plans is a primary cause of her depression and anxieties that develop. Never-the-less, it is the trauma from the rape attempt, which Esther initially considers letting happen and then fights back, that leads to Esther throwing away her expensive clothes off the hotel rooftop.
It’s easy to find a cheesy book that is so cheesy it isn’t even funny and books that are so serious that you could read the entire novel cover to cover without a single facial expression. This novel is just the perfect bit of seriousness and comedy at the same time. Lastly, this book is educational. What would be the point of the book if it didn’t teach a lesson? This novel teaches some important and valuable life lessons that can change the way people are viewed, and help one to understand why they behave the way they do.
Wendy Anderson and Wendy Thomas aka The Wendys – Petula's two best friends, cheerleaders who share the same first name and brain and do everything together. Dead Ed class – A group of dead teenagers who become Charlotte's new classmates: Prue or Prudence Shelly – The leader of the dead teenagers. She wants to move on, and thinks Charlotte is shallow and selfish for not helping her classmates. She also belittles Charlotte's obsession with popularity, as she was murdered by a popular boy on the way to a school dance. Piccolo Pam – A friendly ghost who introduces Charlotte to Dead Ed.
Kristina Georgia Snow and her alter ego, Bree, start at the beginning and lead you through the chilling story of her downfall due to her addiction to crank, better known as crystal meth. The story starts when Kristina, the perfect daughter, goes to visit her father who is an alcoholic and drug addict living on the rough side of Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is where Kristina’s inner rebellious vixen, Bree, comes out to play. It is in Albuquerque that she meets her first love as well as the monster, crank. She stays there for three weeks before moving back to Reno, Nevada where her mother, step-father, and two siblings live.
This is one of the examples of the misogynistic mindset in the age she was raised, that certainly fueled her writing. Young 2 Though there are many parables to pull from the text, one sticks out among the rest, explaining the range of emotions that Mrs. Mallard felt upon hearing of her husband's alleged death. "There would be no one to live for during those coming years; she would live for herself. There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to
At first glance the event of the hurricane seem out of this world and makes the reader pause and think, why did Hurston decided to put this tragic scene within her novel, but after closer examination the unrealistic events following the hurricane reflect the key themes of Their Eyes Were Watching God. Throughout the book Janie struggles to make herself truly happy. This can be seen through her troubled relationships with both Logan and Jody. In these relationships she could never really appreciate her own independence and she was always living behind the shadows of the figures that over powered her life. Both men tried to turn Janie into what they believed was the ideal women, but they never loved Janie for who she was.
Both girls did very bad things to one another, but it is best to see the evidence from the opposing side first so a decision can be made on who is more of a victim. Elaine was a huge target for Lysandra’s anger to be disposed upon. Elaine won the poetry contest fairly by a meritocratic poem about a “shipwreck.” (128) In return, Lysandra ignored Elaine ever since she lost. Elaine tried to be to a good sport about winning, but even Lysandra’s family does not respect her anymore. Her father said “You!” and shut the door right in her face.
That’s why it was so hard for her to keep the secret of the died teacher from her family. (“Sue why don’t you eat you’ve been acting strange lately?” asked sues mother. “May I be excused please?” sue said as she raced up the stairs preventing the conversation to continue.) After a while sue wanted to just tell the truth and do the right thing, but her friends who were also responsible for the murder had threatened sue with her life if she told the cops what really happened. So out of fear she kept her mouth shut for as long as she could.
Abby Bollier Sept. 20,2010 P.5 Abby Bollier Sept.20, 2010 P.5 When I think of a passion, a passion that can change your soul, the first thing that comes to mind is my love for reading. Reading is about relaxing, with nothing else to think about except you and your book. But the best thing about reading is it opens your mind to things unseen, and to things you can only see in your dreams. Reading is my learning tool, the more I read the more I grow and the stronger individual I become. When I read it closes me off from the world.
In the beginning, you immediately feel the isolation of the room in which our character lives, but you quickly figure she is there for a reason. In her writing in secret and disagreeing with physicians at all cost, you feel sorry for her, but also question if she is of right mind. There are times you are angry with the husband, but you know that is how it was at that time with how he treats her. I would agree most people reading would assume she is crazy and then see the clues that lead to postpartum depression and see the husband as not all bad. You cannot trust that her view of any reality when she seems most lucid is even clear enough for anything when you realize her state of mind.