Death and New Beginnings This short story “The Moths” was written by Helena Maria Viramontes. When I first read this story I didn’t really find it interesting or didn’t get what this story was really about. I knew that it was going to take me awhile to understand this story because I just wasn’t interested in it. By reading this story over and over I was able to somewhat be able to get what the story “The Moths” was about and try to interpret what I thought about it. To me this story is mainly about a young girl trying to find her identity.
She explained the coming of age, the false view of the world from a novel, determination, and she also explains her view on hope. Hope is the feeling of expectation and desire for something to happen. According to Donnelly, hope does not always have a positive result. She exhibits this in her story about young girl who becomes hopeless and is in desperation of fulfilling her dreams. Jennifer Donnelly used literary devices to develop hope in her story and used contrast, symbolism, and similes to display them Mattie Gokey was presented with many situations in which her hope was all she can depend on but cannot seem to find it reliable.
In Homeless this is seen when she writes about the homeless women saying, “She was not adrift, alone, anonymous, although her bags and her raincoat with the grime shadowing its creases had made me believe she was”. This is also seen in I want a wife when the author writes about all the things wives have to do then at the ends states “My God, who wouldn't want a wife.” Narrative and Descriptive essays are both personal writings that may share a personal experience or perspective, and it can be an effective method for offering a viewpoint on a text or an event (Connell, C. & Sole, K.
In the book Speak the author Laurie Halse Anderson creates a character named Melinda Sordino from a dream she has. The character portrays a girl who throughout a life changing event separates herself from the world. In the book Melinda tries to find herself, and escape depression through her art. Anderson uses characterization, imagery, and setting to express her personality and feelings. Melinda Sordino was greatly affected by this incident.
Esperanza, a young Chicana girl. First of all, Esperanza is Lonely. In the beginning of the novel, she wishes for a friend of her own. For example she says, “Someday I will have a best friend all on my own. One I can tell my secrets to .
Payne 1 “The House on Mango Street” : Esperanza’s Experiences Tyler Payne Mrs. Austin Research Paper Word Count 3557 2-17-09 Payne 2 The novel, The House on Mango Street was written by Sandra Cisneros. The novel deals with an insecure individual going by the name of Esperanza who tries to find the true meaning of life through her personal experiences. Esperanza Cordero remembers her life on Mango Street and all the people she meets while there. Although her family has not always lived there, it is perhaps the most important place she has lived, for it represents her heritage and upbringing. Esperanza tells the tales of all the people and experiences she has with her little sister, Nenny.
“Not a Ghost Story” by Pamela Painter, Vestalreview.net 2. The story is about the author, as she describes how she has been haunted by a ghost. She keeps repeating “If this were a ghost story” like she is trying to convince herself that it isn’t happening. As she is describing her past hauntings, she wishes it would all just end, as if she herself is in a story with an ending. The end of the story is her dreaming she is only reading a book of ghost stories that end.
Or do we believe that there are separate themes? What makes these books so treasured? Those are unanswered questions left for the us, the readers to find and interpret. The Girl Named Disaster, a novel written by author Nancy Farmer, was an emotional story of a girl by the name of Nhamo. Nhamo discovers
We are made up of stories. And even the ones that seem the most like lies can be our deepest hidden truths. Stories play an important role in Briar Rose for both the characters and the responder. Briar Rose is about a woman and her promise to her grandmother who claims she is Briar Rose. There are two plots in the novel, you have the present day plot which follows Becca on her search for Gemma’s past and the fairy tale plot, which follows Gemma’s telling of Briar Rose to her 3 granddaughters.
In the short story Where are you going? Where have you been? by Joyce Carol, the theme that one must make a sacrifice and become responsible for getting involved in a problem is conveyed through Connie. She is the protagonist of the story, she doesn’t get along with her mother or sister, and she neglects them in order to live another life. Throughout the story Connie works hard to present the appearance of a mature woman who is experienced, this is the problem she gets into pretending to be something she is not.