At the beginning of the story Dunmore presents Carla as a part time member of a school's canteen staff, on a basic wage. She has a Polish mother who used to teach her the Polish language and Polish poems until her English father stopped it when she was six. One of the techniques Dunmore uses to present Carla is that she uses Carla’s character to narrate the story from start to finish as it shows the reader that Carla is not connected to any of her colleagues or her boss and that neither does she share an intimate relationship with any of them; the narration therefore does the job of presenting her as an outsider. We know that Carla doesn’t have a relationship with the adults around her as she say that she “dishes out buns to the teachers... and shovels chips on to the kids’ trays, however she clearly states that she likes the job due to the kids, but does not mention the adults again. Carla Carter Now she has only half memories of it all.
My Polish Teacher’s Tie Plot Summary ‘My Polish Teacher’s Tie’ is about the forming of a relationship between Carla, a dinner lady who works in a school and who is revealed to be half-Polish, and her pen-pal Stefan, a teacher visiting from Poland. Carla nervously engages in a pen-pal friendship with Stefan, but she chooses to let Stefan think she is a teacher, embarrassed that she isn’t a “real professional”. They exchange poems and we see their relationship grow, until Stefan’s visit, when there is an awkward break in their communication as Carla worries she has lied to Stefan. Unlike the cynical teachers, Valerie and Susie, Carla celebrates his passionate interests and his unique personality, symbolised by his eccentric tie. They meet and Stefan sings for Carla in a moment of unbridled joy and honest friendship.
Sara would use her fantasy stories to fill the void whenever she missed her father or felt hopeless. An adult watching (ALP) the story remains unique and believable. The actions of the characters and the importance of their role in the film seem more intense. The breakout scene of the picture was when Sara told Miss Minchin her beliefs despite the consequences. The vocal opinions of the child shocked the headmistress which engages the audience to the edge of the seat.
She gathers up a new, dismembered toy. Gwen Harwood I believe this sonnet depicts the day to day reality of the functional role of a woman in the household. Symbolism of “woman with a broom” represents the suburban framework that has been instilled into this woman, in which she cannot escape her role of caring for her children, and sacrificing her hopes to satisfy the needs of her family. This poem is conventionally a love-poem, usually "spoken" by a man about a woman, extolling her beauty and expressing his undying love for her. Gwen Harwood is using this ironically, to show how unlike the conventional sonnet woman her female subject is, but a woman of despair and hopelessness.
Their mother considered them to be one person because they were so much alike and called them “HannahAnna.” Hannah and Anna start to realize they are not one person, but two separate people. With all the noises and strange occurrences you start to try and figure out is someone or something trying to separate them and why. While reading The Girl Behind the Glass by Jane Kelley, readers get involved with trying to figure out who is this ghost and why is this happening. Readers also are trying to gain an understanding about what families experience when life doesn't go the way they have planned. I would suggest this book to read as it is a book that always keeps readers wondering and interested because there are surprises in every chapter.
It was my mother, she came here after the war. I spoke Polish till I was six, Baby Polish full of rhymes Mum taught me. Then my father put a stop to it. "You'll get her all mixed up, now she's going to school. What use is Polish ever going to be to her?"
These two teachers form a love triangle with Miss Brodie, each loving her, while she loves only Mr Lloyd. However Miss Brodie never overtly acts on her love for Mr Lloyd, except once to exchange a kiss with him. Once the girls are promoted to the Senior School they hold on to their identity as the Brodie set. Miss Brodie keeps in touch with them after school hours by inviting them to her home as she did when they were her pupils. All the while, the headmistress Miss Mackay tries to break them up and compile information gleaned from them into sufficient cause to sack Brodie.
My mother spoke in normal Trini dialogue, so I would constantly hear phrases such as “Do not cut you nose to patch you bottom” and “If you see you neighbor house catch fire wet yours”. To some of my friend my mother had no idea what she was talking about and should maybe work on her English, but to me she spoke clear and understandable English. I can relate to Tan in this way, because many people did not understand her mother and assumed her grasp on English was very weak, when it was actually the opposite. Over the years, I have noticed how my mother’s dialogue has rubbed off on me. I constantly find myself speaking in the island dialogue while at home, but the second someone calls or visits, I am able to switch into a more proper English dialogue with my American friends.
The director has portrayed this by showing Molly dancing with Yvonne and a close up of her smiling, giving us the impression that she is happy. A futher reason why the relationship between Molly and Dianna is important is because it shows us the level of trust between the mother and daughter as the movie develops. With the work that Diana is involved and the consequences that come with that type of work makes her very secretive and barley seen at home. Moreover, the loyalty Molly shows to her mother while she is have a hard time at school. Supporting Diana and arguing with her classmates.
The image of this young girl is immediately apparent in Anne’s first diary entry. The reader straight away feels like they are in the position of being Anne’s friend she states; “I hope I will be able to confide everything in you and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support.” This however proves to be false. Anne’s refutation of the happening world events causes her to befriend her diary. This naïve girl is further demonstrated through her childish approach to her families’ need to go into hiding saying “That was it. May these sombre words not come true for as long as possible”.