Lily says, "What can they do to you with the policeman right here?’ That was when the dealer lifted the flashlight over his head, then down, smashing it into Rosaleen’s forehead."(35). This is a big moment for Lily because this is where she first sees racism happening. It is not directly happening to her, but she is experiencing it for the first time. Also Lily realizes here just how racist some people are, and that just because of a law that is passed people will not change their ways easily. At the end of the novel Lily shows that the race of a person does
Friend’s glasses mirror the world in a “metallic,” “miniature”(Oates 587) reflection, suggesting that he tries to present the situation to Connie in a shiny manner, in accordance with how her innocence makes her view it. The miniature aspect of the reflection suggests that he views himself above the norms of society, able to do what he wishes with disregard to the smaller, or lesser, societal norms. Connie mentions that the car “was painted so bright it almost hurt her eyes to look at it” (Oates 589), implying a disturbing, out of place characteristic of the car, a hint that its owner will be disturbing and out of place as well. The constant music represents a fantasy that Connie has because of her young age, stating that the date had been “the way it was in music and promised in songs” (Oates 587). It is symbolic of her
He tells Connie he is her age and has come to take for a ride in their car with his sidekick Ellie; Connie slowly realizes that he is actually much older, and grows afraid. As Connie refuses to go with him, he becomes more forceful and threatening, saying that he will harm her family (while at the
Driving while being distracted by other things is a dangerous risk most drivers choose to take every day. I found Barry’s essay “Driving while stupid” to be very effective in giving detailed examples of people driving dangerously. By him adding humor to his essay, I felt was a great way for him to get his point across and to keep the readers interest on such a serious topic. The point Barry was trying to make about some drivers is how they have “insane driving techniques” (Barry, 2011, p. 584) such as driving way to fast, not using the headlights at night, and having things distracting the drivers view. Barry also adds that “drivers do not have time for steering, as they are busy making phone calls, eating, reading, changing CDs, putting on makeup, brushing their teeth, etc.” (Barry, 2011, p.584).
He wears “tight faded jeans” and uses trending slang trying to appear younger than he is to coax his young victim in his car. Oates described Connie’s reaction when Arnold Friend is in her driveway was not fear at first. Instead, she was intrigued by this stranger and even laughed when she read what was written on the smashed rear fender “done by crazy woman driver.” Teens in the 60’s and 70’s didn’t have
He is telling parents when their children are alone they don’t always follow the rules. For example if you’re telling a child not to jump on a bed, as soon as the parents are out of sight they are going to jump on the bed again. What the parents think is going to happen is that they will only have to tell their child once and it will not happen again. The reality is if a child thinks something is fun then they are going to find a way to do it when the parents are not looking. Parents are not prefect and everything they say may not be the right thing to do, but pleasing them is the best policy so kids should do it anyway.
Goodman Brown replied, “Faith kept me back awhile” with a scared tremor in his voice. This can be related to how Faith as his belief and Faith as his wife can be used in the same connotation. • Evaluation: Goodman Brown should not have ever gone against his faith or tested his faith. He should not have stepped out on his wife Faith either. After his journey was over he started to question everything around that he once believed in.
We may want to rage against the other drivers that were raging upon us so we might stick out our finger or wave a fist or two, shake our heads with disappointment, or maybe try to cut them off as they had done to us. I can now see where Godfried gets his point across to us by saying we are all a bit crazy when it comes to our cars, with other people on the road cutting us off, or just daily commuting. However, in his article when he starts to over exaggerate his point of view, as when he says the “new America” that we have the “mentality of hoodlum and the backbone of a coward.” That our “car is its weapon and hiding place,” or even “Bullies are
Also, his emotions and his beliefs oppose to the philosophies in both contemporary and modern American society. In The Stranger, external factors make Meursault act peculiarly. Meursault reacts only physically instead of emotionally through out the book. "The light shot off the steel and it was like a long flashing blade cutting at my forehead." (Camus 59) Meursault reacts to the scorching sunlight by shooting the Arab four times in order to quench his anger and his torridness.
Trey Pellum Casas English IV- 2 February 5 2012 “Who Is At Fault for the Crimes Committed By Children?” Should the parents take responsible for the crime of their children made? Some people think that the parents are responsible for the crime committed by children, and some may as well as disagree. In some states, the parents are legally responsible. There is huge agreement about this topic. Parents should not be legally responsible for the crimes of their children because the crimes were committed by the children, not their parents, also the children are older enough to know what is right from wrong, and their parents can not babying their children for life.