Scout is only following the hand that she has been delt. Although she knows the correct way for her to act is like a girl, she is well aware of all the things that she will have to give up like, fighting with her brother, running around the town getting dirty and unknowingly helping her father. If she followed her girly format she probably would not have walked over to her father that day and saved his life and also the black man life he was defending
Logan Killicks crushes Janie’s child dream and any hope she had for that perfect marriage and love, so with this new realization, Janie knows that she must become a woman and do away with her childish dreams. Jody Starks soon becomes Janie’s out from this world of woman and adult ideas, but even she acknowledges that he does not resemble the bee that she was hoping for. “Janie pulled back a long time because he did not represent the sun-up and
QUIILTS The short story Everyday use by Alice walker, the main person in the story is Mama. She had two adult daughter, there name are Maggie and Dee. The short story focused on the bonds between women of different generation and the connection is strong, emotionally as well for Dee. This short story took place on Mama's yard is a private space is like an extended living room. Mama and Maggie have very different ideas about generation about the quilts from Dee point of view.
Growing up Dee was the one that got to attend school in Augusta because Mama and the community raised the money for her to go. Maggie barely has an education because she was not chosen to go to school Dee was though. Maggie is not resentful toward them about it she has simply moved on. As Dee is ransacking through the trunk Maggie gets upset. Maggie knows she deserves the quilts made by her grandmother and aunt far more than Dee does but of course Dee thinks that everything is about her and that she should have what she wants.
Mademoiselle sees this potential in Edna but knows that Edna must first grow into an independent woman and seek the freedom on her own. Edna’s passion for art is shattered because of her duties as a mother and wife. Leonce doesn’t even know her infatuation with art and even if he did, she is still expected to care for the children and him. Edna “awakens” by discovering her passion and her lack of commitment. She wants the freedom to paint and Mademoiselle gives her that hope to possibly one day feel free by doing what she loves.
Maria’s mother acts fast and hides Maria and Alberto in the hole her father made for their safety. Maria’s mother scarifies herself for the safety of her children. If Maria’s mother went into the hole with them the Contras would of notice the untouched breakfast on the table and would search for them and kill them all. By Maria’s mother staying behind the Contras thought they got everyone in the house and would not search for Maria and Alberto. Trauma begins when Maria hears everything from the hole and the torturing and screaming of her mother.
The family tradition goes that the youngest daughter of the family must be her mother’s caretaker until she or her mother dies. That means that Tita may not partake in anything that would keep her from fulfilling her duties; that includes marrying. Tita sees this tradition as unfair and she is not afraid to rebel. Esquivel uses magical forms of communication and the symbol of the food in this story to explore how rebellion affects the characters and to suggest that rebellion will lead to freedom. The events,
She knew her mom would never run out on her and never come back so she moved in with her one and only friend in the town, Ben. She was determined to find out what happened to her mom. She started investigating and one day she discovered that the police had found her mother’s car and 6 ID cards. She refused to believe her mom was dead. One night, Chastity thought it would best if she just moved on to another town with a new identity than to stay in Hopes where tragedies were lurking.
Jem and Dill are doing this to find something to do, it is Dill’s last night in Maycomb before he goes back home. Plus they said nobody can see them at night and Atticus would be reading his book. And since it is Jem’s last night, if Boo Radley killed them they would miss school not vacation. 2. Jem says, "Scout, I'm telling' you for the last time, shut your trap or go home--I declare to the Lord you're getting' more like a girl every day!"
It also shows Cather’s reflection on frontier life, as the story is told by her childhood-self retelling stories that have been told to her as she was growing up in the south. The young Lucy Gayheart is the center of the story in the book of the same name. Lucy is a young piano studies major from Haverford, and resides by the Platte River. While on Christmas holiday, she’s joined by the most eligible bachelor