Pearl is a sort of living version of her mother’s scarlet letter. Like the letter, she is something that stands out in society by being an uncommon child. Yet, even as a reminder of Hester’s sin, Pearl is more than a mere punishment to her mother: she is also a blessing. She represents not only sin, but also the vital spirit of that sin. Thus, Pearl’s existence gives her mother reason to live, bolstering her spirits when she is tempted to give up; acting as a hero who constantly saves her mother from the tortures of Puritan society.
When they laugh at her warnings and she gets upset, Minerva says, "Come on, Dede. Think how sorry you'd be if something should happen to us and you didn't say goodbye." But before they leave, she cries out her real fear: "I don't want to have to live without you." The reader knows that is her fate exactly: to live after her sisters die as martyrs, and thus to tell their story. Another instance of foreshadowing occurs after Tio Pepe reports what Trujillo said at the gathering at the mayor's house.
Macbeth Characterization Graphic Organizer Use this graphic organizer to collect your thoughts about characterization in Macbeth. As you read each scene, record what you learn about the character. Add the line from the play that supports your idea. Lady Macbeth |Observations|Text Support| Looks|Lady Macbeth seems to be intimidating.| MACBETH: “not lose the dues of rejoicing, by being ignorant of what greatness is promised thee”| Actions| Lady Macbeth will do what ever she feels that needs to get done without even considering the consequences.| “If he do bleed, I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal, For it must seem their guilt.”| Speech| Lady Macbeth is relentless and has no remorse of what she just had did, which was killing Duncan.| “A little water clears us of this deed: How easy is it then!”| Thoughts| Lady Macbeth feels as if Macbeth is betraying her by not going through with the plan. Lady Macbeth simply implies that if Macbeth goes through with killing Duncan than he will become a man again.| What beast was't, then,That made you break this enterprise to me?
Once cleared of all charges Hester didn’t leave because she said ‘’here was the scene of her guilt, therefore it must be the scene of her earthly punishment ‘’. The Scarlet Letter is truly and eye opener and it gives insight into the puritan
The events at the end of the book test the love and Janie must prove her dedication to TeaCake to end his miserable rabid state, Janie feels the wrath of the ‘boys’ from the back of the courtroom. They forgive her later, however, when they realize that what she did was best and that she truly lives TeaCake. Janie’s decision to return to Eatonville with her newfound selfhood shows the solidarity that she feels with the black community and the words of Mrs. Turner made her forget her white lineage and love her blackness. Janie’s to selfhood is also a journey through the varying lifestyles and communities of the thriving African American culture. Hurston succeeds in portraying a political message through her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Which is not an excuse at all, but now it makes more sense why she gets into trouble connected with witchcraft and involves the girls in it. The further we read the play, the more we get to know Abigail's personality. She accuses everybody, but not herself. The only thought on her mind is how to get Proctor's love. She does not feel sorry for anybody.
The Yellow Wallpaper In the “The Yellow Wallpaper,” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the reader is thrown into the narrator’s journal. The narrator writes almost remedially to release the stresses in her life. For most people stresses are from having too much to do. In the narrator’s case, she is stressing from constant boredom and she is stuck in a routine set up by her husband. Her husband is also her physician and she is prescribed rest.
The foreshadowing in this story, although blatant, will keep you on the edge of your seat. Von Ziegesar used foreshadowing to enhance the story. The wild girl at her old school Constance Billard, Jenny was kicked out for setting a bad example
A campaign for women’s suffrage Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s 6000 word short story about a woman who slowly descends into madness locked in her room by her well-meaning husband addresses the many gender issues women have been subject to throughout history. Gilman’s Yellow wallpaper is a reflection of the oppression that many women have endured over centuries; playing a smaller role compared to men. In the end of the short story, the name-less main character descends into complete madness due to the unintentional subjugation by her husband who only means well. Gilman artistically coveys the troubles of women through disturbing imagery and literary devices; using her literature to address societal issues such as male oppression. Women of the
It would be in his own interest to stop here but he doesn't. This makes me feel complete respect for him as he is motivated by the greater good and so bravely continues. In the climatic Act 3.3 the girls are called into the courtroom and questioned. They continue to deny that the whole witch-hunt fiasco was pretence. When Abigail cries for heaven, Proctor is infruriated and grabs her by the hair: " Whore!