Oscar Casares’ “Yolanda” is a short escapist story that exemplifies the correlation between infatuation and adolescence. Oscar Casares is now full-fledged and married, yet he cannot help but to think back to a particular childhood memory. At the innocent age of twelve, Oscar meets his new neighbors Frank, an aggressive and insensitive man, and Yolanda, a beautiful, but deceitful woman. After going through very few encounters with Frank, such as a rude introduction and been sprayed by a water hose, Oscar has a very revolting feeling towards him. This feeling continues to build up as he hears the belligerent yells next door between the misleading couple from his bedroom window.
When the day comes to sell the horse, Jem wanted to surprise his mother with the money, but then he realized someone stole all the money that he had saved up. The town finds out who stole the money because a man that Jem sold rocks for gave him a “lucky penny” and that man’s wife ended up finding it with the boys who stole all Jem’s money. Lawrence is found with pockets full of money and he tells the town who the other boy was with him. Lazy Lawrence teaches children important life lessons that will help them in the future. The story shows that if children want to get something accomplished, they need to go out and do something about it, they should stay motivated and never give up, and they should keep their head up even in the worst situations.
A gutless fucking wonder!’ When Blacky explains to his father about the storm, Bob insults him rather than swallow his pride and takes his son’s advice on board. The relationship that is shared between Blacky and his father has negatively impacted Blacky’s self-esteem so much that it has led to him not having faith in his own father and to expect no support. During the novel, the desertion that Bob shows toward his son leads Blacky to be more independent, and he learns to expect no support from his father, as he cannot rely on Bob to look after him. The grand final, and Dumby Red’s funeral are examples of when Gary seeks his father’s input,
The green light to Gatzby was the symbol of his dream, which was to marry Daisy. In Death of a Salesman, Willy is also illusionary, and frequently has flashbacks of better times in his life. In one situation, Willy is “talking” to Ben, his dead brother, and his family is confused. “What’re you talking about” (Miller 46)? Willy often confused other with his flashbacks; Charley in this situation.
Unfortunately, Doodle was no match for his brother’s aggressive and selfish actions. In the end, Brother’s pride is to blame for Doodle’s untimely death. Brother’s pride was responsible for his opinion of Doodle. At times, Brother was kind and loving to Doodle, but the reader soon realizes that the narrator was mostly harsh and cruel to his brother. In the beginning of the story, Brother recounts the day Doodle was born, saying that he was a disappointment as soon as he entered the world.
During this play, one of the main forms of this void is that of an idealised American Dream, which is simply not universally attainable. The manner in which Willy does not recognise this and subsequently attempts to pass on to his children the superficial values of “personal attractiveness”, is constantly reminding us of his delusions of grandeur from the reality we find him in. Biff however recognises the falsity of his father’s words, and we see their juxtaposing perspectives on values and reality clash on numerous occasions. Early on, Willy claims: “...because it’s not what you do. It’s who you know and the smile on your face!
In the Great Gatsby, when Nick goes with Tom to New York and the book that Tom is reading are both perfect example of why this decade will forever be known as the Lost Generation. Tom, a character from the famous Great Gatsby, is a person who falls into the category of being “lost”. Many of his actions depicted prove why that statement would be considered true. For example, the way he spends most of him time getting wasted and cheating on his wife openly. He shows no remorse for his actions and is inconsiderate of how Daisy might feel.
Tom punches her and breaks her nose. Nick also attends one of Gatsby’s extravagant Saturday night parties where he engages in conversation with Jordan Baker and an unnamed man who is later revealed to be Gatsby. Gatsby then requisitions Jordan, and tells her an “amazing thing” that she cannot repeat to anyone. After attending a brief lunch with Gatsby and his shady business partner, Meyer Wolfsheim, Nick meets with Jordan and learns the “amazing” story: Gatsby met and fell in love with Daisy before The Great War, and bought his West Egg mansion simply to be near her and impress her. At Gatsby’s request, Nick arranges a meeting between Gatsby and Daisy.
Consider how repressed material may be expressed in the work's pattern of imagery or symbols. Taken from Deborah Appleman's Critical Encounters in High School English ________________________________________ Applying Psychoanalytic Criticism to The Kite Runner: CHAPTERS 1-4 The father/son relationship • “The problem, of course, was that Baba saw the world in black and white. And he got to decide what was black and what was white. You can’t love a person who lives that way without fearing him too. Maybe even hating him a little” (15) • “Of course, marrying a poet was one thing, but fathering a son who preferred burying his face in poetry book to hunting…well, that wasn’t how Baba had envisioned it, I suppose.
Lucky seems happy to be working for Dove as well as living with him and there seem to be a light ahead for him. Yet after a couple of deals gone wrong, and the breaking of a rule Dove had made, Lucky is shot in the head. Firstly I want to discuss if his lifestyle was chosen by himself or if it just was a path he was set upon. Lucky is only fifteen years old. He’s living at home in the beginning, but gets kicked out by his parents because of his drug addiction.