I began to read this book because of all the recommendations I have received on it. My friends, my sister, and my mother had all loved the book and the author so I decided to give it a try. By choosing this book, it gives others a sense of who I am as a reader, in showing others that I like to relate to the stories I read. In My Sister’s Keeper, I can relate to Anna’s love and hate for her sister. My sister and I don’t get along too well most of the time and occasionally an “I hate you!” comes out of one of our mouths, but when it comes down to it, the love in our hearts, no matter how deep, can always keep us together.
The Lovely Bones By Alice Sebold “The Lovely Bones” is the story about the worst thing that a family could face. Susie Salmon is a fourteen year old girl who lives in Pennsylvania during the 1970’s. Susie is murdered on December 6, 1973. When Susie is first introduced in the book, she is already in heaven. There she tells the story of her murder.
Probably not. Born to Charles Baldwin Clutterbuck, Beryl Markham was brought up by a single parent, her father. Abandoned by her mother at the age of 7, the only lady figures in her life were her governesses, whom she didn’t really approve of. This may have created a dark spot for women in Beryl Markham’s heart, which is probably why she suppressed her feminine features and let herself be dominated by her male side. It also explains the undying trust and respect she had in her father.
The Lovely Bones is a tragic tale of how Susie Salmon and her family dealt with her rape and murder at the age of fourteen. The novel is riveting as it combines violence, love and mystery into one story of a broken family and their healing. The book was written by Alice Sebold who herself was raped during her college years. The story does not have your typical perfect ending but one as Weldon describes, one in which Susie has come to terms with her death. Susie was only fourteen when she was raped and killed by a man she knew.
It is my opinion the writer used this element well, as it grabbed my attention and made it a fun and interesting reading. It also built that small mystery regarding if she was speaking the truth or not, as midpoint thru the reading it made me question her gender preference which I found humorous. In Brady, J. (1971) “I Want a Wife,” she used the final statement “My God, who wouldn’t want a wife?” in order to draw a conclusion to the reader that she was making a statement based on experiences. The way I Plan on using the literary elements in my essay would be by using Tone and Language expression that will help the reader paint a mental picture of a current situation within my essay.
第 7 卷 第 11 期 Vol. 7 No.11 2010 年 11 月 读与写杂志 Read and Write Periodical November 2010 Jane Eyre: A Rebellious Woman ——An Analysis on Jane Eyre’s view of Love — 孙瑛瑛 （ 河南省信阳师范学院大学外语部 河南 信阳 464000 ） Abstract ：It may be the complicated plots of a novel that fascinate its readers at first and for some time, but it its great character that makes it stay in our memory forever. Jane Eyre is such a novel. The reason why Jane Eyre holds its remarkable status in the history of English literature and ever becomes one of the most famous novels in the world is just that it successfully depicts an intelligent, faithful and brave woman who has the courage to revolt and strive for equality. Anyone who reads the novel will —— remember the female character—Jane Eyre and be very impressed by her rebellious spirit, which is discussed in this article through the analysis of her views on love.
“I Shall Paint My Nails Red” vs. “If I should learn, in quite some casual way” In poetry, there are many hidden ideas and themes that the reader must search for. In Carol Satyamurti’s “I Shall Paint My Nails Red” and Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “If I should learn, in quite some casual way,” there is an evident theme of confidence and independence and a hidden theme of uncertainty. In both poems, the speaker seems to be a woman who is proud to be strong and independent yet there is still that hint of uncertainty and a need for reassurance. In Satyamurti’s poem, the speaker has more trouble hiding her uncertainty than that of Millay’s and in Millay’s poem, the speaker reveals, very discreetly and in an ashamed way, her need for reassurance whereas Satyamurti’s states it in a joking way. Both poems show themes of a strong woman, independent woman, and slightly uncertain woman.
Not only is this pull common with women, so is the desire to be loved by someone else. I think Rajaa taps into this universal desire very beautifully and honestly, especially through all the pitfalls of love the girls face. Her honesty causes the book to be unlike Hollywood movies and other novels about romance. In reality, love is not always sunshine and roses, and Rajaa expresses that through her characters causing a lot of sorrowful scenes within the book. I really enjoyed Rajaa’s way of being able to educate her audience on life and society in Saudi Arabia (even when it comes to simple things such as pop culture and fashion) without it interrupting the story.
“Life doesn’t always end after death”-anonymous. In the novel The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold, she really captures life after death. Susie Salmon, 14, was raped and murdered on her way home from school one day. As her soul leaves earth, she accidentally brushes the shoulder of a girl that she hardly knew who was standing outside the school. She enters her own in-between-heaven.
This epistolary novel, being written in first person, has given the readers a deeper understanding and emotion into inner personal changes, as well as changes in relationships and changes in religion. This illustrates that change is found in every aspect of life; whether that involves an individual, a group of people, or nothing to do with people but the environment they live in. Alice Walker introduces change of personal and inner alterations within her novel “The Color Purple”. Among the pages 183 and 184, Celie improves her attitude towards life significantly as she writes letters to her dearly loved sister, Nettie. As she writes to her, she explains how happy she is with her life at that point in time.