Although she was comfortable, upon having unexpected houseguest she cries out while greeting them at the door, “Oh goodness I look like something out of Tobacco Road!”(1054). The statement was meant to refer to her as the undesirable women in a local play. “Mr. and Mrs. Bridge giving a party not because the wanted to but because it was there time”(1089), this is another example of just how superficial her lifestyle is. They gave the party only because they were invited to several not long before this.
They weren't only the audience, not only looking on; they were acting.” ❏ She is excited about having an almond in her cake which is very minuscule ❏ Towards the end of the story she begins to cry, hinting at herself realizing she is alone ❏ Miss Brill in my opinion is a widow ❏ The story was written in 1920 and it was very rare for a woman to not marry ❏ Perhaps the reason she made such a big deal about everything in the park is to help herself forget about her husband ❏ Perhaps her and husband used to go there every Sunday and that is why she attends by herself ❏ At the end of the story it reads, “She unclasped the necklet quickly; quickly, without looking, laid it inside. But when she put the lid on she thought she heard something crying.” ❏ Perhaps the reason she unclasps it quickly without looking is because it was a necklet that her husband and given to her and that is the reason for the
For example, they met a woman named Mary Ellen who made part of their trip rather unpleasing. She made rude remarks and criticized them, making Katz seem like a pleasing companion to be with. Eventually, they ditched her and they felt bad until they found out that she dropped out like many others do. Bryson and Katz met numerous people along the way but wouldn’t see many hikers on the trail at all. Their interesting run-ins are what made the story interesting and fast paced.
Being Jesse is no longer a game, it has become her life. She talks and walks like a white girl, forgetting all that she came from. To Jesse the childhood language of Elemeno is gibberish, the dead Jewish father is more real than the black faded one. Worst of all, Jesse laughs at the expense of black people. Even though, inside, Birdie is shouting in protest, Jesse stays silent while her friends criticize and make fun of black people.
After the unfortunate death of Joe, she moves on to a relationship with Vergible Woods known as “Tea Cake”, however Tea Cake is the man of her dreams who makes her feel loved and appreciated. The people of Eatonville become upset when she attends a picnic with Tea Cake. The town people still considers her as Mrs. Starks and was upset with her many outings accompanied by Tea Cake. Pheoby attempts to warn her of Tea Cake in belief that he was only after her money left by her late husband. In spite of the situation Janie marries Tea Cake in Jacksonville, Florida.
Clarisse McClellan is a 17 year old girl who moved into a home near Guy Montag’s house. Clarisse is an outgoing, cheerful, unorthodox girl who is out casted by society for her “odd” ways. She liked to hike and smell the flowers, which was considered practically against the law. Clarisse and Montag really hit it off when they first met. She told Guy her thoughts on the world, such as, “I sometimes think drivers don't know what grass is, or flowers, because they never see them slowly.” Or, “Have you ever heard
That’s when Foster gets a paper with many chores for her to do around the house given by Miss. Charleena and suddenly Foster keeps coming to her to asks her what the next chore says saying she forgot her glasses. But Miss. Charleena knows the actual truth of how she does not know how to read and she is lying to her so Miss. Charleena decides to step in and help her with the reading and soon they have a very nice bond with each other.
“’Maudie, I’m sure I don’t know what you mean,’ said Mrs. Merriweather. ‘I’m sure you do,’ Miss Maudie said shortly,’” (Lee 312). This quote is saying that Miss Maudie gets all the girls quiet by saying that they are wrong. No one really expects her to say something like this, especially at the very proper tea party, and it changes the mood of the tea party. Miss Merriwether acts like she doesn’t really understand why Miss Maudie said this.
Mama then goes on to describe how nervous Maggie will be until her sister leaves, “standing hopelessly in corners”, “eyeing her sister with a mixture of envy and awe.” She then goes onto reminisce about a dream she had in which she and her daughter Dee, were reunited on a talk show. During this Mama, reveals how she knows her physical appearance is less than desirable but she makes no apologies for being a, “big-boned woman with rough, man working hands.” The two daughters are like night and day when compared to one another. When the reader first meets Maggie, she is portrayed as shy, awkward and self-conscious do to the scars she received when
When she met Mrs. Flowers, she noticed all the major and minor details about her. Mrs. Flowers invited her for tea cookies to talk to her about her situation, she said “You must always be intolerant or ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.” That quote means that she should be grateful and understand other people’s opinions. Next, they have a lot of differences, and only a few similarities.