"The motive that these women have on the male characters is a significant one. Gaines eloquently depicts Tante Lou and Miss Emma, both African American women. They were a big part in many of the male characters' lives. Whether it was being house maids at the Henri Pichot's house, or becoming surrogate mothers for our protagonist grant, they were important to those in their immediate community.…
“The Old Man Isn’t There Anymore” is a great article written by Kellie Schmitt. The article talks about her moving to China and the challenges that come with it. Schmitt is a very honest, descriptive and humorous; therefore, Schmitt’s article, “The Old Man Isn’t There Anymore”, is an enjoyable read because of her organization, her ability to hold her readers’ attention, her unique style of writing, and her clear tone.…
something of you. A Lesson Before Dying shows what it is like to accept what is given to…
While I read this book or The Active Life, I agree with Palmer statement when he have believed that this reality is “deep stuff” because it is more complicated and varied than a cursory inspection may lead us to believe. With Annie Dillard, we believe we must “ride these monsters deeper down,” and there find the bedrock reality (Palmer. 30). Also, the active life book helped me to realize about the stability of my life between contemplation and action, so this book is really good, and enjoyable to me, and I could highly suggest this book to people who interested thinking about their life between action and contemplation.…
After Marguerite had talked to Mrs. Flowers she had felt liked,respected,and special.this shows that Mrs. Flowers helped Marguerite by overcoming challenges Marguerite felt respected for being Marguerite johnson and not for being baileys sister, not for being Mrs. Hendersons grandchild. childhood’s logic never asks to be proved (all conclusions are absolute).(pg.233) Mrs Flowers was nice to Marguerite, she gave her lemonade and baked her tea cookies.Mrs Flowers had changed Marguerite's pov. (point of view)…
Norma Jean is very independent, lifts weights and tries to educate herself. Both Elisa's husband and her mom do not agree with her choices about the new things she's trying. On page 575 it says, “Something is happening. Norma Jean is going to night school... She spends her evenings out-lining paragraphs” (Mason 575). She starts a English Comp class and it symbolizes her not only trying to educate herself but also re-writing her life. Both characters become more independent while their husband’s are at work. Norma Jean starts feeling trapped, and feels a loss of freedom with her husband home, and mom pushing into her personal life. The more they try to change Norma’s life, the more she gets uneasy with them. At the end of The Chrysanthemums, Elisa notices her flowers that she gave on the side of the…
Life As We Knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer is a fictional book about the moon getting hit by a huge astroid. In this novel the people have to live through this event. It may not sound like a big deal but the moon controls a lot actully like tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. This book focuses on one family and there troubles.…
and The Barnett's', in which the pledge of allegiance each day to honor the republic,…
time to get to know and understand him they would have seen that he had a good heart…
In the poem, “A Summer’s Evening Meditation”, Anna Barbuald uses rich imagery to depict a unique journey across the universe through the use of contemplation, the desire to know and questions that sparks the speaker’s curiosity. The desire that we as humans have to know is the aspect of what this poem highlights. Barbuald allows the speaker to contemplate through the creation of God to find that inner peace and strengthen her relationship with the divine. The speaker first contemplates, then asks questions and later on she wants to know new knowledge to surpass the old knowledge she already knows.…
"Writing for an Audience" by Linda Flower conveys that the goals of the writer is to "create a momentary common ground between the reader and the writer"; by meeting the keys of knowledge, attitude, and needs. Flower explains that you need to consider your reader about their knowledge background. In addition, the author also claims that the "attitudes is the awareness of explicit facts and clearly defined concepts". The attitudes is the extra little details that the right would put in for the reader .Lastly, Flower tells us that the readers needs is often crucial to your success as a writer,. You need to consider them and put their needs before you. Over the, Flower saying that Writing for an audience is basically "meeting the demands of a…
In the book “ A lesson Before Dying” the chracters in the book have a lot of different personalities. There are many ways to compare the meaning of the characters name to themselves in the book.…
While on the way to dinner with her husband Elisa finally realizes that she had been taken advantage of. She sees that the handy man has discarded her beloved chrysanthemums in the ditch on the side of the road. She realizes that the man used flattery of her and her flowers to get work. This realization makes her break down and cry. She then understands that she is doomed to her current role in society, a passive woman, and she hates it.…
In these two texts “A Lesson Before Dying” and “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen, the story was based on making the right move which Grant and Jefferson found out the right thing and did it the novel “A Lesson Before Dying” and Nora did the right thing by leaving her husband Torvald in the play “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen. In the film “Far From Heaven” by Todd Hayness’s the women did the right thing by leaving the restaurant and talking to the man in private, this is when the women says, “Can we leave from here” (Hayness). In this quotation it shows that the woman was wise to leave the place before the people started to accuse the man due to his skin colour. Knowing the right thing to do and doing the right thing are two very different things.…
After reading the memoir Tuesdays with Morrie, Morrie one of the main characters leaves the reader with many “lessons” to live by. On their twelfth Tuesday together they talked about forgiveness. While Mitch was massaging Morrie’s feet, Morrie said “There is no point in keeping a vengeance and stubbornness. These things I regret in my life. Pride. Vanity.” And “Forgive yourself before you die. Then forgive others.” These are two aphorisms or advices that Morrie had interpreted in the book to live by them and I agree with what Morrie states. It is pointless to be retaliated for another’s actions that disappoint and resent you. Instead looking for revenge which may lead you to do something you might regret because of self pride and vanity, you should just forgive. For example like when Morrie’s wife had an operation and Norman a close friend who recently moved to Chicago, didn’t call her to show his support as a friend. Morrie and his wife were hurt, they dropped the relationship. Years later Norman made repeated attempts to reconciliate but Morrie had refuse and then in a short time Norman died of cancer so Morrie regrets never accepting his apology and reconciling. If had Morrie forgive him, he could have been in a happy friendship with Norman or Norman would of died knowing that they’re good but now that’s why he’s is feeling guilty. Morrie talks about forgiving yourself before forgiving others which is true because its vital to forgive yourself so you don’t feel guilty or in pain and then forgive what others did to you, making yourself and others souls and minds relieved. Morrie is lucky for having the time to forgive him and others while he is dying. With forgiveness you could die in peace or live happy and peacefully like Morrie did. Keep guilt, resentments and vengeance aside because it’s going to make your life difficult and miserable. This is a very meaningful lesson said by Morrie a person with a lot of experience that wants to help other people by…
