The narrator characterizes the life of Minnie Cooper from her girlhood to adulthood by using tone, selection of detail, and syntax.…
"Followers 88,234." I smile at the ever-growing number it seemed like it was only days ago when the video of me sing Green light by Lorde shot up to over a million likes and only 34 dislikes. I smirked and switch over to YouTube where all of this started.…
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the fire at Miss Maudie’s is symbolic for the transpirations during and after Tom Robinson’s trial. Parallels between the two events are unmistakable. While the fire raged on, for example, all the citizens of Maycomb tried to save Miss Maudie’s house. This can reflect the outcome at Tom Robinson’s trial, when Atticus tried to save Tom. Another time is during the fire at Miss Maudie’s. The townspeople know that Maudie’s blazing house will collapse. Similarly, the citizens knew that Tom Robinson would be arrested after his trial. A snippet of a conversation that Jem and Atticus have shows us that they know Maudie’s house is going down, “‘It’s gone, ain’t it?’ moaned Jem. ‘I expect so,’ said Atticus.”…
Screams of excruciating pain interrupted my slumber. Springing up from my sleeping bag, I looked in the direction where I heard the continued sounds of agony, broken bones, and ripping flesh. Quickly scanning the gym with my eyes, I saw that five of Kristine’s survivors became runners. In the bleachers, three of runners dugged their teeths into the survivor’s necks, faces, shoulders, who were lying peacefully and unexpected in their sleeping bags. In the middle of the gym’s basketball court, two more runners’ yanked meat and muscles from survivor’s faces, as the survivors attempted to fight back, however their attempts were useless, the runner’s strength over powered theirs. As one runner, in the middle of the gym, swallowed a survivor’s nose,…
Poison, treacherous(unreliable, dangerously unstable), deceitful(to mislead and deceive), malevolent(doing evil to others), persistent, consequence, fateful, tragic, demented, delirious(mad), bitter, exasperated, livid, aggravate, vengeful(revenge), malicious(wants to make someone pay, revenge), dispirited, wrathful(revenge), duplicitous(says one thing, does the other), deceit/deceptive(fraud, trick, propaganda), fateful, breathtaking, intimidating, misfigured, astray, unhinged.…
Rose and her sisters Ignacia, Misty and Marina never had normal lives. They were witches, just like everyone else in Artimia, but they lived alone. Their parents left them when they were young. They’ve always wanted to know what really happened to their parents. They lived on their own since Ignacia was 6. Soon enough, they will find out what really happened to their parents.…
The structure of Briar Rose is interweaved with three main stories: Gemma's fairytale, Becca's quest and Josef's experience of the holocaust. Two parallel stories are developed simultaneously as Becca realises that Gemma's version of her Briar Rose tale is actually a metaphor for Gemma's life. The placement and segments of the never-completed fairy story at intervals throughout the narrative adds suspense and mystery. Gemma's story is told to the readers most through her own unusual retelling of the original briar rose fairy tale. As in all good fairy tales, the older sisters, are at times unsympathetic to hearing this same favourite story repeated countess times. It is the youngest of the three sisters, Becca, who shows the required goodness and empathy. To her, the storytelling is not only the essence of her childhood, but also the nature of her grandmothers past of its mysterious and aristocratic origins. The placement of segments of the never-completed fairy tale at intervals through the narrative adds suspense and mystery to the novel. More importantly the fairy tale references deepen to the story of Gemma's holocaust sufferings. Yolen also uses intertextuality to structure her novel. The story tells a narrative in the present, but flashbacks are…
How does Rossetti use language, form and structure to convey the speaker’s anger towards Sister Maude?…
Tom wondered for what seemed to be the millionth time why Dectives were required to dress like wall-street bankers or stock analysts. At least that was the expectation in public, however the moment he had the office to himself, he unknotted his tie, slipped off the linen suit jacket, and undid the top button of his shirt, then sat back in his chair, raised his eyes to the ceiling, and tapped the tip of a ballpoint pen against his teeth. That was Tom's usual mode of concentration and contemplation, and so intent was the man's focus on the new case that all else slipped from his mind, even the recollection that he'd texted his wife. Therefore, the sudden familiar sound of her voice, accompanied by the enticing aroma of barbecue, startled him, and he immediately shot upright. The sight of Lila elicited a smile that only widened with the greeting and kiss. "Sorry baby."…
Miss Maudie is a laid-back woman who has been around for quite a while. She understands what it can be like as a young girl growing up and learning about the world around her. This helps Scout immensely as it gives her someone to turn to. It also helps her learn things from more reliable sources than her friends. For example, when she asks about Boo Radley, Miss Maudie responds, “His name’s Arthur and he’s alive” (Lee 57), with the reasoning that, “he’s alive… because I haven’t seen him carried out yet” (Lee 57). Calpurnia is also a mother figure that Scout has in her life to go to when times get rough. Though there is no blood relation between Scout and Cal, they are very close and grow even more so as the novel progresses. She gives Scout refuge in the kitchen when the boys won’t let her join their games. Kenneth Rubin states, “Friendship promotes the development of perspective taking and moral reasoning skills” (Rubin). At this point in Scout’s life, having good role models like Cal and Miss Maudie is a great benefit to her learning and developing ideas. They are both wise women and teach Scout things in their own ways; though she may not know it now, it impacts the rest of her…
Miss Maudie sets the mood and supports the works tone by adding ‘goodness’ to the story. To kill A Mocking Bird is full of evil, but that doesn’t stop Mrs. Maudie from letting her loving spirit shine. Throughout the book she constantly has a positive attitude and uses her sharp tongue to counter…
The traditional outlook on life has dissipated in modern years. Men were usually the ones who worked to support the family and maintained a steady income to make the family financially stable. On the contrary, women were expected to raise the children, prepare meals and keep a tidy house. For most, this was the ideal life style that worked effectively. Throughout Gail Godwin's short story, "A Sorrowful Woman", the character is a component of a troubled family. Furthermore in the short story, "The Story of an Hour" written by Kate Chopin, the protagonist, Mrs. Mallard is notified with information that is life altering. A characters motivation drives a story towards the authors intended theme through the actions taken and emotions that are depicted.…
The message of the poem, “Sadie and Maud”, is that the success and happiness is not determined by a structured path, but the one we create. In the poem it says “Maud went to college/Sadie stayed home/Sadie scraped life/With a fine-tooth comb/She didn’t leave a tangle in” (Lines 1-4). This is saying that Maud went to college and Sadie did not go to college. It is also significant because it compares Sadie with a fine-tooth comb because fine-tooth combs take everything in and does not leave a tangles which is basically stating that she lived life to its full potential and took risks. In the fourth stanza it says. “When Sadie said her last so-long/Her girls struck out from home/Sadie has left as heritage”. Here the reader sees that Sadie has passed…
it’s a dream as common as stupidity. Ryan was the first man to confess his dislike of those (men) who practice homosexuality. You don’t know why you were so hurt when he spoke from his belly. You probably were more so afraid of the solitude that comes of not being liked. And yet, you intentionally closed yourself off from him to increase self comfort. As with many people, you usually find flaws in another to disassociate and, as with Ryan, it brings you joy and then heartbreak. As a result, you move on to different company. Acquaintances The unnatural heart beats amongst strangers is the price you paid for company, at work. Your biggest fear is to expose others to the madness you suffer daily. Unfortunately, you cannot resist those who come…
The evening sky was alive with vibrant hues of peach, yellow, and orange that slowly ascended to soft pinks and purples as the sun began its descent into the lush green hills. Sweet scents of heather and mist danced in the air to blend with the comforting scent of burning peat rising to greet the emerging night sky. The eventide was filled with the sounds of the birds and livestock as they settled in for the night. Soon the only sounds to be heard would be the soft crackle of the fires, the gentle blowing of the wind, and the soft stillness of the stars as the emerged out of the tender night sky.…