21 Feb 2013 ENC 1102 In the story of “Why I Live at the P.O.‚” Sister is consistently picked on by everyone in her family‚ forcing her to isolate herself and move out. But is she really happy with the decision she made? On the Fourth of July‚ Sister’s life in China Grove is interrupted by the arrival of her sister‚ Stella-Rondo‚ who just left her husband‚ Mr. Whitaker‚ and returned to the family home in Mississippi. Sister had briefly dated Mr. Whitaker before Stella-Rondo became engaged to
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family named Sister‚ believes that her sister Stella Rondo has separated from her husband and brought home a child named Shirley T. However‚ Stella Rondo does not want anyone to know that it is her child and claims it is adopted. While Sister is trying to prove it is Stella Rondo’s daughter‚ Stella Rondo turns everyone in the family against her. This causes Sister to finally give up and take all of her belongings to live where she works‚ the post office. Although it may seem that Sister and Stella
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Eudora Welty’s “Why I Live at the P.O” describes a Southern American family‚ narrated by a dominating older sister. Known only as “Sister‚” she attempts to convince readers that her family is the reason that she lives at the post office‚ however‚ the actions of the wealthy family suggests her unreliability as a narrator. Throughout the manipulating lies within the family‚ Welty’s classic American comical story relates to mainstream literature throughout the drama of a typical family but the unusual
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THE ROLE OF WOMEN The Weird Sisters Women in literature usually appear well put together‚ feminine‚ innocent and pure. Their beauty grabs your attention. In Macbeth the weird sisters take on characteristics that are completely opposite to that of a typical woman.In act 1 scene 3 Banquo describes how ugly the weird sisters look and how repusled he is by their appearance . “how far is’t call’d Forres? What are these so wither’d‚ and so wild in their attire‚ that look not like the inhabitants o’
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lives can lead to heroic action. This fascinating story that shows the true story about the love between four sisters‚ and their families. Julia tells all in her heroic story through one of the Mirabal sisters‚ Maria. Maria Teresa Mirabal the youngest of the sisters was very passionate about what she believed in. Maria always looked up to her older sister Minerva and decided to join her sisters in their political activities. Maria became a martyr as a result of her political stance against their dictator
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fact that the character of Sister Aloysius does not have enough evidence to prove that Father Flynn is guilty. However‚ Sister Aloysius is confident that Father Flynn is guilty even though she has no evidence. The concept of doubt is first shown at the beginning of the story at Father Flynn’s sermon. Father Flynn says at his sermon‚ “What do you do when you’re not sure?” and “No one knows I’ve done something wrong.” (Shanley pg 5) Shanley uses irony to show how Sister Aloysius becomes doubtful over
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IB SL English 2 Commentary on The Comfort of Strangers In one part of the novel‚ The Comfort of Strangers‚ the English writer Ian McEwan describes the admiration with which his male character‚ Robert‚ contemplates his sisters playing dress up. Though the speaker’s age is never divulged‚ we readily jump to the conclusion that he is around ten years old because of the childish and rudimentary language. The structure of the sentences is also very reflective of the child’s young age‚ as well as
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characters. The Characters are Sister Aloysius‚ Father Flynn‚ Sister James‚ and Donald. Sister Aloysius is the head Nun of the school and is very strict. Sister James is another Nun who is a soft spoken and kind teacher who Sister Aloysius try’s to shape her into a stricter teacher. Sister James one day send one of her student‚ Donald‚ to Father Flynn to only notice that when he returns he has the smell of alcohol in his breath. When she tells Sister Aloysius‚ Sister Aloysius then makes it her quest
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describing the boy’s idea “the sister always existed” even though the real fact is different from what he imagines.
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during the 4th of July sometime between the great depression and World War II‚ most likely around 1939 - 1940. To fully understand the method used to demonstrate the story’s point an understanding of who the characters is needed. Sister The protagonist‚ Sister‚ tells us the story from her jaded point of view in the form of both narration and dialogue. She is the oldest daughter of two and lives with her Mother‚ uncle and grandfather and serves as the postmistress of the local post office.
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