Her First Ball – Katherine Mansfield Characters: Protagonist: Leila Her first ball is based primarily on Leila‚ who is the protagonist of the story. In this story‚ we do not particularly know her appearance‚ but can form an image of her through the description of her personality. Leila is youth and idealism personified. She is simple; she tries to act mature in the story because she feels indifferent amongst her cousins and it is uncomfortable for her. “She tried not to smile too much; she
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Sofies first sleepover Sofie was in first grade when she had her first sleepover. She was nervous‚ but‚ still‚ oh so very excited. She was about to go spend the night with her best friend‚ Lexi‚ for the first time. She had been to her house before‚ but never for the whole night. Oh‚ what fun they would have! She could only imagine all the games they would play and all the snacks they would eat. Maybe they would even get to watch her favorite movie of all time:Barbie and the 12 dancing princesses
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“Tiger to the first tee !!” he heard over the loud speaker. Tiger gave his club he was hitting to Steve and they both headed down to the first tee to start their first round of the Masters. The crowed went crazy when they saw Tiger rock up to the tee. He was off with fellow US player Jimmy Walker and Australian Adam Scott. Jimmy and Adam both teed off with the crowd around them being dead silent. As soon as Tiger got ready to hit you could tell the crowed was ready to go crazy. Ping !! Tiger had
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In June of 1861 there was talk of a civil war escalating and the excitement was catching through town. A boy named Charley who is 15 from Minnesota lies about his age in order to join the First Volunteer Regiment that could reach up to 1‚000 men. Charley had never been far from home. He gets to Fort Snelling and tells them he is 18. He receives a few rules and is then a given a pair of black pants‚ grey socks‚ and a cheap hat. At this point the excitement was starting to wear off due to the
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Analysis of “Her first ball” The title of the story is “Her first ball” and it already tells what the story is all about. This story was written by a British writer Katherine Mansfield and it is told in the third-person point of view. The main character‚ who is the protagonist of the story‚ is a young girl named Leila. She is 18 years old and she is from the country. The other main character‚ the antagonist of the story‚ is a fat old man. The secondary characters are sheridan girls: Meg‚ Jose
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Lola: Her Shameful Truth Lola slowly turned the lock on the door‚ blocking the sounds of commotion from downstairs. She was at last alone from the prying eyes‚ the endless questions and pitiful looks. Dropping her white robe‚ she paced across the room. The visitors had been coming and going all night‚ her track of time was lost and her mind blurry. The events of the night had all coalesced into a hazy mist that hovered on the anxiety she had felt for weeks. An image of a person caught her eye across
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Pleader and in 1912 he enrolled himself is High Court Pleader. He‚ married twice‚ first Sm. Hiraben (19020 and after her death am. Jadiben (1906).Gijubhai’s maternal uncle Hargovind Pandya had a great influence in moulding his mind and character. Another strong influence was that of S. P. Stevens‚ a solicitor for whom Gijubhai worked in East Africa‚ who taught him self-help and reliance.Solicitude for the education of his first son‚ Narendrabhai (b. February 1913)‚ led Gijubhai to see the child education
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chronicles Adam and Eve’s first days on earth from Eve’s point of view. Eve is a curious creature who is learning more and more by the day. God is giving her names for the animals and plants as she comes across them although she does not know where the names are coming from. She longs for Adam to talk to her and be around her but he seems to have no interest in her or what she likes. Little things such as the moon rising and falling fascinate her. She wishes to make the most of her life. She makes many
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Jen’s “Who’s Irish?” Jen’s who’s Irish is a story of a Chinese family in America narrated by a sixty eight year old Chinese Immigrant Meanie. Speaking in “broken English” the grandmother is keen to narrate the events surrounding her daughter Natalie‚ her granddaughter‚ Sophie‚ and her son-in-law John who is also Irish. She does not agree with the American way of raising kids and wishes she could discipline Sophie the way a proper Chinese girl should be raised. The main focus is on how a woman’s granddaughter
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wearing her favorite suit‚ her hair and makeup done up nicely. This was goodbye. Your grandmother has now reunited with her husband who died almost twenty years earlier‚ in the eternal happiness called heaven. Though you know that all of the pain and suffering your grandmother endured has ended‚ it is still hard for you to picture what life will be like without her. You are forced to go on with your life with your loved one only alive in your heart. In a way‚ it seemed like your grandmother was
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