Rice cakes and Starbucks
Rice Cakes and Starbucks
Write a summary of Rice Cakes and Starbucks in about 150 words
The short story Rice Cakes and Starbucks is about the Lindens. A little family containing Dan who’s the father and an up-coming actor. Beth who is the mother and their three little children: Honey, Ben and Grace. They decide to move to L.A. to try and get some jobs for Dan because their current money situation is not very good. They can barely manage at the current time. So Dan is going to a casting at CBS while Beth and the children are staying at a Starbucks. But then CBS hears that he has three children. Dan can see that is not good thing and that they disapprove. So they say their goodbyes and Dan leaves. When Dan gets back to the Starbucks he tells Beth that the casting did not go as hoped. And then his phone rings and it’s CBS wanting to know if his daughter can come to a casting to which he replies:” I’ll have to get back to you about that” and does not tell Beth what the call was about. 176 words
Characterize Dan and Beth
Dan is a caring father but he is also very insecure on himself. He wants to make as an actor and he wants to be the best father he can be. He is having a hard time trying to provide for his family and make it as an actor. But at the same time they also annoys him (p. 11 ll. 114 Dan walked twice round the block to shake all thoughts of his family off) And he was appalled by the thought that they should go with to the casting and wait. He is not a big fan of just doing something, when they decide to move to L.A. it is almost only Beth that forces them to move.
Beth is a loving mother and wife. She is willing to do almost anything for her husband and she believes in him. She has given up on her own dreams so she can watch over their children while her husband is out trying to live his dreams. She wants them to move to L.A. because she doesn’t want to be blamed for holding him back or destroying his drams. And it also seems as like she thinks moving
Write a summary of Rice Cakes and Starbucks in about 150 words
The short story Rice Cakes and Starbucks is about the Lindens. A little family containing Dan who’s the father and an up-coming actor. Beth who is the mother and their three little children: Honey, Ben and Grace. They decide to move to L.A. to try and get some jobs for Dan because their current money situation is not very good. They can barely manage at the current time. So Dan is going to a casting at CBS while Beth and the children are staying at a Starbucks. But then CBS hears that he has three children. Dan can see that is not good thing and that they disapprove. So they say their goodbyes and Dan leaves. When Dan gets back to the Starbucks he tells Beth that the casting did not go as hoped. And then his phone rings and it’s CBS wanting to know if his daughter can come to a casting to which he replies:” I’ll have to get back to you about that” and does not tell Beth what the call was about. 176 words
Characterize Dan and Beth
Dan is a caring father but he is also very insecure on himself. He wants to make as an actor and he wants to be the best father he can be. He is having a hard time trying to provide for his family and make it as an actor. But at the same time they also annoys him (p. 11 ll. 114 Dan walked twice round the block to shake all thoughts of his family off) And he was appalled by the thought that they should go with to the casting and wait. He is not a big fan of just doing something, when they decide to move to L.A. it is almost only Beth that forces them to move.
Beth is a loving mother and wife. She is willing to do almost anything for her husband and she believes in him. She has given up on her own dreams so she can watch over their children while her husband is out trying to live his dreams. She wants them to move to L.A. because she doesn’t want to be blamed for holding him back or destroying his drams. And it also seems as like she thinks moving