Part II Book One Quote‚ Page # What does the quote mean? What does it reveal about the character? What does the quote indicate about the setting and/or other characters in the novel? " You got many Shimerdas no got" (pg.57) The Burdens have a lot of more things than the Shimerdas. Mrs.Shimerda seems like a person who is very envious over other people’s stuff It shows that the Shimerdas are also envious of what other have. Not just Mrs.Shimerda. "I hope that snooping old woman wouldn’t
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Jeannette C. Armstrong the author of Blue Against White clearly shows that Lena is troubled with the life pressure of being different. Immaturity wants assimilation maturity supports individualism. Lena leaves the reservation for schooling in the city. She finds that she feels outcaste and alone. Lena wants to fit in with the majority this probably is pressure that she is faced with often while she is amongst her peers. Lena is facing a common pressure that all students and youth feel unsure of ones
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My Antonia: (Individualism: Its Influence over Lena‚ Jim and Ántonia During Their Childhood‚ Adolescence and Adulthood) “The longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny‚ Who has started upon his quest for the source of his being”--- Dag Hammarskjold.1 This individualist journey‚ Hammarskjold refers to‚ consists of two very important elements which contribute to individualism: (1) having the awareness of personal accountability before the Lord and Savior and (2) having
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theme excitement is always good is started in the beginning of the book when it is almost Lenas time to have her procedure.She is excited to have her procedure but their are some side affects of what the procedure can do to you. There can be blindness‚brain damage‚or partial paralysis..”...Many people are afraid of the procedure.Some people even resist.But I’m not afraid.I can’t wait…” (Oliver 1). This makes Lena excited to do the procedure because she can be safe.The theme love can overcome anything
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struggles with each other and also with their men. Hansberry speaks loudly about the role women have played in the struggle for freedom. In A Raisin in the Sun‚ Hansberry shows three major female characters in very different stages in their lives. Lena wants to save her family from dissolution by resolving conflicts‚ remaining righteous and being the rock and the leader of the Youngers. Beneatha wants to both develop her intellect by attending school and be of service to humanity by practicing medicine;
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“THE JOURNEY NOT THE ARRIVAL MATTERS.” HOW IS THE CONCEPT OF LENA AND VAUGHN’S PHYSICAL JOURNEY REPRESENTED IN THE FILM? A physical journey is predominantly interpreted as a mere distance travelled‚ although it is also layered with extending ourselves emotionally‚ spiritually or intellectually. In the text Beneath Clouds‚ the director Ivan Sen ingeniously explores the concept of a physical journey mirrored with the emotional growth of the main characters. The essential motif that the journey‚ not
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somewhere‚ with a yard where Travis could play in the summertime ." (Hansberry 44). Lena younger was ready to do anything it took for her and her family to move‚ "I could maybe take on a little day work again‚ few days a week" (Hansberry 44). Besides the dream of owning a house Lena wanted a little garden for herself. When every one found out what Walter Lee did with the money Lena was ready to give up‚ but Ruth said "Lena- I’ll work I’ll work twenty hours a day in all the kitchens in Chicago I’ll strap
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called Barrio. He tells us his life and all the struggles he has to face everyday of his life .The family he had was not the perfect family; the mother was having another child that she would then not take care of because she cared more about herself. Lena was a high school drop out who wanted to be free and on her own‚ the father was a hard worker who tried to give his family everything‚ and Rudy was the outcast that never quite fit in. With his mother being pregnant and his sister and father always
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contains ten thousand dollars. Lena Younger‚ the mom
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will die in the hospital. I question why Lena knows Rosen. i also want to connect with the story. I predict that Tessa will die in the hospital because she is in critical condition. she was stabbed a lot and her child is not gonna make it. Sara has fortitude for Tess because she wants her to make it. Sara was really sad when Tess woke up. she upset because she knows this her fault. She shouldn’t have brought her with to a crime seen. I question why Lena has guise about knowing rosin. It said something
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