In Shirley Jackson’s story “The Possibility of Evil” in which Miss Adela Strangeworth writes letters to get rid of the evil in her town‚ and in Eudora Welty’s story “A Worn Path‚” where a grandmother‚ Phoenix Jackson makes a hero’s journey into town to pick up medicine for her grandson. Both Adela and Phoenix are duty bound they feel like they have to write letters or make the trip into town and nothing is going to stop them. Both Phoenix’s and Adela’s duty is to protect something they love and
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Characters can be described by looking at their different character traits. Miss Adela Strangeworth in “The Possibility of Evil” can be described by examining her characteristics of personality and physical appearance‚ her lifestyle and activities‚ her hobbies and interests‚ and her goals and responsibilities. One way Miss Adela can be characterized‚ is through her personality and physical appearance. Miss Adela is a dainty 70 year old woman‚ often seen wearing a neat skirt and one of her many proverbial
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The health of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples compared to the non-Indigenous population is significantly poorer (Wieland 2014‚ p. 12). The “Closing the Gap” campaign aims to create generational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equality (Wieland 2014‚ p. 12). This essay will discuss the Aboriginal And Torres Strait health reforms‚ factors that impact on their health and wellbeing and strategies that allow protection against adversity. This essay will also discuss
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some sort of sexual image for Adela. Second‚ we will talk about the clashes between social classes and races. Third‚ we will treat his divine aspect. Fourth‚ we will study the impervious aspect that the punkah carries. Finally‚ we will analyze how the punkah serves as eye opener for Adela and her desires. As we know through the story many incidents occur; one noticeable is the incident in the Marabar caves. Indeed this incident was triggered when Dr.Aziz and Adela were together in the caves; Nobody
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A Passage to India Passage to India‚ published in 1924‚ was E. M. Forster’s first novel in fourteen years‚ and the last novel he wrote. Subtle and rich in symbolism‚ the novel works on several levels. On the surface‚ it is about India — which at the time was a colonial possession of Britain — and about the relations between British and Indian people in that country. It is also about the necessity of friendship‚ and about the difficulty of establishing friendship across cultural boundaries. On a
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more symbolic level‚ the novel also addresses questions of faith‚ in a social and religious conventions. The story begins when Two englishwomen‚ the young Miss Adela Quested and the elderly Mrs. Moore‚ travel to India. Adela expects to become engaged to Mrs. Moore’s son‚ Ronny‚ a British magistrate in the Indian city of Chandrapore. Adela and Mrs. Moore each hope to see the real India during their visit‚ rather than cultural institutions imported by the British. At the same time‚ Aziz‚ a young Muslim
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Bridge Party held recently before‚ and comes into existence through Mrs Moore and Adela’s desire to experience India on a more natural‚ equal and less awkward basis. The affair begins and ends on a bad note. Aziz is disappointed at the arrival of Adela and Mrs Moore as he was enjoying the intimacy and informality of the conversation he had been having with Fielding. Furthermore‚ the women themselves are disappointed and confused at the events of that morning with the Hindu Bhattacharyas having failed
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Magistrate’s family and friends‚ who were visiting India at the time. Forster describes in detail what one realistic example of this conflict may have looked like: the question of what really happened in the Marabar Caves between an Englishwoman‚ Miss Adela Quested‚ and an Indian man‚ Dr. Aziz. Forster has written a compelling and engaging story that mostly accurately describes the racial tension that developed in India during British colonial rule. The author‚ E. M. Forster‚ was British‚ and he often
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and constantly fear of being replaced from their rightful and willful position in the society‚ though they imposture friendly attitude to each other which is the quintessential psychological conflict of the characters. The female character Adela Quested claims xenophobia to be friendly to the Indians of Chandrapore‚ she in the end she did the opposite. The male protagonist represents a new generation of India‚ who is trying to overcome the old enmity with the British and have new friends‚
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sixtyMaría Josefa‚ (Bernarda’s mother)‚ aged eighty Angustias‚ (Bernarda’s daughter)‚ aged thirty-nine Magdalena‚ (Bernarda’s daughter)‚ aged thirty Amelia‚ (Bernarda’s daughter)‚ aged twenty-seven Martirio‚ (Bernarda’s daughter)‚ aged twenty-four Adela‚ (Bernarda’s daughter)‚ aged twenty Servant‚ aged fifty La Poncia (a servant)‚ aged sixtyPrudencia‚ aged fifty Beggar woman with little girl Women mourners Woman 1 Woman 2 Woman 3 Woman 4 Young girl The poet declares that these three acts
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