malice towards “outsiders” is not always intentional. Drinking Coffee Elsewhere opens with the idea of the main character Dina being labeled as an “outsider” at her college orientation at Yale. When the story starts she is not being out casted by her peers‚ but instead herself. Her actions in return make her become considered an “outsider” to her other Yale peers. Dina was a new student at school and was supposed to be participating in a game called Trust. After she finds out the rules to the
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Narrator: Alleya Dina Dina’s Friends (Dina’s Mom) Luis- Alvin Jeirael-Miko(Dina’s Brother) Ana- Bella Shaira-Nelly(Dina’s Bestfriend) Yuki- Mang Lino(driver) Christene-Ms. Perez Kent-Celia(Owner of the Pocket) Narrator:
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Elsewhere”‚ we get look inside of a social outcast named Dina and the struggle of finding her own identity in completely new atmosphere. The challenges she has to endure during her journey to explore the inner self. Packer main subject matter is on the topic of isolation and the tension inside of a well-constructed community. The idea of “true self” refers to a person’s ability to openly express their true emotion. In the story‚ the protagonist Dina is so guarded by her feelings that they are afraid to
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Kaitlin Ricks Drinking Coffee Elsewhere In the short story Drinking Coffee Elsewhere‚ there are many themes that are seen within Dina‚ such as struggling with sexuality‚ fear of labeling‚ fear of facing reality‚ and fear of opening up to others. The narrator‚ Dina is not clear about her sexuality. The story does not imply whether she is a lesbian or not. When she meets Heidi‚ their relationship grows‚ they become very close and spend days in Dina’s room together. They even sleep together in the
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African American woman named Dina and she just arrived at orientation at the University Yale. In class she quickly meets and makes a friend by the name of Heidi who was a Canadian. They made it very apparent to each other that Dina was a lesbian with their dirty conversation. Dina later goes to the psychiatrist Dr. Raeburn to talk about her parent where she quickly replies that her dad is “a dick” and her mom was alright. After the session with her psychiatrist Dina suddenly ran into Heidi again
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4 Characters: Dina‚ Ishvar‚ Om‚ Maneck. Ishvar is Om’s nephew. Dina is widowed. Maneck college student. Dina Shroff‚ who was raised by her strict brother after her father died she meets Rustom Dalal. The couple fall in love and marry‚ but on their third wedding anniversary Rustom is killed in a bicycle accident‚ leaving Dina alone. Rustom’s aunt teaches Dina to sew her eyesight begins to fail‚ so she is forced to find another way to make money Her friend Zenobia introduces
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new school‚ Dina is still not sure about herself‚ however she talks to Heidi as she sees her as a fellow social outcast. Slowly‚ Dina reveals her gradual and skeptical realization of self and her tendency to want to be alone. At the end of the story‚ Dina imagines Heidi visiting her and saying‚ “Open up.” which is precisely what she can not do. She is afraid of revealing herself and feeling vulnerable. Another example of person vs self conflict is in the story Geese. In this story‚ Dina is rethinking
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Drinking Coffee Elsewhere is a very interesting story that brings up a number of thought-provoking issues in a relatively short format. Among these are questions of race‚ identity‚ and stereotyping. The narrator of the story is a young woman named Dina who feels lonely and confused in her new surroundings. As a poor‚ African American female at Yale (which the narrator portrays as a rich‚ male‚ and subtlety racist institution) she has difficulty adapting to the expectations of the university. From
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a roof over your head. It is that last category of drifters who define “Geese‚” where Dina and four other ex-patriots find themselves sharing a one room flat in Japan. These misfortunate individuals are escaping from themselves‚ and through misplaced pride‚ ill preparation‚ and execution find themselves on the brink of self-annihilation‚ finally regressing into their own futileness. The story begins with Dina‚ a girl from a hardscrabble section of Baltimore with “boarded-up row houses the city
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shipbuilder. Mrs. Bernick‚ his wife. Olaf‚ their son‚ thirteen years old. Martha Bernick‚ Karsten Bernick’s sister. Johan Tonnesen‚ Mrs. Bernick’s younger brother. Lona Hessel‚ Mrs. Bernick’s elder half-sister. Hilmar Tonnesen‚ Mrs. Bernick’s cousin. Dina Dorf‚ a young girl living with the Bernicks. Rorlund‚ a schoolmaster. Rummel‚ a merchant. Vigeland and Sandstad‚ tradesman Krap‚ Bernick’s confidential clerk. Aune‚ foreman of Bernick’s
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