raising Moira alone‚ leads him to seek advice from others. W.D. Valgardson illustrates‚ “he sought the advice of women at work who had teenage daughters.” (Valgardson 2). The result of Barry’s confusion causes him to seek the advice of his fellow female mother workers. Secondly‚ when Barry seeks advice from his students‚ one of which helps. The student speaks‚ “The caged bird proves nothing but the power of the captor‚” (2). The quote used by the girl‚ represents Barry the bird and Moira the captor
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takes to save and heal children and communities in need is what inspires us. Moira makes a big difference to those around her. She was first inspired when she met an injured boy and his desperate mother in Bosnia during the war. She then took it upon herself and created funded medical evacuation of children for life saving and life altering operations. By 2001‚ Moira had already helped 120 children‚ from her laptop. Moira then returned home to establish the ‘Children’s First Foundation.’ Inspired
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in “Saturday Climbing” by W.D. Valgardson. Elizabeth might be impressed with Moira‚ yet also disappointed and shocked by some of her actions. The two characters act very differently because of the time period each of them are from. Elizabeth would definitely be impressed with Moira’s independence‚ as the time Elizabeth comes from‚ she doesn’t have much independance. She cooked and cleaned as she was told‚ whilst Moira was able to go to an all-night party after convincing her father to let her
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Within the novel On The Beach by Nevil Shute‚ the author emphasizes the relationship that develops between Dwight Towers and Moira Davidson. Commander Towers was an American Naval Officer who escaped the nuclear war because he was in a submarine at the time of the conflict and landed in Australia. Moira is a carefree girl‚ born and raised in Australia‚ who loves to party and works as a prostitute despite her degree in history. Although they seem to have a relationship that is categorized as romantic
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Tale‚ I characterized Moira to be a rebel. She showed much resistance against Gilead and wanting to be treated like the old ways‚ before the city was taken over. She also shared many of the same qualities as Offred’s mother‚ Janine‚ and Aunt Lydia. Offred’s mother was a hardcore feminist and a protestor. She rallied in “Take back the night” with a group of other women‚ dressed in the same fashion; holding a stick‚ a part of a banner (Atwood 119). She was similar to Moira because they both were
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Saturday Climbing at first was another plain story‚ but after going over the story several more times‚ I notice the cliff is actually representing the relationship between Barry and his daughter‚ Moira. It was a story that shows a single father perspective towards his daughter. W.D. Valgardson uses many symbols in his story‚ to help the reader gain a greater understanding of his message. He uses symbolism in two important areas: objects that have symbolic value‚ and setting‚ which relates the relation
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possessions‚ their rights‚ their freedoms‚ even their identities. Moira gave her all to resist the regime‚ and although in the end she seems to have given up‚ her efforts were certainly heroic. Even back when things were normal‚ Moira was a rebellious spirit. Offred‚ the narrator‚ makes it clear that she is fiercely independent; a lesbian that certainly didn’t have any need for males in her life. It’s not clear exactly what sort of struggles Moira encountered when everything was still normal‚ however we do
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your explanations." Answer: At the beginning of the book we read about a relationship between father and daughter that is full of conflict and a lack of trust is involved in their relationship. At a point Barry talks about himself not being sure if Moira smokes marijuana and doesn’t ask her because if he was wrong "she would never forgive him for being unjust". Trust is a path that leads to a variety of emotions‚ good or bad. My life constitutes of many words that can bring me to trust someone or dislike
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Overprotective Father Barry might be one lecture away before Moira runs away from home. In W.D. Valgardson’s short story “Saturday Climbing‚” Barry discovers that he can trust his daughter‚ Moira to make her own decisions and let her do what she wants through a rock climbing session. As the author describes‚ Barry commits the two of them to rock climbing without Moira’s consent‚ which shows Barry’s “act of desperation” to spend time with his daughter (16). During their rock climbing sessions‚ “the
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development of the plot. In The Great Gatsby‚ Nick Carraway is not only the narrator but he is the image of order in a society of disorder. In The Kite Runner‚ Rahim Khan is the moral center and acts as the voice of reason. Lastly in The Handmaids Tale‚ Moira is the paradigm of rebellion but also proves that there is hope in challenging circumstances. In much the same way that minor characters advance the plot‚ provide conflict‚ or act as a character foil‚ every individual being has minor characters in
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