William Shakespeare is an interesting character that just happened to be one of the best play writes of not only his time‚ but even today. He was born in the year 1564 and died in 1616. Though there are not many records of his personal life‚ from what there is‚ he lived a sort of scandalize life. Moving to London and leaving his wife‚ Anne Hathaway‚ behind to write plays‚ act‚ and‚ it is said‚ have affairs with men and women. He is often called England’s national poet and the "Bard of Avon". Some
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"The Lesson" Characters: Sylvia: the narrator and protagonist‚ a sassy‚ defiant African-American girl who resists the educational overtures of Miss Moore. The story’s plot centers on a "teaching moment" or pedagogical breakthrough‚ where Sylvia is disturbed out of her complacency‚ having been exposed to the other side of the social ladder. Sugar: one of Sylvia’s better friends‚ a sidekick if you will. Sugar noticeably picks up on Miss Moore’s lesson faster than Sylvia‚ and she even defies Sylvia’s
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as the main character‚ Sylvia’s‚ proves itself difficult to acquire‚ however is essentially the best way to move beyond poverty; shown by the way of role models‚ attitudes towards others‚ first impressions‚ exposure‚ realizations‚ and the teacher. Sylvia and Sugar‚ who are best friends and also cousins‚ share in the experiences and lessons taught by Miss Moore. Miss Moore‚ the primary resource of education for both girls and several other children during the story‚ was the only educated female in
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no yearn to be in their current surroundings. Sylvia in “The Lesson” describes her neighborhood as foul smelling. It was so bad “you couldn’t halfway play hide-and-seek without a goddamn gas mask” (Bambara 1). Likewise‚ Sammy in “A&P” compares the costumer at his checkout lane to a witch. Within the first few paragraphs of both stories‚ one can tell that both Sylvia’s and Sammy’s atmospheres are not what they wish. Both the ghetto in which Sylvia lives and the grocery store in which Sammy works
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want Jerry to stay quiet. Jerry returns home to Arizona to get a letter from Dan’s mother. As he’s driving on a curvy mountain‚ his truck swerves off the mountain road. He’s instantly killed. Dan is devastated. Sylvia tries to console him. Dan believes that there’s more to the story. Sylvia agrees to help Dan find out what really happened to his father. In the process‚ they grow closer to each other. They return to Arizona‚ but the coroner says that there’s nothing suspicious about his father’s
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The narrator chose to portrait Sylvia in a very interesting way. We can actually say that Sylvia could be one of the girls from this era. Sylvia was illustrated as a young ghetto character. It seemed like she lived in a dirty place “the winos who cluttered up our parks and pissed on our handball walls and stank up our hallways”. From the place where she lived‚ we then notice why she was so disobedient‚ careless and disobedient. Note that kids who live in places like those are mostly from careless
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When looking at the history of Britain we can see that even with the male dominance throughout its history‚ the achievements of various women cannot go overlooked. Starting as far back as Queen Boudicca‚ the victory of the ancient Iceni tribe queen over a Roman invasion set the stage for future female leaders. Next the notable Queen Elizabeth I proudly ruled and refused to abdicate from a throne that was rightfully hers. From there Nell Gwyn’s performance on stage for England lifted national morale
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instills wisdom by diminishing some of the naiveté brought about by innocence. Aldous Huxley once stated that “experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him." In Barbara’s “The Lesson‚” the protagonist‚ Sylvia‚ has to put up with an educated woman‚ Ms. Moore‚ who is trying to expose the children of the neighborhood to the large world. She continuously tries to help them gain experience by learning about the way the world operates. The children of the neighborhood
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Heron” in which Sylvia loses her purity when she becomes mesmerized by the Hunter and although knowing better‚ goes against all her passion for the wilderness and its creatures. The narrator goes on to say “she had never seen anyone so charming and delightful; the womans heart‚ asleep in the child‚ was vaguely thrilled by a dream of love.” (Jewett 6). This quote shows her feelings towards the Hunter. He tempts Sylvia by offering ten dollars for the location of the bird. Sylvia contemplates‚ “No
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Short Story Quiz--due 4.11.14 Short Story Quiz Read "A&P‚" "The Lesson‚" "The Necklace‚" and "The Lady with the Pet Dog" and write a paragraph in response to each question. Explain your points and back them up with detail from the stories. Upload as a Word or Open Office document. Due 4.21.12 1. In Updike’s story‚ what does Lengel stand for? In "A&P" by Updike‚ Lengel is the manager of the A&P store where the story takes place. He is also Sammy’s boss and a Sunday class teacher. In the short
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