In this book there's a girl named Eliza who has to move with her mother when her mother's new boyfriend, Burl, gets going with his band. We first see her complaining about the issue to the janitor of the apartment that they lived at, Mr. Amos. He tells her to think of this as an adventure and the chance for a new beginning, and she tells of she always wanted to be in the "cool kid" group. So that's exactly what she tries to do for most of the book.…
Maria Isabel Salazar Lopez is a young girl of Puerto Rican heritage living in America. Her name is very important to her--she is named after her grandmothers, a grandfather, and her father. When her family moves and she has to start at a new school, there are two other girls named Maria in her class. Her teacher decides to call her “Mary” instead. When given a school assignment entitled “My Greatest Wish”, she wishes to reclaim her true name.…
Everyday Use Isn’t Just About Quilts Dee is the type of child who has always gotten what she wanted. Maggie is the child that has always been considered a sort of underdog. We learn these things about the two siblings as the story begins. The narrator, Ms. Johnson the girl’s mother, reveals this as the reader looks into her thoughts. She a tough woman who doesn’t draw a lot of attention to herself.…
When thinking of the American Dream, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Many people have a dream and that dream is called the American Dream. These three literature pieces have multiple things in common, but they all surround themselves with the American Dream. The Great Gatsby, The Crucible, and Of Mice and Men are all American Literature novels that portray the American Dream.…
Observation In her story “Every Day Use,” Walker contrasts two sisters’ characters and shows how their different personalities impacted their view of and appreciation for their farming family heritage. Dee is beautiful, intelligent, bold, and active and “‘no’ is a word the world never learned to say to her” (Walker 610). It became known that she “wanted nice things…at sixteen she had a style of her own: and knew what style was” (Walker 611-12). Thus, Dee learns to have her own way and her outspoken, rebellious personality makes her demand much from others.…
Confronted with many questions, Tandy Angel finds herself using her detective skills again. Confessions: The Paris Mysteries by James Patterson is an enjoyable read and the last of the Confessions novels. Young adults can relate to the lies told to Tandy in a real way. The mystery element of the book makes you not want to put the book down. The shocking revelations make you want to see what Tandy will uncover next making it a true page-turner.…
Harlem, the 30’s. Opening: recording of Thomas Fats Waller. Then a live piano starts playing and five performers, Armelia, Nell, Andre, Ken and Charlaine, join it singing dressed up really fancy in a Harlem Renaissance style [“Ain’t MisBehavin’”]. The five all sing about the joy for fidelity but then they tell that it can’t get hard waiting for love [“Lookin’ Good, But Feelin’ Bad”].…
The story is told through a young Sarah Carrier’s point of view. Like her mother, Sarah Carrier is bright and willful, openly challenging the small, brutal world in which they live. Often at odds with one another, mother and daughter…
This is a hard question to answer. There are so many ways to answer it, but the answer will vary from person to person. In the end, it comes down to the person the experiencing the situation. The person can be in a bad situation, but their approach to that situation determines how it can all play out.…
“Where there is Love there is Life”- Mahatma Gandhi. Love is an essence of life and allows one to live life fully. The play “Pronoun” by Evan Placey is a love story about understanding the experiences of a transgender, with the help of main character Dean, Placey gives a message that unconditional love is the deepest desire that everyone has and is one of the basic necessity for a healthy life. Before one can fully appreciate Placey’s play “Pronoun” one should take a look into its characters, script and title. Placey’s script is executed beautifully by the Community College of Aurora Theatre Department.…
When she finds out she is eligible to be a contestant in Little Miss Sunshine she becomes ecstatic, and jumps at the opportunity. When the family finally gets there they realize what they got themselves into. A ugly world where sexism is prevalent. Little girls faces are plastered…
Everyone has a kind of culture that helps form their views on the world. In many incidents culture is the main cause for the opinions formed to describe how people feel about the world. Although culture may not play a major role in some lives, it does heavily influence many others standpoint on situations. However when a person disregards their culture their viewpoint on the world is most liable to change at any point and time.…
In a desperate attempt to regain control and stability in her life, she visits her mother's sisters; going back her roots to try and grasp onto the person she once was. With a sudden loss of self…
Characterization of Dee (from “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker) Sometimes, we come so far in life that it is hard to recall where we came from. In “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, Dee wants to reclaim her heritage but is unable to embrace the one most important part of heritage; her family. Chasing her ambitions makes Dee self-centered and not capable of truly appreciating her family and heritage.…
Family members share much of the same things in life. Children are born to the same mother, raised in the same house, and experience many of the same hardships. Dee and Maggie were born to a poor life that was filled with hardship. And, as they grew older their experiences led them down separate paths with separate mindsets. Dee and Maggie lived in a home that a was no better than a shack and had a hardened mother who worked through hard labor to provide.…