“Murderer or hero? My destiny depends on the edge of this blade.” Just Lather, That’s All, by Hernando Téllez is a short story that tells the story of a barber and loyal member of the rebellion as he is put in a life-changing situation; one decision could cost him his life or make him a hero in the minds of thousands. Jane Eyre, the main protagonist in Charlotte Brontë’s novel, Jane Eyre, faces a similar battle of moral and mental strength, as she is continuously bullied by her cousins and unfairly treated by her guardians. The differences and similarities between Jane Eyre and the barber are striking, and merit a through investigation.…
Wendy started to understand that what his mother wanted for his was opposite of what her parents relationship needed during hard times. Garrett opening up helped her give him grace and embrace their new found father-daughter relationship. Moving to California with her father was a whole new ball game for Wendy. She did not really have anyone telling her what she can and cannot do. Through the experiences of breaking the rules she was used to back in New York, before her mother passed, she learned and experienced the piercing feeling of guilt, now in California.…
As Michael Morpurgo once said, “Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it’s through writing, drama, or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self worth.” In the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Melinda Sordino feels that her voice is taken away after being raped by Andy Evans which he is referred to as IT, and Andy Beast. She goes into high school as a young teen, depressed and silenced. Melinda grows stronger throughout her freshman year as she struggles to find her voice again.…
Neumeier 1 Sam Neumeier Professor Mamary Intro to Liberal Arts 25 September 2016 Jeannette’s Identity Could the dysfunction of the Walls family have promoted the amazing resilience and strength of Jeannette through various daily challenges? One could argue that the unusual and destructive behavior of Rex and Rose Mary forced her into a few unique situations that resulted in surprisingly her acting as a resilient and successful adult. In moving back to Welch, Virginia, Jeannette lost what minimal sense of security she may have enjoyed while living in her grandmother’s home in Arizona. The culture and climate (both socially and geographically) along with an increased awareness of her and her family’s poverty resulted in a significant loss of…
Defying reality makes life more difficult than it has to be. Although it might seem scary to lose your innocence it's a fact of life. Losing innocence is the only way people are able to survive in a harsh society. The characters Gene and Finny decide to defy reality by conjuring illusions and burying emotions. With doing so they consequently make their lives very hard and leading to some of them making regretful choices like hurting the ones closest to them.…
She decides to keep a secret diary from her husband for relief from the depression. From that point, her true thoughts are hidden from the outer world, and the narrator begins to slip into a fantasy world. Then things go downhill from there when, “the faint figure behind seemed to shake the pattern,…
Every relationship has its problems. The problems can be small like communication issues or they can be as dangerous as a controlling relationship. These issues can lead to bigger dilemmas in a person’s life. In the film Once Were Warriors we see a family and marriage be destroyed by domestic violence. The main characters Beth and Jake are greatly impacted by their gender, environment, and society.…
Overcoming challenges in life requires one’s mental strength and courage. Though challenges are demanding, challenges can also be very rewarding and valuable. Even the most strenuous challenges prove to be beneficial. This applies to Himani Bannerji’s story “The Other Family” in which a ethnic family immigrates to Canada. The mother is often questioning her decision to immigrate her daughter to Canada and ponders if it caused more harm than help to immigrate.…
After working as a paramedic and an activist for seven years, the author of this book, “Shadow shaper,” Daniel saw the need of composing a book that captures an individual’s mythology. According to the author, novels that had been written earlier on did not have a touch of the people’s faith. Most of these novel based their setting upon the mythology of European fantasy which regarding Daniel did not incorporate jokes and liveliness to the novel reader. With this reference, Daniel says that Harry Potter’s books as interesting as they did not display a touch of fantasy and inside joke for the reader. With these proposals, Daniel composed the shadow shaper book.…
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, power is defined as the ability to control people or things. Not only can one understand the meaning of power in his or her own society, but she can understand the meaning of power through literature. The idea of power is explored in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Written in 1892, “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a fictional story that shows a young woman’s rise to power. Although the narrator is not given a name, Gilman shows how this woman gains power by the end of the story.…
Briony has a need for control and order and she uses writing as a way to achieve her needs by creating worlds in which she has the ability to manipulate her characters and their outcomes. Unable to limit herself to fiction, it transcends to the real world and leads to events that unfold in Ian McEwan’s Atonement. Briony, the youngest of the Tallis children with large age gaps between them, is often alone and isolated. This loneliness causes her to be self-centered and in a constant state of fantasy. It is difficult for her to understand that Not everyone thinks and feels the same way she does.…
The book Annie John follows a young girl as she is forced to mature through the many trials and betrayals she faces. As a young girl Annie lives her life as the shadow of her mother, spending each day trying to imitate her. When Annie’s mother rejects her worship, stating that Annie has to be her own person, her whole world is turned upside down by this betrayal. Almost everything about Annie changes, and continues to depend on her relationship with her mother. Annie’s idea of the world becomes constantly changing, but the only thing that remains steady is her overwhelming wish to escape her life in her home of Antigua, and her mother’s influence.…
Wallpaper With a Thousand Words “The Yellow Wallpaper” is an important story, but digging has to be done to see so. The author Charlotte Perkins displays a feminist interpretation in an impressive way. Her use of metaphors brings out the true meaning behind this story. The wallpaper represents the way women are treated in our society, and the author tells a story of a “madwoman” to represent this overall theme. The house is the whole backbone to the story and is a one of the metaphors used.…
In the play, “night, Mother” by Marsha Norman talks about Thelma Cates who tries to stop her daughter, Jessie, from committing suicide. Thelma Cates uses tactics and arguments in order to persuade her daughter to stay alive; however she fails at the end. In this essay, insights will be given at the argument that Thelma uses to persuade her daughter into staying alive. More precisely, Thelma Cates talks about the future to her daughter in hopes that it will change her mind. She also mentions life after death and she uses the guilt card to see if her daughter will change her mind.…
Three shots that's all it took to correct a lifetime worth of character flaws and false identity. To think that clarity came from the most unlikely source only to have no chance to live with the new set of ideals are now treasured. In the short story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” the grandmother’s epiphany, or moment of revelation, is no other than the moment when she reaches out and touches the Misfit. Even though the Misfit and his fellow convicts have murdered all the other members of her family, the grandmother is now able to see a connection between herself and The Misfit. She then reaches out and touches him while saying,“Why, you’re one of my babies.…