A Character Analysis Of Hannah Swensen from Fudge Cupcake Murder Lou Holtz once said, “Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it”. This quote is displayed in many ways during the book. The main characters reveals more than the reader expects.…
In the play No Exit Estelle changes greatly as to how she portrays herself. Toward the beginning of the play Estelle is introduced as a beautiful upper class woman who claims to have no idea why she is there. When Garcin attempts to take off his jacket she tries to act as if she is uncomfortable around men. As the play progresses we learn more and more about Estelle's past loves. She married herself off to a rich much older man to provide for her and her brother.…
The movie depicts a fitting scene in which Estella strikes out at Miss Havisham and tells Miss Havisham not to complain when she herself is cut by…
To state the obvious, Estella means star, but Dickens goes even further than that. When Pip has his first visit at Miss Havisham’s house, she asks him to call Estella, whom he had met just moments before. He does so and describes her entrance by saying “she answered at last, and her light came along the long dark passage like a star,” (Vol 1, Chapter 8, Page 59). Pip has just described his horror upon witnessing Miss Havisham’s rotting state, so Estella is like a rescuer to him right now. She is light in a place of darkness.…
Havisham borderline personality disorder Mrs. Havisham shows signs of being extremely harmful, not only to herself but too her daughter. How she is harmful to her daughter is she has destroyed her daughter's perception on men. She persuaded Estella to pursue Pip, to break his heart. Mrs havisham whispered “Break their hearts!” into Estella's ear. Another reason is she is very anti-social, this is a sign of this disorder.…
Some people are very nice and innocent on the outside, but have a different side to them that nobody knows. That is the case for Miss Strangeworth from “The Possibility Of Evil” by Shirley Jackson. Miss Strangeworth has many sides to her and these are just a few, she is proud, controlling and believe it or not, cruel. Miss Strangeworth is a 71 year old woman that has lived in her house on Pleasant Street that her ancestors have also lived there generation after generation.…
Emilie Hannah Barone, Barony has always been what her friends called her, at five feet and a little over a hundred pounds, is not unreligious, mentally weak, or indifferent. Not gullible, equal, or even religiously alike. Nor confused, lazy, or rude. She is Jewish. Different.…
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee. The story is set in Maycomb, Alabama around the 1930’s; a time of racial injustice, poverty, and inequality. The protagonist-- Jeanne Louise “Scout” Finch-- recalls significant events in her childhood from an older age: the trial of a black man accused of rape, her mysterious neighbor Arthur “Boo” Radley, and the death of Bob Ewell. In the duration of the story, the main character repeatedly encounters three women that shaped and influenced her: Calpurnia the family cook, neighbor Miss Maudie Atkinson, and her Aunt Alexandra. Calpurnia, the family worker and valuable associate to the Finch family, had not only taught Scout the read and write, but had also been a link between…
The more you work on a lie, the more you lie, the more clear it becomes to others that the truth is not being spoken. Likewise that is the same for the truth aspect, the more the truth is told, the more clear it becomes to others. This quote can relate to Estella. In the terms that she has never lied to Pip. Estella Havisham may just be one of Great Expectations' only honest characters.…
‘You are dissatisfied on account of my rise in fortune, and you can’t help showing it” (Dickens,149). The belief of a higher calling as a gentlemen, with whom Miss Havisham would entitle Estella to, causes Pip to turn on his own friends and family. Dickens warn of the dangers of preconceived idea of grandeur, and its ability to change someone for the worst. The disillusions and wealth can cause individuals to turn against the very family that cared for him. The form of betrayal against love ones, causes a descent where individuals abandon their roots in exchange for false dreams and wild ambition.…
Pip returns to back into the house to check on Miss Havisham in her room. He sees her that her dress that she had on was on fire. Desperately, Pip grabs her and rolls her on the floor, putting out the flames and doing so he saves her life. Even though Miss Havisham had wronged Estella Pip still had a heart and help Miss Havisham from burning to death. Next the fire is a symbol of remorse you can see as Miss Havisham was speaking with Pip she regret what she had done to Estella.…
What possible intentions on peculiar behaviour takes a toll on humans? Adela Strangeworth, a respectful old woman is one of the enduring families on Main Street. A small town of customary folks of all ages lives upon. Miss Strangeworth sometimes believed to think that the town belonged to her. As she comes as pleasant, her jealousy, envy, and ego towards people expanded.…
Any person or thing you are loyal to will govern your future decisions. In the book The Scarlet Pimpernel, a character named Marguerite struggles with the decision of who or what to give her loyalty to. She has the decision to give her loyalty to either her brother Armand, her husband Percy, the enigmatic hero scarlet pimpernel, or her home country France which is ravaged with injustice. In the beginning of the book a man named Jellyband is shown as a loyal innkeeper who values his customers, he treats them with respect and courtesy, he also protects the safe house and is overall an easy, trusting, jolly person.…
(Dickens 73) This evidence indicates how Miss Havisham had no plan for Pip after Estella broke his heart and that Miss Havisham doesn 't care what she does to the people in the middle of her revenge scheme. Finally, Miss Havisham begins to regret what she did and asks Pip if she “can only serve you, Pip, by serving your friend”. (Dickens 287) This evidence brings to light that when Miss Havisham started giving away her money to other people to help them and repent, then her character becomes more than just the cruel old rich lady and starts to be appreciated more in the novel and by…
Accio: The Best Harry Potter Characters Harry Potter has created a magical platform where it connects with so many people with the series, in wonderful ways. The characters have an essential part in the story, making us fall in love with their personality. They have evolved, from eleven year olds to strong, grown wizards. Some amaze us and others make us laugh, with the funniest things possible.…