On the story “so I ain’t no good girl” by Sharon Flake, the main character is a young black female that attends high school. She is one of the main protagonists of the story. This character is either hated or loved by certain audiences due to her actions or background information. I will discuss about this character later in the story and our thesis is “did the author, Sharon, explain the characteristics of the protagonist?”…
“Raheem likes girls that do what he says and don’t talk back.” He also told the narrator that he wants a “cooperative woman. Not a whole lot of drama.” This brings out that Raheem is a disrespectful person and wants to change people to something that only he likes. It seems that, Raheem was disguising to be a perfect boyfriend, but we saw the real him and removed it to see his…
So they get on the bus except for Raheem and the girl he’s been hitting on. On the bus, the girl decides to leave that alone and just go to school. In my opinion, the girl’s first weakness is she can be physically hurt. The evidence in the story shows that Raheem slaps her.…
`In the story, “Golden Girl,” by Gillian Chan, Anna proves to be oblivious, demanding, and selfish. Together, these traits create a very flawed character. Anna is accustomed to receiving anything and everything that she desires, ranging from compliments of her natural beauty, to various material goods. After all, “Nothing’s too good for ‘Princess,’” (Chan 74).…
The story “Who Am I without Him” by Sharon Flakes, the unique and complex characters were created by the value and attitude of their personality by the author. In the story “Who Am I without Him” by Sharon Flakes, is a very realistic and believable story that catches your attention. “Who Am I without Him” by Sharon Flakes, is about a young high school student who is in a twisted situation with her love life is challenged with saving her relationship with Raheem. The main character is selfish, and she doesn’t want other girls looking at Raheem. She doesn’t think that Raheem should be looking at other girls.…
Who am I without him? In the story so “so I ain’t no good girl” the author stated that she isn’t a good girl .The girl is in love with a guy named Raheem. She was waiting for him at the bus stop one day, and Raheem told her to go to school herself, but when she left Raheem had went with that girl that was looking at Raheem last time .Flake uses the story “So I Ain’t No Good Girl” to reveal how the main character in the story feels about her man (Raheem).…
In reading world literature, it becomes abundantly clear that the reality of women being subjected to different and sometimes harsh treatment by society is not a regional or even a national truth. It is a theme that is extended from the beginning of time until present day in literary works. While there are many examples of this truth, Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” is exceptionally poignant. Kincaid’s careful use of form and character identities work in perfect tandem to convey the truths of human femininity.…
(A1; S1; L 131-135). Feeling maybe a little insulted she goes to say that scratching on ones face would be an improvement compared to looking at a face such as his. She is very feisty and ill-hearted to him in the beginning because of a hinted past that they have had which ended in her being…
In a good man is hard to find, the book questions if a good man is really hard to find and shows that good men are often masked by unexpected people. The idea that there are very few good men and that good men can be found in the least expected people in the world is shown through the characters such as the misfit, Bailey, and the grandma. Many good men are not the people that one would expect them to be. This is strongly shown through The Misfit. In the end of the story, the Misfit has a conversion and changes from good to bad.…
A Good Man is Hard to Find Analysis The battle between good and evil can be found throughout all of human history, but what is a “good person”? Is it someone who gives to others, or someone who has compassion for all? Is it possible for criminals to be “good”? Questions like these have started endless debates on what a “good person” is.…
In her short story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”, Flannery O’Connor introduces the reader to a world of family issues, danger, and murder. The story was written in 1955 during a period of social and racial unrest in the southern United States. Mostly, the story follows O 'Connor 's basic Southern Gothic writing style, a work that is "cold and dispassionate, as well as almost absurdly stark and violent" (Galloway). While the quote gives major insight into the tone of the story, it does not offer a glimpse into O 'Connor 's real message of the story. Her take on the characters is a complex mixture of agreement and disapproval.…
At first glance, this short story may not appear to be a short story at all, barely one page in length, “Girl” does not use the traditional format seen in most short stories as it is one long sentence within one large paragraph. The use of this format causes the reader to feel overwhelmed with information. It also creates a feeling of urgency while reading, which in turn causes the reader to read through the story quickly, perhaps missing some information and needing to re-read the short story a second or even third time. In her article, The Rhythm of Reality in the Works of Jamaica Kincaid, scholar Diane Simmons describes Kincaid’s style of writing as “manipulative” in how it how it draws in the reader (467). This style of writing and the feeling the structure of the story gives to the reader is symbolic of the pressures felt by young women as they are told over and over again how to behave within and navigate through…
“Girl” written by Jamaica Kincaid is an unusual writing that portrays a mother’s list of rules that her daughter must obey in order to be accepted in society. Having no knowledge about what culture or time period this was, the reader can understand about how a woman must portray herself to the outside world. The reading also concentrates on a variety of issues including gender, social class, and feminist criticism between mother and daughter. Also, the reader can easily identify that the story is about a mother telling her daughter how to become a traditional woman in all of the common things a household wife would do to survive. Overall, the mother expresses a strict relationship by the tone the author portrayed on her towards the daughter,…
According to the article good girls accept their gender role in society and act as women are “supposed to”. Just as she argues how the bad girls are treated she examines how good girls are treated. Tyson emphasizes that “the “good girl” is rewarded for her good behavior by being placed on a pedestal by patriarchal culture” (3). Tysons point is that women who accept their gender role are treated much better and are given the chance that the bad girls are denied. The patriarchal society looks up to the good girls to be the influence of what women should behave like in their ideal world.…
Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” has many strange characteristics that set it apart from most stories. The blatant and somewhat abrasive manner O’Conner goes about writing this story hints that she is attempting to portray an unsettling message. However, after closely examining the literary clues O’Connor leaves behind the readers can conclude that the piece offers a disturbing image of human tendencies and natural desires that goes unspoken in society. By closely examining the grandmother’s characterization, family animosity, and Misfit’s metaphorical purpose through a psychological lens, the reader can attain O’Connor’s commentary on the human self. What is that commentary?…