To most people their appearance is everything and what people think about them is the most important thing. There are many more factors that have an influence on a person’s understanding of life and their reality. In Fact, in the book The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls had a very clear understanding of her life and the sad reality that came with it. In the book the Walls children had to take care of themselves and each other starting at a very young age. The Walls family eventually ventured out to New York, where the children blossomed and succeeded.…
One day there was a girl named Belle, and she loved to read and always love taking selfies. The same day she came out her house and heard it was dance mob and everybody was doing the whip and nae nae. Then while she was walking she sees a man named Xavier, the selfish, bodybuilder that always drinks a lot of ale. Then his sidekick Josh, who does everything for him, and looks up to him starts making fun of Belle’s father. While Xavier tells Belle bad things about her father and his inventions, Belle immediately stands up for her dad.…
It takes a moment in your life to have a self realization that will impact you for the rest of your life. In the text, “ Chasing Fairy Tales” by Lauren Fulmore she portrays the narrator as a little girl who goes through a moment in her childhood that changed her whole outlook on life. She recounts a series of adventures from her younger days to the accidental discovery of a “magical” truth. The author uses detailed examples to explain her main idea of the story.…
The Glass Castle is a memoir centered around the childhood of Jeannette Walls, a successful journalist and author. Jeannette's childhood memoir begins around 1963 when she is three years old. She manages to set herself on fire and must be rushed to the hospital. To avoid paying the hospital her dad comes in the middle of the night to take her and the family does “the skedaddle” (Walls, 2005, p. Location 51). Over the next few years, the Walls family continues to skedaddle, moving around the southwestern United States.…
The Hunter And The Unicorn By: Vincent Marchetti: THIS IS CRINGE WORTHY!!!! One day in the middle of the woods Captain Bob of the unicorn team said, “We need to find this hunter Ragugu. He has taken too many lives of our kind. We need to split up.”…
The fictional story of Liz’s life and death deserves a place in the magical realism genre. Written by Gabrielle Zevin in her novel “Elsewhere”. The story fulfils all five points of magical realism: lyrical/fantastic writing, an examination of human existence, criticism of society, cultural hybridity, and authorial reticence. Done in two-hundred and seventy-five pages though the viewpoint of Elizabeth Hall. It starts with an examination of human existence early on.…
Poverty in America is something that has been around for a while, and it is not surprising to hear that a certain percentage of children live in low-income families. According to an article on nccp.org “More than 16 million children in the United States – 22% of all children – live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level – $23,550 a year for a family of four. Research shows that, on average, families need an income of about twice that level to cover basic expenses. Using this standard, 45% of children live in low-income families.” Poverty experienced during childhood has a negative impact on the child’s emotional and physical health as well as the family’s.…
Why is it that when a new idea is brought to light, society ridicules it without a second taught? The short story “The Glass Roses” written by Aiden Nowlan, suggests that even though your way of life does not resemble the life of others does not mean it is wrong, rather if the new idea brings happiness, people must pursue these evolved ideas. This theme is possible because of the author’s use of indirect characterization, relatable conflict, and grim setting. Throughout life most people face the conflict of pursuing personal desire or the desire to follow a beaten path.…
“The Glass Menagerie”, “Death of a Salesman”, and “A Raisin in the Sun” all reflect the human experience. The human experience in this case involves American families during the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s that are co-dependent on each other throughout the economic and social struggles of their time. The families’ struggles transcend their time periods; people empathize with them now and will continue to do so long into the future. The stories depict experiences that feel very real and that people can relate to in their own lives. Economic hardship and dreams of a better future are common themes in these plays.…
Veronica Sands’ desperate attempts to get her grandmother to stop seeing a fake psychic forced her to seek help from world renowned magician, Sinclair Majors. Her fantasy of being dominated was just that, a fantasy, one she feared would be far different in reality. Until she met Sinclair. Sin, a Dominant, wanted her, and was more than willing to help her explore her fantasies, an offer she couldn’t refuse.…
“ Uncovering Yourself Through Diversion” Anger. Frustration. Stress. All families have issues. The author of “Golden Glass”, Alma Luz Villanueva, and the author of “My Favorite Chaperone”, Jean Davies Okimoto, tell the story of two adolescents who overcome obstacles.…
Humanity is frequently beholden as a wonderful and powerful race; the achievements and supposed superiority to other beings is praised in abundance. Mankind is thought to be perfect by a vast number of people, however those are the ones who suffer from the worst ailment of all, one that resides in the mind. This is the sickness of Greed, self doubt and the most dangerous of all, selfishness. The book ‘The Last Unicorn’ by Peter S. Beagle succeeds indefinitely in communicating the message that Man is a flawed creation which is not capable of seeing true beauty due to the false glorified beliefs and ways of living that have been normalized around us. In the book, no men are able to recognize a unicorn for what she truly is - only perceiving her…
In Tennessee William’s 1945 play, “The Glass Menagerie” we are provided with many stage directions that help the audience understand the plays important aspects of the setting, as well as its central idea. The narrator and protagonist Tom Wingfield, takes the audience on a journey to a past memory of his life with his mother Amanda Wingfield, sister Laura Wingfield, and Jim O’Conner. In the play we are introduced to memory set in the city of St. Louis were Amanda yearns for her daughter Laura, who is disabled, to find a suitor. Tom invites the audience into his version of The Glass Menagerie.…
In the texts, The Garden Party and The Dolls House, by Katherine Mansfield, symbolism is used often used symbolism in her short stories to skillfully illustrate the key theme of class prejudice. For instance, symbolism The Garden Party demonstrated class prejudice through contrasting symbols of the contrast of light and darkness when describing each setting. The Sheridan’s, who are very wealthy and highest in the class system often are described using positive connotations. In comparison the “poverty stricken” houses are described with symbols of darkness which gives negative connotations. IInn the second story, The Dolls House, Mansfield used the symbol of the gate to show the physical and metaphorical divides in 1920’s social hierarchy.…
Literary Devices in “A Doll’s House” “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen is a modern drama set in a house in the suburbs of Norway during the upper eighteen hundreds. The story centers around a housewife name Nora Helmer and the difficulties Nora experiences living a life acceptable in the eyes of society. People associated with Nora that have an impactful effect on the story include: Torvald Helmer, Nora’s husband and a banker; Mrs. Kristine Linde, Nora’s longtime friend who just moved into town; Dr. Rank, Torvald’s best friend who is an ill site to look upon; Krogstad, a lawyer who worked at the bank; and finally Nora’s three children. The story begins with Nora, who in order to help her family, especially Torvold, borrows money without telling…