She gives her a job, a home, and all the necessities needed to sustain a great life. Through these priorities shown and her knowledge of the world, she knows the necessities people will need in their lives. So Vivian is more that just a cold hearted woman, instead she is a kind character who because of her priorities is an affectionate person whose actions are guided by wisdom. The more that you learn about her character the more…
In the short story, Marigolds, Eugenia Collier wrote in the eyes of a 14 year old girl that’s transitioning to adulthood during the Great depression. Lizabeth and the other children feel like their world is falling apart. They try to pretend that their world is fine, until it starts to affect their families. In Marigolds, Collier constructs a theme of self struggle through the eyes of the innocent. The theme is shown throughout the story.…
When she is first introduced she can be seen as somewhat cruel, as she jumps from man to man in the valley. This also gives her a sense of vulnerability because the audience can see that she is obviously searching for something but is apparently unable to find what she wants/needs. From there she is once again painted with a sense of cruelty as the narrator describes both her leaving him and what she says in the bar. He describes her leaving him as, “When she left, I did not think I would ever eat again, drink again. It felt like my heart had been torn from my chest, like my lungs were on fire; every breath burned.”…
HOOKFILLER___________________________________________________________________________________________________________. All of the stories had a static or dynamic character, a person that either changed over the course of the story or a person that stays the same. You can tell a character is dynamic or static by the thoughts and feelings or what they do in the story. In the gift of the magi Della was a static character. The other two, most dangerous game and the necklace where both dynamic characters.…
In the story of the 208 to 248 pages, Titus saw patients who are in the big wheels while he was waiting to find out about Violet’s status in the hospital. He met Violet’s father in the hospital. He saw how many the percentages, which is the title of the chapter, she is operating. And she said sorry about her acts before when he met her, but he seems he didn’t really care it. Next day, they met in her house, and she told to him about that she lost a year of memory before she got the feed, when she was six years old through the chatting.…
Insanity and Narration: an Analysis of Darl Bundren As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner is told from the perspectives of fifteen different characters. Some have just one monologue. Others have several. The lengths all vary from five words to several pages.…
"The Necklace" is a story about a woman named Mathilde and she was semi-wealthy and got greedy. A friend let Mathilde borrow a "expensive" necklace for a evening reception that Mathilde accidentally lost, she then found out how much the necklace was worth and she had to buy another one and basically destroyed her life because of her greed. Then years after Mathilde was poor paying off the necklace and then she found out the necklace was fake and she didn't need to spend all that money.…
In As I Lay Dying there is the question of whether or not the Burdens are trying to honor each other or trying to betray each other before and after the death of Addie. The characters in the novel are met with many difficult situations in which very difficult decisions must be made. Most often it would appear that the characters try to solve these situations in ways that help themselves the most, rather than the others. However, there are some instances in which their seemingly selfish acts are justified and what would seem like an attempt to cause a struggle for others was actually an attempt to help the others from going through with something they don 't have to.…
In the film, The Sapphires Wayne Blair uses film techniques to explore the thematic idea of conflict within a racist society and an inside family. He focusses on the of the struggles of living within a raciest nation, the conflicts inside a family relationship and getting over past conflicts. MORE Blair uses many film techniques to showcase the troubles the girls face with the white people within the area. As an example there is a mid shot of white people staring at them when they enter a pub because they are out of place, it is a place more of white person hang out. Gail then tells the people “Just so you know; you standing on Back fella country” telling them that she is still angry about the treatment of aboriginals and the taking of their land.…
Goals and dreams, no real changes throughout the course of the story C. Mother 1. Attitudes and personality 2. Goals and dreams, changes throughout the story 1. Working Outline: “The Necklace” Working thesis: In trying to keep up appearances, Mathilde learns a valuable lesson about what really matters in life and how to set down her pride and appearance to make the most out of her circumstances.…
Likewise, Faulkner uses symbolism to show Jewel’s struggles and growth. With the symbolism of Jewel’s horse, Faulkner reveals Jewel’s desire for freedom from his family. Throughout the novel, Jewel feels disconnected from his family, especially how they act towards his dying mother. Recognizing this struggle, Jewel’s mother offers Jewel a way to escape his family because she supports his efforts to work to buy a horse (Faulkner 129-135). Once he gets the horse, it becomes one of his most valued items because it represents freedom.…
Purple symbolizes something much deeper than a color in this novel, bringing a rich meaning to Celie’s character finally showing her she had a purpose in life. Shug proves to be the powerful influential voice Celie needs in order to see herself as worthy of love and strength to speak against others, their friendship is the color purple for her because it finally gives Celie a positive outlook and sense of belonging in life. Celie first begins to pay attention to the bold purple colors surrounding her when she was explaining how God pleases everyone back through small things, “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it” (Walker 203). Celie never took into consideration all the small gifts God has given her that she has yet to notice, it was at this moment in the book she realized all of the wonderful things she never appreciated because she was blinded by her own misery.…
The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson was about a community lost in a tradition that they refused to let go, no matter how violent it was. The tradition was that each year, on June 27th, the people of the small village would gather in the town square and draw a name of a person in the community that would be stoned to death to help with their future crops. The unlucky “winner” of this year was Mrs. Tessie Hutchinson. Tessie Hutchinson was a selfish women who hid her terrible ways behind her title of a house wife and mother and ultimately payed the price of her own abandonment.…
Pride, a single word that signifies our selfish and self-righteous ways. Pride should not be underestimated, it can ruin lives, relationships, and families. In the story “The Necklace”, the main character, Mathilde, felt insignificant to go to her husband’s work social gathering. Her husband was kind, and purchased a dress and shoes for his beloved Mathilde. Yet, Mathilde was not satisfied, she felt like something was still missing.…
She struggles, dealing with the pain of losing the two people closest to her. She, however, decides to visit the “bright places” that she and Finch didn’t get to visit. This helps Violet to realize that things get better, and that losing people does not mean you should lose yourself. She learns to deal with heartbreak and hardships. This book sends a strong message that with help and a positive outlook, you can get through some of the darkest times.…