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…
The main character of The Secret Life of Bees is Lily Melissa Owens, a 13-year-old girl (who turns 14-years-old later in the book on July 4) who lives with her father, Terrence Ray Owens (referred to as T. Ray), who is an abusive father. The year this novel is placed in is 1964, with all of the events occurring within a few months. Lily and her cruel father have lived on a peach farm alone since Lily’s mom, Deborah Fontanel, died when she was four-years-old. T. Ray informs Lily that she accidentally shot her when he and Deborah were fighting. The next day, Rosaleen, the black housekeeper, wants to go into town in order to register to vote, and Lily wants to go with her.…
Vivian is 91 years old. When she was 9 years old, she’d been left in the hands of the Children’s Aid Society after her family died in a fire in a New York City tenement building. The plight of abandoned orphans at the turn of the 20th century comes into focus through Vivian who rode an orphan train. According to the book cover, between 1854 and 1929, thousands of children “whose fates would be determined by pure luck” were relocated from eastern cities to the Midwest. As Vivian’s story describes, chaperones boarded the homeless children on trains and traveled with them to the Midwest where communities posted signs to alert citizens of the train’s arrival.…
Trinity's loyalty to Neo has a machine-like consistency. Also, the RedPills fighting and shooting abilities are superhuman and their skills are programs downloaded into their heads. In contrast, the Agents who are sentient programs created to guard the Matrix and eliminate any threats to it can be seen to be human-like at times. Agents collectively have no personality but in each trio of Agents, one of them has been given a more defined personality for discussions or interrogations.…
Each character symbolizes individualized and unique qualities. But when forced…
The Truth: Behind Gunnar Kaufman’s Eyes Paul Beatty’s hilarious and humorous apprising of Gunnar Kaufman in The White Boy Shuffle is about an inopportune surfer bum who moved from the house that he grew up in, in Santa Monica, to a town called Hillside in West Los Angeles. Throughout his life, Gunnar was only surrounded by people who were dependent on him and who tried to control him. So he does not take charge of his life and because of this, Gunnar is heavily affected by mental stress because of the pressure so many people put on him. This lowers his self-confidence, makes him suffer from depression, and ultimately gives him a feeling of being an inhuman toy for those people. To understand how he was a toy, the first the reader needs to know is that when we read the book we look at events from Gunnar's point of view.…
We all wish we had a supernatural power at some point in our lives right? Not for Melody Cinders. Something's different in this quiet average girl. She was born with powers, powers that make her even more complex. She doesn't know how she gained the ability and is on an journey to find the answer.…
What has happened to Violet? In the young-adult science fiction novel, Feed, written by M.T. Anderson, a teenager named Titus visits his girlfriend in the hospital because she had fell extremely ill since there was a malfunction in her feed, her efficiency went down, and because she had lost a year of her memories. To begin with, the reason why Violet had become very sick was because someone had hacked her feed. I know this information because I examined a few context clues in the story to help. In paragraph 12 it states, “They’re fixing the malfunction.…
She shows her power through her beauty and also by her higher social class like Curley. Curley 's wife is a very flirtatious woman. She flirts with all the guys when Curley is not around. It does not become apparent until late in the book that Curley 's wife does not like Curley oddly enough, one might wonder why she would marry him then. It was so she could get away from her home.…
A Doll’s House written by Ibsen, and The Awakening, written by Kate Chopin showcases how the men have an upper hand in leading to a woman’s awakening. Dr. Rank in A Doll’s House plays a role in Nora’s life by treating her with respect and dignity .Nora is showcased to be actively communicative and relaxed while being in the presence of Rank. On the other hand, she is unable to have this communication with her husband Torvald who treats her as if she was a child. Contrarily, Robert in The Awakening has an influence in Edna’s life by not giving her the respect she deserves. He treated Edna as a possession as he knew that he would never be able to act upon his love for Edna as she was tied to her marriage.…
Due to their categorizations as a social tragedy and a comedy of manners, respectively, A Doll’s House and The Importance of Being Earnest are immediately identified with many differences. However, as a result of the plays’ intertwining themes that suggest the journey to contentment through the determination of a person to appease to pressures given by society will ultimately lead to that person’s downfall according to societal standards, a common ground is found. Ironically, it is the differences in the plays that reveal the connections, through the riddling of lies, a continued man versus society conflict, as well as the idea of self denial. In A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen, Nora, the protagonist is the driving force of the dramatic experience.…
The Cellar by Natasha Preston is a novel in the horror genre. The Cellar is about a sixteen year old girl named Summer Robinson. On her way to a party, she is kidnapped by a mysterious man who calls himself Clover. He takes her to a cellar, hence the title, that contains three other girls. He renames them to the names of flowers.…
The film The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger is the story of Andrea; a college graduate with a degree in English pursuing her dream of becoming a writer. While seeking for a job that pays the bills, she applies for the assistant position of Miranda Presley, the director of Runway, one of the most prestigious fashion magazines in the world. Andrea knows that if she manages to work for Miranda, she will get a prominent reputation that will open a lot of doors in her career. Moreover, she will have the job experience needed in her professional journey of becoming a respected journalist. However, she is so obsessed with meeting the Miranda high standards that she forgets what is important to her.…
The Twelfth Night, a complex love story. The events of the play may seem predictable, but there are many plot twists. Backstabbing, being one, can be very unpleasant at times. People can be spontaneous while backstabbing. This can effect a variety of different types of love seen in the play, Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare.…
Nurses are magically as I say; they do incredible things that no one can explain. Most nurses play the role of superheroes because of all they provide for their patients. They are not only there to provide for them when they are sick, but support them throughout their journey. Not everyone is able to become of nurse, because of all it takes to become one. Those who are, change people’s lives in such a positive way, that no one will ever understand unless it is experienced.…