Blushing

The discourse of female sexuality is explored through le fanu’s use of gothic vampiric fiction. The 19th century English Literature exploits the theme of vampirism in order to explore an alternative concept of female sexuality and gender roles. The symbolic representation of female sexuality associated with the vampire character of Carmilla can be viewed as le fanu’s effort to embody the ideals of his society with regards to female sexuality and female emancipation and its consequences. This…

In the story, “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto, the protagonist, Victor, faces a problem and doesn’t know what to do. The story is taken in a middle school. The conflict is that Victor, the protagonist, is trying to impress a girl named Teresa, but he doesn’t know how to. He was in homeroom and saw that Teresa was there too. After all his classes and lunch, he goes to French class, which Teresa is there as well. At the same time, he wanted to impress Teresa. As a result of this, he pretended to…

The gift of emotion and the curse of making mistakes define the base of human actions. In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne commits adultery with Dimmesdale while married to Chillingworth. Over the course of the story, each character shows his or her faults in different ways. Although all of the characters make mistakes and commit multiple sins, Chillingworth’s actions and unwillingness to forgive eventually make him the greatest sinner. When Chillingworth begins to…

the next day they went to the snowboarding park again and they saw the two girls there and they both said “sup” the girls said “hi” and they did so much more and then Nate said to the girl “Hey Babe, wanna go see a movie tonight?” and the girl was blushing so much, and then she said “yes” and Nate said to Evan “i will see you later” Evan asked “where ya going” Nate said “on a date” Evan said “okee” and then Nate and Vanessa went to the movies. And Evan asked Breanna “do you want to go to a movie…

because he made him feel worse. Romeo is also very clever, especially with the way he got Juliet. Clever means quick to devise ideas. He was clever because he just thought of a pick-up line for Juliet instantly. The words that he said are “My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand/ To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” He saw his beautiful Juliet across the room and wanted to make her his. He thought of a pick-up line on the spot and it was pretty good. As can be seen, he is clever…

had sometimes seen them talking just briefly, but a lot can be said in a brief moment. This shows that she does not like the young lady and has seen her flirting with her lover. “With all the intensity she hated the woman that stood behind the door blushing.” She really hates the lady that her lover could marry unless he dies! Hatred is just one of the many reasons she sent him to his death, another one is her jealousy. The princess sent her lover to the tiger’s door because of her…

his mouth dropped slightly, soon turning into a huge grin. “I love you too.” I heard Josh sigh happily, “Ugh,” “What?” I asked. He grabbed my face gently and pulled closer to his. “You’re just so cute!” Josh squealed, kissing my nose. I giggled, blushing furiously. “Well, you’re cute too!” I argued. Josh smirked, “Not as cute as you.” I smiled as I closed my eyes and rested my head on Josh’s chest again. I felt him gently run his fingers through my hair. I began to fall asleep as I heard…

desire to be with each other. With a closer look at the dialogue, we can see that Shakespeare employs religious imagery, to give this scene a deeper meaning. Romeo refers to Juliet’s hand as a “...holy shrine…” (1.5.105) and his lips as “...two blushing pilgrims...” (1.5.106), waiting for a kiss. Juliet responds back by saying that she is a saint, and as long as Romeo shows “...mannerly devotion...” (1.5.109), Romeo can touch her. This religious imagery shows how pure Romeo and Juliet’s love…

The princess had made it her business to find out behind which door laid the tiger, and behind which door was the lady. “Not only did she find out behind which room stood the lady ready to merge, all blushing and radiant, should her door be opened but she knew who the lady was (pg.17).” The princess hated the maiden they had chosen, “she had dared to raise her eyes to the loved one of the princess (pg 17).” As the young men went to choose the doors he…

Romeo & juliet, was it real love or lust at first sight? In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet are not in love because they marry the day after they meet, they also experience lust at first sight, and they are very immature and foolish. These are great reasons for the support of the fact that Romeo and Juliet are not in love. Another true reason to help support the that they are not in love is they met and died within five days, which does not give them very…