Daughter

In D.H. Lawrence’s “The Horse-Dealer’s Daughter”, Mabel Pervin, the protagonist, is portrayed as an unloved woman in the twentieth century. Mabel lives with, and cares for, her three brothers Joe, Fred, and Malcolm after the death of their father, which leaves them in debt. Mabel does not find love from her father, just secureness from his money, nor do her brothers show her any form of affection. Due to the lack of endearment in Mabel’s life, Mabel begins to question whether or not she can be…

In the book Letters to My Daughters poet Maya Angelou wrote, “I am a spring leaf trembling in anticipation of full growth” (163). The anticipation Ms. Angelou speaks of is an accurate description of how I feel about becoming a thirty-six year old college freshman. In addition to anticipation; anxiety, self-doubt, and dogged determination are on the list of emotions I am experiencing. In January of 2015, I applied to South Plains College, bringing me one step closer to becoming a Physician’s…

The Scarlet Daughter The Puritans, Protestant separatists who were rigid and extremely devout in religious beliefs, mainly believed in Total Depravity, the Doctrine of Election, Predestination, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, Perseverance of Saints, and a good name. The Puritan goal was to figure out if he/she was apart of the elect. The Scarlet Letter and Rappaccini’s Daughter both by Nathaniel Hawthorne were written in the 1800’s. Hawthorne was not a fan of Puritanism; he felt it was…

In the novel The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, the author, Kim Edwards explores the perception of secrets and lies through the life of the main character, David Henry. The death of David’s sister during his childhood causes him to keep secrets regarding the life of his daughter, eventually leading to the deterioration of his marriage as well as the relationship with his son. David Henry is introduced as a caring man who loves his wife…

Heroes are sometimes the most ordinary people. They are often shown as mighty leaders saving the world, yet sometimes, they come from the most unexpected people in the most unexpected places. In Linda Holeman’s novel Search for the Moon King’s Daughter, the protagonist comes in the form of a responsible fifteen year old Victorian girl, Emmaline. Emmaline lives with her mother and brother Tommy in a poor section of Tibbing where she works as a seamstress for her aunt to provide for her family.…

constantly lives in a state of change. Humans and their belief systems have evolved over time; for instance, science and medicine come a long way from the past to today, and continue to further unravel. Written by Linda Lafferty, The Bloodletter's Daughter is a novel that touches on a piece of people´s history in the early 1600s. Early science and development serves as one of quite a few outstanding themes within the book. One practice in particular, regarding science and medicine, exceeded the…

Eudora Welty, author of famous novel The Optimist’s Daughter, is know for her exquisite literary works. Welty is a Mississippi native, having attended Jackson High School where she first engaged with her literary strengths. The Optimist’s Daughter is renown novel, arguably Welty’s best work— winning a Pulitzer Prize. The J.D William’s library at the University of Mississippi obtains several copies of the novel in English, French, Chinese, and Tybaniese which provides evidence of the popularity…

believe it can allow people to know God on a personal level. And according to transcendentalist thinking, God is must mean that because God is good, everything he makes is good. While nature plays a vital role in Hawthorne’s short story Rappaccini’s Daughter, unlike transcendentalists like Thoreau and Emmerson, Hawthorne moves from describing nature as an ideal setting in which everything takes place, to giving it actions of its own, both good and bad. Each plants description and interactions…

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, is about a man, David Henry, who gave away his daughter, with Down’s syndrome, at birth. David told the mother, Norah Henry, the baby died during labor. While, the twin to the daughter, Paul, survived. The novel is about the good and bad they experience in their lives after giving away the daughter to a nurse. Because of all of the sadness that happened in the book, despair plays a major role in The Memory Keeper’s Daughter. Thinking her daughter was dead and the…

In this case, the Appellant’s Representative/daughter SS submitted an exhibit which included various monthly recurring household expenses. (Exhibit C-1) The ALJ reviewed these expenses to determine if the expenses were causing financial duress for the CS. The regulations however state that the opportunity to increase the CSMNA was not to “guarantee the amenities of any current lifestyle” but rather to prevent the impoverishment of a Community Spouse. The ALJ looked at the Appellant’s verified…