Interpersonal ties

As a method of coping, humans seek out the attention of others and look to them for support. Maia Szalavitz, a journalist for TIME.com writes “the more connections we have and the stronger our bonds are to each other, the more likely we are to survive, not just physically but emotionally”. Hardships become easier to endure when connecting with people or groups who have experienced similar emotions. As mentioned previously, Cormac McCarthy admirably grasped this concept in his novel The Road when…

The Effects of a Corrupt Parental Relationship In Tim Burton’s childhood, his parents walled up the windows in his room. He says maybe they didn’t want him to “escape”. This idea of “isolation” is seen in many of the films that he has directed. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton uses characters that are outside of society and narration to convey the idea that torn parental relationships lead to social issues in the future. Burton’s use of characters that…

Noah Spencer Professor Travis Sutton RTVF 1320 20 April 2016 American Beauty: The Beauty of True Character American Beauty is a 1999 drama film directed by independent filmmaker Samuel Mendes. The main cast stars Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham, Annette Bening co-stars as his wife, Carolyn Burnham and Thora Birch stars as their daughter, Jane Burnham. Another major character is Jane’s best friend, Angela, played by Mena Suvari. The film follows the midlife crisis of middle-aged man Mr. Burnham…

The first chapter of Dreaming in Cuban, by Cristina Garcia is very significant as it sets up the characters, what drives them, the place of the novel, societal issues, and establishes relationships to the theme of the novel. The opening sequence displays Celia’s loving character by illustrating the relationship of Celia with Cuba and her husband Jorge. Being voted the primary lookout for Santa Teresa del Mar at the beginning of the chapter, Celia is greatly proud and honored to have such a role…

Satire is an important element in writing. It’s a way for writers to take a step back and comment on something; to show how ridiculous it is without just flat out saying it. Satire is usually used as a fun way of pointing out the faults in society and current events. The Other Paris by Mavis Gallant was written in 1956, barely a decade after World War 2 finished, the world was rebuilding and marriage was seen as a safe option, a way to move forward and start a life together. The main character…

Friendship is the key to life. Proof of this is shown in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Not only do Tom Sawyer and his friends get in trouble, but they also face serious problems, such as : witnessing a murder, testifying in court, and saving an elderly woman’s life . Not only do Tom and Huck face the fear of being attacked by Injun Joe , but they also experience the joy of being pirates and believe in many superstitions that often result in new adventures. The novel demonstrates in…

The Great Gatsby is a book wrote by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was his third book written and is his most popular. The Great Gatsby is a story told by Nick Carraway, who is Gatsby’s neighbor at the time. The story is told around 1920’s when the incidents that happen in the book takes place. F. Scott Fitzgerald put himself in the story by adding similarities and differences to the characters in the book to himself. One of the first similarities is that the narrator of the story, Nick Carraway, and…

In Mona Simpson’s “Lawns”, Jenny, the narrator of the story, steals in order to fill a void in her life. At an early age, her innocence was taken from her against her will, so she steals things out of mail packages to make up for what she has lost. She is also filling the void she feels when Glenn, her boyfriend, doesn’t reward her materially for their sexual relationship. Jenny steals things like cash, cookies and presents in mail packages sent to other college students. Throughout the story,…

People usually shy at some point, and the simplest definition of shyness is the feeling of a person that felt uncomfortable in-front of other person. Shyness has been in our behavior since we born, and people noticed it’s permanent. One example of this is the Social Fitness Model as described by Lynne Henderson, Ph.D. Dr. Henderson says that “As with physical exercise, there are many ways to exercise socially.” So from these words he believes that people who have problems in the society or…

I believe that the girl in the story has issues. She still adores Raheem after she notices him cheating "when you have a man like him" she thinks he is her world.A girl adores and is dating the hottest guy in her school.Do you know how they say love is blind ?Well that is true in this story.The ideas I will address in this story is how even when a girl notices her boyfriend with another girl somehow she still loves him.Yes there is something wrong with being a bad girl. The reason why I say that…