Isabel Briggs Myers

The Keirsey Temperament Sorter Results indicated that my personality type is that of the Guardians which states that I am the type of person who makes sure that the family needs are being met. The one who likes to take control and make sure that things are going as planned benefiting the people around me. Guardians like to be the leaders of groups such as in the family, school, communities or work. I identify myself as having a Guardians temperament because I am the type of person who likes to…

Isabel Allende, in her memoir My Invented Country, connotes her experience as an Immigrant around the world before settling in America with feelings of misery and emptiness. She recalls her experience escaping her homeland and traveling as the step-daughter of a diplomat as incredibly lonely without a defined sense of direction. Allende experiences reveries of Chile that nip at her heels and cause her to crave home. She rejects the racism of the society and experiences difficulty in assimilating…

theme “Unexpected Love”, love that is unanticipated by those in it, it catches them at the most of abrupt times of their life. This type of love is represented in “Our Secret”, and “ The Judge’s Wife” , two short stories written by the same author, Isabel Allende. The stories greatly differ from each other, but also have strong similarities. To begin with, in the story “The Judge’s Wife”, it talks about an individual, Nicolas Vidal, a rebel of his time, whom everyone stayed away from due…

“Life is very mysterious and there are many things we don’t know. And there are elements of magic realism in every culture, everywhere. It’s just accepting that we don’t know everything and everything is possible” by Isabel Allende. Relevantly, magic realism was practiced in Latin America, it goes beyond reality to express impossible ideas. During the mid-1900s, an Argentinian author, Jorge Luis Borges, wrote the short story “The Circular Ruins”, this story illustrates the dreams of light and…

Furthermore, this particularly highlights that victory is not always instantaneous which may be what some people believe. However, this argument can be countered by the narrative "And of Clay are we Created", by Isabel Allende. This can be stressed out when Rolf Carle tries to save Azucena "She did not seem desperate as if an ancestral resignation allowed her to accept her fate. The reporter, on the other hand, was determined to snatch her from death" (qtd.in Allende…

A major theme Allende’s novel The House of the Spirits is the cyclical nature of love and hate in families. The Trueba and Garcia families are enemies throughout the story, however even when they believe they are polar opposites, their characteristics actually point to further connection. Esteban Trueba and Esteban Garcia have a similar pattern of hate and vengeful retribution, but differ in the motivations for achieving their goals. These characters are shaped by society to pursue their goals…

Isabel Allende’s short story, “The Judge’s Wife,” follows the chaotic affairs of Nicolas Vidal. Before his conception, Vidal’s mother, Juana the Forlorn, undergoes multiple abortion attempts that are barbaric in nature. Clinging onto life, Vidal is later born into a sinister existence that shapes his corruptive behavior. With his father absent and his mother neglecting his rearing, Vidal develops a lack of purpose. In addition, the deformity that causes him to have four nipples further alienates…

The short story, “Letters of Betrayed Love” by Isabel Allende impresses the theme that women can become empowered by becoming independent of oppressive men. Analía is obstinate by nature, and from a young age, she holds her uncle, Eugenio, in great contempt. When Eugenio attempts to lay her life plan before her, out of pure contrariness, Analía “informed her uncle that she was not inclined to follow it” (286). Analía lives in the company of only female adults for a very long time, and likely…

Developing Knowledge of Cornerstone Youth Center At first, Cornerstone started out as a café in which youth could attend and hang out on a Friday after school. In 2004, Cornerstone expanded from a café to a small community youth center. During that period of time, the center was only open two days a weeks after school. It was intended to be a place where youth could hangout and do their homework. Eventually, Cornerstone Youth Center was moved to a bigger and more convenient location. Today,…

Symbolism in the works of literature refers to the use of objects, people, animals, and situations that have other meaning than the literal one used in the story. It creates a certain emotion or mood in the story making the reader understand it better. Symbolism is widely applied in the story Everyday Use by Alice Walker. This paper will explore symbolism in the story Everyday Use which includes the house, quilt, yard and characteristics of some characters. One of the prominent symbols in the…