Jewel

“special jewel,” “beautiful” and “delicate.” As she is a child, England is presented to her as a mysterious far off land that has an almost magical appeal. It was a “source of myth” and the source “from which [they] (Antiguan) got [their] sense of reality.” It ‘could not really look like anything familiar,” because it was not really a tangible thing, at least not her her. Kincaid uses this descriptive language initially…

The history behind the construction of the Dome of the Rock at its location is not surprising; not only is it located in a city that is significant to Muslims and Jews alike, but it is also built on top of one of the most sacred sites in both Islam and Judaism. The Dome of the Rock is situated in the heart of the old city on the historical site of both Solomon’s Temple and the second Temple--a location labeled by the Jews as Temple Mount (Grabar 38). In early Islamic Jerusalem, the small Jewish…

experience the type of life and attention that she had wanted. She had viewed her husband in a bad way and did not seem to believe that the two of them made a good marriage. Instead, she believed that she belonged in the fancy dresses and expensive jewels. She compared herself to a higher standard than even those that she looked up to could afford. I believe that once she had a taste for that type of party and lifestyle she would have eventually left her husband for someone of higher status or…

relationships.” The costumes represented each character and relationship well, but lacked success in conjunction with the set and period. Simon’s play is set in the 1980s at a deputy-mayor’s house in New York with upper class socialites. The costumes were jewel toned gowns for the women and tuxes for the men. Because dresses and tuxes form the 1980s are presumably hard to come by, the costume designer used modern found clothing and fabric to imitate the clothing of the period (Lowry).…

things to make her scheme and lied to her husband for a new dress. Mathilde also pretends to be a person she is not just to make others envy her. Mathilde’s greed is shown early in the story by the author when it is stated that” She had no gowns, no jewels, nothing. And she loved nothing but, she felt made for that. She would have liked so much to please, to be envied, to be charming, to be sought after” (Maupassant 163). She also looks down upon the peasant servant who takes care of her house…

The short story “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz” by F. Scott Fitzgerald tells the story of John, a young man from Hades, who was sent to a private school and thrown into the lives of young privileged boys. During a vacation from school, he agrees to accompany his friend Percy Washington to his house and through a turn of events the trip almost leads to his peril. Through the use of Washington’s daughter, Kismine, F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the naivety that goes along with being wealthy in the…

collection of vibrant, busy patterns fringed with tinkling golden charms and precious jewels. Lower classes would be represented by more neutral, earthy colors with simplistic designs. Shrouds for female cast members would be included to represent the oppressed role of women during this time period. In the beginning of the film, the king would wear layers of dark, rich red clothing paired with ostentatious jewels and accessories to reflect his greed and anger towards the women of his country. As…

the book you can predict what is going to happen. If a huge, million dollar jewel goes missing. While you’re reading you can ask yourself questions like who stole it? Where is it now? How are you going to find it? In plays you can make predictions, but not as elaborate predictions, because it’s kind’ve this is what happened make your prediction. The actors kind’ve lay it out for the people that are watching. Using the jewel idea you see who took, where they went it’s not as much fun to make…

watched over because they are fragile . Brian Doyle has a child with a heart problem, and to him, his child is the most precious jewel. Sense he knows his son’s heart can stop beating any second, Brain is constantly worrying about him. Because of this, Brian Doyle represents his son as a hummingbird. In "Joyas Voladoras, "it is stated," Joyas Voladoras, flying jewels, the first white explorers in the Americas Called them, and the white men had never seen such creatures". To Brian, when he had…

Claudio falls in love with Hero at first sight and he sings, “Can the world buy such as jewel?” This metaphor compares Hero to a jewel beyond purchase, the connotations of the ‘jewel’ suggests that Hero is an extremely precious and similarly love that cannot be bought. This emphasis Claudio’s positive outlook on love, therefore following the expectation of Elizabethan lord. In contrast…