John Ames Mitchell

Pretty Little Liars has been a fan favorite for younger female TV viewers since 2010 when the show first made its debut. Show watchers tuned in eagerly on Tuesdays at 8 o’clock in the evening just to discover the identity of the mysterious “A” that was haunting Aria, Hannah, Spencer, and Emily. The first revealed “A” was a secretive leading character named Mona Vanderwaal. As the show’s story unfolds, the audience learns that Mona suffers from a personality disorder; this is diagnosed by…

Throughout the novel, these literary devices identify the women’s inner struggles, their demons that they constantly live with. For Lily it is her insecurity, May deals with her inability to cope with suffering, and Deborah suffered from depression. In Sue Monk Kidd’s, The Secret Life of Bees, the author indirectly characterizes Lily as insecure to display Lily's longing to fit in, especially when it comes to femininity. For example, this insecurity is revealed when Lily looks at a picture of…

Defining Attributes A defining attribute is a term or a phrase that is seen time and again in regards to the concept. Defining attributes for empathy: 1. Being able to see the world as others see it- the empathizer has to “step into the shoes” of the person who is requiring the empathy. 2. Non-judgmental- the person who is requiring empathy is opening up to the empathizer and does not want to be thought of differently because of what they are opening up about. 3. Communication- the person who…

In Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok, the imagery phases allows the reader to understand Kimberly’s tough life. The author explains Kimberly’s life as an indebt Chinese girl who struggles with translating herself, her words as well as her priorities. The author begins with describing that Kimberly can not get warm in her freezing apartment during the winter, as well as describing her sweat stains on the ground during the unbearable summer. Kwok’s specific imagery enhances the cruelty of…

In A Raisin in the Sun, Walter’s family has the largest impact on the man he is at the end of the play. Although they don’t seem to connect much, Ruth has an impact on the man Walter becomes. Throughout the play it is clear that Ruth understands and respects Walters faults especially at this low point in his life. She allows him to feel more like a man by not arguing with him or raising her voice at him no matter how much he is upsetting her. This is clear when she finds out about the baby on…

In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting two depression era photographs, Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California and Margaret Bourke¬-White’s At the Time of the Louisville Flood. Both tell a story for what was happening in America during the time of the depression, while also telling personal stories. Dorothea Lange’s photograph, Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, shows a mother with three of her children. You can see the mother is worried and seem to be stressed. The…

Since the last time I wrote a journal, I have finished reading Richelle Mead’s Shadow Kiss. This story is about the main character, Rose, and how she has to research deeper into her mind to figure out why she feels all sorts of emotions, what her fate is, and why the Queen’s nephew, Adrian, keeps telling her she has a ‘dark aura’ around her. Rose, in addition, has to make sure her best friend, Lissa, is okay through their magical bond, which allows Rose to see what Lissa can see. This is a…

Symbolism is everywhere in literature. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, symbolism is “the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities” (Symbolism, n1). Symbolism is widely used throughout literature. Iin plays like The Miracle Worker symbolism is used to drive the story forward. A symbol in The Miracle Worker that drives the play’s plot forward is the keys that are kept around the Keller household. The keys are a symbol because they show Helen’s growing trust with Annie and the…

“The Yellow Wallpaper” is a short story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It is about a woman who is suffering from nervous depression, and is taken by her husband, a physician, to a house that has been empty, and unlived in for years. Her husband keeps her in an isolated room in efforts to convince her that time to herself away from her home and life would leave her feeling more positively. However, her illness only worsens due to the fact she is controlled by her husband, isolated against…

Julia Reynolds Anne Sexton Biography Anne Sexton was an American poet, known for her highly personal, confessional style. She won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967. Themes of her poetry include her suicidal tendencies, long battle against depression and various details from her private life. Anne Sexton was born in Newton, Massachusetts, and spent most of her life near Boston. In 1945, Sexton attended the boarding school, Rogers Hall, in Lowell, Massachusetts. In 1948 she eloped with…