Lydia

Lydia Maria Child, an American abolitionist, and women’s rights activist once said, “nature made us individuals, as she did the flowers and the pebbles; but we are afraid to be peculiar, and so our society resembles a bag of marbles, or a string of mold candles”. In other words, humans are naturally meant to be diverse and individual, but we’ve grown terrified of being ourselves no matter how different, because of society. Leonard Mead from the short story, “The Pedestrian” had made a wise…

Intent or Accident: Exploring the Death of Lydia Lee The death of a 16-year-old girl was the main event that launched the story of the novel, Everything I Never Told You, into action. Lydia Lee died by drowning, but the author, Celeste Ng, seemingly left the reason for her death up to speculation. Did Lydia kill herself or was her death entirely accidental? Lydia did not commit suicide, and she did not have the intent of dying in the lake that night. This is demonstrated by the promises she…

In Lydia Dishman 's article she shows the obstacles that women encounter in this modern world when trying to obtain lead roles. In her article "Gender Leadership Gap" she depicts that women today are still held back from obtaining positions associated with being in charge. In this article, Dishman addresses that this gap between men and women is one of the largest gaps in the business industry. She further supports this by stating that women only make 4% of the total chief executive officers. In…

This was very much true in the Lee household. To James and Marilyn, it seemed to them that Lydia was a happy child with lots of friends and a deep passion for learning. This assumption came because Lydia did not tell her parents what she was truly feeling. Instead she hid behind a smiling exterior, pretending to talk on the phone with her friends and struggling to maintain good grades. However, inside Lydia was emotionally unstable and overwhelmed and a lack of an outlet to confide pushed her…

stage, the Author introduces a girl, Lydia, living in the country in 1935, in the big black midst of the Great Depression. (2)With uncertainty, Lydia, leaves her peaceful homestead, and steers her into an unknown and bleak future. However, her bleak future eventually turns into a bright one, as she ends up turning sadness into joy not in the country’s depression, but in the depression of a certain…

mortal named Lydia walked out of a coffee shop thinking “What has Harpe done?”. She lived in Paris. She then ran into a fashion designer who said “Oh dear, you must have made Harpe very happy. You look fabulous.” Yet still Lydia did not like her outfit. Because of this she did not make an offering to Harpe that day or the next. Two months had gone by and Lydia had still not made an offering to Harpe. Harpe began to get angry. She said “I will punish Lydia.” So the next day she had Lydia wear…

Lydia Bennet’s bold and rebellious humor has amused readers of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice since its first publication over two centuries ago. So much so that, out of the five Bennet sisters, Lydia is the only one given as much attention as the novel’s comically improper heroine, Elizabeth. Yet, Claudia Johnson (1988) argues that although both Lydia and Elizabeth commit similar acts of impropriety, Austen’s focus on Lydia’s unashamed excesses serves as a scapegoat for the main character’s…

that she is a fantastic listener. I have been friends with Lydia for 5 years and have always felt comfortable speaking to her when I need support. She always does her best to really understand my perspective and offer helpful advise or simply empathize with and comfort me. Another one of Lydia's best traits is her work ethic. She does not back down from a challenge. I have seen this particularly in the context of her as a student. Lydia studies diligently and always wants to do her best. The…

then it will stick to and define them for life. The reader acknowledges the growing relationship between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy that becomes strained when Lydia decided to go off and marry a man she did not even know. Getting eloped before getting engaged was considered a disgrace to the family’s reputation in the 1800’s. Because of this, Lydia becomes a less essential character that everybody loves to dislike. The reader makes a critical first impression…

Their favoritism on Lydia results in Nathan’s jealousy, but Nathan holds his feelings inside and never tells anyone. With his angry about being ignored by his parents, he pushes Lydia into the lake, but saves her after. However, he and Lydia do not mention what happened. For them, this incident is “too big to talk about…It would always feel too big. He pushed her in. And then he pulled her out. All her life, Lydia would remember one thing. All his life, Nath would remember…