Miss Marple

Marlee Whittington Antley Ap Lit & Comp-4 26 August 2016 Characterization Essay #1 (Miss Brill) In her short story, “Miss Brill,” Katherine Mansfield uses a variety of techniques such as descriptions, thoughts, and actions to fully characterize Miss Brill. She does so in a way to convey Miss Brill’s behaviors that “help” her to cope with her loneliness. One behavior Miss Brill has is that she wears a beloved old fur that is her “prized possession” every Sunday to the…

Tyra Banks started modeling during her high school years, which led her to become internationally known. With her mother being by her side and being her manager, she wanted her daughter to create a tremendous image by promoting her in the best way possible. Tyra Banks eventually became the first African American to be established on GQ Magazine, Victoria Secret and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. With Tyra being able to accomplish these goals, it allowed her to start creating her personal…

Throughout the classic Disney movie Cinderella, the title character is isolated from society. She is oppressed in her own household, and forced to comply with her cruel step-mother’s rules. Perhaps the most defining moment of the movie is the scene in which everyone discovers that the mysterious glass slipper belongs to Cinderella. However, Cinderella could not reach this moment without all of the struggles beforehand, for she had to undergo an excruciatingly long journey to prepare herself. In…

Comparing Dickens to the MEN In this essay I will be comparing an article written by the Manchester Evening News, about homelessness and a piece of writing written by Charles Dickens, also about homelessness. Although these two pieces of writing are about people living on the streets that is more or less all that they have in common. To begin with the article written by the Manchester Evening News is, despite the chatty style and standard vocabulary quite somber . As well as this the article…

Estella, the adopted daughter of Miss Havisham for whom Pip develops an infatuation as a young child and comes to love beyond reason. The first instance when Estella causes Pip great heartache is during his first visit to Satis House, the mansion where Miss Havisham lives with Estella. Pip is an orphan child raised by his abusive sister and a kind, gentle brother-in-law Joe who is a blacksmith by profession. When Pip goes to play with Estella upon the order of Miss Havisham, his sister and other…

In “Great Expectations”, by Charles Dickens writes about an abused orphan named Pip. Pip’s journey consists from being an orphan and prospers into containing power and wealth, also the friends he gains and unbound lead into is eventual humbling. Dickens creates Joe Gargery that fails to protect Pip from his sister when Pip was a child. Joe Gargery is an extremely sweet person despite his flaws of no education and no polish. In the story, Joe Gargery’s character is to love Pip, he is to be a…

future. She just lets herself to be shaped into a cruel heartless women by Miss Havisham; which expectations are continued of a negative focus. To use Estella as her puppet to punish men for her heart break on her wedding day. At the end of the novel, Estella…

sentences. Nevertheless, Pip's discomfort at his origins contributes his aspiration to become a "gentleman". One day, Pip wants to marry Estella. In order to do so, Pip has to meet her standards. Towards the start of chapter eleven, Estella guided Pip to Miss Havisham’s room until she came to a stop to turn to Pip. There she interrogated him, asking a few questions: “Am I pretty?” To this, Pip replied “Yes; I think you are very pretty.” Estella’s next question being “Am I insulting?” “Not as…

done during the season. When Miss Havisham is coming to the end of her life, she looks back on what she could have done differently. In Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, there are many changes Miss Havisham could have made for herself and the people around her if she lived a little while longer. Miss Havisham is a rich lady who does not like most people. She especially hates her relatives who come to visit her on her birthday. The relatives come in hopes that Miss Havisham will leave them…

submission, trust and belief against yourself and against the whole world, giving up your whole heart and soul to the smiter - as I did!”(Page 188). This is Miss Havisham’s definition of love. Pip, an antagonist and one of the important characters, if not the main character has gone to visit Miss Havisham, the mother of Estella who Pip has fallen for. Miss Havisham tells Pip to love Estella and defines the type of love Pip should have for Estella. In this quote Charles Dickens has used various…