Mother Courage and Her Children

hoping to use their bodies as food. Throughout the journey, the father and son see few women, and when they do, they are often either depicted as pregnant, or as being around several strong men. The only woman who has a prominent role is the son’s mother, who kills herself out of fear of what is to come. Cormac McCarthy's novel depicts the role of women in a post-apocalyptic setting as either being too weak to survive, or too foolish to believe that they can survive without men. Some people…

mirrored in his overwhelming patriarchial authority within his household”(Murray, 128”). After Ruth tells a story of her embarrassing behaior at a wedding, Macon slaps her. Milkman first defends his mother until later when Macon discloses the story of the estranged relationship Ruth had with her father. Milkman then begins making the parrallels to his own relationship with his mother, making him ashamed of the woman. Milkman’s real name is Macon Dead III, another example of…

compass, and courage. Justice was a big piece in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. For example, Scout and Jem invite Walter Cunningham to dinner. Walter doesn’t get the meals that Jem and Scout do, so when he got his food he covers it with syrup. Scout doesn’t know any better and asks Walter what he is doing; she has never seen anyone ever cover their food with syrup before. Calpurnia gets really upset with Scout because it was rude of her to say to something to Walter. Calpurnia calls her into…

Food becomes a catalyst in Ruth’s life, finding her true identity and the people she wants to surround herself with for the rest of her life. Ruth Reichl’s love and passion for food opens up a world unimagined in educating her and nurturing her into the women she is today. Ruth is determined to escape the negativity and control her mother has attempted to put on her since she was little, and live a life full of love and happiness through overcoming her deepest fears. In order to understand…

“’No one understands my ills, nor the terror that fills my breast, who does not know the heart of a mother’”. This quote conveys the end of her lifetime and the struggles she combatted. Now, flashing back to the beginning of her time and taking a journey through the life of Marie Antoinette. This fine young lady experienced an eventful childhood, time as the Queen of France, and had a tragic end to her life. The royal Marie Antoinette, originally Maria Antonia, was welcomed to this world on…

nominate her as worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize as recognition for her great actions. I believe that Nellie truly expresses what it means to have courage. Nellie is constantly showing everyone what it means to be a loyal, and a loving family member. Rather that giving it to one humble person or give it to a humble and loving pet. If Nellie were not to keep look out for her owner, than she would not have been able to save her owner. Even if it weren't for Gill, then Nellie would not be into…

Her father died around the First World War, so she was a foster child during her childhood. In 1919, she returned to Vienna and in 1920 she joined the Swiss Relief Committee children's train to Switzerland. She stayed with her foster family in Kilchberg. She attended school and she was trained as a nurse. With twenty years she was naturalized in Switzerland. After…

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”- Winston S. Churchill. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, is not just a typical children’s story. It describes the wonders of the real world and the difficulties of a nation through the centuries. Most importantly, it shows the reality of human emotions and internal struggles when it comes to crisis. Characters in the story show their willingness to overcome their struggles, but don’t have confidence to…

interrupted by discomfort as a bullet pierced his meager body. Of course, this young man needs some heroes, not ones who flutter through the sky, or ones with super strength, but everyday heroes who help us each day. His heroes show up. His mother rushes to the side of her precious son. Police officers and paramedics arrive to give their assistance. Doctors and nurses begin the work of mending his wounds to keep him alive. Heroes can be found everywhere doing all sorts of heroic tasks on a daily…

The Effects of Parental Neglect or Death on Children The Lady Matador’s Hotel presents several characters, all of whom meet by chance and intersect each other’s lives, leaving them forever changed. Each of these characters had stories and lives before meeting one another; most of whom continued to write their stories after they had gone their separate ways. What each of these people had in common, regardless of what kind of lifestyle they lived or the background they came from, was that they…