Red Scarf Girl

he has that ounce more of nerve control than a woman has.” He believes that men may also want to scream but they don’t because of the ounce more nerve control they have. This is the stereotypical point the colonel is trying to prove, but the young girl opposes. That men have more control than women. However, later in the story the American Naturalist does something that proves the young girl’s point but seems as if he’s supporting the…

In the story “A&P”, the author John Updike shows the readers three young ladies in a supermarket in a 2 piece bathing suit. The owner of the supermarket tells the young ladies they are not allowed in the store dress in bathing suit. The owner, Mr. Lengel, want customer to come in the store with clothes that do not show a lot of skin. In this time of life people think that women should not show off their body off to the world. The young ladies enter in the supermarket wearing bathing suit and…

didn’t say a word and decided to live in my tree house. He was a girl!…

Language and Identity Story I was walking through the streets with a shiv in my back pocket for just self-defence reasons. When this crazy British sheila sees it in me pocket and asks me why I got one. The Brit threatened to call police if I didn’t get rid of it, I refused so she calls the f-ing cops. She told me to stay with here while the heat were coming. After about ten minutes or so, this fat sack of turd started wobbling towards me and I swear the ground began to shake, which is here we…

Girls who identify with heroines try to emulate heroines’ sexuality; this imitation could cause an unhealthy self-esteem because girls will worth their sexuality more than anything else. Unfortunately, comics did not want heroines to look masculine; instead, they wanted heroines to use their sexuality and bodies as a form of power against villains. According to Gilroy, she states, “[Batgirl] also makes clear that her superheroic sexuality, like all other aspects of her identity, is a performance…

A Quinceañera can also be referred to as a quince or fiesta de quinceañera. It is a party in which a teenager is presented to society, they can have usually Catholic, secular or religious orientation. The word quinceañera makes reference to the girl itself who is turning fifteen. This celebration is one of the most important celebrations in Mexican culture. A quince marks the transition to womanhood, to represent a young woman to the community and also to give thanks to God for his blessings.…

Katelyn focussed on the task ahead blocking out all distractions, as always. Which was no easy feet in a place as loud as the S.H.E.I.L.D headquarters, but still she kept her head down and continued to work. She was well known as “the girl who works too much and doesn’t know how to relax and have fun.” There was always a commotion at the headquarters, thats why when the bullpen became deathly quiet Katelyn knew something was up. She looked up from her desk to see everybody standing still staring…

In life, people want to be known and play a role in society. However, the speaker of the poem in Im nobody! Who are you? fears the idea of becoming recognized in society. Throughout Emily Dickinson’s life, she lived as nobody, never leaving her house and stayed hidden. As a result, this poem accurately represents the fears living inside Dickinson’s mind. Dickinson uses tone and simile in an almost comical way that grabs the reader’s attention in this concise poem. Dickinson’s tone at the…

For my media interest I am going to focus on female empowerment in film. The topic I’m interested in exploring is how the Hunger Games handles masculinity and femininity fairly, as all the characters have both traits. Suzanne Collins breaks the popular culture trend of the damsel in distress by introducing ‘Katniss Everdeen’. Katniss is a perfect example for fans that look up to her as she is strong willed that will do anything to protect the people she loves. Katniss is one of the truest…

Sylvia, a young adventurous soul, is the definition of growth. Throughout the passage, the Author in recreating the heroin's (Sylvia) climb dramatizes in the eyes of adults the real adventure of the little girl. By using literary elements such as point-of-view and diction, the establishment of a more in-depth meaning to ultimately symbolize the dark path a child walks in search of the light of growth becomes created. The passage is told from a third person omniscient point-of-view, aware of…