Firstly, Alice’s betrayal centers on her husband, Arden. She betrays Arden in two ways; she plans his murder in a cunning way, and she does not remain faithful to him. She, along with some help, contrives a plan to murder Arden, so that she and Mosby may bring their secret relationship to the surface. Though Alice prefers to be with Mosby, and not to kill Arden, as noted when she states “…Might I without control/Enjoy thee [Mosby] still, then Arden should not die;” Alice understands this is impossible if she truly wants a relationship Mosby (“Arden” 274-275). “It is the fulfillment of Alice’s … desire for Mosby that is most blatantly presented as dependent upon the termination of Arden’s life” (Schutzman 290). Therefore, Alice creates a plan …show more content…
Later Michael and Clarke argue over Susan’s hand, a fight that Alice finishes with no clear resolution. Later, however, she continues to promise Susan to Michael, expressing to him that if he asks Mosby to come to her that night, Michael and Susan would “be made sure” (“Arden” 48). Mosby also thinks of betraying Alice. He feels terrible about the plan to murder Arden. Though he does share love with Alice, he is unsure if he trusts her or not, expressing, “‘Tis fearful sleeping in a serpent’s bed,” …show more content…
Hearing about Arden’s affect on Alice distresses Greene, and he agrees to hire someone to kill Arden. In Arden’s death, Greene accomplishes two goals. He will acquire the land he was led to believe was wrongfully taken from him, and he believes he will eliminate a threat to Alice’s emotional stability. In addition, because Greene pays Black Will and Shakebag to kill Arden, the two assassins are betraying Arden alongside Greene. Their prize for betraying Arden is money, with which they will most likely use to escape and continue with their
Alice Walker’s short creative nonfiction, Dreads uses imagery to convey her narrative about a hairstyle that was inspired by singer, Bob Marley. Dreads are defined as a “hairstyle in which the hair is washed, but not combed, and twisted while wet into braids or ringlets hanging down on all sides”, according to howtogetdreads.com. Imagery was chosen for this paper by the depth of Walker’s illustration of beauty that natural hair has that might seem to be abonnement or not professional by society standards. This reading sparks interests just by the title a lone. That people have mixed feeling about dreads, some might see it as being spiritual; or as a political statement. However, Walker loves the way her natural hair is supposed to form without
In the book The Descent of Alette by Alice Notley, the book is a twist to what readers would expect. In the story, a girl name Alette is chosen for a certain mission and she goes in not knowing what to expect. Alette goes on these journey and face with challenges that she must overcome, but it is more about the destination then than the journey itself. One of the important theme throughout the book is transformation.
Now that Montraville realizes his mistake in taking Charlotte, he feels trapped. Because he does not believe he has broken his father’s advice, he still refuses to marry Charlotte. This is seen when he response to the relation that Charlotte’s father cannot give Charlotte enough money to support herself by concluding “it was impossible should ever marry [her]” as though he is still following the advice (41). He is speaking as though there will be grave consequences only if he marries Charlotte. Quickly, Montraville finds himself unwilling to back up because he finds such an act “cruel beyond description” and unwilling to move forward if fear of violating his father’s advice (83). All of this is caused by Montraville applying the advice to experiences and understanding the father never thought he would
“Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand is a capturing, inspiring, and unforgettable tale. Hillenbrand excels in narrative storytelling, expressing feelings and experiences that are difficult to capture in this style of writing. In this book, Hillenbrand provides a balance between facts and the story itself; she portrays the story by stopping at intervals and going more into depth about different facts that will help the reader to understand. The combination of the two create a story that’s both informative and emotionally capturing. Hillenbrand seizes the readers emotions through the use of morals and themes.
In Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath (Alison) teaches her audience what it is women most desire through her tale. The tale she tells resembles the tale of Dame Ragnell. These stories are analogies, perhaps both arising from a similar folk-tale source. Both stories are set in the magical Arthurian times when the fields and forests teemed with gnomes and unearthly creatures. Although both stories have the same moral and end on similar note, there are some vivid differences that we simply cannot overlook.
Our world, and lives, are full of trials and tribulations. Its our choices, actions, or lack thereof when facing these difficulties that influence the direction of our lives. Rene Denfeld explores this wonderfully in her novel The Enchanted. Her characters all face trials, of varying degrees of intensity, that not only shape them but also the direction of their lives. She delves into this process thoroughly through her character of the white-haired boy. He transforms from an optimistic boy, to a hollow victim of abuse and a corrupt penal system, and finally into a man who did what was necessary to survive.
Arthur Dimmesdale has become friends with his worst enemy though he does not know it until close to the e...
Ann Rinaldi has written many books for young teenagers, she is an Award winning author who writes stories of American history and makes them become real to the readers. She has written many other books such as A Break with Charity, A Ride into Morning, and Cast two Shadows, etc. She was born in New York City on August 27, 1934. In 1979, at the age of 45, she finished her first book.
When a secret is hidden inside it can engulf and even destroy a person. Arthur Dimmesdale, a revered young minister in the town, demonstrates what happens to the soul. Dimmesdale, as it is later made known, commits the serious crime of adultery with a young married woman named Hester Prynne living in the Plymouth Colony. Hester is unwilling to reveal her partner in sin. Dimmesdale’s fear of persecution and humiliation forces him to keep his sin a secret. So he watches as Hester is placed before her peers on a platform in front of the whole town and is then called to speak to her and urge that she reveal her fellow adulterer. In essence, he is called upon to commit yet another sin, that of hypocrisy. Dimmesdale’s accumulated sins build inside of him, constantly afflicting his soul until it begins to affect him physically. Thinking himself a hypocrite, he tries to ease his conscience and requite his sin by scourging himself on the chest during the night, fasting for days on end and even climbing the same platform on which Hester began her humiliation.
I struggle to truly define this as a relationship, as it is mainly a one-sided infatuation. Like Kevin, Rufus simply does not understand Alice and her experiences as a black woman. He disregards her marriage with Isaac, as he doesn’t take it seriously. Rufus believes that since Alice is a black woman that he has total control over her, although she was initially a free woman. His initial rape shows his lack of regard for Alice’s wellbeing, even though he claims to love her. Once she belongs to the Weylin planation his continued use of her for sex gets violent, again showing his lack of regard for her as a human
Neither Hester or Arthur could live their lives concealing their true emotions. Arthur literally could not live with it, while Hester changed the way she felt on the inside to correspond to her guilty external image. At the court house, when Arthur Dimmesdale was pleading for Hester to reveal the name of the man with whom she had an affair, it was clear that a part of him actually wanted everyone to know that it was he who was the guilty one.
...haps, in the Wife of Bath’s view, should Emily have been given the choice of the two, a head injury might have been avoided. Meanwhile, that second sin mentioned in her prayer, that of miserliness, Alice saves for another day, and another tale—one at which we may later get a glimpse.
Another example of how Alice has survived from marriage to marriage is she has learned to please men. By the time she marries Waythorn, she has almost perfected this talent. However, Waythorn becomes suspicious of this behavior after encountering the other two husbands. Later in the story, Waythorn finds that his wife 's "pliancy was beginning to sicken him" (Wharton 53). At this point, he realizes that she was not only so accommodating with him she was also this way with the other two spouses. Because of this, he becomes conscious of the fact that
Arthur Dimmesdale was involved in the adulterous act along with Hester Prynne. One fact that makes this event more criminal for him is that Dimmesdale is a minister. Another reason for Dimmesdale's acts to be more shameful than Hester's is that she confessed and served the punishment for her crime. While Hester was on the scaffold, Dimmesdale expresses that he does not have the courage to admit his sin and sacrifice his good name. However, when Dimmesdale says "who, perchance, hath not the courage to grasp it for himself--the bitter, but wholesome, cup that is now presented to thy lips" he is inviting Hester to confess Dimmesdale's involvement with her to the townspeople with the explanation that it will be a bitter but wholesome relief to the both of them. Although Dimmesdale was tortured by his conscience for his wrongdoings, he did not publicly admit his guilt until seven years later on.
Alice in Wonderland belongs to the nonsense genre, and even if most of what happens to Alice is quite illogical, the main character is not. “The Alice books are, above all, about growing up” (Kincaid, page 93); indeed, Alice starts her journey as a scared little girl, however, at the end of what we discover to be just a dream, she has entered the adolescence phase with a new way to approach the mentally exhausting and queer Wonderland. It is important to consider the whole story when analyzing the growth of the character, because the meaning of an event or a sentence is more likely to mean what it truly looks like rather than an explanation regarding subconscious and Freudian interpretations. Morton states “that the books should possess any unity of purpose seems on the surface unlikely” (Morton, page 509), but it’s better to consider the disconnected narrative and the main character separately, since the girl doesn’t belong to Wonderland, which is, as Morton says, with no intrinsic unity. Whereas, there are a few key turning points where it is possible to see how Alice is changing, something that is visible throughout her journey. Carroll wants to tell the story of a girl who has to become braver in order to contend with challenges like the pool made by her own tears, or assertive characters, like the Queen.