In The Lilies of the Field, by William E. Barrett, Homer and Mother Maria share the similar character traits of stubbornness, hard-working, and kind-hearted. Homer and Mother Maria are both very hard-working. Homer is treated with inferiority and told he cannot possibly be dedicated enough to build the chapel for Mother Maria and the nuns. However, he stubbornly insists to construct the church in spite of the prejudice against him. Prior to meeting Homer, Mother Maria was adamant about building the chapel with just herself and the nuns. Though most of the town believes her to be an impractical nun with overly optimistic goals, this merely bolsters her commitment to establishing the church. When Homer leaves town, Mother Maria is steadfast …show more content…
Mother Maria exhibits what a hard-worker she is when she escapes Germany and starts an order of her own. With only herself and the nuns who bravely chose to accompany her, she works hard, selling lumber to buy tools and food, creating a new life for herself and the nuns. Homer and Mother Maria demonstrate what dedicated hard workers they are. Although it is not apparent at first, Homer and Mother Maria are both very kind-hearted. At the beginning of the book, Homer doesn’t feel obligated to help the nuns, but he buys the nuns quality food because his caring heart doesn’t want to see them hungry or deprived of what he believes to be ‘good food’. Even after Homer has temporarily left the nuns behind for the bustle and excitement of the city, he continues to think of them and buys them a bathtub, to make the chore of carrying heavy buckets from the well worth their while. Mother Maria shows her tender-heartedness when she is determined to create a school for Spanish-speaking boys who “get into trouble” and give them a chance to better themselves. She also shows her good nature when she allows and joins the nuns and Homer in singing in the
Marigolds “Marigolds,” written by the author Eugenia W. Collier, begins with the main character, Elizabeth. The story is told in first person, being told by Elizabeth when she gets older. “Marigolds” takes place in Maryland during the Depression. The reader can tell it is the time of the Depression because in the story it says, “The Depression that gripped the nation was no new thing to us, for the black workers of rural Maryland had always been depressed.” Both the setting and time in this short story are important.
The Novel House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski uses two characters of his own creation to construct the book in its entirety. The first contributor, Zampano, who is the author, who may or may not be trustworthy of the interpretation of The Navidson Record, because he is blind. Early on in his efforts to finish the book he dies under suspicious circumstances. At this point, Danielewski employees another to contribute, Johnny Truant, who composes the introduction and notes for the book. Zampano documents the Navidson Record which is about Will Navidson and his family. Navidson calls his brother Tom and a family friend, Billy Reston, to investigate a hallway that appears out of nowhere between two rooms. Once a labyrinth appears in the house,
'Marigolds' is a story written by the author Eugenia Collier. It is considered a 'coming of age story.' A coming of age story is a story where the protagonist becomes an adult through experiences, knowledge, or an adventure. Throughout the story the main character, Lizabeth, goes through experiences that upset her. These experiences teach her to have compassion and not to be afraid of hope and beauty.
In the story The Lilies of the Field by William E. Barrett, Homer and Mother Maria express contrasting personality traits. Firstly, Homer is flexible, meaning he does not live by a strict routine or specific plan for the day. For instance, Homer sleeps in late while he stays with the nuns rather than waking up early to start working or begin a routine. Mother Maria, in contrast, is strict. She lives by a precise routine consisting of waking hour, mealtimes, prayer moments, and work time. Secondly, Homer is considerate while Mother Maria is unsympathetic. After his first payday at a construction company, Homer uses this money to buy groceries for the nun’s meals. Mother Maria, on the other hand, refuses to pay Homer after he spends long hours
The devastating tragedy of losing a person's mother at an early age can drastically affect that person's life. It can impact the way someone thinks, corresponds with others, and the way someone handles themselves emotionally. In the novel The Secret Life of Bees Lily Owens loses her mother at the early age of four. During Lily's journey she finds comfort and support in the women that she meets. Throughout the novel Lily goes through many changes because of the impact of the motherly figures of the Black Mary, Rosaleen, and the Calendar Sisters.
“Marigolds”, a short story written by Eugenia Collier, illustrates a very complex struggle,but one almost all of us can relate to. It was set in the Great Depression, yet it has relevance today. It is a struggle all of us must go through, though it may hidden unlike the struggle Collier describes. “Marigolds” conveys the struggle between an aimless and innocent adolescent, and a mature and compassionate adult. The clash of two minds and two consciences. Looking through eyes of a 14 year old girl named Lizabeth, Collier declares a very important and relevant message to the reader. One summer night, Lizabeth learns the same lesson Collier wishes to tell the reader. Her theme in “Marigolds” is living a ignorant life, like that of a child,
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In the short story, “Marigolds”, by Eugenia Collier a 14 year old girl, named Lizabeth, lives in a shanty-town in rural Maryland during the Great Depression. Because she lives in such poverty, she doesn’t have much to look forward to. Although it may seem a little early, Lizabeth is forced to grow up because she can’t afford to act like a child. Eugenia Collier shows that Lizabeth is forced to grow up because of poverty and racism.
In the short story “The Chrysanthemums” John Steinbeck uses symbolism to reflect the characteristics of his main character Elisa Allen. Elisa, a married woman uncovers her deeply smothered femininity in an inconspicuous sense. Her life in the valley had become limited to housewife duties and the only sustenance that seemed to exist could merely be found in her chrysanthemum garden. Not until she becomes encountered with a remote tinker-man out and about seeking for work, does she begin to reach many of the internal emotions that had long inhibited her femininity. The tinker subtlety engages an interest in Elisa’s chrysanthemum garden that encourages Elisa to react radically. When Elisa realizes that there are other ways to live she attempts to lift the lid off of the Salinas Valley, but unfortunately the tinker’s insincere actions resort Elisa back to her old self and leaves Elisa without any optimism for her hollow breakthrough. Steinbeck’s somber details of the setting, strong description of the chrysanthemums and meaningful illustration of the red flower-pot reveal the distant, natural, ambitions Elisa Allen desired to attain.
Some of the areas that Maria would like to address are marital concerns (the romance, hanging out with people other than her husband’s coworkers, communication, spend more time doing outdoor activities), concerns regarding pleasing her parents even during adulthood (the guilt she feels about her parents making sacrifices to send her to the United States to obtain her college degree), and the pressure of her religious background (being Catholic and feeling that she could not divorce her husband, even if she wanted).
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is a thrilling murder mystery with interesting twist and turns. Barnes crafts a masterful story that will guarantee to have readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page. Graduating from Yale with a degree in cognitive behavior, Jennifer Lynn Barnes uses her in-depth knowledge to write a book revolving around characters with a gift for psychologically reading people. From the point of view of a relatable teenage girl, we see the world of crime-solving in a new light. With a fast-paced storyline and just the right amount of suspense, this novel is definitely one for the record books.
Maribel slipped off the ladder and suffered a critical brain injury. Alma constantly took care of her in every aspect. “She woke up every morning and knelt on the floor, praying to God to heal her” (Alma 104). For her betterment, she made Arturo agree to move to the United States as there were many special educational institutes for slow children like Maribel. She would daily accompany her when she got down from the school bus. Alma had put restrictions on Maribel’s going out, only Mayor, their neighbor’s son, was allowed to meet her that too in her house or Mayor’s. She tried her best to help Maribel in her homework. She started taking English classes at the Community House for Maribel’s benefit. “Maybe I would even learn enough to be able to help Maribel with her homework” (Alma 58). I could easily relate Alma’s role as to my mother who struggled a lot to help me reach at this point. She against the will of my family stood firm to send me to the United States for my carrier and helped me as much as she could in every phase of my life. It is clear that Alma fulfilled her duty as a mother to take care of her child’s best
John McPhee’s book Rising from the Plains takes place in Wyoming during the early 1900s. The main character, David Love takes the reader on journey through the high plains and mountain ranges of Wyoming in order familiarize the reader with the physical landscape of the state. In familiarizing the reader with the physical landscape of Wyoming Love describes his own story of how he became a geologist. Love was raised on a ranch in Wyoming. During his younger years Love was educated by his mother about their ecological surroundings which later influenced him to go and study at Yale University. At Yale Love obtained a PhD in geological studies. As Love gained experience in the geology field and many of his peers regarded him as being “one of two
Homer Smith is a traveling handyman who stops at a yard to get water for his car. There he sees several women working on a fence, very awkwardly. The women, who speak very little English, introduce themselves as German nuns. He gets the water for the car but the mother, the leader of the nuns, persuades him to fix the roof. He stays over night, thinking that he will be paid in the morning and be on his way. Mother Maria is very stern and like things done her way. The nuns have basically no money and survive by living off the land, on vegetables, milk, and eggs. Smith agrees to stay another day to help with small jobs, having high hopes that he will be paid for his work. Mother Maria notice how good Smith was working and came to believe that he was sent by God to build them a chapel (or “shaple” as Mother Maria called it) for them to have mass. When Sunday comes, Mother Maria informs Smith that he will be driving them to Mass in his car. Smith was invited to attend the Mass, but because he is a Baptist. Smith came to realize that he was not going to get paid, but stays longer to clear...
Innocence is something always expected to be lost sooner or later in life, an inevitable event that comes of growing up and realizing the world for what it truly is. Alice Walker’s “The Flowers” portrays an event in which a ten year old girl’s loss of innocence after unveiling a relatively shocking towards the end of the story. Set in post-Civil War America, the literary piece holds very particular fragments of imagery and symbolism that describe the ultimate maturing of Myop, the young female protagonist of the story. In “The Flowers” by Alice Walker, the literary elements of imagery, symbolism, and setting “The Flowers” help to set up a reasonably surprising unveiling of the gruesome ending, as well as to convey the theme of how innocence disappears as a result of facing the harsh reality of this world.