Richard Lewis, the author of The Killing Sea, focused more on what the character’s actions/reactions are going to be then the actual tsunami. First off, in the text it says, “The sea was so tall that its face was visible above the houses and trees...That broke his trance.” To explain this, Ruslan was more focused on the people and their emotions then at what the tsunami has caused. If the author, Richard Lewis, wanted to show the actual facts about the tsunami he would’ve used Ruslan to say that the wave was hundreds of feet high. Instead, he expressed emotions that Ruslan was feeling; which was shock and fear. It wouldn’t fit in the story for Ruslan to say the stat of how big the tsunami, was because you wouldn’t be able to measure it. Another thing, Ruslan being super smart wouldn’t fit in by where he lives, which is Indonesia. …show more content…
Also, by the description of the setting it sounds like he lives in a poor city.) In addition to that, the text states, “Then he [Peter] put Surf Cat down so he could kneel and kiss there mother on the cheek...Why didn’t I [Sarah] kiss her good-bye?” This shows that, when Sarah found and buried her mother, Sarah wasn’t looking around and talking about what the tsunami had done. While, she was talking about this she kept saying how much she had no emotion. Richard Lewis wanted for us, as readers, to understand that Sarah felt nothing about her mother’s death. Unlike, Peter who felt complete sadness, and was super emotional even kissing his mother while Sarah didn’t. Richard is trying to show, instead of telling us, the relationship between Sarah and her mom. Mr. Lewis emphasized that the emotions and actions Sarah’s mom did lead her up to being really mean to others. The author also left readers to infer what her mom did to her to make Sarah feel that way about
He begins Chapter One with the explanation of the main points that will be discussed within the book. Chapter Two discusses the people of Lima’s reasons as to why they believed and feared this tragedy was caused by God’s fury.... ... middle of paper ... ... His articulation of the disastrous and catastrophic event was detailed, strong, and emotionally invoking.
Sal explains, “When my mother was there, I was like a mirror. If she was happy, I was happy. If she was sad, I was sad. For the first few days after she left, I felt numb, non-feeling. I didn’t know how to feel”(Creech 37).
Ellen just felt a distant sadness. Ellen cried just a little bit. Her grandmother was furious because Ellen showed some emotions. She told her to never cry again. After that Ellen becomes scarred for a long time.
Sara feels horrible that she didn’t come to see her mother and spend more time with her. She knows that she should’ve come to see her mother instead of investing so much time in school. Then, her mother died a couple of days later. She decides to stay and visit her father, Reb Smolinsky, often but doesn’t visit him after he gets married again only thirty days after her mother died. A couple months later, she sees Reb again, but he’s working.
...eemed to combine assimilation of American culture with that of her long lasting Jewish traditions. She has turned down and shunned away from countless Jewish traditions, for hatred of her father. As the story ends it seems that her relationship with her father strengthens and in turn her religious traditions also strengthen. The father is yet another way to view her struggle with her Jewish teachings and religious traditions. Sarah's love for her father strengthens, then so does her will to accept her Jewish upbringing. Sarah is now an American women who also carries the burden and responsibility of her Jewish past. Throughout all her life she had struggled to accomplish all her goals, and in doing so she had ruined her most important goal of fatherly acceptance. As she is proud of completing all her dreams, she has also accomplished a peace of mind with her Father.
Even after Mary agreed to speak with Alice, she faced the wall, and was hesitant to look at Alice when they spoke. ” I don’t know how you’re being so strong. She looked at me, tears on her cheeks” (57). This quotation, spoken by Mary, is a perfect example of Alice’s ability to be strong while others are weak. Of the two siblings, it is clear that Alice is far superior at containing her emotions.
The author described her face as "full of meek vigor which might have characterized one of the New Testament saints. " The author continues to express that "however deep a resentment she might be forced to hold against her husband, she would never fail in sedulous attention to his wants." These statements show that Sarah is as loyal, passive, and loving as a pious saint. The comparison also points out her forgiving nature, which allows her to be loving and cooperative with her husband despite any differences they may have. The second reference to a historical figure comes when Sarah calls to Adoniram, her husband, to stop his work and speak with her.
Mrs. Adkins: Graces mother had been depressed for a long time. Sometimes people feel as if they just don't belong. Grace really doesn't have any friends and I'm worried about her.
At first she has difficulty comprehending Sarah's patience with a master who has sold off three of her children. Likewise, she observes that Isaac Greenwood "was like Sarah, holding himself back, not killing in spite of anger I could only imagine. A lifetime of conditioning could be overcome, but not easily."
On page 357 of the collection book, Anne goes on to say that “Then suddenly all would be forgotten and she’d treat me like everyone else.’’ Anne and her mother typically get upset with each other and her parent has raced at her for 2 days after the two days her mother forgives her and acts as if nothing ever happened. This expresses to the quote” in spite of everything, I still believe that people are good at heart." by reason of this is screening that people can be good at heart after 2 days. This shows that Anne, a mother is one of those people who can't hold a grudge for too long.
She pays attention to the mother and daughter 's shoes, dresses and jewelry, and image their conversation, I because she wants to feel that she is also involved in such relationship between mothers and daughters. Then here comes a question, I keep asking myself this question. She lost her mother when she was nineteen, did she ever have those moments in her life before her mother died?, then I re-read this essay again, the last two paragraphs makes feel that she might not have those moments with her mom before, or she even had a bad relationship with her mother before, because she said " I suspect that we would have been friends... The woman inside the mother.” That might mean before her mother died, she was too young, she might not have a good relationship with her mother, but after her mother died, she starts to regret and miss the time when her mother still around. Anna leaves us a sad ending, “And I think that my fantasies… Then again, maybe not.” It contains sadness, lost and
I also added a picture of a sad face and a picture of a word bubble that says shhhhhh. I added those pictures because later in her life after being burned she thought her dad was going to abuse her more so she went to a hospital where she could stay safe from her dad. While she was at the hospital she didn’t talk and she was very sad and depressed, that’s why I added the pictures of the sad face and the word bubble. I also included the word brave and blond hair because Sarah was always pretty brave and stood up for herself like when Dale was being really mean to her. I think she started to be brave and stand up for herself after her dad abused her because she didn’t want o be treated like that ever again. I also added a picture of blondes hair because in the book it says Sarah has blond hair. I also put a picture of a newspaper because Sarah and Eric wrote mean things about people in their newspaper, crispy pork rinds, to make themselves feel better, since they were both considered
This shows us that Sarah was a respectable and selfless leader because she took the role of responsibility when Veronica broke down and became selfish. Sarah showed compassion as she came to realise she was going to die so she stepped up and devoted the rest of her like to making sure Catherine had the necessities to survive. “Her part was over, her purpose played out. She had lived for Catherine.” This portrays Sarah's selfless leadership qualities.
An example is her torture during the majority of the book. In 6th grade she went to her friends party, and to her astonishment, a couple began making out in the closet. She called her mom to tell her what was going on and her mom told the mother ...
Her mother wasn’t suited to be a mom, she would often say things to :Lauren like “Be a good girl or you will have to find someone else to love you.” Lauren wasn’t the only child that had to live with the crude woman. Matthew, a baby, also lived with Lauren and her mom. Lauren’s parents were divorced and her father was remarried, but he still cared for his children. One day Matthew wouldn’t stop crying and Lauren’s mother went in the back room and began to choke the baby.