On the day on of September 6, 1831, the baby Anna Leonowens was born. When she was born she already had lost her father. When Anna was about 3 months her mom had married again. She only married cause she was so poor that they couldn't pay enough to pay food and so they didn't die. Her mother was so poor she and her sister had to sleep under her moms bed in straw mats in a corner. At the age of 15 Anna was forced to marry a soldier or else they would be forced out. She didn't like this soldier and she had been secretly in love with a man named Thomas Owens. Her father wouldn't let him marry Thomas cause they had an arranged marriage already for her. She didn't like it so she solved the problem by running off with a 30 year old man named George Percy Badger. After she ran off she waited until her 18 birthday when Thomas and she got married. They had a good life and the life style fit her perfectly. Then Anna had four children in rapid order. The first two died but the other two lived. She had a son and a daughter. The daughters name was Avis. And the boys name was Louis. The daughter was born in 1854 and the son was born on 1855. And then at the age of 27 Thomas died and she had no money. Unlike her mother she was not going to marry a man the she didn't love because she could have money and survive. So she changed her name and started tell people that she was the daughter of a British officer. By that time she found a job as a school teacher. I think that Anna did the right thing that she went with her love not with what her assigned marriage. I think that it was very good of her to find love not money cause most people back then would do anything to get stuff they want and had money to get it with and she didn't want to do that.
Many people wish to be an animal if only for a day, just to see what it is like to be that animal. The obvious problem is that nobody knows how to turn himself into an animal. However, in T.H. White's Once and Future King, Wart has the opportunity to experience life as an animal because his tutor, Merlyn the magician, transforms him into many different animals. Of all the adventures, the most significant transformation to Wart's kingship occurs when he becomes a badger because the badger teaches Wart valuable lessons about human behavior.
In the historical novel ‘Year of Wonders’ written by Geraldine Brooks, the protagonist and narrator Anna Frith is exposed to numerous changes in her life, and those lives around her, that affect her both physically and more so, emotionally. These changes initially transform Anna in a perceived ‘harsh’ manner, however through adopting and moving through this transformation of herself, Anna emerges transformed as a new person, apart of a new community
Anna Avalon was very talented. Not only had she been part of a circus and known how to use a trapeze, but she was able to rescue her daughter from a house that was on fire, by using her talent and her expertise to lunge toward the roof of the house and hang upside down by her feet attached to the gutter. By doing this she was able to crawl in through the window and save her daughter.
Brian May and Roger Taylor, in 1970, set the wheels in motion for Queen when they decided to form a band during their college years. Queen started out as a band called Smile who signed with Mercury Records, and included: Tim Staffell, Brian May, and Roger Taylor. Once Tim Staffell left, the group added Freddie Mercury (lead singer) and bassist John Deacon. Freddie Mercury, Farrokh Bulsara, was a fan of Smile and was added on as the lead vocalist. John Deacon began as a young guitarist who was a member of the group called The Opposition. This band was composed of a group of friends, and they were influenced by groups such as The Hollies and Herman’s Hermits. Eventually, Deacon was added to the group that already included Mercury, Taylor, and May. Over time, the group changed their name to Queen. The name Queen was selected by Mercury, and this name is symbolic of power and regality. The addition of Mercury proved to be an essential aspect to the history of Queen’s success. In Queen: The Early Years, Hodkinson writes, “much of what made Freddie also defined Queen: without him they were merely a model rock band with a bent for a commercial tune” (2). The group became well known for their theatrical performances and costumes that were often over the top. “From their international breakthrough in 1976, Queen continually remained one of the best-selling rock acts worldwide beyond Mercury's death in 1991. Their total record sales are estimated at up to 300 million records” (Desler 391). This group was important to the evolution of music and music performance in bands that were to follow them.
The experiences she had as a slave inspired her to become a prominent abolitionist for slave rights and women’s right. She felt that it was her God given duty to spread the cruelty, hypocrisy, and wrongness of discrimination against slaves and women. She claims that she “found Jesus” in 1827, which led her to change her name and be more religious. Her actual name was Isabella, but she chose to change it to Sojourner, she was to travel up and down the land showing people their sins and being a sign unto them ( “Sojourner Truth”). Sojourner had experienced loss that motivated her to speak to African American mothers who lost children to slavery. Sojourner’s children were all sold off to slavery. She suffered a lot from this because she knew that her children were going to be broken, a term used by white slave masters to strip a slave of th...
In relationships, there cannot be two headstrong characters; someone has to take the backseat every once in a while. Desdemona’s objective throughout this play was to be the strong woman that we know her as, but to preserve her unconditional love for Othello.
painting was very life-like. However, it has been juxtaposed by the last sentence; “The Count your master’s known munificence”. The noun, ‘munificence’ suggests the Duke being generous and it contrasts with his original behaviour of executing his previous wife. Unlike the Duke, the knight in ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ is not able to love again as the last stanza repeats much of the first stanza, “Through the sedge is withered from the lake, And no birds sing”. At the end, the simple sentence reminds us that he has been heartbroken and creates a sense of silence for both the reader and the knight.
The Case of Anna Plagued with deception and abandonment, 9 year-old Anna is reaching out to other peers and adults who are willing to give her the time, attention and comfort she needs. Anna’s relationship with her step-dad, Frank, may have been far more meaningful and closer to her than her relationship with her mother, Karen. This may also be the case for her siblings. Due to Karen’s continuous battle with Rheumatoid Arthritis, which can be quite painful and incapacitating (WebMD, LLC, 2016), it is likely that Frank held the most important role in the household in addition to being the steady breadwinner. Now that Frank is no longer around, Anna may feel alone, despite her siblings and mother being in the home with her.
When facing adversaries, there will always be a factor in the story the protagonist personality flaws are either illustrated or torn apart by their own complications. The worse part it that their identity can be easily influenced by the manipulation of people who are looking to take advantage of the individual's guilt and emotions. In Sinclair Ross’s story, “The painted door”, Anna the main character is manipulated to believe that her husband is not going to arrive home when a blizzard is undergoing; which ultimately leads her to her ultimate downfall. But in the end, this all came down to her failure to remain faithful to her husband, wanting more in her life and the failure to keep her habits in line with her marriage. Ann’s failure endure
When Anna Close is first introduced in the novel, As We Are Now she is referred to as Mrs. Close. From what I gather, this was to represent a sort of formality between her and Caro because they were not yet acquainted. Not only this, but it also seems that it was Harriet and Rose's way of manipulating Caro to fear the worst out of Harriet's replacement. Caro knew better than to expect someone who would actually care for her, because of this she was surprised beyond belief when she met Anna.
My overall initial reaction to Anna and Isabelle’s story is shock and sadness. How can a mother let her daughter suffer or be in a situation like these girls were for such a long time? It is heart rending that being just a few months old Ana was going back and forth switching from family to family or foster homes who could eventually adopt her. Despite the fact, that Anna’s mother was known to be mentally defected and did not have her family’s support, I feel like she could have made a better decision of giving her child for adoption and letting the new family take care of Anna’s needs. Just like Isabelle had great results due to her training, Anna could of possibly done great if offered the opportunity to train her well. As a mother, I try to give and do my best for my daughter so she can have a great life; I cannot imagine letting my daughter be isolated and in bad conditions as Anna was. On the other hand, I can kind of understand Anna’s mom position on isolating her daughter for such a long time. During the 1930’s around the time Anna was born, it was a humiliation for an unwed woman to be pregnant. It was very rare for a single woman to be pregnant that they would
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Caroline. She had blonde, wavy hair that stopped just below her shoulders, blue eyes, and a natural blush that lightened up her whole face. However, Caroline was not just a princess, but also a witch. She came from a strong and powerful witch line named the Shapiro witches. Caroline’s mother, Rebekah, was the queen of Lokiville and was a witch, unlike King Stefan. When Caroline turned thirteen, she started to gain her powers. Queen Rebekah helped control her powers and showed her a few easy spells from her Grimoire (a book of spells that witches use). As the years went by Caroline was almost as strong as her mother and could do difficult spells.
Marriage is a powerful union between two people who vow under oath to love each other for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health. This sacred bond is a complicated union; one that can culminate in absolute joy or in utter disarray. One factor that can differentiate between a journey of harmony or calamity is one’s motives. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is a novel of manners, where Elizabeth Bennet and her aristocratic suitor Mr. Darcy’s love unfolds as her prejudice and his pride abate. Anton Chekhov’s “Anna on the Neck” explores class distinction, as an impecunious young woman marries a wealthy man. Both Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and Anton Chekhov’s “Anna on the Neck” utilize
“Women are the only oppressed group in our society that lives in intimate association with their oppressors.” said American journalist Evelyn Cunningham. For centuries, women were considered inferior to their male counterparts and caged into the small bubble of the domestic sphere, left out of any advancements in politics or science. In protest, women would attempt to voice their opinions is various ways, such as going through their husbands, writing essays under a male alias, or just plainly defying society’s regulations. One central issue that was prevalent in society was the woman’s place in marriage. By old tradition, the wife was to serve her husband and please him in every way she could. As time progressed, however, women began to demand a stronger place in the family life. One major part of that family life was being able to have a choice in the matter of marriage. Leo Tolstoy’s 1870s novel Anna Karenina promotes this feministic social change in nineteenth-century Russia through the development of the relationships of two women, Kitty and Anna, with one representing a life with a choice and the other a life without choice.
In the novel Anna Karenina, written by Leo Tolstoy, both major and minor characters played important roles through out the story. One protagonist, Constantine Dmitrich Levin, caught my interest as being a compassionate, moral character. Constantine Dmitrich Levin is a complex character whose direct and indirect characterization emphasizes a search for balance. Constantine Dmitrich Levin, often called Levin or Constantine, later Kostya by Kitty, is a farmer in eighteenth century Russia. He enjoys his work and avoids the city at all costs. He is madly in love with Princess Catherine Alexandrovna Shcherbatskaya, normally called Kitty, but she rejects him in hoping that Count Alexey Kirilich Vronsky, normally named Vronsky, a man who has shown great interest in her, will propose marriage. Both are discarded but reconcile their feelings and eventually marry.