So far, Belle’s life had been one to die for, so everyone thought. To the world, Belle was an ordinary, stressed out high school girl trying to get good grades and live up to her parents' standards and expectations. Every morning Belle woke up to another dispute between her parents. Arguments between Belle's parents could be anything as little as food to bills to children. Today, though, the argument was like no other, "I'm sick and tired of this!" Ranted Belle's mom, Sandra. "You're telling me? I have to work day and night to keep this family on its feet while you just sit at home! You can't even do the dishes right!" Belle's father, Mike, argued. Even though Belle knew it was disrespectful to eavesdrop on an adult's conversation, she wanted …show more content…
In the blink of an eye, Belle's mom said, "We're getting divorced." Puzzled, Belle glanced at her father and saw the sorrow in his eyes, it was true. With a million questions still in her mind, Belle ran out the door in tears. Belle was so furious that she wasn’t really paying attention to where she was going. In the back of her mind Belle thought of going back home, but being in the state of mind that she was, she figured it wasn’t a smart idea to go back. Belle felt that she had walked only over fifteen minutes, if that, but when she finally came to her senses and saw what was really around her she realized she was lost. Frantically, Belle tried to think of the things she had passed but she practically lived in a forest, where everything looked the same. Not knowing where to go, Belle found a cave which she used for shelter. The cave didn’t look very inviting, in fact, it looked like it could belong to one of those evil monsters you usually read about in scary books. Belle knew that her parents would get worried about her and try to find her, it was only a matter of time that someone found her. As time passed, Belle was getting hungry, thirsty, and tired. Luckily, there was a reservoir in the cave that Belle could use as her water
Years later on the 1860’s Belle became involved with a bank robber Cole Younger; he robbed several banks and was hiding from the law. Cole stayed with Belle for a few months until the coast was clear. A few months later after everything was settled, and Cole had gone, Belle Starr gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, named Belle Starr.
Everything was going great at Oakville farm, I mean everything was normal and okay how it should be if you don’t count that the fact Donna came home late last night. She came home around two or three o’clock in the morning when it was pitch black outside, and believe me this isn’t the first time it ever happened either, maybe it’s not that big of a deal to you but to me it is, Donna here is the farmer’s daughter. While Mr. Salem is away she’s the one in charge of us,and because she’s the one in charge of us we haven't eaten in two days! Mr. Salem always made sure we were cared for, and was handled with love but , Donna on the other hand she just doesn’t care. There’s a lot of us here on the farm, we have a variety of animals here like horses,
Nicholas A. Smith’s “Idealism and Insanity: The Subversion of the Southern Belle through Blanche Dubois” describe Southern Belles as charming, educated, and independent (Smith 1). These characteristics describe the main character, Flossie, in Patricia McKissack’s “Flossie and the Fox.” Southern Belles are taught at a young age that knowledge instead of beauty provides prosperity, an idea that surfaces in McKissack’s short story (Smith 1). They have a different portrayal in films, such as Victor Fleming’s Gone with the Wind; beauty is the path into prosperity (Gone with the Wind). Flossie symbolizes a Southern Belle, whose knowledge soon becomes tainted when she employs charm as a means of manipulation to trick the fox. Flossie use of manipulation transforms her into the villain of the story.
As a young girl, I was never fond of the name Anna. The name came along with too much baggage.. Unknowingly, people would constantly call me the wrong name, and some people, disregarding my opinion, even created strange nicknames for me. Over the years, I have been called a variety of names including Annie, Ann, Anna, Annabelle, Anne Frank, banana, banana boat, etc. Frankly, there are just too many variations of the name “Anna”. Being an extremely common name, almost everywhere I go, whether it be school or the grocery store, I always seem to find another “Anna”. Although nameberry.com tells me that “Anna” means grace, it actually means unique, intelligent, and affectionate.
After meeting with the knight, La Belle allows him to temporarily make her his object of affection. Quite coyly, she returns this affection with her looks of love and "sweet moans" (19, 20).
In fact, Belle is not actively seeking love, but rather stumbles onto it, as a consequence of her own bravery and sacrifice. The relationship that grows between the beauty and the Beast is often the target of criticism as it can be perceived as Stockholm’s syndrome on Belle’s part and is seen to advocate that women should remain with their loved ones even if they are abusive. This is aspect of the film is condemned as it suggest that, somehow and through love, the abusive husband or lover can better himself. And although one can read the film as such, another could see that Beauty and the Beast is the tale of a woman who enters a man’s life and initiates and reciprocally healing and growing bond: Belle learns to see beyond someone’s appearance, and the Beast learns to let other people in. This is literally reflected by his complete forbiddance to have any visitors in his castle as the castle symbolizes his soul. This relationship of equals demonstrates that, contrarily to Disney films such as Cinderella or even The Little Mermaid where all a man or a woman need to fall in love is to set eyes on one another, without having to know anything about each other, or even share a discussion. The Disney princess here is not a princess but a villager, and Prince Charming is not charming but rather temperamental. The unusual end of the animated feature also mirrors this unusual
...n she acrs as their mother. When the Darling children’s return to the nursery they accept the rules imposed on them, in effect trading freedom for security. They will have to accept the dominance of Mr. and Mrs. Darling and leave behind their pirates, redskins, and mermaids and in turn grow up. “Soon they settled down to being as ordinary as you or me” (218). They give up their world of wonderment for an average life where they must enter into a society with certain expectations for them.
Fulfilling the roles of both mother and breadwinner creates an assortment of reactions for the narrator. In the poem’s opening lines, she commences her day in the harried role as a mother, and with “too much to do,” (2) expresses her struggle with balancing priorities. After saying goodbye to her children she rushes out the door, transitioning from both, one role to the next, as well as, one emotion to another. As the day continues, when reflecting on
Standing out and being different can be very difficult because of the people and the world around us. Belle--from Beauty and the Beast--does not follow the ordinary lifestyle of the villagers. She wants more than just the same old boring routine in the village that her whole life has been about. The movie Beauty and the Beast is transcendental because it encourages that at heart the individual is a good person, self reliance, and trusting your intuition.
As a result of the freshly severed apron strings, while at her new school, the narrator starts to love a new friend named Gwen. When she shares her day with her mother and does not mention her new - found love, this is her young mind s way of saying You have your life and I have mine and I don t have to tell you about it. While the mother daughter relationship still exist, the narrator forms another relationship, making her less dependant on the first. The evolution of adolescence is the theme of the story, but the transformation of the mother daughter relationship proves to be the most drastic change the narrator goes through at an age revolved around change.
Southern Belle’s backgrounds were usually known with wealth, great education and a loving family. A Southern Belle was generally well educated for the purpose of preparing her for a beneficial marriage. They were generally well educated in the areas of reading, writing, arithmetic, music, art, and the French language. Southern Belle rules were not written like many in life, she learns them by listening and observing her mother, aunt or grandmother. A Southern Belle was responsible for all the household matters and supervising the household slaves. They were honorable in the sense that they were faithful to their husbands, who in return would defend their honor if it was ever challenged. A Southern Belle was supposed to entirely exist to support her husband, raise their children, and submit to God.
Blanche who had been caring for a generation of dying relatives at Belle Reve has been forced to sell the family plantation. Blanche is a great deal less realistic than Stanley and lives in illusions which bring upon her downfall.
Throughout the movie The Beauty and The Beast Disney presents a classic fairytale, but when seen in a different perspective it demonstrated that not everything is as it seems. Belle is affected by multiple disorders starting with Introversion, Schizoid Personality Disorder, Schizophrenia as well as Stockholm Syndrome. However, with psychoactive drugs and extensive therapy Belle can be treated to allow her to progress prevent a relapse in her daily
Cocteau portrays the Beast in La Belle et La Bete as a fleeting image, that is, he affects the film without spending too much time on the screen. Rather then physically emerging, the Beast’s effects are psychological as the anguish of Belle and her family helps the audience to form an opinion of the Beast. By creating a dark and mysterious aura around the Beast, Cocteau affectively keeps the watcher enthralled by what he cannot see. The Beast only visits Beauty once during this day, and the anticipation of his arrival not only affects Beauty but the viewer as well.
Belle was directed by Amma Asante who explores the roles of Dido Elizebeth Belle challenging society by resisting discrimination. In the beginning, Dido Elizabeth Belle was raised by her great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Lady Mansfield. Before Belle’s father passes away, he leaves her an inherit of two thousand pounds a month.Belle’s lineage means she has certain privileges, but the color of her skin prevents her from another form of social standing afforded to her legitimate cousin Elizabeth. Until John Davinier enters Belle’s life that’s when she discovers the truth about The Zong case and how her uncle is in charge of making a decision. John Davinier finds information on the slaves through the help of Belle and insists on recusing