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2. My favorite quote from section 2 (chapters 7 through 13) of “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett is, “ ‘You as smart girl. You a kind girl, Mae Mobley. You hear me?’ And I keep saying it till she repeat it back to me.” (Aibileen pg. 107) because it shows what Aibileen wants for Mae Mobley’s future. Her mother constantly neglects Mae Mobley, until she does something wrong. Throughout the novel Mae has said “Mae Mo bad” whenever she is scolded, which has a negative affect on the way she sees herself. Children are very impressionable by their surroundings, so if Mae were to grow up with a disregarding mother, then she will raise her children the same way. This quote is Aibileen’s attempt to break the vicious cycle through positive messages, so
In the Lilies of the Field by William E. Barrett, Homer and Mother Maria both display straightforward, hardworking, and stubborn character traits. Firstly, Homer and Mother Maria both display a straightforward personality by being brutally honest about their opinions. For example, when Mother Maria asks Homer to build a chapel, Homer speaks his mind by telling her he does not want to build it. Mother Maria shows her straightforward behavior during Homer’s stay at the convent. One morning, when Homer sleeps in late, Mother to becomes extremely upset and is not afraid to show how she feels about him. Secondly, both Homer and Mother Maria display a hardworking spirit. Homer is a hardworking man because after finally agreeing to build the chapel,
In Frank Beddors, “The Looking Glass Wars” a lot of things happen that are bad. There are lots of good things too. The story is about the “Myth” of Alice Liddell stepping through a looking glass into Wonderland. The topic of this essay is the Truth of the story. The purpose of this paper is how Loyal or devoted some people are to white imagination
Parenting strategies imprint a child’s long term outcome in their adult days. Parents can and do, influence a child’s: personality, social development, what they learn, how they think, feel, and act (Lansford). In To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Atticus influences and guides his children by correcting them when they go wrong and showing love to each of them. Raising a child can be very difficult at times. It can be even more hectic with only one parent guiding a child through their early years. There are many choices a parent can make when addressing a child such as rejection over acceptance and neglect vs indulgence. Each of these choices influence the child’s reaction and will shape the attitudes and behaviors of the youth (Kleist). The parenting tactics of an adult will contribute to how a child reacts to the world as they grow up. As an illustration, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Mayella Ewell felt mocked and disrespected when Atticus was addressing her as Miss and talking to her with respect. Mayella responds to Atticus' remarks by saying, “Long’s as he keeps on callin’ me ma’am an sayin’ Miss Mayella. I don’t hafta take his sass,
Julius Caesar is mentioned throughout the book, A Long Way Gone, many times. In A Long Way Gone, Ishmael would be reading Julius Caesar or a soldier would be reciting some of the speeches in the play. In Chapter 12 of A Long Way Gone, Ishmael is called over to talk with Lieutenant Jabati. Then, Lieutenant Jabati showed Ishmael the book he was reading, which was Julius Caesar, and asked Ishmael if he had ever heard of the book. Ishmael had read the book in school, and began to recite a speech from the book. After this happened, Lieutenant Jabati and Corporal Gadafi used emotional arguments to motivate the people in the village to stay there and support the military. Also, Lieutenant showed all the people in the village dead bodies to help
In The Big Field, author Mike Lupica explores the theme, "Success uses motivation as fuel." Lupica portrays this theme through the main character, Hutch. Throughout the entire book, Hutch, a young boy that has just recently joined a highly talented baseball team, displays moments that exemplify this main theme. Hutch and his team have a chance to play in the stadium of the Miami Marlins, a Major League Baseball team, as long as they can keep winning games and advancing through a challenging tournament; however, Hutch's favorite position on the field, shortstop, the position located between 2nd and 3rd base, has already been filled on the team. Unfortunately, Hutch gets a demotion from shortstop, to second base, the position located between 1st base and 2nd base. Although Hutch was disappointed and melancholy about the switch in position, he was even more upset about the downgrading of leadership, since the
The Chosen by Chaim Potok is a phenomenal novel about two Jewish boys who live in two very discrepant worlds because of the impressions of their fathers.The Hasidic Rabbi, Reb Saunders wants his son, Danny Saunders, to perdure the family legacy and become a Rabbi. Mr. Malter, Reuven’s father, is an Orthodox Jew who is easy going about what he wants his son to do. Throughout the book, both Reuven and Danny face problems and sufferings that helped them both to become stronger and get through the hard times they faced.
Even though she is a very strong woman she knows her role in the family. Ma knows when it is her time to help the family and when it is appropriate to step back and let the father run things. It is an unsaid statement but known by all in the family that "ma was powerful in the group" and they look to her for important decision making (133).
: “… March slipped in. he was carrying what turned out to be an old billhook that he announced he wanted to sharpen. Probably he had seen his father and Ian sharpening the scythes that morning and thought it looked fun… March handed it to him. It was old and rusty but still sharp enough to be a bad idea for a not-quite four-year-old… Tools were never left lying around. He glanced at Arthur to see what he thought of it, but Arthur’s eyes were closed and his mouth was open and a faint sighing snore was drifting out with every breath” (The Other Side of the Bridge, 469)
“The most logical thing a solider escapes from is danger, death, the enemy.” Everyone goes through a point in their life where they go to war with themselves. When you are the solider and the enemy you cannot escape from yourself, but you can go for the wrong enemy; such as Gene does. Gene admires and resents his best friend, Phineas, but his resentment takes over and causes him to commit terrible actions towards Phineas.
“Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brothers brother’s was worth a pocket watch.” (p.27)
Daisy lacks self confidence which made it harder to raise her fifteen year-old son Donny. There were many instances where Daisy pondered on what she can do better to help Donny in school, but as she put forth an effort, she always resisted. “She remembered when Amanda was born. Donny had acted lost and bewildered. Daisy had been alert to that of course, but still, a new baby keeps you busy of course….”(570) When Daisy saw this happening, she never stopped to reassure Donny that even though he had a sister, it was not going to change their relationship. Daisy should have reassured her son by correcting the problem as soon as it surfaced, then Donny should have understood. When Donny started to have problems in school, Daisy gave up without trying, and let a tutor dictate her son’s activities especially when the teacher questions Daisy about Donny’s actions, Daisy replied, “Oh I’m sorry, Miss Evans, but Donny’s tutor handles these things now…” (572) In school Donny’s behavior changed soo drastically that he started to stay out late and Daisy just sat back and let this happen. “The tutor had sat down so many rules![She] were not allowed any questions at all about school, nor were to speak with his teachers…,Only one teacher disobeyed…”(572) Because Daisy didn’t believe in herself or her word, she let others control and therefore his behavior worsened.
It talks about how even long term low doses can lead to these cancers. So, we can imagine how high the doses of radiation the machine and the island must of had to lead them to that death. The narrator is unreliable character because he is living on an island that is unhealthy and brings death to those that come. The island is not made for someone to live there. There is nothing sustainable for a person to survive on. Whatever food or maybe resources have all been contaminated. The narrator says, “Hundreds of dead fish were floating on the water when I arrived, and removing them was an obnoxious task,” (Casares 16). The food and things he is eating makes him sick and hallucinate, “I was ill, haunted by hallucinations,” (Casares 13). He can’t
...autiful creatures and deserve everything life has to offer. When gathered together, nothing can destroy the strength of a woman. Guidance from parents, at a very young age, can help mold the minds of the young children in today’s society. This world has become overpopulated with greed and hate. The only way to get past the hatred and violence is to love thy neighbor, and protect our young from the unnecessary violence that can be eliminated with love for one another.
By stating how other people behave or interact, the author offers a great chance for readers to interpret fairly for themselves what the reason for any conflict may be, or the nature of any essential contrast between the narrator and other adults in the story. In the story, there are many self-righteous opinions from people, which seem to be ironic to the readers; For example, her mother’s aggressive attitude of showing off her daughter, her piano teacher’s self-praise claiming him as “Beethoven.” All of the narrations including conversation clearly depict a different characteristic between the narrator and other people. For instance, a conversation occurs between the narrator and her mother when the mother criticizing a girl who seems similar to the author on TV which reveals dissimilar understanding for both of them to each other’s behavior. At first, the daughter speaks out for the girl by questioning her mother by saying “why picking on her […] She’s pretty good. Maybe she’s not the best, but she’s trying hard.” The daughter actually is defending for herself and reflecting that she feels uncomfortable with her mother’s disregard of her hard work. She wants to get her mother’s compliments instead of her criticisms. However, her mother response of, “just like you,” and, “not the best. Because you not trying.” Here, her mother doesn’t really answer her question, instead wants her put more effort on trying, neglecting how much she has tried before. However, in her mother’s perspective, she has never tried hard enough. By narratively stating the conversations she has encountered, readers perceive a strong implication of the reason for a future conflict between her and her mother.
Noah is the one of the main characters of The Notebook. He is the hero of this novel. Noah represents true love and true loyalty. In a way, The Notebook is similar to every modern day romance movie, and Noah represents the “dream man” that all the girls always imagine of having. The characters in movies are used to symbolize ideas, and in this novel, Noah represents true, faithful, committed love. Noah remains loyal to Allie even in the situation where he is unsure whether they will ever meet again or not.