Edwin Arlington Robinson's Richard Cory

4th ed. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2001. 41-42. Print. Gilbert, Sandra, and Susan Gubar.

Both characters feel they are the very best of the very best in town. Emma is sure that she is the highest in female society and that even the male society should be so lucky as to have her company. Cher considers herself the most popular girl in school and the go-to girl in all insistences. Though the societies these two live in have given the girls the attention and respect they feel they deserved neither girl has ever done anything of worth. The two characters also make the same kinds of mistak... ... middle of paper ... ...that all of the great qualities Knightly possess are the reasons why she has fallen in love with him.

They wanted to be like him and wished that they “were in his place.”(12) They thought they would be happy if they were rich like Richard. The “people on the pavement looked at him:”(2) as if he was above them. The pavement showed that they were below him and it emphasized the next line that he was like a king. The people seemed to keep their distance from Richard because of their differences. This makes him lonely, which leads him to his death.

The deceased wife appeared to be completely perfect and caring. She smiled to everyone she talked to, like a kind woman should (My Last Duchess, lines 43-45). She also seems to be a very happy and joyous woman with no flaws (My Last Duchess, Lines 13-15). She was a beautiful soul who seemed to love everyone, which is why she was not as perfect as she seemed to be to the world. Her imperfection was that she was too nice, to the point of causing her husband to feel jealous of the others she talked to.

As the story goes on, Nora's friend, Mrs. Linde arrives and Nora begins to question her own independence. Mrs. Linde's husband has died and she has come asking f... ... middle of paper ... ... she was not happy with the person she had become and wanted to change. In the end the morals we should follow is not the group but our own. Nora found that she was not independent because she followed the morals of the group or those of her husband. Nora found her independence after four key aspects came to enlighten her; constant change of nicknames, constant questioning of her own independence as she knew it, Torvald's true love of his reputation, and Torvald's true loveless ness of her.

“The Necklace.” Elements of Literature: Third Course. Daniel, Kathleen. Austin: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2000. 221-228. Print.

Experiences from your life have the chance to either affect you seriously for life or affect you as long as they can apply to your life. In my life there has been about a handful of hardships, enough at least for my counselor as well as other acquaintances to be surprised I have made it this far without losing my mind. It all started when I was around seven, my dad lost his job in Seattle, Washington so we were forced to move to Inman, Kansas. We lived on and off with my grandparents for around six years. In this time I was multiply molested/ assaulted by my grandfather, my father’s step-father.

The nurse told my mom that my dad was in a major car accident and she needed to come to the hospital right away to sign release forms so he can be treated. At the moment she was not thinking at the time and responded, “Tell him to call when he leaves.” Nurse said,” Ma’am you do not understand, you really need to come now.” “The car is wrecked and your husband is in need of medical treatment.” “A sixteen year old boy speed onto Prospect Road and hit your husband in a head on collision; it took the Jaws of Life to get him out of the car after close to two hours.” She called the neighbor to come watch us while she goes to the hospital to see what was going on. She told me I can stay up for updates and to call my grandparents after she leaves. Well the doctor met my mom in the waiting room with a piece of paper that had a quick drawing of a person head to ... ... middle of paper ... ...t was too sweet to eat the last bite but tried to anyway at the moment I tried to swallow the rest. There was a huge pecan piece in that bite and lodged in my throat, I starting choking in my room.

Grapes of Wrath The book, Grapes of Wrath, follows the life of the Joad family, who live in Oklahoma during the Depression. The story begins with the return of Tom Joad from prison, where he has spent the last few years. He killed a boy in a bar fight and is now on parole. He is taken by surprise when he returns to Oklahoma only to find that his house is in ruins and his family is not there. He doesn’t know that, while he was gone, the banks forced his family and thousands of others off their land.

This I will remember with guilt for the rest of my life. At 13, I came to hate Thursday because it was payday and I had to walk up to the shop where my father worked as a janitor, get the paycheck and take it to my mother so that it would not be spent on drink. I sensed this was demeaning to my father and I felt embarrassed. At 15, I was at the YMCA one Saturday when my father stopped by. He was drunk.