SEA CHANGE Leading Seaman Freddie Craddock squirmed uncomfortably as he read his mother’s letter. … and our Freddie, as you have not been on leave for some time now, I hope you’re changing your socks every day, it’s very important as you well know. Guiltily, he glanced about him, as if expecting to find that one of the lads from his hut was reading over his shoulder. A hot wave of embarrassment coursed through his body, and he was sure he’d blushed just like a school kid, as he re-read his mother’s laundry advice. …I do worry that you’re not to rinsing your washing out properly, especially your underpants. You don’t want to get that awful red rash down there. I forget what they call it Freddie dear, but Dad says, it’s not only in the tropics that you get it, and I’m sure you don’t want to get it either. So don’t forget, after washing your underpants and vests do give them a good rinsing in clean water, and then after that… Freddie stopped reading, he knew that his mother was right about the rinsing, and he went over in his mind the act of washing clothes, as she had had suggested. His mother, after all had years of experience in washing clothes. From his early childhood, he recalled that Monday morning had always been wash day. He saw again, the little scullery full of steam, at first he’d been allowed to play with the dolly-peg, and then when he had grown some more, he’d turned the big iron wheel of the mangle, squeezing the water out of the sopping clothes. But as to rinsing the clothes in clean water, well, he couldn’t remember exactly when this had had taken place. It was a simple operation on board ship; all you needed was a bucket of hot water, a bar of hard soap, a scrubbing brush, and the dirty clothes of course. Freddi... ... middle of paper ... ...o do between now and Saturday, you know, packing and things… At this last piece of information, Freddie felt more than a little exercised. He would write to Iris by return of post. He wondered too if it would be too disloyal of him if he were to alert his mother to Iris’s plans. It was madness, why couldn’t she see that. Just how was she going to pay for this fanciful holiday, and her new clothes and the other things she’d mentioned? Hoping, it wasn’t too late, Freddie snatched up his biro, and on a large sheet of foolscap paper, he began to write. How could he dissuade her from taking what he believed to be, a very silly course of action, he firmly underlined these words. If the Alcaston had not been ordered to sea for further trials. If Ken had paid attention when he called out let go forward springs, then perhaps the accident wouldn’t have happened. »»»»»«««««
The dialogue above takes place between Edna and Mademoiselle Reisz. What is amazing is that it is Mademoiselle Reisz who hears from Robert not Edna. However, the letter from beginning to end is nothing but Edna. In my viewpoint, this letter resembles sunshine sliding into every corner of the heart of Edna as well as the readers. Since the departure of Robert, I am worried for Edna whether Robert would forget her some time later. From this dialogue, the author wanted us to know Robert was the one who is lacking bravery but absolutely not the one who is a playboy like his brother Victor. Taking this opportunity, she gave readers a hope that Robert would come back again. It also stimulates strong interest of readers to eagerly find even
...mother realize the identity of her daughter's rapist before the Marquise, establishing irony and advancing engagement between reader and text. It is also clear to the reader that by the conclusion of The Yellow Wallpaper, the narrator has become maniacal.
...e if she attends the ball, and the burdens that will be overpowered if she is chosen to live her life with the Prince; a life that only beauty could bring, something Iris doesn’t hold, and although a person may only have beauty as a strength, there is always a darker weakness preventing them from exploring the disfigured world that surrounds them.
Despite the gathering winter she felt relieved to see that her sixteen- year old daughter, now her only child after the early death of her son James, was acting normal again. For the past fortnight the younger Elizabeth had been carrying herself in a strange manner. While walking along normally she would sometimes cry out. Last week she had shrieked at extremely inappropriate time in Sunday dinner and that day in church she had been overcome with irreverent laughter. She was always quick to offer a reasonable excuse to spare the swift punishment usually dispensed to children at the time, but the extravagance and immodes...
Everything happened one Sunday, that day Connie got up at eleven “washed her hair so that it could dry all day long” (71). According to Connie it was a hot and sunny Sunday. As she sees her family leave to the Barbecue at her aunts house, which she refused to go just to avoid being with kids running around and yelling. We all know its Connie’s worst mistake, now she gets to test
At an early age of five, Amory was already his mother’s companion; they set off to see the country in his father’s car up to he reached the age of ten. The life Beatrice and Amory were living, was not quite conventional, they are separate from most people, but unique and quite distinct from the other wealthy people around them. Beatrice was a sophisticated and well educated woman and who ensured Amory grew up the same. These are things which set him apart from his peers.
Whether it is because of the obligation, out of love, pity or kindness, Jane believes she visit Mrs. Reed and fulfill her last wishes. “Forgive me for my passionate language; I was a child then; eight, nine years have passed since that day.” (253) Putting the hardships behind her Jane gives her full apologies to Mrs.
...ectly and shows Jane as quite a believable narrative voice. It shows us that she is impatient to move on “but this is not to be a regular autobiography” this shows not only impatience but eagerness to tell the reader the rest of her story.
Clarity in thought and words has always been a desired characteristic—and during the Victorian Era, society viewed articulate statements as a necessary skill for the advancement within a social class. The first time the reader notices just how well thought out Jane’s statements are, is when Mr. Lloyd—Mrs. Reed’s apothecary—is giving Jane “a lecture” (25). When Mr. Lloyd requests to know why Jane is so unhappy, Jane has the restraint to “frame [an] answer” (26) before she spoke. She understands that at her age, she is not able to fully analyze and express her feelings. Therefore, she calmly starts, “For one thing I have no father or mother, brothers or sisters” (26). Further, into this conversation Mr. Lloyd questions Jane to see if she would want to go to school. But before speaki...
Lola purposely display her emotional side to Briony for the young girl to feel compassion and pity for her cousin. Yet, she retrieves better: Briony reveals the content of the secret letter dedicated to Cecelia, her older sister. As Lola describes how her “brothers” afflicted th...
The climate changes on a daily basis, but it could either improve or worsen, similar to the change in attitude and actions in people. The heartwarming short story, “Out of Bounds” by Beverley Naidoo illustrates the concept that anyone is capable of making a difference in society. The story launches off with the main character Rohan observing the area where he and his friends used to play before the squatters came since their home flooded. Although the story first portrays Rohan as a selfish and indecisive boy, Rohan later transforms into a hero that makes a significant modification in society by providing the squatters opportunities when everyone else refused to aid them.
The story "The Washwoman" was about a elderly woman that did laundry despite her challenges. Even though she was elderly, she still made sure and did her job. The story shows how strong beliefs and hard work plays out. The Washwoman worked so hard and put a lot of pride in her work.
Clarissa’s memories of Bourton, of her youth, are brought back to her vividly by just the “squeak of the hinges”. . . [and] she had burst open the French windows and plunged at Bourton into the open air” (3). The intensity of these memories is what makes them so much a part of what she is– everything in life reminds her of Bourton, of Sally Seton, of Peter Walsh. Peter and Sally were her best friends as a girl, and “with the two of them”. . . she shared her past.... ...
Within Crimes of the Heart, a remarkable aspect is how the author depicts the sisters in their quest to form a fresh self in the new world. Henley is noted to be quite the comic and her genius can be seen in the contradiction portrayed in the opening of the play, where the situation improves before becoming worse. We see that the sisters are able to feel one another’s pain without forgetting their own character and they never dive so deep into another sister’s situation that they lose site of just how ridiculous it truly is. This similarity can also be seen in their individual problems; they feel the pain of life but yet maintain enough detachment to see the irrationality in their woes.
Climate and Weather are both conditions of our atmosphere. Weather is a condition over short period of time, the degrees, if it’s raining, snowing, windy, etc. and climate is over long period of time, if you live in a more tropical place it would be more wet, humid, and hot. Climate is basically what the weather usually is the normal conditions in a place, a longer term of the average weather. Depending on where you live will determine what the climate is there and what kind of weather you will usually have and now sense there’s global warming and the colder places are getting warmer, warmer places are getting a blast of cold and polar ice caps are melting. So now It’s probably different climate and weather for many, many places than it was just four or five years ago. For examples If you live down south near the equator where it’s hot, like in Tampa, Florida your climate is humid and hot most the year and temperatures in the high 80’s and high 90’s. But if you live somewhere more up north closer to the north pole, like in Manchester, England it’s usually cold and raining most the year with temperatures of high 40’s and mid 60’s.