In The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Elizabeth George Speare writes about how Kit changes throughout the course of the story. From the start of the story, Kit is materialistic, shallow, and prideful. In the middle, Kit shows signs of change by taking care of others. Last but not least, in the end she loves the people she is friends with and doesn’t care only about herself but for others as well.
In the beginning, Kit is being shallow and prideful. Kit’s superficiality and shallowness are seen in her admiration for William. This shows how Kit is being superficial because she only cares for what things and people look on the outside. When Kit first sees William, she likes him because he is nicely clothed, good looking, and rich. Kit wants to marry him for all the wrong reasons. She wants to marry him because he can afford really nice things and she wouldn’t have to life a finger around the house to help. William has the big, gracious house and the luxury of laziness to offer to Kit. Kit doesn’t want to wait until she knows more about William and hurries into making big decisions. William wants to marry Kit for the wrong reasons also. William thinks when he marries Kit she will become his trophy wife. He thinks his marriage with Kit will heighten his popularity points in the town. He doesn’t want Kit hang out with her friends, Hannah and Prudence, because it will lower his high image in town. William wants Kit to throw away her good friends like if the...
She decides the time, place and the bit. Historically, society believed women’s main purpose was to please men. Some women feel the need to be submissive to their partner and engage in their advances. But, Atwood’s character Kat is far from the stereotype, as she held the title as executive of her intimate toils. There is a time and place for everything, and Kat throws that out the window. Kat makes untimely sexual advances in her affair with her married boss, Gerald. In the midst of a professional lunch. Gerald had inquired about the origin of the name “Kat”, and suggested it meant “Krazy”, she then fired a response out of context twisting playful words, to have a sexual under-tone. Furthermore, “It’s Kat as in KitKat. That’s a chocolate bar. Melts in your mouth”. She gave him her stare, quirked her mouth just a twitch. Gerald became flustered, but pushed on, (48). This is an example of Kats untimely advances, in the middle of the day, at an upscale restaurant. She decided to paint a lewd image in Gerald’s head, and had actually got him stirred
Mrs. McIntyre is a divorced and widowed woman who has learned to depend only on her own strength during the day to day operating of her farm. She has created a comfortable world to exist in, and she fears change in that world. Mrs. McIntyre's lack of spiritual dimension stems from this constancy of her surroundings. She has never been challenged by her circumstances and was thus never forced to examine her spiritual beliefs and their depth. We can see her fear of change when she speaks of the peacocks. She if afraid to let them all d...
People are always influenced by family members. Sometimes this influence is positive and sometimes it is negative, yet no matter what, it will change a person’s life. Change can be caused by that person fitting into the ways of a household, or be forced to act differently in the presence of others. Either way, that person will never be the same again. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, characters are constantly being influenced by family members. Aunt Alexandra, started off as a rude and bossy woman, but as she became closer to Atticus, Jem, and Scout, she changed into a more loving and compassionate person. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Aunt Alexandra is influenced by the Finches during her stay at their home.
How has All Saints’ in the past thirty-seven weeks moved you? Lifted your spirit? Was it a thought-provoking sermon? Inspirational music? Amiable parishioners in lectionary class with spirited
Before the story begins, Anne Elliot has previously fallen in love with the charming and agreeable man, Captain Wentworth but, given advice from Lady Russell, Anne breaks it off right before marriage. Now Lady Russell tries to convince Anne to marry a man who has the substance and fortune, Mr. Elliot. “Anne Elliot, so young; known to so few, to be snatched off by a stranger without alliance or fortune; or rather sunk by him into a state of most wearing, anxious, youth-killing dependence!” (Austen, 19). According to Lady Russell, wealth is the most important thing when choosing the right husband and she manipulates Anne to think
Both Andy and Millicent really want to be in or stay in their groups. Andy was dedicated to his group and wore his Royals jacket proudly. Millicent really wanted to get in a sorority and was doing whatever it took “I want you to up and down the bus asking people what they eat for breakfast.” Of course she did it, even though it may have embarrassed her. Although Millicent really wants to join the group, she soon realizes it isn’t right for her. When Andy’s dieing he realizes he doesn’t want to be remembered as a Royal but as a good person. “He wanted the jacket off his back” he did get out of the jacket but that wasn't enough. “A Royal huh?”... “His name is Andy” “A Royal, he said. Then he began writing.” Setting was not the only factor in the stories, characterization also affects the
From the beginning of Kat’s life, she was at odds with her environment. When she was a child, she was Katherine, a doll like representation of what her mother wanted her to be. As a teenager she was Kathy, a representation of what she believed others wanted, “a bouncy, round-faced [girl] with gleaming freshly washed hair and enviable teeth, eager to please and no more int...
Characters in a story are defined by their characterization. One word that characterizes Kit is impetuous. For example, Kit pressures Prudence to visit Hannah who is disliked by the community for being Quaker. This is important because, impulsive people do not think about consequences. Another way to describe Kit is affectionate. For example, When Prudence loses her doll in the water, Kit dives in to the frigid water to reach it for her. This is important because, kind and appreciative people are willing to struggle for the good of others. Evidently characters in a story are defined by their
Throughout Castle Rackrent, Maria Edgeworth narrates the story through Thady Quirk who can be described as a lovable servant that has been loyal to the family for all of his life. He has his own opinions about some of the matters that take place on the Rackrent estate, but Thady does nothing about them because he presents himself as the loyal servant who speaks no wrong against the family. However, within Thady Quirk there is something that splits his loyalty between what he believes is right and the Rackrent family. This split loyalty presents itself quite clearly when sir Kit has control of the estate. Sir Kit is a gambler and when he needs more money, he marries rich. His wife, Lady Rackrent, comes to the estate and refuses to give sir Kit her diamond
Characterization plays an important role when conveying how one’s personality can disintegrate by living in a restrictive society. Although Kat is slowly loosing her mind, in the story, she is portrayed as a confident woman who tries to strive for excellence. This can be seen when she wants to name the magazine “All the Rage”. She claims that “it’s a forties sounds” and that “forties is back” (311). However the board of directors, who were all men, did not approve. They actually “though it was too feminist, of all things” (311). This passage not only shows how gender opportunities is apparent in the society Kat lives in, but also shows the readers why Kat starts to loose her mind.
Have you ever heard about the hippie who had to go to a Middle School after living on a remote farm in the novel Schooled by Gordon Korman? Well, Capricorn Anderson is a flower child who lives at Garland Farms until his grandmother, Rain, falls out of a plum tree, which changes this hippie’s life. Now, Cap has to go to a public middle school and live with Mrs.Donnelley, a social worker, which he is not prepared for.He is just a hippie with a soul of good, who is not prepared for physical fights, cursing, and even video games! He doesn’t understand this modern world; he’s as lost as a kit who couldn’t find her mother.
Which brings me to Morris Townsend. He’s a rat, I smelt a rat from the beginning but I figured it was just because for me guys for the most part are always rats. But of course he was after her money, she was “plain” and her father was “rich” no her father wasn’t “rich”. By god he was rich. So Catherine’s got a big dowry, lots of money, but she’s “plain”. Oh, well the money will compensate. This shows you the kind of man he is. Well at least it erases the theory that women are gold diggers.
So in this hour I am calling forth a fresh anointing upon every caller on the line and those who will hear the recording. That you rise up as spiritual warriors to impact lives of everyone you meet, both inside and outside the boundaries of the church
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 9 people were killed and over 1,000 were injured from texting and driving accidents every day in 2015, (“Texting While Driving”). This is way too many injuries and deaths for something that is easily preventable. Texting and driving is a serious problem in the world today and needs to be stopped. There should be more laws against texting because the current laws are not working, the laws are too different and confusing in each state, and it is extremely dangerous.
Ethics is principles of right conduct. So the two nouns are closely related and are often interchangeable. The main difference is that morals are more abstract, subjective, and often personal or religion-based, while ethics are more practical, conceived as shared principles promoting fairness in social and business interactions.” (Ethics vs morals, Grammarist) it is clear, ethics are a complement of morals and ethics can determinate what are the right or wrong behaviour. However, it seems that the behaviour does depend on the people and their family traditions and values for that reason; ethics can be explained as a study of morality. For example, there is an election for president and you accept money for voting for someone who is not a reliable candidate if you accept this money, you know it is a wrong behaviour in contrast, if you decide to reject it, you are making a right decision. Both, Ethics and morals are part in this example. We can apply the word morals then, morals involve the values of right and wrong in personal behaviour. On the other hand, ethics, in this case, can be applied to the political group who offer it to the people because ethics applies to professional and business