The first major theme is depression. An example of this is when Violet Markey’s sister dies. When she dies Violet doesn’t want to do anything, she never wants to ride in a car. She stops doing everything she used to do and stops hanging out with who she used to. One example of this is when she goes to a party, she says that she’s never been to a party ever since Eleanor died, she then shows up with pajamas and a pillow. When she’s walking to the party she states that she’s drifted from her old friend, “Again, Amanda used to be on of my closest friends, but ever since April, I’ve drifted away from her.” (Niven 45)
The next theme is about Finch, he spends his whole life wondering if today will be the day he dies. Until he meets Violet when he meets Violet they are up on the bell tower and he helps her get down from the ledge. He then tells us what is happening, “By now she’s shaking so hard I can hear her teeth chatter, but I watch as her left foot joins her right, and she is safe.” (Niven 9). I chose this quote because I like how the author wrote this like he already likes her and cares about her and they just met. From that point on he is fascinated by her. Finch
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The first page I read i couldn’t stop and couldn’t put it down and I was addicted to the book. My favorite character is Violet and Finch but mostly Violet, I loved how she put things into words and how she explained her experiences. Since she was a writer she knew how to describe things and I liked her opinions. What I liked about Finch is how in love he was and how he described things with Violet in his life. Prior to Violet he was very dull for the little bit we got to see without her. One of my favorite parts in this book is Finch tells Violet she’s all the colors in one. It’s just adorable, “you are all the colors in one, at full brightness” (Niven
In the play “Poof” by Lynn Nottage , the author creates an overall message on how abuse in marriages are often overlooked. In the play the two main charters are loureen and Florence , they are both in abusive relationships with their husbands until loureen gets out her relationship by her husband just poofing in thin air.
The book had a few characters that I liked, but a lot of characters that I disliked. For example Yasmine was a character that I disliked. I didn’t like her because she brought pain to Paige’s life. Yasmine and Paige were best friends for months in Sixth grade. They were constantly doing fun activities together, like having sleepovers or planning each other’s birthday parties, but all that was ruined by a mistake Yasmine made. Paige and Yasmine were at a school dance, when
Elizabeth Lavenza (later Elizabeth Frankenstein) is one of the main characters in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. She is a beautiful young girl; fragile and perfect in the eyes of all. Her father was a nobleman from Milan, while her mother was of German descent. Before she was adopted by the wealthy Frankenstein family, she lived with a poor family. After Alphonose and Caroline Frankenstein adopt Elizabeth, they lovingly raise her alongside their biological son, Victor Frankenstein, in hopes that the two will eventually get married. When Victor goes off to Ingolstadt college, Elizabeth writes letters to him that later become a crucial part of the story. It weaves together every piece of the story, holding together each individual
There, up high on her throne, manipulating them as game pieces on a chessboard, their fate will be decided by her; their lives are used to advantage her purposes. Before the victim is trapped, they are charmed by the seemingly heartless fiend. Then, at that point without knowing, deluded into being her follower. In the novel Rebecca, the late Mrs. de Winter, or Rebecca, had shown some qualities that could classify her as a sociopath. Throughout the novel, there are small clues that whisper the truth; they are revealed to have been hints for Rebecca’s true nature. Rebecca shows essential characteristics that expose her sociopathic disposition, such as, being manipulative and lacking the ability to feel remorse.
In Pearl Tull’s old age, she starts to lose her sight until she is completely unable to see. Pearl may be the only one within Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant who has gone literally blind, but many of the characters are just as blind emotionally. Throughout Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, many characters are too absorbed in their own problems and self-pity to notice the problems of the people around them. Almost all of the characters don’t realize how much their actions may have affected someone else, or are oblivious to the fact they did anything at all. When taking a closer look at the story, it could be said that Pearl Tull is the reason behind all of her family’s problems. Pearl is blind not only literally—in her old age—but metaphorically
Violet and Finch started off as two teenagers who attended the same school, but did not associate until the incident up on the school bell tower. Violet a popular former cheerleader was in a car accident in the spring with her sister Elenor, who did not make it. She was going through a lot of challenging emotions and having a rough time throughout the school year into the next. Violet was given a nickname from Finch which was “UltraViolet”, which was to give her changed self a new name. Throughout the story, Violet develops and becomes a new person when she learned to get out of her comfort zone and live how she used when Finch came around. Finch known a rebel and “Theodore Freak” (Niven 5), but to the readers he is a teenage boy who is suffering
The Holocaust is a time in history that is well know for millions of Jews and other people being sent to concentration camps to be killed by people thought as evil. Many families were murderer in concentration camps including the Franks and The Van Daans. Anne Frank was Jewish along with her family but she said: “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” Anne’s family has had many troubles from not only the Nazis but from the people in hiding with them. From reading the play based on Anne’s real diary, I would have to disagree with this quote. I think this way because of when Mr. Van Daan constantly took things to get the things that he wanted like when he stole the bread or sold his wife’s sentimental coat to get cigarettes. Since there are two sides in an argument, someone might disagree with me based on Anne’s actions when she gave everyone gifts
In conclusion all the characters are well written S.E. Hilton did a excellent job writing this novel. During the book you can really feel the emotions the characters are experiencing because of the well written dialogue. I learned from this book that to not judge a book by it’s cover because it doesn’t matter where you come from or how you look everyone's the same. I really enjoyed this book and I'm looking forward to watching the
In this novel, the theme is jealousy comes easily. During the story the main character Margot is reading a poem she made about the sun. She is the only one of the students who remembers what it is like to be in the sun. "Aw, you didn't write that!" protested one of the boys. "I did," said Margot, "I did." "William!" said the teacher. The theme is jealousy because, William seems jealous that Margot had written the poem about the sun better than he can science he doesn't remember what the sun is like and Margot does. At one point in the story Margot is explaining what the sun was like. "It's like a penny," she said once, eyes closed. "No it's not!" the children cried. "It's like a fire," she said, "in the stove." "You're lying, you don't remember!" cried the children. This passage also shows jealousy. This shows jealousy because the kids don't think that is is possible that Margot remembered what the sun was like. The kids want to remember to. They are jealous that Marot remembers what the sun is like instead of them. In this part of the text Margot is again talking about the sun. This time the students can't take it. "Well, don't wait around here!"
“In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart,” said Holocaust victim Anne Frank (Anne Frank Quotes). Even though Frank was a victim of the Holocaust, she was still able to say these words that really give an idea of what type of person she was. She is seen as a significant historical figure because she wrote a diary giving details of her experience in the Holocaust. Frank contributed a way for the world to read how bad the conditions were and what it was like to be a child who was forced into hiding to avoid being sent to concentration camps. Frank is a significant historical figure because she was a Holocaust victim, she wrote an important diary starting at the age of thirteen, and the diary she wrote gave
As stated above, the forces of chance and environment as they affect individual lives, is a common theme in a naturalistic novel. Naturalistic protagonists are often a victim of their society and environment, which is also the case of Lily Bart, the protagonist of The House of Mirth. Lily Bart is a beautiful woman born into a high-class society that dresses expensively, lives well, and values wealth and connections. However, readers find out in the 3rd chapter, that Lily’s father is financially ruined before his death. Thus, she has to get married soon to secure her social position. Moreover, Lily’s society expects nothing from a woman but to look pleasant and marry someone with money, and Lily grew accustomed of making herself look as pleasant
An example of the themes love and grief is the day on which Corrigan, one of the main characters, dies in the first section of the novel in a car crash. Abelita connects with Corrigan through feelings and starts to develop those feelings more deeply. Abelita describes Corrigan throughout the narration:
The character i admire is Lily because she's so strong, independant and very helpful her mom died and her dad didn't treat her very well and she still was strong. In the book it talks about how T-ray her dad would not let her wear certain things, and wouldn’t tell her much about her mom and would get mad at her easily. And she’s really independent because she ran away from home with Rosaleen to a pink house in Tiburon where her mom went many years earlier. In the book most the time she’s living with August and her family and Lily would help with the honey making and around the house. She’s also very loving because she cares about many people and she always kept her mom's gloves and other belongings in a box buried behind a tree and always made
Quote : "Everything I've told you is the truth. This, is fake. It's all for you." - Sylvia Garland
The Visit, by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, is about the billionaire who seeks revenge. Claire got pregnant from Alfred in her young years, but he denied being the father, destroying her reputation. She was drawn into prostitution after her town, Güllen, abandoned her. She became rich after a billionaire fell in love with her and married her. After his death she married again several times until she came back to the town to get her revenge from Alfred. She is willing to give the whole entire town one billion dollars if they kill Alfred. A hunt begins for Alfred who constantly has to worry about getting killed by the town inhabitants. The main character, Claire, who is the most powerful character in this play and as well a woman, is shown as a cruel,