relies on the development of her character in the time set before the novel begins. Her father’s…
Like almost other kids, she was trying to follow whatever her older brothers do. But because she is a girl, so instead of getting a gun, she could only play with her bow and arrow. This is the turning point of the story, when the “accident” happed and completely changed Alice’s life. She was shot in the eye by the BB gun of her brothers. The doctor said that Alice would likely to be blind, not only one but both eyes. She was terrified but what she care the most is not about whether she could see or not. It is her beautiful that she cared about. She scared how people would look at “the glop of whitish scar” on her eyes. She was no longer the prettiest and the cutest girl. For six years, Alice did not raise her head and stare at anyone. The scare took everything from her: her beauty, her pride and her person from inside. Alice asked her mother and sister whether she changed. What does she really mean by the word “change”? Her beauty or her personality? The answer was “no” but this was because Alice’s mother and sister did not want to hurt her or because they really thought that she had never changed? What they saw in her is her personality not her appearance. However, Alice at that time was only a little girl. I do not expect she will care or think deeper about things and people around her. The eight years old girl only cared that people would never admire or applauded her again. To the little Alice, beauty was too…
In the excerpt from An American Childhood by Annie Dillard, the reader receives an intimate passage written from a daughter’s point of view of her eccentric mother. Through a unique string of constructive anecdotes and a warm, lighthearted tone, Dillard develops her readers understanding of the qualities she sees in her mother and her positive outlook on those qualities. Though a single quality is not explicit, the passage provides implicit evidence of her mother’s wit, commendable sense of humor and unceasing energy.…
Hannah Baker, recorded on seven different tapes her thirteen reasons as to why she committed suicide. Throughout her story she tells of the hardships she went through when she came to her new school and the rumors that began to spread once she started fitting in with the students. The song “Bruised and Scarred” by Mayday Parade relates to a specific scene in this book. The song describes a couple who had a first kiss and it seemed as if things were supposed to be so good after that but then things took a wrong turn and it ended badly. This relates to the scene when Hannah tells about her first kiss with Justin Foley. It was just as she imagined her first kiss would be, perfect. She felt so happy once she finally had the perfect first kiss with a guy who she thought was absolutely perfect. Hannah then comes to find out that Justin had been telling rumors of things that happened that night that truly never happened. This caused a lot of problems and Hannah ended it…
In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "The Story of an Hour," the authors use similar techniques to create different tones, which in turn wrongful very distinct reactions from the reader. Both use a third person narrator with a limited omniscient point of view to tell of a brief, yet significant period of time. In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," Bierce uses this method to create an analytical tone to tell the story of Farquhar's experience just before death. In "The Story of an Hour," Chopin uses this method to create an involved sympathetic tone to relay the story of Mrs. Mallard's experience just before death. These stories can be compared on the basis of their similar points of view and conclusions as well as their different tones.…
In the story “Everyday Use” written by Alice Walker, we are able to fully perceive the mother’s perspective between Maggie and Dee. We are able to see both physical and psychological differences. The mother is able to fully describe the robust and distinctive personalities between both daughters. The mother has a rather unique way to show us how each of her daughters are completely the opposite of one another. Maggie is more of a shy girl whom seems to be simple. On the other hand Dee is more outspoken and has a high sense of fashion.…
Without a plot in narrative writing, it is quite difficult to fully understand what is being said or implied. Chronological order can make or break a story, due to how easy it is to follow along. Regarding plot development, Walker retells her story from the time she is two years old, up until she is a mother to her three year old daughter. An example is, “I am two and a half years old. I want to go everywhere my daddy goes. I am excited at the prospect of riding in a car” (34). To “I am twenty-seven, and my baby daughter is almost three. Since her birth I have worried about her discovery that her mother’s eyes are different from other people’s” (39). By bustling in…
The lesson don’t judge a person until you really know them was taught in the novel Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech, and the short story “The Guest,” by Uma Krishnaswami. Both of the stories teach the the same lesson but in different ways.…
Walker wrote many times stories that were based on her own experiences (Bio.Com). She had a creative mind and her vision was based on African American life and culture (Bio.Com). In particular, about their folk wisdom, economic…
In "Everyday Use," the author Alice Walker tells the story of a mother and her two daughters' conflicting ideas about their identites and heritage. She demonstrates different sides of culture and heritage through the characters of Mama, Dee, and Maggie whom portray different opinions on the qualities and outlooks of life. The author uses the conflict to make the point that the make up of an object or of a person is more important than the looks. In Alice Walker's story "Everyday Use," she uses the following literary devices: characterization, symbolism, and imagery to portray her story of a mother, her two daughters', and conflicts with their heritage.…
The movie and the article both present the information through personal experiences. They both incorporate how feelings of identity and appearance play a role in an adolescent’s life. Also, the fact that their parents treated them as if they were still babies had negative impacts on Riley and Marie. The movie and article differ in the way they information was projected. As obvious as it may seem, the movie was projected with pictures and the article was projected with written information. A difference related to psychology was how each “character” adapted to their situation. When Riley moved to a new city, she hated every aspect of it and rebelled, which made her lose her world. But the opposite happened in the article. Marie found this move to be the perfect opportunity to create a new identity for herself, ultimately helping her recover from her suicidal thoughts. In the end, both “characters” ended up in an acceptable mental state, where they accept themselves for who they…
Is it really possible to foresee a person’s sexual behavior with only the basis of their cultural background or upbringing? How to Date a Brown Girl uses the narrator to show how cultural differences can be used to judge or predict the sociasexual orientation, or the readiness to take part in sexual activity without being in a relationship of different women. He tells the difference between women that are less eager to have casual sex and the ones who are comfortable with having sexual relations with a casual partner. Judith Butler explains in her essay __________________ , how ones culture including beliefs and customs can build ones appearance of substance, a constructed identity made for social audience stating you are not born a certain…
When writing a work of fiction such as a short story a writer has to have one important element Characterization. A writer typically uses two forms of Characterization: direct or indirect. In direct characterization the writer makes clear statements about a character’s personality and discusses what the character is like. Indirect characterization, the writer discusses their personality and what their like through a character’s actions and thoughts making a reader determine how they are. Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” is a short story that illustrates heritage being diverted from the way it’s perceived in family values. This short story is a drama genre involving argumentative destruction in a family’s bond which leads to depicting social views. A now wealthy daughter (Dee), of a traditional mother, is different orientated than her sister and mother. A quilt is brought up and Dee want’s the quilt but the mom is saving it for Maggie when she gets married. Although the Mom’s instincts knows that the quilt to Dee won't really matter to her and just have it somewhere hanged up or see it as another profit to her pocket. While Maggie is the same like her mom that takes pride in her cultural heritage she thinks she would actually enjoy and have a special meaning to it rather than to just have laying around somewhere. “Everyday Use” distinguishes differences in how a family of three, Mama, Maggi, and Dee using indirect & direct characterization, perceive breaking change & tradition.…
At the beginning of this story, a mother and her daughter Maggie are awaiting the arrival of the mother's other daughter, Dee, and Dee's possible new husband, who are coming for a visit. Maggie is described as a homely black woman who has burn scars all over her arms and legs. Maggie is self-conscious of her scars and tries to hide them and herself from people. Maggie views her sister Dee with both awe and envy, believing Dee has always had life go her way. The mother and daughter wait for Dee in their yard of clay. Maggie waits nervously, wishing that she could be hiding rather than be out in the open. The mother reminiscences while she waits.…
Whereas in Davies’ screenplay version having being set three centuries later, a lot was different in the way the theme was portrayed. Women in the 20th century London, had more equal rights than woman previously did, so it…