The extremely large and descriptive book, “The way we never were” by Stephanie Coontz. She was born in late August 1944. She is an author, historian, and professor at Evergreen State College teaching history and family studies and was a Director of Research and Public Education for the Council on Contemporary Families from 2001-2004. She has authored and co-edited many books about the history of the family and marriage including “The way we never were”, “The way we really are” and many more award winning books.…
After reading the article, “Shattered Lives” by Kristin Lewis, the challenges Dania faces living as a refugee outside her country was trying to find a school education. I know this was a challenge because on page 8 the passage stats, “For refugees, getting an education in their host countries can be a big challenge. Schools are often too expensive…” This shows that finding a school was a hard challenge for Dania and her family.…
2. How would you describe the setting of the story, and how does the setting contribute to the theme of the book?…
Helpless, by Barbara Gowdy, was a well written novel which kept the reader interested right until the final page. Gowdy used descriptive language, suspense, and flashbacks to develop the theme that unrequited love lasts longer than love that is fulfilled. Gowdy used descriptive language well.…
Elizabeth Marshall, an associate professor of education at Simon Fraser University, contends in her article “Borderline Girlhoods: Mental Illness, Adolescence, and Femininity in Girl, Interrupted, that Susanna Kaysen’s popular memoir is an accurate depiction of the characteristics which mark female adolescence. Marshall points out that the adolescent time period for a girl is defined by “historically and culturally bound gendered pedagogies” (118). It has become normal to think of this stage of a female’s life as a weak, broken, and self-destructive time and need help. Susanna Kaysen’s memoir attracts many young female readers who associate with the wounded girl image and are often seen by society as outcasts with…
If you are waiting for approval to live your life, I am sorry none is forthcoming. In the book “Shattering Glass” the Author Gail Giles uses the characters to show how far some will go to get approval from others. The main characters of the story were all united under Rob a new student with a mysterious past although his charisma to spare quickly attracts many to his side. It's through the use of Rob that the author shows what people would do which they normally wouldn’t in order to gain approval. The three main reasons for why the characters sought Rob’s approval was to feel a part of something bigger, to help someone in need, and to be able to do things they normally wouldn’t.…
HOMS Theme Essay Growing up, everyone expects it as this unbelievably spontaneous thing . In Sandra Cisneros book “The house on Mango Street” states that growing up can happen to people variously, in good and bad ways. In the pages 46- 57 there is a lot of growing up in many of the characters especially Esperanza. Esperanza gets her first job, during her break time she mingles with an oriental man; “ He grabs my face with both hands and kisses me hard on the mouth,”(55).…
Resilience is a word that few people know of and even fewer people possess it as a character trait. It means to be able to bounce back from something quickly. It can be developed from a tragic event that happened in one’s life or even a series of events that would break down a normal person. Resilience is a trait possessed by these four people who have definitely encountered and are still living through life changing events. Those four people are Laura Hillenbrand, Louis Zamperini, Russell Phillips, and Fred Garrett.…
As seen in the short stories “The most Dangerous Game” and “The Destructors,” the setting in which the story is conveyed plays a very valuable role. The setting may ultimately enhance a story to where the reader receives a deeper meaning of the story, as well as a more intriguing read. The setting of a story almost acts as a foundation for how the story will play out. With such a vital task, the setting of the story is a one task that can lure in the reader, and helps the reader to see visualize the smaller, more subtle details.…
Samuel had many health problems as a child. Therefore, they had to keep him indoors for the first half of his childhood. Although, when he was around ten years he joined the rest of the town's children outside. He grew up in a two-story house at 206 Hill Street. One of Samuel’s major life events was when his father died of pneumonia. Because of his father’s death, Samuel left school and became a printer’s apprentice. Samuel found his first…
Speak is a novel written by Laurie Halse Anderson. It is about a high school girl named Melinda Sordino who starts the year with a profound secret on her shoulders. So throughout the novel we see her deal with her academic problems, her social life, and keeping her secret hidden but eventually opening up about it. The theme of the novel is communicating with others and speaking up and out because your voice matters. Anderson uses Melinda to delineate the theme by showing how Melinda’s change hurts her but in the end shows how she grows and heals .…
In regional literature the setting can be a very important aspect to the story “The Revolt of Mother”’ is set in somewhere in the late nineteenth century. The story take place on a farm during the spring and summer. Sarah is confided in a house that she doesn’t want to be in. sarah has been complaining to her husband for the past 40 years about building her a new home. The new home is a very…
Lawrence both use the stories settings in contradicting ways in order to present the seriousness of the stories. Jackson used the setting as a way to sidetrack the readers while Lawrence used the setting to construct the story. Setting is an important piece in any story and is extremely true in the two short stories that are about to be shared.…
The daily scream therapy of my neighbour in the shower does not fail to act as an alarm clock every morning. This daily “alarm clock” was a good enough reason to not succumb into the pressure of calling the police. The rhythmic sound of everyone’s steps outside gave birth to the gravel, small as peas which moved beneath their feet and from it a faint dust rose, the perfume of the town. This perfume I had to get used to now, this perfume I will smell for the years to come. This foreign town was now my new home, away from all the sadness, unfulfilled relationships and the past, a town full of versatile people, some doctors, some painters, some chocolatiers and some farmers, all with big houses towering over them. A town still rich with bicycles and kids playing in the streets early in the morning, the streets filled with the aroma of bread this all felt very new to me, I was a city dweller, this made me feel great unease.…
The story takes place in the late 1800s . In that time period woman had no rights and were not equals. This setting is important because the reader can understand from where Mrs. Mallard is coming from. Mrs. Mallard describes her body and soul as being free and that now she wishes to live a longer life. Her husband being dead opens up a new life for her and the reader can understand why she feels joy instead of sorrow.…