his sister’s‚ while struggling to find his place between boyhood and manhood. The young boy‚ who is named Kenneth‚ can be associated with many biblical allusions concerning the scenarios he is put in. In "The Intruder"‚ Kenneth’s relationship with Connie is being intruded on and he must protect it with his gun‚ the only symbol of manliness and power he has. In some ways‚ Kenneth can be portrayed as a Christ figure because of his sacrifice for his sister like Jesus did for the world. Kenneth can be
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than it is today. In The Godfather the role of women is limited to being the caretakers of the family. The women in this film were also seen as the least important part of a man’s life; this idea is conveyed through the treatment of both Kaye and Connie throughout The Godfather. The basic role of women in this film is being the caretaker to the family‚ meaning‚ that they kept the house functioning‚ took care of the kids‚ and made sure the men were well. One example of this in The Godfather was when
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english comp 2 Final test notes A&P Plot Overview Three teenage girls‚ wearing only their bathing suits‚ walk into an A&P grocery store in a small New England town. Sammy‚ a young man working the checkout line‚ watches them closely. He appraises their looks and notes even minute details about the way they carry themselves. He also speculates about their personalities and their motivation for entering the store dressed the way they are. Sammy is particularly interested in the most attractive
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actions such as quitting his job. In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Joyce Carol Oates chooses a third person limited omniscient narrator. The narrator focuses the story on Connie and her experiences. Connie is a teenage girl
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want to be‚ but can become confused with how others may perceive them‚ and define their character. Although the story does not state that Connie was raped‚ one can infer that she was placed in an awkward and alarming situation in which she had to choose whether to fight for her adolescence or physically cross the boundaries into becoming an adult. Neither Connie nor Julie overcame their fears‚ but they managed to deal with the inevitable events and situations‚ thus‚ proving that they were becoming
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In “Sonny’s Blues‚” the narrator tells his relationship story with his drug-addicted brother‚ Sonny. Sonny is a musician who is unable to escape the ghetto‚ and a character suffered from his heroin addiction. In the absence of their parents (after their parents’ death)‚ the narrator tries to be a father figure to Sonny‚ but the father figure narrator is not able to save his brother‚ Sonny from the heroin addiction. The drug kills‚ Sonny‚ but according to the narrator‚ his sufferings were what that
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In this story by Connie Jan Maraan‚ the protagonist of the story is a ghost who died when the Tayuman LRT Station suddenly collapsed and the train came falling down on his face. According to him‚ he has seen Christ because of that incident. -Summary provided by: images.1aot.multiply.multiplycontent.com/…/PHIL.LIT%20-… (first entry that appears in Google upon searching Ghost by Connie Jan Maraan) In Connie Jan Maraan’s story entitled “Ghost”‚ she applied various symbols to express what happened
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the sunshine comes something clever and dark‚ A. Friend. When Connie meets Arnold Friend he is a stranger‚ but ironically his name is name spells a friend. I think this symbolism rests in the glaring reality of true abductions and who the perpetrator usually is. Someone they know‚ someone close. Another frightening symbolism is the Pettinger girl. Something happened to her and we never find out what‚ but the reader knows that Connie lied to her mother about association with the girl‚ a girl Arnold
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eyes: fear‚ uncertainty‚ sadness‚ and perhaps even hatred. Ten days before in New York‚ Chig’s father had decided suddenly he wanted to go to Nashville to attend his college class reunion‚ twenty years out. Both Chig’s brother and sister‚ Peter and Connie‚ were packing for camp and besides they were too young for such and affair. But Chig was seventeen‚ had nothing to do that summer‚ and his father asked if he would like to go along. His father had given him additional reasons: “All my running buddies
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Dylan song- “It’s All Over Now‚ Baby Blue” Connie- is she dynamic character? Why or why not? Connie at Home- mom always comparing her to her older sister‚ say mom and sister are just jealous of her‚ resentful of the family but in the end she sacrifices herself for them Connie when out with friends Why does she go with Arnold Friend? Real- real people and real situation Fantastic- Arnold Friend –devil‚ at the end dream-like How does he convince Connie to go with him? Threatens her family Symbolic
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