When he was on holiday in England he met Doris. They married and she returned to the station with him. At first they are very happy but then Doris notices a young Malay woman with three half-caste children hanging around the bungalow and annoying Guy very much. Finally Guy confesses that he had a relationship with the woman and that the children are his. Doris needs time to consider this shattering news‚ in the meantime they continue to live as before but Doris refuses to share her bedroom with her
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"I’m still on my break‚" I explain to Doris‚ "and it won’t let me clock in for another minute" and there were things like “take a chill pill‚ I’m still on break” that I would’ve liked to say ‚ but I didn’t because I didn’t want to be “unprofessional”. Doris sighed and said‚ “Well okay‚ but I need you out there as soon as you clock back in.” I told her‚ “Yes‚ Doris. I’m gonna go out there when I get back from break.” I clocked in and headed to the north entrance of Meijer to go help Ashton‚ but first
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Imagine your first snow day was going sledding all day with your friends‚ but in the story ‘stray’ Doris only shovel her driveway and step way. Try to be in her shoes for a day.The story ‘’stray’’ is about a young girl named Doris and how her family is poor and diris is working hard to help her parents.Like doris and her family kids in poverty act like they try not to show their feelings or emotions and kids will try to work extra to help and might have family problems. In the story “stray” by cynthia
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dentist’s office. Merlin sets out in the sea (which is brave of him!) to find his son‚ encountering a blue fish named Dori. Dori has short term memory loss and is confused for a little bit on which way the boat went‚ but soon finds her way. During Merlin’s and Dori’s adventure the find Nemo‚ they meet "friendly" sharks who don’t believe in eating fish as food. Unfortunately‚ Dori is hit on the nose by accident and slightly sleeds‚ which one shark goes crazy soon after. There is a crazy chase after
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finally be a man‚ something his mother would never understand. Other than the settings‚ there are many different symbols in the story that help readers figure out the meaning of the whole story. One symbol from this story would be darkness. When Lessing writes‚ “He struggled on in the darkness‚” the darkness symbolizes Jerry’s lack of knowledge or the fear of the unknown. He doesn’t actually know how far the tunnel will go or if it will become narrow. Another symbol from this story would be light
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and exotic country. It is about the end of a marriage between two people: Doris‚ an English girl and Guy‚ a man from Sembulu. Guy is 29 years old‚ and works for British colonial service; however‚ the nature of Guy is described as a funny‚ fat and happy guy who makes people laugh and not as handsome whereas Doris‚ Guy’s wife is good-looking‚ young‚ and full of hope and used to be secretary of British Member of Parliament. “Doris was a secretary to a member of parliament…” (p.3‚ l. 6-7) She recently
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Cream Cracker under the Settee by Alan Bennett How does Bennett use dramatic devices to bring the character of Doris alive? Alan Bennett was born in Leeds on the 9th May 1934‚ and attended Leeds Modern School then gained a place at Sydney Sussex College‚ Cambridge. This clearly shows he was well educated. However‚ Alan Bennett attended Exeter College where he had gained a 1st class honours degree in History. Bennett later became an actor and a playwright; his career led him to narrating many
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Doris says that Yolanda has “problems that make her act crazy.” In your opinion‚ does Yolanda have any positive qualities? If so‚ what are they? Yes‚ Yolando does have positive qualities. A positive quality that Yolanda has is she is very courageous. Yolanda expressed this quality in the story by standing up for what she believes in. 2. What are the negative outcomes of Doris’s decision to run away from trouble? Some negative outcomes of Doris’s decision to run away from trouble is she doesn’t
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In the short story “Stray” by Cynthia Rylant‚ Doris‚ the main character‚ realizes that not giving up pays off in the end. She was at the dinner table and she would not give up‚ she kept trying and trying to persuade her parents‚ even though they ignored her. She had to constantly come up with new and creative ways‚ to keep the dog out of her parents way but also take care of it. At the start of “Stray” the family was at the dinner table and she was trying to persuade her parents to let her keep
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Never Change the Identity “The Americanization of Shadrach Cohen” was written by Bruno Lessing takes place in United States in 1903. The story is about Shadrach Cohen and his two sons Abel and Gottlieb. His sons migrate to United States from Russia and open a store. He has been invited by his children’s to move to United States because his sons need financial support for expanding their store. The theme of this story is to be yourself and keep your identity similar even while in different environments
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