Analysis of the text «The last tea» The text under study is the last tea by Dorothy Parker. She is well-known for her humour and witty satire. The last tea is a story that is addressed to women and deals with 2 main topics: men`s attention and loneliness. This is a bitter story written in a cruel way. The story presents an interesting example of the indirect characterization. The author does not say directly that the girl is lonely but let her act and leaves the reader draw his own conclusion.
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"It was my opinion that Dorothy Pluck‚ a native of War‚ was the most beautiful girl in our class or‚ for that matter‚ at Big Creek High."(29) Dorothy Plunk was Sonny’s first love but she also broke his heart. In October Sky‚ written by Homer Hickam Jr.‚ Dorothy is a pseudonym for a girl he knew during high school. She is known for her beauty‚ power‚ and inexperience. Dorothy was known for her beauty because of Sonny’s persistence. That’s why he was so attracted to her. "She had long shimmering
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The Characteristics of a Armature Detective Why are we so fascinated with detective fiction? Is it because we are simply interested in the crimes themselves? Or is it because we are drawn to the characters within the stories that have characteristics that we desperately wish we could portray ourselves. The armature detective is one that we follow more often and have characteristics that pull us in more. As said in The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction “they may be armatures‚ but
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In her essay “Song of the Shirt‚” Dorothy Parker describes the ways in which we should help in times of crisis‚ and she does this through the story of Mrs. Martindale. She proved to help those around hers in times of crisis by having a big heart‚ working hard‚ and not letting personal beliefs get in the way of the end goal. Although these things may not seem like effective strategies in helping the country‚ but they can help more than expected. One of Mrs. Martindales beloved attributes was her
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While I was reading the passage Context‚ by Dorothy Allison‚ I realized that I the just like her I had been judged just because I was a Latin woman. In fact I had went though something so similar because of many traditions my family has had. Just like Allison‚ when her lover called her families’ accent a “dialect‚” my family was called crazy simply because we like to hold massive parties to celebrate or the way our family spoke to one another. (Paragraph 3‚Allison) The reason why I relate so
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Popular Texts and Intertexts – Detective‚ Crime and Mystery • Dorothy L Sayers – “Death in particular seems to provide the minds of Anglo-Saxon race with a greater fund of innocent amusement than any other single subject”. • Detective Fiction emerges in other genres all the time. Temporal ordering The plot aims at establishing a linear chronological sequence of events that will eventually explain its own baffling starting point. – Heta Pyrhonen. The story is explaining the mystery
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The idea of receiving chocolates and roses from someone you admire might be a fantasy for countless woman. However‚ for Dorothy Parker‚ it’s the exact opposite. There are several clichés that accompany falling in love and receiving roses is one of them. In other words‚ there are countless unique ways to show your admiration for someone other than picking up some roses. Although the poem “One Perfect Rose” is rather short‚ it is overflowing with symbolism and imagery which can be efficiently expressed
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presuppose that it’s the very beginning of the 20th century‚ the USA. I would like to say a few words about the author and the story I’m going to analyze further. The text under analysis is the short story “The telephone call” belonging to the pen of Dorothy Parker‚ an American poet‚ short story writer‚ critic and satirist‚ best known for her wit‚ wisecracks‚ and eye for 20th-century urban foibles. The author is the master of psychological analysis. Her works are marked by a deep penetration into the
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Dorothy Dandridge was one of the most phenomenal performers I have ever seen! It is an honor to watch her put her talent to work. Her singing is angelic‚ her dancing is inspiring‚ and her acting is perfection in its raw form. Writing this report about her is not just a task‚ but an honor. Dorothy Jean Dandridge was born in Cleveland Ohio ’s City Hospital on November 9‚ 1922. Her mother was a hopeful actress named Ruby Dandridge. Ruby had walked out on Dorothy ’s father‚ Cyrus‚ five months previous
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In Dorothy L. Sayers novel‚ Unnatural Death‚ she delves in to the murder mystery of a terminal cancer patient‚ Agatha Dawson. Using her female murderess‚ Mary Whittaker‚ she analyzes the social perceptions of women and murder. Mary Whittaker described to be a “very nice‚ well-educated‚ capable girl…self-reliant‚” (Sayers‚ 7) in the end turns out to be a killer of 3 three people. Her environment‚ descriptions‚ and story portrays her as a woman who is able to take on a man’s role and commit a murder
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