In the story "Two Kinds‚" the narrator is a Chinese-American girl who is locked in a struggle over her identity with her Chinese immigrant mother‚ who believes "that you could be anything you wanted to be in America." This particular struggle invokes the mother’s attempt to mold her daughter‚ Jing-mei‚ into a musical prodigy so that she will be able to brag to her friend Lindo Jong‚ whose daughter is a precocious chess champion. The idea for piano lessons comes from television and popular magazines
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Les Miserables‚ the character development of Javert and Jean Valjean has differed completely. Javert is an optimal example of law and order‚ as he dedicates his life to enforcing the law‚ creating the mutual relationship between a law-breaker and law-enforcer. Jean Valjean has a sense of confusion pondering over the question‚ “Am I a sinner or a saint?” The development of Javert has remained relatively stagnant as Jean Valjean is dynamic. Javert is a relatively flat character and finds it difficult
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Personally‚ I don’t like either of the narrators. The Writer seems to have made that intentional. Both short stories were written in a way that made it seem that the pace that each narrator was quick especially in Orientation by Daniel Orozco. Both narrators were giving quick and precise instruction to its listener in the short stories. Both came off a bit arrogant in the way they said it. In Girl‚ i specifically found it mean the way she asked if the person sings benna in Sunday school and then
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These two stories are in some ways alike and then in some ways different. I will first discuss the ways they are alike. The first way they are alike‚ is that in both the stories the kidnappers want money‚ and they intend to get it by kidnapping young children of wealthy parents. Both the kidnappers figured that by kidnapping these rich kids they could get more money. Another way both of the kidnappings were the same was that both of the children caused the kidnappers some kind of
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In stories‚ the setting is influential to characters who face unique situations and environments. Both “The Story of Keesh” and “LIfe of Pi” contain characters who have hope‚ and perform brave and skillful actions that provide them the means to survive and live in an extreme environment. The characters portrayed in “The Story Of Keesh” and in Life Of Pi demonstrate such characteristics. Pi never gives up on hope which helps him to survive in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Hope inspires the will
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In the book of Genesis‚ there are two separate stories of creation. Both stories include information about God‚ humankind‚ and our relationship with God. The first and second creation stories provide contrasting information about God. In the first creation story‚ God observes from above‚ an earth without form or shape‚ and darkness over the abyss. He begins creation by uttering the words‚ “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:3). God speaks outside of creation‚ and creates the world and its inhabitants
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Pip‚ the protagonist‚ and narrator of Great Expectations is absolutely the most pitied character in the novel. Throughout the entirety of Great Expectations‚ Pip shows a number of traits that establish who he is to others around him. He can be considered charitable when he deliberately steals his family rations for a stranger. While he acts like an outright jerk when Joe comes to visit Pip in London. Though there are times when Pip gets his readers to admire him at times‚ Pip acts narcissistic‚ impulsive
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In the novel‚ Unwind‚ three teenagers embark on a journey full of mischief‚ excitement and tragedy. The three main characters have their own agenda in the novel. Risa is orphan who is being unwound due to cutbacks in budget. Lev is an thirteen year old tithe who’s main purpose in life was to be unwound once he turned thirteen. Lastly‚ Connor is fifteen year old trouble maker who is being unwound due to the fact that his parents have grown sick and tired of his negative behavior. They all show that
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Analysis of Hemingway’s Narrative Technique as a Short- Story Writer For many years‚ the narrative technique of Hemingway has been under debate. Writers before him had already achieved works that bear the characteristics of the modern short story‚ and many of their works could stand today‚ with those of Hemingway and of writers like Faulkner‚ as representative short stories of modern times. What distinguishes Hemingway both from his predecessors and from his contemporaries‚ however‚ is the theory
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October 7th 2013 The Guiltiest among the Main Characters In The Scarlett Letter the three main characters‚ Roger Chillingworth‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Hester Prynne‚ are all accused of committing a sin‚ because of Theology a crime‚ in their Puritan society. Chillingworth is alleged of being “devilish”‚ Dimmesdale of lacking courage and having an intimate relationship with a married woman‚ and finally Hester Prynne of committing adultery. Out of these three‚ who is the guiltiest? In my opinion‚ Chillingworth
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