The story “Bernice Bobs Her Hair”‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ has a happy ending. In the 1920s‚ Bernice‚ a pretty‚ quiet‚ and reserved girl came to stay with her wild‚ fun‚ and popular cousin Marjorie. When Bernice was staying at her cousin’s house‚ she went through a lot of‚ what could be considered‚ bullying. Marjorie‚ and her friends constantly talked behind her back saying things like: “So many people have told you how pretty and sweet she is‚ and how she can cook! But what of it? She has a bum
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Her First Ball is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Sphere on 28 November 1921‚ and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories. Plot summary A young girl called Leila has come to the city to stay with her cousins‚ the Sheridan’s (who also appear in "The Garden Party.") As the story opens‚ they are going to a ball (A formal gathering for social dancing). Leila is very excited: this is her first ball. Once there‚ she is both excited and terrified
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of Her Peers‚” the main character suffers from oppression just like the narrator in “The Yellow Wallpaper.” In both stories‚ the characters seem to love the men that controlled their lives‚ but in they suffer from mental illness due to the restrictions that are placed on them by their lovers and society. These two stories also focus on a feminist perspective. In “A Jury of Her Peers‚” Minnie claimed that she didn’t know who killed her husband but she was arrested. Minnie’s husband abused her. Several
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I felt nothing for a second. And then I screamed” (Adichie‚ 194). This was one of many intense moments for Kambili‚ the protagonist‚ and her father. In the fictional novel Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‚ Kambili portrays her and her parents relationship as unhealthy. Kambili comes from a wealthy African background so it is expected for her and her parents to have a healthy relationship
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world‚ but it still doesn’t help us know what to say” (Sacks). Similarly‚ in the movie Her‚ they show many examples of advanced technology taking over our lives‚ but it does not show technology helping us with our decisions regarding social lives. Her was written by Spike Jonze and was directed by Spike Jonze. Released on December 13‚ 2013‚ the movie features Joaquin Phoenix‚ Amy Adams‚ and Scarlett Johansson. Her was awarded Best Writing and Original Screenplay of 2014. Some people may think that
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relationship with her parents‚ more or less. For example this can be seen when Anne’s behaviours and dialogs with them. Anne loves his father so much and she loves him more than everybody around the world. Anne said “It’s true. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. You’re the only one I love.” (57). It shows that she loves only her father‚ not her mother her friends even her friends. She loves only her father and shows her love to him. And she wants her father always with her. She wants to do
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Essay Question : Her First Ball Themes “Her First Ball” is a short story written by Katherine Mansfield’s‚ Mansfield’s mainly focuses with the shortness of happiness and joyful moments in human life. In this story‚ the protagonist is a young girl called Leila who with her cousins attends her first ball‚ a large formal ball with dancing. The main themes of this story are very dramatically described throughout the short story. The story tells us the idea of a girl’s first experience of a ball dance
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4.1 Marriage dream of Hermia and her struggle Hermia is daughter of Egeus. She is falling in a deeply love with Lysander‚ a man who refused by her father‚ Egeus. He does not want her to marry Demetrius‚ the chosen man of Egeus. When we first meet Hermia‚ in beginning of the play she is the typical girl in love against her father’s wishes. Obviously we see from the start that she is very devoted to Lysander‚ her love‚ and she does not like to be forced to do things that she does not want. HERMIA
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Doris Lessing’s ‘‘Wine’’ (1957) and Susan Glaspell’s ‘‘A Jury of Her Peers’’ (1917) illustrate the role of the unsaid and silence between the male and female gender. Silence is imperative between the characters because it is through the Patriarchal system that men overpower women‚ and they use their authority to control them into meeting their every desire. With this said women do not express the entirety of their thoughts and desires to protect themselves from the ridicule or judgment of men. They
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story “A Jury of Her Peers” was first published in 1917 and was based on a authors one act play “Trifles”. “Trifles” was written in 1916 by Susan Glaspell. Glaspell wrote the play after an experience she had while working for a Des Moines newspaper. The significance of the title of the play‚ “A Jury of Her Peers” is fitting because it is about a woman that is going to be judged for the murder of her husband by her peers. How her life was with him was going to give her motive for her actions. The
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