significant connection to the theme even when her life seems to be falling apart. Soon after her mother is diagnosed with the fatal disease of ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)‚ she receives continuous support from her friends which allows her to later on accept her loss and say‚ “ I feel like her [her mother] peace is my peace” (Nolan 281). Following these feelings of relaxation‚ Shelby accepts the fact that her mother is resting in peace and that she did the best that she
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out‚ or yell at their parents. These tantrums‚ are even worse because of their lack of empathy towards the parents. The children have become completely reliant on it. It cooks their food‚ washes them‚ and rocks them to sleep. "The house is wife and mother now‚ and nursemaid." The children rely completely on the house‚ and end up loving the house as a parent. This has given them a reliance on a machine that has no emotional tendencies instead of on their parents. This has caused them to
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Be Happy For What You Have “The necklace” by Guy De Maupassant is a short story about being thankful for what you have. In the story a woman named Mme. Loisel feels very disconsolate because she does not have the luxuries or stature of high society. When Mme. Loisel gets the chance to go to a grand ball she buys a nice dress and borrows a diamond necklace. When Mme. Loisel loses the necklace they spend ten years paying it off. By the end of the story‚ Mme. Loisel learns to be happy for what she
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of the story‚ is Emily’s brother. Darla is his girlfriend and Cooper has been his best friend for years now‚ so he’s more like a brother to him. The minor characters in this story are Travis’s parents‚ Cooper’s mother who’s always drinking and Darla’s father whom abuses her and her mother. Travis loves his life; he’s a champion diver and one of the most popular kids at school as well. The first day of summer came‚ Travis‚ Darla‚ Cooper and Emily all decided to go to the lake. Since Travis loves diving
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Living the life as a farmer’s wife‚ in a secluded little country town can be lonely. In the early 1900’s‚ farm families do not go into town every day. Therefore‚ they do not have much interaction with the public. Hence‚ Henry and Elisa Allen spend the majority of their time tending to the farm. In the John Steinbeck story‚ The Chrysanthemums‚ he tells of a lonely‚ hardworking farm wife‚ who is seeking attention‚ and wonders what life could be like outside of the valley‚ but decides to settle for
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Dying seems to be a very common theme in these stories weather it’s physically or emotionally. That’s where Shakespeare’s famous quote from Hamlet‚ “To Be or Not To Be” comes into play. In “What‚ of This Goldfish‚ Would You Wish” Sergei kills Yonatan because he believed Yonatan would steal his best friend. Sergei loves the fish dearly but the fish does not feel the same way. As time goes on the more the fish is becoming annoyed and ignorant towards Sergei. Since Sergei is lonely he wants to keep
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wearing a “man’s black hat pulled low down over her eyes”. While dressing manly and having masculine traits‚ Elisa gardens‚ which itself is an extremely feminine trait yet she’s described in a masculine way. It is mentioned in the story that Elisa’s mother was also a gardener which could possible show
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Guildenstern themselves. Here is where Hamlet reveals to truly be mad by intentionally killing his own friends and not to just be putting on an antic disposition. (III.iv.27-35) “How now‚ a rat? Dead for a ducat‚ dead.”- Hamlet When Hamlet and his mother are talking; he hears a man‚ Polonius‚ behind the tapestry and proceeds to murder him without remorse. This Hamlet is extremely different from the one that was introduced at the beginning of the play. The sane Hamlet was kind‚ respectful‚ handsome
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Bradbury illustrates how too much technology can negatively affect our lives. Despite having all the comforts of technology‚ Lydia can’t get used to simply allowing the house to do all the work‚ and that’s when she starts questioning her role as a mother. An example of that is‚ “Maybe I don’t have enough to do. Maybe I have time to think too much. Why don’t we shut the whole house off for a few days and take a vacation?” It becomes noticeable
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were only known‚ and expected to marry‚ becomes mothers‚ raise their kids‚ and maintain the household together. The role of a man during these times was to provide monetarily to his family. The man got to work‚ and bring home money to sustain the household. These roles were very plain‚ and to the point. During this time about 90% of men and women lived this way. Women married very young‚ and were left to assume the role of a housewife‚ and a mother. Whereas men were left to continue working to sustain
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