"Two Kinds" and "Best Quality" depict a struggling and often stressful relationship between a defiant daughter and an overbearing mother. June Mei and her mother Suyuan engage in a destructive battle between what is possible and what is realistic. June‚ although headstrong‚ seeks her mother’s approval and adoration. Suyuan‚ although patronizing‚ yearns for her daughter’s obedience and best qualities. The relationship between mother and daughter falls victim to tension inherent in any mother/daughter
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Two Kinds by Amy Tan: Literary Analysis - There are many key elements which together make up a story‚ namely a story’s setting‚ its main characters‚ the plot‚ and the symbolism it contains. A story’s setting is usually described in the beginning of the story‚ giving an explanation of where and when the story is taking place. Many stories have a protagonist and an antagonist as well as other key characters. The protagonist is the "hero or antihero; (the) character you tend to ’root for’." . The antagonist
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story talking of her mothers tragedy in China; The mother who lost her mother‚ father‚ husband ‚ and her two twin babies was trying to start over and give her child the American dream. The daughter the one telling the story was very as the story began about becoming famous. The mother on the other hand goes to all lengths to try to find her daughters talents. The characters in the story are the mother who played a huge role‚ although her name was never mentioned. She is a mother who got a second
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When I first read this poem‚ I thought the speaker was showing sympathy by saying “war is kind” to people who had lost loved ones in the war‚ or that “war is kind” because it eventually makes peace. But then I realized‚ the more that I think about war and how it is not at all kind makes me believe the speaker in this poem is being sarcastic when he says that “war is kind”. I still believe that he was showing sympathy in a paradoxical way. Society tends to overlook how bad war really is and how gruesome
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child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law‚ no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path. “. Mother being the supreme lover‚ loves her child like nothing. A mother dissipates the clouds of darkness‚ and cause peace to return to our hearts when we are helpless in the wilderness life with her kind precepts and counsels. From the moment we are born till we are cradled in the chariot of death‚ we come across many relations. Some are just for time
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Her Kind The poem “Her Kind” by Anne Sexton brings attention to her readers from digging deep into the true meaning behind her imagery. Her poem is quiet but along with an intense emotion‚ it brings out most of what she truly felt in reality. Anne describes very descriptively three roles of women in society that are overlooked and judged constantly by the people around them. In Anne’s eyes‚ she makes us feel that as good of a person she can be‚ she’s always overlooked and misunderstood and she
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KINDS OF DEFINATION Does a kind of definition merely indicate that a thing is signified by a term‚ without declaring the nature of that thing‚ or does it also declares its nature? The answer to this question is the basis for every important division into NOMNAL and REAL. NOMINAL DEFINATION A nominal definition( definitio nominis‚ meaning a definition of name) merely indicates that a thing is signified by a term without declaring the nature of the thing. Examlpe: if you are asked‚”what does
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Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing‚ 5th Edition Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell Table of Contents Preface 1. Understanding Literature Imaginative Literature Conventional Themes The Literary Canon Luisa Valenzuela‚ “All about Suicide” Wole Soyinka‚ “Telephone Conversation” Thinking Critically Interpreting Literature Evaluating Literature The Function of Literary Criticism Checklist: Evaluating Literary Criticism 2. Reading and Writing About Literature
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The radiant rays of the morning sun filtered through the canopy of leaves. My friend and I had gone to the park to play a small game of soccer before retreating home for breakfast. From a distance‚ we could see smoke in the air. However‚ thinking that it was a barbecue someone was having at the park‚ we took no notice of it and happily continued to chat and giggle away. It was when we approached nearer to the park that we realized that there was no barbecue going on. As we looked around‚ we realized
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and “A Kind of Murder”‚ are both connected in their theme. In the story “Fan Club” Laura dreads going to school because of the popular people there who bully her. At her school there is a girl named Rachel whos is even less popular than Laura. When Laura gets to class they are presenting and Rachel’s presentation goes horribly wrong. All the popular people begin to pass out pins that say “Hortensky Fan Club” to mock Rachel. When Laura is offered one she takes so she can fit in. In a “Kind of Murder”
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