Title: "The Horse Dealer’s Daughter" By: D. H. Lawrence Characters: Joe: He is the oldest brother. He is broad and handsome in a hot‚ flushed way. He had a black moustache and a red face. He had a sensual way of uncovering his teeth when he laughed. He felt he was down now. The horses were his life. They were almost like his own body. He felt his life was over now. Fred Henry: This was Mabel’s other brother. He was master of any horse‚ and he carried himself with a well-tempered
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Male Dominated Society In her short story‚ “The Daughters of the Late Colonel”‚ Katherine Mansfield shows the inability of women brought up in a society of the late 19th to early 20th centuries to deal with the challenges of the everyday life on their own. She does this by writing about the girls in a time of crisis after their father dies. The dependence of the two sisters on their late father and their servants is shown in their every interaction with others‚ as well as with one another. Another
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themselves‚ but by their family member’s. That is the first gift the baby owns and of course‚ it is free‚ but not everybody takes the free gift if they don’t like it. Just like me and the girl I had read about in the article‚ “My Name‚" by Sandra Cisneros. We both don’t like our names because our names are not English names; indeed‚ it’s the different culture name. In “My Name‚” Esperanza is the girl‚ who has a meaningful name in English but still‚ she doesn’t like it. Esperanza hates her name
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cuts off the man’s arm for allowing his young daughter to remain in the business of prostitution. Julian and his crew go to Choi’s kiosk to confront him about his part in Billy’s murder but spares his life. Julian’s mother‚ Crystal‚ arrives in Bangkok to identify Billy’s corpse. Crystal demands Julian find and kill the men who killed Billy‚ but he refuses—believing that Choi had some justification for seeking retribution for the killing of his daughter—infuriating her. One night‚ Julian brings a
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After my third wish had been granted‚ my wife‚ Mrs. White has not been the same. Our home became more quiet than it already has been and more lonely than ever. At nights I wouldn’t be able to sleep with the crying my wife made‚ I made her believe I never heard her at night‚ I think it makes her feel better crying behind my back than on my shoulder. She became more quiet‚ never ate enough‚ and always got herself looking pictures of Herbert. On the day of our son’s birthday‚ I couldn’t think of anything
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As Shizuko acts out her tragedy in the first scene‚ many of the important symbols of the following story are introduced. First‚ there is nature‚ which serves as a backdrop and an influence for the characters and their emotions. Dreamily‚ Shizuko thinks of "white cherry blossom petals that were blowing about in the wind." She remembers the "rainy morning" of her mother-in-law’s death‚ while the smell of gas "reminded her of the tiny yellow flowering weeds that had grown near her parents’ house." In
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Gonzales‚ my trendy teacher decided to assign The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. I dismissed the book as another tale of a white dude learning about his “tragic life” but soon I discovered that this was not the case. Those following days‚ I sat by the window and found a deeper meaning in this book‚ which embodied my culture in the realistic light along with a reassurance of my identity. Sandra Cisneros‚ the writer who awakened my rehabilitation from a harsh identity crisis and lack of
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House on Mango Street response After finishing House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros which is a “coming of age story” genre. Point of the author was to express everyone’s hopes and dreams. In the reading Esperanza shares her stories throughout the vignettes‚ she expresses her opinion toward a certain topic and also talks about stories of the people she meets in the neighborhood‚ furthermore talks about her dream house that she wants to have in the future The vignettes included mostly opinions
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Coming of Age in Novels by Rudolfo Anaya and Sandra Cisneros Author(s): Dianne Klein Source: The English Journal‚ Vol. 81‚ No. 5 (Sep.‚ 1992)‚ pp. 21-26 Published by: National Council of Teachers of English Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/819890 . Accessed: 02/06/2014 07:58 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars
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Sandra Cisneros‚ the award-winning author of the highly acclaimed The House on Mango Street and several other esteemed works‚ has produced a stunning new novel‚ Caramelo. This long-anticipated novel is an all-embracing epic of family history‚ Mexican history‚ the immigrant experience‚ and a young Mexican-American woman’s road to adulthood. We hope the following introduction‚ discussion questions‚ suggested reading list‚ and author biography enhance your group’s reading of this captivating and masterful
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