Character sketch of Charles Strickland William Somerset Maugham was an English playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era. He possessed a keen and observant eye; in his best works he ridiculed philistinism‚ narrow-mindedness‚ hypocrisy‚ self-interest and utilitarian approach to art. His links with realistic art‚ however‚ were not so solid as to place him among the best English writers of his period. The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W. Somerset
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It wasn’t supposed to happen; I’m supposed to have my grandmother still. There was always that time before things got bad‚ when I had thought she was going to live forever. I can remember that day‚ like it was yesterday. The sun was glistening‚ the birds were chirping‚ and the wind was whispering. I had gotten off the school bus to go to my grandmother’s house. It was my usual routine‚ every Wednesday I went to see her. When I got to my grandmother’s house I was greeted by Dennis‚ one of the mentally
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“Faulkner”. Faulkner was indifferent about the way his last name was spelled‚ so he left it as that and was then known to have his surname spelled the latter way. Faulkner’s family made a great impact on his writings‚ especially his mother and grandmother. His artistic imagination flourished while being around these women‚ for they were all great readers. Also‚ they were painters‚ educating his visual language and use of sensory images in his writing. Faulkner was educated his entire life by Caroline
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concerts and somehow he had persuaded her to marry him despite all his flaws.(Grandmother loves Grandfather) This shows that grandfather must had really strong emotions for grandmother when they were young. I think that since their relationship had fostered from a strong root‚ Their relationship must be even stronger now. Thus‚ we can conclude that grandfather still loves and respects grandmother very much. 2) Grandmother liked to think that Bruno or Gretel would follow her onto the stage and every
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So as a class we read a text called ‘Diaries of Sunil and Anu’ and now the task was to write a character sketch of Sunil and Anu. So first I told them to identify the adjectives from the text to describe who is Sunil and Anu are‚ then the facts to support the character they are describing. Rest of the class we finished this easily and these three had not finished
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The marvellous poem‚ Grandmother was written by Pat Kertzman. This art of literature teaches many aspects of life and it enables one to understand the benefits of life experiences. In this text‚ the protagonist‚ the speaker’s grandmother uses the lessons that she had learnt through her life to help her granddaughter advance in life. This poem is a free verse and is composed of six stanzas. The author of this piece of poetry tries to convey the theme‚ knowledge isn’t only acquired through academics;
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Lorna Goodison states in her poem “Guinea Woman”‚ “Great Grandmother was a guinea woman”(Goodison). This statement can be interpreted in many ways as guinea has multiple connotations. For example‚ Guinea is a country in West Africa‚ but it is also an ancient coin and name for a witch or wise-woman. Creolization‚ as a term‚ also has multiple meanings. These meanings are based on different aspects of the mixing of cultures. This can be a mixing or change in religion‚ music‚ food‚ and skin color. The
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Analysis of the grandmother: The contributing factor I decided to do my character analysis on the grandmother from the short story ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find.’ The story starts off as a family getting ready for their road trip to Florida. The main characters are the grandmother (whose name is never said in the story)‚ the mother‚ Bailey‚ June Star and John Westley. The Grandmother wants to go to Tennessee but everyone wants to go to Florida. Even though they tell the grandmother she doesn’t have
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story “A Good Man is Hard to Find‚” shows a family vacation to Florida that ends in tragedy. Although The Grandmother and her selfish attitude seem to be the only causes of the accident‚ the actions and personalities of the other family members also play a large role in this turning point in the story. In this story‚ the Grandmother considers herself “the lady” of the family. The Grandmother considers herself having higher standards of other people and frequently passes judgment on others. She is
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After reading Flannery O’Connor’s "A Good Man is Hard to Find" for the first time‚ I was left with one question that perplexed me‚ why did the Grandmother call the Misfit one of her own children? It’s a question that many believe they have the answer to‚ they research and analyze coming up with theories and ideas. Like many others I will now be putting my theory on the Grandmother’s final words‚ what they meant and why she said them. Opinions on her final word vary‚ with authors like Brandy saying
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