The Land Lady 1. Who are the protagonist and antagonist? In this short story the protagonist is Billy Weaver‚ a young 17 year old brisk man dressed appropriately in a suit. The antagonist is the land lady who lures Billy inside her building. 2. What is the mode of narration: first person‚ or third person point of view? How do you know this? The mode of narration is a third person point of view. The narrator refers to all the characters by name. Also the narrator has access to a character’s
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The image of “Our Lady of Controversy” presented by Alma Lopez carries powerful imagery invoking activism and expression. Compared to the original Virgin Mary Alma Lopez’s version presents a strong looking woman as opposed to usually being seen as conforming and gentle. There are multiple symbols that supply significant meanings for Chicana Feminists. The original Virgin Mary’s facial expression is dramatically different than Lopez’s version. Controversial Mary doesn’t look soft and conforming
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The Lady from Shanghai (1946) has all of the elements that encompass a great film noir. For the purposes of this short paper‚ I will focus strictly on one prominent scene in the film and the elements that comprise it. The scene I have chosen is the crazy house scene‚ one of the final scenes in the film. Michael awakes from his drugged stupor and realizes he is in a crazy house. His mind whirls as he begins to put the pieces of the puzzle together‚ realizing that Elsa was in fact the murderer and
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Victoria Chang takes an interesting approach to addressing different topics‚ whether it is about a person or about another poem. The title she chose for this book‚ Salvinia Molesta‚ “Is known as the world’s worst weed”‚ and it grows rapidly‚ “Eventually becoming a continuous green mat over the water surface” (74). It alludes to the poems that the book contains‚ releasing tragedies she articulates into poems. Opening the book the reader is greeted by a quote‚ by Virginia Woolf‚ it is her explanation
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America‚ we often hear it called “the land of the free”‚ but is this a true statement? When Kimberly Chang‚ the main character of the book “Girl in Translation”‚ and her mother move here from Hong Kong this is the vision they have in their minds. A land of opportunity for them to better their lives since Kimberly’s father passed away. Sadly‚ when reaching their destination‚ they quickly learn that this is not the reality for many immigrants in the United States‚ including them. Even with the help
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the trip in case there is an accident. She wants to be sure whomever comes upon the scene of the accident knows that she was a “lady.” The grandmother also has an interesting use of the word “good.” She calls Red Sammy a “good man” for letting some men buy gasoline on credit‚ suggesting that she associates “good men” with gullibility and blind faith. Later in the story‚ she causes the family to make a wrong turn because she misremember the location of a plantation house she wanted to visit. When
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Yolardis: Hojat Salehi Summary: This story is about a man in about his 20’s who is on a trip to Havana. His young friend introduces him to his stepsister’s friend named Yolardis who is shy and self-contained. As they get to know each other more and get more intimate they become better known to each other. One night the man decides to do something nice for Yolardis and buy’s her a $135 dress. In return she promises to meet him that night wearing the dress so they can do something nice together.
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Children who have been a victim of abuse can sometimes become unstable. Many have health problems or need assistance throughout his or her life because they are notcapable of doing things. It is stated many times throughout Yen-Chang Feng’s article‚ that children who receive physical abuse as a disciplinary action are more prone to have unstable mental health problems. This is not the only result in which studies have reported back and proved that children who receive physical
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Love is a dangerous thing. In the story “The Lady or the Tiger” by Frank Stockton‚ a princess must make a challenging decision that will determines her lover’s fate. When a man is put on trial for loving the princess‚ he relies on her to decide if he gets to live and get married‚ or get mauled by a tiger. The princess will choose the tiger. Within this story‚ the royal family is given distinguishing traits that explain why the princess would choose death upon her lover. Because she is the daughter
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ABOUT LAN SAMANTHA CHANG Lan Samantha Chang ’s fiction has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly‚ Story‚ and The Best American Short Stories. A graduate of Yale University and the University of Iowa‚ she divides her time between Northern California and Princeton‚ New Jersey. AN INTERVIEW WITH LAN SAMANTHA CHANG Many of the families in Hunger have attempted to sever themselves from the past in order to build a future. Was this how your parents coped with starting over in America? What parts of Chinese
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