A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin is a story most single mothers can relate to. The struggle between doing what is needed‚ what is right for the family or giving into their own wants and desires for a day or two. In this story‚ Mrs. Summors is a poor mother that comes into fifteen dollars and she contemplates for two days on how to spend this money because she wants to make the most of this money. The story displays a theme of struggle between necessity and desires. She talks about buying
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Everything can seem so perfect and realistic‚ until a life changing event happens; and your life is no longer as put together as it once was. Throughout these two stories: “Why I Live at the P.O.” by Eudora Welty and “A Pair of Tickets” by Amy Tan‚ the readers will be able to see how many characters develop and exploit their thoughts and feelings. Symbolism‚ tone and point of view help express Welty’s and Tan’s theme that‚ you need to get through an unthinkable experience to find your place and sense
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Analyzing: ”A pair of Tickets” “Theme” is commonly described as the central idea for literary work or ideas explored within a piece of literature. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines theme as: “a subject or topic of discourse; an artistic representation; a written composition; a melodic subject of a musical movement.” However‚ theme can also serve to convey a “moral” of a story‚ and as such possesses the unique ability to challenge the reader’s own moral compass‚ providing new perspectives
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Amy Tan’s “A Pair of Tickets” is the account of Jing-mei‚ an American woman on a pilgrimage to China to meet her half-sisters‚ abandoned by her mother in China during World War II. Jing-mei’s mother always hoped of reuniting with her daughters she left behind long ago‚ but she died of an aneurysm before the opportunity arose. Through chance‚ a friend of Jing-mei’s mother‚ still in China‚ spied the twins while shopping. The mother was already deceased‚ so with encouragement
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A pair of New Eyes What a beautiful sunny day! I really should not just stay at home and write the damn essay. “Come on‚ let’s go to Whyte Ave and there just has some new arrivals at Oak + FORT.” Oh‚ that sounds great. Wait‚ what am I doing‚ I can’t do that. “Why not? Your paper is due next Thursday and you still have 5 days. Don’t be such a wet blanket.” No way! I suggest you’d better shut up and leave me alone before I get angry. I have to do my paper today and I really hate your annoying voice
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Throughout the story‚ the more we know about the setting and relationship of the characters‚ the more likely we are to understand the thoughts and actions behind their choices. “A Pair of Tickets” especially explores the relationship of setting to place‚ heritage and ethnic identity. Jing-Mei Woo‚ the main character and protagonist of the story‚ has trouble accepting that she is Chinese. Despite of her heritage‚ Jing-Mei Woo believed at the age of fifteen‚ that she has no Chinese beneath her skin
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"Everyday Use" and "A Pair of Tickets" In "Everyday Use‚" Alice Walker writes about a black mother and her two daughters‚ Maggie and Dee. Both the mother and Maggie are traditional characters‚ who are proud of their black heritage. However‚ Dee is the opposite of her mother and sister. She has false thoughts of her heritage. In "A Pair of Tickets‚" the author‚ Amy Tan‚ describes Jing Mei’s change in her view of her Chinese heritage during her travel to China. Although both of the authors write about
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1. Identify and describe the folkways that happened in your hometown during the last ten years and compare it today. Include the dressing‚ relationship between parents and children and the customs and traditions. 1. Mano Po - Blessing of the hand/ means "right" [opposite of "left"] and po is a word you say to show respect. Before - Usually‚ it’s the kids who execute the "Mano Po" although adults will also do this especially when visiting their parents‚ or the parents of their girlfriend.
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1. My favorite quote from the first section of Matched is actually written on the first page of the novel and it is as follows. “Now that I’ve found the way to fly‚ which direction should I go into the night?…The black behind me doesn’t worry me; neither do the stars ahead. (Condie 1)” The idea of not being haunted by the past or daunted by the future draws me to these words. It preaches that the past is the past and you can’t change that‚ while the future is unpredictable. In the second section
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What if you lived in a world where someone decided who you loved‚ where you worked‚ when you died? Cassia Reyes‚ the protagonist in Ally Condie’s novel‚ Matched struggles with living in The Society where everything is fair‚ evenly distributed and individuality is scarce. On her 17th birthday‚ Cassia is matched with her best friend Xander (Condie 15). When Cassia attempts to read her match guidelines‚ she sees a face that is not Xander’s (Condie 35). Is it possible that the officials have made a mistake
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