The major characters in The Optimist’s Daughter are Judge McKelva‚ Becky Mckelva‚ Laurel Mckelva‚ Wanda Fay‚ Dr. Courtland‚ Miss Adele Courtland‚ Tish Bullock‚ Major Bullock‚ Miss Tennyson‚ and Miss Missouri. Becky Mckelva was Judge Mckelva’s wife before she died and had Laurel Mckelva with him. Wanda Fay remarried Judge Mckelva after his wife’s death. Dr. Courtland did surgery on Becky Mckelva and the final operation on Judge Mckelva. Miss Adele Courtland is the sister of Dr. Courtland and is a
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In the short story “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan‚ with the use of epiphany and turning points the reader is able to see the protagonist’s growth and change in personality throughout the story. The protagonist‚ Jing-Mei and her mother emigrated from China to the US‚ thus the family struggled in adapting to the new culture and lifestyle. Heavily influenced by the opportunities and hopes with a new life in US‚ Jing-Mei’s mother wanted Jing-Mei to become a prodigy like the other girls on television. Jing-Mei
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Two Kinds Summary - Amy Tan - Masterplots II: Short Story Series‚ Revised Edition 頁1/3 Welcome‚ Amy My Account My Profile Logout Search LITERATURE QUESTION & ANSWER Literature Study Guides DISCUSSION Literary Criticism DOCUMENTS Salem on Literature TEACHERS COLLEGE eTexts REFERENCE Lesson Plans Shakespeare at eNotes Get immediate homework help!We have live tutors standing by. FanStory.com Ads by Google Home > Two Kinds Summary & Study Guide
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playwright William Shakespeare takes place in Verona‚ Italy during the flourishing Renaissance. The main protagonists are Romeo and Juliet. These star-crossed lovers hail from the two feuding families: the Montagues and the Capulets. A secret marriage takes place between the two teenagers the moment they meet. Conflicts arise‚ and both Romeo and Juliet are forced to mature quickly. They depict bravery and devotion to their love for each other through their stubborn defiance against destiny. However
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7. In Scene Two‚ Amanda is in conflict with Laura. Who is in conflict in Scene Three? What starts the conflict‚ and what is it about? Tom and Amanda are in conflict in scene three. The conflict is started by Amanda because Tom used the Lord’s name in vain. This continues to escalate‚ due to Amanda taking away Tom’s DH Lawrence book as she invades his privacy and personal life after work. The argument ends as Tom angrily walks away from his mother‚ since she continues to criticize him for the way
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The first of the two poems I have chosen to compare and contrast is Morning Song By Silvia Path‚ this poem seems focused on the experience of child birth and the powerful emotions that follow‚ and is by no means however a generalized and optimistic account of child birth. The second poem I have chosen to focus on is There Be None Of Beauty’s Daughters by Lord Byron and seemingly depicts a strong sense of love and bondage between the Byron and the person he is writing about‚ however it is unclear
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"Two Kinds‚" by Amy Tan is a story in which a Chinese mother believes that her daughter can do anything in the United States as long as she puts her mind to it and decides to push her daughter‚ Jing-Mei‚ into being a prodigy. Unfortuantely‚ Jing-Mei and her mother do not share the same views on things. Jing-Mei wants to establish her own identity apart from her mother and feels that she can be successful through her own efforts and determination. Jing-Mei’s desire to be an independent person leads
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Lahiri’s “Gogol‚” Guy de Maupassant’s “Two Friends‚” and Jorge Luis Borges’ “Rosendo’s Tale.” External societal pressures cause internal conflict in characters by thrusting them into unfavorable situations‚ and these situations force characters to decide whether their values are worth keeping. A character who never has to stand up for his or
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“Conflict Between Law and Morality” * Aakriti Pandey Student of RMLNLU‚ Lucknow Introduction In ancient times there was no distinction between law & morals. The Hindu jurist in ancient India did not make any distinction between law & morals. However‚ later on‚ some distinction came to be made in actual practice. The Mimansa made a distinction between obligatory and recommendatory rules. By the time the commentaries were written‚ the distinction was clearly established in theory also
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(A) What is the conflict today between Science and Religion? As far back in time as can be remembered‚ there has always been some form of religion governing the thoughts of mankind. Different cultures found different deities to explain what they could not‚ the natural phenomenas all around them. These "gods of the gaps" were essential to allow the ancient people to give explanations for what they did not know‚ saying simply that "God did it". However‚ as time went on and science emerged with its
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