The Fat Girl Her name was Louise. Once when she was sixteen a boy kissed her at a barbacue; he was drunk and he jammed his tongue into her mouth and ran his hands up and down her hips. Her father kissed her often. He was thin and kind and she could see in his eyes when he looked at her the lights of love and pity. It started when Louise was nine. You must start watching what you eat‚ her mother would say. I can see you have my metabolism. Louise also had her mother’s pale blond hair
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Midterm- Females of Today Do you think that Louise accurately represents a woman of our times? Why or why not? “The Fat Girl” by Andre Dubus is about a girl named Louise. Louise is an overweight girl. When she was nine years old her mother tells her that being fat or overweight is not pretty‚ when she gets to high school if she’s still overweight that boys will not pay any attention to her. Her mother would make her eat “bare” meals‚ if she at a potato during dinner she would have to skip dessert
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social norms still have a toehold in some parts of the country and the unilluminated parts of many people’s psyches. In this story‚ Dubus reminds us of what it might have been like for a young female in what is likely the 1950’s to 1960’s era (not that long ago)‚ where the high standards of female
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Killers Richard Strout is the true killer of this story. This man walks through the “front door” (Dubus 107) of his ex-wife’s house and proceeds in shooting Frank “twice in the chest and once in the face with a nine millimeter automatic” (107). Standing over the blood spattered couch he shifts his eyes from the brainy chaos‚ which was a man’s face just seconds before‚ to the children that are sitting on that same couch. He then looks at the mother of those children‚ his children. She is not looking
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Killings by Andre Dubus The story of “Killings” by Andre Dubus looked into the themes of crime‚ revenge and morality. The crime committed in the story depicted the father’s love for his son and the desire to avenge his son’s death. However‚ his own crime led to his own destruction as he was faced with questions of morality. The character found himself in a difficult position after taking his revenge. He failed to anticipate the guilt associated with the crime he committed. Feelings of anger and
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he was in. Andre Dubus’ Killings is a story of acting on ones feelings‚ and not waiting for everything to just fix itself. The story constantly is mentioning conflicting aspect of action and inaction‚ then the idea of acting when you can sets the scene for the resolution‚ which is shown by Matt‚ the main character‚ putting a bullet in the head of his son’s killer. This will be presented by showing one such paradox that is shown in the text‚ then by showing how action is
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Think-Pair-Share/Active Listening Directives 6 Classroom Activities: The Jigsaw/Fishbowl Directives 7 Accessing on-line resources 8-9 Some Help in Analyzing Moral Questions 10 Unit I: What is Morality? 1. Killings: Short Story [Dubus] 11-20 2. Address to Colgate University [Brown] 21-23 Issues of Life & Death a Struggle For Secular Society [Ryan] 24-25 Brain Stretch Defining Morality 26 Ethics and Morality Quotes [Josephson Institute] 27 3. Building
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“Killings” by Andre Dubus is a short story about a father who seeks out vengeance for the murder of his twenty-one year old son only to learn that revenge will only make things worse. The father‚ Matt Fowler‚ is haunted by the tragedy that has befallen his youngest son. Retribution is a common human desire because people feel that it offers the truest form of justice; however‚ this action is against the law of the land and is thought of as reckless to pursue. The author uses foreshadowing‚ imagery
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Hard work is a major tool that can be used by various people to achieve their goals and objectives. People who have been successful have used it in the past. Hard work and persistence go hand in hand. In fact‚ one can be used in place of the other at times. It should‚ however‚ be noted that the two terms are different in that persistence is a component of hard work (Crew and Sweet 4). The importance of hard work cannot be underestimated for people who are keen in controlling their destiny. To achieve
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“The Curse” by Andre Dubus is about Mitchell Hayes‚ a forty-nine year old bartender who is witness to a rape. The rape occurs right before closing when five bikers rape a young woman while holding Mitchell at bay. After the rape‚ Mitchell is distraught over his decision of not making a stronger attempt to help the girl. Police‚ family and friends try to comfort Mitchell by telling him he made the right decision. However‚ he continues to feel guilt and self-doubt over whether or not
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