Section 1 Summary (Chapters 1-8) In Part One of Gone Girl‚ titled “Boy Loses Girl‚” the chapters alternate between the perspectives of Nick Dunne‚ the main character‚ and Amy Elliott‚ Nick’s wife. Nick’s chapters focus on present day‚ while Amy’s chapters are her diary entries from the past‚ integrated into the story to give insight on her overall personality and her feelings towards their marriage and relationship. Nick’s present day starts with Nick waking up in their rented house in Carthage
Premium Diary Wedding anniversary The Diary of a Young Girl
Scarlet Letter Chapter Summaries Chapter 1: The Prison Door The first chapter pretty much sets the scene for the rest of the book. It describes a door‚ the door to the prison in seventeenth century Boston. The door is studded with iron spikes and is surrounded with overgrown weeds and one rosebush. The narrator suggests that it’s a reminder of nature’s kindness to the prisoners. It says it will provide a “sweet moral blossom” in the face of distress. Chapter 2: The Market-Place The women
Premium English-language films Fiction Nathaniel Hawthorne
Summary of Reading – Chapter #2 Chapter 2 of The New Jim Crow focuses on how the system of mass incarceration works. Alexander concentrates on the "War on Drugs‚" because "convictions for drug offenses are the single most important cause of the explosion in incarceration rates in the United States." Early on‚ she exposes myths‚ noting that the war is not "aimed at ridding the nation of drug ’kingpins’ or big-time drug dealers‚" and the drug war is not "principally concerned with dangerous drugs"
Premium Police United States Federal Bureau of Investigation
Because It Is Running By The short story by Jo Lloyd is written in 2009 and has the title: “Because It Is Running By”. The story is about a young man‚ who lives with his mother in the country and helps her through daily tasks‚ and it takes place in the country in England. The young man‚ Wil‚ and his mother lives together there‚ and takes care of the place‚ now that Wil’s father passed away. The mother has planned to run a bed and breakfast‚ and has hired a girl to help her. Wil is a young man in his early
Premium Fiction Narrator Short story
Angry Young Man Chris Lynch Angry Young Man is based on two brothers‚ Robert and Alexander. Robert is the older of the two‚ age eighteen; Alexander is younger by one year. In the beginning‚ Robert explains that Alexander is not easily understood and he wishes that others and he could actually understand the man that Alex is. Robert and Alex get into a fight about how Alex wears dark shaded “pimp” glasses. Alex explains that they cover up his “soul windows” so no one can peer in. Right after the
Premium Improvised explosive device
CH 6 In this chapter‚ the writer begins with a single word “winter” (on page 48)‚ it clearly shown that there will be some significant events happen in the winter. Then the writer further introduces the event kite fighting in the next few paragraphs. It also stated that all the boys are passion about it‚ its not just a game between each pair of kids‚ it’s a battle. On the last paragraph on page 49 the writer used “every winter” to begins‚ because the writer wants to show that this is one of the
Premium Fiction English-language films Literature
Summary: Chapters 1-13 - The narrator and protagonist Offred lives in the Republic of Gilead‚ a totalitarian government who controls everything - There is a flashback to Offred’s past which outlines her conditions as a handmaid - Narrator‚ named Offred describes how women lived in the time - Forbidden to talk to each other - Learned to read each other’s lips - Laps around the former football field - Armed guards called Angel’s patrol the outside - Scene changes from the past to the present - “Nicer”
Premium The Handmaid's Tale
The Man from Mars by Margaret Atwood This story takes place in a town somewhere north of Montreal‚ Canada. There are several settings but most often the story centers on a college campus or the main character’s residence. The main female character is a Caucasian citizen of Canada and is very affluent‚ while the main male character is Asian and is visiting Canada on a study visa‚ and is not wealthy at all. The political climate of this story is not completely present; however‚ at the end of the
Free Protagonist Character Man
Derek Clayton October 30‚ 2008 Mrs. Craft 4th period “Ida B.” Chapter Summary 1-5 In the first chapter‚ Ida B and her parents are in the kitchen talking and washing dishes. Her parents are moving too slow‚ she wants to go outside and play. She told her Dad‚ “There is never enough time for fun.” After a few more dishes‚ she was allowed to go outside. She grabbed some paper and a pencil to draw some things. Ida B decided to write to Canada‚ or so she thought. Ida
Premium English-language films Family Mother
The short story‚ "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is an interesting story that follows the life of a corpse after death. The story is set in a small village in which this man washes up one morning. When he first washes up‚ he is found initially by the village children and rather than being feared‚ the children interact with the corpse. They play with it until the adults discover the corpse and bring it into the village. Once it is in the village it is decided that
Premium Fiction William Faulkner Short story