Two Halves of the Same Song “My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America” (526). This is the first sentence in “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan spoken by the narrator’s point of view‚ Jing-mei‚ the daughter. The story was a direct reflection of love vs. rebellion with the mother and the daughter‚ presented in a humorous almost sounding sarcastic tone to show the two kinds of people in the story; the one the mother thought the daughter should be and the one the daughter thought she
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and is the only main income of a family of three. His mother Amanda Wingfield is a faded tragic remnant of southern gentility. His sister Laura lives in her illusions‚ she is crippled‚ and this defect‚ intensified by her mother’s anxiety to get her married. In their own rights this play could have 3 main characters. You can make a case for either one of them. Making a case for Laura might be a little harder and would just include more of her illusions‚ Amanda is a main character as they come but
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1971. It takes place in the deserts of Vegas during their journey from Los Angeles to Vegas. It also has places in Los Angeles such as the Beverly Hills Hotel during exposition or flashback sequences. 2. Main characters- Who are they? How are they involved? What do they look like? The main characters are Raoul Duke and his attorney‚ Dr. Gonzo. Raoul is a sports journalist that was sent to Vegas to cover the Mint 400 race. He is someone who doesn’t really care about the law as he uses drugs and drinks
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Essay Comparing and Contrasting “Two Kinds” vs. “Blue Winds Dancing” While both of these stories have different themes regarding cultural issues‚ the characters involved similarly have their own reasons that compel them to oppose their individual situations. In Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” and in Tom Whitecloud’s “Blue Winds Dancing”‚ both narrators choose nonconformity regarding their unique situations‚ but have different motivations for doing so. In “Two Kinds”‚ the narrator struggles to be the ideal
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The main character in A Christmas Carol’ is named Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is a stereotype of those who had power over those who didn’t. Throughout the opening stave the character of Scrooge is established and it is quite clear what he is like. For example Dickens describes the character of Scrooge: "No wind that blew was bitterer than he". This use of metaphors tells the reader a lot about the character Scrooge‚ and that he does not have a very good attitude or personality. This is shown especially
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his fiction story ‘The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction. In this story Martone has brought about the theme of talent nurturing and used different families to demonstrate how parents natures their children’s talents. The narrator‚ Amy Tan‚ has been used by the author to show how parents dictate what the child shall be. The mother of the narrator has been watching television and seeing how young people have obtained fame and she forces her daughter to obtain hers also. The mother tries
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New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ in late 1940s. It uses the ironic and sympathetic realism tones to deal with a culture clash between two of the main characters‚ Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski. In this essay‚ I will analyze the characteristics of four main characters of the play‚ Blanche DuBois‚ Stanley Kowalski‚ Mitch‚ and Stella Kowalski. Blanche Dubois is a symbolic character in the play. She appears as a pretentious‚ fading relic of the Old South. When the play begins‚ Blanche is already a fallen
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Nowadays‚ jon is needed for people’s daily living. There always have a gap between two different kinds of job which people may have to consider and choose it carefully: the low-paid but interesting job and high salary‚ yet no inspiration one. The obvious differences between those types are mentioned: The finance-condition‚ working environment and the challenge. The easiest notable difference is the finance-condition. There is no doubt that people with low-paid‚ somehow‚ can be very struggled
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Even though Tan and Orwell have two different approaches to showing a struggle to fit into society‚ they are actually in agreement that people who come from different places struggle to fit. This common ground becomes apparent through the emotion behind each authors’ writing. In both Tan and Orwell’s writing they show a variety of feelings. These feelings consist of sadness‚ anger and bitterness. The first illustration of both authors’ accord is the way each of them express sadness from the way
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described events. The person is a main topic of his books. Maugham considered‚ that the writer should know life well and take part in life of a society. He was the participant of the first and second world wars. His first novel was “Liza of Lambeth”‚ which was written in 1897. This novel was very interesting and he became famous at once. His books often have the tragically end‚ in his books he lifts a lot of problems. At the end of each story he makes the main character make a choice. To make a choice
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