Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones

Though she is only a minor character, she possesses quality traits that leave a lasting impression on the readers. She is tolerant, wise and humorous. The saying, [insert quote about grandmas or about tolerance] truly reflects Grandmother Spirit’s calm and wise nature. Being a person with such great qualities, her death can be viewed as undeserved. Like Junior said, “Grandparents are supposed to die first, but they 're supposed to die of old age ….of a heart attack or a stroke or of cancer or of Alzheimer’s.

The main idea of this short story is about the reflections of a women’s thoughts, Mrs. Mallard, after the announcement of her husband 's sudden death in an accident. This story connects to modern day issues because some women are actually being oppressed by their husband or significant other and feel a strong sense of freedom when they pass away. In this analysis there are four main literary devices that are used to illustrate the theme which are metaphors, irony, foreshadows, and similes. The theme that kate chopin used to idntfy the story line is a womens freedom. In this quote, “’Body and soul free!’”, Mrs. Mallard verbally recognizes her freedom now that her husband has died, and it is important to the story because it highlights her true feelings about her husband.

A second instance is when Hazel writes a eulogy for Gus and goes to see him, even though her parents do not want her to. Thirdly, the theme appears when Peter Van Houten speaks with Hazel and explains how his grief about his daughter’s death revealed his true self. The theme of The Fault in Our Stars is that death is a part of life, so we need to live our best lives each day. The theme that

Caroline catches a fatal scarlet fever as a consequence of caring for Elizabeth. When Elizabeth catches the scarlet fever against the family’s advice and aware of her likely death she still sacrifices herself, something that Victor never does for any of his family members. As part of her dying wish she asks Elizabeth: “you must supply my place to my youngest children. Alas! I regret that I am taken from you; and, happy and beloved as I have been, it is not hard to quit you all?

This played into Morrison’s idea that an ancestral history of suffering cannot be easily erased, but it can fade over time with hard work and support from your community. When the community came to help Sethe after exiling her years go, they allowed Sethe to set some her demons free, like Beloved. Denver reconnecting with the community allowed her mother to begin to move out of the past and start there family’s long road to being at peace with the demon’s of their

Amanda has instilled into Laura’s mind that without a husband she can’t be successful or independent and is doomed to be a homebody. The reason Amanda is so insistent on Laura finding a man could be due to her past experiences. One of the many times caught reminiscing about her gentleman callers, Amanda states, “She married him on the rebound – never loved her – carried my picture on him the night he died! And there was that boy that every girl in the Delta had set her cap for! That beautiful, brilliant young Fitzhugh boy from Green County!"

In the beginning of the story, Mary Maloney is described as “wonderful translucent quality, the mouth was soft, and the eyes with their new placid look seemed larger and darker than before.” Adjectives such as “translucent,” “soft” and “placid” connote aspects of a domestic, harmless individual as represent traits that are conspicuous in stereotypical, loving housewives. These submissive traits portrayed by Mary juxtaposes with her thoughts after murdering her husband with the short sentence “So I’ve killed him.” The noun “so” conveys her ability to briskly accept the death of her beloved husband instantaneously and without a sense of remorse, creating suspense as her unexpected personality change from a docile housewife to a quick-thinking killer, creating suspense as it illuminates the morbid aspects of reality; how even the most pristine and innocent individuals can murder without a sense of guilt, unlike the cliches our society makes us believe in. Additionally, the use of a third person narrative perspective in the story depicts her as a demented individual. This portrayal is evident after the homicide occurred when the narrator states that “It was extraordinary, now, how clear her mind became all of a sudden.” The adjective ‘sudden’ connotes her quick and unexpected change in

The night that Governor Winthrop died and Dimmesdale stood upon the scaffold, it was said that a faint A could be seen lighting the sky. Finally, as Hester lives out her final days in her cottage so many women look to her for advisory help. Starting on the scaffold so many years ago, stood a woman clutching a baby close to her with a bright letter distinctly upon her breast. Hester withstood this punishment as well as her scarlet A, she was grateful they had not put her to death. The scarlet letter representing her sin and the evil within, she raised her child to be a free thinking spirit.

This makes it clear that the only person that can define oneself is the individual alone. The novel The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult is about a baker named Sage Singer living a life full of guilt due to the car accident resulting her mother to die. This strong emotion she is with holding in her heart keeps her in the past. While living this life, she meets a senior man, Josef Weber, at a grief support group who is also suffering from a painful past

Personally, she forgives easily and chooses to see the decency in people, leading to her allowing them back in her life. It surprised me when I discovered that my grandma had a similar response. She, too, said she was quick to forgive. However, she also realizes that nothing terrible has happened to her. In the book, Morrie also said, “Forgive yourself before you die.