Edith Wharton focused her novel Ethan Frome, around the tragic story of the man himself. Ethan lived with his sherd wife, Zeena, and discovered early on in there marriage that happiness was not in the card for him, as he gave up his dreams for fear of being alone. Years into their marriage Zeena's cousin, Mattie, comes to stay with the Fromes. Ethan soon finds himself entranced by the girl, longing to be with her over the women he was married to. The two find themselves falling in love and are devastated when they hear that Zeena has arranged for a new aid to come.
b) The sewing machines The sewing machines were bought by Anh’s parents so they could earn some money. They symbolise progress hope for a future and progress. As explained in question 7, the sewing machines were bought in new condition stating that they were very valuable and important. They symbolises progress because they have achieved something within the time of coming to Sydney.
Khang Nguyen Jasmine Le Ms. Brooks English 4 P4 February 6, 2018 Socratic Seminar Critical Questions 1.Why did Frankenstein run from his creation? Victor is the type of person that cannot handle responsibility well. We first see this in Chapter 3, after his mother’s death, “My mother was dead, but we had still duties which we ought to perform; we must continue our course with the rest and learn to think ourselves fortunate whilst one remains whom the spoiler has not seized.”
Meet Mrs. Bundren,’ he says” (261). This hurts me because after putting all the effort to bring his dead-for-nine-days wife back to Jefferson in order to bury her with her family, Anse goes and finds a new wife.
Guy Montag, a fireman, had his world turned upside down when he met his eccentric new neighbor. She opened his eyes for the first time and made him realize what he and the rest of the world had been missing. Within a few days, he already had to make rash decisions that effected his entire life. Even though Ray Bradbury wrote a science fiction novel about a future in which people destroy themselves, the little seeds of hope and confidence he plants throughout Fahrenheit 451 by introducing the clear-minded Clarisse and her family, letting Montag realize the errors in his world, and giving him a new life in a small society of other reformers let his optimism shine through. Ray Bradbury, revealing some optimism, wrote about some quirky characters, by the future society's standards.
However, his entire perspective changed when one day he caught his mother embracing an elderly Droughtlander within the Key walls, to which he became immensely concerned at his mother catching an illness by being close proximity to one of them. His mother assured him that she would stay healthy, and revealed a tome to Eli. At first he did not understand what the tome’s importance was, but as he read on he found a terrifying fact: “The [Keys] was responsible for the death of ninety-two percent of the world’s population. If all of this was really true, giving up the Keylanders as his people just got easier” (Mac 30). The tome revealed that the Keys cloudseeded their way into power, by stealing any rainclouds using cloudseeders to direct clouds to rain on the Keys, and leave no rain left for anywhere else, making the areas between the Keys parched and thus become the Droughtland.
On the way to her new home, Liesel’s younger brother dies and she steals her first book: The Gravedigger’s Handbook. When she arrives at her new home, she suddenly has a new mama and papa. Liesel and her papa start the challenge of reading the book, Liesel’s last link to her brother. Irony is used a great deal in this novel. Irony is the expression of one’s meaning by
Lennie’s childlike behavior gets them in trouble at their new work place and suddenly all hope is lost when George decides to kill his best friend for their own good. The novella ends with Carlson's last words after George shoots Lennie, “Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin’ them two guys?” (107) In John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men, Carlson’s last words in the book are used to reveal his coldness, emotionless expression towards other’s hopes, dreams, and love such as when he shoots Candy’s dog or he rises to the opportunity to kill Lennie which portrays society at large trying to fight the Great Depression era. To begin with, the first example when Carlson pressures Candy to let him shoot his most beloved dog that he's
This chapter features a key plot point, as Frankenstein decides to reveal himself to the cottagers whom he has been observing for many months. After exposing himself to the blind father, he is discovered by Felix, who runs him out of the house, fearful for his family’s safety. This rejection is a huge shock to Frankenstein, who felt a deep connection with the family after watching them for so long. It is this negative reaction which leads Frankenstein to lash out and behave violently, which is described in the next chapter. The chapter ends with the following description: “Felix darted forward, and with supernatural force tore me from his father, to whose knees I clung, in a transport of fury, he dashed me to the ground and struck me violently with a stick.
However, he left a bit later due to a sad tragedy. His mother had died and she told her wish that she hoped Victor and his adopted cousin Elizabeth were to be married one day. Victor was depressed, however he saw this as a natural cycle of life and moved forward. He went to Ingolstadt there he built his creature. He spent 2 years isolated from his loved ones and finally finished his creation.
Then, all three boys got to see each other again because they were working in the same area. I was also joyful because Carla helped Rameck and Sam financially. They were having trouble but she was there to help them grow even more.
Of Mice and Men: A Classic and Striking Story The book is about two displaced ranch workers named George Milton and Lennie Small, who move from place to place in California in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in the United States. This novella is written by the famous author John Steinbeck. It is a type of story where it fills your hope at the start, but at the end shatters it, which makes it a classic and striking story. At first, “Of Mice and Me” is a story that fills you with hope because the two main characters in the story, George and Lennie, had a huge dream in having their own ranch.
Elizabeth writes a letter to sick Victor Frankenstein, her “Cousin”, telling how their family is doing, local gossip, and re-tells Justine 's story of how she came into their family. Victor then reads the letter and bursts with joy and later begins feeling much better. Victor then takes Henry Clerval to his college and introduces him to all of Victor 's professors. One of his professors notices Victor has started to hate science thanks to that horrid monster he created. Later, Victor then plans to go back to Geneva to visit his family, but a snowstorm delays the trip until spring.
In chapters 21 - 24, Mr. Kirwin accuses Victor for the murder of Henry Clerval. Realizing that it was Henry’s corpse, Victor falls into seizure and becomes ill for awhile. Upon his recovery, Alphonse visits Victor until his court is over and receives a letter from Elizabeth. While reading the letter, they both decide to go home and plan a marriage for Victor and Elizabeth. As the wedding begins to take its toll, Victor is overthinking of the fact the monster will show up at the wedding.
How far would a mother go for her daughter? In the story “Leap” by Louise Erdrich the daughter describes numerous sacrifices her mother made in order to get the daughter to where she is now. On a shallow analysis, the story is about how the daughter is grateful for her mother. On a deeper analysis, the story expresses how in moments of decision in the characters' lives one can choose to change their succession through life. For the duration of the story the daughter tells us how the mother withstood troublesome times and how she managed.