Analysis Of Pamela Zoline's The Heat Death Of The Universe

put. Sarah decides she is going to runaway to keep everyone else safe but it is so hard to leave all the people that you have ever loved just to keep them safe. She says to Eric, “He just wants me. He’s crazy, but he’s simple crazy. He would have killed you that night, but not to be mean. He’d have killed you to get to his ‘family.’ That 's me. And he’d kill me before he’d let anyone else have me. I just have to get away.”(273) Sarah knows that if she leaves she will be ‘alone’ but it 's better than having all the people that you have ever loved die, because of you. She was showing courage in this situation because she scared to be alone and be facing her dad alone but she, again, is putting the people

“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” -Elie Wiesel

“The Tell Tale Heart” and “The Monkeys Paw” are two short stories that have a cause and effect with events that leave the reader in a state of suspense. In all walks of life, we cause, deal with, and are involved in situations that deal with cause and effect. Our reactions to situations greatly affect the outcome. In stories, whether they are fantasy or non-fiction, characters are also faced with the consequences of their actions. The characters in “The Tell Tale Heart” and “The Monkeys Paw” have to deal with the consequences of their actions.

One of the most prominent similarities between Hesiod’s creation and Christianity’s creation story is that they both claim the universe came out of chaos and darkness. Hesiod says that Chaos or rather a void came into being. The meaning of Chaos comes from the verb Cha’ein which means “to lie open”. It is interpreted as meaning openness, emptiness, and space. (Farrow 174) The Bible also claims something very similar “In the beginning, when God created the universe, the earth was formless and desolate.” (Genesis 1:1) The bible also describes the earth as being uninhabited, and a deep void. Much like the story of the Theogony it was in need of divine purpose to fill it. (Guenther 1977) Both are claiming that creation came from disarray. In

Emptiness, loneliness, sorrow, all these things leave lasting impressions and mental scars. For Emily, these scars were too much of a burden causing her to lose sanity in all ways possible. Staying locked up inside her house, never living up to expectations, and never letting herself forget combine to show that Miss Emily Grierson is an unusual and bizarre person. These things all make her who she is, “A fallen

What is a symbol of a story? A symbol is something that stands for something else. Also it can contain several layers of meanings that stand for, or represent, something else. Symbol is using an object or action that has a deeper meaning for something more than its literal meaning. The story The Glass Castle contains a lot of different types of symbolic meanings. The symbolic item that I think has a deeper meaning from others is fire. Fire can mean so many different meanings but in the book fire symbolizes chaos, fear and destruction.

The constant death that encircles Janie is a persistent reminder that no one can defend against their finite lifespan, so instead, death should not be feared, or fought in order for new beginnings to arise. The motif of death relates to the book as a whole because both Tea Cake and Jody fear death and try to avoid it, often emotionally and physically harming Janie to their dying breath.

In stories meant to scare the reader, transformation symbolizes the cultural changes occuring in society. For example, in the stories “House Taken Over” and “The Feather Pillow” the authors use transformation and scary elements that happen to the charters to frighten us. Both stories are examples of Magical Realism. Magical Realism is realistic fiction. In both these stories there is practial tone, normal charters, and interesting events. The lifestyle of the charaters in both stories go from calm to abnormal, they differ in scary elements. In addition, the stories including my personal expirence all forshadow the following events.

The book “The Secret of Sarah Revere” is a very interesting book. I like the arguments that Grandmother and Rachel have because it make the book very interesting. I also like the fact that Paul, Sarah’s father, does not have a care in the world. He does not care about the arguments, he does not care about what people are saying about him, and he really does not care if Sarah thinks that Doctor Warren and Rachel are just friends. When he does not care it really means that he just doesn’t know or realize this is happening. It makes the book very

The quote that Handful says to Sarah in The Invention of Wings, “My body might be a slave, but not my mind. For you, it’s the other way around” (Kidd 201), displays the obvious inequalities towards women and African Americans during the early 1800’s. The quote shows that not only is Handful a slave in the novel, but Sarah is as well. Sarah is trapped in the mindset that she cannot make a difference in the world and believes her dreams of having a profession are unrealistic due to what others think. The quote is very important because it helps Sarah realize how imprisoned she is in Charleston and how she can never make a difference in the fight for justice for others due to women’s status. Sarah has an inkling to go north, become a Quaker, and fight for her freedom and the freedom of Handful and other

The theme poem Making Sarah Cry is overcoming obstacles. Sarah was teased for many things, like being slow and not as smart. “...She never tried to hide. And if she truly wanted to be left alone, then she should stay inside... Every day she 'd do the same: She 'd come outside to play, and stand there, tears upon her face, too upset to run away.” They tease her, even though all she wants to do is play outside. In the middle of the poem, the narrator ends up getting hit by a car. He obtains a scar and with a limp. When he goes back to school, he expects “friends”

In that moment Sarah felt relieved after two years, today was the day she felt no guilt and after all this time she was just afraid to let go. Franks accident solved the tension and nothing else, not the past, not how he should treat her equal, nothing, though they both acknowledged

Author Alan Keightley once said, “Once in awhile it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they’ve been told” (“Once”). This quotes illustrates that if people have enough courage, they can change their views on society even if it was contrary to popular belief. The book, The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd, is a historical fiction novel set in the 1800s. This story has an array of characters that come from various backgrounds and who rebel against society in their own ways. On one hand, we have the white characters who have many luxuries in life and who are very unlikely to rebel against their strict beliefs. On another hand, we have the slaves who are known to have enough courage to rebel against their owners. Throughout the story, The Invention of Wings, we see the theme of rebellion and how it helps the characters in the novel find their own bravery. In particular, this theme can be seen through the characters Sarah, Charlotte, and the slaves of Charleston.

Sarah ignored the fact that she could be thrown in prison if she goes. Her bond with Hetty makes her use her courage to save her friend and to stand up to her mother. She explained, “I don’t know if I can do anything, but I can’t sit here on my hands… I’m going back to Charleston. I can at least try and convince my mother to sell them to me so I can set them free.”(343). All Sarah’s life she was taught that slaves are not equal to whites, but she still fought for them. She stood up to anyone that was against her even her family. Sarah went out way of her and sacrificed things to save others.

During the 19th century, women were overshadowed by the men of their household, therefore they had no sense of independence nor dominance. In Mary Freeman’s short story, “The Revolt of Mother,” the author presents Sarah Penn, a woman who takes a stand against her husband. In the beginning, the reader learns that Sarah is a hardworking mother and wife. She maintains the household work and meets her children needs. She is suddenly confused of her husband’s actions concerning their future. Sarah then decides to take charge and confront her husband. Throughout the story, the author presents a realistic view of the domestic power and counter forces within the Penn marriage as she develops Sarah’s role. Her leadership breaks traditions and influences generations to come. To brighten her family’s future, Sarah begins taking charge, altering their marriage and attitudes of her children .