Chrysanthemums Alternate Ending

“Oh, I didn’t realize I knew her. Gwen was a friend of mine in high school!” my mom told Max looking shocked.

The Volkswagen beetle swerved right into the parking lot of the Shell gas station and halted at the closest gas tank. Kyle hopped out of the passenger seat and shut the door. Julie did the same, walking to the end of the car. As she opened the gas tank cover, the pair jumped at the sound of knocking coming from the window.

[Looking down below as the plane cruise down to land the clouds look like cotton balls with tiny toy buildings peeking out. My stomach was filled with butterflies. I can’t believe it. I am visiting the United States on a work visa with my band. I can’t believe it. As an Antiguan boy I dreamt of visiting the U.S to play my music. Looking out of the plane window I now can see New York skyline. Back home the American vacationers spoke about how tall the skyscraper were but now I can actually see them. They are beyond my imagination. Yell back to Tony.]

The short stories, “Fortune Cookie” by Avi and “Raymond's Run” by Toni Cade Bambara, are about two disrespectful kids named Parker and Squeaky that act nasty to others. They don't understand that in life, they have to appreciate others point of view. The ways that this is true is in the way the characters don't understand how others feel, in the way the characters are disrespectful to others, and in the way the characters only think about their feelings.

“Yes, and I owe it to you. Thank you. I mean it.” Donovan gives Colin an appreciative smile.

The topic of the family is very often mentioned in children’s literature and in young adult literature. Many aspects are dealt with, such as adoption, abandon, parent- child relationship, absences, the death of a child or a parent, large families, sibling relationship, step family, parental expectations…

There comes a time where you say enough is enough, not a single person can juggle a job, school, and an alcoholic mother all at a time. Although, it used to be easier, honestly it did, before my father died. Well, of course I was quite young at the time and my mother wasn’t an alcoholic with a psychosis diagnosis; however he still knew exactly how to work out my problems. I’m an adult now, nineteen years old, I finished my last day of high school Wednesday, and things are about to change.

As Allison takes her seat she looks around, and is happy to see her family. She waves to them. The ceremony begins but she can’t find Cole in the audience. He later appears right by her side, smiles, and waves to her. Allison’s name is called for her diploma. She walks up and accepts it. As she walks back to her family clapped for her as well as Cole who also puts his two thumbs up.

"I did." I reply quickly. "So do you know why Hannah and Brandon aren't here?"

Gal Tanem, 30 years old, is walking the halls of the Jedi Temple with his young apprentice Job Shnore. They are on they’re way to the training hall with Master Shak Ti herself.

“Hey Dennis, it’s nice to see you.” She followed them to a table in the corner and poured

Symbolism tells a reader what they want to hear. The short story “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck follows a married woman named Elisa Allen as she struggles to accept her place as a woman in society. She is constantly reminded of her inferior position and longs for an escape. Steinbeck cleverly employs symbolism in the story to discuss many topics that were viewed as taboo at the time. Symbolism provides a reader with both subtle and distinct details to understand what is not being said aloud in a short story.

It had now been three weeks since they first were admitted into the hospital. Karen and Lorraine were in and out of the room seemingly as frequent as the nurses. They hoped to be able to speak with their father, but sadly, Edward was only responsive for a few hours at the end of the first week and a change from his dazed state seemed unlikely.

‘ “I never thought…” Silence. “I don’t know. Something like this happens close to you and you spend gobs of time mulling it over. It’s made me grow up a lot this year. It’s made me face things I’d sort of ignored before” ‘ (26/27, Hayden).

Why is it that heartbreak attaches with the tenderness that love is suppose to bring? The romance, the affection, and the intimacy is something both Robert Browning and Thomas Hardy endured, however so is the heartbreak. From the first stanza to the last Browning and Hardy use similar images and metaphors to create two poems that are so alike yet so different.