Silver Linings Playbook

Mama doesn’t know what she wants to do with the money, but she does know one thing for sure, that the family needs to move out of the cramped unit because the family is starting to fall apart. They are constantly fighting and Walter is always drinking so that when he gets home he won’t be angry and he drinks to forget the pain of what is going on back at home. Mama sees that Walter and Ruth’s marriage is falling apart, that Travis needs his own space and that he needs his own bed instead of sleeping on the couch, that Beneatha is tired of being in a space that is suffocating. Mama and her husband said that when they got married that they wanted to move out of the unit and get a house of their own but then when they had kids they didn’t have to money to move out a get a house. She saw that it was tearing him apart.

Money brought that up and told Victor to bet on the game. Funny thing is that, Money was sure that he would win, but in the end, he lost badly. This clearly shows that betting is bad. In “Raymond’s Run” the author was chasing two morals: Don’t judge a book by its cover and pursue your passion. The way the author conveyed the message don’t judge a book by its cover was through Raymond.

Tiffany ran away and Pat saw the look on her face. He caught up to her and confessed his love for her, after that they both shared an intimate

my

Usually there’s a winner in a lottery, but not in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”. This story intrigued me by it's suspenseful nature and it's chaotic events. In small town America, they come together once a year to perform an annual tradition. Mrs. Jackson demonstrates literary devices such as foreshadowing, mood, and conflict in “The Lottery”. Foreshadowing is used quite a few times in “The Lottery”.

Pat begins to exercise and try to get his life together in hope of rekindling his relationship with Nikki. Pat also has a very positive outlook he believes that if he can find this so called “silver lining” his life will be better. Pat also agrees to dance with Tiffany which is going out of his comfort zone. Pat is also extremely determined and when he sets his mind on something he will work hard to achieve these goals. A couple of Pat’s supports are his friends Danny and Ronnie, Ronnie introduces him to Tiffany who Pat admits to have feels for.

When Piore gets more information from the woman who has set up the lottery in Tennessee, he begins to see and portray the other side of the aisle; the marketing. Rebecca Paul Hargrove paints vivid pictures of her advertisement ideas to Piore, while he becomes more intrigued by how she is able to get more and more people to buy tickets. While

His

There are many tragic turns that story possibly could have taken since everything was at jeopardy. All of the character’s lives were at risk. Once one sees these subtle horrors, “The Lottery” becomes so much more darker than it ever was before. The story centers around something so horrifying in itself-- a lottery of death.

Willy Harris ran off with the money. Mama is furious, her husband worked hard for that money and now it’s

my

Frederick Douglas once said, “‘[i]t is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men’” (Brainy Quotes) proving that a child’s experience growing up will determine who they are when they reach adulthood be. Parents with excessive requirement that seem unachievable are what create figuratively “broken” men and women throughout time. Romeo and Juliet, the tragic play written by William Shakespeare in the 1500s, is about a bitter feud between families that results in devastating effects on their children. Two teenagers from opposing families, Juliet and Romeo, fall in love throughout the play and show their perpetual love for each other by trying to overcome family obstacles that are keeping them apart.

your

She realizes she can have a chance at this, so she demands that if Pat wants her to deliver the letter to Nikki he must dance with her. Pat reluctantly agrees to her terms. After a few practices, the two have formed a bond. She tells Pat she has given Nikki the letter and in return, Nikki has sent one back for Pat. He holds on to this hope for reconciliation with Nikki.

Pat is determined to become a better version of himself for Nikki, who