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In the short story “The Boston Girl,” Anita Diamant develops the compassionate nature in Miss Chevalier’s character using imagery and actions. Anita Diamant expresses Miss Chevalier’s patience through her actions. Miss Chevalier is in charge of a settlement house, where she hosts a library group for girls. One of the girls, Addie, was reading a poem when she made the mistake of mispronouncing a word. Miss Chevalier could have pointed out the error in a rude or impatient manner, but she takes the extra step to be “nice about it” indicating Miss Chevalier’s understanding of how her actions have an impact on the people around her.
In the excerpt The Boston Girl, Miss Chevalier organizes a book club at the library for girls to attend. The author, Anita Daimant develops Miss Chevalier's compassionate nature character trait by utilizing the interactions she has with Addie, who is a part of the library club for girls. The first interaction occurs at the beginning when Miss Chevalier checks in on the club. Miss Chevalier presents Addie with an exciting opportunity to "recite the whole poem to the Saturday Club."
"The Boston Girl”, by Anita Diamant is a story about a young girl, Addie, living in a rough neighborhood, who spends time with Miss Chevalier. Miss Chevalier is portrayed as a stuck up and bossy woman through the beginning of the excerpt, and gradually becomes someone Addie cares for. Diamant progressively builds compassion within Miss Chevalier as she and Addie spend time together. Diamant builds compassion in Miss Chevalier by having her go out of her way to compliment Addie, this shows the reader sparks of compassion. As Addie and Miss Chevalier bond, Addie's confidence boosts as Miss Chevalier mentions how Addie has gumption.
Williams is known for his powerfully written psychological dramas. Through the language used in this play one can easily recognize the conflict between the sensitive, neurotic Blanche Dubois and the crude, animalistic Stanley Kowaliski. By analyzing the dialogue of this text, the reader can easily understand the way in which the lines are meant to be projected and one can clearly see their emotions and feelings at any specific time of the events (Kolin 52). Concerning language, there are two levels of language are used in A Streetcar Named Desire, the words spoken by the characters in the play and the text of the stage directions. The dialogue is used to enable the reader to create an image of the characters, to decide if it’s
Candy Seeing Beau lay dead on the lawn of Mathu’s house, I knew this wouldn’t end well. I thought that Mathu killed him but I wasn’t going to let any punishments happen to him. He and Mrs Merle raised me since my parents died. They taught me most of what I know so I wasn’t gonna let anyone touch that man.
Kaze... baby... :( I'm so sorry. I'm really sorry... For leaving you without saying any words, for worrying you... for... for everything. It's just that a lot happened to me.
Anita & Me. Sunday 8th September 2009 Have you ever questioned your sexuality? Have you every felt different to the rest? My name is Abigail Sophia Peterson I like to be called Abz for short, I think it sounds cooler then Abigail, Abigail sounds like a stuck up bird from Solihull, when really I’m just your average Abz from Oldbury lol.
In the beginning of scene 7 Stanley reveals alleged information about Blanche’s past in Laurel to Stella. Stanley shares this information with Stella because he felt that Blanche is portray herself as higher than them, however he felt suspicious about her visit to New Orleans. Only later to reveal that he has a reliable source who tells him about Blanche’s past that confirm his suspicions. As a result, he tell Stella because he feels that she should beware of her sister, and that she is not the person Stella grew to know. While Blance is in the bathroom bathing her cares away, she sings a song called Its Only a Paper Moon by Ella Fitzgerald.
Good morning, Mrs James, and peers. This morning I will be discussing two protagonists from books that I have recently read that have both inspired me in different ways. Grace Lancaster is a character in the novel "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green. She is described to be intelligent, witty, and kind-hearted. Despite having been diagnosed with cancer at a young age, Grace remains optimistic and determined to live life to the fullest.
Me. A very vague thing even to myself. We’re so brisk to change and our personalities change in motion with time it’s almost too difficult to catch up. Very rarely are we proud of the fill-in personality that replaced our old being and we look at it with discontent and hatred almost when we should really see it as progress, either good or bad. It’s not a punishment, it’s you.
Elizabeth Mayfield walked outside to observe and reflect on the magnificent, imposing grandeur of the Barrister Mansion, it’s size and centuries old history. From its architectural majesty to the graveyard of Barrister ancestors, she felt an exhilarating sense of pride and satisfaction that she, the governess for young Edward, had risen almost immediately to run the massive estate. With Edward Barrister, Sr. gone for at least two years, and more than delighted to find someone like her who could control his son’s incorrigible behavior, Elizabeth didn’t hesitate one minute to impose her will on young Edward and the female caretakers of the mansion. She had stripped young Edward of his clothes and his dignity and established a daily routine that
She first mentions how coming off of the recent women’s rights movement, women all around the world are rising up, and not backing down. She relates these women to the graduating class of Mount Holyoke College, saying “Mount Holyoke is the home, to borrow Wendy Wasserstein’s phrase, of ‘uncommon women.’” By labeling the graduating class as “uncommon women”, Albright forces the listeners to view themselves as important participants in the women’s rights movement, and make them feel like they also have the ability to rise up and create change. To emotionally tie her listeners to the importance of creating change, she also states anecdotes from women around the world. From her travels to several countries, Albright tells the stories of women she has seen.
This novel sets an example for young girls with character development among the March sisters, and shows the theme of the role of women throughout the book, therefore, it should be added to the night-grade curriculum. Little Women tells the story of a sisterhood between Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy, and their mother, who raised them to go against the stereotypes and to be who they want to be. The girls meet a young boy, Laurie, who changed their lives. Little Women focuses on the girls and their places as confident women in a world dominated by men. A major turning point in the novel is when Jo rejects Laurie’s proposal, not because anything is wrong with him, but simply because she doesn’t have to say yes.
The poem demonstrates how society values virginity and purity while also fostering an environment in which women are compelled by poverty or a lack of opportunity into desperate situations, such as prostitution. The poem demonstrates how the subject evolved from a simple country girl to a sophisticated, wealthy adult. Comparisons draw attention to the woman's transformation, which the other cannot not but notice. Some lines emphasize how much Amelia's life has improved while also highlighting how tempting and enticing the woman's life full of wealth and privileges was to the
Girl with a Pearl Earring, written by Tracy Chevalier follows the story of Griet, an unlikely house maid. While The Piano directed by Jane Campion follows the story of muted woman named Ada. Collectively, these texts follow two assertive and creative female protagonists struggling with individuality within an oppressive patriarchal society. Both authors therefore aim to condemn this social system through the objectification of women, society’s expectations and the controlling and confinement in which both protagonists are subject to. Chevalier and Campion’s similar distaste of the patriarchal society aims to inform the reader that the same patriarchal dividend, although improved, is still prevalent in today’s patriarchal