The Sweet Hereafter Character Analysis

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is a play which contains many different obstacles that the characters face. One character, Beneatha, faces an obstacle that is out of her control. This obstacle is gender inequality. Throughout A Raisin in the Sun, gender inequality is experienced by Beneatha and reflects the struggles women faced in the 1950s.

“The ways in which the characters in Lorraine Hansberry’s play, A raisin in the sun, are affected by racial imbalances and respond to the injustices engendered by such inequities are solely influenced by their gender.” I agree with this statement to an extent. Although it is correct that gender plays a big role in this play, there are other factors to consider.

In the book “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, it’s about a little girl who is pressured by her mother to become something she doesn’t want to be. Jing- mei , the daughter, is forced to become a prodigy(child actress), by her mother, and she doesn’t want to be one. In the story, Jing- meis’ mother uses allusions such as Shirley Temple to push her into becoming a prodigy. Although at first Jing- mei is excited to become a prodigy, she later realizes its something she just doesn’t enjoy doing. Consequently, the uses of allusion in the story help Jing- mei discover to not be a prodigy and that what her mother wants for her is not always important. However, some of the things her mother showed and did got her excited to become this.

In the short story “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” written by Ursula K. Le Guin, the ones who walk away from Omelas represent evil just as much as the ones who stay in Omelas. This evil being the act of injustice against the child stowed away to spare the town’s prosperity and happiness. It seems fair to argue that the ones who walk away from Omelas are no better than the ones who stay and don’t try to help the child. Instead they go somewhere else to find their happiness. The child in the short story symbolizes a sacrifice. A sacrifice for happiness. The child symbolizes The people of Omelas have seen utter despair from viewing the suffering child, so if they let the child go free, they will have nothing to be happy about because their life will be the same as everybody’s life. Everything in the town of Omelas

“They didn 't want me to go but I wanted to,” Anna Sandrzyk says. Anna’s family was terrified of having their only daughter leave home at the young age of eighteen. Life in Europe was simple. There were little towns with miniature shops and farm land that spread across the landscapes of Slovakia like an enormous blanket. That just did not seem to be enough for Anna, she had a passion for traveling. She traveled all over Europe whenever she got the opportunity. France, Yugoslavia, the Czech Republic and Germany were just a few of the countries she visited just before setting her mind on America. America seemed to be on the top of her list. Growing up in Europe, the villagers would describe America in numerous ways. For instance,“America is rich,

John Patrick Shanley's work, Doubt: A Parable, is a thought-provoking play that makes the reader question his or her thoughts. The story takes place in 1964, at St. Nicholas, a Catholic school and church, where accusations against Father Flynn start to arise. Main characters, Sister Aloysius and Father Flynn get into a dispute over Donald Mueller, the first and only black student in the school. The interactions between Aloysius and Flynn creates the question every reader is dying to figure out: is father Flynn guilty of sexual abuse or innocent? Gaining evidence from the play, Doubt: A Parable, I infer that Father Flynn is guilty because of his past and mannerisms.

How does one survive in a world that is nearing its end? How does imminent danger change people? The Sunlight Pilgrims tells the story of two broken, yet interconnected families. Through an intrinsic need to work together, these families learn how to adapt and survive together. Climate change is ravaging the small town of Clachan Fells in Jenni Fagan’s novel The Sunlight Pilgrims. Temperatures have dropped below zero and conditions are becoming unbearable. The Sunlight Pilgrims chronicles the adventures of Constance, Stella, Dylan, and Alistair. As they uncover the secrets of the world around them, they also discover the ways in which they are all connected. Whether they approve of it or not, “nothing is connected to everything; everything is connected to something.” Donna J. Haraway, a

Desire is the need for an object, a feeling or a person. One can have a desire for something that is essential for survival, such as water or food, but desire could be used to harm others or oneself. Through A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, Ishmael’s perspective of desire was altered dramatically. These desires were changed from his surroundings or events that were taking place. In the book, Ishmael was easily manipulated by his desires. As the story progresses, the reader sees that desires become a more important role in Ishmael’s life and it made him from being an innocent child into a bloodthirsty soldier only looking for something to slaughter. From these transitioning desires Ishmael becomes less and less stable, making him easily

Andrea has graduated and wants to be a future journalist. She goes for an interview at Runway Magazine to be Miranda Priestley’s new assistant. Surprisingly she gets the job that "a million girls would kill for" but yet Andrea herself is not interested in fashion. Miranda Priestly is the big boss as she is the editor and chief of Runway Magazine. Miranda is known to be the hardest person to work for as she is not impressed very easily, she expects perfection, she is terribly mean to everyone and that works for Runway Magazine. Andrea got this job in order to replace Emily Chalton as Emily got promoted. Emily doesn't get along with Andrea and keeps insulting her along with Miranda. Andrea complains about her job to her boyfriend Nate and her

harsh decision making wore away the happy young boy he once was. Ishmael eventually became

"The Lesson" written by Toni Cade Bambara is the story of a young girl named Sylvia. This story describes a summer day on which Miss Moore takes Sylvia, her cousin Sugar, and their friends on a trip. Some experiences can change a person and their outlook profoundly. Sylvia's character is greatly influenced by where she is from, how she was raised, and the people who have the most influence in her life.

"In any job, work like it is your last day, your last check, and your last chance to show people your character, integrity, wit, love, sensitivity, toughness, fairness, and quality you bring to the table each day, which positively effected the lives of everyone around you; Don 't be a lazy lier." ~ Jon Barnes

In 1975, Ursula K Le Guin wrote “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”, a story that describes the town of Omelas and its citizens. On the surface, the town looks to be a magical haven, a seemingly perfect utopia. By rejecting the idea that pain is mandatory, all the citizens are happy, laws (however few there are) have no need to be enforced, and everyone lives in a life without government, excessive work force, or war. The story begins with citizens gathering for the giant Festival of Summer to celebrate the summer solstice. Everything seems to be happy and cheerful. However, the reader is lead down to a musty, dark basement where it is revealed that the city is keeping a young child prisoner in order to, as they think, keep the peace. The

In “Clothes”, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, the use of symbolism to express the theme of change is evident throughout the entire passage. Mita has never had the freedom to express herself as she pleased. She has always had restrictions on what she could say, do or wear. She is married off to Somesh and through this, she discovers her newly found freedom. Symbolism is expressed throughout the entire story, but one of the most memorable examples of this is when Mita is finally at liberty to express herself as she wishes to. In the following quote, the reader is able to understand just how important this piece of clothing is for her. She finds a different meaning compared to someone who has always had this privilege. She states. “The

Kathakali is one of the main forms of classical dance-drama of India and is indigenous to the southwestern region of Kerala. The Flower of Good Fortune, in Hindu: Kalyāṇasaugandhikam, is a famous Kathakali play written by the playwright Kottayam Tampuran (1625-1685) .