The Breadwinner Perseverance Quotes

Ben’s Mother never gives up on Ben’s education because she knows and learned from her own mistakes. She doesn 't want Ben to follow her footsteps, so Ben’s Mother makes it her life goal to make Ben treasure his education. She makes him treasure the education because she only has a third grade education and it came and bit her in the butt. Ben’s mother makes Ben education better by making him read 2 books each week and write a book report about it, But the thing is Ben’s mother doesn 't even know how to read. The result from Ben and his mother hard work payed off, when Ben got into a great college and later on became a famous world wide surgeon.

As an example parvana had a very hard time to cut off her long silky hair. But parvana preserved and finally became a boy to help her family survive through the long and treacherous time of the control of the Taliban. The text states, “‘You’re not cutting my hair!’ Parvana hands flew up to her head.” As another example the text states, “Paran realized Mrs. Weera was right . they could hold her down and cut off her hair but for anymore they needed her cooperation. In the end, it was her decision.” This shows that Parvana is persevering through this action because she is does not want to become a boy and not even to mention cutting off her hair.

The story Susan B. Anthony Dares to Vote and Jim Carrey both share the theme of perseverance. In the story Susan B. Anthony Dares to Vote, Susan shows perseverance by never giving up her fight for women's rights to vote. Jim Carrey showed perseverance throughout his life since he was homeless and had no money. In contrast, in Susan B. Anthony Dares to Vote, Susan persevered to fight for what she had believed in. But in Jim Carrey's life he persevered in order to save his life and his family.

Hester Prynne, The Scarlet Letter’s protagonist, is a strong, kind, and proud yet humble woman. Through all of the struggles in her difficult lifetime, she persevered and did her best to make up for her sins. Hester raised her illegitimate child to be a wonderful, upstanding person without the help of her male counterpart. She taught Pearl the difference between right and wrong. Hester used her sin as a lesson to her daughter to learn from your mistakes, but not to let them define who you are.

“The one in the grave before her death, the other, dead, denied the grave. This is your crime.” (scene 5 lines 80-83). Tragically, Creon did not change his mind until it was too late. Finally, he realized, “the laws of the gods are mighty, and a man must serve them to the last day of his life!” He intended to free Antigone, but in the vault, Antigone committed suicide and Haimon followed. When Creon’s wife heard her son was dead, she killed herself as well.

She rolled up the legs of her trousers to the knees, crossed the stream, and, for the first time in her life, headed down the hill for Heart” (Hosseini 30). This took great courage to take the actions that Mariam did because typically, people stay with what they know and understand, not taking any chances to lose what they hold dear to themselves. She later finds that her father bluntly lied to her through his chauffeur while she sleeps on the streets. When she goes home, she finds her mother dead. Soon after, she was forced to marry Rasheed, her second act of bravery.

She had just become very close with her uncle Anoosh so his death made her angry with the Shah and God. She use to see God at night time but after Anooshs death she tells God to never come back and he never visited her again. Death was all around Marji at a young age including her friend’s parents and people she use to see every day because of the theocracy she lived under. Anoosh death caused Marji to realize the environment she lives in is unfair and a place that needs changed. Mohsen a friend of Marji’s family was captured and tortured by the shah for being a hero during the revolution.

Growing up with only her father, she was under the strict rule of him having complete control over her. He raised her in a household that “…believed that the Griersons held themselves a little too high for what they really were” (Faulkner 41). Emily’s insanity towards the men in her life started with her father decisions of “none of the young men were quite good enough for Miss Emily and such” (Faulkner 41). After her father’s death, her form of coping showed the initial signs of her insanity in which she “dressed as usual and with no trace of grief on her face. She told them that her father was not dead” (Faulkner 42).

Harper Lee depicts how racism will never cease to exist through the use of minor characters as shown by how family beliefs do not coincide on ethical dilemmas, young children are obliged to follow society’s mentality, and having it present amongst all races Racism will never end due to contradictions amongst family members on ethical dilemmas, despite having similar upbringings represented in the novel through the Finch family. With such contempt, Aunt Alexandra mentioned that “[they] don’t need [Calpurnia] ...” now that she moved in, after finding that the kids need a positive and feminine influence in their lives, notably Scout. However, Atticus stresses that “Cal’s lights are pretty good” in polite disapproval. Although the two siblings have spent considerable time together growing up, it is evident that their attitudes contradict on moralities when dealing with social justice issues like racism. Aunt Alexandra can be identified as a narrow-minded and obstinate person who is blinded by her own beliefs to see the wrong and bias in her mentality, along with many others today.

"Everybody thought he was going to die—everybody except Aunt Nicey, who had delivered him. She said he would live because he was

Winnie should not have drunk the water because all her loved ones would die, she would have to hide all the time, her family will think something is wrong with you.L First of all , Winnie should not have drunk the water because all her loved ones would die. For Example, Miles wife and and kids died and they left him. So then Winnie’s family would die like Mile’s family. So then for winnie might be sad that all of her family died and she will still keep living forever. Then, another reason she shouldn’t have drunk the water is because she would

Everyone who was close to her father were dead including his mistress, and his two beautiful daughters. It is as if the curse is with the family as long as there are still living members. (for these part, instead of describing everything, try to use some quotes) Beli was the first generation that survived the curse. She was not dead, but she had to suffer everyday as long as she is still alive. We could interpret this as, the curse will wipe out the family immediately.

He knew once he learned to read and write he had a greater chance at becoming a free man like he always dreamed. Just like every slave, Douglass was taken from his mother as soon as he was born so she could continue working. The masters had no empathy for the mothers, they only worried about their work being done. He never had a chance to really meet his mother, only a few times before her death. Douglass witnessed many things as a child that no child should have to deal with.

My favorite teacher Mrs. Bosmeijer was the only person I could really talk to besides Mary but she got kicked out of the foster home and got sent to her dad, Because Our foster mom said she was touching me and my sisters but when in reality it was her older son and she knew that she didn 't stop him or tell the CPS workers who it really was. Without Mary everything was turned upside down she was the one that made sure we got fed when the foster mom wasn 't there and she made sure we got to school on time. I don 't remember much of the foster home besides when she hit us and other bad stuff .I don 't even remember when I got to go home i just know that it was right before i turned 9 that I got to go home. My older sister didn’t get to come home from her dad’s until she was 15. But yeah that 's the story of foster care.

Needless to say, my ex-husband 's family planned to have the boys indefinitely, "I miss the days of having babies around the house" my mother in law said, I was horrified. "If that is a case, I advised you to have your own children and leave mine alone". On my return to the states, the ex-didn 't spoke to me for two weeks, another of his manipulation techniques. It didn 't matter anymore, my life with him was over. The little belongings I had fit into the trash bags, my two children by my side I said good-bye to all the abuse I 've