Winterkill Character Traits

“He did not smoke, and of course he did not drink; indeed, he had never tasted spirits, and was inclined to avoid people who had—a circumstance that did not shrink his social circle as much as might be supposed, for the center of that circle was supplied by the members of Garden City's First Methodist Church,a congregation totaling seventeen hundred ,most of whom were as abstemious as Mr. Clutter could desire.’’ (10)

Mary Shelley, the author of the infamous classic tale; Frankenstein. Mary Shelley wrote the story of Frankenstein the majority of the time she was pregnant; she had already experienced and grieved the death of an infant before she had finished her horror tale Frankenstein.

The balance of what is good and what is bad is a rather controversial topic in the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find". Most notably, the characteristics of both the Grandmother and the Misfit. The Misfit portrays an immoral personality and seems to be the evil in the story while the grandmother is the innocent lady seeking to be the good in this story. However, the religious virtues effect both personas and in itself draws the line around them mutually as sinners. Both characters have a particular relationship with Jesus, a physical crisis crossed with a spiritual crisis and different conceptions of reality; thus, revealing how the portrayal of these characters are not what may seem. Both religion and Jesus have a key role and influence

The author uses revenge as a clear theme, specifically in the ending of the book The Roundhouse. Joe takes revenge on his mother's attacker by killing him with the help of his best friend Cappy. Although revenge was accomplished in Joe’s mind, it did not make the characters, such as Joe and Cappy, feel any better about their situation. However, after he and Cappy, had committed the deed, they did not feel happy, it wasn't a sweet revenge at all as they both had haunting nightmares of his mother's attacker in their dreams. They are both afraid and insecure after their kill and felt nervous around almost everyone. They also almost fell into the path of loneliness that Joe's mother had gone through because of this revenge that they were seeking. The author was trying to show the reader that gaining revenge isn’t always as good as it sounds.

This quote shows that Dick is longing to forget about the murders and move on with his life. Capote uses words like " Why the hell couldn't Perry shut up" and "He was Annoyed.. Annoyed as hell" to show Dick his antagonistic attitude towards Perry's level of concern. Though he secretly feels guilty about what happened, he wishes that Perry would stop bringing it up since that makes it harder for him to forget about the horrific event. With this quote Capote's is trying to reveal that Dick thought of Perry as paranoid and over dramatic. For example, " Unlike Perry, he was not convinced that a broken mirror meant seven years' misfortune, or that a

The worst bearing of both Rowlandson and Equiano has to face was being separated from their own love ones. Rowlandson was separated from her family and relations when her village was attacked then eventually lost her only child that was with her. Nevertheless, Equiano also endured tormented pain when he was parted from his sister while she was the only comfort to him at once. He was a young boy in a fearful atmosphere with nothing to convey a positive perspective. “It was vain that [they] besought than not to part us; she was torn from [him], and immediately carried away, while [he] was left in a state of distraction not to be describe”. Considering both Rowlandson and Equiano experiences their feelings contributed to each personal

In a "Good Man Is Hard to Find" by Flannery O 'Connor, the contrast of good and evil is not as evident as it appears on the surface. The road that the family in the story travels symbolizes good up until the point the grandmother all but forces the family to make a detour onto a dirt road that leads to their demise. She is the unlikely antagonist in the story. A serial killer named, The Misfit, is the protagonist despite his homicidal actions. Both characters in the story help to illustrate how a relationship with God is perceived good and sacrilegious behavior is perceived evil. Grandmother creates the families down fall by forcing them down a memory, which doesn 't exist. "The thought was so embarrassing that she jumped up...the house she

Atticus Finch said “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”(Lee 39). As a result of this quote out main character will change. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee uses the character and characterization of Scout to show how empathy can change someone’s life for the better. Throughout the book Scout changes quite a bit. In the beginning she was very tomboyish choosing to wear overalls instead of dresses, she also liked to beat other kids up. During the middle of the story she began to have a change of heart. She started to hang out with her aunt more and realized it takes a lot of effort. During this time of self discovery she noticed small details about her friends and family. But by the end of the book she starts to see things from others views to give her insight to how others might see things.

"Lucy in the Sky" takes place in Santa Monica, California. Lucy is a shy, quiet girl who never had many friends at all. She is very focused on her schoolwork and enjoys her parents company. Lucy meets Ross at yoga class and discovers that he is a surfer. Ross introduces Lucy to marijuana at the beach in his pickup truck. Ross inserts Lucy into a new friend group who are involved with drugs and alcohol. Through a party, Lucy meets Lauren and they become inseparable. Lucy looks up to Lauren and aspires to be her physically. Lauren gives Lucy drugs such as Xanax and Acid. Lauren becomes a bad influence on Lucy which causes her to lie to her parents and become less focused on her schoolwork. Lucy also meets Ian, who has a relationship with

The novel ‘Hating Alison Ashley’ was written by Australian author Robin Klein. The novel was first published by Penguin books Australia in 1984. In 2005, 21 years after the novel was published, the film – Hating Alison Ashley was produced and became a well-known comedy. The film was produced by Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman and directed by Geoff Bennett. This comparative essay will analyse the 3 elements in both the novel and film: the characters, plot and setting.

When you first hear the title of “The Glass Castle” written by Jeannette Walls you may think it's a book about fairy tales. However that’s not the case, imagine not being able to experience childhood the way it’s supposed to be with toys, friends to play with, and parents when they come home from work cook a huge family dinner. This is the case for Jeannette Walls. She is the second oldest of four children and grew up needing to take care of freewheeling, creative, but neglecting drunken father Rex who could never keep a job and oblivious mother Rosemary who was an artist. Also while looking after her younger siblings Brian and Maureen with her oldest sister Lori. Throughout the book, she was faced with challenges normal children shouldn’t

Sometimes reading a story can be a lot like solving a riddle or a puzzle. In the story, “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” Flannery O’Connor uses foreshadowing, and plants subtle clues and hints to what may happen next. This is called foreshadowing, and it builds suspense. Flannery O'Connor uses the technique of foreshadowing to create suspense in her short story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find."

In Kindred by Octavia Butler, Alice is a strong minded and sharp tongued individual, who doesn’t let being a slave stop her from striving for what she wants. She fights for her freedom throughout the book, not caring that her position as a slave requires that she be compliant and invisible. Alice is an intense character who only acts submissive when it is necessary for her survival, but she mostly sticks to her beliefs and is stubborn. She runs away numerous times, the first time, losing her husband, Isaac. She is never the same after this and gains the desire to run away more after he is gone. Her final act of rebellion is her suicide when she believes her children are sold and wants to take revenge on Rufus, her owner. Her suicide, counter

Miss Emily Grierson, the main character in William Faulkner’s short story, “A Rose for Emily”, is a very unusual character. She has an extremely unhealthy relationship with her father causing her to deny his death. Miss Emily constantly staying locked up in the house she grew up in alone, feeling forced to live in the limelight of her father and never attempting to get over his death causes her to mentally and physically withered away and become a sad, pitiful, and bizarre human being.

Reading the news, just to come across the sad story of a young child who injured his parents. The child was regularly abused, emotionally and physically, and badly injured the mother and father in attempt to get away. When reading this story, the child is not looked down upon, but instead pitied because of the poor lifestyle this child was provided with. The parents were injured, but are looked at with angry eyes, no pity involved. This effect, consisting of disregarding actions and placing the blame on another individual, is extremely evident in books of Robert Cormier. The repetition of child corruption in Cormier’s novels, influence readers to overlook the brutal actions of psychologically damaged adolescents.