Essays Tagged: "she lives"

The Power of Decision

ions. Mother recognizes the wrongs of her situation and weighs the effect on her family. In the end she acts to free herself and her family from forty years of wrong.Mother lives forty years with a su ... ng.Mother lives forty years with a suppressed dream--a new house promised to her after her wedding. She lives with the everyday routine of cleaning the house and cooking pies for the family. This show ...

(5 pages) 153 0 4.5 Jan/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

An-Yang

g stairwell that led to her second floor apartment in Glendale as vividly as I did the day I established a meaningful relationship with my grandmother. Through this relationship, I have come to know h ... ing I cared about was the fact that my grandmother spoke in a very loud and grating voice, and that she kept on patting my hand (which annoyed me to no end). My grandparents are separated- my grandfat ...

(3 pages) 30 0 3.0 Sep/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The Effects and Implications of Sin in the Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne

society of deviants. As this society is inherently theocratic, the beliefs and restrictions established by religion are not only incorporated into law but constitute all law. In this manner, the mora ... he sin they commit.Hester Prynne's adultery causes her alienation from the Puritan society in which she lives. After the term of her confinement ends, she moves into a remote, secluded cottage on the ...

(3 pages) 52 0 3.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Symbolism in the Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

crowded urban centers.Tennessee Williams used many symbolic aspects to describe Laura and the world she livesin.In the play,Laura represents the very fragile,shy and emotionally crippled girl.In her m ... e glass motif recursthroughout the whole play in many other forms.When Laura dropped out of college she constantlyvisited the zoo,a glass house of tropical flowers that are as vulnerable as she is.Dur ...

(3 pages) 250 0 2.7 Mar/1997

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

What a symbolic piece. "A worn path" by Eudora Welty

the journey of an old black woman who goes through a path that confronts her with many adversities. She manage to overcome them in order to get medicine for her grandson at the doctor's office which, ... for her grandson at the doctor's office which, as described in the story, is a long way from where she lives.The description of Phoenix Jackson at the beginning of this story gives of a glance of how ...

(2 pages) 221 0 4.2 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Stealing Freedom By: Elisa Carbone This is a book of a young girl finding her way to freedom and the steps she takes to get thier.

gil who is trapped between her freedom and her family. In the beginning Ann is about 11 years old. She lives in a plantation in Unity, Maryland with her three brothers, mom and dad. the problem of th ... d with her three brothers, mom and dad. the problem of the story is Ann can't decide whether or not she should run away and risk the chance to never see her family again.Her mom makes most of her fami ...

(3 pages) 81 1 3.4 May/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"Strength in the Face of Suffering" - The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne: An Essay about how suffering and the burden of wearing the "A", changed Hester's life.

sin of adultery; which is magnified many, many times more because of the time and society in which she lives. Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter, is the story of a young mother, Hester, who is ... sition of suffering and makes her an outcast of the devout and morally rigid Puritan society, which she lives in. Hester, being forced to live her life as an outcast and refugee, learns to become self ...

(3 pages) 74 0 3.0 Jun/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The effects and Implications of Sin in The Scarlet Letter: This is an essay about how sin effected the different characters in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

The Effects and Implications of Sin in The Scarlet LetterPublished in 1850, The Scarlet Letter was the first American tragedy. It was written by one of America's ... Her clothes become dull in color and her hair is put in a cap. Hester is an outcast in the town so she lives in a cottage by the sea off to itself. When Hester walks in the streets preachers break ou ... es him from hell on earth. Because Hester has sinned and knows what it is like to be treated badly, she is looked upon as a counselor who can help people. Hester's sin has changed her life very much.A ...

(3 pages) 246 1 4.3 Sep/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

the symbolism in the glass menagery

crowded urban centers.Tennessee Williams used many symbolic aspects to describe Laura and the world she livesin.In the play,Laura represents the very fragile,shy and emotionally crippled girl.In her m ... e glass motif recursthroughout the whole play in many other forms.When Laura dropped out of college she constantlyvisited the zoo,a glass house of tropical flowers that are as vulnerable as she is.Dur ...

(1 pages) 118 0 3.0 Oct/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

This is a book report about "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte

in, but full of courage in spirit. Jane does not have a close relationship with her cousins because she is poor and is an orphan. She has very little right to express herself in front of her relatives ... evering. Jane Eyre does not get along with her cousins, is not allowed to express her feelings, and she perseveres and endures through her troubles.Jane Eyre's parents died when she is very young. She ...

(3 pages) 69 1 4.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The function of the hat in The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield

Laura's feeling towards class distinctions is related to the hat. The hat gives her a status; when she walks towards the dead man's house, she thinks everyone is looking at her big hat with a velvet ... eels more comfortable with the working-class than with her own class, but after putting the hat on, she feels different, as if she has more status. Laura does not feel comfortable with the people she ...

(1 pages) 102 0 3.9 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

A critical review and analysis of "Plague '99" by Jean Ure.

"Plague 99" by Jean UreCritical ResponseI've just finished reading a book by Jean Ure called "Plague 99". It takes place in London 1999, and is the story ... esigned to test people's ability to survive with absolutely no contact with the outside world. When she comes home she finds that the streets are almost totally empty in London and that there are barr ... lmost totally empty in London and that there are barricades on the roads to the part of London that she lives in. This is her first problem: getting home through the barricades. She manages to get thr ...

(3 pages) 32 0 4.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

The Film "Unbearable Lightness of Being"

he countryside by the name of Tereza (Binoche).He courts her while attending a spa community, where she lives. She then follows him back to Prague, where they inevitably fall in love and get married. ... e still enjoying his company, and seems jealous at the fact, but then understands Tomas's decision. She helps Tereza in finding a job as a freelance photographer. Tereza also has a sense that Tomas is ...

(3 pages) 50 0 0.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Two persons who are living through two different stages according to Erikson's theory of development. Interviews included.

oncerns. The first participant is a Latin woman in her middle ages; her main concern is her family. She lives in the countryside. As she shows in the following interview, she is more satisfied with he ... ccurred. The woman whose stage is called "generativity vs. stagnation" had the will to stay the way she is. She did not want any major change in her life. According to Erikson, people in this stage us ...

(7 pages) 153 1 4.8 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

"Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw and "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" by Thomas Hardy.

an. Tess, however, suffers significantly more in her circumstances from the pressure of the society she lives in, for her situation is highly unalterable. Eliza's circumstances offer her more opportun ... s is resentful and condescending towards Eliza for several reasons. One of the main reasons is that she is a woman. The idea that men have more important priorities and are capable of doing more oppre ...

(5 pages) 79 0 2.3 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

this essay is about amanda's failures in the book "The Glass Menagerie"

the play has his or her own world. Amanda the mother of Tom and Laura lives in a fantasy world and she avoids reality. Amanda fails as a mother because she avoids reality, she is annoying and she lik ... g and she likes to control her children as if they are little kids.Amanda always avoids reality and she lives in a dream world. For example, Amanda avoids reality by talking constantly about her past. ...

(4 pages) 52 1 4.7 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner.

so of her life by her father. After her father dies, instead of living her life in her own manner, she continues to follow his peculiar ways. She lives not only by her father's standards but also her ... es to follow his peculiar ways. She lives not only by her father's standards but also her family's, she must live up to the grand Grierson family name. She is cast into the lime light of the town. Her ...

(3 pages) 103 0 5.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Tennessee Williams' Characters in "The Glass Menagerie" and "A Streetcar Named Desire".

ss Menagerie, Williams portrays Laura as a person who is unable to function in the society in which she lives. Clurman states, "With only a few exceptions, Williams' characters are lost souls [. . .]" ... e fragile, the frightened, the different, the odd, and the lonely" (Clurman 500). Williams writes, "She's older than you, two years, and nothing has happened. She just drifts along doing nothing. It f ...

(5 pages) 199 0 4.5 Jul/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Muriel's wedding.

r ride of Muriel's life. One scene that is the most evident that Muriel is trying to change the way she lives her life and how she is trying to get over her depression is the waterloo scene. This scen ... Boring, Haphazard, Piece Of Work) At the start of the scene Muriel is nervous and un shore of what she is doing up there. Then she gets the hang of it. Then she started to enjoy it. This is a replay ...

(3 pages) 41 0 1.5 Jul/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

"The golden compass" by phillip pullman to a quote by Tennyson ("to seek, to strive, to find and not to yield."

life follows the quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson "to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield". As she matures through her experiences, the dimension of this credo changes.At the beginning of the nov ... eginning of the novel, she lives her life from day to day, plays around with other children and all she wants is a new adventure. At the same time, however, she knows that even though the scholars of ...

(2 pages) 75 1 4.5 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature