While going through the web, I came across the story of Grace Marks whose conviction was questionable and started numerous verbal confrontations with respect to whether she was a piece of the murder or not. I was pulled into the mysterious nature of Grace Marks. After some exploration, I realized that Margaret Atwood had written a fictional book regarding the case of Alias Grace and it was likewise made into a Netflix series. The book is considered to be sensuous, perplexing book with a tale of sexuality, cruelty, and mystery. The themes that intrigued me in this book is the perspective of feminism in the 19th century, the mysterious behavior of Grace and the truth that people have been trying to uncover, alongside the aspect of utilization
In the novel Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers, the main character is Richie Perry. At seventeen he graduated high school in Harlem, and he wanted to go to college, but his mother couldn’t afford to send him to college since she was an alcoholic. So he joined the army to escape his unfortunate future, but joining the army meant he had to leave his little brother Kenny, who saw him as a father figure since their father left when they were younger. Perry was sent to Vietnam and through his journey, he made lifelong bonds with many different people such as PeeWee, Monaco, and etc. Also in his journey, he suffers from mental and physical wounds.
My character Lady Seymour changes throughout the novel, Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. She took Isable in after stocks and giving her milk and cookies(152). Lady Seymour tried to buy Isabel from cruel nephew’s wife,but Madam would not let her take Isabel from her. Lady Seymour felt indebted to Isabel after she saver her from the fire (194). Lady Seymour covered for Isabel when Madam found out she was taking food to prison.
During World War II, a period of complete violence and outbreak between nations, there are many heroes that have endured through harsh brutalities. In Laura Hillenbrand’s monumental book Unbroken, she writes about the real life story of Louie Zamperini. As a young child, Louie was very mischievous and dangerous.” Hillenbrand states,” He hit one kid so hard that he broke his nose. He upended another boy and stuffed paper towels in his mouth… Louie beat one kid so badly, leaving him unconscious in a ditch, that he was afraid he’s killed him (pg 10).”
She had a daughter whom she killed because she would rather it be dead then have the child be returned to slavery. This story is about Margaret Garner who was an enslaved African-American. Margaret Garner was also called “Peggy”. She was born on June 4, 1834, on a slave farm called Maplewood in Boone County. Some think that she may have been the daughter of the slave owner himself, John Pollard Gaines.
I choose to do my report on Margaret Graner because she seemed like a brave woman. She made a brave and dangerous escape to freedom with her family. Margaret wanted what was best for her children, even if that meant killing them. All she ever wanted for her children was for them to never suffer the life of a slave. Margaret was an African-American in pre-Civil War, born into the life of slavery in Boone County, Kentucky on the Plantation of John Pollard Gaines on June fourth 1833.
Tatiana de Rosnay’s Sarah’s Key effectively reveals how historical events can impact society through families lives, the treatment of people, and long lasting issues. One way that Sarah’s Key effectively reveals how historical events and impact society is through
The word “confession” is often viewed with a negative connotation, such as confessing your sins or confessing to a crime. If someone told you they had to confess something to you, your initial reaction would be that they’ve done something horrible. But not all confessions are like that. Confessing your love to someone is not a negative thing, no matter the outcome. I believe “Ellen’s confession” is about a young woman with a secret.
The three novels in question are Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and Hillary Jordan’s When She Woke. At the first glance, these three novels have not much in common, but taking a closer look, the three novels are inseparably linked through genre, gender, and generation (intertextuality). The first chapter deals with genre.
Susan Griffin’s story Our Secret seems to be about a small boy living in the terrible world that is Nazi Germany, but the story is more about the pain and heartbreak that both citizens and soldiers carry with them still to this day. It was an event that changed the course of history all those years ago, and Griffin chose to reflect back on the world-tilting events of compliance to artificial selves that Nazi Soldiers did to fellow German’s and people from many other countries. They abused, both physically and mentally, by making these people commit acts that were both emotional and violence. This story shows that there are many different ways to write a story about history, and WWII journalism. When I was reading the story it put a different
cultural constructs of femininity, identity, and the extent of government control. The story explores the affects social and political trends have on society. The Handmaid’s Tale evaluates gender roles and the subjugation of women. Atwood’s use of aphorisms, symbolism, and allusions urges readers to examine the juxtaposition of cruelty and vulnerability in femininity.
Unacknowledged Grace Flannery O’Connor, one of America’s greatest fiction writers of the twentieth century, paved an intriguing path for many writers and readers. The writing styles she utilizes have left her audiences puzzled and open-minded. O’Connor demonstrates the representation of archetypes and Christ figures over a span of corrupted and twisted stories throughout her dark literary styles while defining true glory in “The Life You Save May Be Your Own,” “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” and “Revelation”. In “The Life You Save May Be Your Own,” Flannery O’Connor creates a deviant story of how an unknown man, Mr. Shiftlet, comes onto the Dearman 2 Mr.Shiftlet knows and understands all things, just as people view Jesus as an omniscient being.
Throughout history, women have made a name for themselves. By rising up and fighting for something that they believed in, the Mirabal sisters made a name for themselves in the Dominican Republic and in Julia Alvarez’s novel In the Time of the Butterflies. By applying a theory to a novel, readers can relate the book to the world they are living in today (Davidson). Feminism can be defined as a dynamic philosophy and social movement that advocates for human rights and gender equality (“Feminism”). Feminist Theory involves looking at how women in novels are portrayed, how female characters are reinforcing stereotypes or undermining them, and the challenges that female characters face (Davidson).
Authors, especially female authors, have long used their writing to emphasize and analyze the feminist issues that characterize society, both in the past and the present. Kate Chopin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Susan Glaspell wrote narratives that best examined feminist movements through the unreliable minds of their characters. In all three stories, “The Story of an Hour”, “The Yellow Wallpaper”, and “A Jury of Her Peers”, the authors use characterization, symbolism, and foreshadowing to describe the characters’ apparent psychosis or unreasonable behavior to shed light on the social issues that characterized the late 19th century and early 20th century. Penning many stories that demonstrate her opinions on the social issues of the era,
She talks about the dangers of female sexuality because it could ruin her life. She tells how to get the power of domesticity. She also tells her how her daughters sexual reputation should be instead of what it is. Even though female sexuality can be a diverse topic, Kincaid was able to stick to one view of female
In the book “Bared to You” by Sylvia Day The main character has to deal with both internal and external conflicts that deal with herself and others. Eva is the main female protagonist and she has decisions to make about Gideon the male protagonist in the novel. In the novel “Bared to You” by Sylvia Day, Eva is faced with a mutual conflict between choosing Gideon or her friend. Gideon is her boss he tries to spend time with Eva because he had began to take an interest in her, but she made plans with Cary, her friend who moved with her, she calls Gideon and tells him “Chicks before dicks, and all that.”(Day 35).