By the time it is over, it will be the past, and she doesn’t want to be the only one left to tell their story” (Alvarez 10). Within that quote you can feel her emotions through her words about her sister’s death. She feels chills thinking about her future although it’s her past that is affecting her capability to move forward and her heartbreaks of having to be the only one to survive the tragedy and recite the story to others
How did the Constitution Guard against Tyranny? “When the people fear the government there is tyranny; when the government fears the people there is liberty.” James Madison said. First, I want to establish what tyranny is, tyranny is harsh absolute power in the hands of one person, a few, or many, our Constitution was created to prevent this government from occurring. The Constitution guarded against tyranny by creating Federalism so the central government and the state government did not control the same issues, separating the powers into three branches of government Legislative, Judicial, and Executive, and putting Checks and Balances on these branches to control the power of each other.
He meets Abner’s eyes. “’m sorry,” Abner mumbles. He’s sorry for so many things. For the mirror. For being a screw up.
“Are you injured? [Joana] asked. I tried to control it. I fought it. And then a single tear rolled down my cheek.
Junior admired his grandmother’s compassion in her last moments. Junior was very distraught about his grandmother’s death because she was a very good influence in his life. This shows how often people are angry and unkind about a situation that they cannot change. The use of the word “call” suggests that Junior’s grandmother did not want her family to be upset over her death. This statement shows that Junior may have to show forgiveness in the
(Page 66). She believes that he is trying to inspire her to learn and to think. She is raised to be a very optimistic person, which is one of the reasons she is able to forgive so easily. She can easily see the best in people. At the end, she forgives her father one last time.
She doesn't want us to pity her for wanting to die, she wants us to see that those feelings are ok and valid. She mentions how she wasn't scared. This shows how she has come to terms with her feelings and the place her life is in. She isn't scared because in her mind there is nothing else to live for nothing to be scared of losing. If she doesn't have anything to live for nothing to lose then death will feel ok.
This helps the narrator's past that the tie of her life she regretted and learned from her mistakes to show she s more understanding. Also, the narrator uses juxtaposition to show her innocence & compassion. The author uses juxtaposition to show how she changes from being innocent to being compassion. Shes hows this by saying
She feels regretful for previously coldly distancing himself due to her suspicion about his relationship with Abigail. As individuals convey their remorse and sorrow for participating in a dishonorable action, they may choose to overcome their guilt and shame
Which means it’s my fault my mom’s not the same anymore and my fault my dad’s not around anymore. It’s all my fault’ ” (117). She believes that she is responsible for her brother Sam’s asthma attack, but when asked why she blames herself, her best response is “ ‘I made him cry? I got him upset?’ ”
When Rose was throwing a tantrum she accidently pushed her mom over causing her to hit her head. Realizing what she had done Rose quickly started to pound her head onto the kitchen floor only for her sister to come between Rose and the floor, forcing her to stop. The only thing Rose knew to do was run into her room in frustration that she injured her own mother. This shows that Rose feels remorse for her actions but doesn't know how to act or express herself in a way most people do. When the father says “She must feel terrible, pushing you, of all people.
She is talking to herself about how she must remain calm, and act natural, even though it is the last thing she wishes to do. “I wait. I compose myself. My self is a thing I must now compose, as one composes a speech. What I must present is a made thing, not something born”
“Ashamed of my mother”, she states, but as she matured,
But in the end the guilt got to me and I gave it to her and told her what had happened” (3). This shows
The reality of the situation was that she had no control over her father’s death. There was nothing or no way that she could have prevented the events that took place. Although she was extremely angry with the situation at hand she learned that she had other things to be grateful for. She wanted people to know that even though something or someone has passed away you can’t stay stuck in the state of depression forever. You have to step back and look at your life because the reality is, life still moves on.
