Fear. It shows Tessa’s panicked reaction when they realize what the log actually is that is coming towards them while they are crossing the river. Another emotion you will see in this book is grief. On page 176 it says, “Time seemed frozen, disjointed like broken sequences cut out of a horror movie. Jack’s hands and torso were drenched in blood and he was screaming in anguish.
Her father’s hand was molded to his coffee mug. Her mother’s hand stuck to her spoon… The demon had seized them all in his daymare. Her mother sank very slowly into a chair. Her father slowly raised his chin to look into his wife’s eyes.
Grit is a term that gets thrown around alot; but rarely do people take time to think about what grit is and how it can help in everyday life. In Charlie Portis's True Grit, Rooster is portrayed as the grittiest character in the book for several reasons. First, he is known for being fearless; next, his relentlessness; and finally, his strength of character. Rooster Cogburn's fearlessness in the face of danger is a crucial element of his character in the novel "True Grit" by Charles Portis. The Oxford Dictionary defines fearlessness as the "lack of fear" that is just skimming the surface of what it means and takes to be fearless.
A single drop of deep crimson blood fell onto the pristine, alabaster sink in the home of Thomas Milburn. In his peripheral vision, he could see another one slithering down his cheek into the basin. His hands were shaking again, he had noticed the tremors only yesterday, and yet they were already worsening. He looked down at the silver razor in his hand, the white splotches of cream were now tinted with a red hue. “Damnit,” he said, under his breath.
At the crime scene, police recovered three different people’s blood: Nicole Brown, Ronald Goldman, and O.J. Simpson (“O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession”). Another troubling tie to Simpson was a single leather glove found outside the condo saturated in blood. The glove’s pair was later found when police searched Simpson’s home and belongings (“O.J. Simpson Trial Transcript”). Things were not looking bright for Simpson as his violent personality was finally being brought to
She’s on her knees on the ground kneeling towards him, “her beast swelled passionately”. She wants him to look at her breast and make a move on her like he did before. However, he did not take the offer and looked away from her. “Kneeling there, her hand went out toward his legs in the greasy black trousers. Her hesitant fingers almost touched the cloth” (Steinbeck 18).
The tip of one finger touched it. She strove no more for the rest. Up, she stood up to attention, with the muzzle beneath her breast. She would not risk their hearing; she would not strive
For example, the text states, “I lay there and wondered what in the world was happening-people were jumping over me and running by me and I was too dazed to figure it out. Then someone had me under the armpits and
When Mapes threatens to take Mathu to jail, Beulah says "I ain't no stranger to buckets and mops," Beulah said. "Hoes, shovels, axes, cane knives, scythe blades, pickets, plows—I can handle a gun, too, if I have too. I been in the pen before." Although Beulah is a woman, and is perceived to be less than a man, she had the courage to stand up to Mapes. Beulah is one of the bravest characters in the book even though men try to oppress her by forcing her into her gender box.
In fact, a majority of literary characters and real-life people are so complex that it is impossible to distinguish them as a good or bad person. This simply means people are complex in many ways, but at the end of the day, each contribute to a bigger meaning or
“Guilty… guilty… guilty… guilty…” I peeked at Jem: his hands were white from gripping the balcony rail, and his shoulders jerked as if each “guilty” was a separate stab between them” (Lee 215).With Jem’s unbiased eyes, the evidence in court had proved Tom’s innocence without doubt.
Golding uses phrases such as , “..with the sting of another spear in her flank... the sharp, cross-cut points were a torment...forcing a spear still deeper...drops of vivid blood... the sow staggered her way ahead of them, bleeding and mad... the terrified squealing became a high-pitched scream...the hot blood spouted over his hands…” (Golding 135).
The structure of Beowulf is set up so well that it has to be an epic. For starters, this poem reaches the required length of an epic. Beowulf is an astonishing 3182 lines long, the one that was read in Mrs. Switzer’s class
Angelou recounts her great pain by using effective hyperbole in the passage. Angelou displays this: “I prayed earnestly that I’d be allowed to sit under the house and have the building collapse on my left jaw. ”(Angelou, 1969, p. 95) Through using hyperbole, Angelou portrays the physical pain she is enduring. Angelou exaggerates the physical pain showing the magnitude of agony experienced at the time.
Mean Girls I jumped out from my bed at 6:30 when my alarm turned off. I got dressed and went downstairs for breakfast. My mom was drinking her coffee in her favorite red mug with my picture on it. I was going upstairs back, when I heard a sweet voice “ Have a good day Kailey, on your first day of seventh grade.”
