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In the text, “The Southpaw” by Judith Viorst, Richard cares the most about saving the friendship between him and Janet. Richard tries giving Janet a spot on the team. He also accepts Janet on the team and makes up excuses to try to get Janet on the team. One last thing Richard tries to do is that Richard finally says sorry and yes you can be on the team.
In Judith Ortiz Cofer’s short story, American History, she describes the effects of prejudice towards her, being Chicano adolescent, as she is bullied and disrespected at school and refused rights because of her background. At a young age, she felt humiliated by everything she did and “hated the city” she lived in and “Public School 13” as well as her “skinny flat-chested body”(127) and much more. She was tormented and made fun of at school for being different and for being skinnier than most of the other girls. As a result of this tormenting by her peers she had almost no self esteem and a very negative outlook on life. impacted her self esteem and outlook on life.
The passage, “The Southpaw” by Judith Viorst involves two kids fighting over about who should be in Richard’s team. Richard is one of the characters in “The Southpaw”. Janet is the other character. Janet wants to be in Richard’s team for baseball but Richard won’t let her. Janet doesn’t go down without a fight (verbally).
Such degradation unfolds when Judith finds she is pregnant again, this time with the preacher’s child, and she makes different attempts at aborting the fetus: “a wild horseback ride, a knitting needle, and ‘Pennyroyal and tansy and other noxious herbs’” (qtd. in Capo 34). When she senses that these folk remedies will not work, she attempts and fails at drowning herself in a frigid horsepond (Kelley 287). However, as a result of these efforts, she finally endures the agony of a miscarriage. Judith's act of defiance against nature at this point is commendable for her character because she has made a choice for her self, and it is a victory in her corner.
Every character in The Witness has their own opinion and beliefs on the KKK coming into their town, community, and homes. Some have stronger opinions than others, and some of the citizens in the town, express their beliefs through their physical actions towards others and the community. Leonora Sutters is definitely a character against the KKK. Being a young 12 year old black girl, the circumstances are very high for her to get judged and mistreated by the KKK. Throughout the novel, Leonora shows a frightful attitude towards the members of the clan.
Dorothy is a character who I feel is surprisingly relatable to a lot of us here. Yes, the medieval church girl fighting dragons is also a shy and awkward teenager who develops overtime into a confident young woman. From the thought process of how shy people think in her Shin support to the cliched but effective moral in her Clarine/Percival support, she exhibits a familiarity with the reader that immerses themselves with her character. Her awkwardness also doesn’t eclipse her character as shown in her Yodel support where instead she shows self doubt in her capabilities but learns to accept herself or her Saul support where she lashes out on him for not taking his church duties seriously. Each support demonstrates a different side of her personality
Abigail Williams is Responsible for the Salem Tragedy The spring of 1692, the Salem witch trials began after a group of young girls claimed to be possessed by the Devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. The tragic death of many people was caused by just a few young girls just as it was in the play. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the main character responsible for the tragedy in Salem was Abigail Williams. Abigail was the reason for the start of many of the things that happened, such as: being caught in the woods, leading to the idea of witchcraft; pretending to get stabbed by Elizabeth’s spirit, leading to respected people being accused; and threatening people with her authority, leading to the death of many people.
During the years of adolescence, an individual goes through a period of time which causes confusion and curiosity, where finding themselves is inevitable. “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates takes the reader on an adventure of rebellion as the protagonist, Connie, sorts through a sketchy situation with her own self-experiences. Connie, through her confusion of life, creates a devilish nightmare that is a subconscious manifestation of her desires for attention from the opposite sex. The feeling of helplessness and loneliness is a major characteristic of a nightmare that seems to linger in Connie’s minds. Through her journey, she finds that she is a helpless heroin and cannot control the events occurring around her.
Connie in Joyce Carol Oates’s story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” desperately wants to be independent from her family, while Gregor Samsa in Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” pathetically yearns for inclusion. In this story, Oates pays special attention to the mother-daughter relationship and the lack of meaningful communication between them. Connie's mother is an image of the future Connie doesn't want – the life of a domestic housewife. Connie has a love-hate relationship with her mother, with whom she identifies, but at the same time she has to distance herself from her mother in order to establish her independence. On the other hand, The Metamorphosis, a story by Franz Kafka, is about a man who has been transformed into a giant beetle
Kandi was the goddess of all candy, she even had her own special candy to make kids feel better. Kandi was the child of the evil king Riot and the young beautiful goddess Esperanza. Kandi always had kindness in her heart, especially for Stacey and even her evil stepmother Lauren. Kandi decided to settle in New Mexico just for the sake of Stacey. Stacey looked up to Kandi, She admired Kandi even though she didn’t believe in her.
The short story “Lessons of Love” by author “Judith Ortiz Cofer” reveals many pitfalls of infatuation. First of all, having a crush can have its disadvantages, such as heartbreak if they do not have the same feelings of affection towards you. “But the few times I saw him in the hallway, he was always rushing away.” “ He had no interest in me other than as his adorer.” (Judith Ortiz Cofer, 4).
In the novel Carmilla, Laura becomes associated with this character Carmilla. Laura has these tender feelings towards Carmilla, which is thought of as friendly at first but later causes a sort of homosexual panic. The antagonist, Laura, is most often connected with Carmilla, who is a guest staying at Laura’s house. Both already have established a strong connection with each other when they first meet with each other: “She caressed me with her hands, and lay down beside me on the bed, and drew towards her, smiling; I felt immediately delightfully soothed, and fell asleep again. I was wakened by a sensation as if two needles ran into my breast very deep at the same moment” (Le Fanu 9).
In Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “The Changeling”, the hardships of gender stereotypes are exposed. The contrast between a young girl’s imagination and the reality of her gender role is clear by her attempt to appease her parents. She is neither manly enough to gain the attention of her father nor womanly enough to attain the respect of her mother. Her dilemma of not being able to fit in is emphasized by Cofer’s use of imagery and repetition.
The bust of Commodus is one of the most famous masterpieces of Roman portraiture and depicts the emperor as the reincarnation of the hero Hercules. Commodus is seen wearing the lion 's skin over his head, holding the club in his right hand, and the golden apple of Hesperides in his left hand as a reminder of how he is seen to be as the Greek hero Hercules. Two Amazon women are kneeling on the base beside a globe with the sign of the zodiac. These zodiac signs show important moments in Commodus’s life. On top of the globe is a cornucopia with the Amazon’s shield, one long enough to almost cover his torso.
The goal of this activity was to compare and contrast two main characters of Frankenstein whom are Victor Frankenstein and Elizabeth Lavenza. Some of their similarities is their thirst for knowledge, and they are both very caring. Their differences include, how they approach and deal with problems, and their personalities (explained later). Both are very similar and barley have any differences but, the ones that they do have are very distinctable. Starting with similarities, Elizabeth and Victor share many such as their thirst for knowledge.