She would continuously run away from school and had to wear an orange dress of shame for her actions. She was given a relief when her old uncle Nanapush wrote letters that brought her back home. Nanapush and and his wife, Margaret Kashpaw were waiting for Lulu at the crossroads. Upon seeing them, she observes the cruel and mean face of Margaret who was staring at Lulu. Lulu ran towards her uncle and hugged him tightly and they all went home.
Connor and his family feared for their own safety because they knew Alex was trying to pin the accident on Connor. Gloria’s family also feared what was going to happen to them because Alex promised them all this money, but they never got it. Stephen’s family just wanted closure on what happened to their son but since Buster's name was involved, the whole thing got covered up. These families all suffered the rath of the Murdaugh’s because their mother and children got involved with the family. Knowing this information helps spread awareness about the dangers of narcissism and how far people will go to keep their status in money and
In both passages, Quicksand and The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, the main characters surroundings are used in order to distract them or stray them away from their fears/problems. This can be seen in The Autobiography of... as the main character describes his trip to Paris and how it distracts him from the fact that his name was involved with a murder. In Quicksand, there are multiple instances where the reader can assume that the main character holds fear or some type of character trait that holds her back from what she attempts to do during the time, but something always comes around that distracts her from her fear. For example, the reader can assume she left her home, when the story starts off as "Helga feels no regrets as the cliff-like
Then Sarny remembered the times when Jim and Pawly to slaves from the plantation tried running away, yet both got caught and beaten up by Waller’s dogs. Next Sarny goes on with her lessons in reading and learns the letter B, but when Mammy
Anney, as a 16 year old single mother fears for her daughter as she already knows of the preconceived views that will be thrust upon Bone. As the Boatwrights continuously move from place to place trying to find work all the while dodging debt collectors, Bone’s mother reassures to her daughters, “We're not bad people. We're not even really poor. Anybody says something to you, you keep that in mind. We're not bad people.
The posion also got Ned’s sister’s cow and soon killed it. So this meant that they were left with no money and now food to feed them selves with. Ned had to get money for his family and decided to rob a bank, which was left was his last choice. While Ned robbed the bank, he also wanted revenge on the government and burned all the mortgage deals for the poor. (McKenna,
Ralph was mad at himself and the others for what they had done to Simon (Golding 155). All of the boys killed Simon and they all should be charged with manslaughter because it was accidental because of the trance-like state the boys were in.
Once Peter’s uncle gets killed he realizes that he needs to start fighting evil and using his powers for good. Gene also realizes that once Finny gets hurt he has to be a slave to Finny and help him get
“ this is a respectful tavern, not the township of a poor farm girl.” Also in her job her and her brother were very mistreated. Lyddie, for example, had to sleep under “ a windowless passage, which was hot and airless even in the late spring” Another example is that when her brother Charlie came to visit she noticed that her brother was
By seeking revenge, Hamlet trapped in a cycle of violence that ultimately destroys the entire Danish court. Revenge results in more revenge, and the play depicts a world where everyone is caught in a web of deceit, betrayal, and death. Furthermore, the tragedy of revenge in Hamlet serves as a critique of the futility of revenge itself. Despite Hamlet’s planning and opportunities for retribution, his actions often result in unintended consequences, leading to more suffering and loss.
Mary told the narrator to come back, if he needed a place to rent. He later rents out a room in Mary’s house, since he cannot return to the Men’s House. One day, when the narrator was walking down the street while eating yam, he noticed an eviction of two old couples. The narrator felt sorry for the couples so he became angry, which made him give a speech. Brother Jack offers a job opportunity in the Brotherhood organization because of the inspirational speech he gave at the eviction of the old couples.
When Jack and his hunters relentlessly kill him it is the first time readers truthfully see evil overpower good. Now that the once Christ-figure is dead their devilish traits start to escape them. Even Piggy, someone who is portrayed as wise and kind, tries to justify for Simon’s murder when he says, “It was dark. There was that- that bloody dance. There was lightning and thunder and rain.
Because her grandmother’s past experiences including slavery and rape, all she wants for Janie is security. This security takes form through Brother Logan Killicks, the farmer with sixty acres of land . Although Janie does not love him, she wants to respect her grandmother’s wishes and pushes down her own opinions. Janie comes to later regret her decision of entering the loveless marriage that she feels her Grandmother emotionally pushed onto her. Logan is an older man, and he is used to his life on the farm expecting Janie to follow suit.
This action causes the boys to go into a savage frenzy , screaming, yelling, and mass chaos, all because Jack told them to do their dance. Their dance turned into ritual killing where all the boys, including Jack, ruthlessly stabbed and beat Simon repeatedly to death. Jack had caused the mass chaos and if he had never done that, Simon would still be alive and not a corpse at the bottom of the ocean. Jack and his tribe committed murder and only Ralph recognized it for what it was: “that was murder…. I wasn’t
Neddy’s decisions to indulge himself in alcohol to forget, led to his physical and emotional downfall in the story. “It was probably the first time in his adult life that he had ever cried, certainly the first time in his life that he had ever felt so miserable, cold, tired, and bewildered. He could not
