They were friends for many years, until one day after after fifty or more years of being together in the men’s ward and being best friends, they were put in separate nursing homes. Petey couldn’t believe it; they had been through so much together both happiness and sadness of losing those that cared about
In the short story “Sucker”, by Carson McCullers, creates a bond between Peter and his younger cousin, Richard. The author teaches the reader a lesson about friendship. She feels that the way Peter treated Sucker was wrong and that friendship is a fragile thing. The text is narrated from Peter’s perspective and the way Peter narrates the story makes it clear that he regretted treating his cousin. When he reflects on his past, he says that “if I could have seen ahead maybe I would have acted different” (McCullers 69).
4. What does the story of Elia Kazan and Arthur Miller tell us about the Cold War culture? How did these men speak through their work? What do On the Waterfront and The Crucible tell us about this period in American history? Fear of the communism and the atomic bomb was gigantic during the Cold War.
In the story red chife was offferd some candy in the book bill put the letter under the tree but in the movey they did not give him candy in the book bill put the letter under the tree but in the movey he gave the boy the letter to put under the tree .In the movey the red chife ran away but in the story he did not run away. He also did not put a hot poato down his back and he did not spit in sams hand. However,in the move red chife put a snak on him but in the story it did not say that. Bill also toled red chife if he was not good that he would take him home he also said that in the book.
The main idea of “The Charmer” is the changing perspective the protagonist Winifred has on the tragedies befallen on her family. Family conflict is a predominant theme in the story and all members of her family directly face it. The narrator uses her elder brother Zach’s smothered childhood, charming personality and rebellious nature to create internal family conflict. The narrator begins her story as a young girl who, along with her two sisters and mother, unconditionally serves Zach as his obedient slaves.
Kit Cahill had everything going for him. He’d moved out of his small town and moved to Atlanta after high school. He’d even landed a job working for the premier hair salon, Tony’s. Life had been great. It was surprising just how quickly all of that could be ripped from his grasp.
Segregation is the action of setting someone or many apart from others. During the story, Mississippi Trial, 1955, Emmett Till is one of many black people who are treated unfairly and are ripped apart from their own community. Hiram noticed the indifference between black and white people. He decides he wants to take action and fix the horrible problems that many are facing. Throughout the novel, Mississippi Trial, 1955, by Chris Crowe, Hiram experiences ups and downs all through the story.
“A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’ Connor, after studying this story I found many interesting aspects of the story. First off, I was fascinated by how the grandmother consistently talked about how she met with a “good man”, and how changed as the story went on. At the beginning of the story, the grandmother spoken to the restaurant owner that he was a “good man” after letting two men charge their gasoline on credit and not paying directly for it. In this case, her definition of “good” seems to include poor judgment and unsuspecting, none of which are really “good” traits for a man to have.
Do you think that Sucker becoming a tough kid is a good thing? I think that Sucker is going to end up going down the wrong path in life. One that leads to drugs, teen pregnancies, and a lot of other dangerous things in life. He might end up dropping out of school to be the ‘cool/tough’ kid. He will not have an education and he might end up on the streets without a home just because he was wanting to be his ‘own self’.
In the 1953 short story titled “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, readers are given a glimpse of what the end of the story may look like through use of foreshadowing, symbolism, and other literary techniques. Although the story looks to be an innocent story of a family who travels to Florida for vacation at the start of it, readers soon find out that the story has a darker twist to it. This family trip turns violent and this gruesome ending can easily represent the violence taking place in America during the time this story was written by O’Connor and even today. The short story starts off with a family of six- parents, a grandmother, and three children-
The Unknown Heist by Diego Ramos A nice summer day, it was hot enough to fry eggs on the ground. it smelled like the ocean because and the concrete was as smooth as a whiteboard it smelled like Palm trees and coconuts and it looked like a beach with crystal clear blue water and clean sand without any seaweed the food tasted like it was fresh off a gril or freshly made and it felt like I was on a peaceful island with the comforting sound of waves hitting the sand. It was northern ave at Santa Monica pier in the beach, everyone was outside having fun. But little did they know…….. that four crazy powerful and strong criminals escaped from the prison planning to rob a bank at exactly 12:45 A.M.
Alex, sixteen, has just started in a boy 's school when he did not save a friend from drowning in the river on the campus. They fear the consequences if they reveal the truth, Alex and his friend Glen, who also witnessed the accident, decided not to lie. Guilty, Alex hid in the library, told him the story in the magazine that he had a copy of Dick. But the boys are not the only one in the river that day. In their panic.
becoming a better person. It also shows us how important it is for people not to judge others for superficial reasons. With a minimum of dialogue, this story sends out a major message. Charlie Lavery is the main protagonist, who works as a Pilot on his way to Yellowknife in the Yukon territory, when this short story begins. He was a Military bomber pilot in the war and believed that he was capable of taking care of himself no matter what the situation.
The short story “Sucker” by Carson McCullers portrays the one-sided admiration expressed by the main character’s younger cousin, Richard, towards him, as well as his own towards his crush. McCullers conveys the idea of the story through characterization and irony of the way the main character, Pete’s treatment of Richard, previously referred to as Sucker, parallels the treatment he received from his crush, Maybelle. Pete consistently took advantage of Richard because he was always eager to please his older brother figure, much like Maybelle was only nice to Pete as long as he was useful to her. In the end, after losing both his love interest and the respect of Richard, Pete learns that those who are cruel to others typically do so because they remind them of themselves. Characterization plays a large role in the development of the theme.
As I read the story about the pizzeria man, I noticed how the author uses dialogue to develop the characters in the short story. The story is a simple concept, of a boy buying a slice of pizza, but shows character development. In the story, the pizzeria owner sells a pizza slice to a boy. Throughout the piece, he becomes more open minded. Going from keeping his nose in a magazine, to being able to welcome company into his shop.
