This quote is important because this is the first time the reader sees Dana begin to doubt herself in modern environment. She realizes that Kevin’s experience in the eighteen hundreds took a major toll on his personality. Dana could not do much because she did not know what it was like being in that time period for so long. Dana blamed herself for the whole situation. She thought that it was her fault for Kevin’s struggle to write again.
Sarah states that, “She [Nina] was full of fiery opinions and mutinous acts” (158). This thought proves that Nina does not stop from being individualized and follows her own beliefs even if it is against her mother and family's interests. The disappointment from their mother does not stop their “radical” actions but rather
The girl thinks that her father should die because of the way he treats her. “he spat in my face. i wish those macoutes would kill him. i wish he could catch a bullet so he could see how scared he really is” (Danticat.11). Although she thinks her father hates her, in the end of the story, she changes her opinion about her father.
Kari Anne’s two reactions to schooling about the sourdough starter help her develop her character. Kari Anne’s character has mixed feelings about the sourdough starter. Throughout the story, Kari Anne’s emotions about the sourdough starter change. To begin with, Kari Anne’s initial reaction to learning about the sourdough starter was grossed out and disgusted.
Anne Frank Compare and Contrast The Diary of Anne Frank takes place Amsterdam, Netherlands. In the book Anne and her family are Jews in World War II. Because of the oppression of the Jews, Anne and her family are forced to go into hiding. Anne, her mom Edith, her dad Otto, her sister Margot, Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan, Peter Van Daan, and Mr. Dussel.
When she was young, she could not process the way her father raised and treated her, so she believed everything he said. When she is able to understand, her tone changes and becomes clinical and critical remembering the way he constantly let her
Although her father brings a positive thing into a negative situation. “A diary…I've never had a dairy. And I’ve always longed for one” (720). Even though Anne was sad and upset about going into hiding, she got something that she had always wanted.
(p.119). When Anne shows compassion and sorrow for Lies, she shows that despite everything, she cares for others and that she’s not selfish or
While reading the story, you can tell in the narrators’ tone that she feels rejected and excluded. She is not happy and I’m sure, just like her family, she wonders “why her?” She is rejected and never accepted for who she really is. She is different. She’s not like anyone else
She discovered,“… responses that ranged from “lovely” and “sensuous” to “revolting” and “demeaning.” She
In the article “Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lemott she discusses how every writer has difficulty putting their ideas on paper because writing should be seen as a process that even the best and famous writers follow. She also talks about how even the best writers don’t just come with ideas and just begin writing on paper and make it as their final draft. Lemott also points out the importance of being able to just write down every thought into the first draft regardless of the structure of the draft and how it makes it easier to start the second draft. After writing the second draft it makes the final draft a review of punctuation and grammar corrections. As a food reviewer she struggled putting her ideas together because she would start doubting
What makes her words appealing is how relatable she is not only as a person but as a woman. She has been through the struggles of what it felt like to be a young girl trying to impress others in hopes of fitting in and that being said she might have seen herself in the young girl who asked her that question and in turn felt it to take it upon herself to tell the true secret to gaining confidence. Though Ms. Kaling does babble a lot in her essay and for some readers they would much rather read a more concise and simple essay and she does make unnecessary comments that weren’t really needed to propel the memoir forward. For example “ It made you wish you had just shushed
How many Americans know what happened during the Vietnam War? Probably not many. This is probably because as a society, we do not talk about it much. I’m sure that most Americans have family members who were in the Vietnam War. But they don't understand why America was involved or what even happened during this war.
She says ““The bread! He was stealing the bread” (Frank, 505) Even though everyone in hiding had very little food, and they all had to make sacrifices, especially on the amount of food, Mr. VaanDaan was still very selfish. If Mr. VaanDaan is selfish, and he is on the same side as the Franks, imagine what the horrible people in the world would do.
Imagine how it feels to be stuck in a tiny, miniscule room for almost two years, not able to make a sound or movement and if heard by someone,death or concentration camp is the destination? The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett is about a small family which consists of Anne, Margot, Mr. Frank, and Mrs. Frank who were in a shock of fear, and went into hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Over the course of the story other characters join the family into hiding such as Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan, and their son Peter. During the time of hiding, Anne kept a diary to write down all her thoughts, fears, and feelings and was later known to be the most important piece of literature from the times of the Holocaust. The story takes you through their everyday lives of hiding in the annex which also includes arguing and times of happiness.
