Lisa Bergren's Claim Analysis

The novel begins when forty orphans are put on an orphan train and sent to Clifton-Morenci, two mining towns on the United States’ side of the Arizonan-Mexican border. The children had adoptive

This story teaches a lesson on a real life perspective, that it is better to lose a parent through death than thru emotional abandonment. Geneva is brat and is very sarcastic and seems to get away with everything but mostly she is very hard-headed and treats the people who care about her the most very poorly and pushes them away. When Geneva is on her deathbed, she rants to Sarnelle about her marriage. “I wasn't fair to your

On the off chance that the story had been told by Mary or Karl it would have restrained itself to a biased point of view of the immature personalities of the youngsters. This third individual point of view profited the reader to comprehend the distinctions of Karl and Mary with a sharp clean visual perceiver. Indeed, even the view is unbiased and will later create to set up the two children's: one's failure to adjust to habituate in the new environment and the other's willingness to adapt to the new environment.

Amidst the characterization, Irony and foreshadowing, and mood the theme is eminently evident. These literary elements show us the theme that in order to overcome your fears you have to face them and ‘leap’ over them. Firstly, through the characterization of the daughter and the mother, Anna Avalon, the theme is displayed fairly vividly. The lucidity of how these personalities are brought to life make complex concepts easier to grasp.

In Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, twelve year old David Hayden summarizes his abnormal childhood life of living in Bentrock, Montana. The town is small and the Hayden family lives close to a Native American reservation. This novel focuses mainly on Wesley Hayden, the father is the elected sheriff of the town and Uncle Frank, the doctor who also happens to be a rapist and murderer. In this book, there are few female roles. One of the most important female characters is the mother of David and wife of Wesley, Gail Hayden.

In this paper, I will focus on Bonnie Steinbock’s claim on whether or not we should give equal moral consideration to species outside our own species group. I will first determine what moral concern means, according to Peter singer, and explain how he views the human treatment of animals. I will then outline Steinbock’s argument against Singer’s position and explain how her criticism is part of a much broader issue: that is moral concern. I will finally make my argument against Steinbock as well as address any issues she could possibly raise against my argument. Peter Singer believed that all species, whether it be human or non-human, deserve equal consideration of interests and quality of life.

An immigrant girl from Bohemia, Antonia Shimerda, travels with her family to the state of Nebraska, where they hope to establish a better and more prosperous life. Antonia seems to be an intelligent girl, eager to study, and she learns English quickly from her neighbor, Jim Burden. She proves to be a hard worker after her father commits suicide, assisting her older brother with the men’s work out in the fields. Furthermore, Antonia was a rather independent individual, as she displayed through her actions toward her employer. Throughout her life as an immigrant, Antonia Shimerda displays the traits of an intelligent, hard working, and independent girl.

She was reading angry at her brother because he destroys the family making the parent suffer emotional and mental. She explains how the brother addiction turns her house outside down with this attitude. However, the brother addiction makes the parents to never give up on him even though his negative behavior toward them. Parents love him unconditional because it was their son. Even though he was not on the best path, they still support him and be on his side because they believe that he can change.

I personally think that by the end of this part, author Paul Roche, will convey a theme to readers about loyalty, and love towards one’s family.

She uses personal stories (pathos) well to pull on readers’ heart strings, as well as using word choice to portray a fearful mood. The first thing the author talks about in this essay is the conflict of whether or

The protagonists of both Erik Larson’s the Devil in the White City and Denis Johnson’s novella Train Dreams share similar experiences despite being located in different parts of the country. “That he'd taken on an acre and a home in the first place he owed to Gladys. He'd felt able to tackle the responsibilities that came with a team and wagon because Gladys had stayed in his heart and in his thoughts.” (Johnson, 82). At a time where women are beginning to venture out and become increasingly present in society, Grainier acknowledges the strength and support he received from his late-wife Gladys.

Oral History, Lee Smith’s fifth novel, was published in 1983 and garnered national attention due to its status as a “Book-of-the-Month Club” selection (“Biography”). Oral History opens at the base of Hoot Owl Mountain, home to the remaining descendants of the almost mythical Cantrell family. A younger and somewhat estranged family member, Jennifer, comes to the Appalachian setting to gather information about her unknown past for a college assignment, appropriately termed “Oral History.” She is drawn to the small, now coal-mining community due to a legend surrounding the Cantrell family and their former home, Hoot Owl Holler. The legend morphed into a ghost story involving a haunted cabin, witchcraft, and a supposed curse on the family at hand.

The son undergoes moral development during this moment, and Wolff demonstrates this by using foils, symbolism, and by changing the connotation of the word snow. It is due to these literary devices that Wolff demonstrates the son’s moral development during a memorable moment. Throughout the novel it is apparent that the father and mother of the son are complete opposites.

In this scene, the man recalls the final conversation he had with his wife, the boy’s mother. She expresses her plans to commit suicide, while the man begs her to stay alive. To begin, the woman’s discussion of dreams definitively establishes a mood of despair. In the

In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” demonstrates the personal growth of the dynamic protagonist Louise Mallard, after hearing news of her husband’s death. The third-person narrator telling the story uses deep insight into Mrs. Mallard’s thoughts and emotions as she sorts through her feelings after her sister informs her of her husband’s death. During a Character analysis of Louise Mallard, a reader will understand that the delicate Mrs. Mallard transforms her grief into excitement over her newly discovered freedom that leads to her death. As Mrs. Mallard sorts through her grief she realizes the importance of this freedom and the strength that she will be able to do it alone.