Scarborough Sparknotes

These towns, each with its unique characteristics and inhabitants, serve as a microcosm of society. They reflect the diversity and complexity of human nature, with people who are flawed, kind, helpful, and accepting. Through their interactions with the people in these small towns, Emily and Sloan experience the power of human connection and kindness. They learn that true identity transcends labels and appearances, and it is the genuine connections and relationships that bring out the best in

During Ariana’s time at Brenda T., she is required to have daily meetings with a psychologist at her correctional facility. Ariana is assigned to Dr.Meloni. In the book, it is displayed that Dr. Meloni has a deep hatred for Ariana. In fact, after Ariana’s staged suicide attempt, he was not impressed. He hated her so much that he told her, “If you want it all over so badly, then I just have one thing to say to you.

His hometown was changing negatively, and no one from the wealthier states, where the political elites lived, did not realize. The next example of how the personal narrative is used in this article to prove the author’s main argument, is also how the author sees his town lose its innocence. The author gives an example of how two bikes in his neighborhood were stolen, and that after that theft increased and trust in the city decreased. The author says: “I learned that our neighbourhood had “gone downhill”

He had asked her to meet him in Texas to catch up and since she wanted to use her vacation time, she thought why not. So she drove from West Virginia to Texas where she was to meet Mot in a Walmart parking lot. She had rented a cabin for a week for them to stay

Philip Caputo, a former American Lieutenant, wrote the influential memoir, A Rumor of War, recapping his memories and perspectives serving during the Vietnam War. A Rumor of War was published in 1977, shortly after the US withdrew from Vietnam, and reflects the cultural and political context of that time period. The Vietnam War was one of the most disputed conflicts in United States history due to its extreme controversy and execution during its span. Throughout the story, Caputo’s memoir offers a thoughtful and introspective recollection of his experiences in Vietnam, and addresses instances of good and evil, justice and injustice, and the devastating consequences that come from war.

The bullying leads to her moving to Burnside Elementary School to get a "fresh start" from the bullying. Over time, the family saw a change.

She loved the Harling children as her own. She served Jim’s grandparents as if she was their bondservant. Whatever she did, she did wholeheartedly, tending the seeds of love and hope she had planted. And this did not fail her, for at long last she harvested the love, admiration, and respect of everyone around

Her going back to school is an example of her pushing through all the hardships that she has—a teen mom, no family, public housing, and much more. However, through this she becomes a hero

In the series of vignettes The House on Mango Street, the author Sandra Cisneros details the life of main character Esperanza, a young girl living in a barrio of Chicago. As Esperanza tells the reader about her experiences in her day to day life, the reader hears about her struggles and dreams, her hopes and expectations in life and how these affect her. Being a young girl, Esperanza holds naivety and hope for the world, not having experienced many mature situations or society yet, and since she is going through the time in her life when she begins experiencing these issues, we see her heartbreak and the world she knew shatter. For example, when Esperanza and her family move to Mango Street, as our story kicks off, her parents would often talk about the life that they would get when they win the lottery, like having “A real house that would be ours for always so we wouldn't have to move each year. And our house would have running water and pipes that worked.

Tita wants to make sure her niece and nephew are taken care of and specifically her niece has opportunities that she didn’t have as the youngest child in the

In his non-fiction book ‘Evicted’, Matthew Desmond conducted an ethnographic study on the residents of a black ghetto and a trailer park, the poorest parts of Milwaukee between 2008 and 2009 during the financial crisis. By presenting the story of eight families who struggle to meet their rent payments, Desmond attempts to understand the causes and effects of the tenant eviction process, and examines poverty and the economic exploitation in the United States. One of the greatest qualities of the book is its readability as Desmond tells the story from the third-person point of view in order to bring readers into direct contact with the families and their trajectory. By permitting the characters to speak for themselves as much as possible, Desmond conveys their true emotions, reactions, and thoughts with all the colors, sounds, and smells to the readers. Paul Farmer’s “AIDS and Accusation” is another highly readable book as it provides not only about the true causes of poverty and sickness in Haiti, but also about the connections between human suffering and political/economic issues.

‘“I said no. This is ridiculous. I'm exhausted. I'm not filling it back in”’ (104). In the end she left them to go and be spoiled by her parents in the city.

Everyone is affected by life’s circumstances. The responses to those experiences can have a positive or negative outcome in one’s future. In Sandra Cisneros's The House on Mango Street, the protagonist, Esperanza, gives us her views on life, how she views herself, and she views her future. Not only does she give her perspective throughout the story, she tells us of the numerous experiences that she grows through. These experiences have an impact on her, creating new emotions and new adult like perspectives she has never faced before.

In the novel, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, the lives of the Richardson and Warren families are tracked. The Richardons are a well-off family who have lived in Shaker Heights for generations, while the Warrens are new to the neighborhood and have never kept a residence for more than a few months. Through this expert from chapter ten, the author describes Mrs. Richardson’s analysis of Mia to communicate the theme that people of different social classes often misjudge those they cannot relate to. In this passage, Ng uses imagery, repetition, details, and diction to portray Mrs. Richardson as a person who values moral superiority through her threatened attitude toward Mia.

Heidi exhibits immense value in never giving up by planning to help the