The Sunflower Mary Gordon Research Paper

Should Hanna be held responsible for her actions during the Holocaust? Hanna should be held responsible because she let one-hundred womens burn inside a church. In page 111 says “Did you not know that you were sending the prisoners to their death?” Hanna respond, “ Yes” she had knowledged the she was sending them to their death with no sence of remorce.

“Mary Moon and the stars” written by Janice Galloway is a short story in which the main character Mary is who we “........................” This is due to the techniques the writer has used these include character, setting, language and symbolism. The author has used the appropriate techniques which results in her success. Mary is clearly restless and anxious when we are introduced to her on her first day of primary school. The unnamed narrator struggles to create a friendship with Mary as Mary is brutally judged by those around her, children and adults included.

When reading this passage I had to look up the word, "Lethal" which means "sufficient to cause death", I also had to look up the word "uttering" that means " make a sound with ones voice". This quote makes me feel very sad and mad because she is trying to help the Jews by warning them and they are beating her and gagging her, That makes me disgusted. I think people didn't believe her because it was pitch black at the time and no one saw anything while she was screaming fire, fire. That is a warning for the Jews to save themselves and try to escape while they can. It is very obvious that the people were scared because they kept telling them to "make her shut up".

Simon Wiesenthal, a Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor, tells of his story about the decision of forgiveness in his book the Sunflower. Wiesenthal had the experience of being picked to listen to the confession of an SS officer just because he was a Jew. The SS officer, named Karl, told Wiesenthal on his deathbed of his horrible crime of murdering a Jewish family of three. As Karl made his confession he asked for the forgiveness of Weisenthal for his crime. Weisenthal ends up not granting the dying man’s last wish and let's Karl die in misery and not peace because of his crimes to the Jews.

Are they forgiven? Dalenberg 1 Should they be forgiven? There are many reasons On both sides whether they should be forgiven or not. Some say yes some no but which makes more sense and what answer has more info than the other.

Mary is a retired English teacher who dedicates at least 20 hours of her time each week for the past 40 years to the American Red Cross. Along with publishing her first book of poems she recently received the volunteer of the year award. I think as a 100-year-old Western New York native a profile

Mary immigrated from Ireland in during the late 1800’s and lived with her aunt and uncle until she found steady work. Mary began her career as a cook in New York City, working for some of the wealthiest families. While working for those families, a short time after her employment, members of the family and other workers who lived in the home

Mary takes her hatchet and places the edge of the blade on Mary’s neck: I believe, that thou proclaimed your service to me? After going against me in court? After making a fool out of me in front of the village? Shouting Only to come crying back to me after seeing my capabilities and intentions?

She says in a letter that “it was a dream come true” (Alexie 100). Mary is finally content with her life, happy that she is no longer living in her parents’ basement being miserable. Although, this doesn’t last long for her. Mary dies, right after she starts regaining her hope and was untroubled for once in her life. This illustrates the loss of opportunities and dreams that everyone in the reservation has to deal with on a daily basis, therefore, is why this community does not believe in having hope.

When reading the short book I was actually surprised that a dying Nazi soldier is willing to come up and confess about his sins to the person who he and his people are murdering. And for that young dying Nazi soldier it must of been hard for him to tell the young Jewish boy all his sins about everything that happened to him, such as his family, his work and everything he done of which he sinned for. Asking for forgiveness is a hard thing and to do it to someone who your leader or your governor hate is harder because it is something unusual that is illegal. But even if you do ask for forgiveness, do you think in your mind are they ever gonna accept that forgiveness and hold out their hand and tell you “I forgive you even when your sins are committed

Although he was a foreigner, he still had a measure of power of which he would gladly use to help if she were to open and give him hope. One thing he could do would be to lessen her sentence. He could spread lies that she wasn’t guilty to help her leave prison sooner than the Nazis would ordinarily do so. However, he could also easily let her catch a glimpse or even just say a couple words to her family or friends. She would have hope from any glimpse of her loved ones.

When Mary realizes the servants really only cater to Colin, she is forced to grow up. Mary makes friends so she doesn’t feel so lonely, dresses herself, and grows to be more independent. She begins to care about her friends and others around her which is different from herself in the beginning that was considered a

Mary was a brave person. She leaved her house and decided to go with a family and look after their children when she was only 18 years old. Although Pa didn’t like her but she still chose to come with the family. She said: “I’d rather go with a family and look after kids, but I ain’t going back.

She had to have worried that Joseph could divorce her or even worse, be stoned. However, she had great belief and confidence in God and she was a willing servant. Mary felt great honor for having the privilege of being the mother of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. Although being Jesus’s mother would bring her great honor, it was also bring her much suffering. Not only would she suffer the pain from child birth, but also the disgrace as an unwed mother.

Mary and Charles were close from their childhood to adulthood (Charles Lamb Poetry Foundation). Their bond was tested when Mary when into a fit of insanity and murdered his mother and injuring his father (Encyclopedia). Mary went into her rage because the family was struggling and she went into work but was not able to handle the pressure and stress that came with her job (Concise Dictionary).Their lives were forever changed after this day because Lamb would never be alone and was always taking care of Mary for the rest of their lives. () Lamb’s responsibility of Mary began when he was only 21. Mary did have period of recovery but she would return to having severe and violent moments of insanity (Concise Dictionary).