Since she is incapable of speaking, she writes LuLing a letter explaining why, but LuLing does not finish reading it. Deciding to end the arguing with her nursemaid, LuLing ignores her for the rest of the day and goes to sleep. When she awakes she finds that Precious Auntie had committed suicide, and is devastated. After her death, she learns that Precious Auntie was actually her mother, and the woman she thought was her mother was really her father’s sister. LuLing is soon sent to a Christian orphanage where she finishes school and becomes a teacher there.…
In process of that, she managed to avoid all of the controversy by being rescued by Miss Lola. She became one of the ladies to work for Miss Lola's beauty shop. Soon enough, she relied on the beauty shop like it was her new family. While she was there, she also met a young servant girl of Mrs. Balan, and her name was Nirmala. Nirmala seemed to have taken a liking in Mrs. Balan's son, and she didn't approve of it. Mrs. Balan soon had Nirmala remodeled to meet a rich person. Malathi felt some sort of protection for Nirmala because she kept "calling me Elder Sister" (102). After that day, they never saw Nirmala again. Malathi knew that Mrs. Balan planned to get rid of Nirmala for her son's sake. When Malathi found out, she became furious with what Mrs. Balan did. She took matters into her own hand and took off all of Mrs. Balan's hair with her last words saying, "Such an outcome is most unlikely, madam" (110). When she did this, the reader thought it was amazing of how she wasn't witty at all. She became more conscious of what she did, and didn't regret it. It showed a side of her that you should never harm another person no matter of their status. It soon opened a chance for Malathi to start new and independently on her own. She was forced to move out of town, and begin her journey to what it is…
Nina is a very significant character in the play, she is the character most clearly associated with the motif of the seagull, and, although not always considered to be the main role in the play, this association suggests that ‘The Seagull’ might be considered to be Nina’s story.…
Sek-Lung’s parents are flat characters who not do change throughout the story. In addition, Sek-Lung also has two older brother and Liang, his 14 years old sister who are all flat character. Sek-Lung’s siblings do not appreciate learning Chinese culture and often neglect…
For the young man, the sea increasingly welcomes him. While he had first imagined he was "going to start having nightmares once we get deep at sea," he instead dreams of dying and going to heaven and heaven is at the bottom of the sea. By the time the ship is about to sink, however, he knows he will "live life eternal, among the children of the deep blue sea, those who have escaped the chains of slavery." With these words he draws the link between Haitians under Duvalier's regime and the Africans who were forced from their homeland centuries ago. His speeches have hinted at this connection"Yes, I am finally an African" because the sun has darkened his skin, the passengers go to the bathroom "the same way they did on those slave ships years ago"but only when he has finally given himself to the idea of death does he accept that he has been "chosen" for this destiny because it is the only way to escape oppression. The sea is a vast, open space, and though it is far away from the young woman, they both 'know the sea is "endless like my love for…
At the beginning of the novel, Susie shows the happiness and appreciation of her life. As the novel continues and Susie dies, her fascination with earthly activities begins to grow. Susie’s relationship still continues after her death. As Susie enters the In-Between, she is surprised when she can see what all continues to happen on Earth, such as her friends and family’s responses to her death, the relationships between her parents, sister, and her first love.…
die she leaves Sek-Lung with a special chime that has special meaning to her. Finally when she…
The lack of socialization impacted Nell's view on the world around her because it left her more knowledgeable about those that surround her. Nell looks more deeply into the souls of those she meets rather then judging. She does not often speak while out in society but quietly assesses everything and everyone that surrounds her. In court Nell states "You have big things. You're knowing big things. But you're not seeing into each others' eyes. You're aching after quietness. I've lived a small life. I know small things" she thinks that everyone out in the world only pays attention to what will make them better then everyone else; That they do not know how to pay attention to the smaller things in life, such as she does.…
Little does she know he has been cheating on her (presumably) and is leaving her that night. As soon as she hears this, “her first instinct was not to believe any of it, to reject it all. It occurred to her that perhaps he hadn’t even spoken, that she herself had imagined the whole thing” (Dahl, 110). When she recovers from the denial, she kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb (yummy). The murder is her final realization and acceptance and the end of the denial of her situation. The author uses physical death to shatter the wall of denial the wife had…
Nel’s mother, Helene, wanted her daughter to have an accepted role as a wife. As she was pressured into a stereotypical life, Nel secretly desired the life of Sula. At Sula’s house, she could escape her reality but her mother frowned upon her hopes. On Nel’s only trip out of Medallion, she was on a train faced with blatant racism all around her. The experience left her with a “new found meness” that gave her the capability to change the direction her life was going in (29). She could have led a life like Sula, but it was her surroundings that would not permit the…
In the ending of the book, Axl finally remembers that their son had died in a mysterious plague. They buried their son on the island the boatman ferries to. Beatrice refuses to accept this unless she sees this with her own eyes, she returns to the boatman. The boatman concludes that their relationship is not strong enough. Beatrice still gets on the boat. Axl walks away and is unable to deal with losing Beatrice. The best fitting theme is that we nurture events, but never quite understand or confront…
The narrator, similar to the woman, highlights Helene’s insecurities. The narrator makes Helene hesitant to ask the women where the restroom was, this shows that she felt a lack of confidence with in herself. Helene’s hesitant action is evidence of the narrator’s diction. The narrator uses confusion and another character to foil Helene to see the truth of…
The plot of this story was surprising and unexpected at the same time. In the beginning, the scene is described as: “Clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day.” Ironically, this makes the reader think this is going to be a positive story. Later, we shockingly find out that: “Someone’s life is going to be over.” This clearly tells us that someone is going to die in this story. Finally, in the end Tessie screams: “It’s not fair, it isn’t right!” Lastly, the story ends and we then know that Tessie has been killed. These three significant changes that transpire during the plot make it a more compelling story.…
“Nobody knew my rose of the world but me,,,I had too much glory. They don’t want glory like that in nobody’s heart”-The rose tattoo. The novel Sula starts off the book with this quote. The quote is a metaphor towards Sula's birthmark above her eye and her glory. Sula speaks her mind and does whatever she pleases. I enjoyed reading the novel because you see two different personalities come together. Nel is completely different from Sula. Nel was raised to be…
Liesel is given up by her mother to Hans and Rosa Hubermann, a married German couple. Along the way to the Hubermanns, Liesel younger brother dies. Hans is a humorous old man that brought joy and comfort to Liesel. Rosa is a mean lady that is very strict and blunt. Hans taught Liesel how to read and Liesel in return fell in love with books. The first book Liesel learned to read was a book that she stole from a gravedigger from her brother's funeral. Liesel became friends with her neighbor named Rudy who fell in love with her. During a book burning ceremony, Liesel realized her parents were victimized for being communists. After the burning, Liesel was then spotted by the mayor's wife stealing a book. Owing a favor to his father, Hans agrees to take in Max who is a Jew and hides him in his basement. Despite the age difference, Max and Liesel became close friends. A neighboring friend of Hans, who is a Jew, is approached by the Nazis and Hans decides to defend him. In the process, Hans's name was taken down for trying to help the Jew. Unfortunately, Max has to leave the Hubermann's house for the reason that they were now in danger because of Han's decision. During an unannounced air raid, Liesel was fortunately writing a story in her basement. While she fell asleep in her basement, her neighborhood was being bombed and everyone on her block including Hans, Rosa, and Rudy was killed. Liesel is the only survivor and goes on to live a long successful…