The very moment that Hazel and the other rabbits encounter Cowslip 's warren, they realize there is something unnatural about the rabbits. They have no fear of other things, appeared detached and bored, unusually groomed, and gave off a particular scent. Also, not one particular rabbit is considered a leader. They cannot really have a leader…
The summer before her freshman year of high school, Melinda Sordino, meets Andy Evans at a party. Outside in the woods, Andy rapes her. Melinda calls 911, but does not know what to say. The police come and break up the party. Melinda does not tell anyone what happened to her, and no one asks. She starts high school at Merryweather High School as an outcast, shunned by her friends for calling the police. She remains silent and sinks into depression. Melinda is befriended by Heather, a new girl, who clings to Melinda only to ditch her for "the Marthas". As Melinda's depression deepens, she begins to skip school, isolating herself from her parents and others who assume she is seeking attention. She slowly ignores her lab partner, David Petrakis, who encourages her to speak up for herself. The truth comes out about what happened at the party. Realizing the truth, the students no longer treat Melinda as an outcast but as a sort of hero instead. As Melinda was going about school days, her disguise used to make her stay in her own world alone, soon began to break apart as she learned how to speak up for herself.…
When the mob of grasshoppers arrives, the food is gone. “What have you done,” says princess Ada to Flick. Flick’s clumsiness has prevailed by putting the colony at risk. After the grasshoppers have laid out their new demands to double the order, Flick comes up with the idea to seek help from “bigger bugs” to help free them of the grasshoppers enslavement forever.…
expresses her fear of being robbed by the misfit. After eating their food and ending their conversations…
The story opens with the arrival of the German prisoners of war at the train station. From the first chapters we find out about the daily routine of Patty and her family. The reader learns important information about the setting and the characters which explains their behaviour throughout the novel. We learn of the lack of warmth and love from Patty’s parents and also of the contrasting loving relationships with Ruth, her nanny, and her grandparents. In addition, we see evidence of the father’s brutality when he beats her savagely because she breaks a window. Her isolation, feelings of failure and of not being good enough for her parents are also shown. These chapters also highlight the racism, discrimination and prejudices in the community which make people feel like outcasts. The people in the community are also quite frightened by what the German prisoners might do to them.…
In the story of "Who Has Seen The Wind", W.O. Mitchell attempts to explain the meaning of life to young readers. Brian O'Connal, the main character, is a young boy who develops an understanding of birth and death throughout the novel by observing numerous animals. The birth of Forbsie's pigeons and his rabbits help him to gain an understanding of birth. The death of Forbsie's pigeon, Brian's dog, and Brian's father play an important role in helping Brian understand birth, death and the true meaning of life. Brian's first encounter with birth is when he and…
Hazel’s low self-esteem patronizes the loss of her innocence. “ya little green pervert” (20). She has been so corrupted by society that she calls the frog, a “green pervert”. Hazel does not believe good things can happen to her and she does not believe that she is worthy of being a princess or of being kissed. She believes in…
The plot line started off by introducing the audience to the main character, Cady who just entered public school for the first time. Cady was homeschooled and previously resided in Africa for 15 years, where her parents pursued the careers as zoologist. On her first day, Cady was introduced to Janis and Damian, the friendly outcasts; furthermore, they warned Cady of the plastics, which was a clique of 3 girls known as Gretchen Wieners, Karen Smith, and their leader Regina George. The plastics were the most popular and proportionally meanest girls on campus and Cady’s attractive looks got her to click with this clique. Next, upon the news of Cady’s new friends, she is asked by Janis to sabotage and destroy the plastics; moreover, Cady agrees to Janis’s plan mainly…
The rabbits is about the arrival and colonisation of the British and the progression that took place during and after their arrival and shows the impact they had towards Aboriginal People and the Land. Shaun Ta uses Rabbits, being a foreign criminal, to portray the British, and the native num-bat like creatures as Aboriginal People. The rabbits targets all ages,…
Judy Jones is the daughter of the Mortimer Jones. Glowing with vitality, Judy is casual, charming, and irresistible to many men, including Dexter. She is attractive, unattainable, and amusing, “entertained only by the gratification of her desires and by the direct exercise of her own charm” (Fitzgerald 4) . Judy does not seem to be fully aware of how manipulative she is toward the many suitors who pursue her—or if she is aware, she doesn’t care. “She was not a girl who could be "won" in the kinetic sense” ( Fitzgerald 4).…
In this line MacCaig uses language further as he uses a metaphor rather than a simile to make the comparison of the “cop” to the gorilla even stronger then before. However the following line shows that the cop is in fact normal too as he shows a more tender human side as he speaks to his wife. The word “honey” is a term of affection that shows both his love for his wife and his relief at coming home safely from his beat. These contrasting parts of his personality, his brutal, animal-like side at work, and his tender caring side at home are revealed in these two contrasting lines and contribute to the vivid description of the cop. MacCaig tells us more about the cop when he says:…
During the night Hazel ventures off to try and find a better place for them to stay in the woods. “Hazel determines then and there to bring the rabbits up to the bean field to shelter and rest until evening” (pg. 41). Hazel's courage motivates him to find a safe shelter for his friends and is determined to get them all there safely. Throughout the journey, the rabbits decide that they need to find some does so that their warren survives. While looking for a warren nearby, Hazel and few rabbits discover a cage of rabbits; they unlock the box and dash to the trees where everyone is expectantly waiting for their arrival. Just then a cat approaches the rabbits and begins to pursue them. Boxwood and Clover, rabbits from the barn, have trouble keeping pace with everyone and end up far behind, lost in the woods. Hazel waits in the woods for all the rabbits to arrive, but when he notices the two of the rabbits are not there, he goes off to try and find them. The quote, “‘To fetch the other two,’ said Hazel. ‘You're the fastest, so it won't be dangerous for you will it?’” (p.218), demonstrates that Hazel takes an immense risk to go back and find the two rabbits that were left behind. Proving him as a strong leader, as he puts others before himself, showing that a leader must help other people to be effective. Courage makes Hazel a distinctive leader compared to other qualities leaders may possess.…
Mim, represents the character that Rabbit cannot be, her talks with Rabbit are fresh, even comic, she is introduced by Updike as a kind of horror, also: Mim is isolated self, has no family, nor she will ever have one. but she has importance in solving the problem of the family. in one of Rabbit's rare visits to his mother, early in the novel when he looks around and meditate," It is like it used to be, except that Mom is in a bathrobe and Mim has become Nelson" (RRe, p. 91). in his memory he and Mim "never fought". Updike in this situation suggests that Rabbit is longing for the mother's-son role he left at home, and for love with Nelson free of the passions of anger and…
The girl thinks she cannot trust her mother, she thinks her mother is plotting against her "to get me to stay in the house more, although she knew I hated it"(pg.195). She thinks her mother`s work is not as important as her father's. More importantly, inside work she finds "endless, dreary, and peculiarly depressing"(pg.194) and outside work "ritualistically important"(pg.194). In the stories she tells herself every night, she fills them with heroic moments of her being the heroine in these stories, shows how she intends to become someone who makes a difference in the world. While she wishes to become the heroic woman of her dreams, it is the opposite of the stereotypical girl her family insists her to become. As she struggles to find her identity, she is expresses her identification with a horse called Flora. Furthermore, Flora is a beautiful, powerful and rebellious horse who is for fox meat, but escapes from the farm and when the girl is able to stop her she lets Flora go. Subsequently, the girl did not close the gate, but left it open so she could freely escape "I did not make any decision to do this, it was just what I…
The theme is to be that person to stand out and speak up for a cause and always persuade someone to listen to you and stand by your side in bad times. In the allegory “Terrible Things” by Eve Bunting states, “When they had all gone Little Rabbit crept into the middle of the empty clearing. I should have tried to help the other rabbits, he thought. If only we creatures had stuck together, it could have been different. Sadly, Little Rabbit left the clearing. He’d go tell other forest creatures about the Terrible Things. He hoped someone would listen.” This evidence shows that the Little Rabbit didn’t stand up or even spoke out in a time when the other rabbit’s were in extreme danger and didn’t even bother to convince any of the other rabbits to listen. Also, the Little Rabbit and the other rabbits didn’t have a plan so therefore, they didn’t stick…
