Akiesha Blackfox English Lit Mrs. Straub May 3‚ 2017 The life you save maybe your own Flannery O’Connor The symbolism that Flannery O’Connor uses in “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”‚ illustrates the spiritual struggles between good and evil that we face today. The main character‚ Mr. Shiftlet‚ faces on a journey of spiritual means by walking on both the paths of salvation and damnation. Mr. Shiftlet is given countless opportunities to turn himself around and to proceed in the
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Mrs. Stevenson Who is this Mrs. Stevenson‚ you may ask. Well‚ she is the main character of the drama‚ “Sorry‚ Wrong Number”‚ by Lucille Fletcher. In the story‚ she tried to call her husband‚ but heard a conversation about murder plot to kill a woman alone in her house. She tries to stop this murder from happening and gets people to help her‚ but more and more problems form as the play goes on. Some these problems may have formed because of her traits. Some of Mrs. Stevenson’s traits are that she
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Camden Weir A. Wells Honors English II November 10‚ 2013 1. Character Profile A. What is your character’s role in the family? Mama may not seem like it it‚ but she is a complex character. Her character develops and changes throughout the play. In the first scene‚ she comes off as a crusher of dreams by telling Ruth‚ "Well-whether they drinks it or not ain’t none of my business. But whether I go into business selling it to ’em (is)‚ and I don’t want that on my ledger this late in life" (42)
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Mr. Knightley “a sensible man about seven or eight-and-thirty‚ was not only a very old and intimate friend of the family‚ but particularly connected with it as the elder brother of Isabella’s husband” (7). This close connection‚ makes him a constant visitor at Heartfield‚ thus a prominent figure in Emma’s life. In contrast to Mr. Woodhouse perception of Emma as perfect‚ Mr. Knightley sees faults in Emma’s character‚ and often sees through her little schemes‚ and able to make precise observations
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The Devil and Tom Walker In the heart of New York‚ Tom Walker decided to take a shortcut through a park. Tom stumbled upon trees with many different names carved onto them. On read “Crownshield” and another read out “Deacon Peabody”. On particular tree stuck out the most “Captain Kidd”. As a kid Tom heard many stories about Captain Kidd and how he buried all his treasures under a tree. Tom thought about all the things he could do with that kind of money. Maybe he would even leave his wife
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In the Talented Mr Ripley the author creates a psychopath that is not only cringe worthy but very much believable. By showing the main character who presents many of the characteristics and traits of such a person‚ from pathological lying to lack of empathy for others‚ Highsmith does well at getting the reader to root for a brutal murderer and sympathize with him even though he is undeserving. By letting the reader into Tom’s head in such a way that Highsmith basically demands the reader to show
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Sitting in what he calls‚”more of my casual‚” Mr. Schilaty slumps down on a stool‚ clicking through a PowerPoint‚ waiting for the classroom of kids to fire down notes about him. Mr. Schilaty is viewed as an average‚ enthusiastic counselor at Gateway Middle School‚ however‚ when our class got to interview him‚ we realized that he is not just average. Though his red hair and learning disabilities were struggles‚ Mr. Schilaty had several coming of age moments in college- such as going on the “Oklahoma
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lives. Mrs. Turpin is a perfect example of one of these negative people. Mrs. Turpin was married to Claud Turpin‚ together they own a well-maintained pig farm. While on the farm‚ a cow kicks Mr. Turpin in his leg resulting in a bad injury. The couple went to the hospital and in waiting room‚ Mrs. Turpin met many people and showed her true self when starting conversations. Mrs. Turpin was not one a person would typically befriend. Her strong pessimistic attitude could easily push people away. Mrs. Turpin
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Monetary wealth can have a positive as well as negative effects on a family. In Suddenly Last Summer‚ wealth is used as means to control people and achieve power. Mrs. Venable tries to force Mrs. Holly and George to let her lobotomize Catherine by preventing them from receiving the inheritance from Sebastian’s will. Furthermore‚ the wealth that Mrs. Venable possessed was not earned but inherited. There is a remarkable difference between the two. The wealth that is earned is spent more wisely. The wealth
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Mrs Polkinghorne was the intriguing woman from social services that comes to my house every week. She is lean and strong‚ and her skin looks rough and hard. Her eyes are glassy and small‚ they don’t show much emotion. She drives a large blue wagonette that rattles like pots in the wind. You never quite know what to expect when Mrs Polkinghorne visits. She is a lonely old woman‚ she lives alone in her prehistoric cottage with only her two cats. She is never angry but doesn’t show many signs of happiness
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