As I told my sister‚ Louise Mallard‚ about her husband‚ Brently Mallard’s‚ death from a railroad where he works‚ she went to her room and shut the door. As I started thinking about how he wasn’t really dead‚ the more idea’s came to me. I was going to run away with him‚ marry him‚ and have his kids. As my sister comes out of the bedroom‚ I help her down the stairs‚ and as we start heading down‚ Brently opened the door. In shock‚ I pushed Louise down the stairs. As she fell down the stairs‚ she hit
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POCAHONTAS AND THE MYTHICAL INDIAN WOMAN: REFORMING THE IMAGE THROUGH NATIVE AMERICAN FICTION Pocahontas. Americans know her as the beautiful‚ Indian woman who fell in love with the white settler John Smith and then threw her body upon the poor white captive to protect him from being brutally executed by her own savage tribe. The magical world of Walt Disney came out with their own movie version several years ago portraying Pocahontas as a tan‚ sexy Barbie doll figure and John Smith as a blond-haired
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In “The Story of An Hour”‚ the author‚ Kate Chopin‚ portrays Louise Mallard as an oppressed woman. The narrative starts by insinuating that Mrs. Mallard is weak. “Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble‚ great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death.”(1) A normal reaction to death would be to grieve and be upset‚ but Louise was said to need help and was not stable enough to take the news without “great care”. The contrast of Mrs. Mallard
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I‚ Jeremy Lim‚ affirm my love to you‚ Isabella Louise‚ as I invite you to share my life in sickness and in health‚ until death do us part. For the past eight years‚ I’ve seen you at your best and at your worst. I’ve seen you walk into the room in a towel‚ and today‚ we leave this church as husband and wife. I still remember asking you to be my girlfriend. You had that same cheesy smile that you definitely have on your face at this very moment‚ just because I know you’re thinking about it. I remember
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“The Red Convertible” a Formalist Criticism While reading the story The Red Convertible of the series Love Medicine‚ the author Louise Erdrich portrays two Indian brothers and their connection to a red convertible. Far more than being a shiny car‚ the red old convertible portrays many meanings through the cultural and is very symbolic. The car carries the audience from its lighthearted and carefree beginning to its movingly tragic end. The red convertible brings together the two brothers in
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“Lullaby Short Story Essay” Leslie Marmon Silko’s short story “Lullaby” focuses on the misfortunes that a woman named Ayah endures throughout her life. The setting of the story takes place in winter. Winter often resembles death and resentment in literature which is highlighted in Silko’s story. The tone created by the narration of the story suggests that the attitude of the author favors the traditional Native American culture and opposes the modern culture. This attitude is showcased by the
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Although no one really knows how or when the term flapper came to America‚ the term is said to have come from prewar England. With the onset of World War I‚ the sexual behavior of young women in England spiraled out of control as more and more women began to flock to army camps. There‚ they basically became like wartime prostitutes since they became addicted to engaging in sexual intercourse with soldiers‚ which became known as “khaki fever.” Eventually‚ the flapper was deemed to be a social
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Louise Erdrich was born on July 6‚ 1954 as the eldest daughter of seven children of a Chippewa Indian mother and a German-American father in Little Falls‚ Minnesota but she grew in Wahpeton‚ North Dakota. Louis Erdrich’s cultural identity was that she was of the Chippewa Indian tribe of the Turtle Mountain Reservation in North Dakota from her mother side. At an early age Louise was encouraged by her parents to write stories and that her father would paid her a nickel a story and her mother made covers
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elected her president in the first place.” “She seems to have several friends at the meeting.” “There are only a few women in the club that Louise considers her friend‚ but they are sweet women who feel sorry for her. Do you know what I mean? Wait a minute‚ why are we discussing her now?” Heather wanted to know. “Louise came by earlier with an expensive dog trying to make up with me. I set her straight and told her as long as
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January‚ 25‚ 2011 In “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ Louise Mallard the main character received the news of her husband’s death. At first the news shocked her. When alone in her room she realizes that she is free. Filled with excitement and the feeling of being reborn she journeys downstairs to find her husband alive and well. Mrs. Mallard then dies; the doctors claimed it was joy. Through the “Story of an Hour” it is discovered that Louise Mallard is a selfish yet strong character. When first
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