I. Title: Robinson Crusoe II. Author: Daniel Defoe III. Setting: Crusoe Island IV. Characters: Robinson Crusoe – The main character; adventurous and gets marooned on an island Man Friday – A young native rescued by Crusoe from the cannibals Captain Nathan – An Englishman; captain of Her Majesty’s ship named Norfolk V. Summary: Against his parents’ wishes‚ sixteen-year-old Robinson Crusoe sets sail from Hull on a sea voyage. A storm wrecks their ship but
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become stuck in the same job for their whole life. Viramontes‚ uses the main character‚ Estrella‚ a 13 year old migrant worker to display how this long-lasting cycle and precedent can be broken. Estrella is anything but a stereotypical young girl who has big dreams and plays with friends‚ instead‚ everyday she goes out into the fields and works extremely hard to support her 4 younger siblings and mother. Estrella never realizes the power she can achieve as she feels oppressed due to her status‚ but
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Helena Maria Viramontes’ Under the Feet of Jesus portrays the maturing of Estrella‚ a young Latina that seems to awaken in many different aspects of her life. The author’s use of Estrella give the book its strength and potency. Estrella is an affectionate character‚ which is at the center of all the important issues. She is used a symbol to represent the small amount of strength that lingers at a person’s weakest point. Estrella‚ throughout the entire novel‚ serves as the strong base for the family
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avoid. This does not only occur in this novel‚ but exists today in the real world. Many Latina females are often discriminated and harassed by societal influences‚ which makes them feel forced into specific roles. As seen in Under the Feet of Jesus‚ Estrella is a victim of these ongoing challenges‚ for being part of a low socioeconomic status‚ lack of education‚ and not being a legal U.S. citizen. Being a part of a low socioeconomic status gives rise to many issues that these families have to deal
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in love with Estrella‚ but she looked down on him and made Pip lose respect for who he was and where he came from. This‚ however‚ motivated Pip to become a gentleman. Charles Dickens’ novel‚ Great Expectations‚ shows that Miss Havisham’s revenge is a motivating factor for both Pip and Estella in a positive and negative behaviors. Miss Havisham adopted Estrella and raised her as product for her revenge. She converted Estella into a cold hearted women. Miss Havisham would tell Estrella "Break their
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novel “Under the Feet of Jesus” by Helena Maria Veramonte’s the main character Estrella develops into a stronger girl. With the use of literary elements‚ the author was able to display this growth. Through this passage of “Under the Feet of Jesus” by Helena Maria Veramonte’s through the use of imagery and selection of detail we are able to observe Estrella’s growth into a strong girl. In the beginning of the passage Estrella was outraged and mad at the world as well as her teachers. She felt lost and
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author‚ Helen uses Estrella give the book its quality and energy. Estella is a friendly character‚ who is used to symbolize the small amount of strength that waits at a person’s weakest point. Throughout the entire novel‚ Estrella serves as the tough base for the family and through the setting established; the audience is able to see her grow in her social‚ political‚ economic‚ and cultural knowledge. Estrella’s mother‚ Petra‚ was left a long time ago by her husband. Estrella learns from her father’s
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World War Two. It is about the lives of Helen Waterford and Alfons Heck. The book tells both of their stories. Helen Waterford was a Jewish girl from Germany. She lived in Frankfurt with her mother and father. Her mother wanted Waterford to marry a wealthy man early‚ and become a housewife. Waterford had other plans‚ she went on to study at a university. After the war began Waterford could not continue her studies. Alfons Heck was a boy living in Germany. He lived on a farm with his
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oldest of four children and the sister of the well-known composer Felix Mendelssohn‚ with whom she was very close to (Estrella‚ 2011). Her grandfather was Moses Mendelssohn‚ a very popular philosopher of the time (Estrella‚ 2011). Fanny was extremely talented from childhood‚ but unfortunately was limited due to the negative attitudes toward women in musical professions of the time (Estrella‚ 2011). As a child‚ Fanny was trained on the piano by her mother. She once performed twenty four preludes from
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From my community-based learning placement at Estrella Family Services‚ I found it difficult to find meaningful stories of resilience from the children and the teachers. I do not believe in making speculations on the background of the students and teachers. What I will do instead is document my perceptions of the Greater Washington Community instead and how it has changed. When I first came to the Greater Washington Community‚ I felt shocked at what I had seen. Such a poor and harsh community only
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