what she wears‚ is thought out. Bernice decides to confront Marjorie in the kitchen the morning after hearing her lash out about her to her mother. The reader has insight to how shocked Marjorie will be after realizing she is caught when Fitzgerald sets up the scene with "Bernice paused before she threw her hand-grenade". Marjorie is trapped and Bernice ’s words are like a bomb exploding in the air shattering the silence. "Marjorie never giggled‚ was never frightened‚ seldom embarrassed" (Fitzgerald
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gun‚ and the boy on the horse‚ which is pretty violent for a “13-15 year old. An act of violence in All the Pretty Horses occurs when Rawlings is stabbed the morning after he and John Grady talk to Perez for the first time. Rawlins is stabbed by a man with an “Italian switchblade‚” passing it across Rawlings’ shirt three times. This erupts into a fight as Rawlings leaps “three times backward with his shoulders hunched and his arms out flung like a man refereeing his own bloodletting” (188-189). The
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something else. Marjorie and Nick go fishing‚ and Nick breaks up with Marjorie‚ implying that there are other fish in the sea. Marjorie rows off in the distance as a new character‚ Bill‚ comes forth and also begins to watch the fishing rods; possibly‚ he will take his chance with Nick. 2. Nick and Marjorie observe the ruin of the old mill that used to support the entire town‚ which has become a ghost town. Thus the “old ruin” is part of the theme of the end of something. Marjorie sees it as an old
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The Economic Development of Ghana Ghana is an African country located on the western side of Africa. Its neighbors are Burkina Faso to the north‚ Togo to the east‚ the Atlantic Ocean to the south‚ and Cote D’Ivoire to the west. It has a population of 18‚100‚ 703 and a population density of 197 people per square mile. Ghana is 92‚098 square miles and English is its official language. The capital city of Accra has around 1‚ 673‚000 people residing in it. There are the physical statistics‚ now onto
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in and their interactions with the place mirrors and shows how the couple’s relationship falls apart. The story begins with Nick and Marjorie‚ a couple on a fishing escapade‚ rowing nearby the lumber mill of Hortons Bay‚ a deserted lumber town. After fishing‚ the couple disembarked on a bank near the shoreline. As they are pulling the boat to higher ground‚ Marjorie asks Nick if there is something wrong. Nick responds by saying‚ “I don’t know”. After making a fire‚ they sat down beside each other
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character‚ she is the worst person in “Bernice Bobs Her Hair.” Throughout the story Marjorie is harsh and unsympathetic to her cousin Bernice. When the two cousins discuss their views on women‚ Marjorie completely rejects Bernice’s ideas and values. Marjorie doesn’t show any sympathy for Bernice when she says‚ “You little nut! Girls like you are responsible for all the tiresome colorless mariages” (Fitzgerald 47). Marjorie doesn’t realize that Bernice’s beliefs aren’t her fault and mindlessly rants and
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girl named Bernice and her cousin Marjorie. During her visit‚ Bernice overhears Marjorie tell her mother how she doesn’t like Bernice because she is dull and Bernice confronts her the next morning. After fighting‚ Bernice later that night agrees to let Marjorie help her not be boring. Marjorie helps Bernice gain some popularity‚ where Bernice lying that she was going to bob her hair was one thing that majorly helped her quick popularity. After a few short days‚ Marjorie starts to become jealous of Bernice
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animals 1-2 adults 3-6 juveniles and 1-3 yearling or sometimes two or three such families the largest pack seen in the wild had 42 wolves in it. The mated pair produces pups every year‚ with offspring typically staying in the pack for 10-54 months before leaving or dieing. Wolf packs rarely adopt other wolves into their pack usually they kill or scare off the animal but in some rare cases they will adopt the wolf usually the wolf is still just a yearling and can not compete for breeding rights in
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fun‚ and popular cousin Marjorie. When Bernice was staying at her cousin’s house‚ she went through a lot of‚ what could be considered‚ bullying. Marjorie‚ and her friends constantly talked behind her back saying things like: “So many people have told you how pretty and sweet she is‚ and how she can cook! But what of it? She has a bum time. Men don’t like her” (Bernice Bobs Her Hair 3). Every time they criticized her they personally attacked who Bernice was as a person. Marjorie had even complained to
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Unlike novels‚ short stories require an author to tell an interesting story with fleshed out characters. To create such a piece‚ the author must have a methodical approach to the words they choose. So how can the author’s choice of words shapen the devolvement of the story? Richard Ford’s story‚ "Under the Radar‚" and T.C Boyle’s‚ "Greasy Lake‚" are great examples of how astute word choice provide depth in establishing the setting‚ developing characters‚ and as a catalyst for how the events will
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