ction To Edmund. Shakespeare King Lear is a story of treachery and deceit. The villainy of the play knows no bounds. Familylines are ignored in an overwhelming quest for power. Thisvillainy is epitomized in the character of Edmund, bastardson of the Earl of Gloucester. Edmund is displayed as a ” most toad-spotted traitor.” When we …
Title:The Horse Dealers DaughterBy:D. H. LawrenceCharacters:Joe:He is the oldest brother. He is broad and handsome in a hot, flushed way. He had a black moustache and a red face. He had a sensual way of uncovering his teeth when he laughed. He felt he was down now. The horses were his life. They were almost …
Wuthering Heights is a novel with certainly interesting and engaging characters. Each character has a similarity to another, which helps bring the book together. The book is placed in Northern England on the moors of Yorkshire, it is an isolated place and the people that live there know only themselves. There are two main households …
This poem was penned after the World War as ended and the phase where he is a dangerous one which makes him worried about the future and how her daughter will fit in. The innocence and vulnerability Of his daughter is well symbolized by the words “coverlet” and “cradle-hood” which shows how protected she is …
The relationship that a mother and daughter have is something that should be treasured. This is true in both real like and literature. In the Grapes of Wrath, there is a relationship between a mother, Ma Joad, and her daughter Rose of Sharon. A proper definition of a mother is someone that gives rise to …
I love this poem the first time I read it. For no reason, I instinctively think the speaker of it is a mother. With simple language, free style and delicate thoughts, this poem has annotated the most common and yet the greatest maternal love. Reading this poem, I can’t help thinking about my mother, a …
Main characters, Sarah and Martha Carrier are the true heretics of the story. Kathleen Kent created Sarah and Martha to have personalities that were very rare for females at the time. Females of that time generally didn’t speak their minds; much less have a different opinion of society at all. They refused to believe what …
Granddaughter If I had to give a definition of my granddaughter, I would define her as special, loving, and caring. My granddaughter is special because she has this way of looking at me that melts my heart. It reminds me of her mother, my daughter. She used to look at me that way when …
Death is one of the main reoccurring themes in the book The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman by Ida Pruitt. Death is a catalyst for change, the focus of familial ritual, the result of the Japanese occupation, and the outcome of diseases that had no cure. The consequences of death provide answers to the …
Meaghan Quinn Quinn 1 English 102 Section #20 Journal Writing #1 In the short story, Superman and Me, the author Sherman Alexie writes, “I loved those books, but I also knew that love had only one purpose. I was trying to save my life” (Alexie 6). As a young Indian boy living on the Spokane …
“The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” by D. H. Lawrence could be described as a story in which boy meets girl. Its plot on the surface bears a resemblance to that of any number of traditionally romantic stories. This story is about a boy saving a girl from drowning, sees something in her that he’s never seen …
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” My eyes opened to the familiar sound of the lady singing from my alarm clock. It was two days after Christmas, 8:00 a.m. in the morning. I slowly spill out of bed, very slowly, continuously murmuring, “Why do I have to wake up? I’m not even in …
“Youth” By Daughter: Feelings of Teenage Angst and Loss “Youth” by Daughter is a description of the emotions felt by adolescence while coping with the reality of losing a loved one at the unsettling age of youth. The speaker believes she no longer has a reason to live when her lover deserts her as she …
