LAST WEEK, I WAS SHOPPING FOR A NEW TOP I THOUGHT STEVE MIGHT LIKE. IT TOOK ME AND BARB ALL WEEKEND. IT SEEMED LIKE LIFE OR DEATH, YOU KNOW? AND NOW... Nancy Wheeler is a normal, teenage girl. Her relationship with her nuclear family is strained, and she only appears to have one close friend in Hawkins, Indiana (thanks, Barb), where she has lived her life in rural suburbia. She recently found herself in a rebellious phase, sneaking out to parties on school nights and gaining fresh popularity after seeing the one-year-older, lowkey-bad-boy Steve Harrington. Her other interests are typical, if a little shallow. Nothing ever happens in Hawkins, after all, so her biggest problem being the search for a new top to impress Steve seemed justified, …show more content…
However, Nancy is also conflicted, split between her beaux and her best friend, conflicted over liking Steve and not liking the way his friends treat others. Initially, Nancy is positioned as a foil for Steve. While Steve is content with the status quo, Nancy refuses to settle: She studies despite his flirtations, offers words of encouragement to the decidedly unpopular Jonathan Byers, and questions Barb’s disappearance almost immediately. Unlike other eighties horror heroines, Nancy wants to get the guy and good grades. And it ain't …show more content…
For instance, she spots a creature (the Demogorgon) in a photo of Barb’s last moments and confronts the photographer, Jonathan Byers, to pursue the lead. Before anyone else, she realizes the monster roaming Hawkins is drawn to blood, making a parallel through her knowledge of sharks. More than intelligent, Nancy is tough enough to apply her theories and brave enough to plot to trap the Demogorgon. After all, it’s Nancy who realizes the adults are journeying into the Demogorgon’s lair in dire need of a distraction to draw the creature away. She tells Jonathan, “I want to finish what we started. I want to kill it.” Moreover, she is incredibly aware of her surroundings, capable of adjusting to an unpredicted scenario — like Will Byers’ possession — by using her environment to her advantage (snagging a hot poker to excise the creature possessing Will that she knows fears heat). After Jonathan teaches her to shoot, she’s the first to volunteer to take a gun and protect others. Above all else, Nancy wants to rectify her blunders, protect her loved ones in Hawkins, and secure justice for Barb. Slowly but surely, others are coming to respect and recognize her contributions. She still missteps, but she is getting there — and she knows
With nobody but herself at home, Ann strongly desires to talk to someone, and that someone who arrives at her house is Steven. Ann who has been feeling anxious and helpless while isolated suddenly feels relief when Steven comes as shown, “-and suddenly at the assurance of his touch and voice the fear that had been gripping her gave way to an hysteria of relief.” Steven helps comfort Ann, while Ann is being cautious of herself. She knows that Steven is enticing, but will not give in to him despite how attractive she finds him. Steven is the complete opposite of John and Ann compares John to Steven multiple times, “Steven’s smile, and therefore difficult to reprove. It lit up his lean, still-boyish face with a peculiar kind of arrogance: features and smile that were different from John’s.” and even favours Steven more than her husband. Ann is used to seeing John’s features but not Steven’s. This excites Ann and prompts her to develop feelings that are of a high school girls’, “She didn’t understand, but she knew. The texture of the moment was satisfyingly dreamlike.” It takes Ann a moment to realize that her object of temptation is right in front of her, and it does not take long for her to take the opportunity to ease her boredom and isolation through her upcoming
In the Lilies of the Field by William E. Barrett, Homer and Mother Maria both display straightforward, hardworking, and stubborn character traits. Firstly, Homer and Mother Maria both display a straightforward personality by being brutally honest about their opinions. For example, when Mother Maria asks Homer to build a chapel, Homer speaks his mind by telling her he does not want to build it. Mother Maria shows her straightforward behavior during Homer’s stay at the convent. One morning, when Homer sleeps in late, Mother to becomes extremely upset and is not afraid to show how she feels about him. Secondly, both Homer and Mother Maria display a hardworking spirit. Homer is a hardworking man because after finally agreeing to build the chapel,
Life has been tough for the teenagers on the street, they all find out about the struggles of living in these cold hard streets. Barbara Haworth-Attard shows us life on the streets of the four main characters in her book theories of relativity. Living on the streets is tough, and these four kids found out the hard way. Most of them will be stuck on the streets forever such as amber, twitch, and Jenna, but Dylan might be able to make it out
Cal is a character who has to deal with other peoples' problems while having to deal with his own problems. Cal has to deal with his father losing his job and his father doesn't support Cal when it comes to sports. Wanting his dad to go to some of his games, Cal discusses with his mom about his dad coming to the games. "Do you think you and Dad might come?" "No... not tonight, you know your is going through a lot right now." I zipped my gym bag shut. "Yeah, I know, but I wish he'd see me play sometime" (West 16). Helping out Cal, Peggy brings up Cal's last football game at the dinner table, trying to gain her fathers' attention on the subject. "I didn't say anything about the game at dinner that night! like I'd be begging my dad to come, I mean a lot of kids
A friend has asked the narrator to find Simon Wheeler and to ask him about the Reverend Leonidas W. Smiley.Simon Wheeler doesn’t remember a Reverend Smiley,but he does start to tell a tale about Jim Smiley,a man who loved to make bets.We learn from the start that Smiley loves to gamble,but more importantly perhaps,he likes to bet an animals.”I found simon Wheeler dozing comfortably by the bar-room store of old dilapidated tavern in the ancient mining camp of Angels.”Here explains how Simon is,his behavior this part shows he's a lazy an old school sleeping in a ancient camp that looks like from Angels.”Simon Wheeler backed me into a corner and blocked me there with his chair and then sat me down and rolled off the monotonous narrative which
The Power of an Author Authors have the ability justify the worst actions. Authors have a way of romanticizing certain situations in order to convey a specific message. A good author has power to influence the reader into believing whatever it is the author wants. When it comes to the story of Hannah Dustan, authors such as John Greenleaf Whittier have romanticized her captivity story along with the actions she took throughout her journey. Introducing a character that will be seen in the story is one of the most vital parts when creating a piece of literature.
Anne Frank: The Biography, by Melissa Muller, proves that Goodrich and Hackett are not justified in using dramatic license in The Diary of Anne Frank because they changed the character roles, removed the emotions of the SS officer, and removed the characters from the play from real life.
She explains to the community that the current cycle that her father and the adults created is not going to work out forever. While under the current cycle, many outsiders snuck their way inside the community and stole money and food. Not only that, the watchers noticed that the thieves carried guns. She mentions to the crowd about her recurring nightmares where she is levitating and flies toward the door of her room.
Ann is justified in her decision to "sleeps" with Steven, John’s friend. John has not been paying much attention to Ann and he leaves her alone in their house with Steven. Ann also has prior feelings for Steven from when they where in school together. Ann felt that she is unimportant to John because he frequently leaves her alone; she states, "It isn't right to leave me here alone. Surely I'm as important as your father." Ann just wants to feel loved by John but because he doesn't make her feel loved. She sees Steven as the only person who can give her the love and affection she needs.
A doctor, a firefighter, a teacher, an astronaut: these are the kind of answers children give when asked the infamous question: What do you want to be when you grow up? As you grow older, this repetitive question becomes annoying because it forces you to confront and decide what exactly you want to do when you have been through adolescence. This conundrum is what plagues two characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Winter Dreams.” In this story, Judy Jones and Dexter Green chase after their own dreams and collide multiple times along the way. Jones wants to continue in her current lifestyle of freedom, power, and fame which seems attainable with her charm; however, Jones’ manipulative tendencies make her unappealing to people after a time.
The American Dream is something that anyone no matter their background, social standings, or ethnicity can improve their life through hard work.
Under the persona of the abused and unhappy housewife, she manages to have Walter wrapped around her finger with no difficulty until the end. The snappy dialogue from her serves as bait for Neff’s attention as shown in the “There’s a speed limit in this state” bit. After she lets Neff in on her plot, we see him pacing back and forth in the dark of his apartment replaying it in his mind. He is debating his moral conflict until Phyllis comes in to “return his hat” and he turns the lights on; this is representing him giving in to the alluring woman. Meeting Neff at the grocery store to discuss the plan to kill her husband, Phyllis pretends to be nervous and afraid to carry out in order to confirm that Neff will fully commit to the murder. Driving her husband to the train station (and his inevitable death), a close-up and dominant contrast are put on her emotionless face as she has Mr Dietrichson believe that she will actually miss him when he leaves. Even when Walter has her figured out, Phyllis believes she has one more trick up her sleeve when she shoots him once but no more than that to try to convince him that she is remorseful.
The Fosters makes me feel as though I am a part of the family every episode. Personally I do not consider having two moms is normal, but I can relate to some of the situations the characters go through because my family is not perfect. The Foster's deal with many different issues: break ups, hook-ups, romances, and important life lessons.
Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) works in Kragen's Department Store in New Orleans where she demonstrates and sells cookware. She longs to open her own restaurant but she is very practical and down-to-earth and doesn't seriously consider that as an option. She has a crush on another employee at the store, Sean Williams (LL Cool J), who seems to return the feeling. However, both are too shy to pursue a relationship. One day Georgia has an accident and bumps her head hard on a cabinet.
Given our relatively short acquaintance, it startled me that I could read his face so transparently. But in the few months since Nancy and I had moved into our still unfinished house, Fred had become more than just a next door neighbor. Oh, we certainly had our differences. Fred was old enough to be my father, and our personalities were as far apart as our ages. He was always teasing, playing practical jokes, and smiling quizzically. I was quieter. Compared to Fred, one might say I was comatose. Yet we both seemed to know that we had something in common, something strong.