People tend to publicize the best parts of their lives, making them appear perfect, giving others the illusion that they don’t have problems in their life. However, it is a common known fact that all people have problems in their life and nobody lives a perfect life. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, presents this idea. This book shows that people aren’t always the way they have been perceived to be. Megan, Scott, Rachel and Tom display throughout the book that a person is not necessarily who they appear to be. To begin with, Megan and Scott represent how people are not always what they seem when Rachel makes them out to be the perfect couple.Though Rachel has never met either Megan or Scott, she sees them out the window of the traina and comes to the conclusion that they must be the perfect couple. In the beginning of the story Rachel even goes as far to say, “They’re a match, they’re a set. They’re happy, I can tell. . . . They’re what I lost, they’re everything I want to be” (Paula Hawkins 10). Obviously, Rachel believes they are the perfect happy couple, although the truth is the contrary. Megan is having an affair and Scott is …show more content…
distrusting and angry. Together they are anything but perfect and the two. This verifies, that though things can seem one way, it may not be the truth. To add on the ideas above, Rachel appears to be a jealous and irritable drunk.
Rachel would often email her ex husband and his wife. She was incapable of doing things on her own and she was pitiful of herself. As the story goes on, Rachel progresses and her strength begins to show. Once Rachel has something to fight for, or any reason to think about the future as opposed to the past, she really brings out her true being. At the end of the book she mentions, “I opened the minibar and take out the bottled water and the macadamia nuts. I leave the wine . . . even though they would help me sleep” (Hawkins 322). This illustrates that even though Rachel seems to be a weak incapable character, she is strong and battling her own fight. Her weak appearance says on its own how people can be different from their outward
appearance. The final instance that portrays that one's appearance isn’t always their true personality is Tom's entire being. Tom throughout the book is seen as a desirable man. Anna would gush about Tom, in one occurrence she exclaims, “When I look at Tom, I thank God that he found me, too, that I was there to rescue him . . .” (Paula Hawkins 110). Anna at this time is undoubtedly in love with Tom. She is happily married. As the end of the book nears though, Tom’s true self begins to appear. He is a cheater and a murderer, despite seeming like such a perfect, nice caring guy. This goes even farther in showing that people can be deceiving and hide their true self. In conclusion, through Rachel, Tom, Scott and Megan, it is clear that people aren’t always what they seem. Scott and Megan looked like the perfect couple, however this was not true. Rachel looked weak and pitiful but she is truly an extremely strong character. Last, Tom seemed like a nice caring guy but in the end, he was a psychopath. These characters communicate, the lesson that not everyone is who they appear to be. Often times in today's society, the way people present themselves strays extremely far from their true self. It relates to the saying, “never judge a book by its cover” because many times people see others and make assumptions, without know what their life is like.
Rachel is the oldest daughter in the Price family, she is fifteen when the family first arrives. Rachel is a beautiful girl, and pretty much all she cares about is how she looks. As soon as she stepped foot in the Congo,
During the train trip from Washington D.C. to Savannah, Georgia, it was difficult for Marian Anderson and her mother because they had to put up with racism, discrimination, and segregation while on that single train ride. Since they were segregated from the whites and the "white folk" had the more luxurious train car, the colored people were expected to ride inside the more dilapidated train car. The car that they were riding in was "dirty inside and out" and had "windows [that] were badly in need of washing, and the ventilation and lighting were poor." This means that the conditions that the colored people were expected to reside in were of extremely low quality. Not only that, but it can be inferred that people can get sick while on the train ride. The line, "...the air became stuffy and the windows were raised, smoke and soot from the engine directly ahead poured into the car." shows that people were unable to breathe properly while in the train car. The people riding the "lower class and colored car" would have to make a choice of either feeling cramped inside the "stuffy car" or feel less cramped but not be able to breathe properly.
“Riding the Bus with My Sister” by Rachel Simon is a touching, true life journey about Beth and her sister Rachel. Beth and Rachel are in there thirties at the time the book takes place. They were born eleven months apart and aside of their age difference and their personality, Beth is different from Rachel because she suffers from mental retardation. Beth has lived on her own in her subsidized apartment and enjoys riding the bus routes around Pennsylvania city. Beth asked Rachel to come stay a year with her in order to accompany her in her daily bus route routine and Rachel agreed. “Riding the Bus with My Sister” documents Rachel’s remarkable journey her and her sister spent together and her learnings from Beth. Simon presents views on how those with mental retardation should be treated and self-determination.
The short story Eleven by Sandra Cisneros, focuses around the main character Rachel as an insecure developing girl who lacks the experience to handle everyday encounters. Rachel, an eleven year old girl truly encapsulates the thoughts that are present within an adolescent. The lack of confidence in herself, excessive fear of being judged, and ideas of growing up are ideals that are relevant within each and every one of us. The reader is able to relate to Rachel because her feelings and experiences that are described by the author are similar to what most people have been through and are currently experiencing. The characterization of Rachel is expressed through the author’s usage of point of view, imagery, and repetition.
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After Rachel swatted Chandler with her magazine she looked admiringly at her husband. "Ross that was beautiful. I agree, an intimate disclosure of our feelings and attitudes (9. Personal Phase, Haun 48) would be so refreshing compared to the boring ritualistic office small talk I 'm used to.” Rachel assured.
Rachel does not turn for direction in her soul, but turns to her body instead, leaving her to be egocentric. If something doesn’t interest Rachel, it doesn’t matter to her. For example, when Ruth May died, the rest of the family handled the death badly, compared to Rachel, who seemed upset only because she wouldn’t be able to forget the Congo, and will continue to have memories of it. This is ironic, considering that Rachel does not show any interest in the Congo, but now she will have to have it haunt her for the rest of her
In “A Rose for Emily”, William Faulkner, the narrator creates this image of Emily to only benefit the townspeople and the town. The townspeople continue to torment Emily even when she has passed away. The town try’s to protect their image as a southern knit community, with her inheriting her father’s house, the town feels responsible for Emily at this point. Although they feel for Emily, they continuously
Girl Interrupted Review Cherie Pryor Denver College of Nursing Girl Interrupted is a film about a young woman, Susanna Kaysen, who voluntarily enters a psychiatric facility in Massachusetts. The purpose of this paper is to analyze a portrayal of psychiatric care in the 1960’s. The film is based on the memoirs of Susanna Kaysen and her experiences during an 18 month stay at a mental institution. During her visit, Susanna is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. The film depicts psychiatric care, diagnoses, and treatments from a different era.
The scrapbook is about all the main characters in the book “Murder on the Orient Express” by: Agatha Christie. They are all important in the book because without them there would not be a book or a story written. They all play an important role in this story, and they help make this story interesting. The first main character in the scrapbook is Hercule Poirot.
After finding out that everyone believes Godfrey has pawned the Moonstone, Rachel becomes frantic and declares that “This is [her] fault [… and she] must set it right” (96). She then says that she knows “the hand that took the Moonstone”, but does not reveal his name (97). Her determination to clear Godfrey’s name reveals that she cares about others and is not mean as she appears earlier in the novel. It also adds to the mystery of the novel since Rachel claims that she knows who has stolen the Moonstone. This revelation does not help her as a suspect as it appears that she has stolen her own diamond. However, Rachel’s caring side clears her as the criminal when Franklin goes to confront her at Mr. Bruff’s house. She reveals that Franklin has stolen the Moonstone; however, she has “kept [his] infamy a secret” (158). After Franklin asks her why she did not confess, Rachel explains that she could not tell the truth about him and the Moonstone because “there was some infatuation in [her] mind which [would not] let [her] give [him] up” (163). Because of her love for Franklin, Rachel refuses to expose the truth about what happened to the Moonstone. As a result, it causes much confusion during the investigation. It also explains why she acts so hostile toward everyone during the investigation; she is angry at Franklin for not confessing but also wants to protect him. Rachel’s
In “The Trial of Girlhood” and “A Perilous Passage In the Slave Girl’s Life” Jacobs’s narrative emphasizes the problems that are faced by female slaves. She shares the sexual abuses that are commonly practiced by slave master against young female slaves. She does this through revealing the unique humiliation and the brutalities that were inflicted upon young slave girls. In this narrative we come to understand the psychological damage caused by sexual harassment. We also realize how this sexual harassment done by the slaveholders went against morality and “violated the most sacred commandment of nature,”(Harriet 289)as well as fundamental religious beliefs.
“The Little Match Girl,” gives readers an insight on what it is like to be a starving, freezing, homeless, and mistreated little girl.
Though she finds strength and security in God, she also acquires these traits from other sources. A main source of strength for her is her family. She is lucky enough to come from a home in which her parents are still married and she believes their strength in marriage has provided her and her sister strength in life. She knows her family will always be there if she were to need them and she finds comfort in their unconditional love. Rachel also feels secure in the connections she has with her friends, peers, and her boyfriend. Knowing she has a support system to fall back on allows her to reach for things she may otherwise not. Having people who love and care for her shows her meaning in life and guides her to do the same for others. This is one of the main reasons she is pursuing the career of nursing. Helping and being supported by others is where she finds meaning in life and she wants to be able to share this with all that she
Cinderella’s mother passed away and her father remarried a woman who had two daughters from a previous marriage. A few weeks passed and a prince is holding a three day festival and all the beautiful young girls in the town were invited. Cinderella wanted to go but her evil stepmother gave her two impossible tasks to complete before she could attend the festival. Cinderella completes the two tasks with the help of her bird friends and her mother’s grave. Cinderella goes to the festival and she dances with the prince all three days. Finally, the prince has fallen in love with her and eventually they get married. Fairytales and Disney productions threaten gender politics and women’s role by portraying women in certain areas like domestic behaviors