Many factors contribute to the main storyline of Pretties by Scott Westerfeld. So far, Tally has attended a costume party with her best friends, received a large gash in her forehead after escaping from the party, and swallowed a white pill from a mysterious leather sack. The party and pill will be discussed and elaborated upon throughout this essay. The three most important objects in the story so far are Zane (Tally’s man friend), Champagne, and the key to open the lock on dorm room Valentino 317. One person who is crucial to the plot of the story so far is Zane. Zane is among Tally’s new group of friends in New Pretty Town and also belongs to the “Crims”. The word “Crims” is short for Criminals, and in a way means he has a historical lifestyle. The person dressed in it turns out to be Croy, a previous companion of Tally, and he has something to give her. The day following this event, Tally and Zane set off to find this dorm room, Valentino 317. On the third floor, between the rooms of 315 and 319, there lies an elevator. The two kiss, rejuvenate their “bubbliness”, and strategize what to do next. Zane and Tally climbed to the rooftop and climbed a radio tower from their for they hypothesized the key to room 317 was hidden atop the tower. Tally snatches the key and makes her way back down to the safety of the roof. Valentino 317 was the room filled with graffiti and belongings from previous “Crims” who visited the room. Tally found the leather satchel Croy intended to hand her and inspected its contents. She found a letter, addressed to herself, and two small white pills. In the letter, Tally is the author and gives herself consent to take the pills to transform her back into an “Ugly”. She understands the risks of the antidote and she and Zane both swallow a pill at the same minute “Special Circumstances” arrives at the
In analyzing this story, there are several other interesting facts that merit further exploration. For instance, throughout the story all references to the little convent girl use black or dark references. But, when plunging to her death, the author describes the little convent girl as a "flutter of white petticoats, a show of white stockings". What is the significance of the sudden color change? Also, Since the reader must assume that the little convent girl is Catholic, what can be concluded about a proper catholic committing suicide?
Sophie is a typical teen with best friends and the perfect boyfriend. But after she breaks up with her near perfect lover, Dylan, she starts to notice one of the more shy and awkward boys, Robin, in her art class. However, she does not think much of it. She even begins talking more with a man she met in a chat room, but after some vulgar messages, she blocks him. Time goes by and she starts to lose hope in relationships, and so by the time the Halloween dance comes up, Sophie is left without a date. At the dance, a masked man takes her hand and they start to dance together. Sophie in entranced by this nameless man and becomes infatuated with him. However, after many weeks of not knowing his identity, she starts to give up hope on the potential love interest. Sophie is so down that she decides to take a trip into the city for a day and there, in an art gallery, she runs into Robin. They hang out all day and plan a second day out for the two of them. This friendship blossoms into a relationship soon after and they fall in love (Sones
In this first novel, life is beautiful for our teens from the Upper East Side of Manhattan. They're rich, they're beautiful, and they know it. Blair Waldorf is the ringleader of the crew, which includes her handsome but weak-hearted boyfriend, Nate. This femme fatale in training relishes her role and is confident that she and Nate will be together forever. Then the teen every girl loves to hate, Serena Van der Woodson, returns from her Connecticut boarding school, and the young women start fuming.
In Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber, the theme of transformation appears throughout the short story cycle. The hero/heroine’s virginity acts as a source of strength that protects them from harm. Their lack of fear also saves them from death. Virginity acts as power of potentia, either literally or symbolically and results in a release of an observed transformative power. The bloody chamber serves a different symbolic purpose of transformation for Beauty in “The Courtship of Mr Lyon”, the heroine in “The Tiger’s Bride” and the Countess in “The Lady of the House of Love”. Each of these characters will embark on a journey that questions their selfhood in circumstances that are presented to them and ultimately each will go through a transformation involving maturation of the self, love, loss or magic.
The horrors of Holocaust and the experience of extermination shaped the lens through which many Jews viewed the world. Consequently, there is great diversity among accounts and recollections of the Holocaust experience that bears witness to the idea that no two perspectives are the same. For example of this principle, look no farther than the similarities and differences between the accounts of Eliezer Wiesel’s semi-autobiography “Night” and the perspective presented in the movie “Life is Beautiful.” While each account portrays a coming of age story for a young Jew in a concentration camp with his father, by and large the portrait of life amidst the atrocity is radically different. Indeed, the tone of each tale, the father son relationship,
Sandra Cisneros’ Eleven is a powerful piece about the struggle of a young girl named Rachel on her eleventh birthday. The story portrays the fight to overcome her age and young maturity to be understood. However, she cannot conquer the stereotypes associated with her age. There is a hideous red sweater that no one in the class wants to claim; Rachel is then pinned with being the owner of the sweater. When she attempts to announce her innocence, the teacher immediately assumes she is not telling the truth. Her age is postulated to be a deterrent of her ability to tell the truth. Rachel does not feel eleven; rather, she is consumed with confusing emotions toward growing to maturity and the responsibilities that come of it. Eleven discusses the theme of growing up and what one must overcome through that process.
Amanda always put up a defensive front for others to view that hid the reality of her life. She painted a colorful picture for others to perceive. Amanda worked hard to make the apartment ready for her daughter’s gentleman caller. She talked of polishing the wedding silver, taking out the monogrammed table linen to be laundered, cleaning the windows and putting up fresh curtains. Amanda even went so far as to enhance Laura’s bosom with two powder puffs. She called it “gay deceiver”(662).
Society considers a woman’s sole focus in life is their looks. Women are held to such a high standard therefore, naturally comparing themselves to photos or videos of women that do not even look as they appear. Many things factor into the way women feel about their physical appearance. Having low self-esteem is a prevalent problem in women today. According to The Ugly Truth About Beauty by Dave Barry, women think about their appearance as “not good enough”. Who is at fault for the views women have towards themselves? Social media, television, and celebrities play a colossal role in shaping the way women feel they ought to look.
Set in the fictional town of Mellick,Ireland,the focus of Kate O'Briens' "The Ante Room" is on the trials, tribulations and mental tortures of a late 19th century wealthy Catholic Family. The book, set in three parts, tells of a three day period in the lives of the Mulqueens, father Danny, a director of Considines shipping dock, mother Teresa, bedridden with terminal cancer, son Reggie, plagued with untreatable syphilis but still the apple of his Irish mother's eye, and sisters Marie-Rose, a beautiful, arrogant but immature girl married to the well heeled Vincent DeCourcy O'Regan and Agnes, the central character who is emotionally anxious and apprehensive.
Connie is a carefree, fifteen-year-old girl who is obsessed with her looks. While she is a free spirit and often daydreams, she is also very naïve. Connie is described to be a beautiful young girl with equally beautiful dark blonde hair. She could not help but at every chance to admire herself. She was pretty and she knew it, owned it in fact. This infuriated her mother, who was once pretty as well. Her mother often reprimanded her about being obsessed with herself. Her mother’s rants made Connie angry to the point that she actually wished both she and her mother were dead. Her mother would repeatedly complain to her sisters about Connie but would always compliment Connie’s sister June. Unlike their mother, their father worked most of the time
The aforementioned characters all lead harsh lives. Giuseppe is an orphan, forced to play music on the streets in order to survive. Frederick is an apprentice clockmaker with a past that haunts his memory. Hannah works as a maid in a high-class hotel managed by a miserable harridan. As their paths cross circumstantially, they work together to solve each other's problems. Although the novel focuses on the lives of children, it includes elements of steampunk and violence, culminating a very somber plot. Therefore, this book is targeted towards those who enjoy a dark novel, but appreciate
Bailey was at school when she received a flyer to win a trip to the school of arts.Bailey is a 12 year old girl with flowing golden red hair, and eyes blue like the ocean.The flyer she received was for a prestigious art school where you get to explore your talents.She loves fashion she makes half her own clothes and some for her best friend. She looked at the flyer and then at the clock already thinking of her design one that would wow the world.She sat there thinking the class seemed to last forever. She was counting the seconds for the bell to ring. Finally,BRING BRING BRING! She packed her bag and raced home she couldn’t wait to get started.
The design of his room can quickly show the character of Alex. The purple rug with the orange and gold squares of his bed spread show royal colors again. These colors are offset by the deep blue of the bed sheets creating a balanced contrast in the space. His bedroom is an ironic Eden where violence is innocently natural and where a love for color, proportions and music is equally natural. Upon entering the room Alex she...
Starting out, Sammy notices these girls walking into the store. When he first notices them, he begins to start examining the girls with immense detail. First comes the girl with the plaid top. He refers to her as chunky, wearing a plaid top, and having a nice can. He then goes on to examine the other girls that walk in, the tall, with black hair, and sunburns under here eyelids and a chin that was too long, and the third, with prima-donna legs. During these paragraphs
The outer plot, involving Mike and Anna is critical not only to contrast the present time with the 1860's but also to substantiate that some of the Victorian elements were researched and that the story was historically correct. We discovered through the second plot that the values of the present-day men and women were distinctly changed from those of Victorian ladies and gentlemen. Anna's reading about the social conditions and the prostitutes in London leads us to believe that what is portrayed in the inner plot is historically correct. The most amazing thing however, is that as well as presenting us with two time frames to contrast, this technique in itself confirms the historical correctness and the research that went into the story as the plot within a plot structure was a popular writing concept in the Victorian literature.