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The T-Shirt attached is designed to be appealing to the character Leeza in the novel The First Stone. By first glance, Leeza would be inclined to purchase the shirt because of its pink colour. When Leeza first arrived at the rehabilitation center where she would be living for the next three months she “fought to keep a lemon-sized lump of homesickness from rising in her throat” (Aker 87).She thought about how different this strange, new place was compared to her own house since “there everything was colour and light” (Aker 87) while the rehabilitation center had beige walls (Aker 112). From this, it can be inferred that Leeza was feeling homesick because she missed the vibrant colours that her house had. Therefore, the pink shirt will attract …show more content…
her since it is a fairly bright colour. Also, the colour pink symbolizes care, compassion, love and understanding. Throughout the novel Leeza displays these characteristics. The evidence to how she displays these traits will later be analyzed through stereotypes. Furthermore, pink is a sign of hope, as it is seen as a positive colour that inspires warm and comforting feelings. Leeza needs hope to get through her stay at the center. She wasn’t hopeful when she gasped “I can’t do this!” and “Make them stop!” (Aker 127) when the nurses where helping her get up. The shirt is a relaxed fit and long sleeved because Leeza is self-conscious of her appearance after the accident. While Diane was informing Leeza that she was going to be transferred to the rehab center “Leeza’s eyes did not leave the wreckage of her body” (Aker 67) and she started crying. She was given a mirror to look at herself and all she could think about was “The person who used to look back at her—the pretty, blue-eyed girl with the oval face and long, blond hair – was gone” (Aker 67).Leeza was so devastated about her new appearance that she “lowered the mirror to her chest, and looked at the ceiling through streaming eyes” (Aker 67-68). When Reef first met Leeza her “face was on on fire. Lying in her bed, she was sure she couldn’t possibly look worse” and she “hadn’t worn makeup since the day of the accident” (Aker 202).I can conclude that she is now worried about her appearance more than ever before and may even want to hide her scars and cuts under a loose and long sleeved shirt. Because I discovered that Leeza used to wear makeup, I added some feminine touches like the slight v-neck, the detailing around the wrists and the frills at the bottom of the blouse. The stereotype that all girls are empathetic and caring is shown through the image of someone giving their heart to another person.
In the novel Leeza follows this stereotype as she understands what other characters are going through and puts herself in their shoes. At the beginning of the novel Leeza showed compassion when she was volunteering at a hospital and one of the patients was frustrated but she comforted the elderly man by telling him that “Everything’ll be fine” and “I bet the cook’s been saving a bowl of soup for someone special like you” (Aker 19).Leeza also showed empathy when she said to a nurse that she volunteers even though she has completed the required hours because she “can’t stand the thought of someone being. . .Helpless. Trapped in a room. I spent time with some kids like that at the Children’s, and it really felt good when I could take their minds off being there” (Aker 22).Leeza’s stepdad doesn’t visit often, however she puts herself in his position and understands that he was also going through a hard time. “She realized how hard this had been for him. First Ellen and now her. No, she didn’t blame her stepfather. How could she?”(Aker 86).Other evidence that supports Leeza being empathic was when her mother said that she needed to leave, yet Leeza “was glad her mother was getting back into her work” (Aker 199) and she said “I’m glad you cant make it tonight, you’re here too much anyway” (Aker 218). Lastly, Leeza showed she cared about Reef’s …show more content…
feelings when she was tired and Brett asked her to show Reef around the rehab center. “There was, of course, no way she could refuse. Doing so would have been rude” (Aker 203). In all of these incidents, Leeza could have easily cared only for herself, without thinking about the other characters. However, she followed the stereotype that all girls are empathetic and caring. The hand on the shirt represents Leeza giving her heart to another person. Leeza follows the archetype of the damsel in distress.
This is because she was hurting physically and emotionally, but was saved and rescued by the “hero”, Reef. Before Leeza met Reef she was very bitter to her roommate when she dryly said “Exactly what it is about the concept of resting that you don’t understand” and “We can’t all be as bubbly as you, now can we” (Aker 176). Brett replied by saying that after three weeks Leeza was still pulling the “poor me” act. Leeza then whined and snapped at Dr.Dan, “That’s what you said yesterday” (Aker 195) when he said he wasn’t sure when her fixators would be out. She was “Tired of this bed, this room, this wheelchair. Tired of every part of every day in this place. Tired of pretending to be strong” (Aker 197). Leeza also said to herself that even visits with her best friends Jen and Robin “weren’t enough to pull her out of her funk” (Aker 179). But Reef was enough. Leeza cried in front of Reef when she opened up about her sister’s battle with cancer. “A tissue appeared under her nose. She looked up and saw the young man holding a Kleenex box” (Aker 210).She thought Reef would be scared off by her sobbing, but “He hadn’t. Had, instead, found the Kleenex and given it to her, listened to her” (Aker 211). This was the first time Leeza realized Reef would be of great help to her. After that visit with Reef, Leeza had an “ear-to-ear smile” and Brett asked “Who stole my roommate and replaced her with you”? (Aker 214). Brett noticed that
Leeza changed; she was happier. Leeza also said “I want to put it behind me and move on. No sense dwelling on something you can’t change” (Aker 231). Leeza’s attitude was lifted after meeting Reef. She states that Reef “made me remember something I’d forgotten. That I can be strong too” (Aker 219). When Leeza heard that her fixators would be off the next day she said to Reef that “everyone agrees that I have you to thank for that” (Aker 259).The archetype of the damsel in distress is displayed by the male lifting the female on the back of the shirt. It symbolizes that the female can’t stand for herself, and that she needs a guy to help her do so. The caption “You are strong!” is said by the male because the woman needs to hear it from the guy to believe it. I used a few advertising techniques to further draw Leeza into purchasing my shirt. On the tag I used bargaining and vanity techniques. There is a 50 % off label, which will convince Leeza that she is saving money and getting a great deal. Also, the tag reads “Treat yourself! You’ll look great!”By telling her she will look amazing in the top it will boost her self-esteem, making it more likely that she will purchase the shirt. Finally, male attractiveness is used as the guy lifting the girl is shirtless and his chest and abs are shown.Leeza may find this attractive and be more inclined into buying the blouse. The cut, details and colour of the blouse all play a role into Leeza’s decision. The stereotype that all girls are empathetic and the archetype of the damsel in distress are both symbolized on the shirt. Advertising techniques were also used to make the shirt more appealing to Leeza.
Connections Answer- I believe that Olive Ann Burns has done a marvelous job that is very effective towards making Aunt Loma an unsympathetic character. Throught the first 16 chapters there have been numerous occasions where there are examples to support the claim of her being an unsympathetic character. One of the biggest examples i believe is when Grandpa Blakeslee was paying at the end of chapter 16. He explained about how he wanted to be good to his new wife and how he still missed Mrs. Mattie Lou dear, and
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This shows how she now worries about things just as much as Lou Ann used to. Taylor is beginning to think like a worrisome mother. Taylor helps fill the missing masculine figure and lack of confidence in Lou Ann’s life. Lou Ann is far more womanly in a traditional sense than Taylor is, she expresses her conviction that marriages and love should last forever.
The families living conditions were horrible. They lived in a very small apartment which at times had more than ten people living in it. Since LaJoe was a very friendly and considerate person, she brought many kids and adults "under her wing" and took care of them when in need. Some kids in the neighborhood even called her "mom." LaJoe did not have the heart to turn her back on anyone that appeared at her door.
She uses a string full of rhetorical questions throughout her article, as well, to make us contemplate whether people do deeds out of compassion, fear, or something else. She uses rhetorical questions such as “Was it fear or compassion that motivated that gift?”(6), “...what compels this woman to feed this man? Pity? Care? Compassion? Or does she simply want to rid her shop of his troublesome presence?”(9), and “Could it be that the homeless, like those ancients, are reminding us of our common humanity?”(14). These questions make the audience think and contemplate why these people did these acts of kindness. Ascher includes some of these rhetorical questions at the end of both of the narratives to force the readers to quickly analyze the situation and decide what the motivation was. As a result, I can conclude that one woman did it out of fear while the other did it out of compassion; therefore, this proves that people are not born compassionate, but they develop the quality later on in life. This is more effective instead of just expressing how she personally feels about each
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She says he has “gray, bushy eyebrows” and smells of “stale cigarettes and urine” (Asher 41). Apparently his urine scent takes over the small, overheated room. Instead of being kicked out, the owner of the shop approached him with a steaming coffee in a Styrofoam cup and small bag of an unidentified offering. He accepts the offer and leaves the café. This details a common value of compassion at its finest. At the end of the essay, Asher implies that true compassion is learn through “adversity that becomes sofamiliar that we begin to identify and empathize with it” (Asher 42). The author believes one is not born with compassion but is felt after experiences and learned.
When the moment of a coincidence occurs, people can think it's fate, or something more. With Reef and Leeza it was all a coincidence. If he had not thrown the stone, if he had missed Leeza’s car, or if he did not work at the rehab centre were Leeza had been recovering. These were all signs of a coincidence that brought them together and helped Reef heal. Reef accepted what life threw at him and learnt to use it in a beneficial way for himself and those surrounding him.
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Growing up I lived in a small Latino community that can be described as the “barrio”. Growing up I realized how my life was very different than the kids that lived in my apartment complex and down my street. Most of those children had their parents, but their parents were not emotionally present and sometimes not even physically present. I have come to realize how lucky I am to have had parents that have always been supportive in my life. As I was reading the book I felt so angry with Reyna’s mom. I could not understand how it was possible how a mother could just leave her children time and time again. I thought she was incredibly selfish and after the second she left them I knew that this was going to be a pattern in the book. I have never experienced my mom leaving or not being there for me in time of need. However, I felt the pain that Reyna felt when she realized her mom was not the woman she believed she was. Reyna’s mom was not the perfect mother nor was she an average mother and I have seen this time and time again in the neighborhood I grew up in. Many of those children do not finish high school and end up getting minimum wage jobs for the rest of their lives. This happens because they do not have a parents or someone who cares for them to take care of them and keep them on the right path. I was happy to see how Reyna was able to work through her experience despite the
The story rarely stops to give you information on what is going on and the information it gives you is always very specific and in passing, this is done to focus the writing on more emotional things like memories. Right from the beginning “Red Plaid Shirt” places the reader right into the story with very little to go on, the title itself contains the first three words of the story and it just takes off from there. Your actions and appearance are only described very briefly, all you know of your appearance is from one sentence where you are told “Itchy but flattering against your pale skin, your black hair” (Schoemperlen 145), and this case it is in context of the red plaid shirt and tells you very little of the personality of the character. Later on, it briefly tells you this
Although it may seem hard to believe, it is fairly difficult to develop empathy for those who do not belong a part of our own ingroup. Outgroup empathy can be analyzed through a study conducted by Dr. Judith Arroyo in which a group of non-Hispanic White psychotherapists was shown two mock interview videos. Each video was identical in that they each depicted a woman, roughly in her 30s, with depression and other signs of social problems due to family troubles. In the first video, interestingly, the woman was portrayed as a non-Hispanic White woman with a typical English accent, and the same woman was portrayed with a darkened skin tone and Hispanic accent when speaking English. The study’s focus was to assess the influence of ethnicity on the
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