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Compare And Contrast The Unexpected and Tony Kites Arch Deceiver
Both these short stories are similar because the time they were
written at (19th Century) but different in tone. The narrative "The
Unexpected" has a more serious manner to it because of the way women
were treated at the time.
At the time, women were not allowed to vote, women did not have
important jobs in their society and did not have equal rights. Women
were mostly dependant on men. Women married men to gain power in
society but most of all money. Today women are now becoming far more
independent and have more equal opportunities.
The short story "The Unexpected" is about a man called Randall, which
has a relationship with Dorothea. It is obvious when Randall returns
from his illness there is an obvious change with his appearance and
personality. We can tell what she thinks of Randall at the time by her
immediate response.
"This was not the man the man who had gone away from her; the man she
loved and had promised".
This quote indicates that she manages to make this thought just by
lookin...
The narrator was once married before his sudden death he was so jealous that he suspected his wife of constantly cheating on him. He started to suspect a new lover when his wife started to mention a new guy on the job and she mentioned him on multiple occasion so that’s ...
“her head cutting a V through the water and her anxious eyes upon the departing family she considered as her own” (23).
The main issue in this poem, divorce is a common problem that damages everyone involved in its circumstances. However, in the very first line, the narrator declares, without shame, that he or she was glad when his or her parents got divorced. This strange feeling is not often associated with kids when their parents split; the feeling is usually one of remorse and sadness. This strange feeling is made reasonable as it is indicated that her mother “took it and took it in silence”—a rather dark selection of words which suggest that the father is the source of the family’s difficulties (1-2). The father’s departure is even compared to the departure of one arguably the most hated president in the history of America revealing that the children and mother had no desire for him to stay. Furthermore, the speaker elaborates on the father’s problems after
remembered all the young men her father had driven away, and we knew that with nothing left,
The Kite Runner focuses on the relationship between two Afghan boys Amir and Hassan. Amir is a Pashtun and Sunni Muslim, while Hassan is a Hazara and a Shi’a. Despite their ethnic and religious differences, Amir and Hassan grow to be friends, although Amir is troubled by Hassan, and his relationship with his companion, one year his junior, is complex. Amir and Hassan seem to have a "best friend" type relationship. The two boys, Hassan and Amir, are main characters in the book titled, The Kite Runner. The two boys have a relationship that is significantly different compared to most. There are many different facets that distinguish the relationship the boys possess. The boys do write their names in a pomegranate tree as the "sultans of Kabul" (Kite Runner 27) but, their friendship is not strong and it is one sided. Hassan has love for Amir. He loves him like a brother. Hassan is exceedingly loyal to Amir. The relationship between the two boys is emotionally wearing and rather gloomy for the most part. The main reason for their complicated relationship is the fact that Amir is Pashtun, and Hassan is Hazara. The Afghan society places Hassan lower than Amir. Hassan is Amir's servant. The placement of Hassan in the Afghan society disenables Amir from becoming Hassan's true friend. Amir sees Hassan as lower than human. Amir ruins the chance for friendship between himself and Hassan because he is jealous of Hassan, he thinks of Hassan as a lower human, and because Amir possesses such extreme guilt for what he has done to Hassan. Amir is an unforgivable person overall.
Tod Clifton appears to be the exact opposite of Trueblood. He is well-educated and, admired for both his physical appearance and political intelligence. The Invisible Man feels a possible rival in Clifton. During his involvement with the Brotherhood and after his hate-spurred murder, Clifton fits the profile of what a racial activists should be. His leadership and intelligence make people want to join the fight for equality. Clifton is an inspirational person in Harlem, unlike Trueblood in the community around the university. However, Clifton loses this status after he leaves the Brotherhood and stops being so active in the fight for equality. He also falls into the slave stereotype in that he is just an entertainer. Clifton is now on a level
makes reference to in the poem; “In the room the women come and go /
His daughters name was Teresa. She wasn’t able to make it back when her mother had passed away. For years her father’s drinking habits terrorized their family when she was younger. Her little brother was trampled by a runaway horse in the market when she was five. After that incident, Teresa had no one to escape with when her father would beat their mother during the episodes of his drunken stupor. After that traumatic event her mother suffered with a men...
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This time, there were two grooms. Paul and a man she had never seen. He looked overjoyed until he walked up to Elizabeth. As soon as he reached her the light in his eyes dimmed.
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She continued to live her life, but this time she wasn’t looking for something anymore. She lost her spark, her spunk, her fire. But one day, she saw the person who once broke her heart and she felt indifferent. She felt no melancholy, she felt no ire, instead, she just felt calmed.