Journal 5: Elaborate on the functions of Ferula, Nana, the Count, and Esteban Garcia, using a compare and contrast format. The characters Ferula, Nana, the Count, and Esteban Garcia, in the novel The House of the Spirits all have similar functions throughout the novel but they express them in different ways. Ferula and Nana are more alike because they have motherly skills and they like to care for others, while the Count and Esteban Garcia are distinctly more similar than the other because of the male chauvinist attitudes and the need to always have what they want. Ferula was Esteban Trueba's sister, she had spent her life caring for their sick mother. Then after her mother died she became very sick and bitter towards a lot of things because she is used to caring for someone else. After Esteban finds out about their mother passed away her took Ferula into Clara and his home. There she took over most of the maternal duties, cooking, cleaning, and giving advice. Over time Clara and her became very close, which formed an unknown bond between them. Ferula became obsessed with Clara to the point that Esteban kicks her out of the house for being to close to his wife. Ferula gave off the vibe that she wanted more in life than what it was giving her but she didn't want it for herself, she liked not having much, which explains why she didn't accept the money that Esteban sent to her after he kicked her out. Ferula relied on helping others to keep her going. Nana was an Indian caretaker for the del Valle family in the beginning of the novel then became a caretaker at the Trueba's house. Nana was a motherly figure to Rosa and Clara and even Severo del Valle after Rosa's death. She was an important member of the del V... ... middle of paper ... ...onship she wants Clara all to herself. Nana represents strength, because she had been through so much with both families that she grew stronger as they grew stronger she fed off of their strengths and weaknesses. The Count represented selfishness, because he told many lies to Blanca trying to keep his room a secret. He only wanted what was best for him, everything revolved around him and his dream. Esteban Garcia represented vengeance, he was very vengeful throughout the novel. Even when it wasn't his vengeance to seek he took it from others. His way of seeking vengeance was to repeat what had already happened in the past. Each of the characters have their own functions in the novel some extend farther through the novel than others but each had a function which lead to the next. Everything came together in the end of the novel. The end is only the beginning.
Pleasure, sorrow, and Curiosity are what these characters made you feel at the end. Each character had their own taste and style, it was like I was at a restaurant and each character was a choice on the menu, topped off with their own unique way. All these characters added their own twists and turn onto the ride and at the end Jane, John, Mustapha, and Edgar left me wanting more.
House to House, written by David Bellavia, is a memoir about his tour in Iraq, specifically the second battle of Fallujah in November 2004. Born in New York, the staff sergeant joined the war with the desire to be the guy who would play John Wayne in charge of the machine-gun nests as shown in the movies. Over the course of this novel, Bellavia successfully emulates John Wayne’s traits as a hero. He demonstrates valor and instinct leadership as he leads his third platoon into kill zones constructed by Fallujah’s militant insurgents. He uses his past relationship with his dad and the failure to live up to his standards to drive him to gain respect and satisfy his own status as a man tested by trials of combat. Bellavia exposes his readers
It appears to be with every character introduced comes with a problem, leaving the reader to wonder what they will do to resolve their issue and how they will fit in the story line. For example, Magdelena’s issue was the company contaminating the water and inhumane acts of the factories in Mexico. As Magdelena tries to bring a solution to the problem she is attacked and ends up in a stranger’s house in America making the situation harder for her to fix. Armando’s problem was the casa de mujer, trying to figure out where his wife has gone and what happened to their child. He goes on a quest of his own to bring “justice” to the death of his child but really it is for him to feel like he has a purpose in the world. Most of the characters in the novel have important roles but some just live longer than the others. Some comes from are usually people who experience ego-death and come back to have a purpose in the world like Fahey, a meth addict who lives on a worm farm with a trouble past. Neither a future nor motive to improve his current life style until Magdelena makes an appearance in his life. A person who wasn’t going anywhere in life suddenly has a purpose. Giving a person who had no value, value in the book gives the reader a deeper connection with the character. Nunn knows how to capture peoples’ attention with all sorts of different techniques, but most of them surround the idea
Finally, Francisco Jimenez uses characterization to display the different aspects of all the characters during this time. “‘Andale, Panchito,’ Roberto yelled out, banging his shovel on the ground. ‘You can sleep tomorrow when we go home.’” This is characterization because it shows how Roberto is a hard worker and he is willing to persevere through
...cters and event influences, helping them to develop their character by the end of the story.
This novel is a story of a Chicano family. Sofi, her husband Domingo together with their four daughters – Esperanza, Fe, Caridad, and Loca live in the little town of Tome, New Mexico. The story focuses on the struggles of Sofi, the death of her daughters and the problems of their town. Sofi endures all the hardships and problems that come her way. Her marriage is deteriorating; her daughters are dying one by one. But, she endures it all and comes out stronger and more enlightened than ever. Sofi is a woman that never gives up no matter how poorly life treats her. The author- Ana Castillo mixes religion, super natural occurrences, sex, laughter and heartbreak in this novel. The novel is tragic, with no happy ending but at the same time funny and inspiring. It is full of the victory of the human spirit. The names of Sofi’s first three daughters denote the three major Christian ideals (Hope, Faith and Charity).
? . . . it made no difference if they studied medicine or had the right to vote, because they would not have the strength to do it, but she herself [Nivea] was not brave enough to be among the first to give up the fashion.? (6, Ch 1) The women in this society are dependant on the dominant male figure to handle political and economical duties. This point of view is intended to mimic the older generation of women ad present a foundation for the growth of an enlightened generation. Allende uses this excerpt to present a foundation of structure to the novel by beginning with the extremes of opinion, which are followed in the novel through different generations. Alba for example, become a very outspoken activist by trying to attend the student protests and follow Miguel on his demonstrations, a sharp contrast to the indifference or shallowness found in her great grandmother.
As one can see, Harriet, Dick and Reverend Lewis Merrill, even though they are all minor characters, affect the major characters, such as Johnny and Owen with their identity, or personality. Without these characters, the novel would never be the same. As Alan Rudolph said, “Human identity is the most fragile thing that we have, and it's often only found in moments of truth.”
him. He tries to go back to raping peasants, but he can’t lift them up
...tyle that alludes to the multitude of constantly changing and sometimes even contradictory elements in each characters journey to racially and sexually define themselves. Audre, Miguel and Leticia hold multiple racial and sexual identities in a fluid constant that change depending on their location and social context. Instead of serving as a bridge for their families, these characters break free of their place of origin and connect the multiple elements that inform their realities in order to adapt them to their present. Race and sexuality are inextricably linked. To believe in one true sexual or racial identity allows for a feeling of safety, as the aim is then find a definable, core sense of self; however, these three texts illustrate that a singular form of identity is insufficient at defining the complexity of human racial and sexual experiences.
Life is a complete circular map that repeats itself with similarities and differences. It may cause a person to think the same day is reoccurring repetitively. Time has no pity on anyone and waits on none. Gabriel Garcia Marquez intertwine realistic and magic throughout One Hundred Years of Solitude to express how life can go through changes throughout the years, but has little or no progress. One Hundred Years of Solitude reflects the insanity and insomnia stage of solitude of Garcia Marquez life as a child and writer. Garcia Marquez written characters has different functions to maintain magic realism the flow of the text. The character Ursula represents Garcia Marquez wife that has to maintain sanity and bills in the household until he is able write a bestseller book. In the novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, a character analysis reveals Ursula Iguaran as a person that maintained structure, is courageous, and domineering.
...all want to believe that the crime was truly “foretold”, and that nothing could have been done to change that, each one of the characters share in a part of Santiago Nasar’s death. Gabriel Garcia Marquez writes about the true selfishness and ignorance that people have today. Everyone waits for someone else to step in and take the lead so something dreadful can be prevented or stopped. What people still do not notice is that if everyone was to stand back and wait for others, who is going to be the one who decides to do something? People don’t care who gets hurt, as long as it’s not themselves, like Angela Vicario, while other try to reassure themselves by thinking that they did all that they could, like Colonel Lazaro Aponte and Clotilde Armenta. And finally, some people try to fight for something necessary, but lose track of what they set out for in the first place.
At this point there seems to be one main character (setting the scene, and the past scene as this is important to the story) but she mentions others as well, which will be involved later on, the first chapter seems to represent the foundation to what is going to happen later on.
...r the reader to notice the parallels between them and the differences from everyone else. He also does this so that we can see the contribution it has on the characters. The madness of each individual is not itself realistic, but the idea that death, grievance, and revenge can drive someone to do things that seem to be mad or make them do things out of their nature.
The family seems to remain very involved within it. Much of this portrays Spanish culture. To find many generations of the same family living in one house demonstrates it not being uncommon in Spanish-speaking countries. The Buendia house always has various relatives within it. By asserting not being the only explanation, the incest of the family criticizes a theme throughout the novel and symbolizes a significant factor in the solitude of this family. The family eventually detaches and isolates because they rarely turn to others ...