A Short Story : A Story?

Rachel took her arm away from his but still walked close to him. Then he had cried out "Rachel! Do you not love me? Is not my love for you as sacred as anything in all of life itself?" Rachel was quiet. They passed a street lamp. Her face was pale and beautiful. He had made a movement to grab her arm and she had moved a little farther from him. "No," she had replied. He then said "Some time--when I am more worthy?" he had asked in low voice, but she did not hear him, she did not even say goodnight and went into her house.

One of the events in this book was the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was the dumping of 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. Rachel and Debby, Sarah’s older sister, believed that Paul was one of the people who dumped the tea, but Paul denied it. Sarah and Debby, Sarah’s older sister, started talking about Rachel. They said that Rachel is really worried for Paul because he could get hurt or even killed. Rachel had already been worried about Paul but she was more worried when he started doing more stuff. This made Rachel unhappy because she doesn’t want anything to happen to

Rachel is first introduced into the play at the very beginning where we see she has gone to the jail to visit her boyfriend Bert Cates. Rachel is very desperate to try and get Bert to just throw himself at the mercy of the court and admit that what he did was wrong. She just wants to be with him. As she enters the jail she speaks to Meeker saying “Mr Meeker, don’t let my father know I came here”, This quote portrays Rachel’s character very well. She is shy and lacks confidence, obviously worried of what would happen if her father found out she was visiting Cates, the enemy to her father at this point. She has lived her life in fear of her father and because of she followed everything

Rachel would like nothing more than to be the new girl. She wants to forget the tragic accident in Chicago. When she moves to Portland, she finds herself having a hard time fitting in. As a biracial teenager, who just lost her family, most would count out Rachel as a contribution to society. Rachel made mistakes along the way, but she had her destination in sight. Grandma tells Rachel that, “You’re gonna go to

The story is told through the perspective of Rachel, and the way she tells her story portrays a lot about her character. When the teacher told Rachel if the red sweater was her, she responded with “That’s not, I don’t, you’re not...Not mine.” (paragraph 10). This reveal that Rachel is a shy girl who probably doesn’t speak that often unless provoke. It also shows that Rachel can’t seem to finish what she’s saying. Another thing to take note of is how Rachel tells her story. She tells her story with simple vocabulary, and the way she describe her story makes it seem like it was actually written by a child of that

Rachel is anxious about her birthday which is shown by how many times she says the word “and” in the first four paragraphs. This is something that children often do when they are nervous, they repeat and stumble upon their words. We witness Rachel’s immaturity again later in the story when she keeps repeating “not mine, not mine, not mine.” The tone throughout this paragraph is frantic and uncontrolled. Rachel overreacts and begins to feel sick, much like a child would. However, she still keeps her composure on the outside by reassuring herself that everyone’s waiting for her at home and that everything will be okay. The experience definitely provided newfound knowledge for Rachel and she will know how to better conduct herself if she finds herself in a similar

Rachel is a generally nervous person throughout the course of the story. She constantly worries about what the town, and more specifically her father, might think. Lawrence and Lee establish this when Rachel goes to the jail to visit

At the onset of the novel, Rachel learns that while she is seven months pregnant, her husband Mark is involved with another woman. She views herself as the victim, being blamed for the affair by her husband – “I sat there on the couch with tears rolling down my face and

Although their situation makes the reduction of uncertainty a lot more difficult because for Channing he remembers all the stuff they once did together, but Rachel cannot seem to place any remembrance on what they were like. She keeps remembering who she used to be before she met him, which was a completely different person. This causes him to get very frustrated with her, and this in turn puts a strain on them continuing of the reduction of uncertainty. There is a scene in the film where Channing takes Rachel out on a date and he brings her to all the places that they shared special moments at; where they first met, first date, and a ritual they would always do once a month. During this date the couple was able to talk and began to restart their relationship. I was able to see that from their communication it began to break the barrier between the couple, and allowed them to start to grow some feelings towards one another again. Where as in the film “Meet the Parents” the verbal communication between the father and the possible son-in-law they both do not know each other so everything is completely new about one another. I found that verbal communication actually decreased the chance of reducing the uncertainty between the two. For example the more they talked and learned about one another the more the conversation started to change because it helped them realize that they

Rachel grew up in a house hold where she had to grow up really quick. In her early teenage years she witnesses her mom struggle through abusive relationships with her step dad and other boyfriends that came after. She eventually became an alcoholic. By the time Rachel was 13 year old, she dropped out of school to take the role of the emotional and financial care taker of her mother. Living in her

Moreover, by pretending that her relationship was healthy she realizes that she was deceiving herself to try to make her husband love her again. Throughout the beginning of the novel, Rachel consistently doubts and restrains

She continued her daily routine as if nothing was discussed. Thomas a little surprise by her change of mood runs away to another day of work not hesitating to question her. This was her chance to stay or leave. As soon as Thomas left to work she was going to get herself ready to embark on this journey. Feeling guilty by her decision she decides to leave a note for Thomas.

Once the last person left Rachel released her arm from holding Rebecca’s waist. Pushing off from the wall Rachel looked over at Sara and replied with a mesmerized look, “I have no idea. Yesterday, there was some commotion as well, but nothing like this.”

Rachel tends to call Tom when she's drunk and her calls are presented as emotional and makes her seem very unstable. The way they describe Rachel is giving a vivid image of a depressed, lonely and somewhat of a woman who lost her pride. Everyday Rachel rides the train to London and back. She watches this couple. She sometimes imagines and makes up what they could be doing when she didn't see them.

Rachel spends everyday like the last. She commutes from Ashbury to London daily to go to her