Analysis Of The Book ' The Demon '

In P.D. Cacek’s short story “The Grave”, Elizabeth, the protagonist, resents bad mothers and their cruel treatment towards their children because Elizabeth is a bad mother. In the start of the story, Elizabeth notices a forgotten grave and immediately jumps to the conclusion that the grave belongs to a bad mother. As time passes, she tries to find reasons to disprove her statement but fails. As she gets home, the reader is introduced to Elizabeth’s mother, and this relationship illustrates the tension between to two. When it’s almost time to sleep, it is revealed to the reader that as Elizabeth leaves the grave, she dug up Precious' body and only recovers the skull. There are numerous examples of what happens when a parent fail in their job

Erik Larson has organized The Devil in the White City chronologically, alternating between the construction of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair and the evolution of a serial killer. In doing so, Larson is able to explore the details of the fair in-depth, while keeping the interest of the reader. By using this organizational structure, Larson is also able to tell the gruesome tale of a serial killer without scaring away his audience. Overall, the pairing of these two stories helps to balance out the novel.

The events in Elisabeth Bower's 'The Demon Lover'; can be explained naturally. The story being as vague as it is leads most to concur with the title of the story and imagine that there is a supernatural aspect in the story. In the short story, Kathleen has returned to her home in London that has been abandoned during the bombing of World War II. She is not expected, yet she finds a letter addressed to her on a table in the hallway. Twenty-five years has past since the leaving of her former lover during World War I. Kathleen's lover is had been presumed dead after months of being missing in action and she has moved on. She is now married to a William Dover and living the countryside with her immediate

Losing a parent is presumably an unthinkable concept for those lucky to have them alive, but sometimes the title of “parent” dies long before a body is placed in the ground. Toi Derricotte author of “Beginning Dialogues” unfortunately had to experience both the death of her mother’s title of “parent”, as well as her literal death. Derricotte’s parents had divorced when she was eighteen, and her father did not seem to play much of a role in her life; she was left to be raised by her mentally abusive mother. Her mother also had a tough road to walk growing up, having to face and deal with brutal issues like racism and bulling. Persevering through those tough times may be the underlining reason behind Derricotte’s mother’s negativity and abuse towards her daughter. Perhaps she just grew a thick skin at a very young age and had never learned how to feel, accept, or administer love. Derricotte’s had said: “She told me all my life she loved me, as if she completely forgot the hundred slights, humiliations, threats, and insinuations. Of course she loved me;

In "The Demon Lover," by Elizabeth Bowen, Kathleen Drover returns to London from her house in the country in order to gather some things that she and her husband had abandoned during the bombings of the war. It is a humid, rainy day in late August and her once familiar street is now mostly deserted. The caretaker of her house is supposed to be out of town for a week and her arrival is assumed unknown. Mrs. Drover enters the old musty house and discovers a letter addressed to herself and it is marked with the present date. Curious to know if the caretaker is back in town and a little annoyed by the letter seeming to have no urgency in being mailed to her, she proceeds upstairs to her old bedroom to read it. In utter shock and complete

Monster by Sanyika Shakur yields a firsthand insight on gang warfare, prison, and redemption. “There are no gang experts except participants (xiii)” says Kody Scott aka. Monster. Monster vicariously explains the roots of the epidemic of South Central Los Angeles between the Crips and the Bloods that the world eventually witnessed on April 29, 1992. As readers we learn to not necessarily give gangs grace but do achieve a better understanding of their disposition to their distinct perception in life.

Motherhood is a word that could mean many things to different people. Motherhood is revered by many and abhorred by some. Some individuals associate motherhood to be an act of child raising, caregiving and mentoring. Be that as it may, some others see motherhood as a stressful entanglement, self-torturing sacrifice as well as a life devoid of restful sleep and relaxation. Most mothers would lay down their lives to save their child or to provide for them. John Gardner introduced us to a monstrous mother and her blood-thirsty and self-seeking son; Grendel. His quest to find the true meaning of life have brought him before near death experiences; one of which cost him his life. During one of his troubling

Dementor’s are known to be one of the vicious creatures to live in the wizarding world. Dementor’s are gloomy, black, have this silk-like clothing, with these monster like hands and no face. The Dementor’s hover around and are always together. They travel in packs. Professor Dumbledore tells all the students that the Dementor’s cannot distinguish the difference between harm and good so do not give them a reason to harm you.(Rowling 3) The Dementor’s, in my opinion, live a dreary life. The Dementor’s are always flying around and everything gets very cold and frozen when they are nearby. Dumbledore specifically said he did not want them inside Hogwarts. But during a Quidditch match, Harry finds himself surrounded by hundreds of them and ends falling off his broom. Dumbledore slows his fall so he isn’t extremely hurt but he was exceptionally angry with them being inside the grounds.

"It will hurt to watch this. But I believe it is very important. Watch with your children. You owe it to them. Because looking the other way is no longer an option”, declared Eric Johnson. Demon at the Door: Our Heroin Crisis, is documented by Eric Johnson and is created to take us through the drug epidemic in Seattle, Washington. Johnson shows the audience how these troubled people came to live on the street, daily struggles of life on the street, drug addictions, and various assistance opportunities available in the area. The leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose. In 2015, 52,404 lethal drug overdoses occurred. Of those 52,404, the number of deaths related to overdose of prescription pain relievers were

The modern world is in the midst of reconstructing gender roles; debates about contraception, reproductive freedom, and female inequality are contentious and common. The majority now challenges the long established assertion that women’s bodies are the eminent domain of patriarchal control. In the past, a woman’s inability to control her reproductive choices could come with ruinous consequences. Proponents of patriarchal control argue against reproductive independence with rhetoric from religious texts and with anecdotes of ‘better days,’ when women were subservient. Often, literature about childbearing fails to acknowledge the possibility of women being uninterested in fulfilling the role of motherhood.

As the text states, “the woman under the influence of the mother archetype focuses her thoughts on whether they’ve had enough to eat, whether they are happy, and whether they are warm enough or cool enough

When John shows unusual worry and sadness that Linda is dying, the nurse, confused, asks John if he is well. In response, John “shook his head. “She’s my mother,” he said in a scarcely audible voice” (Huxley, 199) and “the nurse glanced at him with startled, horrified eyes; then quickly looked away. From throat to temple she was all one hot blush” (Huxley, 199). This also demonstrates the effect of mentioning the word “mother” to the people of this world: the nurse seems ashamed, embarrassed and scared.

The thunder rolls, and the lightning strikes. In a town post-nuclear war just outside of Dallas, Texas. He sees the faint figure move, he can't get his bow up quick enough though and now he is dead. He was the one they all talked about. The one kids dream to be when they grow up. No longer will everyone look up to him though, because now their best guard is dead and their city is surely going to fall to the Nazi’s.

In this statement, the author Gillian believes that women’s moral development is more established by compassion than by justice, due to the role of responsibility of taking care that society has placed on them. Women has always been seen responsible for “nurturer, caretaker, and helpmate” (Rosenstand, 649), developing a strong sense of care of

Maya Angelou said, “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow” (Wanderlust 1). The relationship a mother has with her child transcends all other relationships in complexity. Maternity largely contributes to the female identity in part because the ability to sexually reproduce is uniquely female. With this ability often comes an unparalleled feeling of responsibility. That is, mothers experience an inherent desire to protect their children from the world and guide them through life. Serving as a child’s protector then transforms a woman’s perspective, or the female gaze. While these protective instincts often arise naturally, they are also reinforced by the ideas society’s perpetuates about motherhood. Globally, women are expected to assume the roles of wives and mothers. The belief that motherhood is somewhat of a requirement assists in the subjugation of women and reinforces a plethora of gendered stereotypes. While some women enjoy the process of childrearing, others feel that having a family comes at an irreparable cost: losing sight of oneself. In response to the polarized views surrounding maternity, several authors have employed different writing techniques to illustrate the mother-child dynamic. Through the examination of three narratives, spanning fiction and non-fiction, one is able to better define maternity and the corresponding female gaze in both symbolic and universal terms.