Character Analysis Of Aurelia In Paula Morris's 'Ruined'

In All the Years of Her Life, Morley Callaghan tells a story featuring the main character, Alfred. In the story, Alfred is caught stealing from his work. Alfred get aways with his crime, because his mother comes and saves him. Alfred is a unique character because he is different from most teenagers. His bad habit of stealing things makes him irresponsible and unreliable. Alfred also has a problem with lying. He refused to say he stole, instead he told Mr.Carr,"What do you mean? Do you think i'm crazy?".

The first home that they live in is with Jeannette’s grandmother, Erma. Jeannette describes the inside of the house, saying, “It was cold in the house, and the air smelled of mold and cigarettes and unwashed laundry” (131). In addition to the house being a tad run down, the kids were only allowed to bathe in four inches of water once a week and that they all must share. Not only did they have unfit living conditions at home, Jeannette was constantly being bullied at school and does not seem to be able fit in with all of the other kids (140), which is also making it difficult for her to concentrate on her schoolwork. The second house that the Walls family lived in is a little old rundown shack on 93 Little Hobart Street which is no better than the house they shared with Erma. In all actuality, it is probably worse since the kitchen ceiling leaks when it rains (154) and the entire area surrounding the foundation becomes a garbage dump because the family cannot afford to pay for trash pick-up (155). With their father, Rex constantly drinking and their mother, Rose Mary leaving the children to fend for themselves, Lori and Jeannette decide that, for their own good and sake of their future, they should distance themselves from the family start a new life in New

In the book Ashes, by Laurie Halse Anderson, there is an African American girl named Isabel. Isabel is NOT the normal respectful young lady people would think she might be. Instead, I think of her as being quite opposite of that. She is nice, but I like to think of her as a tomboy. Something to remember though is they are in a war with the British. She doesn’t know who she wants to fight for at first, but then learns what either side has to offer to her.

Shirley Ardell Mason also known as (Sybil) was quietly living in Lexington Kentucky, and had ran a art business out of her home in the 1970s. She later died on Feb 26, 1998 from breast cancer due to declining treatment. There was a movie based on Shirley Ardell Mason Life called “Sybil” which came out in 1976, her real name wasn’t used in the book or movie because she wanted to protect her identity. The movie depicted on what Shirley had gone through as child, which included physical, emotional, and severe sexual abuse of the hands of her mother who was diagnosed with Schizophrenia. Due to Shirley’s trauma as a child she was diagnosed with a multiple personality disorder also called dissociative personality disorder, which consisted of 16 distinctive personalities in 1973 diagnosed by her therapist Dr. Cornelia Wilbur. Shirley Ardell Mason was born on January 25, 1923 in Dodge Center, Minnesota. Her parents Walter Mason and Martha Alice Hageman raised Shirley in Dodge center where they were well liked by others.

In 1864, the Felton’s left their farm and took refuge in Central Georgia with many of their slaves, cattle, and farming equipment. As refugees, they faced many hardships, including food shortages, unpleasant living conditions, and sickness. William and John, the only two surviving children of Rebecca and William Felton, were included in the losses due to illness that Rebecca blamed on their poor living conditions. Rebecca and her husband returned to their plantation in 1865 to find “desolation and destruction everywhere, grinding poverty.” The crops were destroyed, the house was in ruins, and it was a necessity that they “both become wage-earners”. They began to slowly rebuild their lives with Rebecca Felton stating, “I will never be poor again.” Dr. Felton would return to farming to earn money, and when they had finally accrued enough, they would open the Felton Academy where they would both

In the novel Fair and Tender Ladies, the character Garnie is one of interest. As a child, he is full of wonder and easily excitable. Garnie is the younger brother of Ivy Rowe, the main protagonist. Garnie is a major character because of how frequently he and Ivy interact and with how she reveals more about her character from talking about him in her letters. When they were little, Garnie refused to play with his sisters Ivy and Silvaney unless he could preach. They would often play funeral and Garnie would deliver a sermon about God. After the family moves to the town of Majestic, Garnie immediately takes a liking to the preacher Sam Russell, as shown by how he goes to get saved on a nightly basis, only to be scolded by Sam for doing so on

Mama, I can see her! The black Girl- Shes here! I can see her!’ ” (Morris,170). This caused Rebecca to be even more confused then she was. After leaving for a week to visit her dad she finds that Helena Bowen has gotten sick to the point that she cannot leave the house. A festival called Mardi Gras was coming to the town and Helena bowmen was supposed to be on the float with her friend, Marianne. Rebecca was surprised when she found out she would be the replacement. She later whent to talk about it with Lisette and finally get some answers on what had happened. After getting as mucha s she could she turned around to see Anton, who was listening the whole time. He warns her not to go on the float but Rebecca gets mad at him for not talking to her over break and ignoring her. She then finds herself at home looking at her “Psychic” Aunt calendar states she had ripped off calling them special. She runs to her Aunt for answers and learns about the whole Bowman family curse when, and at first being very confused why it should bother her. Her father was a Bowmen that ran away after learning the curse. And therefore she was a Bowman girl. The curse said that Helena and her where the last generation of the curse and that one of then was to die the night of Mardi

In the story “A Secret Sorrow”, a woman by the name of Faye is battling a traumatic accident. The reference of the car accident sets the reader up for the tone of the story. In the beginning of chapter 11, Faye is very fragile woman. Something is making her feel distraught. When reading the first sentence “feel the blood drain from her face” (Van Der Zee 28) and “thought she was going to faint” (28), its not clear what permanent internal injury Faye has, as stated in the preface. In the following few paragraphs the author wrote, “clutched at him for support, fighting for control” and “legs were shaking so badly”. These descriptive statements of

Jeannette talks about how her parents at times were ignorant at how they were parenting. For example, Jeannette states countless situations in the book where she felt excluded or neglected. There was a situation in the book where she was cooking or preparing herself hotdogs and she got her dress on fire. The flames grew on her rapidly and the injuries became severe; soon after that her mother and father expressed to her that they were little to no concerned about their daughter. In the book it states, “Mom, in an unnaturally calm voice, explained what had happened and asked if we could please have a ride to the hospital. The woman dropped her clothespins and laundry right there in the dirt and, without saying anything, ran for her car” (9-10). This just shows the mother wasn’t the least bit scared for her daughter’s life, she didn’t even panic or react the way a mother should. With that being said, we can even notice that the neighbor was more affected by the situation than that of the mother. This is the earliest stories Jeannette can recall, which is mentioned in her book, and all the stories and memories after that only go to show the neglectful lifestyle she had to endure. It is really a sad reality of this woman’s life. However, Jeannette Walls is now a successful author, and journalist in New York, is one of the few people in this world that has made a successful life from a horrible and neglectful

The family lives in the Prentice Park section of the city in a three bedroom ranch style home. The home consists of a living room, a dining room, a kitchen and a fenced in backyard. The home did not appear to be in need of any repair. Jaikayliah’s room was not neat and her bed is a mattress on the floor. The family has access to services such as the health department, public transportation and hospitals. Jaikayliah has been living in this home since November of 2016.

A quest narrative tells the journey of an individual on a mission, often with both physical and psychological obstacles. With each step closer to completing the mission, more of the past, that was once disclosed, is revealed and the individual grows as a person. In Marie-Elena John’s novel, Unburnable, Lillian searches for answers to her troubled past and misfortunate family. Her journey back home, to the place she left with scars, unravels the truth about her family’s past, allowing her to heal while gaining a better understanding of why things turned out the way they did. Lillian’s quest to seek the truth about her grandmother’s trial reveals the history of untameable, bold women in her bloodline, inspiring her to have faith in herself and

When she sees her first glimpse of the city, she explains it as: “a huge island jammed tip to tip with skyscrapers, their glass glowing like fire in the setting sun” (245). Although she is blown away and may perhaps want to explore the city, Jeannette gets right down to business and lands a job as soon as the next day. Her taking initiative like she did to become self-reliant and become able to live way better than in Welch was one of the best decisions she made, Instead of taking the same path as her parents, Jeannette figures out that she doesn’t want to live like her parents dad since she was able to experience it first-hand for a large part of her childhood. I especially approve greatly of her not falling for her parents trap of moving in with her and cluttering up her apartment to the point that her mom’s “collectibles and found art overflowed into the kitchen” (253) like what happened to Lori for taking her parents under her wing. For Rex and Rose Mary, I do see that them choosing to live on the streets is very dangerous. At this point, is them living like that really and worse than how they lived on 93 Little Hobart Street. I do support their decision to live on the streets because it is what made them happiest. They knew the danger and ramifications of living their life this way, but they accepted it and continued to live that way. Besides even if

R/s Samuel (10) and Bradley (8) haven’t been in school for seven days. R/s Brandi (mom) and the children were staying with Jeanne (a friend). R/s Brandy left the children with Jeanne for two days. R/s on last Saturday, Jeanne dropped the children off to their grandmother’s house. R/s Brandy returned with a man to Jeanne’s house. R/s the family moved to Clover, SC from Myrtle Beach, SC.

Lynn Nottage’s play, “Ruined”, is an eye-opening story that takes place in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the Civil War. The play is centered around women who have been sexually abused, and are living and working in a brothel owned by the protagonist Mama Nadi. The play gives deep insight to the hardships women had to go through during that time. The play is a melodrama and a great example of a contemporary version of realism. This play also illustrates three important characteristics of storytelling we discussed in class: stories teach, stories allow us to personalize issues, and stories build compassion.

I think that Margot from “All Summer in a Day” is knowledgeable because she knows a lot about the sun. “They were all nine years old, and if there had been a day, seven years ago, when the sun came out for an hour and showed its face to the stunned world, they could not recall.” Margot was knew at her school and she remembered the sun when the other kids could not and margot could explain what the sun looked like to them and some of the kids didn't believe her, this makes her knowledgeable because she knows how the kids will most likely react to the sun. “She knew they thought they remembered a warmness, like a blushing in the face, in the body, in the arms and legs and trembling hands.” Margot knew that the kids tried to remember the sun and she also knew that they thought that they remembered but margot knew they didn't because of the way they described it. “They surged about her, caught her up and bore her, protesting, and