Compressions In Bringing Of Joy By Beatrice Achike

John just stood in shock. Two Englishmen came out the trees, one was named Daniel Smith and the other was named Walter Kelly. They had thought Little Hawk was attacking John so they killed him. They threw Little Hawk’s body aside, and started hacking at the branch to free John’s father. John began to cry and shrieked at the men, saying that Little Hawk was just trying to help. John started to grow a sense of hatred towards the two Englishmen. People carried John’s father away in a litter and nobody noticed John taking Little Hawk’s tomahawk and sliding it under his jacket. That night, John’s father died. Soon after, Daniel Smith married John’s mother. One year later, Daniel sent John away to be an apprentice to a cooper named Master Medlycott. On the way, he met a pretty girl named Huldah Bates who was going to live with the Kelly household and help the mistress there. When John arrived to the Medlycott household, Master Medlycott greeted him and gave him tasks to do. The schedule was same every week. On Sundays, John and the Medlycotts went to the meetinghouse for a sermon. John rarely had the chance to speak to Huldah Bates but they exchanged smiles in the meetinghouse. One Sunday, a preacher named Roger Williams arrived at the meetinghouse and talked about freedom of religion and stated that everyone are all brothers and sisters, including the Indians. This disturbed many

The Slaughterhouse begins with the explanation of how lent is starting so they cannot eat meat and during this time there has been intense flooding that has made going anywhere in Buenos Aires nearly impossible. Preachers are claiming that this flood is because judgement day is coming and God is angry with the wickedness of man. More specifically man is angry with the heretical Unitarian political party, which at the time is the reign of Rosas. Additionally, the city is starting to

In the beginning of the novel, it demonstrates that not only is Johnny “doomed” to remember Owen, but shows that his past continues to haunt him; although, he gains faith, the tragic events shape him into a whole different person (1). The beginning of the novel also shows that within

Marguerite Blakeney can be quite ruthless at times. When someone is displeasing towards her or something doesn’t go her way she becomes uncivil. After the Countess rejected Marguerite by saying “Suzanne, I forbid you to speak to that woman” (Orczy 11), the reader can tell by her small actions after that she was bothered. As well as “For the moment Marguerite’s sweet face had become as white as the soft fichu which swathed her throat, and a very keen observer might have noted that the hand which held the tall, beribboned stick was clenched, and trembled somewhat” (Orczy 11). Her response was insulting the Countess by saying “Sir Andrew, did you ever see such an unpleasant person? I hope when I grow old I sha’n’t look like that” (Orczy 11). This was also followed by Lady Blakeney mimicking the Countess, so the reader would think Marguerite is ruthless because of her childish and impolite actions due to a minor rejection. Obviously people going against her in any way is a great issue to her, and imagine what she might have done if Suzanne (who was more relaxed in this situation) had not convened with her. Imagine what other impolite or harsh comments or actions she might have added. Nevertheless, this kind of behavior should help the reader see how incredibly ruthless she is at times, however, Other people may believe that she’s quite kind and she just hides her feelings. Readers would think Marguerite is kind due to her act of kindness towards a homeless man by buying him a meal before entering The Fisherman's Rest (Orczy 9). While they have a reasonable position, it’s wrong because that single act of kindness was in reality the only act of kindness she showed for the rest of the

Obviously organized religion found a way to interject itself into the forefront of these stories, as it often did back then, and Chapter Two is dedicated to tracking the Church’s initial responses towards

When she sees that it is her friend Charlotte in this heart breaking situation, she says: “gracious heaven is this possible? And bursting into tears, she reclined the burning head of Charlotte on her own bosom; and folding her arms about her, wept over in silence” [125]. In this passage, Mrs. Beauchamp proves how sentimental and good she could be because not only does she have a sick child at home, but she finds the time to actually care about others and because she actually cries for Charlotte, a person who is not even her relative. She is a sentimental person because she is the only one that in the beginning offered Charlotte her friendship and because thanks to her, Charlotte’s father is able to see Charlotte one last time and forgive her. In many cases, this might be confused with weakness but it is not weakness. It is the ability to feel others pain as your own, it is the ability to care for others as you would your own relative; it is being a moral person and only through the act of sensibility can this be shown. In a situation like this, an immoral person might have only thought about their own problems and not the problems of others.

When things happen it is like you are in her head. This point of view is called first person. Beatrice is the main character, and the book is written from her point of view. the point of view is reflected in the text when Beatrice is thinking, because they are her thoughts, and when she says things like “I” and “Me”. This reflects her point of view because if you are in her head you are reading what she is thinking. When the book is written in first person you can see what the persons opinions are, and how they feel, and that helps the book be more in depth.

The idea of lack of humanisation and identity is woven in throughout the novel as Bertha is often described in an animal like manner which under normal circumstances would not be associated with a Lady of great wealth like

Aunt Ifeoma is the first to plant the seed in her niece and nephew's mind, both with her words and way of life. Kimbili and Jaja had never experienced a lifestyle like the one their cousins live until they arrive in Nsukka and are taken back with how their Aunt encourages free thinking, unlike their father. She praises the rebellion against the British, insinuating that her niece and nephew should take note and exercise the same on the tyrannical leadership in their own household: "'Defiance is like marijuana - it is not a bad thing when it is used right.'" (144). Aunt Ifeoma draws parallels between the rebellion occurring against the British and the rebellion that needs to take place by Jaja and Kimbili. She notes that there are "right" ways to exercise defiance and wrong ways such as the poisoning their father's soup by their own mother. This is how the assassination of Eugene performed by Beatrice is portrayed as not the "right" way to use defiance and thus has a negative outcome in addition to the intended outcome of the death of Kimbili's father. However, Jaja uses his defiance in a totally different way; refusing to go to communion which both infuriates his father and causes the tipping point for his mother: “Jaja’s defiance seemed to me

people through the relationships of the story's main characters. The lovely and yet poisonous Beatrice, the

2a) Adichie uses a narrative point of view to explore the theme of domestic violence. The book is narrated in the first person by a 15 year old who is directly affected by domestic violence. Because of her young age she is quiet honest and this allows her to paint a great picture to the audience of the brutal abuse that Eugene bestows upon his family. This is as a result of her sensitive, intelligent and observant nature.

Kambili and Jaja break free from their father, Eugene’s, abusive and controlling ways in the novel Purple Hibiscus. Kambili is a shy and scared girl at the beginning, but by the end she was changed into a beautiful outgoing girl who develops her voice and her laughter. Jaja is more outgoing in the beginning and becomes more protective of his family throughout the book. The change didn’t come to Kambili and Jaja naturally; it came through Aunty Ifeoma and their time away from Eugene. Ifeoma’s rejection of Eugene’s Catholic-driven control inspires Kambili and Jaja to break free.

Beatrice is indirectly related with the theme honour, because she is always protecting his honour because she sees how Eddie prefers Catherine and that is the worst thing a husband can make to a wife, and he directly asks Eddie when are they going to be a marriage again “when am i going to be a wife again Eddie?” here Beatrice is directy asking Eddie when is he going to love her again and take her, she feels completely forgotten by her own husband, that is what she wants to ‘get rid’ of Catherine by letting her get marry with Rodolpho .

Upon first sight, Beatrice and Benedict seem as if they abhor one another as they exchange several deriding remarks. The skirmish of wits is merely a facade of their underlying attraction to each other, and an ongoing struggle of

A major theme in this book is about God. Seen in, “If there is going to be hope and a hope of wholeness, is the unshaking need for an unshakeable God.” (23) Maya’s grandma is a firm believer of God, and since Maya moves in with her, she forces Maya to go to church every Sunday. Even through all the trials and