Dorothy Parker’s Big Blonde

Hazel has a strong identity in the story, she has much self-confidence and is not afraid of letting everyone know that she is the best, “Now some people like to act like things come easy to them, won’t let on that they practice. Not me. I’ll high-prance down 34th street like a rodeo pony to keep my knees strong even if it does get my mother uptight.” p. 1 ll. 29-31. Thus her strong and proud personality, she still loves and protects Raymond and is not afraid of showing this either. At the end of the story Hazel’s view on other people changes, when she sees Raymond running parallel with her at the May Day race in his own unique style. She realizes that everyone is not just who she sees them to be, that there are more to people than you can

To begin with, this story takes place mainly in Indianapolis in the 21st century. The story also takes place in hospitals, support groups in churches, as well as each other’s homes. From this, I can understand when Hazel describes

Hazel grace is a dynamic character because she changes throughout the story. In the beginning, Hazel doesn’t want to get close to Augustus, because she was afraid he is going to be shattered when she dies. But towards the ending, hazel finds out it doesn’t matter if you die in the middle of a relationship, it’s about the moments you spend together. A quote in the book, on page 214, “Only now that I loved a grenade did I understand the foolishness of trying to save others from my own impending fragmentation: I couldn’t unlove Augustus Waters. And I didn’t want to.”

Although Hazel has some good values indicated, she also has a tendency to have very little patience for people who are fake or superficial. In Hazel’s perspective towards her peers, Hazel strives hard in making her parents proud, despite losing in some contests which required her thinking abilities but looking at some prodigies like her classmate, Cynthia Proctor, who gets what they want without any effort, she gets easily irritated and said: “I could kill people like that”. Another of which annoys Hazel is her nemesis and competition on the race which is Gretchen and her two little sidekicks, Rosie and Mary Louise. These are stereotypical young girls who provided a stark contrast to Hazel’s maturity and poise. These characters are flat and undeveloped, while Hazel’s character is round and rich.

The first trait of Hazel shown in the early stages of the plot is his cluelessness. In the very opening scene, Fiver alerts Hazel in a panic that a great danger is to come over the Sandleford Warren. Without any evidence or proof, except for the minor fact that Fiver’s past predictions have been found truthful, Hazel goes to The Threarah with Fiver to inform him of this impending threat. “ ‘Well, sir,’ said Hazel rather hesitantly, ‘it’s because of my brother-Fiver here. He can often tell when there’s

        This moral tone is reinforced by the behavior of his parents during the episode. Whilst inside the tent, Hazel hears his father remark appreciatively about the nude body: "Had one of themther built into ever' casket, be a heap ready to go sooner." After returning home, Hazel's mother realizes that her son has experienced something that he should not have, and confronts him about it. Though he does not admit what he has done, he proceeds to punish himself. It is inferred that Hazel respects his mother's attitude toward the matter. O'Connor seems to propose that Hazel must do penance for what he has done, or, on a larger scale, for witnessing vulgar displays of sexuality.

Hazel cannot be made similar to others. She is already at average intelligence, but she has lots of potential. “Hazel has a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn’t think about anything except in short bursts.” Since she is taught that she is normal and there is nothing to improve on, she never tries to improve herself . Therefore, the

In conclusion, Hazel Motes was just as crazy as everybody else that he encountered during the story. Not a single person contributed to his sanity, but each one of them helped make it worse. It was obvious that his ending was not going to be a happy one. Perhaps he felt that it was his time to go, not only because he didn’t want to be married to such lady, but also because his life was useless and he had no reason to

There is a sense of rebellion throughout the story that reminds the reader of what it’s like to be a child. As a child I can remember talking back, and when something didn’t go my way I would pout and “give (them) some lip.” (Bambara 450) Having this sense of rebellion makes it feel like you can do whatever you want with no price to pay. However, this again shows the rebellious nature of Hazel helping the reader realize she is a child. Even when Hazel talks to the manager of the movie theater she is courageous enough to “…kick the door open…and sit down...” (Bambara 451)and demand the manager her money back. She even puts up an argument to get out of punishment with her parents when she knows she has done something wrong. The connectivity between these two ideas help

Watching her husband struggle, Hazel suggests he remove the birdshot, at which he declines. He insists "if [he] tried to get away with it, then other people 'd get away with it - and pretty soon [they 'd] be right back to the dark ages" of competing for a better quality of life and happiness. Hazel decides she hates the very idea of returning to a world where she could hardly compete in anything concerning intelligence and physical labor. Unlike her husband, Hazel wears no handicaps which makes her mediocrity evident. She is wholly content and happy with her current circumstance. George, being severely handicapped, is seemingly happy as well.

In the second appearance of “My Dearest Hazel,” the sister is writing to Hazel, following up with her. At this point her sister has observed that Hazel is pregnant and it is also now known to the readers that Hazel married Turely. As her sister stated, “I afeared that’s what it was, Hazel, when I see you at the wedding, looking so pale and peaked.” Her sister explains her fear for Hazel and that most people are stuck living in tents. Her fear is that she will end up living the same. Her sister states, “You get ready, honey / Cart all your canned goods up to Momma’s, your quilts, / your pretty dishes-them Baldwin-Felts / break things up when they put people out / and you will need / to hang onto whatever you can” (Fisher, 27).

In the short film, 2081, I believe that the characterization of Hazel added a lot of meaning and information to the story by the way she acts and how she is portrayed. Hazel is shown as a very unintelligent women who really does not know much. Just by listening to the sound of her voice and the things she said, you were able to know that she was very annoying and empty-headed. For example when Hazel said “It must be very interesting to hear all the different sounds, the things they think up”. This sentence was said with a lot of enthusiasm which to me, really shows that she doesn’t think things through at all and is not very educated about how it feels to have sounds blasting through your ears every few seconds.

First Hazel is very shy, as she server for the resturant seconds she doesnt make and friends or talks very much. The first interaction between Hazel and Katie, Hazel hardly talk to Katie. She said short phrases like “Hello…?” and “Last...Night? Hazel shows that she's very shy, If she wasn't

- Hazel's parents think that Hazel is spending, rather too much time with Augustus. Hazel defends herself by saying, it’s Augustus’ last days, therefore she needs to be with him all the time

Their relationship drives the plot forward because the story is about how they fall into love and support each other through hardships; it drives them to go see Mr Peter Van Houten together and to care for each other even as Augustus is dying. The story also explores the theme of dying as their relationship struggles to keep afloat with Gus suffering from terminal cancer, and Hazel has to deal with grief as she copes with her partner’s death. Most importantly, their relationship highlights the theme of love. Hazel and Gus are devoted to each other up till the very end of the story, as seen from… Their relationship illustrates the enduring and touching power of love.