Ellen Foster Character Analysis

Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons, is a realistic fiction novel that introduces the life of Ellen and how she has overcame her childhood of hardships. That including: her mother undergoing domestic violence from her alcoholic father and then eventually leading to the death of her mother. This had all went down when she was merely a child. Although, it was a lot to handle for her, she still has that resilience in her that she was not willing to give up no matter the obstacles that she has come across.

Ellen’s brutal upbringing creates a prejudice mindset that is difficult to overcome. Although, she finds safety and refuge with Starletta and her family she dare not steep so low as to break bread with them or use

In E.K Johnston’s Exit, Pursued by a Bear, Hermione Winters was sexually assaulted at a cheerleading camp party. This is a huge problem for Hermione because it affects her entire life and she has many problems to deal with as a result. She overcomes this event by getting help and support. The help and support she gets is mostly from her best friend and her parents. Her mother supported her decisions and helped her through the entire event. Her mother is educated and knows where to go to get help. Not only does she overcome this event but she also overcomes her negative feelings and thoughts. Parents who want to educate their kids on sexual assault and rape should read E.K Johnston’s Exit, Pursued by a Bear because it informs parents on their role before and after a traumatic event through education and unconditional love.

The raging cold screams against his back at night. Her father's drunken jeers make her shiver as she cowers in the corner of her room. Both have natural families, yet both have been driven to flee from these families. She flees because her life amongst family is terrifying, loveless, and oppressive. He flees because he believes that his family has grown arrogant and materialistic, and is thus oppressive as well.

She met new friends, one in particular, Ellen, she annoyed me the most. Her and Jane were what I had once been. They did everything together. They had similar views, dreams, and plans. Jane and Ellen Starr were going places, I knew it, and I tried to be happy for them. Together, they built Hull House. Hull House was a place that taught art and literature classes for less fortunate. I always knew that Jane was going to be someone that changed lives, and watching all of her accomplishments made me so proud. Hull House grew and grew. Expansions were rapid. Hull House began to offer assistance to more and more people. Practical skills, cooking, and sewing were added to the classes offered. Jane even began to offer a daycare program so that mothers would be able to go to work and leave their young children in a safe

Elizabeth’s inspiration and perseverance are extremely strong, no matter the obstacle; she keeps trying to get what she deserves. On page 1, Sylvie raises the question of why it is her out of all the children that is going on the trip. Elizabeth responds with “Yer the smartest, and because yer a woman”. This displays the level and deepness of her thoughts. Elizabeth wants Sylvie to do some reflection on the current situation at home. As they step out of the house and on their way to town, that was the passion, inspiration and perseverance, that I had acquired. I had always dreamt to be on the track and field team, and I would not stop until I was. I ran and ran but did not make it in grades 4 and 5, but finally as a result of my hard training and perseverance, I acquired a position on the team. I ran through grades 6 and 7, but during a meet in grade 7, the inevitable happened-I had dislocated my right leg. This resulted in a hairline fracture on my hip bone. Any type of movement would cause a sharp pain to shoot down my leg, I felt as if everything that involves being physically active was over. Similarly, Elizabeth did not acquire the respect she

In Dickson County, Iowa, a woman named Minnie Wright murdered her husband John Wright by strangling him with a rope around his neck. As Minnie sits in jail waiting for trial, her neighbors, the sheriff and his wife, and the county attorney all investigates the crime scene at her house to develop a better understanding of who killed Mr.Wright and why. Living isolated from everyone else, the Wright’s home looks lonesome, is down in a hollow, and has lonesome looking poplar trees around it. In a result, their house was kept untidy, to dirty towels, dirty pans, jars of fruit busted, and leaving things half way done, Minnie couldn't take care of herself much more as her own home. Taking the role as a house-cleaner,

This project will focus on the similar characteristics of Joy-Hulga Hopewell from Flannery O’Connor’s story “Good Country People” and Dee-Wangero Johnson from the Alice Walker story “Everyday Use”. Although both characters have diverse backgrounds, the essay will demonstrate how much they resemble one another in their nature, struggles, and relationship with their mothers. This essay will focus on three main points of similarities between these women. A first example will be how Joy and Dee are both highly educated women which causes a great division for them with their families whom are uneducated in comparison. Each one creates conflict with their mother which they view as inferior and mock them, oblivious to how family is so important

Paul’s time with Elizabeth and Rick is much different than the time he has with Flan and Ouisa. What happens between Elizabeth and Rick is far more different than what happens between Flan and Ouisa. Paul uses “John Flanders Kittredge” as his dad instead of using Poiter (84). Paul does this in order to avoid benefiting the poor. Adding on to that, it would have been reasonable if Paul said that his father is Poiter because it would get Elizabeth and Rick’s attention since they want to become an actor. They would have also asked Paul to give them tips and tricks as what it is being an actor. He obviously does this to the Kittredges and the reason why he does not say Poiter is his Father is not because Elizabeth and Rick would have suspected

Mayella Ewell is a liar and a cheat but that’s not the big picture. She has come from the dumps of the town where the trash is stored and has no education. Her family is broke and her dad is the only one allowed in all of Maycomb to hunt anytime of the year because of how much poverty her family has gathered. During the infamous trial of Maycomb county, Mayella is the center of attention as she has claimed to be raped by Tom Robinson, a local black worker at the cotton mill. She wants to use this attention to fit in and feel accepted. Mayella isn’t like any of the normal girls her age and right now that's all she wants to be. Mayella is trying so hard to do that. On top of all that, she has an abusive, drunk father who doesn’t support the family like he should, leaving the job to Mayella. Mayella Ewell is a sympathetic character because she comes from a

While reading this book, one thing that you will see that is a fact about Evyn Linney is that she is a thirteen year old girl that is going through many changes through her life with her new step mother. Another fact about her is that unlike most other people who think talking to the dead is strange, she thinks otherwise. Evyn has spoken to her dead mother, who died in a car crash, every day. I have very strong opinions about Evyn Linney. I believe that she is a girl that does not like change. Evyn demonstrates this when she has negative feelings towards the news that was given to her about her new step mom and moving to Boston. One more opinion that I have about her is that she is very shy. When Evyn moved to her new school she eats her lunch

A few blocks down the road Estelle Louise says,” Clemmie Sue that there gotta be the greatest birthday in many a long years. Who you be thinking this here Harry guy might be?”

And it was finally looking up for our awkwardly contrasting families... The seventh episode of Humans is, yet again, one of high standard and melodramatic intrigue that leaves you either biting your nails in frustration or feeling your eyes wobble in emotion - and it was a bit of both this week. With subtle theatrical tricks that support it's philosophical nature, the show is deceptive in it's techniques to show themes that are only vaguely interpreted in many shows, such as what home really means, and why trust is such a fragile and meticulous within culture, as shown as the connection just continues to fail between relationships, both Human and Synth alike.

Jennifer Niven uses specific techniques and elements to effectively convey and communicate the idea of teen suicide and ways to spread awareness. She changes the narrator in the book by starting off each chapter with Violet or Finch to swap the point of views. Having said that, when Violet and Finch would communicate through Facebook, Niven uses bold letters to help the reader indicate that they were chatting. Those techniques relate to the main idea because it allowed the reader to understand how Finch was feeling and all of the secrets he was keeping from other characters, such as his mother and Violet’s parents. That said, much of the book was an exchange between the two characters and that provided information needed for the reader to comprehend

Eveline is only 19 years old and lives in an abusive home that is making her “tired” (Joyce) as the narrator suggests frequently, which is not common for most women her age. Eveline’s abuse started at an early age: “Her father used often to hunt them in out of the field with his blackthorn stick…” is a quote used by Joyce to describe one form of abuse in the past used on the children when they were growing up. In fact, Joyce even goes on to say, “Her father was not so bad then…” showing that the abuse has only grown worse as the children have gotten older. Eveline definitely lived in fear of her father. The narrator states, “she sometimes felt herself in danger of her father 's violence” (Joyce), and the fear was so bad that it “had given her the palpitations” (Joyce), which are beats of the heart too hard or fast, or even skipping beats typically caused by stress or anxiety. Her father also verbally abused