Foil Characters Hatsue And Chiyoko

This is my book report on the historical fiction Black Duck the author is the one the only Janet Taylor Lisle. The story takes place in the 1920’s the time of rumrunners. The setting where these characters take place in is on Rhode Island Coast. This book has a very curious boy who learned some of the most interesting facts from his best resource a old man who witnessed everything that happened in the time he was most interested about.

The time when iron was beginning to be used primarily for making tools is referred to as the Iron Age.

The narrator talks about his many ‘encounters’ with girls, singling out ‘Briony Nevis’ as a particular highlight whom he kissed once at a party and is ‘flat out beautiful with long black hair like some kind of Indian’. There is a definite male domination that is alluded to throughout the story. The introduction of the character Meg again displays poor treatment or women, describing her as ‘thick as a box of hammers’.

Now that the young girl is in the sea, we being to hear the theme of

Mia is the central character of this story. She is kind, musically gifted, and quiet. She cares a lot about her family and friends and also, she possesses a deep love for her cello. Mia

To begin, the protagonist Clemencia is like a chameleon, who can blend into any social event and with any class of wealth when she says ““I’m amphibious. I’m a person who doesn’t belong to any class. The rich like to have me around because they envy my creativity; they know they can’t buy that. The poor don’t mind if I live in their neighborhood because they know I’m poor like they are, even if my education and the way I dress keeps us worlds apart”(Cisneros 71,72). Clemencia is a woman who knows how to talk and have a good time. By nature she is a very creative being who loves to impress by wearing the best clothes, and show off to anyone to make herself seem better than others. (Cisneros 71). Clemencia is poor and does not have much being that she works for the school system as a translator, and other various positions. But acts rich and very wealthy to all of her friends (Cisneros 72). This connects with the myth of La Malinche, of how the character is a bad woman who sleeps with lots of men.

The setting of the island Uta-jima is idealized, which creates a place where the romance between Hatsue and Shinji can seem realistic. The reader begins the novel with a description of this island and “two spots with surpassingly beautiful views.” (3).After this, the reader is introduced to a young man, Shinji, climbing up the stairs of the lighthouse. Mishima depicts this area as one of the most beautiful views on the island. The

The protagonist, Shinji, in The Sound of Waves can be contrasted to the protagonist, the narrator, in Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. Shinji found a girl, Hatsue, which he loved, and pursued to go after her even when it was forbidden by her father. On the other hand, the narrator loved the Little Seamstress, but didn’t go after her because his best friend, Luo, already had a growing relationship with her. Since Shinji was determined to win Hatsue’s heart, he went after her. This action of

In the story, “The Little Mermaid” there are demonstrations that describe what a heroine is. A female character that is noted for special achievements represents the heroine in a story. Therefore, the youngest mermaid “Little Mermaid” represents the heroine throughout the story. The Little Mermaid is a mystical creature that longs only to seek the handsome prince she laid eyes on. “Once she became human, the witch said she could never become a mermaid again” (Anderesens 185). This is an example of how the Little Mermaid chose to do something incredible and dangerous just to accomplish something she only dreamt of. Not only is the Little Mermaid the heroine of the story, but she also exemplifies other archetypal characteristics. An

In one of Kentridge’s animated films/drawings, it documents the lives of Felix Teitlebaum, a nude individual in which everyone can relate to his fragility that seems to be speaking of the universal human condition and Soho Eckstein is a ruthless industrialist. Through the film, Soho becomes even more cruel and then becomes a foil in personal indiscretions of Felix, this includes an affair with the wife of Soho and then a melancholy flood threatens to drown Felix in Exile. Picture shown of William Kentridge, drawing from Felix in Exile, 1994.

Social media is the one of the most powerful and real entity in the world. It has influenced people’s live and perspective. Throughout the episodes, the director has used range of advanced directing adroitness to depict Saskia’s character through the eyes of the audience. The director’s creative use of technique and rich words creates a lucid image of Saskia’s action and behaviour in the spectators’ mind. The use of her distinct words pours a vivid perception in our mind that emphasis, Saskia is a typical teenager, who uses colloquial language and slang to express her thoughts and ideas to other. Dialogues that represents Saskia character includes “you just have been sprung”, instead of saying you have been caught. Not only she uses expression

The main female character is Molly, an ex-military member, probably Special Forces, who aids the main character through out the story. She is portrayed as a woman who is not to be messed with. " Because you try and fuck around with me, you'll be taking on of the stupidest chances of your whole life."(25) This attitude serves her well through out the novel because she is the one who must infiltrate both the Sense/Net and Tessier-Ashpool. Molly is the only woman on the "good" guys side who is physically injured. Even when she is injured, she continues the mission. Molly is able to do things that the men in the story cannot because she is "souped up, jazzed by the neurosurgeons for combat." (214) Her eyes are video cameras and she has a clock mounted inside her head. Four-millimeter razor claws are concealed beneath each fingernail and she has the ability to extend and retract them at will. Her military training has provided her with the ability to fight and execute order with swiftness and precision. From a feminist approach, she is a positive character. She is a strong character in a male dominated society. But she is not the only female character in the novel.

The Infinite Sea is the second book in Rick Yancey’s fifth wave trilogy. It follows the story of Cassie o'sullivan and her friends as they attempt to survive the total genocide of the human race by The Others. The novel introduces several strong female protagonists from the get-go as Cassie, the first novel's heroine fights to find her lost love and Ringer a rogue soldier of the fifth wave tries to make sense of this new world. Ringer was introduced in the first book as a flat unlikable character, however as the infinite sea progresses Yancey explores the layers of her character proving her strength and most importantly her utterly humane weaknesses. Ringers development into a rich three dimensional heroine

It’s about a mermaid, Ariel, who longs to live on land as a human, even though her father, King Triton, strongly dislikes humans. Ariel falls in love with a human prince, Eric, and looks to the evil sea-monster, Ursula, to turn her into a human. Ursula makes Ariel a human in exchange for her beautiful singing voice. In the end, Eric kills Ursula and Ariel and Eric get married. When Ariel gives her voice up to become human, she becomes concerned with how she will communicate with Eric. Ursula tells her, “You’ll have your looks, your pretty face, and don’t underestimate the importance of body language” and “The men up there don’t like a lot of blabber, they think a girl who gossips is a bore. Yes, on land it’s much preferred for ladies not to say a word.” This suggests that all women need to do is maintain their looks and use their body seductively to get a man.

Miyazaki also introduces to the audience the importance of one’s name. From the moment she gets a job from Yubaba the bathhouse owner, Chihiro is bound under a contract that magically changes her name to Sen. If it had not been for a goodbye card from a friend, Chihiro would have forgotten her real name. As for Haku, he has not been able to recall his own name for years. When he does remember later in the film, his eyes are opened and he undergoes emotional and physical changes. Another aspect of Japanese folklore involved in the film highlights passing through spaces which mark a separation between one world and another. Areas like the bridge to the bathhouse, and the tunnel to the abandoned theme park represent this part of Japanese culture. However, the most important cultural aspect included in the film is the original title. When women or children suddenly disappeared and could not be located for a long period of time, it was assumed “‘they had met kamikakushi,’” as Reider puts it. Once they come back from Kamikakushi, they are believed to be socially resurrected. One could say that in the film Chihiro meets her own Kamikakushi during the time she is away from her parents.