Gideon Box Book Analysis

Women were not a man’s equal, throughout history. Especially in the early 20th century women were not in the same arena as men. The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines “trifle” as something of “little value, substance, or importance,” (www.merriam-webster.com) which is the way women are seen in both William Faulkner’s short story, “A Rose for Emily” and Susan Glaspell’s one-act play, Trifles. Both authors use of style and settings are different, but their theme is the same. Faulkner and Glaspell were born and wrote in approximately the same era, America’s late 19th and early 20th centuries. Glaspell, the author of Trifles, is from the northern United States and uses a lower class, uneducated vernacular of that area; whereas, “A Rose for Emily” is written in an eloquent upper-class English tone, by Faulkner who was from the south. Faulkner metaphorically and symbolically describes the personality, life, and death of the main character, Ms. Emily Grierson, in the murder- mystery surrounding her. Glaspell’s murder -mystery Trifles also surrounds the life and death of the main character, Mrs. Wright, and her husband. These writings, while representing opposite ends of the socio-economic spectrum, outline the main characters as isolated and lonely, because of social class, the time in history, and the men did not respect femininity.

For this book analysis, I read the book A Piece of Cake by Cupcake brown. It is a memoir told by Cupcake about her life. She starts the book at age 11, when she was living a normal and pleasant life with her mother in San Diego. She was quite close to her along with her step father (who, at the time, she thought was her biological father), and her uncle. Then out of nowhere, she finds her mother dead in her room and her life is shaken into disaster. The court system had to turn both her and her brother over to her biological father whom she never met, instead of giving her to the man she was raised by. Her father then sent her to a foster home where she was raped and beaten constantly. When she

wealthy and feels like she is in a unhappy marriage. In the novel, she really embraces how

Stephen King, in his chapter titled “Toolbox” in On Writing, aims to convince the struggling writer that taking simple steps to organize a metaphorical box of writing tools will improve their writing. He does so through the use of organization, substance, and style and by appealing to his audience with logical examples to support his claims. “Toolbox” is, in summary, a crash course given by King on writing improvement. He depicts the fundamentals of good writing as levels of a toolbox then demonstrates how and when each writing tool should be used (King 106-107). The chapter is a veritable response to the question, “How can I improve my writing?” which one can imagine King is routinely asked as a world-renowned author. He already enjoyed an immensely successful writing career when Hodder published On Writing in 2012, so King wrote the chapter “Toolbox” as literary advice to fellow writers by drawing from his own success (“Stephen King”).

In “How to Mark a Book”, Mortimer J. Adler delves into the importance of active reading. His purpose is to encourage an audience of readers to not be afraid to write in a book because “…the soul of a book can be separated from its body” (Adler 17). Meaning, a book is more than its physical being and deserves to be cherished for what is written inside of it.

When a mentor gives you lemons, you make the lemonade. In the book The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, the person most important in Bod Owens’s life is his mentor, Silas. Bod Owens did not have the average teenage life; he was raised by two dead parents who live in a graveyard, and was not allowed to leave the graveyard unless his parents gave him permission. The lady on the Grey is the symbol of death that mentors Silas, which gives her and Silas a similar “job” in their afterlife.

Throughout history, and especially in the early 20th century, women were not in the same arena as men; they were not a man’s equal. The Mariam-Webster Online Dictionary, defines “trifle” as something of “little value, substance, or importance,” which is the way women are seen in both William Faulkner’s short story, “A Rose for Emily” and Susan Glaspell’s one-act play, Trifles. Both authors use of style and settings are different but their theme is the same. Faulkner and Glaspell were born and wrote in approximately the same era, America’s late 19th and early 20th centuries. Glaspell, the author of Trifles is from the northern United States and uses a lower class, uneducated vernacular of that area; whereas, “A Rose for Emily” is written in an eloquent upper-class English tone, by Faulkner who was from the south. Faulkner metaphorically and symbolically describes the personality, life, and death of the main character, Ms. Emily Grierson, and the murder- mystery surrounding her. Glaspell’s murder -mystery Trifles also surrounds the life and death of the main character, Mrs. Wright, and her husband. Both women, while representing opposite ends of the socio-economic class spectrum, are isolated and lonely,not only due to their social class but also due to a time in history when men were not kind to the “fairer sex.”

Cora Tull, a devout Christian, mother and wife, is the quintessential Southern woman. She uses these traits to ascribe purpose to her life and in turn impose the same purpose on others. In the novel’s first mention of her, she appears to be a true lady, graceful and forgiving while paraphrasing scripture in nearly every verbal exchange. She even praises her friend Addie’s superb baking skills, but in the same breath internally judges her for “laying there at the mercy and the ministration of four men and a tom-boy girl” (6). To Cora, Addie’s state of living is repulsive- no real woman would let herself deteriorate in such a manner. However, exhibiting true Southern womanhood, Cora keeps her criticism to herself.

The novel, Station Eleven, written by Emily St. John Mandel, has an abundance of examples of speaking about the past. Many characters in this book talk about experiences with their past, whether it be memorable or something they did not want to remember. Everyone has their own opinions on whether or not they should remember the past, and if they should continue to study it or not. Three characters that are involved with the past in the novel are Clark Thompson, Jeevan Chaudhary, and Kirsten Raymonde.

Born in 1862, Edith Wharton Newbold Jones was brought up within the graceful, wealthy yet conservative, confining circle of New York society, which fostered sexual repression and prided itself on the innocence of its young girls. Edith Wharton herself was discouraged from expressing her emotions or developing her intellect which was supposed to be very unbecoming traits in a woman. This is the reason why she stressed in her fiction the need of growth, and has shown how painful and frustrating this process can be for a woman. This process of growth and development is revealed in her major works, Ethan Frome (1911), and Summer (1917) (Balakrishnan 1).

When a young author from New York City decides to take a trip to the southern city of Savannah, he finds himself falling in love with the town and ends up renting an apartment. He encounters many different characters, including Danny Hansford and Jim Williams, that gives the reader a good look into the aura of Savannah. The main conflict in the book occurs when a murder happens in an old mansion located in the town. The book follows the progression of the trial and the outcome following the court’s decision.

Douglas describes Sophia Auld’s change “under the influence of slavery” her “cheerful eye, under the influence of slavery… soon became red with rage” her “voice, made all of sweet accord, changed to one of harsh and horrid discord; and that [her] angelic face gave place to that of a demon” (Douglas 78). Despite her good nature, his mistress succumbed to the power that came with being a slave owner. One’s nature may play a part in his disposition, but who one actually becomes depends on his or her temptations and environment. Bradbury conveys this through the mindless culture of his world that “nips most of them,” “the queer ones” who are “exceptionally bright” and think for themselves, “in the bud.” Simply exposure to the school environment suppresses the intelligence and curiosity in children and them empty, pleasure driven drones. They are corrupted by their society, not necessarily by their own disposition. Thus both authors show In summation, Douglas and Bradbury similarly express the importance of one’s environment and situation to their his or her

It also informs people about how society reacted to someone outside the norm. This novel relates to women and men today. The novel would help women value their selves more and know their worth. It will also help women to make wise choices. “No female, whose mind is uncorrupted can be indifferent to reputation it is an inestimable jewel, the loss of which can never be repaired. While retained, it affords conscious peace to our own minds, and ensures the esteem and respect of all around us” (Webster 919). Lucy opinion focuses on male or female, young or old, by articulating the main value women had -their virtue. Their virtue was to be guarded, celebrated, and relinquished only in the confines of

The core pages in the Big Book structure their information in a step by step fashion. It begins with Bill’s Story. The story of how Bill started his own journey through alcoholism and became a founding member of A.A. The following chapters target the alcoholic in different areas of their life. Chapter two and three talk about how, through science, spirituality, and personal experience, the founding authors discovered the solution to their alcoholic illness and the ways they could beat it. Chapter four targets the alcoholic who may shy away from the religious or spiritual talk about “God” and how the program handles the idea of God or a “higher power” as those in the group see it. Chapter five and six are the nuts

prison that shackles all the basic impulses with which, he believes, men are endowed "Man is by instinct a lover, a hunter, a fighter" (Williams). In the warehouse, Tom does not find any satisfaction at all "I’d rather somebody picked up a crowbar and battered out my brains than go back mornings!" (Williams) let alone amiable, intimate friendship or companionship.