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In Money Love, Lauren Slater explores the importance of life. Whether it be animal life of human life, each are proven to be equal, but in different ways. In the chapter, Slater even questions whether her daughter’s life is more important than a monkey’s, along with the human population in general. There is a part to humans that makes us much more likely to value our own lives over an animals’. The question is: is there really more value to a human’s life?

An example of this is in the beginning of the story when she states “I get unreasonably angry with John sometimes.” (Perkins-Gilman, 1899). This shows that the narrator does not know why she feels or thinks the way she does sometimes. This may indicate to the reader that she is not the most reliable person. The reader can know this also by seeing how her feelings towards things change so rapidly. First, she hates the yellow wallpaper. She says “The wallpaper, as I said before, is torn off in spots, and it sticketh closer than a brother- they must have had perseverance as well as hatred,” “But I don’t mind it a bit- only the paper.” (Perkins-Gilman, 1899). She shows complete opposition but as time goes by, it changes. Later on, she states, “I’m getting really fond of the room in spite of the wallpaper, perhaps because of the wallpaper.” (Perkins-Gilman, 1899). According to the narrator, she is starting to feel better due to the wallpaper and she is fascinated by finding new things about the patterns she likes about the

In the short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, the two main characters, Maggie and Dee, are sisters who are very opposite to each other. Throughout the story, the girl’s differences become evident through their physical appearances, personalities, lifestyle decisions, and the way they feel about their heritage.

I believe that the short story clearly presents the stereotypes of rural Black women, and the challenges and struggles that African women faced with regard to heritage, personal fulfillment, and family relations as the past collided with the present realities. The concepts of family and Black women within this short story are highlighted by the fact that the three main characters among who the story revolves are all Black women and members of the same family. The clash of the past and future, personal fulfilment, heritage struggles, and the stereotyping of rural Black women is visible in the clear contrast of attitudes and ambitions of Dee and her boyfriend, who represent the future, and mama and her daughter Maggie, who in this case embody the past.

Intelligence plays a big role on trying to figure out which character is which race but it does not offer a definitive conclusion for either character. The story states, “We were eight years old and got F’s all the time. Me because I couldn’t remember what I read or what the teacher said. And Roberta because she couldn’t read at all and didn’t even listen to the

Hazel Lucas moved to the Great Plains as a little girl in 1914 when the Homestead act was at its peak. When she first visually perceived the land Hazel missed the grasslands and trees but visualized a possibility of making a living in the land. Hazel’s dad bought land when the homestead act took place. People lived in apertures or a sod house, which was prairie grass stacked on top. The Lucas family had a windmill to get water which not many families would have survived without it. The hardest obstacle for many people that colonized the foreign land was getting used to fires. With lightning, wind, heat, and grass that was combustible was an easy way to engender a fire. Charles Shaw was the crush of Hazel Lucas and they got espoused at the age

Crushes. We’ve all had them. On several occasions, these crushes can hold such a significant impact on our everyday decisions and influence us strongly. Jay Gatsby is a prime example of someone who takes this influence to an unhealthy level. Daisy Buchanan is his “crush”, the woman he toiled five years for; she is the basis of his wealth-the reason why he strives to achieve great economical success. His “crush” on her leads him to perceive her inaccurately, he envisions a more glorified version of her true persona and falls in love with this idea of her rather than the actual her. Chapter Five of

The Hazel Pete family believes that the "power" of the artifact maker is preserved in the artifact. The family believes this power allows a "communion" effect between the audience, the artifact, and the maker. Children of the Hazel Pete family, from the time they are babies, help with the gathering and learn to respect the sites. The Hazel Pete family knows when they go to the gathering sites, camp grounds, canoe landings, home sites, cemetery, and observe the rituals that they have a communion with the ancestors and share the future with the Hazel Pete

    Many people see the world and others differently. Just like the two sisters in “Everyday Use”, the two sisters in “Two Ways to Belong in America”, and the father in the letter/short essay “An Indian Father's Plea”. All these people have different past and things they’re going through. The two sisters in “Two Ways To Belong In America” both have their different stories from their past, one likes America the other does not because they betrayed her. Next, the father from “An Indian Father’s Plea” sees America differently because the school was labeled his kid a “slow learner” which made him upset. In addition, the two sisters from “ Everyday Use” argue about a quilt in which they both view differently

          The theme of appearance and reality more clearly comes through in the story "Everyday Use."  The older daughter in the story Dee/Wangero appears to be in touch with her heritage.  As Houston Baker and Charlotte Pierce-Baker point

Characterization is the most prevalent component used for the development of themes in Flannery O?Connor?s satirical short story ?Good Country People.? O?Connor artistically cultivates character development throughout her story as a means of creating multi-level themes that culminate in allegory. Although the themes are independent of each other, the characters are not; the development of one character is dependent upon the development of another. Each character?s feelings and behavior are influenced by the behavior of the others.

Characterization is the biggest component that helps build on the themes of identity in the short story “Good Country People” written by Flannery O’connor. The theme itself is dependent where as the characters are independent of each other. The characters behaviors build within each other.

In the two short stories “The Medicine Bag”  written by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve and “Who are you Today Maria” written by Judith Ortiz Cofer, the two characters have plenty of similarities and differences. In “The Medicine Bag”, a boy named Martin indulges in his Native American culture and grows closers to his Grandfather. Before even receiving the precious Medicine Bag, Martin feels self conscious with his heritage but then learns to somewhat embrace it. In “Who are you Today Maria” a girl goes through a closet and assembles an outfit that embodies her family. Maria’s teacher gives her classmates a decision to dress as a poem or a joke; and she chose to dress as a poem. Both stories have a manifold of similarities and differences involving  relationships with grandparents, attitudes towards culture, and how the character’s environment affects their sentiment.

This bitterness and sarcasm is revealed as strong characteristics of the narrator. Throughout the majority of the story, the narrator continues shows his distaste for any "happy" situation. Much like the hyphenated asides, Carver implements fragmented sentences behind description, to show the narrator pausing for a moment of color commentary.

A cultural code can be defined as a set of images or ethical behaviors that are associated with a specific group of people. Stereotypes are often associated with one’s ethical code to more or less predict or generalize how his identity or behavior will most likely develop throughout his lifetime. Cultural codes of all the different parts of the world help allow us to better understand people’s customs and their characteristics of their particular homeland. In the short story of “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie” by Junot Diaz we can clearly see all of the different cultural codes displayed in one story. Diaz demonstrates how the narrator’s speech and mannerisms change throughout the story depending on the female’s race or whether or not she is an “insider” or an “outsider.” In the short story of “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates, Oates describes the lifestyle of a fifteen year old girl named Connie. Connie is obsessed with her appearance and social life and is often scolded by her mother due to the ignorance of her mother and generational gap.