Honesty In A Ruined Relationship

The short story “Life in the age of the mimis” written by Domingo Martinez is about two poor Latina girls dressing in the best clothes with top brand, acting like rich valley girls when in reality they don’t have much money. Throughout the story Martinez shows how the delusion of fame and fortune was an escape of their life, ultimately sending the message that a delusion may help one escape harsh reality, however delusions can weaken one's connections to their culture.

Connie on the other hand is affected by the pop culture of her time. The pop culture works as Connie’s connection from the real world to her fantasy world. “Connie sat with her eyes closed in the sun, dreaming and dazed with the warmth about her as if this were a kind of love, the caresses of love, and her mind slipped over onto thoughts of the boy she had been with the night before and how nice he had been, how sweet it always was, not the way someone like June would suppose but sweet, gentle, the way it was in movies and promised in songs;”(Oates 211). Connie enjoys escaping her life by listening to music and daydreaming about boys. She gets her fantasies about romance mostly from songs on the radio. The happiness she finds with boys is mostly fixed on these romantic fantasies and not the boys themselves. When Arnold shows up at her house, she finds herself entranced by him. ““Bobby King?” she said. “I listen to him all the time. I think he’s great.””(Oates 212). Since she notices that Arnold is playing the same music she listens to she lowers her guard a little. She lowers her guard because the music he is listening to makes her think that he is around her age.

When on the verge of an unintentional high school genocide spree, the reality of and truth behind a bond can most definitely shine a light. The 80’s-prominent musical Heathers breaks apart what was once Veronica’s silly dream of being popular and abandoning what could be defined as true friendship to being in a toxic relationship with her school’s next big psychopath in the span of just one semester. Throughout the musical, you can find the definition of thin and thick friendship and how it begins to alter as the plot thickens.

deeper into the Hollywood world of sex, drugs, and deceit. Faye's selfishness not only shatters her

The historical context of this story is set back in the 1960’s. Using the historical approach we can see that the main character Connie was an average teen-ager of the time, with an overbearing mother, a workaholic father, and a sister who everyone wants her to be like instead of being herself. This story takes us on a tour of 1960s suburban neighborhood, from the viewpoint of a teenager: drive-ins, dating, restaurants, shopping malls, movie theaters, and "ranch"-type homes.

The book “Sold” by Patricia McCormick takes the reader and lets them experience life through the eyes of a 13 year old girl. This girls name is lakshmi. Since her society, like others, overemphasizes the value of money and objects, Lakshmi makes the mistake of prioritizing financial support for her family over everything else, including her safety, dignity and any shot at success.

Vanessa and Cynthia had been childhood friends they have always shared everything from toys, books, money to clothes, and were always part of the same circle of friends. They are both Mexican Americans and both considered their background to be something fundamental in their upbringing. Although Cynthia and Vanessa share some similarities, they also come from different family structures; Vanessa comes from a family where domestic violence has been a constant and promiscuity has been something she has been exposed to from an early age by her father’s affairs with different women.

Scorned by the world at large as a young girl, Claire Zachanassian calls for the destruction and murder of one Alfred Ill, her ex-lover who caused her original demise. Without this money, this power, none of this would have happened. Claire’s entire identity is based upon money, and she states “everything can be bought.” (31). Jaded and cold, jumping from husband to husband, Claire mirrors the rich businessmen of today, running through marriages and companies with a wave of their hands, simply because they can afford it.

Taylor finds an opening as the lead role in a movie casting in New York, but she lives in California. Will she leave her friends, her family, her everything? As Taylor is trying to make up her mind, it’s not helping that her best friend, Jackie, is trying to sabotage her thoughts and portfolio filled with headshots. Taylor’s portfolio is the only thing she can mail to the director. She has one shot at her dream. With a little magic and help of a lucky pair of shoes, Taylor might be one of the best actresses the world has ever seen.

The two should be sisters, struggling to co-own the toy store their parents left them. Let's lean into their opposing points of views on running the store in the first act. While one may enjoy toys and “magic”, both should feel “stuck” in their lives and wanting to escape the path laid out for them for something different, something more.

"Popular girls" is a short story from 2001 by Karen Shephard. She is born and raised in New York and her work has been published in several papers. The short-story sets in the early 80's where we get some insight in the life of five rich and popular girls. They are self-centered and don't have the slightest interest in other people. Their entire life is about maintaining their image as a group. The setting is New York, which is the riches city in the US. The city is also known as The big Apple and The city that never sleeps. This reflects in the mentality of these girls. They do speed, and not weed, because they want to get through school as fast as possible. They want to live life in the fast-lane and do extravagant things.

               Dorian meets a young, naïve girl, Sibyl Vane, who is an actress in a small theatre. Dorian immediately falls in love with her. After a play one night, Dorian gets angry with Sibyl because she does not want to be an actress anymore. “There’s more to life than just one passion,” says Sibyl. Now that she has met Dorian, she says she will never be a good actress again. Dorian says, “You have killed my love,” and “You are shallow and stupid.” Dorian’s influence on Sibyl causes her to be shallow and vain like him. She wants to marry Dorian for his looks and money. Dorian wants to marry her for her beauty and acting. Both Dorian and Sibyl used each other to get what they want. Dorian’s words affect Sibyl so much that she commits suicide. Dorian is also affected by his words. When he goes home that night, he notices “a touch of cruelty in the mouth,” of his portrait. Dorian’s portrait has begun to reflect his soul.

It never mattered what Maria and her friend did together. The two of them could sit on the sidewalk watching paint dry and it would be the highlight of their year. The rare times they’d seen each other over the past five years were never conventional. When they traveler had asked if they were high school friends, they had to pause before they said yes. Sure, they’d been friends since they were 15 and 16, but their circumstances had brought them to a place beyond the prison of adolescence. She can still feel the chill of the first place they were together outside of the grounds of confidentiality half a decade later.

Leah and her friend, Josey, have been best friends since they were in kindergarten. They live next door to each other, right on the shore of the beach. Leah is tall and muscular. She has brown hair and eyes as blue as the ocean. She is on both the soccer and surf team. Leah doesn’t really enjoy school. In contrast, her best friend, Josey, has hair like the golden sky on a sunny day and chocolate brown eyes. She is short and skinny. Josey is on the mathletes team and loves school. They seem like opposites of each other but they do have a lot in common. Josey and Leah both love hanging out at their favorite cafe, The Beachside Cafe. Also, they both love all marine animals and really enjoy spending their free time at the beach. Josey and Leah do everything they can to help animals. For example, they volunteer at the SPCA and sell crafts to raise money to donate to wild animal rescue groups.

The theater was pitch-black, as Vanessa crept her way forward, approaching the end of the barrier that separated the entrance from the seating area. Before Vanessa turned the corner, possibly exposing herself to a crowd unknown movie patrons (albeit, with limited light) — BOOM! — a massive explosion from the movie startled her. She looked around furiously (regaining control over her consciousness), frantically attempting to discern what had just happened. Before identifying the source of the sound, she realized with great remorse of her current dilemma.