Katherine Gittes Quotes

This quote about a duck that lived amongst the prisoners of war at Ofuna exemplifies how the prisoners would take solace in wherever they could find it. The prisoners named the duck Gaga, and would feed it a portion of their already very small rations and also cared for its broken leg. Seeking solace is a motif throughout Unbroken. Many found solace in religion by praying, such as those who were on the island of Funafuti during the air raid. The prisoners of war found comfort in Gaga’s presence because it helped them keep their mind off the fact that they were being starved and abused. The guards at Ofuna were irritated by the uplift in the mood of the prisoners and saw the duck as a way to get under their skin. The Japanese guards did not

Caroline Gordon creates the character of Alice Blair as one who adheres to the traditional side of marriage. She is relocated by her family to Kentucky to find a suitable cousin to marry so the family bloodline will continue. Unbeknownst to her, her bloodline is tainted and she is spurned by Nick Llewellyn from marrying into his bloodline (John) because her own father (who is a distant cousin) squanders all of his land and money: “I haven’t got anything against her personally. . . . It’s her blood . . . I don’t want my property to go to any of her blood. . . .”

Many events took place during the Mary Day celebration and each of the characters contributes differently to the celebration. To begin with, Neil for the umpteenth time asks June to marry her and she finally says yes. On page 222 Neil says to June "I came over here planning to ask you, for the hundredth time, to marry me'… 'All right,' she said. ' Let's get married.' " This quote indicates that June is finally going to get married to Neil after such a long wait.

Cassie Logan: A Brave Young Woman Courage is when you are scared to do Something but you do it anyways because you know it is the right thing to do. This is proved by a girl named Cassie Logan in the book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry By Mildred D. Taylor. Cassie is an outspoken and sassy girl. She also does not understand the world as it is.

The character Madame Defarge plays a role as one of the leading villains in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, whose actions turn out to be one of the major causes of the French Revolution in the book. The main influence of Madame Defarge's hatred is fueled by a self-centered issue that was germinated by another family who happens to be aristocratic. In Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Madame Defarge is justified in her hatred against the St. Evremonde family because her sister was raped and her brother was killed by the two patriarchs.

The viewer sees a private eye and beautiful client. First thought, "It’s definitely another Hollywood crime drama." On the surface, Chinatown has all the elements of a film noir: the presence of a beautiful but dangerous woman, otherwise known as the femme fatale, a gritty urban setting, compositional tension (highly contrasting light and dark colors or oblique camera angles), and themes of moral ambiguity and alienation. Chinatown, however, is different. Polanski shot Chinatown with color film, and though his colors do appear especially vivid, color film precludes the contrast intensity that black and white film offers. In addition, Evelyn is not the classic femme fatale. Though Jake mistakes her for her husband’s killer at first, Mrs.

Upon watching Chinatown, a film colored with the theme of Post-Nietzschean existentialism, one begins to question what the value of social order really is after learning that the individual in power is crooked in his intentions. A patriarchal hierarchy is depicted in Noah Cross’ character, as he is clearly defined as a rich man who possesses nothing but money, power, and manipulation skills that have carried him to success. This film in general was one in which everything came into question at one point or another, as it seemed to have a mysterious mood in which details were given but were not explained in context. Once it is discovered by Jake Gittis that Hollis Mulwray was most likely murdered for questioning Cross’ ownership of the water,

When Los Angeles private investigator Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is hired by a faux Evelyn Mulwray to investigate her husband's suspicious activities, Gittes believes it's a simple case of dishonesty. However, Jake's investigation soon becomes everything but simple when he meets the real Mrs. Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) and realizes he was hired by a fraud. Mr. Mulwray's sudden death sets Gittes a trail of scandalous intentions, deceit and family secrets as Evelyn's father (John Huston) becomes a suspect in further perplexing case. The film Chinatown is set in 1930’s Los Angeles, with the populace torn between a choice for the water supply. With water being a main motif in the film as it appears in both a negative and a positive aspect.

In Patrick Süskind’s novel, Perfume, disease and illness signify and demonstrate when Grenouille has lost or he has no hope/drive. An example of when Grenouille falls ill is when Grenouille after failing in his distillation experiments at Baldini’s shop falls mortally ill, “When it finally became clear to him that he had failed, he halted his experiments and fell mortally ill (100).”. In this quote the use of negative and harsh diction, with words such as failed, halted, and mortally, have a definite feel of harsh, hopeless, and utter defeat for Grenouille. He does get immediately after learning about other methods of distillation, this example shows a definite cycle for disease and illness for the novel and for the characters who live long

BREAKING NEWS: A missing man, Lysander, and a woman, Hermia, have been found after they eloped from Athens a few days ago. The two disappeared from Hermia’s residence but were found safe and well, though confused, at the outskirts of a nearby forest.

“L.A. Confidential” comes out with a full expanse of 1950s Los Angeles, a film noir paradise of knee-weakening glamor and smoldering evilly blended together with little dirty secret. The main theme the film focuses on is the form of corruption that has deep roots in the town. Wish-fulfilling whores, drugs, mobsters and brutally racist cops resemble the movie stars. The actors all have the ambition of dragging the movie to the gutter; the films reach its best in terms of achievement.

Krystyna and her family however have some similarities from Pavel Friedmann like one thing is that neither of them had an easy life during the war. Another thing is that they both lived in the ghetto through their lives. Also that they were both Jewish which the Nazis hated. As well as both technically getting out of the ghetto. Neither people had luxury obviously, neither one could get peace because it was when the Nazis were in power and murdering thousands of Jews including Pavel these were dark times.

This book is suspenseful. Nick and Amy Dunne both described their marriage positively at the beginning of the book. Although, marriage isn’t always what you think it’s going to be. It’s not as easy as what they thought it would be. Gone Girl gets deeper into manipulation, power, and control with the characters in their dysfunctional marriage.

Surprise burst upon Tyna’s face. She opened her mouth to speak, but no words followed.

There is one quote that speaks to me the most, “I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they are great and noble” By Helen Keller. This quote in a way represents how I deal with many situations. I believe that the more enthusiasm and care you give your small tasks, will result in a better outcome.