Madam Hoo Chapter Summaries

Jake is a [seemingly] mentally unstable drifter who wanders into town with muddled and fanatical plans for a socialist uprising. He seems to be bipolar and his tone is ever changing; from knowledgeable rationality to angrily aggressive in a split second. Jake’s first few weeks in town were spent at Biff Brannon's New York Café. After finally meeting someone that he could relate to, Singer, he decided to stay in town and takes a job as a carnival worker. He is obsessive in his aspiration to see the labor force rebel. Jake is the only one, out of all the main characters, who does not have one confidant other than Singer. Jake spent a substantial amount of time sharing his hopes and dreams with Singer. When Singer dies Jake has a very difficult

The three sisters are triplets so they look alike with long thick black hair, average builds just a carbon-copy of each other. Missy and Claire have the same style and taste, but are exact opposites in personality. Missy was popular, did not like to study, she would rather be reading Cosmopolitan but, she was also daring and brave. In the story she is the one who is dying to meet her twin and comes up with the idea to leave town to meet her while Claire is worried and not wanting to leave. Claire could be categorized as a nerd she loved; learning, homework, and every little thing about school. She was not as popular as Missy but she was known at school. Claire fits in so well with the nerds because she is also shy and worries easy. In the story when Missy leaves on the train, she doesn't want to come or even meet the third girl she wants to stay just the way she is now. Genevieve is the middle ground she likes school, but she doesn't hate it, she is the everyone knows but is not popular. Genevieve is caring nevertheless in the book she showed this trait when she went to go care for her grandmother and the other people in the nursing home every

An important theme in this book that the character of Jake displays very well is transformation. Through out the book, you see Mr. Gerbati take Jake through a “transformation journey” from stealing to stay alive, to becoming the son figure that Mr. Gerbati once had. Jake found a much better, healthier, and more stable father figure to live by everyday after meeting Mr. Gerbati, and being

Turtle/Alice - She is unbeautiful in my opinion. She dresses like a snob and she acts like a boy. No I wish she was like my sweet Angela, a lady that acts like a young lady. I wish she wouldn’t go around kicking people in the leg ouch!! Jake - My husband Jake Wexler is a doctor but i wish he didn’t work so much and would spend time with his family for once in his life. I also wish he wasn’t the bookie!! That’s right I know my husband is the bookie and I hate it I hate it. I

It's not about anyone else, it's only about who he is. But Chris took it too far by not accepting others help when he needed it. He also seemed to think that when others offered him help it was proof that they didn’t understand who he was, so he was offended by many people’s offers to help

Jake is consciously aware that there is a problem, which is more than can be said about his friends. Perhaps the people that surround Jake are the issue, though. His close friends and the people whom he travels with include Lady Brett Ashley, Robert Cohn, Bill, and Mike. Brett, the target of Jake’s unrequited affections, is likely someone whom he should stop spending time with; however, it seems that he just can’t get away from her. She is a very strong and independent woman who isn’t known to behave in a traditionally feminine way. Jakes does remark that although she is very independent, “She can’t go anywhere alone.” Robert Cohn is a Jewish, wealthy expatriate; but unlike many of his friends, did not spend any time in the war. Cohn also falls head over heels in love with Brett, who soon rejects his affections as well. As a wealthy, Jewish, non war veteran Cohn stands out in the group and his fumbling attempts to court Brett are the source of much mockery and leads to many fights. Bill is also an American veteran who seems to be always drinking. He tends to use humor to try and deal with the emotional scars of war; however, is not immune to the immaturity and cruelty sometimes characterized by Jake and his friends. Finally, Mike is a very heavy drinking Scottish war veteran who is completely bankrupt. He is seen to have a terrible temper, which most often displays while he is drunk. Mike is also not comfortable with the

In the article "Lady Of The Library" by Jolina Petersheim, Jolina shares a life-changing event that occurred when she was a young child. This event sculpted her to become a writer when she became an adult. When Jolina was 10 years old, her mother took her to the library to choose books to read. Jolina's mother was not content with a book she had brought home, therefore, decided to take her back to the library to exchange it. When they returned to the library Jolina met the librarian who changed her life. The librarian introduced Jolian the book titled I Capture the Castle! by Dodie Smith. At first, Jolina was not excited by the book but decided to give it a try. As she started reading it soon became hooked and didn't want to stop ready. Her

Jake is a "normal" kid that has mismatched eyes, wrestles, likes Budapest fire mustard, and has a tendency to have embarrassing moments. Lucy, another character, "has killer kung-fu moves and can haggle for a granola bar in six different languages." TJ, the last friend, fences, loves donuts, and uses a lot of hand sanitizer. They seem like an unlikely trio of friends, but their chemistry works.

A really great website for Mrs. Joaquin to do some research on CKD is www.davita.com. This website explains the disease, treatment option, how to prepare for dialysis, and foods that are healthy for people with CKD. This website is managed and updated by the DaVita’s renal dietitian. Another resource for Mrs. Joaquin to look into would be www.kidney.org. This website is managed by the National Kidney Foundation and is updated frequently. The website explains the disease very well and discusses multiple topics pertaining to CKD. A third website that gives a great explanation of the disease is www.kidneyfund.ord. This website is organized and controlled by the American Kidney Fund. These websites are good resources for Mrs. Joaquin to learn about

However, Jake is not married, nor does he live with a woman in Paris. The characters of the

She sees Jake as an unintelligent, brainless, violence obsessed marine who doesn’t deserve a place in her program. As time progresses, Grace grows fond of Jake, his helpful tendencies and selflessness.

Chris has a selective group of friends that he really enjoys himself with. When one of

Holly is a mysterious women as we get introduced in the first chapter of the novel “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” by Truman Capote. The narrator that's been away for 10 years goes back to the upper East Brownstone where he used to live with the mysterious Holly Golightly. It was a raining night and the narrator receives a call from Joe the owner of a bar around the corner, with news about Holly Golightly. The narrator hearing that there might be news about Holly took a cab to the bar not caring about the rain. Joe tells him that the information was from another tenant of the brownstone apartment I.Y. Yunioshi, a magazine photographer. Joe tells the story that Yunioshi tells him about Holly that he encountered in Africa. He tells the story about

Floey has just turned thirteen and her aunt, who she has not seen for years, sends her the present of a training bra. Floey does not need this but poses for a picture which her friend sends to Aunt Sarah. Now Floey is afraid of meeting her aunt when she comes to her house for her sister’s wedding. After the wedding, Aunt Sarah leaves her two kids for two weeks, while she goes on a trip to Alaska, at Floey’s house and she is forced to look after her cousins.

The daughter of Japanese immigrants to the United States, Mitsuye Yamada was born in Japan during her mother’s return visit to her native country. In 1942, she and her family were incarcerated and then relocated to a camp in Idaho. The Executive Order 9066 signed by President Roosevelt in February 1942 was the reason Mitsuye and her family were incarcerated. The Japanese attack on Pearl Habor in December 1941, gave military authorities the right to remove any and all persons from “military areas.”