Pancakes Short Story

Everybody wants to be perfect. People want to have control of their lives, yet life does not work that way. In the short story, “Pancakes,” Joan Bauer wrote about, Jill, the main character, controlling her work at a pancake house. One Sunday when Jill was working, a group of tourists arrived at the pancake house. Jill was the only waitress working so she had to balance her “perfect” work as customers come in. Jill tries to do her “perfect” way, but with customers in and out of the restaurant, the stress she has makes her fail at being perfect. The author’s overall argument in "Pancakes" is that it is impossible to be perfect through the use of foreshadowing, simile, and the first-person-point-of-view.

Then Connie went through this whole change that altered her world. Surely, Connie still has that determination that made her want to gain maturity and have the cleverness to hide stuff from her parents. She still has a double life, however, one of those lives might take some time to reappear. The point of view in third person limited is what makes this story what it is. The point of view has shown that Connie somewhat thinks she knows what other characters are thinking throughout the story, sometimes the point of view seems to shift, and what the author accomplishes by choosing this narration. The epiphany Connie has had about growing up in the world has changed and she will now learn how frightening the actual world

The point of view is perfect for this book while third person omniscient could have worked, it wouldn’t have given all the feelings and what the character was really like. The ever-changing first person worked because the book is about an accident, which everyone has mixed views about. If the novel was not this point of view it would

When first introduced to the narrator, readers quickly pick up on how observant she is to the world around her. However as the novel draws to a close, many quick events take place with little to no explanation or commentary from the

Many people do not have the chance to live out their dream; a sundry amount have to settle for more attainable goals. Future presidents became dentists and rock stars turn into nurses. There is a limited population who can walk up every morning completely satisfied with their life path; McTeague is one of the lucky few. He is a man who took the remnants of his deceased mother’s wealth and pursued his dream. Some might fantasize of bigger homes or fancier cars, but McTeague dreamed of a little dental parlor. His dream of starting up a business can seem rather small, but McTeague is content with his one shop. The narrator however disapproves of McTeague’s ambitions and belittles the protagonist through choice of structure and condescending

This story is told in the first person point of view. The author chose the story to be first person to build a connection with the reader, and to tell stories from their own perspective, since they are more reliable than being told by someone else. First person also allows the reader to create a relationship with the protagonist and get to to know the character by the choices he made and the life experiences he had.

He explains his observations of his mother, a waitress, while he was growing up. As a waitress, she memorized which customer ordered what and all the cook times for each meal. She learned to multi-task and work smart. Making every move count. She also took into account all of the emotional behaviors of her customers and fellow co-workers.

Lastly, Janie’s confidence to refute cultural norms also proves Their Eyes Were Watching God empowers women. After silencing herself through two marriages, Janie exhibits her freedom through speaking up for her beliefs. Secondly, after listening to Nanny, Janie realizes she can achieve any dream she was with perseverance. Lastly, Janie’s confidence allows her to break free from the traditional role of a woman and live a better

Janie’s relationship with Logan, her first husband, is seen as unacceptable to her due to his old age and the fact that Janie did not have any say in the marriage. Due to Janie’s opposition to being with Logan, he “seem(s) violent without actually committing violence”. Hurston uses Tea Cake’s youth and the fact that Janie was not forced into a relationship with him to make Tea Cake appear to be a ‘better’ person than Logan. However, Tea Cake is the one who actually whipped Janie. Tea Cake commits many violent acts, but because of his attractiveness, Tea Cake is excused “even when he executes violence” (Harris, 92). Tea Cake had shown signs of abuse and had a gambling addiction, whereas Logan was verbally cruel to Janie, but never physically hurt her. Hurston emphasizes the faults of society through Tea Cake and his effect on Janie. Tea Cake is the cruelest of Janie’s husbands, but the way he is presented makes it seem as if he is the best of them. Tea Cake, representing society, initially encourages Janie to be strong, then molds her into an object of his pleasing. In Janie’s mind, Tea Cake is perfect and cannot make mistakes, even after he whipped her. Mrs. Turner, who lives in the Everglades, believes that Tea Cake is too colored for Janie and that she needs to be with a lighter skinned man, like her brother. She pushes her brother

Point of view shifts throughout this novel. Sometimes we witness a scene through Nancy’s eyes, sometimes through Smith’s, sometimes through a law officers. At other times the omniscient author takes over. Is this variation effective? Why?

Through the use of foreshadowing, similes, and first-person point of view, the author’s overall argument in “Pancakes” was to show that it is impossible to be perfect in life. First, foreshadow that the author used in the story was to emphasize Jill’s control over her flawless life to when she loses control. Then, similes were to provide more details and descriptive images on Jill’s skills compared to a hawk which becomes a disaster when a mob of tourists arrives looking like lions. Finally, the first point of view, the story shows Jill’s thoughts and her feelings in how she managed to stay perfect because of her full perception on her problems. As a result, based on Jill’s story in “Pancakes,” life cannot be controlled in a perfect

In addition, Chiger utilizes point of view to present her own thoughts and experiences, further pushing the themes. The whole book is written in first person, meaning the author is narrating and explaining everything.

In the 1st person point of view the reader sees the story unfold from the perspective of the narrator. Many novels use this convention such as classics like Catcher in the Rye and Treasure Island. This point of view allows the reader to sympathize with the narrator/main character and place themselves in the lives of these characters. Because of this, however, 1st person narration is limited and biased. The narrator can only know what is taking place around them and even then, the narrator can be considered unreliable due to being able to change certain

In the story the reader gets a feel for what Mollie is experiencing during her day as her husband Gerald. Charlotte Perkins Gilman does an amazing job getting her point across using the third-person limited omniscient point of view. At the end of the story Gerald is now conscious of new views and feelings about women that he never had before. Without Gilman’s use of the third-person limited omniscient point of view the reader wouldn’t have gotten that much out of the

When her family moves to a new town Jill does all the stuff no one else wants to do such as volunteering for the grunge jobs ( line 82). To get people to like her she would bake world-class cookies for high school bake sales and Join clubs no matter how much effort or time it took ( lines 80-81). She basically did stuff to get people to like her. Like most people when you move or go somewhere new you want to be on people's good side.