Plot Summary Of Libby Strout

            The story unfolds as the nameless narrator’s condition is revealed.  She is a common woman

Through characterisation, the author is able to construct representations of disempowerment. One of the most important characters in the story is “Fat Maz” and her parents. In the story, the main character is portrayed as being fat, unmotivated to do anything and living a very bland life. For example,

Helen is the protagonist because she deals with changing her attitude towards people who are not like her or the other girls in the class. The story is told in her point of view and what she thinks of Myra. Helen is a flat character because there are not many details about her. Her thoughts mostly tell about what she thinks of Myra. Finally, Helen is a static character. Helen goes through the journey of understanding what it takes to reach out to someone that is considered “rotten smelling” and “withdrawn”. She does not like this and fears that the other girls will view her the same way. At first it seems that Helen will be friends with Myra and accept that she is different. Unfortunately, at the end of the story when Myra gives her one of her birthday gifts Helen thinks she will, “give it away, I thought, I won't ever play with it. I would let my little brother pull it

One artistic aspect of the book is that Stockett chose to tell the story from three different women’s perspectives. Using this stylistic technique helps keep the reader more engaged in the book. Each woman, whether it be Aibileen, Minny, or Skeeter, uses a

Sophie introduces herself in the story as a nerdy, outcasted teenage girl, “I always thought of myself as a free-floating one-celled amoeba, minding my own business. The other kids at school were all parts of a larger organism. . . Not particularly noticed, definitely not appreciated, just an amoeba swimming around aimlessly” (9). Sophie feels as if she does not belong where she grew up, she has always felt like she was on the outside. Her father, a drug dealer and felon, left her mother when she was first born. Because of her extreme self-esteem issues, Sophie blames herself for her father leaving. She recalls what she believes happened when she was born, “When Mom was a teenager, I started making her belly fat. And then my dad left. And then I was born too soon. And he came back to get us.

Equally important in the story is the use of characterization to show the reader exactly who the protagonist in the story is and what kind of life she is living, we first read of her sisters and how they act in contrast to the protagonist: “I [the narrator] wasn't even pretty or nice like my older sisters and I just couldn't do the girl things they could

The appearance of the main character plays probably the most crucial role in the foundation of her personality. From the description given by the author, it is seen that she is a good-looking young girl with long blond hair. She liked spending time in front of the mirror, examining herself from head to toes. She knew that she was beautiful and this knowledge also provided her with a sense of superiority over her

Sammy, deemed to be the protagonist of the story, is nothing short of the typical nineteen year old, full of insecurity and self doubt, working an average job at a local supermarket. He’s desperate to break out of hometown, desperate to leave behind the people like Stokesie and Lengel, who he perceives to be just some “scared pigs in a chute”, but struggles to find an escape route. That is, until he encounters Queenie, a girl who lives a life Sammy can only dream of. Queenie resembles everything Sammy wants to be. She is a natural leader, hence the nickname “Queenie” awarded to her by Sammy. She’s also proud, and confident. She doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her and loves herself without apology. So when Queenie offers Sammy the opportunity to transform himself into the person he only dreamed of being; a rebellious, confident and fearless spirit with little regard for anyone else, Sammy jumps at it. As a result, Sammy makes a rash decision to quit, in hopes of following Queenie to her sophisticated world outside of the A&P supermarket. Sammy’s rash decision to quit was an attempt to escape, live a new and exciting life, but falls short when the girls leave him behind and reality slaps him in the

The three female Characters (Connie, Her mother and her sister) are perfect examples of the effects of the drastic changes in the late 1960’s. Connie is portrayed as an average teenager. She is always wrapped up in herself and thinks she has all the answers. “She knew she was pretty and that was everything.”(p.120), “Her mother was so simple, Connie thought, that it was maybe cruel to fool her so much.”( p.124). Connie’s mother symbolizes an older era. Woman in her time were viewed as good for only two things, domestic house work and the bearing of children. It is clear that Connie mother is a little envies of her. "Stop gawking at yourself. Who are you? You think you're so pretty?"(p.120). The society that Connie is growing up in is allowing more freedom for her then her mother had. To Connie’s mother, Connie is a consist remainder of what she has lost(her beauty) and what she could have been. This is way

The narrator influenced the theme as she was being shaped into a person she did not want to be. Her mother continuously pushed her to be less like a tomboy and more like a typical girl. The narrator viewed the word “girl” as something she had to

2. The story cannot be looked at as being written for thin people, but for fat people; so health concerns are not brought up, mobility, and so on. What Britt is doing is showing how a worry and stress free life will lead to a happier life in general. Showing typical characteristics is against the point she is trying to make by writing this story. She reflects on the lifestyle of fat people and instead of harrying them, she uplifts their lifestyle by showing the pros of it.

“Geraldine Moore the Poet”, by Toni Cade Bambara, is a story told in third person that centers on a girl who has lost her home. There are two major settings in the story. The first is at her building. This is an important setting because that is where she finds out that she has lost her house. It is where she sees her items in boxes and has to eat tomato soup for dinner instead of chicken and dumplings. This is also an important setting because it fuels Geraldine’s pessimistic feelings and the way she acts in the second major setting. The second setting is in Mrs. Scott’s classroom when Geraldine is asked to write a poem. This setting is important because it builds up to the final theme. Furthermore on the setting, the story takes place during recessed times in the city. It is most likely in the city because on the way home, Geraldine passes by a hot dog man, which is common in the city but uncommon elsewhere. It is in recessed times because the hot dog man’s business does not seem to be faring well, and neither does Geraldine’s. This is because they are living in recessed times when the economy is not doing well. The major moods in the story are sympathy and hope. It is sympathy because all of these unfortunate things are happening to Geraldine and she seems currently to have a

Sarah had and might have some intellectual setbacks. She is below her peers intellectually and has had some learning deficiencies with articulation, mathematics, and chemistry. At the age of 12 her father died and that was when she had taken a turn for the worse. Argued and fought, had gotten a boyfriend who made her feel bad about her weight and lowered her self-esteem. Mother had found diet pills in Sarah’s room, but Sarah lied about them. During Sarah’s interview she was asked if there was anything she would change about herself and she said that if she could change anything it would be her appearance. She

“Adults, older girls, shops, magazines, newspapers, window signs - all the world had agreed that a blue eyed, yellow-haired, pink-skinned doll was what every girl child treasured. ‘Here,’ they said, ‘this is beautiful, and if you are on this day ‘worthy’ you may have it” (Morrison 20). One day, a new student, named Maureen Peal, arrives at the school Pecola attended. She fit the bill for society’s beauty standards: pampered, light-skinned and a green eyed black girl. “A high-yellow dream child with long brown hair braided into two lynch ropes that hung down her back. She was rich, at least by our standards, as rich as the richest of white girls, swaddled in comfort and care. The quality of her clothes threatened to derange Frieda and me” (Morrison 62). She intimidates Pecola and her school friends with her beauty and possessions. They envy her because she has what they desire. “If she was cute - and if anything could be believed, she was - then we were not. And what did that mean? We were lesser. Nicer, brighter, but still lesser. Dolls we could destroy, but we could not destroy the honey voices of parents and aunts, the obedience in the eyes of our peers, the slippery light in the eyes of our teachers when they encountered the Maureen Peals of the world” (Morrison 74). Maureen’s character emphasizes the desire for an “easier” life just because of her physical appearance. Both black and white people treat Maureen with equal respect. It is as if following society's guidelines give her a fast pass throughout her

The main character of this story is Emily Grierson. The author does a good job of introducing her to the story noting in the first sentence, “When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral…” (Bohner 404). From the beginning the reader gets a sense of interest in Emily and that she was played an important role in her town. Emily’s character as described by the narrator is very consistent. She was raised as a person of wealth who was sheltered from the outside world. Emily seems to have a lack of finesse when dealing with other people finesse, a person of wealth and class should have. Emily’s character was strong yet weak at the same time and the narrator notes this in her altercation with the druggist. “She carried her head high enough-even