Prayers Won't Help Keep Us Warm

Change/ Development: Aided by his physical characteristics such as the hair that “fell into his face”, Jeannette’s father appears peculiar. In effect, his unruly appearance and nature draws the conclusion that life could be “a bit scary”. Yet due to the age of Jeannette and her siblings, life could still be considered “a lot of fun”.

Katerina, like July, is also in need of an empathic, effective confrontation with special regard to reflection of feeling to deal with her ambivalence toward her family and her professional life. On one hand Katerina states that family comes first. That she ‘would like to be there when she is needed; that she ‘wants’ to prepare her children’s meals and help with their homework. But on the other hand she is so busy at

As Antonio is forced to develop into a more independent and well-informed young man, he must come to terms with the harsh realities in the outside world from which he was shielded during his early childhood. He encounters the truth behind what happens at Rosie’s—while he has always been told that Rosie is “evil, not evil like a witch, but evil in other ways” (34), he does not learn of the nature of that “evil”—and that his brother is partaking in it (165); Antonio even begins to have dreams that are far more “intense” than any he has previously experienced (70). Antonio must also confront the reality of the hardships of loss, as the people around him with whom he is acquainted—and even those he loves—die at the hands of others. This is particularly important in Antonio’s exploration of religion, as he begins to question why an all-powerful God would allow his loved ones to die, and why such a deity would not sentence those who killed them to hell (186). Antonio’s loss of innocence is finally and forcefully demonstrated at the end of the novel, when he speaks to his mother “as a man,” commanding her to take the younger (and still “innocent”) children inside (269). This is doubly important, as it demonstrates not only that Antonio has lost enough of his innocence to be speaking “as a man,” but also that he recognizes innocence in others and strives to protect them from what he has

With each thing her father does including punishing her for her owl, and losing his temper frequently, she finds her self more independent because she has her own thoughts and beliefs that are different from her father.

Kath thinks that Kevin has bias against her and got angry. Helen is a round character in the story. “ the girls picking on me were secretly miserable or something”(McNaughton,65). It shows that Helen does not have a good friendship with other people. When Kath asked her about Robyn, her reacion was “Helen ducked her head like she’d been hit” (Mcnaughton,63). It shows that Helen is a kind of unconfident and timid. Although she is quite, she still want to prove herself and change other people’s view about her. She participated the talent show auditions with Kevin and it was successful at last. Both Helen and Kevin recieved a big round of applause. Helen proves that she sings well. “I had a feeling no one would ever call her Mouse again” (McNaghton,67). This sentence show that other people change their views about Helen. She gets complimented from Chirstine who is the popular girl. She becames more confident. Kevin is a static character. He never changes his personality. He not only helps Helen but also cares about kath. “Queen of nothing now” (McNaghton,67). This sentence show that his thoughts don’t change too. He thinks that Kath isn’t the queen of the

The minister then questions her but after his unsuccessful attempt, Mother’s actions become a scandal throughout the town because “any deviation from the ordinary course of life in this quiet town was enough to stop all progress in it” (C670). This does not bother Mother and she successfully continues with her plans. By overcoming this alienation both characters achieve feminine empowerment.

The drastic changes in Maris’ life forced her to reevaluate the way the thought about everyday existence. The way she goes about living is drastically different than those around her. Mairs commented on her own life saying, “Of late, I have begun to catch myself wondering how people can propel themselves without canes” (Mairs 67). She has become used to her disability and this has created a disconnect between her and the rest of the world. While others are free of even giving a thought to what she handles everyday, she has a adapted into a way of thinking that accommodates to her life. Even the way she perceived others interactions was changed and she feared that any act of kindness from others was out of pity and shame. The author has completely altered the way she interacts with the world because of just one single part of her life. People become used to thinking of their lives in a certain way, not objectively as just a part of society. Throughout her emotional journey, she had to accept who she was.

After spending time with her elderly relative, the girl sees that the worst thing you could do to another person “is to make them feel as if they are worth nothing” (Ortiz 3). This ordeal causes her to learn that what she says and how she behaves could be hurtful and upsetting to others. Because of this event, Connie would most likely become more thoughtful of them. In addition, the teen starts “to consider a number [she] hadn’t thought much about” (Ortiz 3) and begins to understand Abuela better. The girl feels terrible and sorry since she had made her grandmother feel like she was worthless. Zero becomes a more significant number to her life, and she realizes that she should not act towards others like she had. In conclusion, Constancia’s experiences with her grandparent made her more mature and considerate, changing her self-centered

Finally, at the end of the story, a switching of personalities occurs, as the reader becomes aware that there is more to the girls' relationship than initially appears.  A close introspection actually reveals neither the interpretation of Katherine, the shrew, as an irritable and hateful woman, nor Bianca, the universally sweet daughter with a mild

Life, because of her nature is willing to try new things, welcomes the challenges that marriage bring. The challenge of becoming a wife, which is a serious one, quickly alters Life’s daily activities. All parties cease and her mouth tell others that she has changed. “All my old ways are over…I have now become a woman” (Head 353), is how Life exposes her transformation as a new wife. Kegoletile is not nearly as overbearing and demanding as Lesego, but still provokes change in Neo. Perfectly fine with her prissy ways manner she is forced to change when her aunt gives her a rude awakening concerning a marriage with

Her character is torn because not only is her family against her, her beloved friend Carl is moving also. She begins her thought process about staying on the Divide. She thinks of her father and her conversation with Ivar, and although she seems hesitant at first, she decides to remain on the Divide and cultivate a new system for the land.

The girl distrusts her mother and believes her to be out of touch, while helping her father in "his real work" (468). Surprisingly, the girl's desire to avoid the manifestation of her femininity in womanly tasks, such as cooking and cleaning, influences her into feeling that her mother is "plotting now to get [her] to stay in the house [. . ]. and keep [her] from working for [her] father" (469). The girl chooses to dismiss her mother, thereby dismissing her own future role as a housewife.

her father tries to change who she is and force her into a gender role

The above passages can also be seen as placing an emphasis on the degradation Baptista inflicts on Katherine for coming across as the opposite of an ideal woman. Unlike Bianca, who comes across as mild-mannered and respectful to others, Katherine is established as an antagonistic woman who lashes out at those around her on the slightest provocation. But while her threat to "comb [Hortensio's] noodle with a three-legg'd stool/And paint [his] face, and use [him] like a fool" accentuates her fiery personality, it also suggests that her shrewish behavior is a statement that condemns the

Mallard thinks to herself about all of the possible opportunities she comes to a point of insight about her life to come. She is given the news about her husband and in response causes her to analyze what on Earth is going on and eventually causing herself to rejoice on her newfound freedom (Deneau 211). She goes through a metamorphosis and he finds herself to beaming with emotions she would not have expected to feel in such a situation (Jamil 215). Suddenly she can see things more clearly than she had before about life. Before, she was an empty vessel, that has to conform to how the social norm is, having her emotions subdued, and had no excitement for the next day. Now, instead of living a life filled with emptiness she finds her life to be more valuable with her this freedom. She has a sense of independence that blossoms from within, as she thinks for her own and not for anyone else (Jamil