Reflection Of Sophie's World

In the story Mirror Image, I relate to Jenny the most. Jenny’s current relationship with her sister, Alice, is like my brother and mine. Whenever my brother and I argue, I respond the same way Jenny does. Jenny and I are awfully distant. Similar to Jenny restricting her sister from reading her diary, I also have expressed harsh “whatever’s” to my brother. Just as Jenny is, I am also passive-aggressive. Jenny showed that she’s quite upset with the “new” Alice by calling her “Gail”. In the same way, I have shown disgust by dropping hints like using one-word responses. Jenny is quite reserved as am I. Like Jenny keeping her diary from the “new” Alice, I keep my journal to myself. I can relate

     Sure, some of us have this great confidence within ourselves about looking great, but that does not hold true for everyone. I understand the pain or disgust, or even disappointment one feels when they look in the mirror and say, “I wish I could change this or that about myself”. Although this piece is written about the author’s life, it holds meaning and connects with for many people; one only has to dig deep enough to find one. For me, it was to realize what is important in life can change, adapt and that we must explore our inner selves and find our own path in life.

One of the most basic philosophical questions, as well as at the same time being the most complicated, in the novel Sophie’s World is the question, who are we? This question alone is what embarks Sophie, the main character in the novel, on a never ending journey of questions and through the world of philosophy. As it is shown in Sophie’s World, the concepts of philosophy have been in constant change all throughout history, philosophers contradicting one another in a constant battle to achieve greatness, and proceeding in a constant never ending cycle of philosopher contradicting philosopher. Because of this non-stop constant change in philosophy, Democritus, one of the earliest philosophers, would have a

In the book Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat, Sophie’s ideal image of women has been heavily shaped by her Haitian upbringing and cultural norms. Her mother, Martine, and aunt, Atie have an even stronger connection with the Haitian ideals and norms which also influences Sophie. These women all have very set views on how women are “suppose” to live and behave based on these societal norms. Sophie wants to become the spirit Erzulie because she see’s it as the goal representation of Haitian femininity.

The language in Fires in the Mirror, by Anna Deveare Smith, is a microcosm for the way in which language creates reality in every community.

In the novel Sarah’s Key by Tatiana De Rosney, the reader can see that the impact of a stranger can not only be important but also crucial for changing Julia’s life forever. The Narrator/voice has a huge impact on the novel Sarah’s Key. This fascinating story has an alternating perspective between the main characters Sarah Starzynski, a ten-year-old girl living in Paris in 1942, and Julia Jarmond, an American woman in her late forties who also lives in Paris but in the 2000’s. One morning on July 5 1942 Sarah Starzynski hears a loud knock on her door. To her surprise two French policemen stood at the door ordering them to grab whatever they needed and follow them.

First, we start off with the main character named Sophia, she is in love with a man who not only beats her, but abuses drugs a lot. This man’s name is Nathan and is a bad influence in Sophie’s life. Later, we discover that Nathan is no longer abusive to Sophie, because he kills himself with Cyanide, the same drug used in the Gas chambers at death camps. At first, we see Sophie’s character as just a regular person that has bad taste in men. But, we realize later in the story that she has been hiding her secrets of her past from her friends all this time, which is hinted at, when we discover a blue number tattooed on her arm. We now know she is a concentration camp survivor that not only was abused sexually by Nazi’s, but is not even Jewish at all. She is actually Polish, and was not a labor worker at the camp digging and doing various physical demanding tasks. Sophie’s job at the camps was to translate things for the Nazi’s, which resulted in helping her not die from weather or weakness, like many victims went through. Although she is not involved with the killing of people, she does however still feel guilty because she helped her racist father make Pamphlets for how the Jews were pollutants. She also underwent the tragic event of being separated from her son after being admitted into the camp. Lastly, we see another major character named Stingo, he ends up being Sophie’s

Liesel and her family have been hiding a Jew in their basement. During WW2 this was a serious crime. This book started off with liesel stealing books and then takes a plot twist when Max shows up in their house one day. Max and liesel have become really good friends. Liesel has been hanging out with her friend Rudy on the side, and getting into some trouble too.

1) The choice of words alludes to the fact that Penelope, even though she spent twenty years mourning and wishing for her husband, is still able to think and use her mind in an extraordinary way. The way

In the very beginning, the protagonist, Liesel, is faced with her first tragic encounter. On a train traveling toward Munich to live with foster parents, Liesel endures the death of her six year old brother. “There was an intense spurt of coughing. Almost an inspired spurt. And soon after-nothing” (Zusak 20). Her brother’s death happens so quickly that Liesel and her mother are left in disbelief and despair. This incentive moment began the tragic journey for Liesel or as Death named her, the Book Thief. After leaving her mom and being brought to her foster home, Liesel clings to the hope that this is just temporary. Because her foster father, Hans, taught her how to read and write, she desperately attempts to reach out through letters to her mom with no response. Even though Liesel is in this tragic journey, she has comfort and companionship from her foster parent, Hans, Rudy, a neighbor boy, and finally Max, the hidden Jew. Each of these relationships causes a chain reaction towards tragedy. As for Hans, “Liesel observed the strangeness of her foster father's eyes. They were made of kindness, and silver. Like soft silver, melting” (Zusak 34). Because of his kindness, Liesel also observes the tragedy. Having seen Hans being whipped multiple times in front of many people for helping a Jew and then drafted into war for also helping a Jew, Liesel sees the consequences for standing up for your own beliefs. Hans also developed in Liesel the love of reading which causes her to stand in horror and watch the burning of the book ceremony. Rudy, on the other hand, has a different relationship with Liesel. A love hate relationship that dealt with stealing and a childhood of mischievousness, these two characters bring joy in each others’ lives. Not knowing what they would do without each other, Liesel and Rudy depend on each other only to have that

Nonfiction is a genre of writing in which the author reflects on actual events in history. Lucy Grealy writes about an intense part of her life in a memoir. A memoir is written by the person it is about, usually written on the topic of something the author did or witnessed. Throughout this book, the author gives off vivid imagery and themes in order to help us understand just how difficult her life was. For example, in chapter 12, “Mirrors” on pages 207 to 208, Lucy describes just how a man loving her could change her view on life. Imagery, diction and setting also help to bring Lucy’s memoir together. Although this section seems to be about Lucy finding love, it is actually about the search and acceptance of self-identity as we can see from

I know this because sophie was brought into the efl world without an option, and was forced to make her family forget her and have her existence be erased from every human she has ever met, but also in the mix of that, she found out that the only family she has known all her life, is not her real family. Also she has gust gone from being the top of her class in everything all her life, to knowing nothing. With all that, It is amazing that she has been able to keep herself together through all

Upon completion of reading the text, I experienced the exact situation described within. I opened up a new blog post (my first one ever) and sat looking at a blank page. Getting tired of being mocked by a white page, I began to play with the design aspects for my blog in the hopes I would receive the spark of inspiration. That never happened. An entire day passed before I even attempted to type again. The whole experience was fitting considering the piece of writing I am responding to. The author, Anne Lamott, examined the difficulties even the "professional" writers experience. She explained that even writers who must do so every day, struggle with the simple aspect of how to begin. The picture painted on television is in stark contrast to

In Douglas Crimp’s article the Photographic Activity of Postmodernism there are several terms that have been brought up over and over again. Presence is one of them, “presence that is only through the absence that we know to be the condition of representation.” It reminds me of one of my favorite photographers --- Francesca Woodman. She once said that “I allow you to see what you couldn’t see --- the inner force of one’s body.” She recreates a space that is simulating the relationship between the infant (the subject) and the mother’s body. The child was safe and content before the alienation, but a sense of lost and insecurity occurs after leaving the mother’s inner.

In a way, they are all connected through Sophie's life experiences. There are forces behind all of the philosophy lessons, as well as in Sophie's life. These forces are able to influence and adjust how you view the world around you.