She Endured In William Faulkner's The Sound And The Fury

To begin, three brothers, Lafayette, Charlie, and Ty’ree were orphaned due to the tragic death of their parents. Over the course of two days, Lafayette (the narrator) includes flashbacks to earlier events. After spending over two years in Rahway Home for Boys, a juvenile detention center, Charlie recently returned home. Watching Charlie get ready to leave the apartment with his new friend Aaron, Lafayette laments the changes that have become apparent in his brothers actions since he came home. Once, Charlie was the kind of kid who would stay up late telling stories to his younger brother. And who had cried over a wounded dog, he saw on the street. Now, he barely even looks at or speaks to Lafayette, and he usually denies feeling anything at all. Charlie seems to prefer spending time with tough characters such as Aaron and acting tough in the streets. Lafayette has even taken to

Considering how Dilsey stood up for Miss. Quentin when Jason was about to strike her, not only shows her authoritative role but also shows her maternal love for her, and all of the Compson children included. Dilsey sort of replaces the role of

He is the reason for the prosperity of Eatonville, he is hope, an envied and intimidating figure for the colored folks there and Janie is his wife. In reality, behind closed doors, it is not like that. He is oppressive towards her and hinders her from being the blossoming flower she always wanted to be. As tis passage develops, Janie’s opportunity to once again blossom eventually occurs through his death. “Poor Jody!”

Different events, positive and negative, changed his thoughts and helped him become more mature, and a responsible person. Watching his home going to the work made him realize he should do something in his life. Once he started working, he learned to be respectful and reliable even if it took a while for him to change. Once he became more familiar with Penny, she starts to trust him. She starts to give more responsibility. With that in mind, the accident that Penny had changed everything. It ended the relationship between him and Kentucky. However, he moved on without much difficulty. At the end, he was still thinking about his father's words and what he said about the white boys. He never forgot him. Perhaps, the father also had a positive effect on

     In contrast, Duddy's brother Lennie is the more accepted of the two brothers. Duddy always wants to be as good as Lennie in his family’s eyes, so he strives to make something of himself. This jealousy surprisingly brings out the more selfless and responsible side in Duddy. Lennie is an intelligent boy who makes it into medical school and is highly regarded in the family. Although Lennie is more intelligent, he still falls into trouble and Duddy must save him. The problem is, Lennie performs an illegitimate abortion and the abortion goes wrong, so a doctor is called in and finds out. Once this happens Lennie flees town and no one knows where he is or how to find him, so Duddy takes on the challenge. He finds everything out and brings Lennie home, he also convinces the girl’s father not to tell the school and saves Lennie’s career. This is one of the most

In conclusion, irony plays a major in Mildred Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by providing the reader with characterization, setting the ambiance in the various chapters, and giving us a glimpse of the most predominant themes by having ironic situations regarding topics that were very important at the time. Irony with humor is used to signify a climax in the mood before the mood is shifted. Furthermore, irony characterizes by allowing readers to see how characters react to ironic stimuli. It truly is ironic how when the authors lie to us in their books, we love their books even

That causes external conflict. Sal’s dad never told her about them going to move to ohio by mrs.cadaver.and there house is small has one tree and small patch of grass. “Where are the trees”? I said. Where's the barn”?. Where's the river where's the swimming hole”?. Sal does not know why her father did not tell her about the move and her mom and mrs.cadaver. “I asked why my father had not told me how he had met mrs.cadaver and she said he didn't want to upset you”. When sal didn't know about Mrs.cadaver,the bus, or her mom she was angry,and mad at her dad but now she gets why her father moved them he did it for

Throughout one’s lifetime growth occurs, and the trials and tribulations they face shape their opinions and beliefs of the world. The Death of a Confederate Colonel, written by Pat Carr, shows the hardships Saranell Birdsong, a young girl, experiences and how she conquered her struggles during the Civil War period. Though Saranell’s pain was enough to ruin her emotionally, she was able to overcome and change into a more mature young girl. It is only through tragedy that true growth can take place.

Two Girls of Gettysburg by Lisa Klein begins by introducing Lizzie Allbauer and Rosanna McGreevey. These two are cousins living in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Lizzie has lived there her whole life with her Father, Mother, and 2 brothers. Rosanna is Lizzie’s cousin, she moved out of her parents house in Virginia and in with her sister, Margaret, and Margaret’s two kids.

After Duddy graduates from school, he is lead further astray by his peers in his apprenticeship. The McGill boys whom Duddy works with at Rubin’s Hotel teach him to be ruthless by playing pranks on the young boy. Irwin, without much conscience himself, not only makes life miserable for Duddy, but also enlists his girlfriend Linda to cheat Duddy at his roulette game. Losing his entire summer savings, Duddy realizes the truth about Linda and says to her, "I thought you went out with me because you liked me. Boy, was I ever a sucker." (94) While working in Uncle Benjy’s dress factory, Thérèse encourages Duddy to follow Adèle into the washroom, thus getting the young girl into trouble. This sets in motion the part of Duddy’s apprenticeship that deals with women. Mr. Friar is right when he says Duddy is "callow…he hasn’t the first notion of how to treat a woman." (163) Yvette is crippled in that she is submissive like many of Duddy’s peers. She suffers verbal abuse from Duddy such as "you little fool" (98) and knows that he is using her to buy land, as he is underage. When Yvette mentions romance, Duddy laughs, "I don’t get it. Imagine guys getting married and tying themselves down to one single broad for a whole lifetime when there’s just so much

Now in the literary story Benjamin has a grandfather who at the start was antagonized, became to enjoy his grandson’s company. It is a brief account of his grandfather but a meaningful one as this was the first one who gave him a sense of acceptance. The film version gave him acceptance through Queenie and we never get to know a grandfather; though one could say the patrons at the old folk’s home could have been grandparent surrogates for Benjamin. The patrons at the old folks home taught him many things but his experience living there taught him not to fear death and what loss was about which, in a sense, desensitized the character so that when Queenie passes he is not visibly upset.

The picture of Bly painted by the Governess pulsates with men who are not there; their absent presence agitates the Governess's anxiety over her own fragmentation. The master has abandoned her physically and emotionally, Miles has potential but is only a child, and Peter Quint is nothing more than air. Even though they are unavailable to her, the Governess's desire to be what these pseudo-men desire becomes the driving force behind her actions.

Everyone undergoes unpleasant experiences, but did you know that these experiences help you grow as a person? The historical drama novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, portrays the Logan family, and the hardships they must experience as a black family in the segregated South. There are four children in the Logan family: Little Man, Christopher-John, Cassie, and Stacey. One of Stacey’s friends is T.J. Avery, but T.J. later goes on to be “friends” with two older white boys, R.W. and Melvin Simms. R.W. and Melvin Simms also have a younger sister, Lillian Jean, a prideful and persnickety girl. One theme in this book is coming of age through pain and experience. The characters mature at school, the market, and when T.J. is caught

By focusing on the figure of Caddy, Bleikasten’s essay works to understand the ambiguous nature of modern literature, Faulkner’s personal interest in Caddy, and the role she plays as a fictional character in relation to both her fictional brothers and her actual readers. To Bleikasten, Caddy seems to function on multiple levels: as a desired creation; as a fulfillment of what was lacking in Faulkner’s life; and/or as a thematic, dichotomous absence/presence.