So I Aint No Good Girl

In the mid-1920’s, there lived a young man named Tom in the rural area of Tennessee. He was the most popular man in his village because of his muscular body and his killing looks. He was handsome, smart, and muscular. Additionally, he was self-centered, hurtful, and lusty. In the town, every girl was attracted by his good looks and each one of them wanted to date Tom. He started dating the girls one by one, but once he had romanced with one girl, he would break up and move on to the next girl. Tom did not want responsibilities so he did not get married, instead, he wanted pleasure so he continued dating the girls. One day came, where he had dated all the girls in the town and still had the thirst of lust.

It can be argued that men notice girl’s bodies before anything else, however, it becomes creepy when that is all the man focuses on, such as in the case of Sammy and the others in the store. These facts beg the question, are girls really just pieces of meat to be devoured, objects to be observed, or pieces of art to be cherished? On the other hand, these girls did not help themselves much by walking into the store in nothing but their bathing suits. In fact, as Robert Pultier stated, “They are young, but they are also sexual beings, proud, in that often confused way that teenagers are, of their sensuality. They are aware of Sammy watching them and are half self-conscious and half exhilarated by his attention”. These girls seem to be embracing their new role in a man’s mind.

At the Academy, they seem model cadets, but are too close together, drawing attention from the Academy’s instructors who are adamantly against them being together. As one cadet puts it,“The instructors don’t like it when

Narrated by the main character and also the protagonist, Sammy tells this story in his point of view. Creating a perspective from a teenagers’ stand point, Sammy explains to the readers what he feels is happening; however, like any other teenager, he does not think about the consequences or even realize that the girls do not care and they leave the

“Lust,” describes a young teenage girl who has mischievous meetings with many boys. The narrator, which is the young girl, attends Casey Academy which is a coed school. She is sexually active and does not fear pregnancy because she has been taking birth control pills since she was a young girl. The narrator describes her sexual expected gathering with the fifteen different boys she has been with, and when she talks about them she seems emotionally removed from the experience. The narrator’s parents don’t have a clue about what she has been getting herself into: “My parents had no idea. Parents never really know what’s going on, especially when you’re away at school most of the time. If she met them, my mother might say, “Oliver seems nice” or “I like that one” without much of an opinion...” (1029). The narrator’s parents do not show much interest in her life which can be a reason to why she craves

promises his utmost respect and loyalty in an attempt to make her want to leave with him. He

In the short story “Girl”, by Jamaica Kincaid is told from the perspective of two different people. There is a bonding relationship that is happening between the two people in this short story. The mother seems to be the main character in this essay uses a very strict tone to her daughter. The daughter is being told about how to do things in her life the correct way. The daughter barely speaks during this essay, she is doing more analyzing than arguing with her mother. When the mother gives the daughter advise she was trying to give her words of wisdom. But, at the same time, some of the ideas the mother gave to her child was offensive like “slut”. The mother has different perspectives throughout this essay with a lot of different

“Oh no you didn’t I say digging my elbow into some girls stomach slapping my hand up trying to get to the front of this thing but it’s too late the bus driver won’t stop.” It would have taken the story to a whole other level and maybe she would have had different thoughts about still being his girlfriend. The way I fell the conflict could have lessened is if she thought about not having a relationship with Raheem. “I’ll go to his class.

The girl: The girl did not seem to want to take any responsibility

“So I Ain’t No Good Girl” The story “So I Ain’t No Good Girl” by Sharon Flake ; A very interesting character has to make a lot of decisions dealing with her boyfriend Raheem; cutest guy in the school he cheats on her while she’s standing with him, he hits her when he thinks she being to clingy and jealous, he would go and see her then ask for money then leave and go with other girls. The girl in this story has strength and a weakness; her weakness was that every girl she see’s flirting with her boyfriend she wants to go and fight them; her straightness is she can control her anger sometimes and not fight.

To the girl’s left is a partially opened, large, wooden door, and a messy green filing cabinet is placed on floor near the front of the picture. The door has capital letters on it spelling out the word “Principal” and two people can be seen gazing out. The couple in the room are most likely to be the school’s principal and the young culprit’s mother. The man is wearing glasses and is seated behind the desk dressed in a grey suit with a tie. He is staring directly through the open door, and his feet, barely seen under the desk, are planted squarely on the tiled, green floor. His emotion is visible in his stern facial expression, the way his hands are placed upon one another on the desk and in the way he stiffly holds his posture. The red-haired woman in a bluish-green blouse is leaning forward on the desk of the principal as if unhappy about the news that she has learned. Her head is turned toward the opening of the door, and the look on her face clearly shows that she is displeased at the girl’s doings. Her lips are pursed shut, and she is glaring sideways out from under her intense brow. Disapproval is obvious in Rockwell’s depiction of the principal and the

“Listen. Honey. Eugene doesn’t want to study with you.” She looked down at her shoes. I continued, knowing that she processed my words: “He is a smart boy. He doesn’t need help. You understand me? I am truly sorry if he told you you could come over. He cannot study with you It 's nothing personal. You understand? We won’t be in this place much longer, no need for him to get close to people--it’ll just make it harder for him later.” The girl slowly nodded her head and turned away. “Run back home now.” She stood there, unmoving.

calls him a coward and tells him that his love is worth nothing to her

Mrs. Ross has her fourth grade students move their desks together into groups of 2 to do a group activity. She instructs them to pair with anyone they choose. Teresa raises her hand, “I don’t want to pair with Megan again because she doesn’t do any of the work. Can I have someone else?” Megan who is soft-spoken just looks down at the floor as the class waits for the teacher’s response. Mrs. Ross asks Teresa and Megan to come with her outside and instructs the class to carry on with the activity.

1. Describe the focus or focalization in Girl. Do we see what one person sees, or observe one person in particular? Describe the voice of the narrator in Girl. Who is the “you”? How do the focus and voice contribute to the reader’s response to the story?It about a girl’s womanhood set at the moment of separation between the age of innocence and the confusing, transfiguring entrance into womanhood experience. It is the story of a mother’s attempt to train her adolescent daughter to learn appropriate cultural customs and more important, the rules of social behavior, especially that of proper sexual conduct befitting a well-reared girl. Yes! We observe what the mother is trying to teach her young daughterto do for a man. It helps her too learned in order, to achieve something that her mother is trying to teach her to do and how to act as a young woman and what to expect as a young woman growing up.