Summary Of A Short Story

Meg is an oddball and is dislike by everyone but her family, she gets made fun of and defends her brother Charles Wallace. While Meg is at school she gets in trouble and has to talk to the principal. She is made fun of for being dumb and ugly. Mr. Jenkins quotes, “Do you enjoy being the most belligerent, uncooperative child in school?”(L’engle 28). This is what Meg’s principal said to her when she got in trouble.

Mallard is sitting in her room her sister Josephine is knocking on the door. Josephine begs her sister to open the door thinking she is going to make herself sick. She tells Josephine to go away, while her thoughts are still running about the days ahead of her. “It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long.” ( 548) As she opened the door to the room her sister was standing there and clasped her waist and they both headed to the stairs. Richard who is Mr. Mallard’s friend was standing at the bottom of the stairs. While they are all standing at the stairs the front door opens and Mr. Mallard comes walking in with his grip-sack and umbrella. He was nowhere near the accident and did not even know that there was one. “He was standing there amazed by Josephine’s cry; then at Richards’ quick motion to screen him from the view of his wife". ( 548) He was too late. With Mrs. Mallard’s heart condition and the joys of being free only lasted a short while. When seeing her husband walk through the door, it became too much for her to bare and it killed

Dorothy Allison's “I'm Working on My Charm” is a story of a young sixteen-year-old girl who works as a waitress with her mother. As a young daughter coming to the same field as the mother, the mother becomes a role model here and supports and helps her daughter on becoming a good waitress. She makes sure the environment her daughter is working on is good and that she is aware of the Yankees. Yankees doesn't see waitresses on the same level as they are. So, the mother is worried how her daughter will deal with Yankees and makes sure she knows how to handle different situations. The daughter is taught to use her charm to influence people. Also, Mabel, her mother's friend, teaches her how to bet on tips from customer. This story illustrates how an older person can be a guide for younger ones to be successful and accepted in the society.

Janie and Mrs. Mallard both lead distinctive lives due to their beliefs, environment and health. At an early age Janie married Logan Killicks because of her grandmother’s dying wish (Hurston, 15). Janie soon left Killicks and married Joes Starks a prosperous man who’s desire was to become rich and well known (Hurston, 29). Starks passed away and Janie married a younger man than her named Tea Cake (Hurston 116). Janie left her home town with Teacake and had the privilege to travel to new places and experience freedom, love and happiness (Hurston, 131). A hurricane arrived to the muck and Teacake was bitten by a dog with rabbis, Teacake tried to kill Janie, and in self-defense Janie killed Teacake. After Teacake’s death Janie was able to “pull

She opens the door to her childhood, beginning with when she was 3 years old and boiling her own hot dog by standing on top of the chair to reach the stovetop. While doing that, her pink dress catches on the fire because of which gets her horribly burned. She spends a few days in the hospitals and enjoys it too, because she is getting food on time and is not left starving. One day her dad shows up and they run off out of the hospital without paying the bills of her treatment. That night her family leaves the town and move to another place, taking as much stuff as possible with them. Most of her childhood memories involve her whole family- mom, dad, Jeanette, Lori, Brian, and later on Maureen -moving from one desert towns to another, settling in as long as her dad can hold the job. This happened more frequently due to the dad’s alcoholism coupled with his paranoia about the organized society and the state. One of the towns they stayed in was Battle Mountain, Nevada, where they spend a few months. Jeanette and her brother Brian spent many hours exploring the desert and collecting rocks. Even their mother got a job as a teacher and

The siblings’ daily life continues in such a manner until the girls’ cousin, Charles, comes into town, for unknown reasons. Charles is the son of Uncle Julian’s brother, to whom Uncle Julian had not spoken to in many years and views as a sort of “scoundrel.” It later becomes clear that Charles is hoping to marry Constance, for the large amount of gold that is rumored to be hidden on the family property. However, throughout this journey, he is not greeted with the warmest of welcomes, especially not from Merricat. Charles attempts to brings the property back to daily order and the “notion of progress,” both of which have all been but lost from the family since the homicide. His most pressing desire is to have Merricat act her adult age, and

Mrs. Bates had worked in the textile mills for a long time, but the town had stirred up rumors that a “boarder” was living with them, and that’s how she made more money. Society also looked down upon her because they said she frequently got drunk and took men for

As Montag walks home from work one night, he meets a girl by the name of Clarisse McClellan, a 17 year old girl. Clarisse loves nature, does not like tv. She also questions Montag about life and the world around him. But one night before she walk into her house from a walk with Montag, she asks him a question "Are you happy". Clarisse becomes a big influence to Montag. On the rest of his walk home he thinks if he is happy, Montag realizes that he isn't happy but thought that he was happy. Montag enters his home and goes to his bedroom, in which he sees that Mildred has overdosed on sleeping pills. Doctors arrive at his house,they pump Mildred's stomach and take all of the drug out of her body.

It’s February now, and the groceries don’t last long, nor does the store of food they had packed away from the garden either. Upon entering the house one day, Owen notices a foul smell. They discover that the old chest freezer in the basement has died and all the pork meat inside had gone bad. Mardi tries to get by on discount food from the store, but eventually needs help. She is forced to apply for the free lunch program at the boys’ school. On the positive side, Mardi has been working more and is beginning to receive more consistent income from her writings. March comes and she wins tickets to an Uncle Kracker concert. She invites Pete, who is the carpenter that had started working on her house before her separation from Mr. Wonderful. They have a good time, however, Mardi is a little distracted and informs Pete that her divorce hearing is Monday. Monday comes and the divorce is finalized. The judge gives Mardi 90 days to refinance the farm in her name only and she is hopeful that she can keep it. She also has a surprise encounter with Pete at the courthouse. He informs her that he also, is getting divorced that day. Easter Sunday comes with Mardi and the boys trying out a new church, as they have started looking for a place to go regularly. The following weekend they go to the local Tractor Supply Store and purchase chickens to raise. Mardi also discovers that she needs a new water pump for her water well and

Upon awaking the next morning, Meg wonders whether the irrational events of the previous night were merely a dream, but her mother assures her that "you don't have to understand things for them to be. That day at school, her social studies teacher sends her to the principal's office for being rude. The principal, Mr. Jenkins, tells Meg that he is sure she could do better in school if only she would apply herself. He asks Meg about her home life, and Meg feels that he is prying when he asks if they have heard from Mr. Murry. She becomes defensive and antagonistic when Mr. Jenkins remarks that the Murrys should just face the facts and accept that Mr. Murry has left them for good.

Montag was tired of listening to the women’s meaningless triviality, so he unplugs the tv and he hoped that by reading “ Dover Beach” to them that they would be motivated to discuss the work. But Montag found out very quickly that Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles were touched and did not enjoy him reading the poem. When Montag is finished reading “ Dover Beach” Mrs. Phelps is crying, though she does not know why ,Mrs. Phelps believes that poetry is nasty and there is no need for it.Mrs. Bowles is angry with Montag for bringing that trouble . While Mrs. Bowles is trying to stop Mrs. Phelps from crying, Mildred is trying to calm the group down but the women are quite shaken and they all left but Montag kept on reading. Mildred was shaken up as well,

While Mrs. Mallard remembers Mr. Mallard as a kind and tender man who loved her, she also viewed him as the oppression that marriage put upon women and men. While Mr. Mallard was kind and loving to his wife, he was also controlling and overbearing. Josephine, Mrs. Mallard’s sister and Richards, Mr. Mallard’s friend is there to break the news of Mr. Mallard’s death. Richards has learned of Mr. Mallard’s death at the newspaper office, not wanting to believe the information that was received, Richards waited for the new to be delivered for a second time before enlisting the help of Josephine. They are both there to support Mrs. Mallard and their support shows that they care for Mr. and Mrs. Mallard.

Eliza has a narrow escape from the slave trader, Haley. She runs all night long with Harry in her arms, she’s confused and heartbroken. Eventually Eliza realizes that her fast running makes her look suspicious and decides to put Harry down and makes him walk. Suddenly she reaches a village near the Ohio River. She looks at the river, raging and swollen and full of blocks of ice. There’s a small house near it where she goes into to ask about the possibility of crossing. The kindly lady tells her that the ferries are not operating anymore but that someone might cross the river tonight if it’s safe enough to cross. In the meantime the lady offers Eliza to rest in a bedroom in back of the house. As Eliza and Harry rest Aunt Chloe is taking her

She looks forward to moving away like others in her town. She admits she will not be missed at her job and at nineteen, without the former protection of her older brothers, she is beginning to feel "herself in danger of her father's violence.” This danger she sees is taken away when she meets her suitor, the sailor, Frank who promises her a better life away from these hardships she has faced.

Meg in this book learns she has to do many things independently on quote to prove this is when Mrs. Whatsit explains her views of life she tells them “life, with its rules, its obligations, and its freedoms, is like a sonnet: You're given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. - Mrs. Whatsit” (219). She is trying to explain there are many opportunities but you have to make a lot of your own decisions in life. Another time when recognizes she needs to think on her own is when Meg has to go Camazotz by herself. She became closest to her brother Charles Wallace since her father has been missing and relies on his help so she was surprised when Ms. Whatsit asks her “Do you have the courage to go alone?” (218). Meg then realizes what this means and understands she has to depend on herself. Her “voice was flat ‘No’. But it doesn’t matter.’” (218). Meg realizes she is willing to be strong and go but also knows she has to build up all of her courage to do it when she says “But it doesn’t matter.” (218 ) Meg knows has to at least try to help her little Brother Charles Wallace.