Tess Of The DUrbervilles Character Analysis

Blanche portrays herself as a refined and sophisticated woman, but when you get further into the story you realize that she’s neither of those things. Blanche pretends to be innocent and good while she has a very arresting past. Implying unhappy sexual relationships, alcohol abuse, and death, which she wants to hide from others. Blanche likes to seek approval from everyone she meets because it makes her feel wanted and loved. But, she feels complete loneliness even when she’s surrounded by others. It’s as if she’s on a quest to find someone who thinks she’s special and loves her unconditionally. Blanche is a symbolic character, an alcoholic, and an attention seeker.

In the beginning, Tessie is calm and unbothered, then as soon her husband was going to die, then herself, she was freaking out and trying to tell everyone that it wasn’t fair. In the text she says, “‘Clean forgot what day it was,’ she said to Mrs. Delacroix, who stood next to her, and they both laughed softly. ‘Thought my old man was out back stacking wood,’ Mrs. Hutchinson went on.’...’I think we ought to start over,’ Mrs. Hutchinson said, as quietly as she could. ‘I tell you it wasn't fair. You didn't give him time enough to choose. Everybody saw that.’” (page 2 and 6) That shows that when you aren’t worried about being in danger, you are relaxed and as soon as you’re in danger, you try to justify why you shouldn’t be the one who is going to be

The emotional abuse that I have suffered through cannot be consigned into words. I believe the worst part of it all was never being enough for my father; I was never a good enough reason for my father to quit drinking. The abundant of support that we gave him wasn’t enough for him. All that agony has made me into the persistent and self-reliant man that I am today. From my dad’s experiences, it made me realize that he’s the type of person I don’t want to be. His disease made me able to find the many benefits of being raised by an alcoholic

The fight for justice is not always unequivocal or favorable, sometimes justice is given by means that do not seem fair at all. William Styron says in a novel that life “is a search for justice.” It is blatant that throughout Khaled Hosseini's novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, female characters are continuously battered with injustices. Hosseini hones into the oppression of women and the fight for women empowerment through the life of one of his main characters, Mariam. Her journey is shown throughout the novel where she struggles to search for and understand justice.

In the story “A Secret Sorrow”, a woman by the name of Faye is battling a traumatic accident. The reference of the car accident sets the reader up for the tone of the story. In the beginning of chapter 11, Faye is very fragile woman. Something is making her feel distraught. When reading the first sentence “feel the blood drain from her face” (Van Der Zee 28) and “thought she was going to faint” (28), its not clear what permanent internal injury Faye has, as stated in the preface. In the following few paragraphs the author wrote, “clutched at him for support, fighting for control” and “legs were shaking so badly”. These descriptive statements of

I was abused from the age of three till I was twelve and removed from the home. The reason that I am adding this in this story is to explain a few things. One, I had difficulties trusting in people. Throughout my life I realized that people will fail you in many ways. Secondly, most survivors of child abuse can go through life without realizing that they suffer from after effects such as PTSD, and sever depression. Also, I came from poverty, so I know what it feels like to be stereotyped, and not fit in with what society deems “normal”. It was this little bundle of fur that showed me how to smile and laugh without fear of consequences. I rediscovered the gift of happiness and love. The loss of my best friend inspired me to share his story, and similar stories. He was the poster child for the bully

In chapter ten of J.D. Salinger’s, Catcher in the Rye, there are three important concepts: loneliness, depression, and idealism. Holden evinces these concepts when he talks about his younger sister, goes to the Lavender room, and mentions Radio City Music Hall. Each of these concepts builds upon each other, especially the idea that Holden is lonely.

The book The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold was able to accurately show how an imperfect family dynamic works under great stresses. She also was able to show how dysfunctional a family is even when the unit is just living day to day life. I think the most overarching binary opposition is Child vs. Adult because of how they all deal with Susie’s death. In its complexity, Abigail shows signs of an internal conflict when she starts to become helpless in devolving to a child-like mentality, and giving into her child-like desires.

The novel’s incorporation of both direct and indirect characterization allows O’Brien to portray characters in many ways, which gives the reader a more well-rounded and in-depth depiction of them. Throughout the novel, O’Brien chooses the type of characterization to use depending on which fits the purpose of the characterization better. One instance of O’Brien’s deliberate choice in characterization method is in his depiction of Mary Ann Belle. Before her transition, Mary Ann is primarily depicted using direct characterization: “Though she was young, Rat said, Mary Anne Bell was no timid child. She was curious about things” (91). At first, O’Brien chooses to use direct characterization to describe Mary Anne since he wants to give the reader

I will look at this and use this as a learning experience to help me overcome any hardships that I face. Throughout this period, the one thing I could count on was praying to God. I felt that He was and still is the only person I can completely trust; He was and still is the only constant in my life. Without fail, every time I prayed to Him I feel better. Not only will this help me when I am faced with any other misfortunes, but it has shaped who I am today. One of the major reasons I want to become a neonatal nurse, is because of what those children went through; I want to be able to help them in any way I can. Because I want to help children and take away their pain, I also want to adopt children who have gone through abuse whether it be sexual, physical, or emotional. Despite all of the feelings that come with betrayal, I know I can improve myself and use this experience to help me become a better, stronger and more determined

I have never asked for a pity judgement amongst or based upon my past. Every challenge I have faced in my lifetime has been for a reason, a reason I might not know yet. At the age of 7 I was forced to take on life changing incidents. I had my childhood stripped from me and little did I know would later have a positive outcome for many reasons. 1 in every 6 American women experience attempted or completed rape in her lifetime, and sadly I was one of these statistics. In 1986, a research was done concluding 64% of women who reported rape by a family member, younger than the age of 14. Many of these girls, including myself, blame themselves for the crime that was inflicted upon them. Although I had many things distracting me in life, I never

For six years, Sydney Davis has completely avoided the man who broke her heart. Now she needs a favor, and ranch owner Cam Thatcher is the only one who can do it. She thought she was over him -- but when she sees him again after all this time, she finds out how wrong she was.

Just as Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins, some people can become Christ figures for people in their own lives. In the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, this aspect of a Christ figure is shown through the character Mariam Khan, who becomes a savior for her friend Laila and Laila’s children. She is portrayed as Christlike through the way she is born, lives, and dies.

Lola is a girl how during the time she take care by herself and his brother. She work hard for herself because she hasn't the stereotype of typical Dominican woman like her mom. She had so many problems with her mom; she feel stressed and insufficient to do things alone and needed someone who could help or try to understand her situation. But her friend [Yunior] felt comfortable to help her because she support her each time that he need it. This friendship create in both something more than that: “ [Yunior] I had-all my great wonderful friends- only Lola came fuking through… Lola, who actually cried when she saw the state I was in. She was the one who took care of my sorry ass.” (Diaz 168) He is telling all the moments that Lola is there to take care for him and suggests thinks a bit of his life. Not matter what happens or the circumstance that she had, she supports him every time that he

Jean Louise Finch is a bright young lady who has many facets to her character. In the story, her personality is very mercurial; she can be sassy one minute and caring the next. Her very close friend, Henry Clinton directly states that she can be temperamental when he says, “You’re a Jekyll-and-Hyde character” (Lee 47). This shows that she has dual personalities, and her personality is either good or really unpleasant, depending on the situation. Harper Lee indirectly shows the good side of her personality by showing how she cared about Atticus. He says, “If you tell her [that I’m sick] she’ll be down here trying to nurse me” (10). Jean Louise cared so much about her father that he had no doubt that she would drop everything and come all the way from New York to help him. On the flip