Thelma Character Analysis

A character’s own speech, thoughts, feelings, and actions can show a person's emotions. Vera Claythorne’s life is always about what happened to Cyril. Furthermore, she spent every day thinking about Cyril and Hugo. For example, after arriving on the island Vera states that. “The smell of St. Tredennick” (pg.196). Meaning that the whole island reminded her of the ocean that Cyril drowned. After smelling the ocean Vera began to recollect about the day of Cyril’s death. The scent had caused her so much guilt to the point that she passed out. Secondly, Vera begins laughing hysterically over what appears to be the death of Mr. Rogers. She began to ask if there were any bees on the islands, because she feared that it would be her to die next. To

Although this is very devastating, this is not the first instance of domestic partner homicide occurring in the United States. About three women are killed everyday in the United States by current or former relationships.Violence against women affects many women across different cultures, race, ethnicities, etc., however in America, African-American women make up about half of female homicide victims even though they make up 13 percent of the population (O’Hara, 2017). Additionally they are victimized by domestic violence 35 percent more than white women (O 'Hara, 2017).We see how violence against women connects to the paternalistic roots, and also intersects with race being that African-American women are exposed to violence at a much higher rate than white women.

Earlier in the film, Thelma persuades Louise to stop at a roadhouse to have drinks. A man named Harlan approaches Thelma and Louise while they are at a table and attempts to pick them up by calling them "dolls". He objectifies them and Louise immediately notices. She tries to ignore him while Thelma accepts his gestures. Thelma and Harlan dance on the dance floor for most of the evening. Later on, in the parking lot, Harlan comes on to Thelma aggressively and attempts to rape her. Louise catches him and immediately pulls a gun out of her purse and shoots him after he yells obscenities at them. This is a turning point for Thelma. After looking at the event in retrospect, she comes to terms with herself and realizes that she has been portrayed as a sex object.

As a child, Thelma Mothershed Wair suffered many setbacks such as being diagnosed with an illness called rheumatic fever and facing racial discrimination because of the color of her skin. Though she faced so much injustice in her life, Thelma grew up in a supportive family that taught key morals and values; one such as “education is key”. The care and support from her family gave her inner strength and compassion for education, which then led her to enroll as a junior at Central High School, Arkansas. In a place with people who straight up hated the thought of her near them, Thelma stood strong, and even though she had a debilitating illness that left her with a weak frame and structure, she “ towered over all of her white student peers by

Emmy Laybourne’s Monument 14, follows the main character Dean Greiber who is a junior in highschool living in the city of Monument, Colorado. Although the flow of the book is a little disconnected at times, the development of the major/minor characters was truly astounding throughout the book. The book starts out quite quickly with a weather phenomenon. The destructive hailstorm cause two buses to violently crash into each other with Dean and his brother on board. Immediately, the remaining students ranging from elementary school to highschool take refuge in a store with absolutely no adults to look after them. Not only did the hailstorm cause widespread destruction, it also disrupted a nuclear power plant causing extremely dangerous chemicals

Most women in America nowadays are lucky enough to consider themselves to be an independent individual, but females were not always guaranteed their freedoms. Throughout the early 1900’s, authors would characterize husbands to be controlling figures. In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Charlotte Perkins demonstrates just how possessive the husband is to his wife in their marriage. This short story shows just how miserable the woman is to be in a marriage with John because John, thinks it would be best that his wife is isolated to get over her postpartum depression.“The Yellow Wallpaper” demonstrates how a male dominated society leads to the woman not being their own individual by using characterization, narrator perspective, and conflict between women and society.

Joy-Hulga was a woman of grace and elegance turned boisterous and clunky. Once known as Joy, a leading lady, until she felt the urgency to change her name. As she had down in order to better fit oneself. The reader finds Joy-Hulga in stances of vulnerability, victimism, and the act of living within two worlds.

The introduction of Mrs. Auld in chapter six of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is one that hold a lot of importance not only to Douglass but to the reader as well. Douglass portrays her in a way that allows her to be human. The reader is allowed to not only see the change in her but to experience it. The rhetoric surrounding her even changes as she does. At first, Douglass uses emphasis when she is first introduced, this is done by stating the same idea about the character in various places within the first paragraph. As her character changes, Douglass uses juxtaposition to switch his rhetoric to turn Mrs. Auld to stand for a bigger concept rather than just a human. Douglass in a literary sense holds the reader’s hand by explaining Mrs. Auld’s change step by step of what Mrs. Auld was, what she became, and what happened in between to cause it. Douglass uses the presence of Mrs. Auld to demonstrate the dehumanizing effect that power has on the nature of a human.

I believe that Eudora Welty reveals the qualities of Phoenix through the words she spoke. I feel this way because Eudora Welty speaks vividly about Phoenix. Phoenix’s character has very great characteristics. She’s a risk-taker, very brave, and strong-hearted. Throughout the whole story she would take that long passage way a lot.

Ms. Nancy Mairs, an accomplished and a renowned linguist, describes how she views herself with multiple sclerosis. Mairs presents herself as an extremely confident and proud woman who does not back down from her so-called “disability”. By explicitly calling herself a “cripple” Mairs is showing her audience that she is a strong woman who has come to terms with her condition and is now explaining it to others.

Both Chbosky and Anderson establish the central theme by using conflict. By using conflict, these authors illustrate a coherent concept of how the two main characters, Lia and Charlie, went through a distraught past that has conflicted with them until they find the path of insight within themselves. In Wintergirls, Lia has a conflict, specifically, person vs self, that has to do with her inner turmoil of anorexia. An example of Lia facing this conflict with herself is when she throws out the cereal she is supposed to eat and instead eats, “ten raisins(16) and five almonds(35) and a green bellied pear(121)(=172). The bites crawl down my throat. I eat my vitamins….I wash everybody down with hot water”(Anderson, 10). The way the author format this quote specifically describes Lia’s battle with anorexia, which includes calorie count, for her to eat a certain amount of calories

The “killer women” genre or “female buddy films” destabilize the masculine/feminine dichotomy. Through the examples of Khouri's well known film, Thelma and Louise there is recognizable symbolism that apply to the genre's threat towards dichotomy. The incident of killing Harlan Puckett after his attempt of raping Thelma follows the two protagonists and places them into an appalling situation. Along the way, the characters have compelling development regarding their masculine and feminine roles.

At 6:30am when the sun is rising and cars are warming up, you can find her arriving to the great 15 East Peace Street. You may find her packing bags, putting folders together, or even making sure things are good to go for where the rest of the admissions team arrives. Vera Goode, a retired human resources personnel officer now spends her days here at William Peace University reeling in prospective students.

In Befreinding Luna the killer whale, a young whale’s, separated from his family, drive to find companionship tragically results in his death when humans are unable to accommodate. What is truly striking about Luna is he is not seeking humans for alimental gain, and certainly not monetary or any other self-serving motives humans often time displays, but friendship for friendship’s sake. It is his unconditional friendship that is the true hallmark of a quality relationship. It is a truly beautiful to witness the elimination of any requisites for loyalty and companionship, “Sometimes we buy their [animals] friendship with food. This little whale didn't need that. He didn't need anything except what we call friendship.” This is love in it’s purest form, the

Socrates, a Greek philosopher once said: "Each one must know himself." Unfortunately, most of us are not aware of our true character. Social conventions are the main cause making us repress what we really think and feel. Only when unexpected events happen, we do have an opportunity to take a close look at our hidden self. "The Story of An Hour" by Kate Chopin reflects the dramatic development process of Mrs. Mallard's character through the death of her husband; it demonstrates that the true identity cannot be sheltered forever.