Boys Over Flowers

Every little girl fantasizes over her dream wedding day just like every little boy fantasizes over his professional sports career. Girls draw-up their perfect dress, their perfect man, their perfect venue, their perfect day; guys draw-up their ultimate team, their ultimate coach, their ultimate fans, their ultimate fame. And although every child fantasizes over the idea of an exemplary future, none could have dreamt of a love story so pure. The minute my drowsy eyes met the rays of sunlight sneaking

Merridew went to go explore the island in the early chapters of the book, they chose Simon to go along with them, “no lack of boys to choose from, and Simon” (24). Immediately, from the start even though the early chapters of the book didn’t focus on Simon, his sweet and spiritual personalities started to show. For example, when Simon makes the comparison between the flowers and the candle buds, ¨Like candles. Candle bushes. Candle buds. The bushes we dark evergreen and aromatic and the many buds were

the Athenians cannot avoid those who seek control over their lives. Characters who attempt to exert order over others create disharmony, as individuals resist the authority enforced upon them. Egeus, an Athenian noble, desires his daughter, Hermia, to “consent to marry with Demetrius”(1.1.40), the suitor of his choice. Hermia “refuses to wed Demetrius”(1.1.64) and wishes to marry another man, Lysander. Egeus exercises complete control over his daughter’s life. He considers her his property

Our Escape I watch the boys chunk a football around, out the kitchen window while I prepare lunch. Dani is tackling his best friend onto the ground and, for a moment, I see them as grass stained little boys again, with not a worry about war or deployment. It makes me smile. This was their escape. This was the place where, just for a little while, there was no war, no AK-47s or PT. It was my escape too, but in a different way. I didn’t need an escape from gun fire and bombs. This was my escape from

represent Paul’s life. The author describe the flowers lifespan as meaningless and hopeless, doomed for death. This describes how paul feels about his life. He realizes his self worth within the flowers. Once you cut a flower it wilts, and inevitably dies. “It was only one splendid breath they had, in spite of their brave mockery… and it was a losing game in the end, it seemed, this revolt against the homilies by which the world is run.” Like the flowers, he felt like life was always a losing battle

Teenagers lives their life differently. However, when the time of being a adolescent arrives, they all have the same confusion and mindsets. J. D. Salinger’s novel, “The Catcher in the Rye”, is about a seventeen year old boy named Holden Caulfield, who lives his life with complexes and problems of his owns. Holden lives his life according to his favor and commit unreasonable actions. Holden has a difficult time trying to understand what being a teenager is. Holden Caulfield is a typical teenager

In Shakespeare’s comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, There is controversy about the playwright’s stance on women. This play follows a disobedient daughter, lover, and friends through an interesting journey intertwined with a dispute between a fairy king and queen, and a wedding between a not so happy bride and her groom. At first the Bard seems a feminist to lift women up and makes them seem strong, but in the end the men always have the final say on what happens next. Towards the beginning

Hermia at night, when the moon is out, and Egeus thinks that this is how Lysander has gotten Hermia to love him and not Demetrius whom her father wants her to marry. The moon is mentioned again when we learn about Oberon and Titania’s argument over the Indian boy, their argument has caused the moon to be pale with anger which cause things like flood, rains, and unexplained illnesses. This

Titania for not allowing him to be with the Indian boy. Titania goes through an embarrassing trick that causes her to fall in love with a donkey. McDonald suggests that “she surrenders the Indian boy without apparent protest and finally seems not to resent Oberon’s prank” (McDonald 45). This demonstrates how females do not have any say, while the males have the last word. It is unfair that Oberon controls her into giving permission to be with the Indian boy. It demonstrates his abusive power usage against

mainly affecting their relationship in a negative way. Magic effects three pairs of people: Hermia and Lysander, Hermia and Helena, and Titania and Oberon. Cupid’s Flower, a magical love potion, instigates many quarrels and brings relationships almost to an end. Hermia and Lysander are deeply in love, however Cupid’s flower is spread over Lysander’s eyes and he falls in love with Hermia’s best friend, Helena. Another relationship is deeply affected because Hermia accuses Helena of stealing her man