Carol's Daughter

as a child was abusive, not the usual loving and caring and dreamy family style. He grows out of his past relationship and marries into a loving and Christian family. He and his two daughters and son go on a camping trip where they will have to face the "big ugly past." At this camping trip, Mack's five-year-old daughter is kidnapped and killed by an unknown man. After this event, Mack's relationship with God goes down the burner; but one day his life changes for the better. He is sent

cultures, it could be seen as intimidating or wrong. However others believe that the differences can help them connect with others. In the story “Everyday Use”, by Alice Walker, it talks about how a mother reunites with her daughter that now lives in the city. The daughter, Dee, no longer associates herself with the culture and customs that she was raised in. As Dee was leaving from her visit, she said “you just don't understand...your heritage...you ought to try to make something of yourself, too

success would be encouraging or coercing their child to master a particular hobby and to improve constantly. A daughter’s worth would be determined by the daughter’s talents, and whether or not the daughter brings a good reputation for the family. We can tell that Lindo Jong was very proud of her daughter Waverly Jong when she was a chess prodigy, competed in different cities, and would bring home a myriad of trophies. Because Lindo was so proud of Waverly, she would brag excessively about her and

The critical writing of Everyday Use titled “Fight vs. Flight: A Re-Evaluation of Dee” talks about Dee as a person. The writer states that the story can be interpreted as a mothers awakening of a daughter’s superficiality and to the other’s deep-seated understanding of heritage. She writes how Maggie and her mother live a simple life, alongside the special characteristics as a family, there folk heritage as well as to how they stay true to themselves, while the world is changing. Compared to Dee

is honest and makes it clear that she loves her father, just like any other daughter would. Cordelia, aside says “What shall Cordelia do? Love and be silent” (1.1.68). Sadly, the king misreads his actions and words and sees her as rude. She is immediately banished from the kingdom and the King of France successfully asks for her hand in marriage. Immediately the youngest daughter is sent away, the two remaining daughters begin to plot for the downfall of their father. They are actually scheming

Although both Lear and Gloucester achieve wisdom before they die, they pay a dear price for having lived life blindly.      Lear and Gloucester both illustrate that wisdom does not always come with age. Lear asks his three daughters to express their love for him in public. Both Goneril and Regan have no problem competing for his love,

lower east side family whose daughter rebels against her fathers’ strict conception of the role of a Jewish woman. The major theme of this novel is doomed relationships. There are several of these that are thoroughly analyzed in the novel. These include the relationship between Rabbi Smolinksy and the females in his family as well as those in his society, between him and his son-in-laws, between the Smolinsky daughters and their husbands, between the Smolinsky daughters and their heritage, between

In the book The Castle of Otranto the people of the castle are surrounded by unexplainable events. These events are in most cases damaging to one’s own mind. Those who are seen as great and loving are turn in to violent and unpredictable individuals. Those who were affected include the highest level of nobility, down as far as to the simple servant. While denial is shown by them there is no doubt that they have changed, and only in disastrous ways. Weather the person has good intentions or not they

Throughout the second half of this semester, we have read poems that all had some type of comparison. It may not have been an obvious comparison, but most of these poems had at least one. In the poems, “My Papa’s Waltz” and “For My Daughter,” both describe a beloved family member. They both put in clear detail of the positive and negative things about said family member. These poems both describe someone misunderstanding or mistreating another. It is amazing how each of these poems can describe or

Even though she knows her daughter is not the best. She still tries her best to make her daughter sound like she is. I am sure Mrs. Slade still loves her daughter, but her envy for Mrs. Ansley’s daughter kind of shows how much she is not really grateful for what she has with her daughter. I believe Grace is a very humble character. It seems like she kept her cool throughout the story. The way Alida Slade