Mona Simpson

The story, ‘“Approximations” by Mona Simpson expresses the idea that every parent often want to see their children succeed in life, but sometimes the idea gets carried away that many of the parents want their children to stand out and be the best at a sport or have a special talent and be successful in life and tend to forget about their children's own needs and feeling. This is because it makes them look like outstanding parents, and they often forget about what their children really want. In the

On Lawns by Mona Simpson With the words, “I steal.” Mona Simpson begins her short story, “Lawns”. This story is told, for the most part, in flashbacks. This story is narrated by Jenny who seems to lead an ordinary life with the exception of her habit of reading (and stealing) the letters of other University students. I believe Jenny “steals,” for two reasons; one reason being her desire to take vacations in the life’s of other students (she opens the letters of people she knows, mainly the popular

One of the important characters in the short story “Approximations,” written by Mona Simpson, is Carol. Carol is Melinda’s mother who is not described deeply but in the text it states that, “...top of her head; her part gleamed white, under and between the dark hair”(Simpson, 114), which shows how there is just a little description of her physical appearance. Throughout the story, Simpson draws Carol as being a selfish mother. We first witnessed this when Melinda and Carol go to see John for the

The novel, Washington Square written by Henry James, takes place in Manhattan during the 1840s. “Washington Square” began for James with an anecdote told by the actress Fanny Kemble (Simpson). The main characters include Dr. Sloper who is a renown physician, his two sisters; Mrs. Penniman who is melodramatic and Mrs. Almond who is sympathetic, a coxcomb known as Morris Townsend, and Catherine who is the daughter of Dr. Sloper. These characters affect Catherine’s personality and have a great impact

Mona Simpson’s "You Leave Them" depicts the relationship between Ann and her mother as they venture to California for Ann to become a TV star by the name of Heather. Heather recalls their road trip, remembering stealing vegetables, hacking melons on a street sign, embarrassingly cleaning herself up in the restroom of a restaurant as the ladies walked in and out, and the burden of washing the car before arriving to their hotel. Later that evening, she suggests a restaurant below them to fulfil their

In the story “Approximations” by Mona Simpson, Carol is the weaker parent due to the fact that she yells at, criticizes, and tells Melinda information that Melinda does not need to know and is materialistic. Carol is the weaker parent because she yells at, criticizes, and says things parents should not say to Melinda. In a taxi on the way home from the airport, Carol is upset and criticizes Melinda: “There you didn’t say one smart thing in front of him [John]. Let me tell you, you sounded dumb,”

In the story “You Leave Them “ by Mona Simpson, Ann (Heather) ,a twelve years old girl, and her mother relocate from Bay City, Wisconsin to Los Angeles, California. They followed pee trucks and inquire melons for food. Throughout the trip Heather disagreed with many decision her mother made. Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, Heather’s mom pulled over to one of the first diners to change clothes and freshen up before driving any further to their destination. Upon arriving at the Bel-Air Hotel

about ‘what art should be’ and ‘how it should be made’ . He himself was intrigued by the concept of a fourth dimension. He wasn’t just a painter but also a sculptor and writer. He always saw art as evolving and creating new things. Duchamp reproduced “Mona Lisa” in 1919 as just a spoof, but it shocked the people of that time and its final outcome gave birth to a whole new form of Art. The reproduction by Duchamp was titled “L.H.O.O.Q.”, which he describes it is as “She has an hot ass” , is as follows:

character that millions of people know and love (to watch do dumb things) this funny, wacky, middle aged character is none other than Homer Simpson, I think he would be a very interesting person to talk to, considering all the funny, but enticing facts about him. Homer Jay Simpson was born on May 12, 1956, and was raised on a farm by his parents Abraham and Mona Simpson. His favorite places to hang-out is at the local Kwik-E-Mart, the Krusty Burger owned by Krusty the clown, and Moe’s

First of all, in The Simpsons, the scene where we get into the actual plot of the story opens with Marge and Lisa walking into a department store that sells dolls. The gender stereotype that girls are only interested in playing with dolls is reinforced here as a huge selection of Malibu Stacy dolls is on display with a throng of screeching, bloodthirsty girls tearing the store apart. Lisa says, “I’m warning you mom, I might get a little crazy.” and immediately knocks down a girl and snatches another