South Hadley

Hannah Baker are both apart of those devastating statistics. Hannah Baker is a character in Jay Asher’s book Thirteen Reasons Why whereas, Phoebe Prince is a girl from South Hadley, Massachusetts. These two girls’ stories are very much alike, but there are also very different. Phoebe Prince is a girl who moved from Ireland to South Hadley, Massachusetts. Phoebe was a new student at her high school and was having a hard time fitting in there because of the other students bulling her. One of her friends

ended any worse, however it should have resolved less painfully by authority figures. Throughout Phoebe Prince’s story a true authority figure appears to be missing entirely. Phoebe Prince, 15 years old, moved from County Clare in Ireland to South Hadley looking to continue enjoying the teenage life. Only to come to find out, students in a little town could cause a wake of pain. The bullying became strong and ruthless. Some peers called her the “Irish slut” on social network sites (Facebook, Twitter

Dear Olivia is a detailed reminisce of a girl who was bullied until she became reclusive and wanted no contact with other people. She was sent many letters as well as e-mails to attempt to cheer her up and get her back into the outside world. Later, with the help of her mother, she created a book with said letters as well as her reactions to them. Some of the bullying that was described in the letters seemed a bit unrealistic at times; the parent letter from Maggie was the most unrealistic considering

(Benedictus). Looking at the circumstances when Hemingway wrote the story, he was very depressed. He became so emotionally depressed he vowed to kill himself by Christmas if his love affair had not settled (Baker 176). He faced guilt for divorcing Hadley. He also faced criticism and rejection from his parents. They did not grant approval to his literary works. Hemingway's mother had even referred to one of his works as, "One of the filthiest books of the

Ernest Hemingway was one of the most prolific writers of the “Lost Generation,” of men who lived through the horrors of World War One. Death played an important role in shaping both his young and adult life and was a seemingly unavoidable to many of the people closest to him. Hemingway’s life was drastically altered by the outbreak of WWI, which was one of the greatest influences on the works he would later produce. There, he met his first wife, which marked the beginning of several troubled and

sound of their matted lion lungs exhaling on the silent noontide” (Bradbury 3). This not only would create fear at such a close proximity, but it shows how strong the lions are. Bradbury then mentions how "the lions stood looking at George and Lydia Hadley with terrible yellow-green eyes" (Bradbury 3). Again, this attribute shows the power the lions possess. When considering the family, the children, much like the lions, have more power than the parents. The lack of power George and Lydia have allows

In today’s growing society, technology has brought many reforms to the way we operate on a daily basis. Most tend to consider the positive effects of technology, and how much it has benefited us both socially and in the workplace. However, there is a form of duality that comes with these developments; Despite the seemingly positive outcomes associated with the benefits of technology, there is also a lack of responsibility on our part that results. Hence, over time it has been increasingly difficult

Technology Against Humanity Technology is a helpful tool that society has become accustomed to using. However, the overuse of technology can lead to disaster. In “The Veldt” and “There Will Come Soft Rains”, Ray Bradbury explores the power that technology holds through the use of futuristic gadgets. Both stories contain smart homes that provide everything for the humans living in the house and show the destruction caused by it. Through these technological advancements, the reader sees how mankind

characterization, the story Bradbury conveys that the overreliance on technology can lead to unforeseen consequences. Bradbury uses characterization to show how the dependence on technology has led to personality deficits in the children. When George Hadley tells the children of he’s plan to switch of the nursery the kids respond with a tantrum,” They yelled and sobbed and jumped at the furniture.” This tantrum shows the children love and reliance on the nursey and how taking it away can unleash a bratty

embodiment in the short story, “The Veldt,” to warn the audience that excessive admiration and dependence on technology will ultimately lead to physical and psychological damages on the development of humans. The future that Bradbury constructs around the Hadley family fully exaggerated the overall influence of technology on the characters’ daily life, thus, ending it with a suspenseful scene further aggravated the seriousness of possible damages done by the nursery room. The early signs of developmental