The Mourners

Aurora is a Typical Teenager in Among The Mourners In the classical short story 'Among the Mourners', written by Ellen Gilchrist, a thirteen year old female deals with 'difficult' times. Aurora, the protagonist, is an average teenager who is faced with emotions of mortification and lust. 'Among the Mourners' conveys Aurora's feelings through the wake her parents have at her house, her new boyfriend, Giorgio, and her parent's marriage. Many times Aurora seems to be being over-dramatic through

One day, I came home from the local pharmacy with Dusty’s medication, specifically oxycontin pills. Just after I closed the front door, I saw Vinyl put a blanket over him, then tucking an icepack beneath it to help keep his temperate cooler. “Hey,” I said. “How’d he doing?” “He’s holding in there,” Vinyl said, mustering a smile. I walked over to her, kissed her on the cheek. “I have his medication,” I said, placing the white paper bag on the coffee table. “How are you doing, Vinyl? You haven’t

Life, death, and reincarnation are the recurring theme of the most notable poem “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain” by Emily Dickinson. Throughout the poem, Dickinson traces her descent sanity into madness which has made the poem terrifying for both the speaker and the reader. At the beginning of the poem, Dickinson has expressed her feeling of grief and pain through the use of an extended metaphor, “felt a funeral in the brain” and in the rest of the poem, she lives a life, passes away, and reborn again

Wallace Michael “Wally” Shawn, one of the better-known playwright and actor in the American theatre, draws a parallel between the mentality of his characters and the role of the government through his work The Designated Mourner. However, Shawn’s foremost drive in this dramatic play is to literally play with the audience; not through content, but through form that dictates how the audience will interpret a play. A monologue drama narrated by the accounts of three characters, The Designated Mourner’s

According to the female characteristic column, you ever wonder how Aurora, Anna, and Ms. Louis Mallard characteristics traits complements the list? Well, to name a few, Aurora personality definitely shows nihilism. In the story called "Among the Mourners", aurora decides to leave home for a couple of days to spend time with her male friend Giorgio. They ended up getting intimate enough to have sex but only for aurora to feel bad for herself and decide to go home. The character in "The lady with the

In Christine Mitchell Havelock’s article, Mourners on Greek Vases: Remarks on the Social History of Women, Havelock describes the role of women in ancient Greece as being secondary, oppressed, restricted, disregarded and without identity. The question regarding women’s role in art within this time period is one that is new to us. Only recently has our focus been drawn toward the female gender and their role within these works. With the use of ancient vases depicting funeral scenes as visual aids

Sitting Shiva When a loved one dies, it is common for the mourners to immerse themselves in their particular religious traditions. From Buddhism to Christianity to Hinduism, dealing with death and the existence or nonexistence of an afterlife is a fundamental issue that ties people to their faiths. Often the rituals and traditions surrounding death offer insight into other parts of the religion. Blu Greenberg writes in How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household, "No matter what, each one

Professional mourners written by Alagu Subramaniam talks about the customs and practices done by the Tamil community in Sri Lanka. The short story begins with the death of speaker’s grandmother late night on Saturday. According to the story a big crowd of relatives and villagers gathered in front of the house. Narrator’s uncle takes care of the whole ceremony. It seems that he is a domineering character without pity and a caricature of his caste and class as he pays more emphasis on the professional

editors of the literary magazine Indian Writing.“Professional Mourners” is a short story which revolves around caste-based discrimination, throwing light on various themes such as celebration of socio-economic power, social practices, dehumanization of the less privileged and the like. Professional Mourning is a line of work, usually taken up by women belonging to the lower caste in the society. The upper caste hire¬ these professional mourners to mourn at the funeral of a deceased member in the family

hopelessness or helplessness can have a major impact on our mental and physical health. Fortunately, throughout history, different cultures and religions have created ways for the mourners to cope with the tragedy of losing a loved one. In this paper, I will be comparing the advantages offered by religious traditions for the mourners, focusing on Judaism, Christianity and Islam. In addition, I will be contrasting them with the benefits offered by our modern secular funeral services. To start, Judaism’s