Many aspects of Emezi’s novel, Bitter, connect to the world, such as overcoming challenges and developing as a person, and resonate with many people in society. Bitter starts as an isolated character with a fear of the outside world. As she faces many obstacles, she gains a sense of safety outside of Eucalyptus and builds relationships with new people, preparing her to take on anything. Through Bitter’s growth in the novel, Emezi demonstrates how people with a lack of confidence can become entirely different individuals with the support of friends. As Bitter connects with new people, she gains a new sense of safety that she hasn’t experienced before. Emezi conveys Bitter's new relationships through Aloe, making Eddie and Bitter talk about their …show more content…
“She was not the same girl who had frozen and run back the day before.” (Emezi 192). Emezi bluntly explains how Bitter is not the same person as she was before. She is confident and ready to take on Vengeance, but she gains even more confidence after defeating her. Bitter isn’t the same person she was towards the beginning of the book. She is ready to take on Vengeance, and gains confidence from it. Bitter’s new feeling of confidence through the defeat of Venange is also shown when Emezi explains, “But in these days, her feelings were clear and precise, and she was no longer afraid.” (Emezi 261). Emezi is trying to indicate that instead of the constant fear and anxiety that Bitter used to experience, she can now think clearly. In this moment, Emezi demonstrates how Bitter gains confidence after defeating Vengeance because Bitter's thoughts are clear. Overall, Emezi shows Bitter's confidence through her growth in being able to go beyond her feelings, and take control of herself. The growth of Bitter throughout the book continues as she starts to find hope. Bitter growth overtime helps her find hope in the dark world she lives
In Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand we plunge in to the life and battles of Louie Zamperini’s life. In his voyage through childhood, adolescence, soldier life, World War II, and his later years we see many traits of his identity. His friendships, his competitiveness, his resourcefulness, his honesty etc.… All of these great characteristics, but the ones that resonates with me the most and makes me admire him are his determination and with that his persistence. That determination that helped him continue and power through many hardships, this is what truly makes him admirable in my eyes. Through Hillenbrand’s writing this trait is well developed.
Jamie Ford’s fiction book, “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter And Sweet” switches between different time stamps in Henry Lee’s life, Seattle 1986 and 1942. Henry is a Chinese American, when he was twelve years old in 1942 he met a girl named Keiko Okabe, a Japanese American. The two had become friends but had to keep their friendship a secret due to the war that had happened and Henry’s father having a strong hatred towards the Japanese people because of them killing his people. In the present time, Henry’s wife, Ethal, dies and now he’s been reconnecting with his son about his past and expresses his true feelings about the experiences he had. Marty and his fiancee Samantha, encourage him to go out and look for Keiko, though he has no idea where
In this quote, Bitter is forced to confront the monster she created. She didn’t mean to create a violent creature, but it got out of her control. This pushes the theme of symbolism. Bitter believes that Lucille’s society isn’t morally correct and wants to change it. She wants to create a better world, not just out of blood.
Date: Pg. #: Role: Quote: Response: 1/22/16 7 Bystander The Jews of Sighet “But people not only refused to believe his tales, they refused to listen... Others flatly said he had gone mad.”
In the book “The Way I Used to Be” a teenage girl, Eden, plays a very important role, being a significant character. This story focuses on Eden’s high school experience and follows her emotions as she grows up. I can see myself in Eden as she copes with each struggle she faces. She acts with a great deal of independence through each hard time. The people Eden is surrounded by motive the way she reacts to each situation.
The quote “I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy permanent planet” by Jack London explains a lot. Jack london is a man who just says he goes out and does it. Jack london decided to go to the klondike and look for gold. Although London didn’t come back rich with gold, he came back with stories and knowledge. Jack London knows adventure. This article will be based on extreme sports. From the looks of it people involved with extreme sports know adventure as well.
I chose this quote because I have seen so many people waiting to find themselves, and while waiting they realize it is too late to make something happen with their life. I feel that most people have this perception that our life is already decided by some sort of fate when we are born, and we are supposed to spend our lives searching for what this fate is. I personally want to be in control of my own life, and create it to be the best life of my ability. The author of this quote is named George Bernard, and he was trying to convey that, if we aren’t creating our own lives, someone else is which should not be acceptable. Everyone should have the opportunity to create their life and who they want to be instead of waiting and hoping that
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien have both story line that encouraging good and punishing evil. In the Harry Potter, Harry and his friends fought against Voldemort who were the main evil character in the story. And, Harry won and evil lost. Also, in the story of The Lord of the Rings, the fellowship of the ring would make Sauron, the dark lord, to be defeat. The following block quote is to explain how the good and evil explained in the book:
In the very first scene of the play the idea of one having control over one's own fate is put into play through the contradictory actions of Cordelia's to those of Goneril and Regans. In Act 1 scene 1 of the play King Lear has decided to give control of his kingdom to his daughters with each daughter receiving a third of the kingdom. The kings only catch being that each of his daughters has to profess their love for him in order to receive their share of the kingdom. Lears two eldest daughters Goneril and Regan would comply with Lear's request and go onto profess their love for their father. The two sisters would go on and both make outlandish declarations.
The mind was unwilling to delve into the depths her dark past—the same one that changed Equestria. Curiosity got the best of her and she forced her mind to recollect.
I love quotes. I love the humanity that they express in ways that I cannot. I love the words, which when strung in the right order can capture experiences that are so deeply personal, and yet these words resonate on a universal scale. They are evidence of an intense existence, a kind of human noise. I can give you a quote for any occasion.
Characters: Elizabeth : Witty outspoken protagonist Jane: Thoughtful, kind but shy. most beautiful in Hertfordshire. Darcy: Rich snobby aristocrat. Bad at expressing himself. Bingley: Kind, rich good-natured gentleman from London.
Once upon a time, in old Hertfordshire, there was a family of five daughters. One day, the eldest daughter Jane, went to visit her aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs Gardiner in London. Before departing, her sisters asked for some ribbons, and fancy trinkets. The second oldest daughter however, asked for a book. Then, Jane took off to London.
Emotion tends to play a heavy role in the way people remember events, which can cause blinding nostalgia or hatred. The conflict between Amaranta and Rebeca demonstrates the latter concept fairly well - Amaranta’s “solitude...had burned the dimming piles of nostalgic waste that life had accumulated in her heart, and had purified, magnified, and eternalized...the most bitter [memories].” (219) For quite some time, she sort of refuses to analyze the situation, preferring to simply stay angry without allowing anything productive to come from it. As she weaves her funeral shroud, however, she has a “revelation,” regretting her inability to “purify memories” and “rescue Rebeca from her slough of misery...because of the measureless understanding of solitude.” (279) Amaranta almost instinctively understands when her death will be, and as she looks back upon her life in her “solitude”, which is essentially her own perception of events, her emotions seem to dull as she considers new pieces of knowledge (i.e. that Rebeca is still alive, and that she herself will die at a certain
The novel throws light on some important things of life like how love is always associated with sadness, how a person’s childhood experiences affect his/her perspectives and whole life. The novel shows the ugly face of people and society as a whole, a vivid description of the black and sarcastic world especially with reference to women that dwells around us.