How Does Mary Anne Change

I think that she always possessed these personalities but they were just hidden. By entering the harsh environment Vietnam brought, her true personality could be seen. She is really an extremely tough person, possibly more so than some of the soldiers fighting in the war. One event where this is evident is when she goes out on the ambush in the middle of the night. This is extremely dangerous for even the most experience soldiers fighting in the war.

In Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor, it is stated that a quest consists of five things: a quester, a place to go, a stated reason to go there, challenges on the way, and a real reason to go there. In this particular situation, there is not just one quester, but instead and entire family: the Joads. They are headed to California in search of a steady job that will support them. On their way, they face money problems, car troubles, deaths, and issues with the government. The real reason to go there is always self knowledge in the eyes of Thomas Foster. The family learns that they must stick together and help each other and others out in order to survive. Without the help of their neighbors they would have perished of hunger and never would have made it into California. Unfortunately, they never actually reach the point where they have steady and happy lives. This is their Holy Grail. They were journeying toward something that they were never going to find in

One of the differences is the father. In the short story the father is not involved in Connie’s life as much as he should be. “Their father was away at work most of the time and when he came home he wanted supper and he read the newspaper at supper and after supper he went to bed. He did not t bother talking much to them” (Oates 1). They changed in role in the movie. He is more involved in her life in the movie. He talks to Connie about her and her mother's relationship, he is concerned about Connie being on the side of the road, and he tried to steer Connie in the right direction.

RISING ACTION • In the summer of 1968, Tim O’Brien receives a draft notice. Despite a desire to follow his convictions and flee to Canada, he feels he would be embarrassed to refuse to fulfill his patriotic duty and so concedes to fight in Vietnam.

The main reason that these stories are alike, are that they relate to women. Whether you are a daughter, or a wife, changes are you can relate to

Mary Margaret is an educator, manager and lawyer. Thus, her professional training and experience have enabled her to provide guidance to clients, students, and colleagues toward the completion of their personal, financial, and professional goals.

Foster breaks down the aspects of a journey to describe the quester, the destination, the stated reason, the challenges, and the real reason. The character who embarks on the journey, also known as the quester, has a defined reason to do so, whether it is to obtain an object, save one from the lurking dangers, or acquire life-saving knowledge. Along their way to reach their destination, they may encounter various challenges such as a physical barrier, a challenger/defender, or a personal obstacle they must face. Through whatever form it takes, these barriers force the quester to challenge their abilities and beliefs, which ultimately leads to them discovering personal knowledge previously unknown about themselves. Though the quester may have accomplished their stated goal of their journey, they return from their voyage often as a changed person as the real reason for their quest was to gain self-knowledge. After they finish their conquest, the quester realizes that the journey was more important than the destination whether they built upon their relationships with another, conquered a personal fear, or gained new found knowledge about themselves, altering their personality and their identity. Foster believes that every trip is a quest, and the quest is a revelation about one’s

Mary would do anything to become Queen or be recognized. Queen Mary was illegitimate by her father Henry VII.

     Tim O’Brien is drafted one month after graduating from Macalester College to fight a war he hated. Tim O’Brien believed he was above the war, and as a result pursued the alternative of escaping across the border to Canada. This understandable act is what Tim O’Brien considers an

When the vines grew large enough then the vines started to wrap themselves around Mary Ann. Once the vines were completely around her the vines took her soul and mind into the book. When Mary Ann woke up she was in a big city. When she sat up from laying on the bench she saw a huge sign that said welcome to New York City or NYC. She woke up to a big bag next to her. Mary Ann saw something in the bag and it looked like a wallet. When Mary Ann looked deeper in the bag she saw that it was a wallet. The wallet was hers but it had a lot more money in it. It had over 1,000 dollars and a note attached to one. The note read... Dear Mary Ann, Here is 1,000 dollars and big bag of food for you and only you. Sincerely, and the rest of the

Mary Ann’s life along time ago was very difficult. Mary Ann is a woman who lived in Alaska, Scammon Bay. She didn’t live in comfort and sometimes she starved. What would you have done if you were Mary Ann? However, when she got older, everything changed.

During the week she is always working for the Coles, and then on the weekend she is busy typing up her stories (34). There is no mention of her having any friends; she talks mostly to Katherine. However, Katherine will eventually have to attend women’s clubs and become the woman that her parents want her to be (45) which upsets Mary because then Mary will lose the one strong connection that she has with another person. Mary has no one in which she can complain to about her job, or anyone from whom she can seek advice. Therefore, Mary feels more distinctly the exclusion that comes from constantly serving those who have more than her. After her sexual assault, Mary says that she “wish[es] there was someone [she] could have written to after that,” (44) which indicates she has no one she can tell her deepest fears. Mary recognizes that she is alone and even calls herself “Mary ‘Ghost’ Fox” (35). The use of the word ‘ghost’ shows that she does not appear in the lives of others, but is rather stuck in between worlds, belonging nowhere and overlooked by everyone.

After traveling over an ocean to be back with her high school sweetheart and Vietnam soldier, Mark Fossie, Mary Anne begins to change. Mary Anne’s metamorphosis represents the inner turmoil every Vietnam soldier experienced and relays the story in a way that is comprehensible to civilians and soldiers alike. Before Mary Anne even steps of the helicopter,

The narrator and his sister, Mary Alice, are alike because they both are very curious. They both want to stay up all night to see what happens with their grandma and the guests while shotgun Cheatham's coffin is in the house.

The two characters Marian and Bethany Hamilton, both faced different tragic events but both didn’t let that experience bring them down. In the story “The Test” by Angelica Gibbs, the character Marian faces the challenge of getting her drivers license, yet she has trouble because she encounters a racist driving instructor. On the other hand, in the article “Can a devastating shark attack really lead to a better life?” by Melanie Greenberg, the character Bethany Hamilton faced a devastating event because she got her arm bit off by a shark while surfing. Bethany never gave up but being a strong and hopeful woman led her to continue surfing, and had a positive effect on her. A common theme between both stories is one can still overcome a tragic event no matter how bad it is with support and a positive mind.