Lucy Through The Tough Ways Case Study

The psychology of beauty is complex not just because the concept of beauty is as yet undefined, but also because it is largely true that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder or how individuals perceive other people or things. The importance of beauty has been taught since the first civilizations. It is known that the cave people of the Mesolithic period (around 10,000 B.C.) softened their skin with castor oil and grease, and also used plant dyes to tattoo their skin. Lipsticks first appeared in the ancient city off Ur, near Babylon, 5000 years ago. Ancient Greek women painted their cheeks with herbal pastes made from crushed berries and seeds. A dangerous development of beauty

The children at St. Lucy’s and the Native American children remembered and forgot things that were going on at home while they were there. They also remembered and forgot things that happened while they were away from their families. In the passage it says, “I remembered how disorienting it was to look down and see two square-toed shoes instead of my own four feet” which shows how they are remembering their old culture, had not yet forgotten their old ways, and were confused about what they were doing. The children remembered their parents and brothers, and also remember how they missed them during some times when they felt lonely. The children’s families tried to forget about their children that had been taken away by keeping themselves busy

This black and white sitcom displays many characteristics that differentiate this show from current ones. During this time, women were displayed in the upmost manner and they had to keep the “lady like” image. Lucy is displayed as this innocent quiet lady who was expected to only do right. Women were expected to maintain their elegance and class, while men were able to have a bit of freedom with their personality. She was never shown drunk and was always well behaved. Having Lucy in a drunken state could alter others’ opinions of her. In the show, they never referred to Lucy as pregnant. They would always say that Lucy is “with child” or “expecting”. Also, it was forbidden for Lucy and Ricky to sleep in the same bed on television. They were filmed on two separate twin-sized beds, even if they were married. Everything was nicely thought out in hopes to not degrade Lucy’s status as a woman. The

Eleanor always felt that her mother was holding her back and keeping her from finding herself. When she received the invitation to go stay at Hill House for the summer, she saw it as an opportunity

Lucy was living a life situated around a different set of nurture characteristics when compared to other children. At the age of 7, she was living in the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City along with her parents. There was no mention as to whether she had siblings. The Upper East Side of New York is considered to be affluent and home to many wealthy people. She

Moreover, after Lois is grown up, the story says, ‘She was tired a lot, as if she was living not one but two.' Even though Lucy doesn't exist anymore, ‘the life of what might have happened if Lucy had not stepped sideways' shadows over her all the time. From this it can be implied that Lois is always with Lucy, the other ego of hers. Also Lois is always listening to ‘the voice of a person who should have been there but that was not, an echo.' It could be implied that the echo is Lucy's voice.

After the alarm had been raised the girls returned to camp with no sign of Lucy. No one can find her. Lois was called into the camp counselor’s office, who then began to insinuate that Lois was involved in Lucy's disappearance. She asked Lois leading questions, seemingly in an underhanded attempt to get Lois to confess to either killing Lucy directly, or simply allowing her to die. Lois was not quite sure how to answer, and in her mind, the implied accusations follower her for the rest of her life. Soon after the meeting, Lois returned to the cabin she shared with Lucy, and saw that everything was just as she and Lucy had left it, merely waiting there until they both returned. She felt that people were constantly looking at her sideways, making silent accusations with their eyes, condemning

A. She wrote this poem after she found out the she had acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of ten. When she found out she said thoughts flew her mind making her think that what was she going to miss? She thought that she’ll miss school, her graduation, growing up and going to college, falling in love, getting married or walking down the aisle or even have a child.

Miss Lucy, arguably the most heroic character in the novel, suggests that it is better to face death with full awareness of what's coming, rather than trying to ignore it. Kathy's approach is slightly less bold; after eleven years as a carer, she knows exactly "what lies ahead," but she tries to focus instead on her memories and her present life. It is left to interpretation whether this pragmatic approach is better or worse than Miss Lucy's gloomy

“She was tired, as if she was living not one life but two: her own, and another, shadowy life that hovered around her and would not let itself be realized.” (55) If only Lucy hadn’t disappeared that day when the girls were only thirteen, Lois’s life would have been drastically different. She most likely would have been more confident and had emerged from her shell following how Lucy lived her life. She was trying new things such as going on the canoe trip; however, right when she did, the disappearance causes the arrest of the ‘coming of age’

She is torn between Cecil’s world of books and conformity and George’s world of passion and nature. This decision is not easy for Lucy to make.

They are very over protective of her and create a safety net over her whole life. So everyday her father and brother repaint the barn which she paints everyday, watch The Sixth Sense, and provide her with a copy of the same paper. Her brother and dad spend most all of their time keeping Lucy from the truth. Her lack of short term memory and possession of long term memories turn her brother and fathers lives’ into an everyday replay. One time after Henry and Lucy break up he visits Lucy and sees all of her paintings. Obviously when he comes by she doesn’t recognize him except that he looks like the man she has been painting. All her recent paintings include Henry in them. That means Henry has helped her some what retain some of her short term memories.

Mrs. L stated that she enjoys coffee or sharing with friends. She does not do many of the things she used to do since her mother moved in with her. She likes to cross stitch and listen to music. She said that doing all these things helped her to relax.

Susie worries most about her gifted and petulant sister Lindsay. Lindsay is only one year younger but still is not told directly about what's happened to Susie; instead she hears telephone snippets and bits of conversations between her parents and the police. After hearing her father describe Susie's features, she asks her father not to lie to her, so he doesn't; but even answering her question, he can't face the truth of his words. Susie watches Lindsay sitting alone in her bedroom trying to harden herself. As the story unfolds, it is clear that Lindsay carries the hardest burden, because no one will ever be able to look at her and not think about Susie. By losing her sister, Lindsay is in danger of being robbed of herself.

The painting hanging on her wall are more than just a reflection of the past. The paintings symbolize her inability to recognize Lucy’s pain. The relationship between the two girls is limited by an invisible social constraint. Lois has an idealized perception of Lucy’s. She holds Lucy in such high regard, that she is unable to recognize lLucy’s pain. This was a crippling social construct between the two friends. Lucy enjoyed bragging about her life and she loved the attention from Lois. The paintings are a reminder of Lois’s inability to accept the weakness of Lucy, or the idea that she could need her