Luella's Humbleness Quotes

In Marie Lu’s Legend, Day shows his true character when he faces tough obstacles and rigorous tasks throughout the novel. For example, Day’s valor/bravery shows when Day rushes into the hospital to find the cure for his family. This shows that without a care for his own well-being he is looking for what's best for the ones he cares about. This also shows that even though he knew the consequences he still decided to look for the greater good.

Harassment, exclusion, physical assault, these things should not have to be suffered by anyone. Well that’s all what speak is about, Melinda, a freshman who is bullied and ignored for calling the police during a summer party. But that’s not what I’m here to talk about, I’m talking about why it’s important to be courageous, and I’m using the book speak, as an example. Put simply, it’s important to be courageous because everyone has to stand up for themselves.

The character Madame Defarge plays a role as one of the leading villains in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, whose actions turn out to be one of the major causes of the French Revolution in the book. The main influence of Madame Defarge's hatred is fueled by a self-centered issue that was germinated by another family who happens to be aristocratic. In Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Madame Defarge is justified in her hatred against the St. Evremonde family because her sister was raped and her brother was killed by the two patriarchs.

Broken; to be separated into parts or pieces by being, hit, damaged, etc. Also meaning, to not be working properly. In the novel, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, it is shown that Louie Zamperini was challenged immensely throughout his whole life. There is no doubt that he was damaged, broken, and torn down to achieve what he did. From the beginning of Zamperini’s life, he has pushed himself to his limit, and beyond. As a child, Zamperini, ran everyday to reach his goal of running in the Olympics, even though he was told he was never going to make it. When he was in the military, his plane crashed and he was stranded in the ocean for 47 days. In spite of the fact that he made it out alive from being stranded, he was captured by the Japanese and

The most important scene in this story is when Leila Abranel favorite sister Rebecca committed suicide. The reason that this scene is important is because it impacted Leila Abranel life throughout the book. For Leila, this scene impacted her to become obsessed and paranoid with her sister death. She started to see things differently and question herself why her sister committed suicide. The memories that Rebecca left for her was painful causing her to think that Rebecca is still alive when she was not there.

Graceling by Kristin Cashore is about a 18 year old super powered assassin. In the book Cashore displays Katsa’s struggles to perceive her own identity. The narrator states “She knew her nature. She would recognize it if she came face-to-face with it. It would be a blue-eyed, green-eyed monster, wolflike and snarling. A vicious beast that struck out at friends in uncontrollable anger, and killer that offered itself as the vessel of the king's fury. (Cashore pg.137).” This quotes shows that she thinks of herself as a monster that is merely a weapon for Randa. “A sound from the inside reminded her how much the court would talk if she were found wading, barefoot and wild haired, in King Randa's fountain. They would think her mad. And perhaps

In “In the Time of the Butterflies” by Julia Alvarez, one of the sisters, Mara Teresa, in the first part of the book, is sensitive and naive to Trujillo. Mara Teresa tells her diary about how she feels lucky that Trujillo is their president and how their birthdays are in the same month. “I feel so lucky that we have him as president. I am even born the same month he is (October) and only nine days (and forty-four years!) apart.

Louise Erdrich’s “Fleur” examines sexism through a folk-tale lens. Throughout the story, Fleur, the mysterious and aloof protagonist, possesses superhuman and animal powers- she is revived copious times and viciously avenges men who have slighted her. Gossip surrounds the supernatural Fleur; Chippewa and American men and women alike are mystified and intimidated by her. The selected passage is no different. It serves to introduce and foreshadow the later tension between Fleur and her male boss and co-workers. The passage also reveals insight into the characters Fleur and Lily; symbolism, diction, and the allotment of animal traits to the characters enforce Fleur as a superior, enigmatic character, and Lily as an inferior, simple character. Fleur’s and Lily’s characterization and actions in the selected passage echo the transformation of classic male-female interaction in Erdrich’s “Fleur”.

In Matthee’s novel, Fiela’s Child, the main character, Lukas/Benjamin, battles back and forth with his identity, however the author is able to establish the idea that one’s personal identity can be established through the environment that one grows up with rather than what skin color one has, and because of Matthee’s use of personification, symbols, and imagery, she is able to set forth this idea in the near end of the novel.

My Antonia is written in a style sympathetic to the immigrants, which humanizes them and thereby counters the negative stereotypes of immigrants that persisted. One of the first events in the book is the death of Mr. Shimerda, and during this section the emotions and wishes of the family are treated respectfully. Although Jim had never been close to Ambrosch, one of the Shimerda’s sons, he states, “He was deeply, even slavishly, devout. He did not say a word all morning, but sat with his rosary in his hands, praying, now silently, now aloud. He never looked away from his beads, nor lifted his hands except to cross himself. Several times the poor boy fell asleep where he sat, wakened with a start, and began to pray again,” (Cather 40). This

Harper lee once said, “people generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for. This quote links to how Mathee successfully challenges stereotypes and prejudice in Fiela’s Child by using not only strong diction but also, positive/negative connotation in her writing.

The novella Candide, written by Voltaire is based on a satirical outlook on how society views philosophies. Each character undergoes multiple situations where their faith to their morals are tested. The last line, “We must cultivate our garden,” (113) hints the impression of how Voltaire wants society to act. While the novella Candide discusses the values of optimism, the overall message of the last line is to be pessimistic and for an individual to be focused on oneself.

There is one more situation in which Estelle’s bad faith is extremely evident in the play. Estelle is experiencing her last connection to the human world where she states “I’m only half here. I’m only half wicked, and half of me is down there with you, clean and crystal clear as running water.” (No Exit 32). Estelle’s bad faith in this case is represented by her inability to accept not only the fact that since she is a sum of her actions she is indeed fully ‘wicked’ but, it is also in her refusal to accept the fact that although a person may not know what she has done it does not mean that the part of her seen from that person in any represents who she truly is.

In the short story, Thank You Ma’am, by Longston Hughs a powerful message is communicated. The story begins on an empty street in New York City where Roger attempts to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jone’s purse. Roger has to decide between running away or going with her. At her home she lets him wash his face, eat dinner and she gives him $10s to buy blue suede shoes. All this generosity leaves Roger speechless at the end of the story. He could barely say “Thank you ma’am”. And then Roger never saw her again. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones has every reason to reprisal against Roger, but doesn’t. As readers we are left with the question, why does Mr. Luella Bates Washington Jones take Roger home? I believe that Mrs. Luella took roger home to teach him how to be selfless not selfish. An important lesson we seem to assume Roger lacks.

" She gave money to him even though he was trying to steal her purse. When she brings him home with her she says she will make him supper, "... ' Then we will eat, I believe you're hungry- or been hungry.' " Finally Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones changed Roger's life by treating him with generosity even though he might