Mountain Pose Book Report

The main character is sent by his father to stay with his grandmother. This is where you learn that the strong heart runs in the family. This is true because she is a seventy-eight year old woman and will still patch out two acres of corn and make enough bread for the winter to do what she can to keep her family feed.  In her old age she hasn’t kept the best health. Some days she is too sick to get out of the bed. The main character takes care of her he cooks all the meals for her and helps her start to feel better. Living with her he hears stories of his father and how he is an honest man. Also his grandmother tells him about his grandfather and all the great things he would do.  Living with his grandmother is a great experience for the main character because she brings him history of his family and teaches him many things on how to live a content life.

On this day in 1863, Union troops capture Lookout Mountain southwest of Chattanooga, Tennessee,as they begin to break the Confederate siege of the city. In the “battle above the clouds,” the Yankees scaled the slopes of the mountain on the periphery of the Chattanooga lines.

Tells the reader stories & anecdotes of her fellow workers, including her own unstable, insecure life, taking the reader on some emotional ups & downs throughout the story

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--With the West Virginia University fall camp underway, one of the things the Mountaineers are continuing to work on is the passing game.

A literal interpretation of the grandmother portrays an elderly southern woman attempting to maintain the proper and genteel values of the South. The grandmother places great importance on her appearance and the opinions of others. This importance is revealed at the beginning of their journey when the story compares the grandmother, a reflection of the past, to the daughter-in-law, a reflection of the present:

In Gabrielle Roy’s The Road Past Altamont, the stories recount Christine’s time as a girl, leading into her transformation as a woman. They explore thoughts and movements of both Christine and her family. The Almighty Grandmother and The Road Past Altamont have resonant themes of aging, distance and displacement which highlight most of disagreements the grandmother, mother and daughter have in the stories. Roy manages to capture the relationship of grandmother and mother, as well as mother and daughter in separate stories, but at the same time conveying the similarities of what happens as each woman ages over the course of time. The repetitive cycle for these women is inevitable when comparing how

This is the heartbreaking tale of a 17-year-old girl named Olivia. Her teenage mother (Lillian) committed suicide just three days after she was born by walking into the Mississippi River in the middle of the night. Olivia's grandmother, who she lives with, suffers with dementia and thinks that Olivia is actually Lillian. Many of the townspeople draw similar comparisons between daughter and mother and it feels like they're just waiting to see if Olivia will suffer the same fate as her mom when she turns 18.

with narrating the first chapter of each part. She is the one telling the story of her sisters. She is divorced and still lives in her childhood home. She is also a car insurance sales woman. She is also surprised to see an interviewer this early in the year, meaning she is still considered a hero. The only surviving sister.

The story views the life of the grandmother and her pathetic view of life and how she tries to convince the Misfit into believing what her beliefs are. It is no accident that the grandmother and her entire family are killed, the family 's vacation is doomed from the beginning.

Throughout the story, the grandmother is in conflict with her family due to not being able

Stone mountain has remained a very influential monument of Georgia; a gem of what may say to the state’s tourism and a landmark of American history throughout the ages. Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee , and Jefferson Davis on top of their valuable steeds represent the Confederate nation and its tie with Stone mountain as they are carved meticulously in the world’s largest exposed granite; however, the peaceful serenity of the lake and nature that envelops the mountain and its visitors remained a very important ceremonial location for native americans. The complete history of Stone Mountain is interwoven into the treads of historical events that have occurred throughout and even before the great nation , United States of America, was formed. Currently, it’s one of the most famous attractions in Georgia known for the breathtaking view of metropolitan Atlanta at the peak of the mountain. It is clear as rich as the beauty of stone mountain is,undeniably, it has a strong historical importance to American history and exquisite backround.

The author uses the narratives told to her by her maternal grandmother to recreate a

By using the stream of consciousness technique, Porter establishes Granny Weatherall's background. The occasional glimpse into the main character's past reveals the demanding responsibilities of a young widow. She reflects on how digging post holes, riding country roads in the

To begin with, the narrator’s emotional bond that grew with her grandmother was slow but impactful. One day she was sick and her grandmother had taken care of her, using homemade balm she describes as “sun shining through the darkness of your eyelids” (Viramontes 33). As a result of this feeling of care and warmth she became fond of her time with her grandmother. Out of all her sibling, she was the one that chose to visit her and help with chores. On the contrary to the beliefs of her sisters, the

Finally, after Ellie passed away the nurse who was taking care of her none as Nurse Atkinson was staying around to help out after Ellie's death. However, in the end Nurse Audrey Aktioakn who was there to care for Ellie ended up marrying Robert who was married to Ellie once she passed. This sheds light on what kind of a man this Robert was, which we don't get much information about this mystery man. Nurse Atkinson took the house and flipped it around by adding the modern technology that Flora and her religion did not believe in. Flora then emailed the narrator's mother stating that she had moved out and that Nurse Atkinson was and should be known as Audrey. Audrey and Robert are living happy but in her letter, she gave very little detail about how she is and what happened her moving out and even the question if she is still Cameronian.