Sanna Lund In The Simplicities Of Cider

The chief characters of the story are Aunt Bernie, Jade, Min, and Min’s brother, mother, and step-father, Freddie. Aunt Bernie can be described as an optimistic, subservient, complacent, unmarried, sixty-year-old virgin, who worked her whole life at minimum wage jobs. Jade and Min are cousins, High School dropouts, unemployed, and unwed mothers. Both women bemoan the insecurity of the neighborhood, yet neither have any aspiration to do anything about it. Min’s

Elisa not having any attention is in her gardening area when a mysterious man approaches her. Elisa is interested in this man. The man wants to fix something for Elisa but her being so strong she refused. So the man changes the tactics and shows interest in her Chrysanthemums. Elisa not being complemented about her Gardner and now someone says something so she begins to act differently toward the pot mender. She becomes attracted to this man and wants to do more then just be a gardener. The pot mender says something about her flowers and she feels appreciated. The pot mender leaves and her husband is ready to go out with her for diner, she now has confidence to go out.

story of her grandmother and her proud heritage. Overall, she is trying to change her daughter’s

The novel, Tangerine, is a book full of action, friendship, and internal growth. The antagonist of the book is Paul Fisher. The protagonist of the book is Erik Fisher. Paul and Erik just moved to Tangerine, Florida with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.Fisher. Along the way, Paul makes friends with Theresa, Luis, Joey, and Tino. In the novel, Tangerine, the author, Edward Bloor uses exemplary (Flashback and symbolism) to convey the theme of (Change and internal feelings).

Tim Winton’s novel Cloudstreet presents two seemingly dissimilar families that are forced to live together in the same house. This piece of fiction contrasts many characters with diverse morals and behaviours, in particular the two mothers of the families, Dolly Pickles and Oriel Lamb. Beneath the surface, these women have more in common than they realise, especially when it concerns gaining power, suffering trauma, their partners, experiencing loss and their home.

Cal and Aaron are now teenagers and Adam is starting a new business venture. It becomes apparent that Cal is quite the rebel and trouble maker. In contrast Aaron is the picture of perfection, has a beautiful girlfriend Abra, and can do no wrong. Unbeknownst to Adam, Cal has developed a deep jealousy of Aaron believing that their father only has love for him. Cal goes on to find out that his and Aaron’s mother who was thought to be dead is alive. He meets her and begins to wonder if his tendencies to do bad come from her. Time goes on and Adam’s business venture of refrigerated lettuce fails. Because of this he loses fifteen thousand dollars Cal feels badly for his father and comes up with an idea. He sets out to get his father’s

“Farrah, what is going on the wagon?” Luca said as he was looking at his older sister. They were coming back from the field picking some of the wild flowers that were growing in the area. They were on their way to the North to the village Boug Fruborne. They would be able to find some work for themselves, with hope that they would be able to make it through the winter. It was something that they were use to they were travelers, roaming through the country side picking up work were it was possible. Farrah and her Mother and sister Celina made tincture and sold herbs of variety since they picked some many of them as they traveled the lands. But at the moment it seemed their parents were having their usually argument. Celina was off to the side playing her violin trying to drown out the yelling.

Like many Americans, the Nolan’s wanted a new start. It was the American Dream to own land in America. Many immigrants came to America to start over, but most ended up as poor as they had started. However, Katie and Sissy’s mom, Mary Rommely, knew how to become rich. They needed a star bank. First Katie must get a condensed milk can, and cut and fold it into a star shape (Smith 89). Then she should nail it to the back of her closet (Smith 89). Once she has done this she can save up to buy land (Smith 86). Mary wants her daughter to live a better life than she did. She believes the Nolans can have this opportunity by saving up for land. Once one owns land there are options which come with chances to pull through. Being poor is hard work, but

Newlywed couple, Robert and Elizabeth Fernea, stepped into their little house in El-Nahra on a stormy night in 1956. The house was dirty; birds perched on the straw and leaf covered roof, and books, clothing, dishes, and paper was scattered throughout the room. As she spent several days trying to turn the mud house into a home that she could share with her husband, Elizabeth was not looking forward to beginning married life in a society thousands of miles away from home and with people whom she would have a hard time communicating with due to a language barrier. The change was for Bob, who was doing his doctoral research studies in this village. The western couple was quick to learn that their stay in this village would need them to adapt to the new culture and

Nadine Wilder lived a quiet life. Nothing excited ever happened until the day she was kidnapped. Her life was turned upside down from that day on. She was rescued by five incredible men. Five men who appeared to want her. She spent the next several weeks in protective custody with these men. At first Nadine didn’t understand what was happening. The men were all very affectionate. After she had been staying with the men for a few days strange things started happening. Someone was trying to get to Nadine. After several weeks the person finally was caught. It was her father. Her dead father. Nadine’s father tells his story and works with the men protecting her to end the threat not only to Nadine, but her sister Pricilla also. With

Cider House Rules is about an orphanage in Maine, the time period being 1945. Dr. Wilbur and Homer Wells are the main characters in this story. Dr. Wilbur treats and raises Homer as if he's one of his own, also then teaching Homer everything he knows about performing abortions. By the time Homer is eighteen years old he's ready to leave the orphanage and see the world. A couple comes to the orphanage for an abortion. During that time Homer becomes very fond of the young couple and ends up befriending them, and also leaving with them. Wally the young man Homer has friended helps Homer get a job picking apples for Wally's family. While Wally is off at deployment, Homer and Wally's girlfriend Candy become very fond of one another. Getting closer

The story is about stealing an apple for her daughter. The Father named, Mario the bread winner in the family. Gloria his wife and Tita her daughter, the one that wants an apple. This is a story of how wrong decisions become greater burdens to a family.

Hannah’s parents only focus on their store and how to get more customers that they neglect their daughtor. Hannah did not want to bother her parents with her personal problems, which makes her spend more time outside the house or in her bedroom, she even get a part time job to help her parents financialy by not having to worry about her expanses. The affects of the loan, the store and the challenge of the new supermarket in town and its offers. The members of the family are feeling a great deal or presure financialy which is affecting the family emotionaly. The parents are constantly fighting and the daughter is neglected and

Everyday, the beautiful girls were asked their hands in marriage with rich merchants, but Assunta and Carolina were rude and said no. Belinda refused politely, saying that she was too young. One day, the father lost his shipment overseas. They could not find the shipment at all and had no idea where it was. Then, he received a message through the mail, someone claiming they had found the shipment.

Maureen and Mag are isolated because of their physical location and their relationship with each other. Maureen dreams of being free of her mother’s house and small town life in Leenane. She blames her mother and her sisters for her circumstances; however, she is faced with the hard truth that men don’t come to call. Farming towns like Leenane were previously communities built on supporting each other, but over time families grew more isolated from one and other, leaving people like Mag and Maureen without the help of friendly neighbours.