Sanssa Stark Quotes

“A path made by prey uphill through scrub, across a bald knob and downhill into a section of pine trees and pine scent and that pious shade and silence pines create. Pine trees with low limbs spread over fresh snow made a stronger vault for the spirit than pews and pulpit ever could.” (Page 38) Quotes like these help demonstrate why setting is so crucial to a story. In Winter’s Bone, setting shows the living conditions of the characters and effects the characters of how they act.

Melinda Sordino, the character in the novel Speak, written by Laurie Halse Anderson. She is an outcast, coward, and a negative person. Melinda Sordino is an outcast. '' Or I could crawl behind the trash can. Or maybe I could dump my lunch straight into the trash and keep moving right on out the door '' (Anderson 8). This quotation clearly demonstrates that Melinda is an outcast. She cannot even think a person she could sit. On the first day, Melinda gets into the auditorium and everyone divides into their clans. She used to be a part of the Plain Janes but now she labelled herself an outcast, she is clanless. Melinda does not see the point in finding her ex-friends. She knows it is not going to work. The only student talks to her as a friend is Heather, new to here, but she

Lina Vilkas, a passionate fifteen year old girl who loves art and never lost hope throughout the book because she was determined to survive. Lina was taken away from her very own home and was compelled to dig for beets ,while trying to keep herself alive in the worst circumstances. She was courageous many times throughout the novel. Her courage showed when she yelled at a guard named Nikolai Kretzsky “I HATE YOU”. Lina expressed her opinion and confronted the man who could take her life in a matter of seconds.

“Let you fear nothing! Another judgement waits us all!” This profound exclamation is made by the immensely wise and reputable Rebecca Nurse. Rebecca is a well known elderly woman in Salem, Massachusetts. Rebecca Nurse and I closely resemble one another in that we are both exceptionally nurturing with children, devout in our beliefs, and humble towards our accomplishments.

The life of Ariana Osgood is almost forgotten when she abandons her old self to take over the identity of Emma Walsh. She left her family, her money, and her friends all behind so that she could start a new life. Even though she has to leave all of this, that doesn’t mean that they aren’t in her mind. Although Ariana leaves her family behind, there is one thing she can’t just let go of. Her gold fleur-de-lis necklace, a gift from her mother.

Miss Strangeworth Lots of people turn out to be something they aren’t. Shirley Jackson short story, “ The Possibility of Evil is an example that age don’t change the way you act and treat others. Miss Strangeworth is an old woman who is mean and judgemental to people. Miss Strangeworth can be analyzed by considering what does, what the narrator says about her, and how other characters interact with her.

People aren’t always who they seem to be. In ‘The Possibility of Evil,” by Shirley Jackson, this idea is explored in story form. One character, Miss Strangeworth, is the literary representation of this idea; She is polite and nice in person, but at the same time, she anonymously writes hurtful letters that spread false rumors to the whole town. Firstly, Miss Strangeworth’s character can be analyzed by considering what she says and does.

Day 1: Character Serafina has changed a lot. In the first book she was very unsure of herself and afraid. She was afraid she would do the wrong thing or say the wrong thing. She was also afraid she would disappoint her mother and that she would never be as good of a ruler as she was. Serafina was weak like a guppy, but now she is muscular and strong.

In the book Sarah’s Key, Sarah goes back to the apartment where she left her little brother. She unlocked the secret cupboard to find him deceased. This completely tore her heart. I feel so bad for her. Sarah is pretty hard on herself. I do not think that she will ever be able to forgive herself. Thinking that she was responsible for her brother’s death really makes her think worse about herself.

Shiver “My words were gentle, as though he might still leap up and run…” This quote is said by Grace in the novel Shiver. Upon meeting Sam, who was shot by hunters, Grave is making sure not to startle Sam and help him as well. This interaction causes Grace to find out that Sam is a werewolf. Also that this is the last last time he can shift back into a human.

Then he banishes Cordelia from the kingdom and now that Cordelia is now banished from her home and is now set to be with the King of France, who was visiting Lear’s court is seeking her hand in marriage and he still wants to be with her forever. Also, in the poem King Lear is shown to act like a child sometimes almost childlike, he acts as he is cruel with passionate feelings, he is also kind as well. He wasn’t mature enough and didn’t have the ability to manage his emotions. King Lear occasionally had a violent temper that was out of control and he also had an adverseness to what he didn't want to see.

Christian Ong Professor Palmer English 104 19 September 2016 Hear The True Ruler Roar The lion, king of the jungle is one of the most well know sigils in A Game Of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. The Lannisters hold that sigil and are a lot like the lion. The house has many fierce people, but one stands above all that can show many traits that a lion has.

Throughout The Oresteia, the themes of justice and revenge are often used as reasoning for certain events that take place. In many instances, the characters refer to certain events as revenge, while others see them as justice. For example, Clytemnestra kills her wife in pursuit of justice, and can be displayed as just due to her motives and reasoning. Orestes’ killing of Clytemnestra may be viewed as just in his eyes, but in reality, is revenge. In The Oresteia, revenge, often portrayed as a selfish act, regards experiencing a spiteful joy caused by retaliation, while justice is displayed primarily as a rational decision, rather than an emotional one.

A4. There are a few characteristics that Antonia exhibits that lead to Cather's admiration of her. One of them is Antonia's ability to be a hard worker. For example, after Antonia's father died, she helped her mother and brother work in the fields. One quote that proves this is "If I rode over to see her where she was ploughing, she stopped at the end of the row to chat for a moment, then gripped her plough handles, clicked to her team, and waded on down the furrow, making me feel like she was now grown up and had no time for me". This quote shows that Antonia was growing up and becoming a hard worker in the aftermath of her father's death because she only talked to Jim for a moment before going back to work. Another characteristic that Antonia exhibits that led to Cather's admiration of her is her

Cordelia’s death, which often causes questions of justice can surely be justified, because she is the sacrifice that Lear has to make for him to be closer to the truth of reality. “Now our joy,/ Although our last and least,” (1, 1, 91). King Lear has three daughters; Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, and as evident in this quote, out of the three daughters, his most favoured and beloved daughter is Cordelia, and he openly expresses his love for her. Unlike her barbarous sisters, Goneril and Regan, the youngest daughter Cordelia is the most pure, honest, just, uncorrupted. In the Bible, the white baby lamb, representing its pureness and innocence is offered as a sacrifice to God, and contrasting to the Bible, Cordelia in King Lear, is the metaphor