The Right Of Love By Gene Lee

In the poem “50-50” by Langston Hughes, the theme is about a lonely woman seeking love. She might be a young woman who left her family in the South and moved North during the Great Migration for better opportunities, and that might be the reason why she feels she is all alone in this world. Or, she might be a widow or someone who has lost a partner, or boyfriend. She feels she is all alone because she has no man in her life.

Unwise Passions by Alan Pell Crawford, first starts by introducing the issue that this novel is centered around, Richard Randolph and Nancy Randolph. Who were accused of killing “their” child in the middle of the night, a child created out of wedlock who was buried in the backyard. As the novel opens up, it introduces the two families caught in the middle of this controversy. Nancy Randolph was born Anne Cary Randolph, named after her mother and was born on September 16, 1774 at her family’s plantations. Colonel Thomas Mann Randolph and his wife had a total of thirteen children, six boys and seven girls. The Randolph family were great friends with the Jefferson family because of Nancy’s grandfather who implored his good friend Peter Jefferson to assist his son with the plantation upon his death; this resulted in the Jefferson family living on the plantation for seven years. The Randolph family descended from the John Rolfe and Pocahontas relationship which is something that they took great pride in. Around the summer of 1788, Judith and Richard fell in love leading Richard to ask for Judith’s hand in marriage. The couple simply waited for Judith’s mother to change her mind of her disapproval on the marriage, however; Ann Carry died before this could happen and the couple married at the age of seventeen and nineteen.

“Love Should Grow up Like a Wild Iris in the Fields” is an exquisite literary piece that exhumes the pragmatism of love. Griffin's poem is filled with compelling comparisons that display her true feelings on the matter. Even though love can be beautiful, this sentiment is not comparable to an iris in the field. Griffin believes that love is flawed, much like humans. Moreover, love is more closely related to the iris of an eye.

NERVE is a New York Times Best Selling novel by Jeanne Ryan that has recently been converted into a major motion film. The story follows Vee, a senior in high school, notorious for being a shy behind-the-scenes-type-a-girl who becomes sick of being outshined by her friends. On a whim, Vee and enters NERVE; A GAME LIKE TRUTH OR DARE MINUS THE TRUTH. WATCHERS PAY TO WATCH, PLAYERS PLAY TO WIN CASH AND GLORY. Everything was harmless at first. But one challenge leads to another, and the prizes are simply too enticing to resist. Determined to stay in the game and win the grand prize, Vee and her partner Ian continue the competition -- until things turn sinister, deadly, and suddenly every resource for help is involved with the “game”.

Most importantly, he was left aloof as there was no direction to follow, no lofty goal to reach, no barrier to break open. “His life was pointless, aimless, and it was true that he didn’t concern himself an awful lot about other people. There was nothing he wanted bad enough to risk anything for, inconvenience himself for. …He was bored. Everybody bored him. The city was boring. The racial problems that consumed Guitar were the most boring of all.”(Morrison 107) Milkman pays no heed to the problems that others of his race must face as they don’t directly affect him; therefore he has no obligation to even consider them and separates from his own race. Guitar, Milkman’s friend, finds purpose in rectifying the position that society has place on him and his fellows by joining the Seven Days cult which sees to avenging the killings of black men through killing a white person. Milkman disagrees with their philosophy and Guitar’s justification of “loving his race”, viewing it as simply murder. Having neither goal for personal achievements nor the betterment of his society, Milkman is left lost within himself until Pilate begins to set in motion the awakening of her nephew in her interactions.

When I first was scrolling through the thousands of Narrative essays (well it felt like thousands) I saw this one that caught my attention on the first sentence. I automatically thought that it was going to be a depressing narrative, but as I continued to read on it took a completely different turn than what I was expecting. The author pulled me in and I’m very fortunate to have found this essay.

Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton is a stunning and all too accurate depiction of apartheid in South Africa. Even though the novel centers on John Kumalo and his struggling family, it subtly shows the social going ons of South Africa supposedly in 1948, when the book was written. Strong examples of this come across in the choral chapters of the novel. These chapters give voice to the people of South Africa. Chapter nine shows the struggles of being black during apartheid, chapter 12 shows the white citizens racism and fear, and chapter 23 shows the goals of social movements. The choral chapter that shows the issues that existed in South Africa most effectively was chapter nine. It not only shows the economic and housing struggles of the black population, but it also shows the conditions in the shanty towns, and the treatment of the black population by the white minority with power.

The short story, “The Love Of My Life”, written by T.C. Boyle shows the type of young love that most teenagers go through while in high school. Attempting to live the best lives possible and ultimately failing in succeeding. Through the events, Boyle reveals the difference between real and idealized love and how that love can be destroyed. Although, the obvious point of the story is teen pregnancy, the underlying themes deal with falling in and out of love.

“What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” by Raymond Carver is a story about four friends having drinks and conversing about what love means to them. Terri tells a story of her former partner, Ed, who used to physically abuse her and claims that he did so out of love. Mel, who is a cardiologist, tells a story of this who couple who was in a terrible car accident, and while healing the old man was saddened because he could not turn over and look at his wife due to the casts restricting his movements. Mel also goes on to say that no one truly knows what love is. Carver uses alcohol, conversation, and the Sun to convey the idea that no one truly understands the elusiveness of love.

Finding the Love of Your Life was written by Neil Clark Warren, PH.D., and in this book he explains his ten basic principles of finding the right mate to spend your life with. He teaches people how to understand the two different types of love: passionate love and companionate love. He states that many do not get past the passionate love portion which is why many people go from relationship to relationship when the passion wears off.

The article written in by Dominic Tierney, an associate professor of political science at Swarthmore, wrote an article based on the tactics of love and war. His general idea focused on how relationships are wars of love, which either lead to unity or distractions.

Think if you were offered money in exchange for your most treasured and favorite memory, would you take it. Memories are what teach us to learn from our mistakes, and teach us right from wrong. Memories also make it possible for us to feel true emotion. Memories are what make us an individual rather than a collective. Examples I will be using come from the “Giver” written by Louis Lowry. Memories are what make you the best person that you could be.

Marriage is a bond made between two people that is hoped to last a lifetime; however, in recent times this bond is becoming broken due to the increase number of divorce. An important way to not become a statistic of divorce is to receive counseling or to read a self-help book like, “Getting Ready for Marriage” written by Jim Burns and Doug Fields. These resources allow married couples to develop the vital skills needed to push through the trials and tribulations that can occur during marriage. The completion of reading “Getting Ready for Marriage” will decrease the likelihood of a marriage ending by divorce dramatically.

Although a character of few pages and few words, I find Honey Brown to be the most compelling and intriguing figure of The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers. Honey Brown, the foster brother of Berenice, drifts into the story only a handful of times, but his presence, even in the shadows of the scenes, creates a growing curiosity for the reader and ignites a profound empathy for his account. His quiet and stunted dialogues and solemn nature create an enigmatic yet noteworthy narrative. His struggle with racial confinements and inability to conform leaves him without a purpose and with a soul perpetually tormented and eventually broken. McCullers personifies the extreme realities of Frankie’s fears of entrapment and exclusion in

When we think about marriage, we think it is happy moments with loved ones. It is knowing that someone has your back. Also, it is wishing you were the one having the operation or the ill. Not him. It is hard work that not all people can handle. Marriage is hard work that needs to be made from love. Wife needs to be the person that keeps the house in good look and supports her husband. As for the husband he needs to be the head of the family that helps his wife to keep their marriage. Marriage is built on love, understanding and support of each other. In the marriage, it is important to keep each other happy. If the love and happiness disappear from marriage, it is hard to keep the family together. In those two short