Viviana In The Kingdom Of Dragoonus

Vivian cherishes a Claddagh cross given to her by her grandmother just before the family comes to the United States from Ireland. Vivian pleads. “She gave it to me in Ireland, before we came over. It’s—It’s the only thing I have left.” (27). Vivian’s Claddagh cross is revealed frequently during the course of the story. It holds a lot of memories. It prompts her to think of better times. It is her solitary object she has left with after her family and home burn in a

Because her father had such a high standing and proud nature within the city, Anna’s romances with the two men were sought to be terminated by both her father as well as these other councilmen. Anna was also accused of stealing from her father, taking money, wine, and sold other possessions of his for a sum of money in order to buy things for herself, and keep her rendezvous with her lovers a secret. “And her father and brother were the ones who discovered, confiscated, and preserved the extremely rare cache of her love letters” (3). This was ultimately the fall of Anna’s character, as her father then attacked her, banished her from his home, and took away her inheritance, which would start the legal battle with her father and other family members for many years to come (2). Anna would take this court case to her grave as it would never be settled, and she would go through many misfortunes while trying to gain the legal right to her inheritance.

Larissa Taylor takes her readers on a journey through the life of the infamous Joan of Arc. Joan can be easily recognized as a historical figure in the 15th century, a female warrior, and a woman that was fiercely independent and determined. Joan’s life has been told again and again, which has slowly taken away from the incredible woman that held so many triumphs. Instead of giving her readers a list of Joan’s accomplishments, Taylor enthralls the reader by detailing every step of Joan’s life, start to finish, so that one can really understand the life of the warrior.

   As the subject of the first section of Doris' novel, A Yellow Raft In Blue Water, Rayona faces many problems that are unique to someone her age. Ray's mixed race heritage makes her a target of discrimination on the reservation. Problems in her family life (or lack thereof), give Rayona a reversed role in which she is the mother taking care of Christine. In dealing with these issues, Rayona learns a lot about herself and others.

stubborn she is in staying in them: “For days, she went silent with rage” (10). This reveals just how far Estrella will venture to seethe in her emotions— and so much so, in fact, that her mother “believed her a victim of the evil eye” (11). To be in one emotion, and to not explain it to others, speaks volumes about Estrella— she is persistent about how she feels and will stay this way for days. In other words, this use of selective detail portrays how Estrella is quick to swell with passion about how she feels— by “becoming very angry,” merely because she saw Perfecto’s tools and assumed it was a secret being kept from her, her character is portrayed as someone who easily feels upset, or moody, by things that she may not even know for certain. To reword, through selection of detail, Viramontes is able to develop Estrella’s character because she describes particular instances where Estrella’s fragile temper is aroused by unfamiliar, or unfair, concepts or objects. This use of selective detail furthers her character because it conveys how Estrella is stubbornly consumed by her emotions even when she does not have the full story.

In any genuine friendship there are the differences between the people that spark curiosity, yet, it is similarities that draw two together to form a tight bond. This is evident in the friendship that starts between Vivian and Molly. Vivian, from outward show, does not display the slightest similarity with Molly. It is not until one examines the often tragic back stories of both that striking parallels begin to be made clear. By the time all is uncovered, the likenesses shared between Vivian and Molly far outweigh any disparities. In examining the relationship between Vivian and Molly, a perfect balance is struck in Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline.

Rayona is in a way lost and can’t seem to find her place in the world. She thinks about herself in the way that she thinks others think of her. She is fifteen years old at the time and does not have a lot of sense of her self. Rayona is half African American and Native American, which makes her think she’s different from others and makes her have a low self esteem. She struggles with her identity and physical appearance. Another thing that makes it difficult for her to find her true self is that she lacks information about her heritage. Her dream is to have a “normal” life, meaning to have a functional happy family and to be able to fit in. Rayona feels like a real family is the opposite of what she has. She goes through a series of events and learns a little about her self in each of them. Rayona is

The narrator is from a humble working family (a “cottage maiden”). She is seduced by a “great lord”.

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

She is a person that took every day as it came to her and did what was necessary in order for her to survive. There was no shame in her trying to obtain happiness by keeping her cousin as a lover, nor killing an unborn child to keep herself from being punished. She is attempting to open the eyes of a naive priest who sees nothing but what he has learned from books.

The movie Precious, is drama-based film that tells the story of a 16-year-old girl named Claireece Jones (Precious). Unfortunately, she is struggling with her family, the school system and with her own internal emotions. Her mother despises her due to Precious having two kids from her father. She was kicked out of her high school had to go to an alternative school to get her GED. Precious also is struggling with her internal emotions and capabilities, she has been raped, verbally and physically abused. Some of the main characters that influenced Precious’s life are Miss. Rain, her English teacher at the alternative school and her mother Mary.

Vivian is Grant’s beautiful, passionate, and smart girlfriend. She teaches at a black Catholic school in Bayonne. During the book she is married, but separated from her husband, so her relationship with Grant is kept a secret. She has two small children with her husband. Vivian loves Grant but often distrusts him because of his lack of loyalty to his people and hometown.

Initially, the audience see Vivian as a person who is very uncompromising. The students she taught knew her as harsh, making her an unfavorable teacher. She appeared to not care about the students she taught, and her coldheartedness was reflected in her actions, an example being when one of her students tried to receive an extension on a paper because of the recent death of her grandmother, at this request Vivian concluded “ Do what you will, but the paper is due when it is due.” This impenetrable exterior that Vivian places upon herself discourages the formation of beneficial relationships from being formed in her

The book is told from the perspective of seventeen year old Britta Flannery. She idolized her father because he was one of the only people who did not ostracize her for her mixed heritage. She is a strong person who is determined to do anything she needs to find her father’s killer, but she has weaknesses and is often insecure and uncomfortable in social settings. She lives in a country called Malam that hates magic. Malam is about to go to war against Shaerdan, a country full of magic. The two countries used to be friendly but disaster struck Malam and the people blamed magic. The tension has nearly

Senora has been depicted as a wealthy, upper class lady with a life full of luxuries. This trait is prevalent throughout the story, from where ‘Rosaura loved everything in the big house’ to her mother’s description of the party as ‘a rich people’s party.’ She lived in a large house and could afford a lavish, extravagant party for her daughter, with many games and a surprise magic show. Her wealthy, high class background has a major impact on the plot of the story as it shatters Rosaura’s confidence of being an intelligent, well-behaved nine year old girl and not just a maid’s daughter.