In polygamous culture, men typically have several wives and dozens of children, which makes for an extensive family tree. With several wives with differing personalities, there is bound to be problems and disagreements. According to The Meditteranean College of Social Sciences (2014), “the rivalry between the co- wives more often than not prove damaging to the children in polygamous families due to the pitting against each other and forcing to choose sides” (Thobejane, 2014, p.1059). While severe arguments do not occur in every polygamous family, or any family for that matter, they do happen. Polygamous children grow up with the value that they need to pick a side in order to be acceptable to society, which is not the truth.…
In the story “The Stray” by Cynthia Rylant, Doris is a very mature girl who is caring, observant, and loving. First of all, the most obvious reason that shows Doris is mature is caring. When she first saw the puppy on a beautiful, snowy day, wandering up the driveway, she spoke in a soothing voice. This also means she rescued the puppy from the cold and brought it inside where it could warm up. When she took the puppy indoors, her dad said “I don’t know where it came from, but I know for sure where it’s going.”…
The second novel was Enclave, written by Ann Aguirre. This novel follows Deuce, a teenager girl in the College enclave during “a post-apocalyptic future” (p. 0). It starts with her earning the right to a name and a job - her job being a huntress. As a huntress, her hunting partner was Fade - a “mysterious outsider” and an outcast of the enclave (p. 0).…
Neglect is the state or fact of being uncared for. The Glass castle is about Jeannette Walls and her family. Constantly short on cash and food. The family moves around the country frequently and tries to re-settle. They encounter many situations but they manage to overcome it.…
No Apparent Distress is the coming-of-age story of Rachel Pearson as she navigates through her unexpected journey of coming to be a doctor. Originally Pearson planned on becoming a writer; however, in the summer of her last year of college, Pearson takes up a job at an abortion clinic. Little did she know that the stories of the women she would counsel would inspire her to become a medical professional. Through years of medical education and training, Pearson learns that there is more to being a doctor than she had ever imagined. Dr. Rachel Pearson grew to become the doctor she is today not only through education, but also through her relationships with her family, peers, and patients.…
In Twenty Years at Hull-House, Jane Addams described her mission for the Hull-House in Chicago to offer a center for educational learning and to improve the city 's conditions. The Hull-House was successful in achieving her mission by offering classes to gain domestic and educational skills and opened opportunities for young women. Although, the lack of immediate response to social problems by the government and the ethnic divide between the neighborhood and the residents of the house limited its attempt to provide service to the poor. The Hull-House offered classes to the poor to learn domestic and educational skills.…
The Little Prisoner by Jane Elliott This book was a powerful if not over powering story of a child whose step father abused her on every level of abuse; physical, mental, sexual, and emotional. The author of this book Jane, a pseudonym for the actual child, made the book come full circle. It started in the court room and was brought back to that pivotal moment when she is forced to face her attacker as an adult. It shows the reader the reaction of someone who clearly has no understanding the effects the child abuse Jane endured because the officer treated her like she was overreacting.…
Helen Maria Williams, Charlotte Smith and the French Revolution Women of the 18th century were writing novels, lyric poetry and conduct books, but after the fall of the Bastille in 1789, political concerns appeared in their writing. They entered male dominating territory as historical writing was traditionally a male preserve (Walker, 2011, p. 145). In the 1790s a ‘Women’s War’ developed as women writers explored new genres in which they expressed their opinions on events in France, which their male contemporaries already were doing (ibid.). Helen Maria Williams and Charlotte Smith were two of the most important women writers of the period. They saw the French Revolution through women’s eyes and put their understanding of it in writing.…
“Girl, Interrupted” by Susanna Kaysen is based on a true story about the author, who spent time at a mental institution called McLean Hospital in the late 1960’s. Throughout the book the author writes about her experiences at the hospital and the people she encountered while she was there. While Susanna Kaysen encountered many people at McLean, none played a major role in the conflict that arises in the book, which is Susanna being sent to the institution and having to face her mental illness. Although it can be argued that the doctor who sent Susanna to McLean is the antagonist, it is clear that Susanna is both the antagonist and protagonist, since her biggest problem is dealing with being sent to a mental institution, her mental illness,…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like losing both of your parents, and have the one important thing in your life go missing? Well, this horrible scenario happened to Mickey Bolitar in the book Shelter, by Harlan Coben. In this book Mickey has moved from town to town all his life, but his parents have decided to settle in a small town in New Jersey, to finish out high school. At the activity for new students Mickey meets a girl named Ashley and soon gains lots of feelings for her and cares about her to a great extent, but soon after Mickeys dad had an awful fate in a car accident and his mom was taken to rehab, Ashley disappears. Mickey acquired a couple new amazing and permanent friends on their adventure, as they put many clues together,…
It was not a stranger they were looking for, but their very own sister. Karen Russell wrote a short story called “Haunting Olivia”, and it is about the death of a young girl and her grieving brothers. Wallow and Timothy go to Gannon’s Boat Graveyard whenever they get the opportunity because they are looking for their sister, Olivia. Gannon’s Boat Graveyard is a place where people come to leave their abandoned boats. Each time they go they wear diabolical goggles.…
In the nonfiction text, Outcasts United, Warren St. John suggests that people are still racist to the influx of refugees. Nathaniel Nyok was rejected to play on the field because the mayor says that he doesn't want those big guys to play on the field because he thinks they will ruin the field. Nyok wants to play soccer on Armistead Field, but the police keep chasing him away. The mayor of Clarkston, Mayor Swayney, claims he does not want soccer played there. As Mayor Swayney says, “There will be nothing but baseball down there as long as I am mayor… just as prominently, a patchwork orb of geometric shapes clearly recognizable as a soccer ball”(91).…
In “Loneliness” by Laura Cortes shows how much a man had little hope from the past that helps him live today. He is living day to day without looking further more into life because he is simply not looking forward to anything anymore. The poem expresses how a man is living in hopelessness without a family or a friend but living with trees that he simply appreciates but also the only thing he has. The man is of old age and knows that his life is coming to an end.…
Belonging is an essential division of life for individuals and a group as it creates a sense of security and trust, and can in turn influence beliefs, experiences and perspectives people have on the world around them. Belonging to a group involves effective communication with other individuals and a sense of security on both sides. The exceptional memoir The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do reveals how belonging to a group can influence one’s life course, morals and values, both positively and negatively. Having a positive sense of belonging can lead to having an easy and comfortable relationship, which in turn can lead to having a better outlook on the world. Anh and his family belonged to Vietnam, but left because of the war going on at the time.…
Pain is defined as the physical discomfort or suffering caused by illness or injury. In Ordinary People by Judith Guest the story of a grieving family is portrayed. The story begins when Conrad gets out of the mental hospital, beginning to recover from his suicide attempt. However, as the story progresses the reader learns of much more hidden pain in the families past.…