Caught in the Storm and Under the Cover of Kindness are books that both provide an introspective view of social work. Although, the viewpoints from which they are written are complete opposites. Caught in the Storm makes the profession of social work seem easy and highly idealistic, while Under the Cover of Kindness is a critical and at times harsh analysis of social work. The books share differences and similarities and ultimately raise the question of what is considered to be morally and…
A Complicated Essay An Argumentative Essay based on the use of literary devices in“A Complicated Kindness” by Mariam Toews In the novel “A Complicated Kindness” by Miriam Toews lies a story of misery and grief. In a small town in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the main character Nomi Nickel, is an excitable teenage girl living in the highly-religious Mennonite community of East Village. The town, so strict on its beliefs and limited in employment, offers little opportunity for a productive and…
My summative novel, A Complicated Kindness, by Miriam Toews was a little bit of an odd one. Throughout this dark, yet uplifting novel, we follow the life of the main character Naomi Nickel, who is shortly nick-named Nomi. Nomi is a sixteen year old girl living in strict mennonite town that she does not belong in. She tries to deal with a father who doesn’t necessarily care about her, a best friend who is stuck with an unknown illness in a hospital, and a completely useless boyfriend. But most…
nature of war creates many contrasts. One such contrast, the opposing pair of kindness and cruelty, is demonstrated in many instances throughout Timothy Findley’s The Wars. There are three notable cases of the duality of these two opposing ideas: Robert and the horse with the injured leg, Robert in the gas attack, and Rodwell and his personality. War creates a contrast between kindness and cruelty. Robert demonstrates kindness with an injured horse. Near the end of part one, Robert is ordered to…
All appearances of characters in novels have their different roles developed, even if they are minor. Mr. Quiring in the novel, A Complicated Kindness, is no exception to this convention. Although Mr. Quiring rarely appears in the novel, he plays a crucial role in making the readers understand more about the protagonist, Naomi, whom may be thought that she hates Mr. Quiring in the readers’s first reading. The readers may mistake that the protagonist, Naomi, does not like her teacher, Mr.…
The Art of Kindness As you get older in life you need to learn the importance about kindness. The poem of kindness Naomie Shihab nye she talk a lot about the rules of kindness and how you can obtain it in life. Shihab nye tells us that in order to have kindness people must have experienced sadness. (before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing.you must wake up with sorrow.you must speak to it till your sorrows and you see size of the…
A random act of kindness is a selfless deed gave by a person or people desiring whichever to assist or to cheer up an individual person or people because we go beyond duties that are expected of us and lend out a helping hand to others. Besides, this behavior is a means by that we make an endeavor to brighten one’s day by doing something caring and considerate. Our fellow humans, kingdom of animal and kingdom of nature are the targets of our spontaneous gesture of goodwill which means by an act…
Kindness In Before I Fall “Do unto others as you would want them to do unto you.” This statement is the Golden Rule of our world and society, we apply it almost everything. This statement is also applied to the book Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. In the novel, Oliver tells the story of high schooler Samantha Kingston. She is popular but hangs out with her three friends Ally, Lindsay, and Elody. Lindsay has a problem with Juliet Sykes, who used to be her best friend, because of an incident that…
situation and the act of kindness, the difference that it had an impact on maybe altered. At the start of section 3, an inmate helped Eliezer stayed with his father as he wished as a single act of kindness in the mid of the camp's cruelty. "The man interrogating me was an inmate. I could not see his face, but his voice was weary and warm." Eliezer, he was grateful that he could accompany his father. But my question is, does...or did he really wanted to receive that act of kindness? Eliezer once…
This month our challenge was to perform a random act of kindness and by being in New York City, I had the chance to still perform this task. Not too long ago my aunt and I went out to go see a movie and we grabbed some food before we did. There was a man who seemed as if he had been standing all day holding the door open for customers walking in and out of the McDonalds. It did not seem like it was his job if anything it seemed like he was doing it so someone would probably tip him. It was a…