1. Why do you suppose the author chose to write a book such as the one you are reading?…
a. "The most inept writing has an inadvertent element of suspense: the reader constantly asks himself, where on earth is this going?)" -How I Wrote the Moth Essay-and Why, Annie Dillard…
10. What did you see happening in the work? Paraphrase it – retell the major events.…
* Acceptance- although Elizabeth seems accepting of her husband-to-be, she worries about some of the rumors and wishes to make sure Hooper is mentally stable. She tries to find out what is behind the sudden appearance of the veil but his answer does not satisfy her…
6) “Pearl kissed his lips. A spell was broken. The great scene of grief, in which the wild infant bore a part, had developed all her sympathies; and as her tears fell upon her father's cheek, they were the pledge that she would grow up amid human joy and sorrow, nor for ever do battle with the world, but be a woman in it.”…
An example of their contrast in personalities is when Edward came to visit Mrs. Dashwood and her three daughters. Elinor instantly fell in for his taste in literature and his knowledge, while Marianne could not understand why Elinor was so interested in him. To Marianne, he was spiritless, unsensible, and had a horrible…
4. What does Anne’s using the motif of the natural world in her diary tell you about her abilities as a writer?…
Making choices is fundamental to our lives. When we are making decisions, the biggest paradox may be the conflict between the sense and the sensibility. It has been over two hundred years since Jane Austen wrote the novel Sense and Sensibility, yet to our surprise nothing has really changed. We still struggle to make the moral and ethical choices that people have struggled with over the years. In “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, Martin Luther King Jr. broke unjust laws and engaged in nonviolence direct action in order to gain equality and freedom. In “Dog Lab”, Claire McCarthy wanted to take advantage of the dog lab for further learning, but she was reluctant to attend the lab because killing a dog was inhumane and against…
Sense and Sensibility Volume 1 CH 4-22 Chapter 4 1. Elinor has a different opinion of Edward. What is her opinion? Elinor finds Edward handsome and lovable 2. There is an old saying that states, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”…
2. Why does Catherine accept Edgar's proposal when she knows Heathcliff is a part of her soul?…
Elizabeth-Jane is the book’s heroine. She is the daughter of Susan and Henchard. Elizabeth- Jane is quiet and shy. Elizabeth-Jane also cares a large amount about doing what’s proper. She worries about her friend Lucetta’s reputation, and how to fix it. Elizabeth- Jane is an all-out good person. She seeks to better herself by studying, “Knowledge-the result of great natural incite- she did not lack; learning, accomplishments-those, alas, she had not” (Hardy 82). Elizabeth-Jane has this passion to learn more that the reader does come to admire about her. She is not too concerned about finding a man to marry. Elizabeth- Jane seems content to just learn and be alone. However, when it comes to Elizabeth-Jane and men, the reader see an entirely new side of her. When Lucetta effectively replaces her in Farfrae’s mind, she just lets it go and goes on with her life. Yes she’s miffed for about five seconds but in the end she just leaves and moves on. It is this fact that makes it hard to root for Elizabeth-Jane in the end.…
9. What is the author’s purpose in describing what she sees as a “spirit” entering her room?…
promise to Lucy. When, Elinor tells Marianne of Edward’s engagement to another woman, and this sparks the conversion in their relationship. Elinor says, “surely you may suppose that I have suffered now. The composure of mind with which I have brought myself at the present to consider the matter, the consolation that have been willing to admit, have been the effect of constant and painful exertion” (198-199). In this quote Elinor finally trusts her sister with her deepest form of pain.…
Elinor and Marianne are two very connected sisters who have a major social burden: Their estate has been entailed to a relative and the only way women in their day and time would obtain any right or property would be through marriage. Marriage, however, often did not come for love but for the merging of family fortunes. Unfortunately for Elinor and Marianne, however, they did not have a fortune, and their chances of "marrying well" are limited.…
The structure and movements of the paragraphs reveals how Woolf's experience began as simple events but gained significance later. The second paragraph is devoted to the "perfect lesson" that she learned, which led to her metamorphosis. This paragraph is of paramount importance as it encompasses the main idea of the piece. Woolf accurately quotes her father's words in lines 23-25 despite the fact…