To confess would surely bring ridicule on Hester, the woman he loves, humiliation to his daughter Pearl, as well as ridicule from the church on himself. 3 "An Absent Father," really speaks not only for Dimmesdale and his role as a father but the absence of God the heavenly Father as well. ... Because Dimmesdale was not present, and did not accept his responsibility as a father, he still was her father and thus accountable for her impressions of what a father was. ... P...

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Title: Many Stones Author: Carolyn Coman Year Published: 2000 Main Characters: Berry and her father Summary: Many Stones is about a girl whose name is Berry. ... Berry and her father meet a family in a really poor area and their family has lost two brothers from a murder. ... While Berry and her father are traveling they meet a racist woman, her name was Suzanne. ... This story is about a father and his daughter confront each other and their own wounds in a land pulsing with loss. Berry and her father haven't had a close relationship but this trip makes them come closer. ...

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In Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories "The Minister's Black Veil," "The Birthmark," and "Rappaccini's Daughter," the common theme of pride were presented throughout these stories. ... "Rappaccini's Daughter" was about a scientist named Dr. ... Growing up Hawthorne could not escape the influence of Puritan society, not only from residing with his father's devout Puritan family as a child, but also due to Hawthorne's study of his own family history (Moore). ... Hawthorne portrayed this in the story of "Young Goodman Brown." ... He set many stories against the s...

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She watched her father abuse his wife for years. ... Percy was devoted to the teachings of Mary's father. ... There a friend of Percy's suggests they have a contest to see who can write the best ghost story. ... Mary ended up losing her first child, a daughter, not long after her birth in Italy. ... Looking deeper into the story, you realize that it is not just a gothic tale about a monster. ...

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This text deals with this issue in Mama Elena's shocking mistreatment of her youngest daughter Tita. ... A belief and tradition in the De la Garza family was that the youngest daughter should stay at home, never marry and look after her mother until she dies. ... When Pedro and his father came to ask Mama Elena for Tita's hand in marriage, she forbade it, but she offered Rosaura's instead. "But if you really want Pedro to get married, allow me to suggest my daughter Rosaura, who's just two years older than Tita. ... They are not a main plot, yet very intricate in the story...

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In 1955, after the birth of her second daughter, Sexton attempted suicide (Discovering Biographies 2). ... Anne was extremely possessive of her daughter Linda and also confessed to having murderous impulses towards her (Linda Sexton 1). "I made myself numb, made my body like stone in exchange for my mother's love" Anne's eldest daughter exclaimed (Linda Sexton 1). ... Through out her career, Anne wrote not only poetry but also short stories and books for children as well. Sexton's first book, To Bedlam and Part Way Back, was published in nineteen-sixty, a year after her m...

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The story suggests Hester was a strong-willed, impetuous girl. ... Did she go directly from a dependent relationship with her mother and father to a marriage of subordination with Roger? ... Because this punishment separated her from society and the townspeople who were once her friends, Hester is constrained to living a life alone with her daughter Pearl on the outskirts of town. ... Her own daughter Pearl does not acknowledge Hester when she takes the symbol off her dress as she sits and converses with Arthur Dimmesdale in the forest. ... Hester and her daughter Pearl leave the town ...

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Additionally, Hedda feels empowered as a result of her father's military position and through his manner of raising her. ... Hedda has feelings for Eilert throughout the entire novel, and had them before George, but she did not follow her heart because her instincts, and her father, had told her that men like Eilert were not good enough to have a real relationship with. ... Another aspect of the play that further extenuates the conflict of the story is Mrs. ... My intention in giving it this name was to indicate that Hedda as a personality is to be regarded rather as her father's d...

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Yet, throughout the story his confession remains an impediment, constraining him from then onward to a life of atonement. Dimmesdale's story is one of a lonely man who has given into temptation and lascivious desire. ... He never truly says that he committed adultery with Hester and that Pearl in fact is his daughter. ... Hester's betrayal of him coerced him to want to inflict vengeance on the man that seduced his wife and fathered Pearl. ...

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The novel Cloudstreet by Tim Winton is the epic story of two Australian families" whose lives come together. ... At Gallipoli- It was hard to believe the story was fictional because we are so familiar with the reality of the setting. ... Rose and Sam's relationship was a result of this theme, Rose helped her father at his lowest point and Sam saved his daughter at her weakest moment. ... "Dad, I cleaned up her vomit, washed her clothes dragged her home from the pub My childhood was taken from me- The theme of communication throughout the text also made readers see the novel as a real l...

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She says "I have no heavenly father" to show that she was not a blessing and not created by God. ... She is a young child that has not sinned but is still treated by other in a condescending matter just because she is the daughter of an adulterer. ... Roses have symbolized hope in this story so far. ... Chillingworth Chillingworht is the protagonist in the story. ... At the end of the story, Chillingworth shows some sort of good when he leaves Pearl some of his wealth. ...

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Before the Inspector arrives Birling is impatient with Eric and is in control of the situation.Birling is confident,jovial,excited and even smug about his daughters engagement because it may help to boost his social class and may even help him to receive a knighthood and title which will bring him up to the standards of the upper class. ... The Inspector's arrival is a turning point and is used as a catalyst by Priestly.All the undercurrents of tension rise to the surface and the family begins to argue,talk and finally understand each other as the Inspector unravels the story of Eva...

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The Diary of Anne Frank is about a brave little girl who tells her story of struggle and courage through her diary. ... Van Daan constantly tells Anne's father, " If Anne were my daughter." ... In the second part of the diary, the story takes a drastic change from a little girl to a more grown and matured Anne. ... The answer is in the story of her undying courage and hope that they would live through this dilemma. ...

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For example, why was Nan so fearful and what was wrong with her father? ... A significant event in Sally's quest for self-knowledge was when she was told by one of the deacons to stop associating with his daughter. ... When Sally is recording Arthur's story she empathises with him and experiences his pain. ... He maintains that by telling his story, he can be an instigator of change in others because "no-one knows what it was like for us." Arthur's story and his pride in his identity, inspire both Gladys and Daisy to reveal their secrets to Sally. ...

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• Grade Level: High School