Gaines' Short Story, "Just Like A Tree" "Ernest J. ... The narration of "Just like a Tree," shifts from one character to another. ... Bascom, you going. Ever"body getting tractors and horses and I"m still stuck with You. You going, brother...
In the novel Like Water for Chocolate, there is also a great deal of symbolism throughout the whole story. ... Throughout the story you learn that her mother controls Tita's life, and until her mother dies, Tita cannot live the life that she wishes to. In the very beginning of the story you learn that Tita is unable to marry because of a tradition that her mother wants to continue. ... You also learn that Tita shows her emotions through her cooking, which is a vital part of telling this novel. ... In the novel Like Water for Chocolate, Tita's cooking expresses her love and sorrow...
I felt like everyone else had a reason to be sad because they knew my grandpa more than I did. ... She had a really bad cough and said that it felt like someone was choking her. ... She made me feel like a princess everyday of my life. ... You come alive to everyone who has ever known you. ... You become a part of everyone who loved you. ...
What does family mean to you? ... Next, Matalin recalls that she got blamed for their death, "Mommy, you left them in the windows. ... This is a minor case of criticism, however when you look at the age of her daughter, you can see that this can easily develop into a major problem later in life. ... Katy says that she remembers a night when she went into the bathroom and let out a lot of verbal aggression towards God, yelling at him, "How could you leave me like this?" Days like these are outweighed by the tremendous social support that Katy and her family receive from neighb...
Theirs was a place that always felt like home. ... She taught me to cook with love, always hug, and smile even when you feel like giving up. ... I feel like I now have a thousand questions for you and feel lost with no answers. ... Now that Grandma is in heaven with you, do dance with her like the first time you met and fell in love? ... It's like saying you start out like a tree seed, you know just when it's your time to go shine, to feel the power you did not have when you were alive. ...
" Also, she shows her daughter that, "this is how you sweep a corner; this is how you sweep a whole house this is how you set a table for dinner.... As the mother says, "on Sundays try to walk like a lady and not like the slut you are so bent on becoming," she is demonstrating the fixation that her culture has on a woman's sexuality being the defining line between being a respectable woman, or an unworthy woman. ... Another occasion in which the mother is seemingly accusing her daughter is when she says, "this is how to hem a dress when you see the hem coming down...
I can't stand to see you like this. ... He ran a shaky hand through his tangled hair and for a brief moment his eyes hardened like green glass. ... "Well, if you aren't interested I'm sure little Kyle would like to fuck his sexy stepmother. ... It seemed like hours had passed when Kyle lifted his head and saw his father's expression change. ... The only way you'll escape me is if you end up like that."" ...
"How can a guy grow up in a circus like that?" ... "You"re tearing me apart." ... Then you will be a good American, and America salutes you. ... "Don't I buy you everything you want?" ... What kind of music is this, parents wanted to know, you just don't get it do you, you just don't understand, said the kids. ...
But not every family is like that. ... I think in families like that, the pressure to be perfect is definitely on. ... Aren't you the least bit curious to know that if you were in another family would your life be like this? ... "It was just like I had two moms, I didn't think anything of it". ... My parents didn't raise me to think that I had to be like them because that's not something you can just say you are. ...
You will also speak a different language like my self I speak Urdu, Punjabi, English and Arabic. ... If you are a Muslim you have to pray five times a day and you cannot eat pork. ... I never fit in school nor did anyone really liked me because of my weirdness. ... At school I was not liked at all until my sophomore year were I stepped up and changed everything. ... Well my parents thought it was just like that here. ...
Where Have You Been?... Where Have You Been?... She complains, "Why don't you keep your room clean like your sister? ... Mama is more like her younger daughter, Maggie, and can relate to her simple ways. ... Like Mama, Connie's mother relates better to her other daughter, June. ...
I had always wanted one of those perfect families's like the ones you would see on TV. But it was like I was put with the exact opposite. ... I felt like I was being locked up and put away. ... You said you did not have a good relationship with you mother, did the hospital change that? ... I liked acting. ...
"He used to walk home after a day like that, and Samira would be there. ... As you begin to look at the two stories you can tell how Dee and Jimmy are alike in a lot of ways. ... Just like monkey see monkey do. ... Just like her mom had done. ... Just like in Everyday Use when Maggie used that butter churn every day; is just like monkey see monkey do (Monkey Business) the way the man in the meat shop was trying to get Zizi to cut meat like him....
It didn't feel like my living room, but it did. ... He was a good actor, he put on his confused face and acted like what are you talking about, you don't like it? It might seem pretty weird to you that my dad would do this, but it was actually pretty funny when I look back on it, its just one of those things you had to be there for I am sure because you must be thinking that he was crazy, he wasn't he just liked to play jokes. ... I just felt like there was something I could have done, like be a better daughter, but there wasn't it wasn't my fault. ... You just hav...
For example when we would say the word you in Spanish I would use "tu" because that's how my dad say you in Spanish. ... She would then give me a lecture about how there are different ways to say you in Spanish, like vos, tu, usted, ustedes, and vosotros. ... I guess you could say yes. ... I really didn't like that nickname too much. ... Like when I see a calculator I think math, when I see a pencil I think school, or when I see a book I think reading. ...
You often tell me you want to be a scientist, and that's awesome! ... I want, through this letter, to offer you a kind of guideline I would like you to follow for when you become a parent. Or even use as a reference when you feel like you don't understand the reasons why you act or feel a certain way. ... I have to admit my temper got worse the first few months of pregnancy; I felt like I hated your father, everything seemed to irritate me. ... Get you to like it, because it's healthy for you and it will keep you busy, away from the streets and from playing video games in for l...
"What tha hell happened to you?... I know what you're thinking, if you are spoiled then why are you getting hit? ... You been looking like you lost yo puppy all day today."" ... That day was like a blur to me except for the conversation that Erika and I had. ... It was like a big weight came off my shoulder. ...
Asagai says, "You came up to me and you said . . . ... Beneatha would like to find that heritage once again. ... Ruth says to Beneatha, "You expect this boy to go out with you with your head all nappy like that?" ... I"m telling you to be the head of this family now like you supposed to be" (Hansberry 107). ... Like Willy Harris taught you. ...
"I mean they"re all right if they go around saving innocent guys" lives all the time, and like that, but you don't do that kind of stuff if you"re a lawyer. All you do is make a lot of dough and play golf and play bridge and buy cars and drink Martinis and look like a hotshot. How would you know you weren't being a phony? ... "I like Allie," I said. "And I like doing what I"m doing right now. ...
And with her, she brought 2 horrid, ugly daughters, because like they always say, like mother like daughter. ... "Cinderella, I will grant you any wish you want. If you want the Prince to love you, I can make him love you. If you want to escape from this horrid house and your horrid stepmother and stepsisters, I can get you away. If you want to cure world hunger, I can help you do that too." ...
Some people don't have to worry about tradition, like Nene. ... Since my grandmother is still very much caught up in the tradition it was very hard for her to accept someone like that. ... And even if you end up making a wrong choice you have every right to your own decision. ... But if you grow up in a strong religious or traditional family you should keep in mind and understand what is expected from you from the beginning. And if you do decide to take the road like Nnaemeka did the parents have every right to know about it even before you find that someone you'd be willing to s...
"I mean they"re all right if they go around saving innocent guys" lives all the time, and like that, but you don't do that kind of stuff if you"re a lawyer. All you do is make a lot of dough and play golf and play bridge and buy cars and drink Martinis and look like a hot-shot. How would you know you weren't being a phony? ... "I like Allie," I said. "And I like doing what I"m doing right now. ...
"Signs of un healthy, controlling parents; Over scrutinized your eating, appearance, hobbies, or social life, pressured you with perfect expectations or unattainable standards, forbade you from questioning or disagreeing with them, discouraged you from expressing anger, fear or sadness around them, violated your privacy, intimidated, manipulated or overpowered you, discouraged your efforts to experiment and think for yourself, gave you no say in household rules and responsibilities, seemed unaware of the pain they caused you or others, seemed unwilling to admit they were wrong." ... The last ...
Willy believes that to make it in the business world you have to be well liked, and he thinks that one day he will start his own business and it will be huge because he is well liked in the world, "Tell you a secret, boys. ... He's liked, but he's not - well liked." Willie also believes that you have to be able to make an apperance in the business world. ... Be liked and you will never want. You take me, for instance. ...
For a marriage to be successful you can not be fighting more then you are getting along. ... You may be always wondering why his parents don't like you and could hold that against him. ... You have to be able to tell your partner things to help you learn and mature with them. ... Couples should be able to tell each other what they like and don't like so they can compromise. ... Holding things inside can cause you to become very resentful and very unhappy with your marirage.. 76.6% say they can tell their partner when they are doing something that they don't like. 23% say t...
