In his short story "Haircut" Ring Lardner tells a story about an awful man, but through the eyes of Whitey, the town barber. Whitey has an unusual point of view about Jim. Whitey sees Jim Kendell, the main character, as "comical" (101) and "kind of rough, but a good fella at heart" (101). When in reality Whitey did not see Jim for what he really was, a heartless, cheating, vindictive man. Whitey believes he telling a story about his friend Jim, who with his buddy Hod Meyers, "used to keep this town in an uproar" (101). Infact Whitey was telling a story about some of the horrible and mischievous pranks Jim would pull on some of the towns people. Whitey seems to be an unreliable narrator. Whitey, even being more of a town gossip then a barber, cannot get the story straight on Jim Kendell.
Whitey being the narrator knows only hear-say about some of the circumstances that had occurred around the town. Whitey was not actually physically present for most of the stories that he spoke of. For example Whitey told the story of how Jim was accidentally killed. He said that Paul Dickson, a man Jim would often make fun of, accidentally shot Jim with his own gun. Whitey believed the story, even though it had all sorts of strange circumstances surrounding it. Whitey knew it was strange for Jim to have given " a new beginner his gun, let alone a half-wit" (107). Whitey didn't question what was told to him about the incident; he just goes on telling the story. Whereas as readers, we know what probably really happened. If the story would have been told by another character we most likely would have a new story all together.
If we would have read this story narrated by Julie or Doc Stairs then we would have received a completely different picture of Jim Kendell. Instead of being called "a card" (102) and "a character" (102), he would have been more likely to be called cruel and dangerous. Surely either one of those characters would have not made light of Jim Kendell and all the hideous pranks he played on others.
He is stunned by his wife's new haircut because the gift he had purchased for her was a set of jeweled tortoise shell combs, which she had been eyeing for a long period of time. ... The story is told primarily through an informal objective point of view. ...
The mother saw and read about child prodigies, and viewed them as success, they would be the ones to become famous and achieve wonderful things in life and her daughter would be one of them. ... Jing-mei and her mother thought by changing her look she would be a wonderful actress, that one haircut could make you a star, adored by everyone much like Shirley was. ... Although they didn't get the Shirley look, Jing-mei started to think she was going to become a star just because she changed her appearance, "I liked the haircut and it made me actually look forward to my future fame" (1021...
Whether the poem is about friendship, having a bad haircut, a tragic accident, or losing one's homework, Holbrook is there to portray it in such a way that people of all ages can enjoy it. Most of all, it's her point of view that makes what she has to say so much different from the everyone else. ...
The poem "The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter" is a dramatic monologue written in the form of a letter from the wife's point of view. ... The first stanza is based on the two partners in their youth: "While my hair was still cut straight across my forehead," suggests a picture of a little girl as the haircut is rather typical of younger ages. ... In the first stanza we are given a picture of her small face with this childlike haircut. ...
Keating students as Irving Layton would point out is that society decides for students, which courses are important in life and therefore students do not have a lot of control to choose for themselves. ... This is an excellent point of view that is strengthened in Mr. ... Same haircuts. ...
While this can point someone in the right direction, it is still a relatively broad definition. ... To strip this term down to its bare essentials, it simply refers to the way a soldier conducts himself or herself and is viewed by peers, seniors, subordinates, and any non-military personnel. ... If a leader routinely arrives at formation in the incorrect uniform, without a haircut and/or exceeds the height and weight standards, then his/her subordinates will not show any respect for them. ...
The experience of Summer school challenges Rita's view of the world. ... The experience of Summer school challenges Rita's view of the world. ... Frank - "You"re not coming here next week" Rita - "I am, and you"re getting" y"haircut". ... Willy Russell used a number of devices throughout to get his point across. ... As Trish says there is not a lot of point in discussing beautiful literature in an ugly voice." ...
While this can point someone in the right direction, it is still a relatively broad definition. ... To strip this term down to its bare essentials, it simply refers to the way a soldier conducts himself/herself and is viewed by peers, seniors, subordinates, and any non-military personnel. ... This means wearing the correct uniform, and wearing it properly i.e. correct size, clean, no hanging strings, etc.; maintaining a haircut and shaving to meet the regulations; and adhering to the prescribed height and weight standards. ... If a leader routinely arrives at formation in the incorrect uniform...
Rita expected education to give her a place in a higher class, when all it has really done is alienate her from her own society because she sees things from a different point of view Rita says it herself she is a "half cast". ... To Rita it's not just making yourself happy by changing the way you look on the outside with a "new dress or a new haircut" but changing the way you view the world and also to her changing the way the world views her. ... Rita wants to live life now that she has in her mind achieved an "education", but Denny holds her back from that, to the point where the has to...
