Have you ever been in a situation in your life that you wanted to get out of but at the same time you couldn't or simply didn't want to? This often feels like you"re stuck in a dream and can't wake up. In the novel Dreamland by Sarah Dessen, the protagonist, Cailtin, finds herself being taken to "Dreamland" by her new boyfriend and she can't decide whether to leave this dream or not. From the very first moment Caitlin met Rogerson, to the day he started hitting her, until the end when Rogerson is arrested, Cailtin is faced with an inner struggle between leaving or staying with him.
The day Cailtin met Rogerson she realizes he is bad news. Rogerson is a drug dealer, so every night he goes around parties to make new deals while Cailtin either waits in car or goes along. This circuit soon becomes a routine, and Cailtin starts to smoke and do drugs along with her new boyfriend. Caitlin later finds out from her friends that Rogerson has been expelled from different schools and he is now serving various community service projects to make up for all the trouble he has been in. Cailtin is also introduced to her boyfriend's family and she becomes aware of the unpleasant and not very loving relationship between them. Cailtin is conscious of Rogerson's bad life, but she enjoys being with him. Rogerson gives her the attention she doesn't get from being the sidekick of her beautiful and popular best friend. Rogerson doesn't know much about her so she is free to act the anyway she wants, be someone new and have a different life. Cailtin becomes deeply involved with Rogerson, and soon experiences his "troubles" first-hand.
After dating for a few months, the couple has an argument that leads to Rogerson hitting his girlfriend and the start of a physically abusive relationship. In a hot summer, the two make plans to go out. Struggling with her school work, Cailtin loses track of time and is late for her date.
I attended public school in Santa Fe with a girl named Caitlin S. ... Meanwhile, while I was studying, Caitlin was traveling Europe. ... Almost a year later, Caitlin calls me to see if I'll be her Maid of Honor. ... Almost a year after the wedding Caitlin had a little girl named, Maizie. ... One day, out of no where, Caitlin called me. ...
Summer Sisters-Judy Blume Caitlin and Victoria become "summer sisters" when Caitlin first invites Victoria to come with her to her father's vineyard for the summer in only second grade. ... Caitlin being the girl she is, she lets hers go without looking back, and Victoria, true to herself, stays with Bru throughout her entire Harvard career. When the book starts off with Caitlin announcing to Victoria that she is getting married, Victoria is forced to remember all of the times she and Caitlin shared in the Vineyard, and the times that followed. ... Through the whole story, both main c...
In the article "The Dark Power of Fraternities" by Caitlin Flanagan published by The Atlantic gave me a better understanding on how fraternities have changed and what they have become. ... In the article Caitlin Flanagan uses the rhetorical critique pathos, appeals to the sympathies, values, belief and emotions of the audience. ... When Caitlin was writing the article she made sure her angle of vision was bringing out all of the down falls of the fraternities. ...
Dylan's enthusiasm and luck seemed to keep on going, and in 1936 he met his future wife Caitlin. ... Later That same year Dylan married Caitlin, and moves to a small village where Under Milk Wood is based. ... The war was now in full swing and after the birth of his two children Dylan was well in debt and had a rocky relationship with Caitlin. ... Caitlin was called and joined Dylan on the 8th to be at his bedside when he died only the day after. ...
Starting in the left hand comer (in row two) are Chad Phillips and Caitlin Pollock standing together. Chad has his arms around Caitlin's waist. He has this cute little grin, and Caitlin has a huge smile and rosy red cheeks. Brittany Wilkins is next to Caitlin with a puzzled look on her face, the face you would see in a hard Algebra II exam when you don't think you even learned what the question is asking. ...
Each man that we are introduced to is dealing with the workings of his own inner devil. ... This is the inner struggle between himself and that other man, the man that he has known all his life the man that he has tried to suppress because of "His heritage of cabbage and pigtails, Old intimacy with alleys, garbage pails, Down in the deep (but always beautiful) South" (Brooks 27-29). This man's old life and new life is his struggle. ... The main character in "Negro Hero" also has an inner struggle to deal with. The struggle that he has to deal is between right and wrong. ...
Faustus" lack of inner strength is predominantly shown through his subconscious struggles in several ways. ... It can then be assumed that if Faustus really wanted to completely commit himself to Lucifer, there would be no internal struggle and therefore no angels; but instead the angels are fighting for the will of Faustus. ... Faustus" speech on line 74 begins after he has already sold his soul to Lucifer, and it gives us a definitive view of both his lack of inner strength and the struggle between his conscious and subconscious self. ... His lack of inner strength has res...
A Mothers" Love As I was reading the short stories that you assigned, I was thinking about this essay that I would have to write. I felt that the story "In the Gloaming" by Alice Elliot Dark reminded me of another story that I have read before, it is "The Children Stay" by Alice Munro. In both...
Life in Inner Cities is widely known as particularly difficult. ... However, there are three important guidelines one can employ to teach inner city children in order to give them a perspective and hope to change their fate. ... Being committed and ready to face the difficult struggle, both parents and teachers can influence the adults of tomorrow, to have and follow their dreams with determination and motivation in order to battle their currently adverse situation. ...
