Rachel+M


 * __ One of my favorite poetic devices in literature is in... __**
 * Hermann Hesse’s // Siddhartha // --- ** “Beneath heaped-up black hair he saw a bright, very sweet, very clever face, a bright red mouth like a freshly cut fig…” **I like the simile and positive diction in this quote because it shows how attractive and good-looking Kamala is: nice hair, fair complexion, and beautiful red lips. Because of these facial features, Siddhartha ends up falling in love with her. It’s one of the examples of “love at first sight.”


 * __ One of my favorite characterizations in literature is in... __**
 * William Shakespeare’s //Macbeth// --- **“Come, you spirits/That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here/And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full/Of direst cruelty.”** I like the characterization of Lady Macbeth in these lines because it shows how a woman’s transformation from good to evil because of a shift in power. I also like how she wants the spirits to “unsex” her to make her evil because women are usually more sensitive and emotional than men, and Lady Macbeth feels that if she keeps her femininity, she will be unable to carry out the evil deeds because she might let her emotions take over.


 * __ One of my favorite quotes in literature is in... __**
 * Erich Segal’s //Love Story// --- **“Love means never having to say you’re sorry.”** Jenny Cavilleri says this to her boyfriend and future husband, Oliver Barrett IV, when he gets angry. I really like this quote because it shows how true, strong, and forgiving love is. For example, a boy could do something to really upset his girlfriend, and if his girlfriend truly loves him, she automatically forgives him, no matter how bad the offense is, just like Jenny and Oliver. It can also apply to family, as Oliver repeats this quote to his father at the end of the story, which shows that he still loves his father, even though they didn’t get along too well.

I like this dialogue because it shows how peaceful and respectful Hassan is to Assef by calling him “Agha,” although Assef bullies and degrades Hassan by calling him “motherless.” This quote also shows that Hassan is courageous and persistent to protect Amir from Assef and his friends, although Hassan is inferior to Assef in social status.
 * __ One of my favorite dialogues in literature is in... __**
 * Khaled Hosseini’s //The Kite Runner//
 * “Hassan held the slingshot pointed directly at Assef’s face… **
 * ‘Please leave us alone, Agha,’ Hassan said in a flat tone. He’d referred to Assef as ‘Agha,’ and I wondered what it must be like to live with such an ingrained sense of one’s place in a hierarchy. **
 * Assef gritted his teeth. ‘Put it down, you motherless Hazara.’ **
 * ‘Please leave us be, Agha,’ Hassan said.” **

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 * __ One of my favorite themes in literature is in... __**
 * Toni Morrison's // The Bluest Eye // // --- // I really like the theme behind this novel because it talks about the ** distorted perception of beauty **. It accurately reflects what is going on even in today’s society; many people are trying to be like the celebrities they see on television, magazines, and the Internet. They believe that what they see all over the media is beautiful, and fail to recognize their own inner beauty, just like Pecola Breedlove did, as she believed and accepted that she was ugly because she did not have blond hair and blue eyes like Shirley Temple or other famous white actresses, which drove her to insanity.
 * She slipped on her little black dress, and decided to play up her lips. In the end, her lips were red. **Red as the fiery passion in her heart.**
 * **__﻿__ He sometimes hides under his older brother's shadow, but he does have a few fans of his own. He's not mean, and his favorite color is green. Before, he was a coward, until he conquered his greatest fear of ghosts in a haunted mansion. **

__**A setting I would write about is...**__
 * __**﻿**__I would like to write and learn more about **India** because my family is from there. I've never visited India before because my parents said that I wouldn't be able to handle the climate change. I've learned a lot of stuff about India from my parents. But still, I need to actually step foot in my country; I want to see how life in India differs from life in America.

__**A conflict I would write about is...**__
 * I would like to write about a conflict that could arise because of an **arranged marriage**, as two lovers are forced to marry each other because their parents want them to. It could give rise to financial and social conflicts as a result.

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 * **__﻿﻿__** I would like to write about **assimilation** because I feel assimilation is universal. It's not just about moving to another country and trying to adapt. It can also be at school, as some kids try to fit in with other kids by changing their clothes, tastes in music, etc.

With Mom from there, and Dad from here, she wanted to explore a land so dear. Half her blood belonged to the East; she needed to visit // once // at the very least.

When she told her parents, her mom agreed. But to get to Dad, she had to plead. Touched by his daughter’s deep desire, he just needed a travel agency to enquire.

2. **(// The first impressions of an) Indian-American //** I want to go home. N ow is too late. We have been here for only two D ays. We have to stay for two weeks; I cannot stand this heat anymore. A nd there are just too many bugs. N o fresh, clean water to drink. I’m A fraid I will get malaria, and die. M aybe I will lose my fair skin. E ven Dad’s blue eyes. I really R egret coming here. I have lived in the West too long, and C annot survive the conditions in the East. Before I A spired to visit my country. N ow I just want to go home.

3. **//Because I’m Indian//** Because I’m Indian, they say, “Do you work at Dunkin Donuts?” Because I’m Indian, they say, “You took our jobs from us!”

Because I’m Indian, they assume I worship the cow. Because I’m Indian, they assume that I once had a unibrow.

Because I’m Indian, they refrain from me because I’m dark and ugly. Because I’m Indian, they refrain from me because I smell like curry.

Indians don’t always fall into those qualities. Like everyone else, Indians are created with unique personalities.

4. **//A Fairness Cream//** A fairness cream is a brew for brightness A clear-cut creation for clarity Setting the standard for Asian women

A fairness cream makes her feel beautiful Luminescent like little fireflies Her visage viewed by cars on a vast road

A fairness cream boosts her self-confidence A drink for distortion and destruction Some girls cannot attain this beauty

Even with the use of a fairness cream

5. **//Filmy (A Free Verse)//** Once they confess their love, reality turns into fantasy. They were at the house; now they are in a flowery field.

Both dramatically turn toward each other. Then they run, stop, and stare. After a while the music starts, and they both set in motion.

They move their arms and legs. He starts to serenade his darling. For every verse she has a new dress to lure her lover.

Then she also starts to sing; it develops a delightful duet. They repeat the chorus three to four times to accentuate their confession of love.