In his novel A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens develops the theme that money itself does not buy happiness He tells the story of Mr Scrooge a greedy miserable man learning about life from three ghosts who visit him one night Charles Dickens uses characters with money and without to help Scrooge understand Throughout the novel characters with money have parties and play games to show true happiness Some characters with money dont always find happiness in what they have but by what they do For ex
Stargirl is the story of Leo Borlock and Susan "Stargirl" Caraway, two students at Mica High School in small-town Arizona. Mica is a staid and conformity-driven environment, and the arrival of the homeschooled Stargirl shakes things up in a variety of ways. The story deals with the school's rejection of Stargirl, her attempts to assimilate, and her fledgling romance with Leo. At the close of the novel Stargirl leaves and the two break up, feeling confused and unsure about their futures and their places in society.
Maniac Magee is a children's novel that tells the story of Jeffrey Magee, an orphan who has been raised in the foster care system. When he runs away from his foster parents, determined to find his true home, he ends up in the town of Two Mills. Here he is taken in by a black family, the Beales, which ignites racial tension in the town. Over the course of the story, one boy's search for home becomes a touching story about the ties that bind us together and the importance of overcoming prejudice.
The short story The Storm by Kate Chopin starts out with Bobinot and his son being stranded in a store due to an approaching storm while his wife Calixta was at home As the storm was beginning Calixta had no choice but to let an old friend and once loved companion Alcee come in out of the pouring rain As the storm began Alcee and Calixta could not hold back their feelings any longer and engaged in passionate intimacy When the sun came out Alcee left and shortly after Bobinot returned home As he
The book Prozac Nation is the young writer Elizabeth Wurtzels journal of her depression In the book Wurtzel describes her experience in the depths of a depressive illness her own character failings and how she managed to live through particularly difficult periods while completing college and working as a writer The short story The Yellow Wallpaper by nineteenth century feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman was first published in New England Magazine Gilmans story based upon her own experience with