Mellin AP Lit

The Prologue of "There There" is an essay of non-fiction, while " Ceremony"  is fiction, yet Silko refers to many similar motifs and historic instances and customs in her novel. In both works, one of the most frequent motifs is that of violence, especially violence that has been directed towards Native Americans. For example, in "There There" the narrator remarks, "Metacomet's head was sold to Plymouth Colony for thirty shillings - the going rate for an Indian head at the time. The head was put on a spike, carried through the streets of Plymouth, then displayed at Plymouth Fort for the next twenty-five years." This is representative of the time as many white Americans were colonizing and overtaking the Native's land and killing them in the process. In the fictitious "Ceremony," violence is displayed through the death of Tayo's Uncle Josiah, the death of Tayo's 'brother' Rocky, Tayo stabbing Emo, and, though it is

Hello. My name is Theresa. My husband, John, and I live in our quaint home in the suburbs located just a few miles west of Chestertown. I spend my days taking care of him as he is becoming quite the old man. In the morning, I rise at about 6:00am without an alarm and head straight for the kitchen. I scramble three eggs with our homemade butter and spread them atop a warm and delicate piece of bread which I usually bake on Sunday afternoons. I pour a tall glass of our pasteurized whole milk and scurry back to our bedroom to surprise John (although it is not much of a surprise anymore). He thanks me, although it never seems completely genuine, and scarfs the whole meal down in two-and-a-half bites. Then I am back to the kitchen to clean up after him. Do not get me wrong, I love John, but every now and then I become weary from all my chores and start to regret past decisions. Anyways, I carry on throughout the day cooking and cleaning for John with barely a second free to catch my brea

Is there family conflict in your novel? How do the members of the family get along? In short, yes. The entire play is based on a family conflict: Hamlet's Uncle Claudius murdered Hamlet's father in order to steal the throne and his wife. The entire dynamic of this family is confusing to me, especially because I missed most of the second day of class when we were watching the film. As you can see in this character map, drama between characters is all but scarce in this Shakespearean tragedy. I am unsure what point in the film we have reached, but just by taking a glance at this helpful map: Claudius (Hamlet's Uncle) murders his brother to become the King, Claudius then marries Queen Gertrude (Hamlet's Mother) who was previously his sister in law (clearly breaking the bro code here), Hamlet kills Polonius who was the advisor to Claudius and father to Laertes and Ophelia who, coincidentally, is a lover of Hamlet, Hamlet's childhood friends are also spies, Horati

Why would Caliban willingly worship Stephano and want to give him power over himself and the island? How is Stephano different from Prospero? Caliban, the son of the witch Sycorax, is the only true inhabitant of the island in which the Tempest takes place. When Prospero is betrayed by his brother and the nobles he, against all odds, survives and finds himself alone on an island with only his daughter and a "monster." Believing himself superior to Caliban's savageness, Prospero identifies him as his slave. Caliban understandingly does not appreciate this course of action by Prospero and wishes to be set free. Thus, when Stephano arrives on scene, Caliban sees him as a possible savior from his confinement and servitude. However, if Stephano was just going to take control over him as had Prospero, why would Caliban still want him to gain Prospero's former power? Firstly, Stephano gives Caliban wine which "heals" him and Caliban begins to nearly worship St