The Horses Of The Night By Margaret Laurence

In the short story “the White Heron” (1886), Sarah Jewett portrays a young little girl, Sylvia, bear the temptation of money and affection from the young man with mental struggle, and resolutely determined to protect the fairy of nature – a white heron. Through describing Sylvia’s authentic emotions and using of vivid theme colors and exquisite word choice, Jewett delivers the story like showing a lifelike 19-century country-life drama in front of the readers.

A vampire is defined as “a prenatural being of a malignant nature, supposed to seek nourishment, or do harm, by sucking the blood of sleeping persons;” (1). Whereas a parasite is defined as “a person who lives at the expense of another, or society in general;” (2). A sleeping persons can be interpreted as an innocent person, this is due to countless stories and lore depicting vampires stealing the blood of conscious innocent persons. Therefore, by doing harm to the innocent, a vampire is living at the expense of the humans whose blood it steals, making vampires a form of parasite. In The Good Lady Ducayne, by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lady Ducayne is genetically a human, but her mind has become fixated on life. By exploiting technology, her moral and ethical standards change, allowing for her personal relationships to become meaningless in her search for an elongated life. She goes so far as to steal the blood of young girls; this act of stealing innocent girls blood at their own expense, makes her a special parasite, human vampire.

In the article, "Talking a stranger through the night" written by, Sherry Amatenstein, writes about her experience being a holocaust survivor that influences her to work for the help line services which, requires her to answer phone calls from people encountering depression along with suicide thoughts. Although she received harassment calls, she also got a call from a woman contemplating suicide that was able to get help from Sherry. Her listening to the woman's life story made the woman feel better as if she was okay to go on her way. In result of helping that woman, Sherry realizes that she loves her job and continues to help souls in need.

Vanessa realizes during this time that she is no longer able to communicate with Chris as she had once been able to. Chris later that night talks about the war that is beginning and his opinion on god. During this, he tells his father's story about the horse's drowning in the mud. Just as the horse's drowning in the mud Chris is also being dragged underneath in depression as he realizes he may never have the future he dreamed of. Chris sees the only way out from working on his farm for the rest of his life to join the war. Soon after Chris joins the army and goes to England to be part of the

Torey and Ali find this diary and read it to get hints on his whereabouts. Torey flips to the last page to find a list of positives in Chris’ life that Chris wrote. Chris makes this comment about the entry, “ … staring at this silly list I realized some of the things Creed was saying … were basically true … seemed like an exercise in trying to brainwash yourself into believing good stuff about yourself”(124). Chris is using a coping mechanism to relieve himself of the stresses in his life. The author uses a metaphor to create a situation with connotation and denotation. On the surface it seems as if it is a weird thing Chris does but the surrounding evidence and the use of brainwashing as a metaphor show what Chris’ intentions were. Chris is aware of the grim reality that is his life but attempts to avoid it. This would mean Chris is unhappy with his life and the list, being the last entry, would justify Chris being

Do you ever wonder what happens to the horses after the Kentucky Derby? Some retire peacefully after a life on the track, some are rehomed but many are sold to slaughter for the sake of a paycheck. Luckily, there are activists in the equestrian world standing ready to take these in these helpless athletes. Gallop On, a non-profit thoroughbred rescue located in northern Ohio, was founded to do just that.

When Chris first moves to Manawaka, the new town gives him hope. Manawaka is different then where he grew up, with new people, and new opportunities to explore. Chris is still young, going to high school to get an education, and still believes that he can do anything if he sets his mind to it. Some outer forces try to bring Chris ' mind into reality, such as grandfather 's reminders of Chris growing up as a poor boy and taking after his father. Chris never seemed to let these remarks affect him, "He would not argue or defend himself... He simply appeared to be absent, elsewhere." This is how Chris dealt with reality, ignoring it completely, and instead focused on his own world, the world he preferred. These forces that his grandfather put on him seem to have little effect on Chris. His

Chris is a charismatic young man, but takes extensive measures to ensure he does not become too close with anyone. By going out into the wild without so much as a letter to his parents,

Chris is ambitious and motivated, after Chris excels academically he inspires himself to carry out the more difficult goal of surviving in the Alaskan wilderness with as little equipment as possible. When Chris leaves his life in Annandale after graduating Emory University he makes the decision to succeed on his own terms. Chris did not travel to

     During Chris’s journey he never really opens up to anyone about his family. He doesn’t really show any affection towards them and if any it would be toward his sister Carnie. He writes in a letter to her stating that he is going to divorce his parents. The last time his parents saw him was after his graduation. Chris told his parents “ I think I’m going to disappear for a while” and that is the last they ever heard of him again.

They are stuck on money and self worth, and that is one of the reasons why Chris left. He could not take how superficial the society truly was, and how much they were caught up in themselves. Henry David Thoreau states it perfectly “The greatest gains and values are the farthest from being appreciated...we soon forget them”(47). Some thought Chris was unbelievable for giving up everything he had, buts that's the trick. He did not give up the thing that matters the most-himself. This book makes a strong statement that people get so caught up in everything that is going on that they forget to be kind and genuine. These types of people could use a life on the road, but they are not suited to

Another key similarity between the two protagonists is the refusal to enter the stage of adulthood because of the lack of happiness that one can enjoy in this point of life. Chris’ rejection of adulthood is based on disappointment; Chris believes that he cannot discover the full essence and pleasure of life by entering into a stage of life where freedom is limited, which in this case is adulthood. Chris’ negative impression on adulthood is probably at the cause of the memories of his abusive father fighting his mother; this is portrayed in a disturbing, fast-paced scene in which Chris’ parent’s boiling argument turns into

In The Book of Night Women by Marlon James, James shows readers the Jamaican sugar plantation that occurred during the 19th century. James shapes his plot as close to the ruthless actualities of slavery it imposes on people, and there are two perspectives that touch on this idea too: “A revenge tragedy for our times” by Donna Bailey Nurse and “RACISM IN THE BOOK OF NIGHT WOMEN” by VS Agami. In James’ novel, the protagonist, Lilith, is a dark-skinned slave who struggles to surpass the violence into which she is born. Through the motif of circles and Lilith’s slave experiences, James portrays a structure of human oppression in slavery, achieved through his writing style, which leads to violence being the only outcome.

Carine, Chris’ sister, felt that when he applied himself he could do ‘anything with ease.’ The self-insurance Chris had for he was limitless, he felt that if he wanted something all he had to do was ‘reach out and grab it.’ The lead up to the film’s climax already told the audience that his fate was doomed. Before he walked into the wild, the driver who gave him a lift asked to give him a call ‘if [he] made it out alive.’ This lead to a long panoramic take, with the isolated frozen wild on the right and civilization on the left. This scene was the turning point of the film where there was no going back. Chris thought that his study of living in the wild was sufficient. His arrogance made him ignorant to take the proper steps to embark on such a dangerous journey. The knowledge gained was useless without

The story called “Night Women” by Edwidge Danticat and the story called “The Awakening” by Crystal Wilkinson portray womanhood in different ways. However, both stories are very interesting and convey powerful ideas to the readers. Although the portrayal of womanhood is different, they share some similarities.