In "The Store" by Edward P. Jones, the narrator seems to be an irresponsible, immature, and lazy at first. At the beginning, not even once he bothered thinking about the future. All he cared for was the cigarettes and the beers. He called them "valuables". Since he was living with his mom, he did not have to worry about the shelter and the food. Therefore, he did not bother to look for the new job. His mom did not seem to care about him fooling around jobless as well. Because of that, he did not care when his brother told him to look for a new job. Altogether, he was a waste at the beginning. However, Mr. Jones gave the strong clue about his future success by showing his strong work ethic when he said "Never late, never talked back and always volunteering" (142). With that in mind, there were some incidents as the story progressed, positive and negative that helped him to realize about his future. Since the story was set around the time when the racial discrimination was going on, the narrator had the hatred and fear at the same time, for the white people. When he recalled what his mom said to …show more content…
Different events, positive and negative, changed his thoughts and helped him become more mature, and a responsible person. Watching his home going to the work made him realize he should do something in his life. Once he started working, he learned to be respectful and reliable even if it took a while for him to change. Once he became more familiar with Penny, she starts to trust him. She starts to give more responsibility. With that in mind, the accident that Penny had changed everything. It ended the relationship between him and Kentucky. However, he moved on without much difficulty. At the end, he was still thinking about his father's words and what he said about the white boys. He never forgot him. Perhaps, the father also had a positive effect on
She hated the people at home when white people talked about their peculiarities; but she always hated herself more because she still thought about them, because she knew their pain at what she was doing with her life. The feelings of shame, at her own people and at the white people, grew inside her, side by side like monstrous twins that would have to be left in the hills. The people wanted her… For the people, it was that simple, and when they failed, the humiliation fell on all of them; what happened to the girl did not happen to her alone, it happened to all of them. (Silko 69)
She was young and small and he was older and tall. The women might have been afraid of him and we do not know for sure what the women was thinking. This gives the audience a chance to think and a chance to use our imagination of what she may be feeling. Emotional diction was the final stylistic feature in the text. “As a boy, I saw countless tough guys locked away, i have since buried several too.” The author's choice of words gave off an emotional appeal to the audience because he is saying that as a kid he was witness people being thrown into prison because of race. For a young child to see something like such is a sad thing. With this text, Brent accomplished giving the audience an idea of what goes down in the racist era.
of the blind hatred of blacks at the time this story took place. By blind hatred
Jobs are the essence of survival, and starting one’s own business is all the rage. Entrepreneurship provides more income for the economy, and it provides a multitude of jobs for Americans. People in America are drawn to the idea of beginning their own business, so they can build up their wealth with their own two hands such as Carnegie and Rockefeller. In addition, in the novel Cold Sassy Tree Will Tweedy’s grandpa E. Rucker Blakeslee starts his own business at a young age and grows to be quite wealthy. For example, in the book, Will recalls, “So when Grandpa built his brick store in 1892…” (pg. 22). Grandpa Blakeslee accomplishes a part of the American Dream as he establishes a life for himself in the town by building his own general store, the first and only in the town of Cold Sassy. Moreover, people are always in need for a job, and some are even desperate because having a job is on the road to a better life and one step closer to accomplishing the American Dream. For instance, in the book, a mill boy Hosie Roach who has no prospects of having a fulfilling life is offered a job at the general store. Will, the main character, remembers thinking, “…Hosie would of course quit school if he got the job” (pg. 344). Furthermore, the idea of quitting school for a job describes the lengths and sacrifices that people will go through in order to have a nice job and make a living for
Initially introduced as a rugged prospector, he becomes a tender-hearted caregiver. Upon his first encounter with baby Luck, Kentuck develops a dislike for the child. However, his attitude changes incrementally when he and Luck begin to bond. Beginning when the baby grabs his finger, the “little cuss” has an instant connection with Kentuck, one that will develop into a loving relationship. Kentuck then begins following the new rules of cleanliness in order to hold his little friend. This small act of selflessness demonstrates the slow but positive change in his disposition. After this, Kentuck begins to appreciate things like nature and is altogether a more positive person. Finally, when disaster strikes, Kentuck makes the ultimate sacrifice to try and save baby Luck by risking his own life in the process. This extreme act of love proves his total transformation of self and comes to show that he was not fazed by the threat of death, but instead empowered by it to put everything on the line, even though it resulted in terminal
The simple statement “he is black and I am white” shows the classification that human beings create in a negative way. Segregation and discrimination is a major part of this story in a way that even an innocent little girl is set to thing that she is better than someone else due to the simple fact that she was born in to white
In the novel, a rape case took place between a white woman and black man. Even with mountains of evidence that should have changed the course of the case, Tom Robinson, the accused, was found guilty. Race is clearly shown in the quote, “ In our courts, when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins,” (220). Despite evidence pointing to his innocence, race won in the trial. When race is taken into account, it can blind people of the truth. A following example of how race was used to discriminate is when two main white characters were taken to a mostly black church by their black housekeeper. In this situation, the two white children were judged and not wanted by some of the people attending the church because of their race. Individual’s will be judged based on external characteristics instead of who they are as a person. Discriminating by a person’s race can bring out the worst in an individual and blind people of true
One of the key elements in the story is the subject of racism. The book deals with Southern racism during the 1930’s. The story shows that injustice happens because of race. It always shows that just because a person is of a certain race doesn’t mean they are
The fact that he felt no remorse for killing her revealed just how vicious of a person he had become, or even that he had always been, because of the racism that ruled his
The narrator is the person who recorded the statements. The narrator seems to be distant from the story, but it seems like he cares. The narrator was a white man who would have been looked upon better than the black men involved. The narrator never comes out and takes the spotlight, he leaves it to the people that were interviewed to do that themselves. By going out and supporting African Americans, I am sure the narrator was frowned upon.
I have had a bad shopping experience at Neiman Marcus in Scottsdale, Arizona. I went specifically to Neiman Marcus to purchase a pair of earrings that are only sold in that store. The product was a high-end pair of earrings; the earrings are high end because they are made by an artist. The reason I wanted to purchase the earrings was because I had lost a pair that were made by that artist. I made the purchase in-store at Neiman Marcus because I wanted to see the earrings in person before buying a new pair. This was not an impulse purchase, I had been wanting to replace the lost pair of earrings for months before the purchase. The experience I had when purchasing these earrings was unsatisfying due to the salespeople in the store. The
The year is 1966 and Wards, a television and appliance company established in 1949, is hot. As the one and only giant of television, the company enjoys a growth rate of 2200% since 1958 and its sales continue to skyrocket. The company continues to expand itself by offering innovative products like audio equipment and diversifies by entering markets including automotive supplies, gasoline, clothing, and even children’s toys. In 1968 the company goes public while continuing to expand and focus on innovation and differentiation, grasping each opportunity gain a hold of untapped markets. In 1977 the company renames itself Circuit City and continues to prosper as the
A women’s store Keds based in the US since 1916 is a multipurpose store and has stuff sold on it such as clothing and shoes you will be confident of shopping with. It is with use of Keds coupons codes that there is perseverance with buying facilities which are accessed through an online media such as computers and tablets that you can access the web store and buy according to your needs.
The organization I have chosen for the class project is on SJSU Bookstore. The bookstore is located in the student union making convenient for the students to buy their supplies, books, apparel etc. Spartan Shops are committed to building strong partnerships and developing future leaders. They strive to integrate environmental and financial responsibility within our practices, while providing dynamic customer service and evolving with the needs of the San José State University Community. The bookstore offers various categories of items ranging from textbooks to electronic items helping the students to buy everything under one roof. The bookstore has partnership with Barnes and Nobles,
Barnes & Noble, Inc. operates as a content, commerce, and technology company in the United States. It provides access to books, magazines, newspapers, and other content through its multi-channel distribution platform. The company sells its products directly to customers through its bookstores and on barnesandnoble.com. Barnes & Noble conducts its online business through Barnes & Noble.com, one of the Web’s largest e-commerce sites, which also features more than 3 million titles in its eBookstore. Through Barnes & Noble’s NOOK eReading product offering, customers can buy and read eBooks on the widest range of platforms, including NOOK eBook