Change is inevitable. It affects everybody, everyday in both minor and major dynamics. To undergo a change there is a beginning, a process and an end result. The consequences of change relate to this end ... only time when Poison Ivy and I are on the same side of life, agreeing on the same thing." With this quote the composer makes the characters" rivalry obvious to the responder. The characters" names are deliberately separated, using the pronoun "I" instead of "we" to emphasise their differences. Through the process of change, Josie's growing maturity ... community as one, symbolic of the ...

• Word Count: 1540
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... Engine Sherman Alexie, author of the short stories Flight Patterns and Search Engine integrates an aesthetically presentable writing style with a sociopolitical agenda. Both stories employ a lyrical style to explore individual characters in different social locations. Both protagonists are Native Americans living in dominantly Anglo communities while maintaining their individual cultures by integrating them into American popular culture. While traditional ideals may ... and through her involvement in poetry she has transgressed another. Poetry is seen as a white refuge and when Corliss ...

• Word Count: 526
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate