Being different is a very relevant issue in today's society. We try to get rid of prejudice towards certain life styles, skin colors, religions and different outlooks on life, but neither of us are able to decide which are right and which are wrong, because it all has to do with who we are. We all have different values in life, different things that are important to us. Prejudging is not something we can do without feeling somewhat guilty about it, because deep down we know that it is not necessarily our lives, which are "the right ones" - that it is not necessarily the majority, which is right in this matter. But even though we still contain a certain amount of skepticism towards unfamiliar things, the world has gradually changed in its way of accepting a little thing called equal opportunities. A good example would be the development in women's rights, which has changed a great deal since the seventies. That was when women no longer would accept being treated differently from men, and not having the same rights. Other examples would be racism and Nazism, which are two things that are no longer as discussed as they were 50-60 years ago, where Hitler and the Ku Klux Klan existed. Today we more or less deal with "everyday-prejudice", and this Irish short story, "Letter to a Cat", which was published in 1997, gives a perfect example of a person's struggle to fit in. A person who in the end also realizes that it is no use trying to change who you are just to serve other people's needs.
The key figure in the story is Norma. Her specific age is not given to us. My guess, though, is that she is about 50 years old: "Over the past few years, and more so since last January, when June had joined the family firm of accountants, father and daughter treated Norma with, on good days, condescension and, on bad days, contempt. Most of the time they ignored her (p. 4 l. 6-8)". Her daughter is an adult, and therefore I believe that she cannot be young.
Another critic says, " ˜The Black Cat' is perfect eerie and dark. ... However, because of an urgent letter that he received from Roderick which requested his aid, the nameless narrator decides to make the long journey. ... He was especially fond of animals, including one specific animal, a cat. The cat was large and black. ... At first he loves the cat and cares for it very affectionately. ...
And Garfield is not exactly a cat of action. ... There's something else to be said for Davis' strip: Garfield may be a cat on the comics page, but in real life he's a cash cow. ... And didn't people love cats? ... Upon Garfield's 24th anniversary, Ogle was moved to write a letter to this newspaper that began, "At 24, he's exceeded the expected longevity of the feline species, and that's not necessarily a good thing." (It's the one "Garfield"-related letter to the editor received by The Star in at least 10 years; "Boondocks," which The Star began...
Then he used only the first letter of the English equivalent in spelling an English word. Thus, the Navajo words "wol-la-chee" (ant), "be-la-sana" (apple) and "tse-nill" (axe) all stood for the letter "a." ... Not all words had to be spelled out letter by letter. ... (Moasi) - Cat (Tla-Gin) - Coal (Ba-Goshi) - Cow D. ...
It's a talking cat who personifies typical characteristics humans tend to attribute to felines: haughtiness, indifference, and superiority. ... (Appin/Mr Wilfrid's statement of the cat's capacity to talk). ... "Cats, those wonderful creatures which have assimilated themselves so marvellously with our civilization while retaining all their highly developed feral instincts."" ... "Cats have nine lives, you know," said Sir Wilfred heartily. ... " * By midday most of the guests had quitted the Towers, and after lunch Lady Blemley had sufficiently recovered her spirits to...
We live in a small apartment in Brooklyn with our cat Tina. ... By the time you read this letter you will be celebrating your 18th birthday. The purpose of this letter is to provide you with all the information about my pregnancy, the process of giving birth to you, and include all the factors that I believe affected your overall development. I want, through this letter, to offer you a kind of guideline I would like you to follow for when you become a parent. ... I love you immensely, and I hope this letter can be useful to you. ...
Compare & Contrast The two things that I've decided to compare and contrast are two different Audrey Hepburn movies. The two movies are "Breakfast At Tiffany's" and "Charade". Both happen to be favorites of mine. In "Breakfast At Tiffany's", Audrey plays Holly Golightly. She meets a young man...
Valdemar, The Black Cat, Eleonora, The Masque of the Red Death, The Raven in which Poe speaks of in his composition, and Alone. ... In the Black Cat there are steps as well, though they are not as clear as the buildup in the story of Mr. ... Especially being that I am a great lover of animals, The Black Cat makes me angry and want to throw up to say the least. ... This is because Poe in describing his story of Eleonora starts off writing a letter to what seems another female, but doesn't sign the letter. ...
Dursley was just leaving for work when he noticed a cat reading a map, and many men and women that he had never seen before walking around in long multi-colored coats. ... Dursley arrived home from a long days work he couldn't help but notice the same tabby cat with a pair of sun glasses on. ... The tabby cat had unremarkably turned back into Professor McGonagall. ... Nearly Ten years later Harry receives a letter from Hogwarts that says: Dear Mr. ... Yours sincerely, Minerva McGonagall Deputy Headmistress When Harry finally received this let...
