was ‘created’ to save the world. She tries to do so with the help of the flock. The flock consists of Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel. They’re All 98% human 2% avian (they have wings). Of course there are many people holding them back from saving the world but the main person is Ari, he’s a human-wolf hybrid who max ‘thought’ she killed. He was back and stronger than ever, because he now had wings, and he wanted max dead. This story starts off in Washington D.C. where Max and the flock
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OF LIFE FICTION, PART2: MORE THAN SKIN DEEP: APPEARANCE VS. REALITY 1. How do you think Nea feels about her sister Sourdi based on this information? How does what s at the beginning of the story foreshadow what happen. later? In May-Lee Chia story “Saving Sourdi “tells the story of two sisters who were very close and the youngest (Nea) felt she had to save her sister (Sourdi). Nea is the narrator of the story and it is told from her perspective, so it follows her emotions, thoughts, and ideas
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Saving Nea In the short fictional story, “Saving Sourdi,” author May-lee Chai focuses on the bond and relationship between two sisters, Nea and Sourdi. Nea, the younger sibling in “Saving Sourdi,” looks up and admires her older sister, Sourdi. As the two sisters grow in age, Nea isn’t ready to face reality and watch her older sibling start a life without her. Throughout the story, Nea makes desperate attempts to “save” her older sister. In reality, Nea is the character in the story that needs to
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Character Analysis “Saving Sourdi” In this general response I choose the character Nea, Sourdi’s younger sister from the literature piece “Saving Sourdi”. This story was originally written by one of the world famous author’s Langston Hughes. In this story both Sourdi and her sister Nea is the two main characters discussed. Both Sourdi and her sister Nea display having a close bonding type of sister relationship. At the beginning of the story , the author discusses about how Sourdi and Nea’s mother
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Kyle Loewen Professor D’Alotto English Comp II 01 February 2016 “Saving Sourdi” Critical Reading Response In the short story “Saving Sourdi,” two sisters by the names Nea and Sourdi have polar personalities. The contrasting attitudes of these siblings cause them to handle situations very differently. Although they grow up together, their characters develop in different ways. The younger sister, Nea, is the somewhat controlling one. She seems to take on the "oldest" sister role, instead of the
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The bonds between siblings are among the strongest. May-Lee Chai describes the relationship between two sisters in her short story, “Saving Sourdi.” After reading “Saving Sourdi,” discuss the following questions in 3–5 paragraphs: 1. The story begins with a strong revealing statement from Nea, the narrator. How do you think Nea feels about her sister Sourdi based on this information? How does what happens at the beginning of the story foreshadow what happens later? 2. This story is told from
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Nea the Antagonist South Plains College April 20, 2015 Research Paper In May-Lee Chai’s “Saving Sourdi,” Nea would be the antagonist of the story if the literary development of point of view and characterization were different. Point of view and characterization in literature is what allows us to see, hear, and feel a story the way it is designed. An author’s attention to detail is crucial. He or she may put more focus into every small element in a setting or they may emphasize more on
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Reyes 1 Melissa C. Reyes Professor Marilyn S. Turner English M102 13 February 2016 Character Analysis “Saving Sourdi” by Nay-Lee Chai is a story of sisterhood from childhood to adulthood. The two main characters in the story are Nea, the younger sister and Sourdi, the older sister. The story is narrated by Nea and what she discusses is her difficulty growing up. Chai’s character is very relatable as we all have may have had some moments in our life when our parent’s have said something along
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Saving Sourdi “Don’t tell Ma I was here, O.K?” I begged Sourdi “ Nea got into the freezing car with Duke and upon driving home, she said to herself “maybe it’s time that I follow in my sister’s footsteps and find me man, and have a family.” Duke looked at her with agreement because secretly, Duke always had an attraction for Nea and would do anything for her and Nea knew this. Nea knew what Duke was thinking. Duke says to her “I’d be willing to start that adventure with you.” Nea sighs and thinks
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Wright Terralyn Montgomery May 7, 2015 Literature can be defined as creative writing from creative imaginations. Poetry, non-fiction, fiction, and drama are literature works. It describes tradition and cultures beginning centuries ago. “Saving Sourdi” was set in the United States of America. It takes place at the family operated restaurant. Literature affects people personally according to their current area of their life. It all depends on one’s ability to want to learn literature. We will
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