Sister Essays

The above passage is a dialog extracted from the third act of Chekhov’s play The Three Sisters. The work was written In Russia in the year 1900. This was during the final years of the Russian Empire, where the small portion of upper-class families would live in luxury and languor, while the peasants in the […]

In order to accurately and relevantly analyze Toozenbach in relation to the job, we must consider him as an individual. Toozenbach, also spelled Tuzenbach, or Nikolai Lvovich, is a baron and lieutenant in the army. His full name, or more accurately, title, is Baron Toozenbach-Krone-Alschauer, a clearly German name that sounds quite grandiose. However, it […]

The play ‘Three Sisters’ by Anton Chekhov takes place over a several year period in a small Russian provincial town at the turn of the twentieth century. Chekhov is recognised as a playwright who had similar ideas about naturalistic theatre as Stanislavaski did. This is realised in ‘Three Sisters’ by the fact that there is […]

The poem begins with “there are the twins” in italics, to show it is an outside voice saying it. This shows that they have a reputation and are well known. Duffy also uses cockney rhyming slang throughout, (frog and toad, mince pies, Vera Lynn) which gives it a voice and identity. The amount of rhyming […]

In both stories there is a murder. These murders are committed by a lover. In ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ the murderer is the man. He murdered her to keep her pure and to himself. He thought that Porphyria would have wanted him to do it. He also thought that she loved him a lot. He thought this […]

Although ‘The Three Sisters’ by Jane Austen and ‘Teresa’s Wedding’ by William Trevor were written in different time periods, they both delve into comparable themes and situations. Despite being composed in the early 19th century and mid-20th century respectively, these narratives revolve around the common topic of marriage. Both ‘The Three Sisters’ and ‘Teresa’s Wedding’ […]

Macbeth: The Weird Sisters In Elizabethan times, witches were a natural part of life. Macbeth witnessed this, as seen in the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare. The evil forces that the weird sisters, who were witches, possessed, put Macbeth’s mind in another direction. This direction was the beginning of his moral downfall and the destruction […]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) is the largest youth mentoring organization in the United States. The organization provides one-to-one mentoring relationships between children and adults. Its purpose is to provide friendship, emotional support, and guidance to youth through their involvement with positive role models. BBBSA’s national motto is “making a difference, one child […]

In Sister Imelda there are many themes that could be presented as the “main theme” of the story, however, there is one point that stands above the rest. The main problem a reader has to address in Sister Imelda is whether or not Imelda is truly dedicated to her vocation as a sister or if […]

The flashbacks in My Sister’s Keeper are a significant part of the story. Throughout the novel these flashbacks allow the reader to connect with character’s memories from the past. As readers learn these memories, they are able to interpret character’s emotions. By understanding a character’s personal experience, their actions and thoughts are better understood by […]

Dear Jodi Picoult, I used to think being selfless meant giving out a compliment, giving my old clothes away, or maybe even volunteering to help decorate a dance after school, but after I read your book, My Sister’s Keeper, I knew that there was so much more I could do. Your characters were so inspiring. […]

Sandy and her beautiful sisters – analyses “Sandy and her beautiful sisters” is a short story written by Antonio Fraser. It is a rewriting of the classic fairy tale Cinderella. The story tells me, that being beautiful isn’t equal to being happy or to have a good life. The protagonist Sandy is a character with […]

My sister is above average in everything and she is still baby. She is 9 month old and can already take some steps without holding anything. She took her first steps at 6 month. There is only one thing that disappoints. She still can’t crawl. Her arms are just not strong enough. But once again […]