We All Wear Masks By Isabel Allende - 1077 Words

Marissa Wohlferd Dr. Rodriguez Milanà ©s LIT 3823 26 November 2014 We All Wear Masks This semester was packed with new readings on levels I had yet experienced. I was introduced to new cultures, lifestyles, and the histories attached. These poems and novels all contained the most unique characters, all of who experienced the most unusual situations. There was not a character that could match another, each expressing different talents, flaws, and desires. Amongst our readings, one character sat on my mind. Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits had an assortment of characters, with Esteban Trueba catching my attention the most. He is a drastically flawed man who craves power, wealth, women, and even love. This project has caused me to question myself, as I am curious to why I would want to do a project on such a control freak. I have concluded that I am drawn to Esteban as a character because of his flaws, but also due to his ability to claim what he wants, whether he is in the right or the wrong. He is the only character that survives through the entire bo ok, changing rapidly over the years. My understanding of Esteban has led me to express his character through art. When I evaluate Esteban, I think of him as a man instead of as a character in a book. My project idea came rushing in when I began to think of the many changes Esteban experiences through the years, along with his many personality traits. In the beginning, the idea was to paint a single blank-face canvasShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesMichael Adas for the American Historical Association TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS PHILADELPHIA Temple University Press 1601 North Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122 www.temple.edu/tempress Copyright  © 2010 by Temple University All rights reserved Published 2010 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Essays on twentieth century history / edited by Michael Peter Adas for the American Historical Association. p. cm.—(Critical perspectives on the past) Includes bibliographical