She made her marigolds in hopes that she could stop being unwanted and unappreciated, and become a happy, wanted person, but the theme of this story was to look beneath the surface in people, so, of course, Elizabeth saw that she looked the same, and so did her house, so she still ...
the ocean as a symbol ties into the theme of this story very well. The theme being that what is expected of someone by societyis sometimes unreasonable‚ and that if you do not meet society’s expectations then there will be consequences. These consequences usually consist of being alienated...
Greene’s story begins in winter 1976, the year before the notorious treaty was signed, when he meets General Torrijos for the first time. Over the span of 4 years, Greene unravels the story of the General, the Panamanian leader with the most at stake. He uncovers Torrijos’ philosophy and...