A Surprise Birthday Party Essay

Matt and El Patron are two characters that prove the importance of the theme of power corrupts. Matt is the first example of how power corrupts. Matt has been given power at El Patron’s birthday party because he is his clone, and El Patron wants Matt to have the childhood he never experienced himself. When Matt was in “prison”, he was bullied by Tom and has held a grudge against him ever since. Matt has used his newfound power to move Tom to the “baby table”. “It’s my party, and I get to say who sits where.” (103). Since Matt is El Patron’s clone, he feels a sense of entitlement. He uses this against others, punishing those who have crossed him, similar to El Patron. Once again at the party, while Matt is opening his presents, Maria is trying to take Matt’s present for what he did to Tom. “I demand a birthday kiss… It’s my party too, and I can have anything I want.” (109). Along with his sense of entitlement, Matt also feels that his actions do not have…

The black SUV is no longer behind her, it's no longer even within what one would guess a five mile radius of Clara, as if just up and disappeared. Clara makes it home in time for dinner, but does not inform her mother of her recent encounter with another black SUV sighting. They just sat there and ate, in silence. THE PRESENT: Today is Clara’s 14th birthday, and it’s one she would never forget, one no one would. She decided to spend it with her two best friends, Emily and Addison. These three…

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Why was Catsica created? Really, Catsica was only created to send some pictures from a birthday party. However, it became something much more than that. Catsica is more than just a club, a band, or texts. Catsica is a collaborative group that is constantly expanding. Catsica empowers and inspires its members. Catsica is about communication, risk-taking, and caring. Catsica is about balance, principles, reflecting, thinking, and being open-minded. The most important part of Catsica is dedication.…

What is your opinion of Kate’s friends? We see them several times throughout the movie. Towards the beginning, they come over for dinner that Bec prepares. We then see them again at the birthday party and later at lunch with Bec (Kate wasn’t at the lunch this time). Discuss both friends - there is the blonde one with the older child who had a birthday party and then the brunette one with the baby. They didn’t seem to care about Kate very much. They didn’t want to go out of their way to make…

In “Birthday Party” Katherine Bush describes an event; better yet, an occasion where one was not pleased with the actions of his fellow spouse. In the particular relationship, the wife & the husband went out for dinner and at the end of their lovely dinner, the wife planned a surprise. To explain the surprise or the outcome of it, Bush uses an abundant amount of literary devices. Bush uses a literary device to reveal the setting of this surprise. By utilizing imagery, she provides the reader to…

We all love birthdays as it brings with it the joy of eating cakes and gifting or receiving birthday gifts! Planning a surprise birthday party or a get-together for your loved one can be an exciting affair. It could be for your boyfriend/girlfriend, parents, colleagues, or your spouse. No matter how much you know them, planning a surprise birthday can be a little tricky. To make it easier, we have some easy and cool birthday surprise ideas to bring happiness on this wonderful occasion. Birthday…

Birthdays are always super exciting and special in a person’s life. They tend to love the cakes, presents, parties, ice cream, and the general feeling of merriment with their family and friends. They might be getting older, their wish lists getting smaller, however, that does not imply that they wish to celebrate the day their life began to the fullest. There is no other day to celebrate themselves other than their birthdays. A person’s birthday becomes special when his/her loved one is by…

Brush’s story, “Birthday Party,” the writer illustrates how differently people take surprises. She uses imagery, diction, metaphor and tone to portray that it is not everyone that takes surprises happily; some take is as an embarrassment. First, the writer uses imagery and metaphor to reveal that they are a couple. With the use of imagery, the writer describes the physical features of the man’s face , as it is “round,self-satisfied with glasses.” The man’s physical features, depicts his stern…

WWE Tickets Birthday Bash Birthday Party is a short story describing how a man’s seemingly small birthday party leads to an argument between him and his wife. Due to the opposition between the characters’ appearances and their actions, readers consider whether appearance and reality are equivalent. Through diction, symbolism and tone, the author creates a situation where the character’s appearances are not the true representations of themselves. The wife represents the innocent female archetype…