The opening metaphor sets the tone for the relationship between the two brothers: ""Saddled"" suggests the negative feelings the speaker has for his brother, as if he is an inconvenience, restricting the freedom of the speaker. The feelings of the characters in the poem are revealed through the choice of verbs. In the first stanza the speaker and his friend ""ambled"", ""talking"" as they went, whereas the younger brother ""skipped"" and was ""spouting six-year-old views"". The enthusiastic spirit of the younger brother reflects his pride and excitement at being with the older brother he clearly worships. This continues in the second stanza: ""sighed"" and ""stroll"" contrast with ""windmilled"", a metaphor full of the energy.
“The Drunkard” Questions 1. The humor in this story appears when the son is thirsty and gets drunk off of his father’s drink. The humor arises because of the situation and because of the boy’s drunken observations of life. While drunk, the little boy seems to overreact to the situations, a problem that results from intoxication, and his overanalyzed perception of the occurrences are what is funny. It is funny when the boy begins to sing and sings even louder because he believes his father missed the point of his singing, and the fact that the boy is doing everything the drunken father would have done is humorous too.
Victor was a small boy who watched his father, as he grew up, drink bottle after bottle of alcohol. Victor would be upset because he felt like his father didn’t pay him any attention. Victor felt like his father put more attention into the bottle than then him being his son. The scene in the movie where they are having a get together and they are all outside drinking and victor walks outside in disgust. Victor was looking at his father drinking alcohol and making a fool of himself, not knowing what to say or do.
John was unhappy as child, his life started that way, however there was a little piece of him that felt he would be happy when got older. John had his first taste of alcohol at the age of ten. He did not recall how it felt, but did recall his father, who was in A.A. at the time, yelling: “You can’t drink! I’m an alcoholic. My father was an alcoholic!” John’s says that he sort of listened but eventually forgot as time passed.
The Messenger By Markus Zusak Ed Kennedy is 19 and very much aware of how little he has going for him. His little brother's a star at university. Ed himself is a reader, but has no hopes of going any further in school. He's lied about his age in order to get a job as a cab driver. His dad has died an alcoholic.
He reminds me of the famous comedian, Chris Rock as he tries to tell Cain not to worry, because once he gets the book deal, they’ll move to a better neighborhood. But every time Cain has to go to the center for rehab, Andrew is not always there to go with him. Compared to what his little brother wears, Andrew is spiffier; he richly clads in black shoes, a white long sleeve shirt with black dress pants. Angela Rodriguez has also done a great job with the make-up. The best actor is Andrew Dillemuth, who plays the younger brother.
The boy, nicknamed Ort, tells his story in the first person; readers will either find this charming or off-putting, depending on taste. Ort, whose parents are remnants of the hippie culture of the 1960’s, cannot cope with the town school and its slightly more sophisticated denizens. Though he lacks the toughness of his older sister Tegwyn, he reveals his strength of character by his mature reaction to his father’s death. Now lacking a paternal role model, Ort soon makes good the
The narrator is a high school algebra teacher making an attempt to be a model citizen living out the “American Dream” with his wife and their children. The narrator bought into the establishment, is veteran of the US Army, and gives out the perception that his life is in order and he has this act together. On the flipside, the narrator’s brother Sonny is a veteran of the Navy, but being veterans is all they seem to have in common. Sonny has lived his life numbing his the pain that causes him anguishes by wrapping himself in soothing blanket of heroin, using sweet China White to aid his music performances, evading the demons that continually haunted him. By comparison the narrator and Sonny’s initially appear to be very different in their ways.
The Outsiders Ponyboy Curtis A groundbreaking teenage rebel story written by a brilliant writer S.E Hinton "The Outsiders" is about a gang of brothers and friends called the "Greasers" who learn the importance friendship. Ponyboy Curtis, the youngest member of the greasers, narrates the novel. Ponyboy theorises on the motivations and personalities of his friends and describes events in a slang, youthful voice. Ponyboy’s interests and academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of his gang. Because his parents have died in a car accident, Ponyboy lives with his brothers Darry and Sodapop.
Assignment 3 English Composition II 22 June 2010 Response #1: “Powder” In “Powder,” Tobias Wolff discusses the relationship between a boy and his father, told through an event that happened as a child. The father is an outgoing type guy who enjoys life, vice the boy who is uncomfortable with most things and too dependent on planning to be happy. In the middle of a split up between his mother and father, he sets out on what becomes an adventure with his father. In an attempt to build a relationship with the boy, his father tends to break the rules and expose him to a more open culture. In every aspect of the story, his father seems to be a caring and loving father who only wants the best for his son.