Stephanie Stratis English 161W Paper #1 – Whitman Vs. Ginsberg I can still remember the first time I read “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain and wishing I had even a fraction of his literary talent. His ability to portray each and every character and place with such realism and colorful perfection consumed me with envy and moved me beyond words. Now while this is a mere example of the affinities one author feels for another’s work, a much greater and noted example can be found in Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” in comparison to Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”. Despite both author’s living in entirely different centuries, the similarities in each work of literature are uncanny, at times even seeming like one writer is continuing where the other left off. In regards to literature in both of their eras, it becomes seemingly and obviously so that Whitman both inspired and paved the way for Ginsberg.
Sarah Draper Mrs. Jennings AP English 12 5th period B Shiloh In Bobbie Mason’s short story, “Shiloh” he uses many techniques in order to convey his overall message. Mason uses of similes and metaphors, symbolism and parallelism to help reveal the once happily marrage flaws and now being unhappy. Throughout the shot shory, not only does the author expose the reader to the feelings and actions of the characters but also in the authors eye he high lights the thing needed in order to make a happy marriage. Mason’s creative use of similes and metophors allows the reader to fully understand how the long distances and time can have a negative afect on a persons marriage. In lines 13-15 the rig that Leroy used to drive was compared
Of what I’ve read so far in “The Things They Carried”, all of the stories that the author tells seem to end in sorrow. Well of course, war itself isn’t the happiest of things, but I at least expected a story about winning a battle or something along those lines. The poem, “Thoughts of You” captures the essence of the relationship between Mark Fossie and Mary Ann. Lines from the poem, such as “Thoughts of you make me smile” or “Thoughts of you give me strength” shows how Mark thought of Mary before she flew over to Vietnam. The thought of her made him stronger, and helped him cope with the stresses of the war.
Lucy then says to Lewis that ‘these’ people, the patients, have changed him, to her dislike. It goes on to discuss the newly found differences between the two. Lucy is for the Vietnam War. Lewis is more for love and fidelity, the traditional values. It continues to find that Lucy had developed a rather fond relationship with Nick,
In the book Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, the main character Holden longs for intimacy with others. Throughout the book, it is shown that Holden has many interesting views about women, and appears to have different categories in which to sort them, one of which is the category for girls that he likes and respects. These interactions with women show Holden’s innocence as a character and immaturity. One of the girls that Holden has respect for is Jane. She reminds him of his childhood, which he is entranced by, and he wishes he was still a part of it.
Life Changing Decisions Made In Seconds In the basic view of life we all make decisions and choices. Some are better than others, while some we wish we could take back. In the stories The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brian and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, both authors exemplify how the important choice(s) you make now, can affect the rest of your life in either a positive or negative way, and before you decide solidly one consider the outcomes, people effected, but most importantly listen to your heart. In both books, the characters are faced with two choices each. One choice leads to a harsh ending, while the other leads to a way out.
Family and relationships ‘My mother and I have a pretty good relationship, if a bit erratic. One minute we love each other to bits and spend hours in deep and meaningful conversation and the next minute we’ll be screeching at each other...’ pg. 5 Marchetta raises the issue of family and questions traditional ideas of what constitutes an ideal home life. The text presents us with many versions of family relationship and while some are healthy (although still passionate like that of Josie and Christina) there are many fractured relationships in the novel. Josie is at first embarrassed by her illegitimacy and her Italian Nonna, but as the text progresses her preconceptions are challenged and she has to rethink ideas about her own family
Assignment 1 Aixel Garcia COM200: Interpersonal Communication Prof. Cheri Ketchum January 24, 2014 Being able to communicate properly is an everyday task, is not only about knowing the proper way to speak or listening, but it involve and could interfere with the message we want to get across. After reading the article “Close relationships sometimes mask poor communication” (2011), we can notice how different we might interpret one simple sentence like “it’s getting hot in here”. I remember one day at a family gathering, my brother was talking to his girlfriend and she made the comment “I’m hot” and my brother to be funny told her “of course, that’s why I’m dating you”. We laugh knowing that he was joking with her, but his girlfriend
In Tim Winton’s series of short stories Scission, the characters are afflicted with a sense of fragmentation from others, yet they still continue to make new discoveries about themselves and their relationships. In many of the short stories, the characters form a sense of rehabilitation or renewal in themselves and with other people – even if the problems are unsettled. An exemplification that supports this are the short stories: Secrets, Thomas Awkner Floats, Getting Ahead and Neighbours. In the first story Secrets, Kylie and her “new” family have a very estrange relationship. Kylie is trying to recognize and acknowledge the changes in her family as her new step-father, Phillip gains control and power of her mother while he minimizes her
Journal #4 Pocahontas Part Two There are themes within every book. Every writing has a subject of interest they discuss or a point they are trying to bring forth. Pocahontas’s story has two great themes I believe are the strongest themes present within the text thus far. One being the Powhatan people operated with peace and love, Two being the English operated with force and violence due to greed (page 37). During 1608 relationships between Powhatan and English began to dwindle away due to the English’s behavior towards the Powhatan people.