Due to the darkness pressing in from all sides, Paul Berlin does not interact considerably with his fellow soldiers, leaving him to wallow in his memories of the death of Billy Boy Watkins. To escape such thoughts, Paul Berlin uses various techniques to prevent himself from thinking. One hope that he clung fiercely to was the foreseeable fact that “In the morning, when they reached the sea, it would be better” (64). This one phrase is echoed six times at a minimum throughout the story. By utilizing this specific method, Tim O’Brien made it so that not only Paul Berlin felt lonesome, but the reader as well.
Race and Diversity 31 October 2011 Sidewalk While reading Mitchell Duneier’s novel, “Sidewalk,” I was struck with a whirlwind of different emotions from not only the words, but from the photographs as well. Although they were just simple pictures of every day life for these people, they spoke a thousand words. The photograph that truly struck me the most however, was the one on page 53. It’s simple to look at, but given some thought it genuinely details the everyday struggle these street vendors face. A black man, more than likely homeless, is covering his table of goods with a plastic sheet while the rain comes poring down.
However I enjoyed reading the book, because the main idea of”POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING” is very interesting and very different. I personally love such topics. With all his stories author has achieved his goal of educating his readers about the new way of thinking. I got learn many things from the book. Being in the hotel industry ill relate all of his examples and ideas in delighting my guests.
Prufrock is asking the reader to join him on a walk through his life. And this is the start of his life. Prufrock describes the nights to be boring and lifeless as a dead body on a doctors table. The narrator states “ Let us go, through certain half deserted streets” (4) he is trying to get the picture of what is happening and that the street shops are closing and the work day is over. He also tells the reader that the nights may seem boring, but do not misjudge them cause they can be as dangerous as boring all at the same time.
Art Research: The Night Watch Miss Middendorf Khalil Oloko 9th December,2013. Khalil Oloko Honours English 11 A ID: 163147 12/7/2013 Historically, man has often depended on artwork to record events. However it is not unusual for an artist to put his or her ideas into the painting of a scene or event. Everyone knows the myth about Rembrandt. The myth says that after his painting known as the Night Watch was rejected, he became depressed and died in poverty.
After reading the poem, I think that the poem isn’t about any specific fear, just fear itself. It shows how we, as people, all have fear. The poem might even suggest that we need fear and we ask for it, as seen in the following line, “Mr. Fear, we say in our dreams, what do you have for me tonight?” In the poem, this fear is unwanted but accepted by the author. It’s a part of life and a part of every day.
Nevertheless, this is the precisely the beauty of this anthology. The stories provide fresh and novel perspectives on common relationships found in all of the readers’ lives. Carver leaves every story slightly “up in the air”, in a way that is very thought-provoking. I found myself needing to put down the book several times and think about questions that had arisen, which was unexpected. His simplistic and to-the-point nature of writing allows the reader to focus truly on the important skeleton of the stories, avoiding wordiness and unnecessary details that are typical of some classic stories.
The poem begins with the speaker inviting the listener to walk with him into the streets on an evening that is lifeless, lonely and listless, "Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, [t]he muttering retreats[.] Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels." (Line 4) Usually when someone's asks their lover on a stroll they take them somewhere romantic, instead Prufrock take's the listener on a deserted street where individuals mutter to themselves. The shabby establishments remind the speaker of his life failures, which keeps him moving on with a sense of inadequacy. With this, the reader can portray his feelings through the imagery of the broken down city, which are symbolic of his life and why he hasn't acted upon his wants, needs and desires of a
These days understanding literature has become so much easier what with the internet's humongous repertoire. But then, you need to analyse every detail you read for not everything up there on the net will be true although it may be someone's point of view put across rather strongly. Recently , while reading The Highwayman I tried to identify the threads of poetic craft that ran through it and the very experience of reading this poem filled me with wonder. Wonder at how the poet could have taken a not-so-heroic highway robber and simply aided by well-crafted phrases and a thrilling romantic plot turn around our perception of the highwayman. So our sympathies lie, not with the law, not with what history tells us about highwaymen of the 18th century, but with the dashing young highwayman who is hopelessly in love with Bess, the landlord's daughter, the man who promises to be back with his beloved , the courageous young lover who comes riding back to seek revenge for his lady love's death, only to die a dog's death himself.
To the naked eye, a motif may not be visible in this modern poem. After analyzing “Preludes,” I found that the idea of time was a motif that T.S Eliot used very distinctly, but not too much to where it is completely invisible. In the very first stanza, the idea of time is introduce within the first few lines along with some very vivid imagery. “Six o'clock. The burnt-out ends of smoky days.” (1094, Eliot) Time is an important aspect of all life.