The purpose of the essay “I Want a Wife,” is to describe the many stereotypes women can be classified as in our everyday world. One literary element being used in the essay that I have identified would be the use of the writers plot creation. The writer did significant work using her own experiences and imaginary situation in order to engage the reader. She used Humor in order to demonstrate her hypothetical point of view. It is my opinion the writer used this element well, as it grabbed my attention and made it a fun and interesting reading.
I began to read this book because of all the recommendations I have received on it. My friends, my sister, and my mother had all loved the book and the author so I decided to give it a try. By choosing this book, it gives others a sense of who I am as a reader, in showing others that I like to relate to the stories I read. In My Sister’s Keeper, I can relate to Anna’s love and hate for her sister. My sister and I don’t get along too well most of the time and occasionally an “I hate you!” comes out of one of our mouths, but when it comes down to it, the love in our hearts, no matter how deep, can always keep us together.
The poem “Still I Rise” clearly shows the emotion of the writer. The voice of the poem comes across as confident, proud and strong. The use of words such as “sassiness”, “haughtiness” and “sexiness” describes her confidence and self-power. It is also a rather dark poem which ironically portrays an intense positive message to the reader. The voice also seems slightly arrogant which shows her individuality and determination for survival.
The sea in many ways seems to actually be a symbol for Edna’s ‘awakening’, the most obvious example of this coming during chapter 6, our first sight of Edna discovering herself. The imagery of the sea being ‘seductive; never ceasing’ at the end of this chapter provides the sea as an explanation to the reader for Edna’s deep thinking, who prior to this was being referred to as ‘Mrs Pontellier’, and after as ‘Edna Pontellier’ or eventually just ‘Edna’.
Not only is this pull common with women, so is the desire to be loved by someone else. I think Rajaa taps into this universal desire very beautifully and honestly, especially through all the pitfalls of love the girls face. Her honesty causes the book to be unlike Hollywood movies and other novels about romance. In reality, love is not always sunshine and roses, and Rajaa expresses that through her characters causing a lot of sorrowful scenes within the book. I really enjoyed Rajaa’s way of being able to educate her audience on life and society in Saudi Arabia (even when it comes to simple things such as pop culture and fashion) without it interrupting the story.
The relationships shown in this novel show similarities to certain poems, the “Ballad of Birmingham” and “Dream Deferred” seemed to be the two poems which stood out the most. The women are forced to rely on each other when the world seems to shut them out. Despite their differences, the women of Brewster Place are bound by a sense of community and sisterhood that enables them to deal with the everyday pressures they face. One of the events that drew attention was the constant struggle of trying to be the best mother while living in these conditions. This is best exemplified in the events that had happened to Cora Lee as a child, which carried on with her through adulthood and motherhood.
As your friend describes her adventures, she tells you that she was treated as a queen with her every whim waiting to be fulfilled by the staff and that during her visit to the beach, she swam in a sea of diamonds. The second description of your friend’s adventure not only gives better detail and paints a mental picture, it may also seem to put you in the moment and allow you to mentally experience some of what she has experienced. Lakoff and Johnson stated “Most people think they can get along perfectly well without metaphor. We have found on the contrary, that metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just language, but in thought and action.”
Writing about Theme of Story I have recently read a novel named The Color Purple written Alice Walker has a message which is the power of strong female relationships. Throughout the novel, Ceila has been discriminated for who she was, and didn’t accept her self. She was always used for, and had a male dominating her. In the novel, there were several characters that changed Celia, and it were women that were very close to her. Her sister Nettie was a big influenced to her and Shrug.
Markandaya’s writing style compels her audience to feel as if we are experiencing life by her side, making the novel both poignant and powerful. Throughout this essay I will discuss how Nectar in a Sieve and ZenZeLe shine light on the “winners” and “losers” of development through a woman’s perspective. This essay will also consider those changes and apply them to the concept of the word development as it applies to a woman’s private and public life. The title Nectar in a Sieve reveals much about the novel itself, and encompasses the way hope shaped Rukmani’s private and public life. First let’s discuss the metaphor this title represents.
Allison’s characters are notably similar to her own poor southern family. And even the story seems to follow and mimic her own escape from the fate that destroyed so many generations of her family and would have swallowed her alive. She used writing as a means to fight back and to expose the evils of her childhood. By writing this story as fictions it makes it possible for her to create the basic detachment needed to comprehend the transparency of the characters without being too sentimental. In that aspect her characters are not lacking in depth and it is because of this nonfictional pretense that some of the images are so horrifying.