‘Explore the ways in which truths are revealed to Thomas in Tears’ Throughout the poem ‘Tears’ many truths are revealed to Thomas and by the selection of language it can be recognized that they are harsh truths that pain Thomas especially in his depressed state. He watches the scene of the soldiers on the parade helplessly as he is haunted by the past which is highlighted when he says ‘if tears have ghosts’. The poem is nostalgic but I think serves as an inner debate for Thomas on whether to enlist or not. The first half of the poem persuades more towards not enlisting as Thomas describes the war as animalistic as he refers to the soldiers as ‘hounds’ who are ‘upon the scent’; signifying that the soldiers are simply trained like dogs who have no idea of their wrongdoings perhaps unearthing the question of the soldiers’ innocence. I think this is further emphasised when Thomas describes them as ‘Fair-haired and ruddy’ giving the reader an image of youth that is forgotten ‘since their beauty passed’ indicating that Thomas is certain the soldiers will die.
The past is a recurring theme in Thomas’ poetry. He feared the changes England was undergoing, both physical, as in ‘As the Team’s Head Brass,’ and social, seen in ‘Aspens’. His poetry often celebrates an England that is passing; a theme expressed in ‘Gone, gone again’. The past is the subject of the title and the opening line; the speaker is looks back on his life with feelings of regret and sorrow. Thomas gives the sense that a significant portion of time has passed by quickly with the repetition of the words "gone" and "again“.
One specific author, John Steinbeck, found a unique way of doing this by incorporating the Bible in to his novel, The Grapes of Wrath. This novel tells the story of the Joad family, and their long and grueling trip west in search of new beginnings. Steinbeck understands the importance of allowing the reader to travel alongside the Joad family, and finds the Bible a useful tool in making that happen. In The Grapes Wrath, Steinbeck utilizes various Biblical allusions and imagery to show the struggle of the Joad family, and to strengthen the overall theme that society views religion as an affliction. In The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck alludes to the struggles of the Hebrew people in order to reveal the long and painful journey of the Joad family.
Hermann Hesse’s novel Siddhartha, and his poems “Lonesome Night” and “All Deaths”, share a common philosophical theme. The novel, Siddhartha, examines the spiritual journey one man undertakes to seek enlightenment. The poem, “Lonesome Night”, focuses on the desperate longing that humanity has for meaning, direction, and unity. “All Deaths” is a poem that explores the narrator’s reflection on the cyclical nature of birth and death. Therefore, these three works all place an emphasis on the common theme of unity; the desire to find unity and shared understanding.
His letters to his sister are soaked with words of loneliness and a desire for companionship. The chilly air reminds him of the extent of his journey and he recognizes he must spend it alone, “encompassed as [he is] by frost and snow” and “bitterly feel[ing] the want of a friend” (Shelley 18). Northrop Frye’s archetype of winter evoking troublesome situations is apparent in this part of Walton’s journey. Frye describes the winter as the “dissolution phase” where “myths of the defeat of the hero” are apparent (Frye 105). Shelley uses the archetype of winter – and all of the consequences it brings – to represent Walton’s uncertainty
Chapter 23 (Pages 251-261) On another evening at twilight, Jane is unable to avoid a conversation with Rochester in the garden. Rochester leads Jane to believe that he is about to marry Blanche and that she must leave Thornfield soon and forever. She becomes increasingly upset, as he must see. Jane's anguish becomes so unbearable that she "sobbed convulsively" and "was shaken from head to foot". Passion moves her to speak from her essential self, "I grieve to leave thornfield, etc."
It is purely human nature to be disturbed by the slowest of all runners, Death. Seeing the impermanence of the world about them, humanity is not used to the finality of death, and is therefore confused by it. Walt Whitman also felt this loss of direction when Abraham Lincoln died, and he dealt with it by writing “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d.” In this poem, Whitman incorporates Lincoln’s legacy and his won personal feelings through the vivid imagery of lilacs and the symbolism of the hermit thrush. Whitman’s elegy bears many commonalities to Lincoln’s life. At the beginning of both the poem and Lincoln’s life, he was born on a farm, “near an old farmhouse” (Whitman 12).
Soledad means Loneliness. Why is this relevant in Of Mice and Men? Loneliness is relevant in “Of Mice and Men” because it affects the characters and the relationships they form, the ranch setting enforces loneliness upon the characters and the language that Steinbeck uses also creates a sense of loneliness. Hopes and dreams are a main theme in the book and the majority of the characters have hopes and dreams because it offers them a chance to escape from loneliness. Steinbeck wanted to show that, after the stock market crash of 1929, the American Dream was becoming impossible to achieve or even believe in.
T.S Eliot’s poem “Rhapsody on A Windy Night” explores the ideas of life and death thoroughly. Eliot constantly refers to the idea of time, never having enough due to the impending death waiting for us all. The line between life and death becomes blurred as Eliot constantly degrades the value and pleasure of life, the ideas that are presented of both life and death seem to be comparative to one other. In “Rhapsody on a Windy Night”, the idea of constantly passing time is used to explore the constant and the inevitable death waiting at the end of life. Reflecting on his life and memories, the persona is continually influenced by the presence of time.
I need to allow the Lord to touch my heart through Bonk’s article. The article, like his book Missions and Money, is an outcome of his life, of painful personal experiences. It is not just about theory, it is not abstract theology but practical theology, and the Lord demands