The damage on the knuckle and the dirt on his palms suggests that his line of work is rough on his hands. The ambiguity of the poem makes it easy to interpret either way. “My Papa’s Waltz” could easily be taken for a horrifying story of child abuse. Upon reading into the story however, it appears just as likely to be about a father roughhousing with his
Saying that the boy hung on "like" death is an example of a simile. Line 4 Such waltzing was not easy. This line wraps up the first stanza. In what could be a happy moment, father and son dancing, we see that it's kind of tricky for the son to hold on to his drunken father. Also, if the waltz of this poem is a metaphor for their father-son relationship, this could show that it's not easy to dance between loving and fearing his father's power Lines 5-6 We romped until the pans Slid from the kitchen shelf; This is not a quiet, stately waltz, but a romp!
Throughout the movie we see their struggle as they battle with no money. Billys passion for Ballet is something that causes a huge dilemma to the men in the family. Jackie believe 'ballet is for poofs' .. 'lads do football' and refuses to waste money on something that seemed to ridiculous. But Billy contests this by continuing to go to secret ballet lessons with his teacher mrs wilkinson, skipping his boxing lessons. For one reason, because it made him feel good.
Jamie Bell turns into Tony, like his father, a male who builds a wall around his soft heart. For example Tony couldn’t accept Billy doing ballet, and nor does Jackie. In the kitchen scene where Mrs. Wilkinson confronts the family, Tony reacts negatively. But Billy says he don’t want a childhood, He want to a ballet dancer. In the Christmas scene Jackie doesn’t prepare to explode of lava, but Billy stood up and danced with all his might.
Brittney Lindsey Professor Howard English 102 29 Mar 2013 Journal 1 In The poem “My Papa Waltz”, the relationship between the speaker and his father is an abnormal relationship, his father is engaging his child in his drunken activities .Before the child drifts of to sleep, he gets the opportunity to dance with his father .The Father is so drunk that the alcohol on his breath second handily intoxicates his son and makes him dizzy along with the fast paced dancing. Even though this dancing is an annoyance to his mother, and the child is well aware of this. The son continues to hold on to his drunken father in comfort no matter what the circumstances are. I feel like the son is gaining comfort from his father because, he may not receive any attention at all from his father when he is sober and this is his only opportunity to bond with his father even though he is intoxicated with alcohol. In “The Secretary’s Chant” The speaker turns herself into a machine in comparison to the objects that surround her in her everyday scene as a secretary.
One example of a simile from the poem is, “But I hung on like death;” (Stanza 1 Line 3). The child clings on the father like death as if the child is in some sort of horrible situation where the child may be in danger and would rather freeze in the moment than continue to what may come next. The fact that a child has to be in this type of situation is a clear indication of the mental effect the abuse has had on the child. An example of imagery in the poem is, “The hand that held my wrist / Was battered on one knuckle.” (Stanza 3 Lines 9-10). How the child is being held by the wrist demonstrates the father’s dominate characteristic as well as aggressiveness towards his son.
This father appears to become angry. Angry drinkers are said to be some of the worst ones. Line 13, “You beat time on my head.” Some say the father is keeping the beat of the music on his head, but that would be IN his head instead. “You beat time on my head,” sounds like the child is being wacked on the head, in a rhythm. “The hand that held my wrist,” when one is waltzing wrists are not held.
That if their sons wanted to spend the weekend writing up their diaries, or reading or baking, they’d find it disturbing? Too anti-social? Too gay? A girl with a doll and a boy with a truck. That’s why, if you look carefully, you’ll find that for every kid who fits a stereotype, there’s, another who’s breaking one down.
The emphasis of this piece is on the imbalance of power in a marriage between the husband and wife. Brady also attempts to illustrate the apathy and selfishness of the stereotypical husband, then throws in a well of complaints about how hard life is. The repetition of the piece is somewhat self-evident; the divisions and analysis, however, are wrapped in sarcasm, dripping with irony, and tilted toward casual, humorless wit. Repetition is a fundamental guideline in many aspects of life. Repetition is how very young children learn the basic building blocks for life such as speech, walking, safety, and security.
When we deny it, we grow cold and empty” The film Strictly Ballroom, which is directed by Baz Lurhmann, demonstrates many aspects of belonging and not belonging including alienation and rejection, which focuses on the two main characters Scott and Fran, and also the conflict of cultures, where two worlds come together and collide. Scott is an expert dancer who has been dancing since he was six. He is very sexy, and this is illustrated through his clothing and his soothing actions. Although Scott comes across as a confident and even comfortable person, he actually feels alienated and rejected when he is told by Barry Fife “You can dance your own steps, but it doesn’t mean you’ll win.” On the contrary, we have Fran. A beginner dancer, who dances with a girl and does not fit in.