I will always remember my mother and her reading, she was fascinated! She had an enormous book case filled and filled with books! She read anything between a gushy love novel and a suspenseful thriller. My mother was enthralled with books and could not get enough; she took them to work, on trips, pretty much anywhere. Seeing her read so much always gave me the thought that reading was good for the mind and soul!
“A Rose for Emily,” by William Faulkner, was an interesting story about an abnormal woman in the community that everyone talked about. “We Real Cool,” by Gwendolyn Brooks, remind me of the stories my grandfather use to tell me about his community he grew up in. Reading literature is a great way to get in touch with yourself
Life of Willa Cather What would influence some authors to create the wonderful novels they make in their life? Is it how they eat, sleep, live, breath, or are they just simply gifted with the gift of literature.For the people who are fans of the writer Willa Cather it is pretty simple to see what influences her astute writings. Willa Cather’s writing reflects her life and the cultures that surrounded her. A few things that were affected the most by the influences were her many novels. Cather’s bold prose and detailed tales often worry the artistry and overture in her stories ( Pollard 81), but Cather's fiction has another layer to it than other writers, a great connotation of emotions which turns away from love dreams of character
I really like Sonya Sones work, I read her first novel Stop Pretending when I was in 7th grade, and loved her work. Everything she writes about are things I’ve gone through, tried, or thought
Reading is an important part of everyday life. That’s why me and my mom read the book “The Glory Field” and had an interview. We talked about the protagonist of the book, the setting of the book, and the plot. The main conflict me and my mom had was “Should Lizzy had went along with Lem and Joshua?”. The interview was exciting and we mostly had the same views about the story.
This was crucial, because Abigail developed an understanding of western thought and ideals which she used throughout her correspondence. Through her letters, we see Abigail used classical and contemporary literature and those interests motivated her intentions, especially, her passion for intellectual engagement. Because of her status as a Puritan mother, Abigail was limited in most respects but she rose above and developed personal relationships with historical figures which drew on her foundation in literature and scholarly pursuits. She was an avid reader of history and developed into a political advocate of sorts, especially for her husband John. She also used her writing skills to gain advantages for her family during John's absence in Europe.
Alice presented several skills taught by Miss Dennis such as asking them to pay attention to and to think about the things which are going on around them and telling them that good descriptive writing makes the reader see what the writer see. The teacher also taught her students to find their unique personal voices. Then the writer moved on to the impacts Miss Dennis had made on her life through narrating Miss Dennis ‘s encouraging her to the writing contest, which made her more confident and also the private conversation about the death of the writer’s father, after which they made a special relationship. Alice also mentioned their common interest on Emily Dickinson’s poems and the present given by Miss Dennis at the end of that year, which is cherished by her although it is now pretty old and broken. The writer showed her respect and miss of her writing teacher with simple but descriptive words.
! Although on the surface, the narrator in the short story, The Yellow Wallpaper, may seem like a fictional character only developed to be interesting to an audience, many comparisons can be drawn between the narrators life and the life of the author Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Similarities can be drawn between the diagnosis of mental illness, the methods of treatment received, and relationships present in both her life, and the life of her character. All of the experiences of her life came to develop her feminist style of writing, which she is still well known for
This is a mental illness common to the young woman. This illness happens because people call you fat even though you are skinny. To not get teased in society you have to look and act normal. Cassie is the one that looks the hottest and that’s why the boys remember her name while referring to the other girls by their appearance. Forgotten Jelly shows us how people
The use of sarcasm amuses readers and also is appropriate because they are teenagers. Josie’s description of her teacher and the way she acts towards her is ironic because of the discussion about sex (for example page 3) and her teacher being a nun. There are also quite a few one-liners in the novel and it creates an effect of suspense and keeping readers interested in the novel. Emotive language is an important language technique used in this novel. There are many situations in this novel where Josie has either felt sad, angry, frustrated, excited or happy.