In the first stanza of her poem she compares the white takeover to the mosquitoes at the drive in movie where “nothing works” to keep them away and “they break through the smoke screen for blood” (Erdrich 12). This gives a comparison to how the Europeans easily broke through the Native Americans' defenses, leaving them no chance at fighting off the white men. It introduces the idea that the white men engulfed not only the Native Americans' freedom, but also everything else they had, including their culture and lifestyle. In the sixth stanza Erdrich mentions “a few laughing Indians fall over the hood / slipping in the hot spilled butter” (Erdrich 12). The Indians are laughing at watching their own people being brutally killed in a white man's movie, greatly disgracing their ancestors and giving an example of how Erdrich feels these people care very little about their past.
But he's got to have it. All the nobility does." (pg. 249) While the end is still very funny, it is less subtle and the overkill on the satire makings the reading even tedious at points. Overall satire is a key defining feature of Huckleberry Finn and Twain makes good use of it to poke fun at American and especially midwestern society.
A Drug Called Tradition Analysis Throughout the short story “A Drug Called Tradition,” Sherman Alexie uses the drug-induced visions of young Native Americans to symbolize the difficulties that many young indians face in finding their place in a modern world. By first using humor to describe the “second-largest party in reservation history” (Alexie 1), Alexie seems to be lightly mocking the current state of affairs amongst Native Americans by suggesting the alcohol is the strongest bond that Indians share on the reservation. After Victor, Junior, and Thomas Builds-the-Fire slip away to consume a “new drug” (Alexie 1), Alexie uses their visions of themselves and each other to portray what each of them feels constitutes a “real” Indian. Alexie seems to be pointing out how unrealistic or irrelevant Native American’s perceptions of themselves may be in a modern world, later suggesting a different and much simpler measure of a “real” indian. After the boys take the drug and their hallucinations begin, Thomas tells the story of his first vision, in which Victor is attempting to steal a horse.
How does Steinbeck present Crooks in this passage? What is the importance of Crooks in the novel as a whole? Crooks - the “negro stable buck,” with a “crooked back where a horse kicked him.” This description emphasises his worthlessness and Steinbeck makes his colour perfectly clear to begin with, but it also shows that he is labelled by his disability suggesting the lack of respect he receives, and is defined by what he is seen as, and not by his name. Crooks often rubs is spine with a bottle of liniment to aid his injured back. He is in fact a skilful craftsman with a particular talent, and we as readers find that he is rather intelligent through Candy when he tell George that “He reads a lot.
Some of the participants got “sloppy” and these were not all Irish and Chinese.” (Document 16-1 p. 34). He describes how the Vice President of the Union Pacific and one Governor both missed a spike on their first try, and the crowd reacted by howling at miss and slapping one another on the back with delight (Document 16-1 p.34). Toponce discusses mainly how everyone behaved during the occasion, which indeed made it an impressive one. 2. During the completion of the first transcontinental railroad, Toponce reveals how the construction camps were filled with all the toughs the west had, and implied that drinking and gambling were the blandest things people would do there (Doc 16-1 p.34).
Who eligibly said his helicopter was shot down in the Iraq war. Remember this happened back in 2003, because of his pride and committing to the lie that burden has stuck with him and now the whole world knows he is a liar. I agree with the quote, because if a man that is successful at lying has too much pride, and won’t acknowledge when he is wrong. Which won’t allow one to learn from his mistake. During the play Creon, a noble King, imprisons a woman named Antigone.
It's a term that may also be used to describe Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, a novel that is essentially tragic but at the same time is also one of the most humorous books Faulkner ever wrote. A list of the funniest lines in this novel would certainly include the following: Jewel: "because if there is a God what the hell is He for” (15). Anse: "God's will be done. Now I can get them teeth” (51). Tull: "I think that if nothing but being married will help a man, he's durn nigh hopeless” (68).
Dr. Benjamin Khordipour North Shore Hospital Patient: Holden Caulfield Date: 2/2/54 Date of Birth: 10/14/37 Session: one – chapters 1-2 -“I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life.” -What is Holden’s relationship with lying? Did he let me know he was a terrific liar too leave me thinking after every comment if he is lying or not? -“I left all the foils and equipment and stuff on the goddam subway” -Holden is letting me know how irresponsible he is. Letting down the whole fencing team is a big deal. Maybe he has a vibe of doing things to make people dislike him.
After being processed into the camp, the Americans are enthusiastically greeted by the British prisoners, who have been in the camp for over four years. While the Americans are in terrible shape physically and emotionally, the British have kept them selves in excellent condition. Appalled at the sorry state of the Americans, the British offer them food and clothing, and even entertain them with a play of Cinderella. The Americans are made sick by the rich food. Billy, who is in even worse shape than many of the others, falls into an hysterical fit during the play and has to be restrained and tranquilized.
“The Lottery” 9/22/10 Period 5 In the short story, “The Lottery” Jackson creates horror from a small innocent town in America. A horror sense in created by normal being scary. For example, if you get an answer wrong, you get rocks thrown at your head/stoned to death. Another example is that people act like animals because they throw rocks at people because they won the lottery. Mob mentality is created because when someone does something everyone follows.