Even though the men are surrounded by others inside they are isolated by their lack of companionship , they have no trust in one another except slim for his word 'is law'. This emphasizes the desperation during the depression and allows us as the readers to feel for these men and put
Lennie does not know his own strength, reacts to trouble when he is scared Idioms- “old lady” (p.53), “throw a litter” (p.58), “punk” (p.62), “cut off his wind” (p.63) Allusions- Luger, phonograph, fence picket, Golden Gloves Chapter 4- 66. Crooks was alone, living by himself and able to leave his personal possessions lying around 67. Loneliness- people kept their distance from Crooks because he was black 68. Loneliness- Lennie also quite alone in the world- only friend is George and tries to make friends with Crooks 69. Lennie- a genuinely nice person, has nice smile that tempted Crooks to let him in 69.
He is tormented by the local children and his life is miserable, lonely and full of fear. In the poem he gets describes as 'A solitary mister' which reflects on the fact that he is isolated from the society. Similarly 'The Clown Punk' is a piteous man who is not accepted by the society because of his identity and the way he looks. In the poem the narrator describes him as a 'basket of washing' which empathises on the fact that he is not respected and made fun of. The structures of both poems have been written to convey the isolation of the characters for example the poet in T.H.I.T.P has divided the poem into seven stanzas, each consist of six lines.
The Vacuum- Howard Nemerov The house is quiet now [The vacuum cleaner is not being used anymore, so the house it quiet] The vacuum cleaner sulks in the corner closet [Sulks: to be in a mood. But in here it means that the vacuum is again not being used] Its bag limp, as a stopped lung, its mouth [Bag: the material bag that collects the dust. Limp: lacking rigidity. ‘The bag as a lung’ is a simile] Grinning into the floor, maybe at my [The bottom of the vacuum there is an opening that looks like a mouth. ‘Mouth grinning’ is a metaphor] Slovenly life, my dog-dead youth [Slovenly: Stinky and messy.
We are told he is clearly diseased and nothing is said about a family which indicates he is alone. We are also given the writers emotions of disgust and sympathy and I will evaluate these. In the first stanza we are told that the beggar is: “Sprawled in the dust outside a Syrian store.” The word, “Sprawled” stands out to me as being a very hood indicator of the idea that he is occupying as much space as possible so that he may be noticed, and people might present him with their unneeded change. “Sprawled” begins with the letter “S” and the sound of that letter is repeated in the first line five times. Strictly speaking it is not alliteration but we are given a similar effect and it allows our ears to be hooked on the first line and encourage us to continue into the poem.
In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, the protagonist Holden Caulfield is a thoughtful young man, who happens to also be very angry. As a result of his anger, Holden purposely isolates him from his surroundings, leaving a feeling of depression and arrogance. This arrogance can be seen throughout the book, when Holden generalizes certain people as “phony”, and labels himself as the only “real” person in this world. Later in the book, you learn that Holden’s younger brother Allie has died due to complications of leukemia, and it is inferred that Holden has not moved on, causing his anger.
He uses words like “crunch of spilt sugar” this allows the reader to imagine how dangerous the dirty floor is for him as he walks over it and we imagine that he could easily slip. It is also used to show that the floor is not very clean; because the man is blind the “hiss of the coffee machine” will help indicate where he is and get him to the right place to go towards the stairs. Another simile to capture to create imagery “A few yards of floor like a landscape to be negotiated” this is used to say that the floor area is very tight, and there is not a lot of room for manoeuvre It is shown that you have to be able to see to get around his snack-bar which automatically makes it very difficult for the blind man to get to the toilet which is also down a flight of stairs. Another poetic technique Morgan uses is repetition “and slowly down we go and slowly down we go” by repeating this phrase the poet is emphasising how slowly the old man actually moves. This is trying to show sympathy for the old man as it is a major struggle for him to complete such a simple task.
Steinbeck writes ‘for a moment the place was lifeless and then the two men emerge from the path’. Steinbeck uses a type of oxymoron, how can humans enter and it be lifeless? Humans are alive. Steinbeck may use this to exaggerate how harsh and lonely the depression was, and that it was just the two of them against the whole of America. Steinbeck describes the pair walking in ‘single file’ this suggests and hints to the reader that one man maybe following the other as they don’t know where they are going, leaving the other man leading and in charge.
The act of the father begging his son to stay show the father’s desperation and this act of rashness further shows the complex relationship that the father has with his son. Through the author’s use of literary devices, Lee succeeds in showing a father’s relationship with his son. He uses structure to illustrates the change in the sons feelings toward his father. The point of view shows how the father feels about not being able to satisfy the desires of his son and the use of tone illustrates the father’s feelings of desperation in not being able to get his son to
He also shows his confusion about his decision through the irregularity of the rhyming scheme and the informality of form. This insinuates the lack of mental stability as he is constantly checking himself back to attention, like an old man. The end rhyme of “sleep” in the last stanza and throughout the poem places the emphasis on the urgency and necessity of sleep. “I am overtired, of the great harvest I myself desired” shows the un-mapable rhyme scheme, which reflects his turbulent thought patterns. He constantly refers to the necessity and want for sleep, yet