The symbolism displayed though the path motif reflects the difficult choice in the journey. This uncertain tone makes clear that the decision of which road to take is not one that is being made lightly, rather Frost's polysyndeton of "And... And... And…" indicates a slow and steady rhythm which conveys the intellectual deliberation required in making the decision. Whilst Frost discusses journey from a literal perspective, the journey undertaken by the persona operates as a wider metaphor for life, which can be seen through the new appeasing tone. The level of determination needed to never look back is further reinforced through the self-reflective tone "I shall be telling this with a sigh." The persona’s obstacle of choosing the right path would never have been overcome without their tenacious determination.
This is an important message the poem has reminded me of. Emotionally, there are times when I just give up, but this poem gave me the inspiration to not think this way because there are various of ways to overcome the obstacles life has randomly prepared for us. The wall is an assertive symbol expressing the challenging obstacles hindering our lives, but like the poem says, we can persistently push through like a flying helicopter or find passages under the wall. Life is full of walls that seem to not budge, but when work hard to pass the obstacle, we will know that we have succeeded and that is the greatest present life can give us. Whether I lost hope or just gave up, “Where there's a wall” reminds me to persevere no matter what by becoming a rocket shooting over the wall or tying SOS letter to a bird or even exploding like a bomb.
WHO WE ARE IS TRULY TESTED AND PROVEN WHEN WE ENCOUNTER CONFLICT. It is a part of our human nature to experience conflict, as we are each forced to respond to conflict at various times in our lives. In order to live serenely we must attempt to avoid and resolve the conflict. Whilst conflict may merely involve two parties disagreeing over minor differences and opinions. We view through our history that major conflict in the form of war and political matters lead may to experience horrific life-changing conflicts.
Life is a struggle and recognizing those weaknesses one can develop into a stronger person in mind and body. o Life is a cycle o This book is all about cycles. There is the cycle of time and the cycle of life and in these cycles we can see the repetitive nature of our world and how in the book, cycles sometimes are bad. It also symbolizes the repetitious nature of life. Also these cycles sometimes give a deeper insight on the setting and the environment of the world.
There was also learning about the “Conflict” of the story, the event that the story needs to be interesting the one thing that pits at least 2 main characters together trying for opposite outcomes. The “Voice & Point of View” of each character is also important for a memorable story. The biggest impact
You first need to establish a point at which you feel comfortable living, and build upon this expanding your views on life. After you have found where you live life, you then need to establish your purpose, what you feel is essential to live for in life. Looking through things in my prospective, where I live is different. The world is very tough place to live. I live in a world full of hate, crime, and misfortune.
Survival is key in this book as it is in Life of Pi because of the constant struggle to overcome a life threatening situation. Although “My choices were to either give
Area of Study: Belonging Immigrant Chronicle by Peter Skrzynecki | Sweeney Todd directed by Tim Burton | “In order to belong, we must adapt to challenges in life” Truly, “In order to belong we must adapt to challenges in life” Before I go on, Human Beings are one of the species that don’t like change. We prefer to play it safe, and stay in our own comfort zones. And when tackling change as such leaving one’s homeland for varied reasons, including a desire for better opportunities or to escape persecution, poverty or conflict. It instantly becomes a rather constant tackling challenge to adapt to. Like so, poet ‘Peter Skrzynecki’ in “Immigrant Chronicle” visibly demonstrates his struggle to feel united with his own parents, it also demonstrates his struggle to feel united with the world that is different to his parent’s or ancestor’s.
Abidemi Atanda Period 4 Tuesday, November 19,2013 Task; Critical Lens Essay English/ Ms. Harris Life is the greatest gift of all. However, life has different stages, which come along with various obstacles. In the words of Langston Hughes, “Life ain’t no crystal stair.” George Moore reaffirms that with his quote that says “The difficulty of life is the choice’. In addition to the problems we face in life, decision making is included. Contemplating on a decision is hard, but, making the decision is even harder.
Both of these texts, gives the audience an understanding of the obstacles we go through in life to achieve our dream, and that not everything comes easily to us, we have to go to them. The use of closeups and the extended