Writing allowed Anne to maintain her sanity and spirit while in hiding. It also gives people the opportunity to re-live her story today. Anne Frank “ hoped to confide everything” (to her diary) and hoped it would be “a great source of comfort and support”. Not only was Anne’s diary extraordinary because of the remarkable events she described, but she was also an excellent storyteller. She would let her imagination run wild and this kept her spirit alive.
Although some may disagree when asked whether or not a poem has the same affect and as other forms of literature when telling a love story, I would agree. For instance, Street Love, by Walter Dean Myers, is a wonderfully written book of poetry that tells a tale of a young woman, by the name of Junice, who is rescued from a life leading to crime and later, prison, when she falls in love with Damien (a young man from a much better part of town). As one reads through the book they are taken on a journey, through Junice’s eyes and mind. You get to experience her life of hardship and sadness, which ultimately makes one feel a deeper connection with Junice and what she is put through. Even before one reads this book they cannot understand what it truly means to break away from hardship and into love without reading and comprehending the passion and love in each and every line of this poetry.
(Alvarez 1997) is a very good book, in fact I read it in one day. Which was great, but then at the end it made you want more. In the beginning of the book, it seems all of Yolanda’s sisters feel betrayed and hurt that Yolanda would write a book about their lives. Even though it is labeled a fictional book, the book seems to be based off their lives. The first chapter was told by FiFi, the youngest sister.
Throughout Daniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter the keystone character, little Pearl, was actually not as much a character but a symbol to her mother and all of those around her. Pearl ties together the novel and without an in-depth analysis of Hawthorne’s story her true importance would never had been revealed. Her true importance lies with the fact that she is truly a symbol, what she symbolizes (such as the sin that created the Scarlet letter and made her a living symbol of it, Hester’s inner turmoil, and the truth,) and how she finally becomes fully human. From the beginning of the novel Pearl’s wild and outlandish behavior has been very prevalent, and is the opposite of the Puritan’s ideal child and it was said that Pearl “could not be made amenable to rules” (Hawthorne, 83.) Since Pearl was conceived by Hester and Dimmesdale’s sin she was not born with the innocence that children are normally born with, which gave her an insight of the world around her and a maturity far beyond her years.
After reading the entire essay, it is clear that the general topic of “On Being a Cripple” is to be content and proud of what you do or do not have. By not calling herself ‘disabled,’ she shows great respect for the fact that she is able to do many things. She does not always let her Multiple Sclerosis (MS) keep her from being herself on a daily basis. Although she admits to having her bad days, she is defiant in the fact that this disease is just a part of life. We all go through life.
Death and New Beginnings This short story “The Moths” was written by Helena Maria Viramontes. When I first read this story I didn’t really find it interesting or didn’t get what this story was really about. I knew that it was going to take me awhile to understand this story because I just wasn’t interested in it. By reading this story over and over I was able to somewhat be able to get what the story “The Moths” was about and try to interpret what I thought about it. To me this story is mainly about a young girl trying to find her identity.
We see this when she writes in her novel, the book thief, "I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right." This shows the reader that Liesel has realized the manipulative power of words and because of that hopes that through reading and writing compassionately she has ‘made them right’. We are shown the ability of words to comfort when Liesel reads to everyone while they wait for the air raids to finish. Death Narrates, “For at least 20 minutes she handed out the story. The youngest kids were soothed by her voice and everyone else saw visions of the whistler running from the crime scene.”- page 389 This shows that words can transport people into another world, giving them some temporary relief from their struggles and fears.
Have you ever thought that joining a fun competition with your best friend could ruin your future with them? I am sure most of us have not had that thought appear to us before. In the short story, “Lysandra’s Poem”, different types of conflicts show up such as: character vs. self and character vs. character. These conflicts are between Lysandra and Elaine; Lysandra’s jealousy towards Elaine; and Lysandra’s inability to forgive. Lysandra goes through several stages once her bet friend beats her in a poetry contest that meant a lot to Lysandra.
I had no idea what I was writing, but I was writing. Elaborate stories, sucky poems, childish songs; anything to keep my mind occupied. I was in a very dark place I finally found a safe haven. My very first song was about a girl, how cliché. It was a love song entitled “Speechless” about this girl I had never had the courage to talk to.
However, Bechdel's clean, distinctive illustration style with its wry observations and amusing details is fun to read and examine, and drew this reader into her story quickly. Indeed, it's regrettable that this review can only include quotations and not excerpts of Bechdel's drawings. Several delightful and revealing images are included, such as her grandmother chasing a "piss-ant," her early identification with Wednesday Addams, the summer of the locusts, her teenaged diary entries, and several aspects of her own adolescent self-discoveries. One cannot help but identify with Bechdel. However, despite the pain and struggle Bechdel has had facing her father's life and death, the book is neither morose nor depressing.