By and by the curiosity masters the fear, and they come swimming, creeping and flying towards him; and as he is still immovable, they not only resume their haunts and their ordinary labors and manners, show themselves to him in their work-day trim, but also volunteer some degree of advances towards fellowship and good understanding with a biped who behaves so civilly and well. These sentences have a variety of words in them, making the writing less boring, and it puts more emphasis on the short sentences and
His humor in “Journey” is outstanding as well as his compassion in “April” His writing style as well as him being a funny wordsmith may have been the root to his success in attracting such a wide range of audience that admire his works. His sense of humor how he described April, the spider “It slayed me that she had eight eyes, and that none of them seemed to do her any good. They were more like decoration, really, a splay of beads crowded above her chelicerae (April 4-5). Another comical way he
When he comes home from his “parties” he just likes to lie down and do nothing. Having a twin can be tricking at time, but it can also be a blessing. Although me and my twin brother are have the same mother and father, we are “night and day”. We are fraternal twins, and for this reason we do not act alike, we both have different goals and are on two different paths in life. I am blessed to have a twin, because when I get into a fight he is always there to take up for
Cheryl Green English 114-05 Character Analysis Essay October 14, 2009 Words Walter Mitty in his Day Dreams vs. Walter Mitty in Real Life Day dreams are visionary fantasies experienced when still awake that can be of happy thoughts, desires or goals to name a few. In the short story by James Thurber “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, day dreams help one man deal with his own mundane existence. The author chooses informal diction to give life to his protagonist character, Walter Mitty. Mitty lives a life that is stale, stagnant, boring, and the only excitement that he has is hisday dreams. In Thurber’s story there is quite a difference between, Walter Mitty in his day dreams vs. Walter Mitty in real life.
During Mr Mac’s many years of teaching, the strain and busyness of work hindered his true personality. Mr Mac always dressed like a teacher and kept his serious side to ensure his authority. In Mr Mac’s teaching world there was no room to make silly mistakes. However, once Mr Mac stopped teaching, there was room to relax and for him to be himself. This is truly shown near the end of the novel where Mr Mac gets rid of his teaching clothes along with his past ‘treasures’, in preparation for his new life at the beach.
He kept sailing no matter what. He got tired and had to switch to sleep a little bit, but his sleep wasn’t for too long like the other guys. Most of the times the captain’s eyes were closed from how tired he was; meanwhile Billie was still wide awake. The correspondence was always switched with Billie, and Billie wouldn’t mind. The guys suffer for the thought of drowning.
Sander’s passes these life lessons and inheritance down to his children. Both physical and abstract is accomplished through the uses of characterizing, symbolism, and imagery in Sanders’ essay. Sanders uses characterization to represent the influence of a parent on his child’s personality. In the essay he describes his father as a patient, helpful, and very hard working man who “Did not talk much in the midst of his tools, but he kept up a nearly ceaseless humming, slipping in and out of a dozen tunes in an afternoon, often running back over the same stretch of melody again and again, as if searching for a way out,” States Sander’s. (113) Because of the work he was involved in throughout his life, Sanders’ father was a lot like a teacher.
I believe this poem has a very optimistic attitude. The mood is blissful and carefree. I find him inspirational. Everyone needs to be reminded to smile sometimes. Reading this poem lifts the weight of the world off of the readers shoulders by making him think about what make him happy.
The time and care she takes in choosing the best possible word to describe Wilbur each time shows us she is really genuine and wants her writing to reflect what she honestly feels about her friend. When Wilbur doubts himself and calls himself an average pig, Charlotte simply replies that he is “terrific” to her and “that’s what counts” (91). In her heart, she knows that Wilbur is terrific and she does not refrain from being assertive in giving him a compliment so as to boost his confidence. She knows her writing would have an impact and the very next day, “everybody stood at the pigpen and read the word, over and over, while Wilbur, who really felt terrific, stood quietly swelling out his chest and swinging his snout from side to side” (96).
This is my explanation or analysis of Ascher’s thesis taken from “Understanding ‘The Box Man’” without any attribution or sourcing.] The Box Man‘s acceptance of his loneliness and reliance on the solace that comes from looking within and outward through the imagination shows a way of dealing with this estrangement. This “life of the mind” can be achieved by living a simple and creative life. She urges us to simplify our lives and leave “pasture enough for imagination” and also to be free from clutter. [This is one of the best summaries of what the essay is actually about any student ever wrote.]