Optimism To overcome, to not give up, and to believe that one day change will come are some of the themes of optimism that Hughes demonstrates in his poetry. In “Mother to Son”, Hughes writes a monologue of a mother talking to her son explaining that life hasn’t been easy but she didn’t let that stop her. In this particular piece, as well as others, Hughes demonstrates that if you have that desire to keep going, so will your journey. Sometimes you have to do things that you wouldn’t have done before to get what you’ve never had. In another piece by Hughes, “I, Too”, he demonstrates how even though the “darker brother” doesn’t get treated as an equal now, there will come a day when [we] will gain the respect and equality we deserve.
He spends his time more so running from the truth about how he fell from the tree and how there’s no war. When Finny had broken his leg, he didn’t want to accept the differences, emotional or physical. I think that in a way, the cast represents his betrayal of Gene, as well as reality. The cast makes Finny realize that he can no longer be an athlete. Finny didn’t want his spirits for the love of sports to disappear, he wanted someone to carry on his enthusiasm, he tells Gene, “Listen pal, if I can’t play sports, then you are going to play them for me.” (PG.
People are beginning to tuen against him and he feel she has nothing left to live for. He "My way of life is fall'n into the sere, the yellow leaf" It is at this point Macbeth feels he there is nothing worth living for, he feels he wants to die as nothing is going the way he planned for it to. He believes his life is is beginning to wither and die like a yellowing leaf in Autumn. The audience also feel pity for Macbeth because he learns his wife has commited suicide. I think he feels lonely and that his life is just dragging by.
In my future I know that I’m going to go through something’s of that sort, but the difference with me is, I’m going to keep going, and going till I accomplish it. I plan on putting myself up to the challenge, because once you finish that big goal, things are going to start flying your way. Such as jobs, being an adult and living life without the
She is searching for a relationship that offers both of these qualities. Also, both the physical and emotional qualities will stay important to Janie and forever a part of her idea of love. Jody “spoke for far horizon” and this entices Janie to leave Logan and marry Jody. The horizon represents limitless possibility to Janie and this is the life that she has always wanted.
For unrelated reasons, Jake and Mrs. Mallard indulge in subconscious battles. Jake’s subconscious battle of right and wrong has him considering leaving the seen as soon as he caused the accident; Then, he considered giving Mariana a real number and voted against the decision, “He considered giving a real phone number but went against that idea and made one up” (44). Mrs. Mallard subconscious battles feelings of sorrow and happiness as she consider her husband’s death relief from a burden or how he might look at his funeral, “she knew that she would weep again when she saw the kind, tender hands folded in death; the face that had never looked save with love upon her, fixed and gray and dead” (236-237) “But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome” (237). Dissimilar but indistinguishable, as both
When he misses the deadline, Yvain’s deeds no longer match his words and his integrity is shattered. The consequences of losing his integrity are so great that Yvain is lead to a sort of mental breakdown in the forest. The second major arc of Yvain is about the hero trying to get his integrity back. One of the first encounters that Yvain has after lifting himself out of his melt-down puts him in the same position of upholding an oath to return to the Landuc court before a certain time. Although this time Yvain’s promise is to Lunete instead of Laudine, the fact that he keeps his word is what eventually leads to Yvain becoming whole again.
Tamia sings of how she, and her husband still love each other like the first day they met even though they both have aged, and have kids. Shakespeare says basically the same thing in his sonnet. He claims that true love is constant even though people, and circumstances change. In both works Tamia, and Shakespeare speak about how love conquers all conflict that a relationship may face. Tamia describes in her song that she, and her husband go through problems like everybody else, But she don't mind because the love she, and her husband has for one another allows them to talk it out, and move on with their lives.
The course of my life is beginning to shrivel and fall away, like leaves in the fall. The things that should go along with old age, like honor, love, obedience, and loyal friends, I cannot hope to have. Instead, I have passionate but quietly whispered curses, people who honor me with their words but not in their hearts, and lingering life, which my heart would gladly end, though I can’t bring myself to do it. Seyton! Seyton Enters Seyton What do you want?
Gaffney highlights John’s alienation because of the new world’s discouragement for Shakespeare. The awkward situation leaves him embarrassed, beginning his isolation from modern society. John’s entire life has been spent in solitude reading Shakespeare. Suddenly immersed in a society in which his behavior is completely taboo, John finds himself even further separated from the community than he was on the reservation. Bernard observes that John may never be able to completely assimilate into this environment, “partly on his interest, being focused on what he calls ‘the soul’ which he persists in regarding as an entity independent of the physical environment” (158).