This film accurately illustrates both the positive and negative aspects of one's ability to live Transcendentally by stressing independence from society through Mr. Keating’s character and overall individuality through Todd and Neil’s characters. Both the benefits and the consequences of living by Emerson's beliefs are portrayed by Mr. Keating's character as he stresses independence from society. He initially portrays the positive outcome of having freedom from society's standards. For example, because Keating leads the boys group in reading poetry together (Schulman), he is teaching them not to conform to society's rules; which is paralleled with Transcendentalist beliefs surrounding independence, explained by Henry David Thoreau in the story of the beautiful bug in his book Walden (Thoreau, Walden 410). Schulman and Thoreau's ideas of self-government can still be applied today, because it teaches the valuable lesson that it is always greater to abide by one's own beliefs than to follow the majority.
I warn’t lonesome now” (pg 49) This quote is important because it is a key detail that indicates the feelings of Huck when he sees Jim at the beginning of his trip. It reveals to us that Jim fills a void in Huck’s life by providing him with companionship in their adventures. In conclusion Twain examines the theme of friendship to show us that friendship makes Huck’s decision of whether to help Jim escape slavery so difficult. And that Huck makes several comments throughout the book that let us know how seriously he takes his friendships. Furthermore, throughout the novel one discovers another theme that is presented in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, it introduces the theme
The young shepherd is so consumed with his emotions that he believes as long as they have each other, that it will be all the couple will ever need. The connotations that Marlow uses throughout the poem show the shepherds shallow desires to be with his love. Through persuasive words, Marlow has the shepherd try to convince his love to run away with him. The speaker begins with stating, “Come with me and be my love” (Marlow 1). The shepherd goes on to say, “And we will all the pleasures prove” (2).
Analytical Commentary—Song of Myself Section 1: “I celebrate myself, and sing myself” By Walt Whitman Arguable one of greatest works by Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself”, contains 52 sections. It was published in 1867 under “Leaves of Grass” poetry collection. The first section of the poem, “I celebrate myself, and sing myself”, consists of 4 stanzas and 13 lines. The major theme in this section is “All humans are from nature, thus we shall all return to nature”. Walt Whitman discusses the fact that all of us will reunite back to where we came from.
Self inflicted injuries, a sign of emotional struggles in a life, either brought on by another or oneself. The romantic poet William Blake expresses a conflict in his poem “The Tyger” with trails leading back to these struggles. His English home and romantic roots were centered in Blake’s way of questioning religion. That originated in his childhood, which was the main source of his afflictions with society, he essentially separated himself from a normal life in order to become specialized in his own wants. His growing interest in individuality eventually expands into literature where he expresses his stances on the subjects.
“[Carrion Comfort]” the struggle with faith Malina Pelitera September 18, 2012 ENG 3351 “[Carrion Comfort]” by Hopkins is an Italian sonnet based on faith and Hopkins’ relationship with God. Hopkins was known for devoting his poetry to his love for God and the power of faith, but “[Carrion Comfort]” was part of the “terrible sonnets” (Norton anthology), uses a conflicted tone to demonstrate struggles Hopkins experiences at times in his faith. During a time of deep depression, the poet struggles to find reasoning in God’s assault by placing this time of depression in his life. This doubt in God then creates a questioning of faith, how good God is, and Hopkins’ true relationship with Him. Close to hopelessness, Hopkins has a revelation: that despair was created by God to be a learning experience, and to provide Hopkins an opportunity to grow closer to Him.
Yeats’ tone helps enrich the reader’s conception of the poem’s theme. William Butler Yeats conveys tone through his choice of words and use of details. On the first stanza, the poem expresses a serene feeling as he writes, “when you are old and grey and full of sleep”. On the second stanza, the poet delivers a desperate yet sad tone as he admits his love. “But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you”, we find with this tone that the narrator is
The poem blessing, by Imtiaz Dharker depicts the desperation of water in a place, which is a victim of drought. One of the perpetually noticeable ideas is that water is highly essential and that it is very precious. Through the use of linguistic devices, certain words and religious references the poet enriches the meaning of the poem and conveys vividly the importance of water. Blessing being a descriptive poem, uses imagery to illustrate sights and sounds, and creates an atmosphere of frantic joy. The poem has no fixed metrical pattern and consists of inconsistent usage of end-rhyme, followed by mélange of literary devices.
This structure enables the poet to retell the story and within each new stanza Wordsworth adds more information with regards to the disappearance in a simple, communicative manner. This enables him to create a story-like form which is easy to understand. The sound pattern follows the traditional abab rhythm associated with Literary Ballard’s and is present throughout with no deviation. Within the Literary Ballard Sibilant alliteration is used creating soft gentle sounds ‘the sweetest thing that ever grew’…‘the sweet face of Lucy Gray’. The repetition of these sounds creates a mournful pattern of melancholy and sadness surrounding the disappearance as the reader if forced to acknowledge Lucy’s sweet and innocence and that she did not deserve her fate like many other children who disappear under similar, mysterious circumstances.
Nature often repeats itself and works in cycles and patterns. People are no exception to this natural law in that even our short-lived existence has a pattern in itself. In "The Bells” , poem by Edgar Allan Poe, the author is able to capture the cruel cycle of humanity through open diction and sounds that appeal to the reader's plan throughout all four stanzas of the poem. With diction, Poe is able to capture the cycle of human life. In all of the stanzas, Poe uses words that allow the reader to visualize that specific section of life.