The second poem ‘’Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan’’ is about a mixed race girl who tells us about the gifts she receives from her aunts in Pakistan. She likes these vibrant gifts but feels weird wearing them because they are uncomfortable and she prefers wearing English clothes-‘denim’ and ’corduroy’. She tries to imagine what her homeland (Pakistan) is like for she traveled to England when she was just a few months old. She feels as if she doesn’t fit into both countries and thinks she’s all alone. The poem Half-Caste is about Jhon Agard who is mixed race.
Aunt Fay writes to her niece Alice in the hope of teaching her about Austen and her writing and what better way to do that than by direct reference to Austen’s most successful text, Pride and Prejudice? Weldon in turn helps the actual reader understand Pride and Prejudice by commenting on the characters’ behaviour and the plot by giving her personal opinion, as well as identifying typical language features and explaining why Austen is valued today. She expresses empathy for Mrs Bennet which encourages the reader to reconsider their own opinion Her use of first person language tells the reader that they are reading a biased opinion, but also helps the reader trust Weldon as she is speaking
In the opening chapters of the novel Emma's world, values and codes of behaviour are clearly prescribed. Hartfield society is described as privileged and hierarchical containing values that reinforce the differences of rank. Because society is not merely a setting but an integral part of the novel, the social forms are of particular significance. Austen therefore give the reader details of everyday rituals such as tea, dinner, card parties, picnics and balls. The story is told through Emma's perspective as she takes on the role of omniscient narrator and guides the reader by her occasional intrusive statements and authorial comments and her self-deception generates amusement and sympathy rather than laughter.
Her word choices “remembered” and “were in love,” Waniek emphasizes a sentimental memory. Waniek’s diction allows the reader to relive the memory through the speaker’s perspective. The speaker describes how she remembered "play[ing] in its folds and be chieftains and princesses" (11-12). She uses these lines to demonstrate how the quilt represented her youthful and energetic days with her sister. Through the descriptive use of colors, Waniek creates a vivid picture of the quilt: “Six Van Dyke brown, squares, two white, and one square yellow of Meema’s cheek” (lines 15-17).
An Analysis of the Use of Literary Devices to Further the Theme of Tradition in Flower Feet and Mending Wall The poems Flower Feet by Ruth Fainlight and Mending Wall by Robert Frost both make use of diction, figurative language, imagery, tone and form to explore the theme of tradition. All these literary devices serve to help further immerse the reader so as to have them see things in the way the author intended. In addition, the poems teach non-contrary but different lessons on the subject. The poem “Flower Feet” is about the old and discontinued Chinese tradition of painfully and harmfully stuffing women’s feet into disturbingly small shoes, often started at a young age. To illustrate this, as well as the thoughts of people who had gone through it, she uses a lot of imagery, as well as some similes and diction.
Loving for Lovedu Essay In Looking for Lovedu by Ann Jones, Ann Jones and her companion Kevin Muggleton set out to find the land of the Lovedu people, ruled using values of women. They both have different views on life and values. Muggleton believes that a trip is about the destination where the faster they get there the better. On the other hand, Jones feels that the journey is more meaningful, she wants to be able to “stop and smell the roses.” I agree with both of them. When I go on trips I always love the ride and the sites, boarding the plane, or whatever the case may be, but I also think it’s rewarding when you arrive at your destination.
The relationship that she has with Logan saddens her; she wishes for the beautiful and peaceful marriage that she dreamt of having when looking at the bee and the pear blossom. Janie soon realized that she is receiving the complete opposite of what she wanted. The pear tree symbol also appears later on in the marriage of Janie and Joe
The reader gets the feeling that the townspeople are more impressed by the scarlet A she wears and not for the punishment she is serving for the sins she committed. When Hester gets out of prison everyone starts at her and she is the topic of conversation. But what she doesn’t realize is that the townspeople are talking about the embroidery that she has done. “Lonely as was Hester’s situations, and without a friend on earth who dared to show himself, she however, incurred no risk of want.”(56) Hawthorne uses selection to detail of detail to show that Hester Prynne has a wonderful talent for needlework, and that she also loves to make cloths for the townspeople. On the other hand the reader learns that Hester is ashamed of herself, and that she cares what other people think.
I believe the author’s point of this story was to make the readers value their culture and traditions of their family and to understand how meaningful it is. In the beginning of the story, we are introduced to the older sister, Dee. "Dress down to the ground, in the hot weather. A dress so loud it hurts my eyes… Earrings gold, two, and hanging down to her shoulders. Bracelets dangling and making noises when she moves her arm… The dress is loose and flows, and as she walks closure, I like it.
The main points are supported by relevant evidences, explanations and reasons. For example, the painting of “Girl with a Pearl Earring” by Johannes Vermeer is supported with evidences. The speaker research proves that the suggestion of the girl in the painting was the daughter of Vermeer was wrong. However, she was the lovely maid, who developed an intimate relationship. Her research also reveals that the clothes and pearl earring worn by her was actually his wife’s belongings.