The D’Angelos need to forgive the boys for drilling holes in the kayak, essentially killing Ben, because JT and Digger received a punishment. By forgiving the boys, the D’Angelos allow all of them the opportunity to move on from the incident. Next, forgiveness is a main theme because Brady needs to forgive JT and Digger. Brady is very upset that his friends go behind his back and use his idea to sabotage the kayak. Digger makes him feel like its partly his fault because he gave them the idea of drilling the holes in the kayak.
That is how the ocean is wearing a mask of innocence and is hypnotizing to people. Another example of symbolism in The Scorpio Races is the quote, “Nothing is as red as the sea that day.” (252). This quote is used when Sean’s dad dies in the story. As this is a tragic moment in the book for Sean. The sea that day is so red because it is contaminated by the blood of Sean’s dad.
Beach closures have also been more frequent being something many families, and residents have once enjoyed. These toxic chemicals have been found in fish and wildlife, which have been deposited into the lake by manufacturing sites and other industrial companies. (Glutting, 2003)Runoff pollution, pollution that comes from a single location has also added to the lake’s devastation. Storm water, irrigation runoffs, sediments, fertilizers, and fecal matter deposits, are some of the discharges contributed by sewage treatment plants. These runoffs have contributed to the beach closures, and the unsustainable condition of biological life in the lake.
Though, what transpired there was a dose of harsh reality and also a learning experience. He describes the lake to us, “The Indians had called it Wakan, a reference to the clarity of its waters. Now it was fetid and murky, the mud banks glittering with broken glass and strewn with beer cans and the charred remains of bonfires. There was a single ravaged island a hundred yards from shore, so stripped of vegetation it looked as if the air force had staffed it. We went up to the lake because everyone went there, because we wanted to snuff the rich scent of possibility on the breeze, watch a girl take off her clothes and plunge into the festering murk, drink beer, smoke pot, howl at the stars, savor the incongruous full-throated roar of rock and roll against the primeval susurrus of frogs and crickets.
We catched fish and talked, and we took a swim now and then to keep off sleepiness. It was kind of solemn, drifting down the big, still river.” | The two boys are being alienated from society, as is described in this quote. They must live by themselves and escape and signs of humanity, so that Jim cannot be found and reprimanded for his actions. Also, they become bored with themselves, and it is seen how they wish they did not distance themselves from society so much. | Realism | 12 | 66 | “…I felt just the way any other boy would’a’ felt when I seen that wreck laying there so mournful and lonesome in the middle of the river.
Brian is a retired brewer. Generally Brian is a calm man. The diving teacher is a Italian man called Berto. For Jon it's very important not to fuck up as he listen with horror to Berto. The first lesson is terrible, and even though Berto had given specific details about the exercieses, Jon is still very close to drown twice which he describes as unendurable.
Dumpster diving In this selection, the author, Lars Eighner, tells about his personal experiences and opinions of Dumpster diving. This story is explaining the pros and cons of the Dumpster diving lifestyle and how to benefit from living off the wastefulness of other people. As a pro, Eighner states, that people throw away good things all the time, except for his jeans, all his clothes, boom boxes, candles, bedding, he acquired from Dumpsters. (pg. 22) Knowing what’s safe to eat, good locations, and having some knowledge and experience serves as big tools.
During the Feast at Heorot, Hrothgar’s son Unferth casts aspirations on Beowulf’s mighty claims, pointing out the swimming match that Beowulf supposedly “lost” as a youth. Beowulf’s rebuttal (530-581) recounts the perils he encountered in the swimming match; notably, the nine sea monsters he vanquished during his swim! He also chides Unferth (581-601) by criticizing his swordsmanship, his courage and his wit, and points out that he, Beowulf, would not have had to come to these shores were Unwerth nearly as valiant as he seems to believe he is. After Beowulf defeats Grendel in a mighty battle, and Grendel’s mother exacts revenge on Heorot,
Compare how death is presented in “Hitcher” and “On My Last Sonne” Death is presented very differently in “Hitcher” and “On My Last Sonne”, such as in Hitcher it is extremely violent with the hitch-hiker “once with the head, then six times with the Krooklok” as aposed to that in “On My Last Sonne” which is much more relaxed and mournful about the whole ordeal. In “Hitcher” the death is so violent and unexpected it really hits you and makes it seem even more brutal and savage. Such as just saying “I'd been tired, under the weather” is the first line and a half of the poem and it is all very normal nothing strange going on it continues talking about his frustrations at work and so on. Then in the next stanza he talks about picking up the hitch-hiker and there is a reference to Bob Dylan who was a peaceful atavist ironically. The other main thing about “Hitcher” is that how the killer or attacker is so relaxed about the whole business.
The comprehension of the reality of human nature is too much for Finny to handle. Knowles explains through extended metaphor, the appearance of the tide falling over the boys. His metaphor is illustrated when, “Repeatedly, Knowles employs the image of waves washing over the boys, leaving them with greater understanding with each ebb and flow. With each wave, Finny loses vitality”(Hamm 3). The war and the school pushed down on the boys killing their youth.