Harmonium and Nettles Harmonium and Nettles both highlight the theme of memory. As they both are looking back over past memories that are painful, the poems feature the feelings of being helpless in stopping the hurt that was caused. The writer in Harmonium feels remorse for the things he hadn’t said to his father as Armitage states “then mouth in reply some shallow sorry phrase or word too starved of breath to make itself heard”. The writer in Nettles is protective of the recurring threat to his child that he can’t destroy. “rain had called up tall recruits behind the shed,” this quote shows the father cannot destroy them .They differ in the way they felt powerless however as in Nettles the father is feeling powerless because of a physical threat whereas in Harmonium it is an emotional threat of the inevibility of death and unspoken feelings that makes the writer feel powerless.
James Moloney’s “Bridge to Wiseman’s cove” has something worthwhile to say about human experiences and allows the reader to take a look at the struggles of life. The use of themes such as love, family and belonging are the focus of the novel and takes the reader on a journey and allows them to draw meaning and relate to character experiences. The theme of love is the focus of “A Bridge to Wiseman’s cove” and takes a look at human experiences and struggles to belong. “His miserable and hurt. He isn’t’ a wild creature, just a little boy” This means that people look at Harley like he’s a bad kid that does everything wrong and doesn’t deserve their love.
The structure in ‘The Manhunt’ and in ‘Hour’ reflects the nature of the love that the two speakers share between their partners. For example in ‘The Manhunt’ the stanzas are broken down into two line stanzas. This represents that their love is disjointed like his body; we can also see that each stanza has been dedicated to a different part of his body. Each stanza is also very short which shows the small steps that she has to take to help heal him physically and mentally. We can tell that he is hurt psychologically as it says ‘unexploded mine buried deep in his mind’ and physically as it says ‘the rungs of his broken ribs’ these are both effects of his traumatic experience at war.
How is Stuart presented by Masters in the few two chapters of the book (Chapter 0,1,2) Within the first few chapters Stuart is presented in various different ways. Masters introduces the character of Stuart on the first page to be someone who is blunt yet honest with his opinions, and shows consideration towards him over his book writing troubles. However as the book continues it is clear to the reader that Stuart hasn’t always been this way and this portrays the journey throughout his life and how experiences he has been faced with made him become the man he was. Appearance: From his homeless days Stuart is presented in the stereotypical way of what a homeless person should look like. ‘Two years ago Stuart was living out of skips’ so this creates the image that his appearance won’t be socially acceptable, due to his inability to shower, shave and clean up properly.
His dream is to live out of society, alone. Although the film shows he was compassionate towards those he met along his journey that helped him. For example, he talks to Jan about her family problems and gives Ron Franz a sense of family and belonging. He cares about them, even if there are things he doesn't like about people. This changes the viewers reaction to Chris as at the start, he is very arrogant to his family, but these things shows how he can be compassionate.
Silas ultimately doesn’t belong in Lantern Yard. The villagers see Silas as odd, especially due to the curious cataleptic fits he occasionally suffers, and the fact that in these states, he receives no vision or word from God. The ultimate sign of Silas’s not belonging in the town of Lantern Yard is seen in his excommunication and betrayal. Lantern Yard is a community of faith, a tight-knit religious sect, held together by a narrow religious belief that Eliot suggests is based more on superstition than any sort of
In the beginning he does reveal this secret to Jack, but keeps it hidden from his family and other characters. The fact that Algernon can nonchalantly reveal a secret to another liar shows the shallowness in Victorian relationships. Their bonds hold no loyalty to one another and so they constantly abuse it. Algernon lies and keeps using “Bunbury” as an excuse so that he may get out of having to see them because seeing them is a chore to him. Instead of appreciating his family members’ relationship and being intimate with them, he treats them like dirt.
To show affection was a sign of weakness; the only thing worth demonstrating was strength” (pg 28). Since s real man shows no affection Okonkwo can’t seem to show his love to others. He knows nothing else but to beat, yell, and insult others he uses these actions to show his love towards others. Which makes it difficult for others and him to have any sort of relationship with him, because you live in only fear; if he’s mad he beats you and if he’s happy he still beats you. It’s difficult to build any feeling to even form a relationship with a person who is impossible to ever feel and express positive emotion.
Yet we continue to seek wholeness and completion, this is what binds us together. As we travel this road together, the roads that tear at us maybe small, bittersweet, or even cut us to the core. “The tearing can be small and almost undetectable” (p 155). Maslow’s hierarchy of needs may drive the primacy of one’s responsibility over the other, essentially making the choice easy. Eric Severson had to make a decision between the safety of his children over the need of hitchhikers, leaving him feeling torn between responsibilities of family and social needs, he feels some remorse for not being Christ like and helping the hitchhiker, but his family’s safety is primary.
He shows no remorse for his actions and is inconsiderate of how Daisy might feel. He is lost because he has no certainty in his life and he lacks the feeling of belonging to a place of group. This is why he does the things that he does, because the only way he can cope with the horrifying idea that he has no real place to call home. To bring joy to his life, he turns to infidelity and alcoholism. Tom is also as rude as too straight up call Myrtle’s little puppy a bitch.