One of the first instances when yellow occurs is when Rayona and Father Tom jump aboard the 'God Squad Express' heading to the Teens for Christ Jamboree. While traveling, Father Tom decides they should stop at Bearpaw Lake State Park for a rest and dip in the lake Rayona without hesitation soars into the icy water and swims out to a lonely yellow raft. "By the time I get to the low yellow raft, I'm out of breath and chilled. I pull myself over the side and lie on the sun warmed dry boards, panting and soaking up the heat. The silence is wide as the sky".
However, the descriptions of scenery are added in by Hemingway to suggest detriment in the future of our two lovers, Nick and Marjorie. Therein lies a message in Hemingway's descriptions when he writes, "Then one year there were no more logs to make lumber….. All the piles of lumber were carried away." The tall schooners headed back out to sea after the fortune of a few prosperous times, carrying away years of Hortons Bay tradition under a tight canvas. Also, the fact that "Ten years later there was nothing of the mill except the broken white limestone" may suggest predictable broken emotions between Nick and Marjorie. The most prevalent symbol in "The End of Something" is the destroyed lumber mill, which represents Nick and Marjorie's soon-to-be destroyed relationship.
Mr. Finn takes Huck away from the Widow Douglas and her sister Miss Watson. Huck starts to enjoy the life of “freedom” from civilization with his father; he does not have to attend school, or church, and he can light up his pipe for a smoke any time he wants. He does not mind being his father’s prisoner out in the woods except for the beatings that he receives from his abusive, alcoholic father. After a drunken night, Mr. Finn goes insane and tries to kill Huck before passing out dead drunk for the night. Fortunately, the next morning Huck finds a canoe floating
The migration of the ducks is most likely a symbol for Holden’s trauma from the death of his little brother, Allie, and to a lesser extent, the suicide of his old classmate, James Castle. The ducks always come back from migration, symbolizing that the trauma is only temporary. The ducks can also be understood in a different way: when the harsh winter comes, the ducks leave for somewhere warmer, and more hospitable. Holden is looking for a safe haven from the harsh and nasty world he lives in, and he wonders where he should go. No matter how it is interpreted, this symbol gives the reader a better understanding of Holden and how he thinks.
‘Big Two-Hearted River’, by Ernest Hemingway, focuses on how Nick, the main character of the whole story, attempts to rediscover and restore his identity as a free man through the reconnection with nature and wildness in upper Michigan. Unlike the rest stories in IN OUR TIMES, this short story never refers to any grim scenes of war or death. Yet, certain glimpsesof story still imply that the aftermath of war have profound influences on Nick. In the other words, nick like Hemingway himself is continually haunted by snarled flashbacks of his pastsuffering and grief despite the fact that he physically gets rid of the war. Nick’s soul has been removed by war, and he numb to his life.
He travels to his uncle Ramos’s house to receive further care and instruction. My first reaction is surprise at the events taking place, and how a boy only twelve years of age must endure these hardships. Journal Entry #2: Santiago is given a compass and a map, and is taught how to use a canoe by his uncle. Santiago is then instructed to sail to the United States, because the soldiers would arrive there soon to burn their house. He is told to sail first to the city of Fronteras, next to a lake named El Golfete, then to a river named the Río Dulce.
In conjunction, the symbol of water is applied to construct the theme of freedom, for example when Andy escapes he ‘crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side’. When he reaches the river, there is a shot of him glorifying his escape whilst standing in the river with the rain pouring down on him. The abundance of water in this scene is used to symbolise that Andy is being cleansed of institutionalisation, and has gained freedom. A similar example of freedom, includes Red saying ‘I have to remind myself that some birds aren’t meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright,’ in metaphorical reference to Andy, as the bird symbolises the freedom he possesses and his ability to escape the prison (cage), consequently escaping institutionalisation.
Neddy Merrill ’s simple belief in changing his life by simply refusing traditional values. The story starts off with Neddy Merrill taking up the challenge of swimming home through his neighbors’ pools, for “the day was beautiful and it seemed to him that a long swim might increase and celebrate its beauty.” (604) Cheever hints a small case of laughter while describing Neddy’s idea: “When Neddy Merrill tries to do something new, something heroic and legendary, all he can come up with is to swim home through a chain of 16 pools.”(The Swimmer 284) His inexpert personality slowly clashes with reality as the story continues and at the end of the story, Neddy finds his house empty, and falls into a deep hole of confusion and pain. The plot of “The Swimmer” is strange; many of its characters and events are figurative, intentionally handing over a “dreamlike effect” (Coale, 46) to the short story. It is not important whether the events stand by reasoning or the laws of nature. Therefore, instead of speaking of the plot as a whole, it would be more correct to challenge event by event, or in this case pool by pool in order to discuss the cause of Neddy’s defeat which starts halfway through his journey.
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
But when he is displeased, after Harry tells him that his mother is in fact only suffering from a hangover, "the sky appeared to darken in his eyes. "(38) As Harry runs into the river to drown himself, "The sky was a clear pale blue, all in one piece - except for the hole the sun made - and fringed around the bottom with treetops." (45) Here, the sky represents Harry mentality: he is focused and determined, and the only thought in his mind is faith, represented by the