But no matter how far the river takes them, there is still life and death, tragedy and comedy, and strife and peace. As the journey progresses, the Mississippi River that once seemed like the perfect escape, just becomes a short-term escape taking the two friends even further towards danger and destruction. To Twain, the Mississippi River is the most predominant force of nature. The river was not only their escape route, but also their biggest enemy because it was always unpredictable. Twain changes his tone when describing the Mississippi River from wary and sarcastic to glowing and daydreaming.
This puts the reader on guard for suspense and fear as they can already tell that the story will not be one of princesses and happiness. We can tell that hope will be a major factor in the outset of the novel. `looked toward the east for any light but there was none’ The man looking for light in the mornings also represents his search for hope or freedom in a way. From the first 10 pages we can tell that light will represent the hope and all the good in the novel and the dark will represent all the terrible which are the same for most novels. Freedom for him will be quite significant he is currently trapped in the same life day in day out trying to survive in these terrible conditions with constant fear for the life of the boy he is protecting.
What’s up with that? It could be that, in this world, a girl like Clarisse just can’t exist. She’s incompatible with her surroundings, so she’s not allowed to live. We don’t know all the details of her demise, nor is the confusion reconciled by the end of the novel. But we can’t help but think of Clarisse when Granger discusses the thumbprint on his mind left by his
Does Auden make Miss Gee a sympathetic character? Initially Auden is extremely sympathetic towards Miss Gee, yet in a harsh manner. “Now let me tell you a story about Little Miss Gee”. In this opening line, Auden immediately belittles her character and makes it sound like she belongs somewhere of far less merit, like a children’s book. Whereas in reality, this is actually a poem based entirely around the life of Miss Gee without any other main characters, to the extent that the poem is actually named after her.
Child tends to be clingy, anxious and fearful, never knowing what to expect. | Available one moment & rejecting the next. Love to argue but rarely reach resolution, deep insecurity leads to the need to over attach. | Disorganised | Mother seen as “frightened” or “frightening”. No consistency, no secure base, no rules, no attunement, harsh punishment, abuse, neglect.
Effective poets communicate human emotion and thought. Contemporary Australian poet ,Bruce Dawe, achieves this by exploring society’s vulnerabilities and downfalls in differing contexts. His experience of poverty and instability as a child during the Depression and later his involvement in the Vietnam War provide the motivation for his expression. Whether conveying the cruel outcomes of war in his poem “Homecoming “ or poverty resulting in restlessness in “Drifters”, Dawe expresses the emotion of all ages clearly reflected from his own thoughts. Further, by analysing Dawe’s use of poetic devices such as mental imagery, symbolism, repetition and subject matter, the relevance of his poetry to all people is proven.
Sarah bottled up her deepest thoughts, never expressing her past to anyone. In a way, she was able to repress the painful memories. Sarah states, “No one here knows. No one here knows about the key, about you…about who I really am” (Rosnay 259). The id being, “the dark, inaccessible part of our personality” ("New Introductory Lectures"), clearly proves how someone in Sarah’s life would be unable to completely understand her due to the fact that she hid her sorrowful past.
“To carry something was to “hump” it, as when Lieutenant Jimmy Cross humped his love for Martha up the hills and through the swamps. In its intransitive form, “to hump” meant “to walk,” or “to march,” but it implied burdens far beyond the intransitive.” (O’Brien 5). All the soldiers intended to remain connected to their past through the things they carried with them in their present times of danger. “The men have in common the “things they carry” objects that might help them to maintain a tenuous connection to their past as they daily risk their lives.” (Smith 202). The things carried by the soldiers bring forth their character and their thoughts and, at the same time they also symbolize the clinging of the soldiers to the memories of their past lives.
This presents a stark contrast, as she has no connections to the place, no sense of security and comfort, as shown through her posture and position in the image. It highlights the concept that not having these connections leaves one feeling isolated in society, with no identity and a lack of belonging, as shown through the lack of
I believe that Lennie cannot be held responsible for the decisions he makes because he doesn't understand the problems they cause at all. One prime example of Lennie's inability to make good decisions comes at the beginning of the book. He threatens to leave George alone since he is such a bother to him. On pg. 12 Lennie says, "I could go off in the hills there.