I was given this from my own grandfather, named Obsidian Raven. He was named after the little baby raven who first noticed that he was black. In honor of this tradition, I now give these feathers to you in hopes that you will keep alive the story of how ravens became black,” spoke Painted Raven with a smile. In that moment his eyes shone like a rainbow, and Sacred Meadows knew that he would continue telling the story in honor of his grandfather. “I will grandfather, and,” he reassured, “I will tell any and all that will listen to try and make the tribe see that the raven is not cursed.” “Thank you Sacred Meadows.
Audubon uses phrases like “countless multitudes” and “immense legions” to describe the large amount of birds that he watched fill the sky. The use of these descriptive phrases emphasizes how Audubon was impressed by the huge flocks of birds flying by. Dillard uses descriptive phrases to describe the motion of the birds rather than the amount. Dillard uses the phrases “transparent whirling” and “fluttering banner” to show how she was fascinated by the motion of the birds as they passed.
The documentary ‘March of the Penguins” directed by Luc Jacquet and the computerised animation Happy Feet directed by George Miller are similar in many ways. In both films the theme love has been portrayed through many film and language techniques. In Happy Feet the penguins are taught to find their heart song, so when they grow up they find a mate and fall in love. “The penguins will meet each other by singing.” The narrator said this in the beginning of the film and it reinforces that penguins must find and sing their heart song to find a mate. Full shot has been used to show Mumble’s body language as he was trying to sing.
Now that his whole family died, Creon feels guilty for their deaths and will never achieve true happiness again. The “no happiness without wisdom” concept can be applied to all eras, even today’s. If people in this world didn’t have wisdom, there wouldn’t be any happiness in the world. “A man can never be too sure of anything” (Sentry, scene 2) Sentry speaks these words to Creon talking about the crime Antigone committed. Creon thinks that Antigone buried her brother, and sentry gives this advice stating that they don’t know who
Secondly, Noodle buries the bird. I think that this is very important. I think Noodle buried the bird because he thought he would die too. The scarlet ibis died from a storm. Storms often start off mild and progress into worse.
Moving through the novel it becomes obvious that Milkman has trouble finding his own identity. Milkman's journey to find his wings becomes the center point of the novel and we find many obstacles holding him down along the way including his own father, his materialistic values, his relationships with Hagar and Guitar and his own apathy. In this passage, Milkman and Guitar are discussing how they are going to steal Pilates gold and start new lives, each with their own different motives; then this white peacock appears out of nowhere sitting on a rooftop. The two chase after the peacock attempting to capture it, but fail. Milkman asks Guitar why the peacock won't just fly away, instead of running in circles and Guitar responds talking about its tail.
Although O’Brien is unclear about whether or not he actually threw a grenade and killed a man outside My Khe, his memory of the man’s corpse is strong and recurring, symbolizing humanity’s guilt over war’s horrible acts. Norman was right on the side of him when he died, after about a couple of years passed by after the war he was in Kiowa home town he started crying because he didn’t do anything to try to save him. In Fallen Angels Richie see’s how almost his whole team died he and Peewee were the only ones that survived, which emphasizes the theme of youth and innocence. In calling the novel Fallen Angels, the author implies that the soldiers’ youth and innocence are more important than any of their other aspects, such as their religion, ethnicity, class, or race. They wanted them to know what war is really like and wants to help them understand what is experienced.
But in hind’s sight, he wants his father to fight for his life and not give in. Emotionally, having to watch someone die is the worst thing that can happen to anyone. It is excruciating being that the person has no way to help this person while they are in pain. Although we are set to face imminent death one day, you always hold to the hope that you will continue to live as long as you can. This is what Dylan was trying to express to his father on his dying bed as he says, “Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day, rage, rage against the dying of the light.” Dylan’s father was a soldier, and as his son, he saw his father as a figure that could never die.
Love was not so beautiful or easy as he perceived it. And with the dying love the nature and the grass was dying alongside. Then Gatsby was shot and killed. When found Nick says, “The touch of a cluster of leaves [revolves] it slowly, tracing like the leg of a compass, a thin red circle in the water” (170). Gatsby has no point in living anymore because the one thing he wanted in life he would never have.
Families would fall apart. Once infected with the plague you were on your own, no matter if you were just a young boy or an old woman. People did not want to help because they were scared for their own lives. There was no such thing as friends anymore, only the dead and the living. There were no more families, neighbors, or married couples.