It was interesting to read this particular selection because I agree with and identified with most of what Deborah Tannen says. “Women can’t fill out a form without telling stories about
Lastly, the readers may ask, what exactly is the tone in this piece? I feel her tone would be concluded as rather a type of infatuation or admiration. I say this, because Annie is so in awe with everything the eels do. Because she is so infatuated with them, it almost forces the reader to become obsessed with why Dillard is as excited about them as she is. As an author of the excerpt from “Nightwatch”, Annie Dillard wanted to write to her audience as if she were speaking to them face to face, trying to get them to understand without persuading them.
Browning over-exaggerates the features and beauty of the nature of England almost making them come alive with her use of personification. The poem is very descriptive and also plays on all the five senses. She shows the sense of taste with the use of the word ‘sweeter’ in line 12, ‘ Made sweeter for the step upon the grass’ and also line 20, ‘Fed full of noises by invisible streams,’ the sense of hearing is shown using the word ‘noises.’ Browning also used the repetition to give the reader a sense of continuity. She shows that nature is evergreen and will be omnipresent in this world. This can be seen with the repetition of words like ‘the’ and ‘and’.
It is in her garden that Elisa lights up with thought of possibly, just a little more from life. Just like the chrysanthemums Elisa blossoms, while she interacts with the Tinker, a wandering salesman. As he the Tinker Tries to get Elisa to give him some work, sharpening scissors or mending some pots, “her eyes hardened with resistance”(689). “Oh, no, she said quickly” (689). “Nothing like that” (689).
Many writers have influenced their surroundings and changed beliefs of people. Some have written the history and we are still paying the consequences of it wether what they wrote is true or invented. Women have been portrayed in many different ways throughout history; positive and negative. We learn that by reading various ancient and contemporary texts. If we would have stick to only one writer or source we would have only learn one side of the presented issue and taking into consideration our naive nature some would most likely believe that the author is right.
Sexuality is a largely debated topic in recent society; this engages the audience as they are intrigued to see the implications and general representation of sexuality in the novel. Identity, a theme which is probably the most important in the novel engages the audience as they wish to follow the continual progression of the story of Gemma while the main protagonist Becca is able to discover herself. Audiences are engaged by this theme as in recent times it is considered a pivotal thing to know yourself and is often searched for by many people. The audience may take comfort in the reading of another’s journey to find their true identity. Yolen has used themes effectively to engage the, these themes include love, sexuality and
Women in this time were expected to do work such as gardening, which Elisa does. However, she longs to be an independent, “strong” woman. When the man tells Elisa that his work “ain’t the right kind of work for a woman” she tells him “she wishes a woman could do such things”. Unfortunately with minimal opportunity due to the depression and the narrow range of jobs for women she feels that her life is like a “closed pot”. Elisa believes that she’s “got a gift with things” but is not presented with a chance due to the historical setting so she must settle with her unsatisfactory life.
The elusive maze of Flannery O’Connor In A Good Man is Hard To Find Flannery O’Connor expresses the many ideas and logic which touches many controversial issues through subtle meanings and symbols. Every word said, and action taken is a puzzle piece to the different meanings, theme, and motifs a reader is able to derive from her writing. Although the story begins with a different mood and setting, everything dramatically changes and what emerges is a mystery wrapped in a whole different perspective in the characters. The Misfit who’s later introduced in the story describes the grandmother as, “She would have been a good woman if there had been somebody to shoot her every minute of her life” (O’Connor 413). A good man may be hard to find, but a good woman is also hard to find.
Brave New World Timed Writing Throughout our society in this current day and age, it seems to be one of the most, if not the most crucial thing to a person to be socially accepted by others. Conforming to society is what will get a person to be acknowledged and desired by others. However, a person will often go through countless episodes of moral questioning and introspect. This idea of the tension between a character's outward conformity and inward questioning acts as a strong theme throughout the novel, Brave New World. The author, Aldous Huxley, demonstrates this theme through means of one particular character, Lenina.
In ‘The Simple Gift’ the personas also have trouble finding their true identity and have to overcome many obstacles to find their sense of belonging. Throughout the poem ‘The Shadows’, techniques are used to show how characters such as Caitlin are still searching for their true identity. In ‘The Shadows’, the juxtaposition between the positions of Caitlin and Billy show a great deal about the mindset of the characters. Caitlin keeps to the shadows, slyly watching Billy in the sunshine help Old Bill with getting out of his carriage. The sunshine represents the good in someone and the shadows symbolize the knowledge that Caitlin lacks about Billy and that she is an outsider in Billy’s home.