The hibiscus plant is not just something Morrie likes to look at it is Morrie metaphorically speaking. This process where Morrie is connected to the hibiscus plant is explained by Mitch. “the closer he got to the end, the more he saw it(his body) as a mere shell, a container of the soul, it was withering to useless skin and bones anyhow which made it easier to let go”. (Albom pg171) This quote is referring to how Morrie was withering away similar to the hibiscus plant losing its leaves. Morrie is like a shell because he is exactly like the pot that holds the hibiscus plant.
This poem expresses frustration at the inability to fulfill one’s dreams. The eleven-line poem uses word play and symbolism to express an overwhelming sense of frustration. Using questions to guide the reader deeper into contemplation, Hughes uses symbolism and similes throughout the poem to present the reader with graphic images. Food symbolism appears more than once in the second stanza, symbolizing that dreams, like perishables, may be good at first but change when ignored, whether for better or worse. The symbolism of the raisin in line 3, drying in the sun, symbolizes the power of a dream, like the sweetness and flavor in a grape, condensing and becoming more concentrated.
-Instead of acting with fear, were encouraged to think sympathetically of how he will look in old age, when the tattoos become “sad”. Vocabulary to do with art or painting "ink”, "daubed” and “dyed” - pun with 'died' (ink has sunk into his “brain”.) tattoos are permanent, people are not, eventually everything will be gone. structure of the sentences mirror the way the dog walks behind the clown punk. Attitudes/themes/ideas either frightening or comic narrator warns, "don't laugh”.
The creature is not described as a beast. The phrase “and ate of it” shows that the creature does not devour the heart like a true monster, but has human feelings. Crane uses imagery in a very profound way, creating a very vivid picture in one’s head. The theme of can be inferred to be about human nature. The creature eating his heart, and realizing it was bitter implies that humans are capable of defining their own self, and appreciate themselves even though their personality may be ugly.
C.J. was understanding the gravity of the situation. But he could be very smooth when he wanted, and he used his friendliest voice with the reporters, assuring them over the telephone that there really was no problem, just kind of a routing technical situation. Somehow the reporters concluded that the sick monkey had been ‘destroyed as a precaution’ when in fact the nightmare, and the reason for the troops, was that the animals hadn’t been destroyed” (Preston 219). As with most controversial situations that deal with life or death, there tends to be mass panic.
Strictly speaking it is not alliteration but we are given a similar effect and it allows our ears to be hooked on the first line and encourage us to continue into the poem. Also in the first stanza the writer tells us that the beggar is: “”a heap of verminous rags and matted hair” The word, “verminous” shares the idea that (like a rat or other vermin) no one dare touch him. This may sound obscure, but, if you were to observe a close friend sitting on the ground alone in distress you would probably immediately help them up and hug them. The beggar on the other hand would be left to help himself and no one will help him up. This phrase also gives us the impression that he is diseased in many ways.
Instead, I created my own meaning and it differed greatly from the others. However, I still like my interpretation and enjoy the final product that was created when I combined my ideas with the groups. 315 He fumbles at your Soul As Players at the Keys Before they drop full Music on-- He stuns you by degrees- Prepares your brittle Nature For the Etherial Blow By fainter Hammers-further heard- Then nearer-Then so slow Your Breath has time to straighten- Your Brain-t bubble cool-Deals-One-imperial-Thunderbolt That scalps your naked Soul- When winds take Forests in their Paws- The Universe-is still- The other members of my group saw this poem as a metaphor for some type of physical abuse. I saw it as a poem just describing a thunderstorm. Now, after incorporating in ideas from all in the group I describe the poem as a way of using a storms powerful force to describe physical abuse.
The words, garbage, debris, toxins were avoided to give the subject a more pleasant relationship with his body and its byproducts, which are necessary to be formed but need to be eliminated and not to be hated or feared. So the words, impurities, and unwanted waste used. Author prefers the healing light to circulate within the body, than to let it flow out through the feet, and prefers only the impurities to go down that route. The size of the sphere of light expanding to three feet is quite small, and the subject may feel cramped inside causing claustrophobia if susceptible. Therefore it was changed to ‘ a diameter just beyond your arm span’ where there is enough space for each subject to comfortably float in his own custom made space, and be surrounded completely by the healing light.
If we have no conviction, dismissing the conflict is a selfish convenience rather than a solution. In considering vegetarianism, Wallace asserts that “even the most diehard carniphile will acknowledge that it’s possible to live and eat well without consuming animals” and, ambivalent, asks his readers: “What ethical convictions have you worked out that permit you to not just eat but to savor and enjoy flesh-based viands?” (354, 355). Unlike Foer, Wallace has not made a choice. His indecision manifests itself in the essay’s numerous footnotes, which see Wallace explain, clarify, and grapple with the lobster’s plight. And while the parentheses in “Against Meat” see Foer coming to terms with his decision to forego meat, Wallace’s footnotes show a man unable to commit himself.
When no consequences was taken for Rogers action, he begins to express his invisible powers more visibly. Roger enjoyed inflicting pain on others. When Roger pulls the lever the results in Piggy's death, Roger was clearly not aiming to miss. Roger's actions is due to the environmental circumstances and can be explained through Phillip Zimbardo's studies of the psychology of evil. Phillip Zimbardo says based on his prison study, "good people, put in bad situations turn bad"(2) This can be similar to what happened to Roger because he was good in the beginning of the book, but as time passes and the situation gets worse such as food shortage, he turns