In Wakefield’s poem the speaker mentions “and I use a padded microphone/so I don’t hurt you/because sometimes I smash things,” showing the respect he gives to his mother. Both poems “Repetitions for my Mother” by Lorna Crozier and “Guitar Repair Women” by Buddy Wakefield are spoken by a son or daughter of the mother. In Crozier’s poem, the speakers tone seems to be like a child “I want her to grab me/and shake me out of my boots when I come home/late from school”. In Wakefield’s the speaker sounds much more mature from the language chosen in the poem, “There are too many poor kids out there/who have nothin’/and they see that sh*t.” The two speakers are opposite in the age groups, one is a young child while the other speaker is well matured. Lorna Crozier’s poem, “Repetitions for my Mother” and Buddy Wakefield’s poem “Guitar Repair Women” present the lives of the speaker.
Lisa Parker compares the simple touch to how the grandmother holds tomatoes under a spigot. This gives the idea that the grandmother knows how fragile the younger girl is and that she is very loving and understanding of the girl. Even when the girl is at college, she yearns to be home because she misses her grandmother. The younger girl cries into a quilt that her grandmother made her. An obvious love exists between the two characters, and the relationship is expressed throughout the entirety of the
Although she does not have this part of her heritage, the persona finds a quilt that she says, “I’d like to die under” (Line 14) . This quilt will not only keep her warm, but it also has the same solace as her grandmother’s special blanket. The character’s “found” quilt is able to inspire her just as her grandmother’s quilt enables her to and is effectively capable of representing her family heritage. The quilt, based on the description in the poem, has recurring squares of white, yellow, and brown. These squares represent the various colors of the character’s family.
On Sundays, they go to visit her grave. Harry and his younger brother, Keith, go and buy chips from across the road and Harry says in the poem Sunday Moring “…we leave him/ to share some time/ with our mother/ his wife.” The pronouns in this quote represent the passion behind the Hodby family and the love they have for their mother/ wife. Love can be the starting ground for creating unforgettable memories. The memories are what make us who we are and are what we will take with us through life, until death. After the passing of Harry’s close friend Linda, Harry begins to think of how much he loved Linda, all the great things she did and all the amazing memories they had together.
AP English: Literature and Composition Major Works Data Sheet Title: The AwakeningAuthor: Kate Chopin Date of Publication: 1899 | Plot summary: * Edna Pontellier and her family (consisting of Leonce Pontellier and their two sons) are vacationing at Grand Isle, a beautiful place where her awakening is able to first blossom * She becomes fast friends with Robert Lebrun, but her marriage and children keeps her from starting an affair * Etc. | Memorable Quotes | Quote (5 required) | How does the quote use language to communicate theme? | “She grew fond of her husband, realizing with some unaccountable satisfaction that no trace of passion or excessive and fictitious warmth colored her affection, thereby threatening its dissolution.” (24)“If her talent had been ten-fold greater than it was, it would not have surprised him, convinced as he was that he had bequeathed to all of his daughters the germs of a masterful capability, which only depended on their own efforts to be directed toward successful achievement.” (82)“‘I never knew you in your home,’ he remarked. ‘I am glad you did not.’ ‘Why?’ She did not answer.” (120)“She thought of Leonce and the children. They were a part of her life.
The Symbol of the Quilt in Story of ‘Everyday Use’ In many countries, especially on African and Asian countries, a quilt is used as a bed cover, a table cover, a cushion, a shawl, and a blanket. Alice Walker has a great imagination as she uses the quilt as a main outstanding symbol in “Everyday Use” to discuss about the rural versus city cultures or educated versus working persons. Mrs. Johnson and Maggie appreciate the quilt for everyday usefulness to make the body warm, while Dee wants to use it as a reminder of her African-American cultural heritage. Mrs. Johnson would like to give it to either one of her daughters who could keep their African traditional generations. The idea of how to use the quilt in Mrs. Johnson’s family in Georgia in the early 1970s describes the whole picture of historical and cultural conflicts in the African-American community at that time.
Boaz sees potential in Ruth and has heard her story of being extremely loyal to her mother-in-law, Naomi. He starts giving her more crops. Once Ruth notices this, she tells Naomi. Naomi then tells Ruth to go to the threshing floor where Boaz slept and uncover his feet and lay next to him. Boaz the next day decides that he will take Ruth in and marry her.
Abdoulaye Diaite Professor Weiss English 1020 13 March2013 The Glass Menagerie In his play “ The Glass Menagerie “(Tennessee Williams) one can definitely argue that the mother Amanda Wingfield play a pivotal role. The all play was about her concept of life and how each member her family should be abides through her vision. The play goes by that Mrs. Winfield wanted that her daughter Miss Laura the opportunity to be visit by a gentleman caller or gentlemen callers like when she was at her age. She always advise her to get ready for this gentlemen Callers” I want you to be stay fresh and pretty for gentlemen callers”( 1617). And one of best boost is the day in the Blue Mountain when she received seventeen of them because she was always pretty and“ I understood conversation” (1617).
Photographic Memories There is nothing like a picture to help remember that special moment. They say memories come and go but a picture will last forever. Ask the little girl who lost her mother to cancer how much she treasures those pictures for years to come. Talk to the bride who has album after album from her magical fairy tale wedding. Sit down with Great-Grandma and let her unfold a generation of stories triggered by each picture starting from black and white, and reminiscing when color entered those cardboard pictures.
In Ambers short video, “The Favorite Poem Project” she explains the history behind her favorite song. She begins to reminisce over the wonderful nights when her father would sing her to sleep with this traditional Native American prayer. Passing this on to future generations will surely become a cultural tradition, but what would happen if her Native language no longer exsisted? The song that she loved so dearly would also diminish, leaving future generations to question their heritage. Sharing a cultural tradition involving your native language forms a deeper connection within your family.