Poetry Analysis – Dog’s Death (by John Updike) The first reading of John Updike’s poem Dog’s Death revealed the story about the death of a dog and how this seems to be an important event in the poetic voice’s life. The importance of the dog is also reinforced by strong marks of personification in the poem. The dog was a much loved animal, treated almost as if it was part of the family. After a close reading, it is possible to identify many characteristics hold by the poetic voice. After some references to the children and “my wife”, the speaker can be seen as an adult male, father and husband, not to mention the dog’s owner.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon is a story about a young boy, Christopher Boone, seeking to uncover the mystery of his neighbor’s murdered dog. Along the way, he faces a number of his fears and discovers the truth about his allegedly deceased mother. I really like how Haddon uses Christopher’s character to show what life is like for an autistic child. Through Christopher’s different perspective of his surroundings, his need for order and organization, and his extremely impressive talents, Mark Haddon provides a deep understanding of an autistic child’s mind not easily understood by most people. The way Christopher sees the world allows the reader to understand
There are many ways in which Haddon tells the story in chapter 97 and he uses a variety of methods to show this. He takes an interest in a dog which is a dachshund. The dachshund is the dog of Mrs Alexander. He uses the basic phrase “I like dogs” because he does not know how to express his emotions more naturally or correctly due to his autism. Up to this chapter Christopher’s story had began to fade out and It had hit a dead end.
Old Yeller Thoughts Throughout Old Yeller I have noticed how truly lucky Travis is. The book describes the relationship between Travis and the dog. It shows how Old Yeller helps Travis correct many of his mistakes. Old Yeller came to Travis right after his dad told him he needs a dog. After the dog came Travis tried to push the dog away, but Old Yeller was to smart for him.
Lennie was oft compared to a dog in the book. This comparison is apparent when Lennie is drinking water, but it is also hidden within the context of the book that he, as George’s only friend, is like Candy’s dog, who was Candy’s only friend. Lennie’s hands are the reason he kills Curley’s wife. Therefore, Steinbeck compares his hands to those of a dog’s, calling them “huge paws” (62) and saying that he “pawed up the hay” (89) to bury Curly’s wife. As early as page four, the characterization of Lennie’s uncontrollable strength was denoted by Steinbeck’s description of the way he dragged his feet being similar to “the way a bear drags his paws” (4).
The dog, while of no working value, was a faithful companion to Candy. After its death, Candy was left in loneliness but instead of falling into despair, he chose to dream of the future along with George and Lennie. Another dog found in the novel was Lennie’s puppy. Lennie, unable to control his strength, accidentally kills the puppy when it bites him. Feeling alone and betrayed, Lennie is filled with sorrow and guilt.
And through his unique way of thinking, solves the mystery of the murdered dog. While on this investigation he encounters a few rocks in the road when his parents divorced and his mother supposedly dies from a heart attack. Christopher’s teacher told him to write a book about
Nicholas Ellisor 1st Period A.P English 5/24/12 Marley & Me Brief synopsis Marley and Me chronicles the life of an owner and dog they named Marley. He was a very troubling and mischievous dog that destroyed everything in his path. This book depicts the life long friendship and hardship between human and man’s best friend. Assertion The argument presented in Marley and Me through my perspective (because it wasn’t really an argument so to speak) was that family is the most important aspect of life on this planet. He demonstrates this through the sometimes hard felt and charming stories about Marley.
Book Report Shiloh By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Shiloh is about an 11-year-old boy named Marty Preston who finds a young beagle in the hills behind his home. And as soon as Marty finds him, its love at first sight for Marty and the dog, which Marty names Shiloh. Unfortunately, Shiloh belonged to the revolting Judd Travers. It turns out Shiloh was one of Judd’s hunting dogs and Shiloh ran away on one of his hunts. Marty knew that Judd Travers abused his dogs because he once saw a dog, on his porch, with a bullet in its head.
AGONCILLO 1 Marie Agoncillo John Patterson English 12 Jan/28/14 The Curious Incident Dog in the Night-time Themes The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon is an allusion to the Sherlock Holmes mystery The Adventure of Silver Blaze. One can say that Haddon’s novel is a double mystery. The first mystery is the murder of Mrs. Shears’ dog and the second mystery deals with the absence of his mother. Trust is quite a common theme in any modern novel; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, for example, demonstrates how trust affects individuals who live under unusual circumstances. Haddon narrates through Christopher, who is a fifteen-year-old autistic young boy whose view of life and his perception of the world is considerably dissimilar from that of any other normal teenager.