Wheeler then turns her attention to the present while using diction such as “our” and “we” to show that the Sandy Hook incident, which lead to her son’s demise, didn’t just affect her but affects a vast majority of Americans every year. Together with Mrs. Wheeler’s diction and her statement of, “In the four months since we lost our loved ones, thousands of other Americans have died at the end of a gun, thousands of other Americans are also drowning in our grief.” shows the connection between the affect that Ben’s murder has on the Wheeler’s and the toll of the murders of many Americans in communities across the country. Furthermore, the insightful reflection Mrs. Wheeler uses to demonstrate the affects of Ben’s death on the present further constructs the Wheeler’s as fellow Americans. This is done when Mrs. Wheeler goes on to describe her flashback, “Sometimes, I close my eyes and all I can remember is that awful day waiting at the Sandy Hook volunteer firehouse for the boy who would never come home…” The imagery of a mother waiting for her deceased son not only places the viewer in her shoes but also incites the occurrence of flashbacks in the viewers who have gone through similar…
Lady Macbeth and the narrator of The Tell-Tale Heart are unable to properly deal with their guilt. Although due to the short nature of the story we are unable to determine the final outcome for the narrator, we know that Lady Macbeth is unable to cope with the significance of her guilt and ends up committing suicide. In contrast, after a long time of living with the burden of their guilt, Briony and Dimmesdale are able to achieve a level of redemption. Dimmesdale finally explicitly confesses his sins to his community, standing at exactly the same platform where Hester was judged. The author describes the “flush of triumph in his face” and says that “in the crisis of acute pain [Dimmesdale] had won a victory” to show that Dimmesdale is now satisfied and is able to obtain a…
I didn't cry. I had become so numb I couldn't, well... not anymore. When this all happened, I did. When my mum had started to date that son of a bitch, but ever since I've not shown my feelings. I've been the serious, and secluded one in the corner.…
Sarah Soriano American Literature Honors Miss Given 2-5-18 Response Journal 3 This novel can be read as a political allegory because it shows how guilt can affect so many different people. It’s a universal theme that everybody can experience guilt. So it can get the reader thinking how they can respond to said feeling of guilt. In the book, it shows the guilt of the women over the death of Ruth May and the things that they have done to Africa.…
Anne Hathaway’s Garden, a place of seemingly everlasting beauty and history, was one of the stops on my first trip to Europe. My high school offered a travel club for students to travel somewhere of their choice, and this year I was able to finally fulfill my dreams of visiting Ireland, however, along with Ireland came a trip through Wales and into England. This was how I came to be in Anne Hathaway’s garden. Our travel club, which only consisted of myself and my teacher, was joined by students from North Carolina and California.…
Gothic Redevelopment After my mother’s death, I decided to return home. The crumbling facade of the stone building strangled with ivy where spiders, centipedes and cockroaches inside in a web of death. The death of my mother left my heart empty, the only thing that helped me was the alcohol. In the village was a small pub where I went every evening.…
Linnéa is standing by the double glass sliding door, watching the snowflakes slowly settling on the ground. Linnéa has always loved snow, she has countless memories of her and her best friend playing in the snow since they were little. Now she is watching the snow creating a soft blanket for the grass. It is Christmas and the lugubrious news Linnéa just found out is about to change her life. Her dad’s work had just finished building a new factory where they wanted him to work.…
The feeling of guilt can make it very difficult for people to think properly and enjoy their lives during their time of regret. The events that took place during The Crucible by Arthur Miller clearly illustrate guilt as the motivating factor in the many false convictions and deaths of twenty people. The acts of the people of Salem were influenced by the acts of a group of girls lead by Abigail Williams, who would act irrationally and accuse people for witchcraft. Many people were sold by the actions of these girls which ended up causing all of the hangings to occur. After some time people started to believe less and less of what the girls were saying; many of the girls felt guilty and left the town.…
As I walk home on this dreadful, dreary night I reflect on all that I once had, and all I have now lost. I remember Lenore, and the guilt I still feel. This guilt, which I feel every single day, this guilt which is eating away at me. This guilt which makes me feel more dead than alive. As I tell this gruesome tale, uncover the truth, observe my mistakes and decide my fate.…
Hate is a very powerful emotion, one that makes letting go of something impossible. Forgiveness is just as strong; it gives people the strength to move on and helps the healing slowly. Many places in the world have been victims of hate and cruelty. History itself has had its share. However, after all has happened, there are broken people.…
Who knew mid April could be so warm. She was already sweating as she started hanging paintings on the walls. Maybe the heat was getting to me. Maybe that’s why I got so angry. I think maybe even the whitewash walls were sweating.…
In the dark and gloomy house, the walls were damp and old; the carpet was full of a thick layer of dust that had been collected over the dozens of years. Surrounded by emptiness, the breeze was gushing through the walls everywhere you went there was a draught. The smell of mouldy milk made my stomach churn. All you can see around you is antique dolls, dusty old fashioned furniture and cobwebs intertwined everywhere.…
“Guilty.” “Guilty.” “Guilty.” Bloated bastartds, looking down at her as if they were innocent. How dare they judge her.…
The car was packed with everything she could fit into the trunk of her mother’s vehicle, and soon enough Becca was driving through her neighborhood in Shelburne Falls, the town she had lived in her entire life, anxiously beginning her freshmen year as a Health, Wellness and Occupational Studies major at the University of New England. As she drove down the back roads she knew so well, she could not help but think back on all she was leaving behind. Her quiet home amongst farmland, the bed she collapsed in each time she had a bad day, her costumes and shoes from her fifteen year dance career, pictures and clothes and the four bedroom walls that had provided her comfort for the entirety of her life. Nerves took over her thoughts and as the drive…
June, 2017, was the day where I got the most scared and guilty in my life. During the moment I liked the fact my friend Jake and I used the habits of mind taking responsible risks, and creating, imagining, and innovating, for corking a bat to make the ball go further. Unfortunately, I wished we used the habit of mind thinking about you thinking while we corked the bat. Although, it was a good idea to make the ball go further by using golf balls, rocks, and paper towels. We should’ve thought about the different outcomes before actually trying it out, or at least use more duct tape.…