My Antonia By Willa Cather
Pg 16 We learn of Jim’s grandfather’s influence. “But, as he uttered it, it became oracular, the most sacred of words.” The wording chosen in this passage illustrates the author’s prevalence to focus on personifying odd things such as words to convey certain important concepts, such as Jim’s grandfather’s broad influence. His influence suggested his wise demeanor, considering a major theme of Jim’s rebellious manner, especially towards his grandparents
Pg 26 Mr. Shimerda begged Mrs. Burden to teach his daughter English. “Te-e-ach, te-e-ach my Antonia!” The author lengthened the word “teach” to “te-e-ach” over-emphasizing its’ importance and his desperate request for Mrs. Burden to teach Antonia English.
Pg 29 The narrator uses the word, “sour”, and “ashy-grey” to describe the bread Mrs. …show more content…
Religion may become a major theme.
Pg 20 Huck’s father was an alcoholic. “ He hadn’t had a drink all day.” He was abusive and drunk all the time. The maltreatment of Huck led to his eventual faking of his own death to get away from his home and father. His abusive father foreshadows future problems with trust and deceit, involving Huck.
Pg 35 “Boom”, a common onomatopoeia, was used to describe how loud a cannon was, firing over the water.
Pg 82 Jim cares about Huck. “En all you wuz thinkin’ bout wuz how you could make a fool uv ole Jim wid a lie.” Huck finally realizes that Jim cares about him and feels bad for hurting Jim’s feelings. This event is vital to their friendship and once Huck apologizes they truly become friends.
Pg 109 “The men ripped around awhile,” The passage isn’t very important, but the style the author uses to write it is vital to understand his diction. The style is very aggressive and uses words like, “rip” to describe men walking
Pg 16 We learn of Jim’s grandfather’s influence. “But, as he uttered it, it became oracular, the most sacred of words.” The wording chosen in this passage illustrates the author’s prevalence to focus on personifying odd things such as words to convey certain important concepts, such as Jim’s grandfather’s broad influence. His influence suggested his wise demeanor, considering a major theme of Jim’s rebellious manner, especially towards his grandparents
Pg 26 Mr. Shimerda begged Mrs. Burden to teach his daughter English. “Te-e-ach, te-e-ach my Antonia!” The author lengthened the word “teach” to “te-e-ach” over-emphasizing its’ importance and his desperate request for Mrs. Burden to teach Antonia English.
Pg 29 The narrator uses the word, “sour”, and “ashy-grey” to describe the bread Mrs. …show more content…
Religion may become a major theme.
Pg 20 Huck’s father was an alcoholic. “ He hadn’t had a drink all day.” He was abusive and drunk all the time. The maltreatment of Huck led to his eventual faking of his own death to get away from his home and father. His abusive father foreshadows future problems with trust and deceit, involving Huck.
Pg 35 “Boom”, a common onomatopoeia, was used to describe how loud a cannon was, firing over the water.
Pg 82 Jim cares about Huck. “En all you wuz thinkin’ bout wuz how you could make a fool uv ole Jim wid a lie.” Huck finally realizes that Jim cares about him and feels bad for hurting Jim’s feelings. This event is vital to their friendship and once Huck apologizes they truly become friends.
Pg 109 “The men ripped around awhile,” The passage isn’t very important, but the style the author uses to write it is vital to understand his diction. The style is very aggressive and uses words like, “rip” to describe men walking