The book reviewed below is The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible, the author is Scot McKnight, and Zondervan in Grand Rapids, Michigan, published this book in 2008. This book’s organization exists in four parts that discuss three questions and one statement, and each item stands as a subtitle in The Blue Parakeet. The first subtitle stands as Story: What is the Bible?, the second subsists as Listening: What do I do with the Bible?, the third exists as Discerning: How do I Benefit from the Bible?, and the fourth is Women in Church Ministries today. The book begins with two chapters of introduction, the first part has three chapters, the second part consists of three chapters, the third part has two chapters, and the fourth part…
The feather is symbolizes his daughter, it relates to coming of age because he is growing up and having a daughter. I dont think any guy is a man until they have become a father. In this book Bobby narrates, "two days after feather came,.." He is talking about how feather had just came home.…
After his homecoming, Louis struggles with the past memories he has of the Bird. He has nightmares about him. Even one…
Birds have captivated writers for centuries; they can fly high through the air, and they can sing melodious tunes in a language incomprehensible to humans. Writers are intrigued by birds because humans are not able to fly or understand the birds’ songs. In “The Darkling Thrush,” by Thomas Hardy, “To A Waterfowl,” by William Cullen Bryant, The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, and “African Morning,” by Langston Hughes, the authors all use birds in a symbolic nature. In literature, birds represent outright freedom and hope; they are able to fly and sing, and they are completely unbound from the restrictions and complications put on by society. Birds are placed in direct contrast from oppressed characters because birds possess the freedom that…
I enjoyed reading Unbroken, a book that showed preservation, redemption, and admiration all in one character. Throughout the book, Laura Hillenbrand displayed how a human could overcome grueling struggles, but she also conveyed how traumatizing experiences such as a death of a loved friend or receiving beatings from a ruthless prison guard can scar a person’s mind for a long time through the use of symbols. One of the symbols that Unbroken portrayed is alcohol. Many people who have anxiety and stress use drugs as a way to avoid reality. Similarly, Louis drank alcohol which brought him “a pleasant numbness” from his horrible memories from the Japanese prisons (Hillenbrand 347).…
In many genres and centuries, one common theme that can be represented is freedom. In Sarah Orne Jewett’s A White Heron, the author discusses many different themes such as liberty, hope and faith. In the beginning of the story, Jewett slowly begins to introduce these main themes with the cow and young Sylvia. It is seen in the second paragraph in page 169, that Sylvia is the character through which Jewett transmits and displays the theme of freedom.…
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird there is a complex character named Charles Baker “Dill” Harris. Changes throughout the book make Dill a complex character. Charles changes emotionally, imaginatively, and he grows aware throughout the book. Crying in front of Dolphus Raymond, Dill shows his emotions.…
Throughout its 239 years of independence, the United States of America has experienced peace, war, and just about everything in between. American culture has evolved significantly since the 18th century, and nothing more effectively represents its centuries of triumphs and tragedies than the literature of American authors. Specifically through short stories, these authors discuss both personal and societal concerns of their times, and simultaneously interweave themes of life, love, and happiness in their works. Three specific authors in American history – Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Sarah Orne Jewett, and Theodore Dreiser ¬– act as “moral purifiers” presenting their case through their creative works that, left up to the reader, may have a positive…
Ishmael Beah’s memoir A Long Way Gone is appropriate for the Sterling high school English IV curriculum because Beah makes use of the complexity of ideas and creates connections to the real world. Markedly, the use of the complexity of ideas makes the memoir well rounded, and better reading material than many other pieces. Accordingly, after Beah and his friends leave the first village after seeing it destroyed, they run into one problem: food.…
To Kill a Mockingbird is filled with symbolism used to display different themes. A major symbol is the mockingbird. Mockingbirds are harmless creatures that just sing and make the world a happier place. Lee uses three main characters that resemble greatly to mockingbirds to get her subtle, but imperative points across. One of these mockingbirds is forced to meet his maker, another is forced is forced to kill, and the last mockingbird’s innocence is forced to slowly die.…
The Bone Sparrow – Analytical Piece Characters and Setting: The Bone Sparrow is a heart touching story, set in an Australian Immigration Detention Centre. A young refugee, Subhi, tells the story from his perspective but some chapters of the book, are told from third person. Subhi lives with his older sister, Queeny, and his mother who he refers to as ‘maa’. Subhi was born within the camp, and therefore has never experienced the ‘real’ world, beyond the fence.…
Angela Carter’s collection of short fiction stories are written with a feminist approach to fairy tales and are heavily centred around the females experience of the world within the text. In her short story The Erl-king there is an extended metaphor of birds that is used to shape the representation of females and an implied metaphor of wolves that represent males. Birds represent the ideal submissive and obedient female . The birds in the story are lured, captured and put in cages by the Erl-king in which he takes home as pets. It is later revealed in the ending of the story that the birds are actually young girls that were lost in the woods, transformed into birds by the Erl-king.…
In some books they have characters that gives the book a theme. In the book called To kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, she shows the theme of isolation from three characters in a town called Mayacomb, Alabama. The Isolated characters are affected by each event one way or another and these isolated characters are Boo Radley (true name is Arthur Radley), Dill (Charles Baker Harris), and Mayella Ewell. These characters rarely express their true nature Because of their aloofness, but they can show their true nature when at a certain event. They are people that are easy the be misunderstood or mislead by others around them and could effect them for better or for worst.…
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a story about two young siblings, Jeremy Atticus Finch, or Jem, and Jean Louise Finch who is mostly referred to as Scout and is the narrator of the story. To Kill A Mockingbird takes place in the deep south called Maycomb, Alabama. Jem and Scout are the major characters in the story, however, there are very important minor characters. Calpurnia, Dill, Heck Tate, and Walter Cunningham are all minor characters that have a significant impact. Minor characters are not major characters for a reason, but still have a significant impact on the story because they help contribute to many of the subplots which help develop the story as a whole.…
As children, nature greatly intrigues us and gives us numerous experiences that life at home cannot. Experiencing nature allows children to deepen their connection with the environment that surrounds them and the secret wonders they might discover. In Sara Orne Jewett’s short story “A White Heron”, Sylvia, a child who spends much time in the story-like realm of the woods near her home, meets a charming hunter who is looking for the rare white heron. The hunt for the heron allows Sylvia to explore the woods deeply and climb the great pine tree of the forest. Before encountering the hunter, the woods near Sylvia’s home provided her an escape to a parallel universe where she could enjoy and observe nature’s many wonders.…