The Rivaling Brothers In the book Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, Paul and Erik Fisher are rivaling brothers who don’t get along very well. In the book, Paul and Erik have diverse personalities so they are opposite geometric characters. Erik Fisher is very bold, he stands out on the football field and in the neighborhood. Erik is also very popular and cool, because of these characteristics Erik is defined as the shape is “pow”.…
Tobias Wolff’s short story “Bullet in the brain” is written as though it was a film and this rhetorical manner evokes a visual, a sonorous, and a neurotic feeling. Yet, even though it seems like a movie, there is a realism to it. Wolff generates a sad ending from the most ordinary thing a human could be doing and this is expressed through the eyes of the story’s narrator that knows how to bring the important details to light. The point of view greatly influences the construction of the story and its meaning; by means of different stylistic approaches, the story’s point of view gradually unfolds and reveals that behind the main character’s harsh personality is hidden a sensitive side. Wolff is known to be a minimalist writer that is “concerned…
In the following passage, the character Frank McCourt experiences three different moods about and towards the same person. McCourt feels cautious, confused and afraid. The literary piece involves those three moods that are integrated into the book. The moods are all different but connected back to the character and the passage. The change of mood in this passage was through it’s language…
The battle someone faces can help in recognizing who he or she truly is. The utilization of the knowledge they discover on their journey will determine the result of their battle. For this battle to even begin, a force of opposition must be present. In John Knowles novel A Separate Peace, he conveys the battle Gene Forrester goes through to discover himself. Gene’s battle occurs at the Devon School, where he discovers the existence of his enemy.…
Robert Hayden was a man whose life held both pain and accomplishment. With his experience he followed many dark themes into his poems. One of the many poems he wrote “The Whipping” took the thought of pain following others throughout all life's stages and created a realistic portrayal of long lasting punishment. Robert Hayden’s “The Whipping” conveys the effect of punishment and fear on people by utilizing point of view, vivid imagery, and diction.…
Guilt of a Broken Reverend Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live; Exodus 22:18. Upon Reverend Parris request I came to Salem with the fallacious facts from the heavy books, supposedly weighed with authority. Now we stand in front of God’s children who will hang from ropes.…
She played with her friends in the snow and found herself in trouble. They did not obey the playing rules and have been called for explanation. Her friend Thowine was investigated first by paleface lady but her reply “No” was an opposite answer of each question. Oh poor all of us who only knows English word “No” .Finally it worked to the question “Are you going to fall in the snow again”?…
Bradley Scott’s childhood wasn’t an enjoyable one. Everyone around would use him as a “punching bag” since he had an off-putting air about him. The nickname, mosquito, did little to help because just like a mosquito, people would want to smack him. Classmates would batter Bradley. Bradley’s own family assaulted him.…
Ricky drags Derek, out of his hiding place, into the lineup with the other neighborhood boys. Derek’s armpits smell sour, like vinegar. Last time he ran out of lineup, Ricky tackled him, left bruises. Ricky’s the biggest teenager on the block.…
A Medieval Coming Out Party Symbolism, Diction, and Imagery In The Passion of Ss. Perpetua and Felicitas Public humiliation, disownment, and suffering are all pertinent to the road to martyrdom. One must give all of themselves to God to the point that they can not give anymore and only then will they be considered a saint. To live your life for someone other than yourself, someone greater than yourself is how a saint is born.…
The narrator describes how one of the boys in the platoon named Rat Kiley was changed by the war. O’Brien writes, “He's nineteen years old— it's too much for him—so he looks at you with those big sad gentle killer eyes and says cooze, because his friend is dead” (O’Brien 66). This description of Rat Kiley is a bit shocking as it draws a sharp contrast between his youth, a trait often equated with innocence, and his harsh words that reflect a much rougher character than might be expected of a nineteen-year-old boy. He is painted as a character just verging on the edge of innocence. He has “big said gentle killer eyes.”…
Mental Illness is a Road Social sciences are broken into micro and macro levels; however, political science is studied largely on a concept of how the micro affects the macro. The combined effort of the individual, therefore alter our political sphere as a whole. A new and emerging political issue is mental illness-- something traditionally thought of as an individual strife. As a postmodern author, McCarthy delves into the issue of mental illness in his novel The Road. This reinforces Foster’s claim from How to Read Literature Like a Professor that “it is all political” in his book .…
60 minutes to play, a lifetime to remember. The fastest game on two feet. Go hard or go home. Risk everything, fear nothing. Lacrosse is known nationwide for it’s rich history, somewhat violent nature, loyal fans, and skilled players.…
Pain is present and is displayed through adverse ways and channelled through different avenues; pain is a constant theme in “The Yellow Wallpaper”. Pain and other variations of hurting are portrayed often and are central to the main idea of this story. The effects of pain are numerous as well as their causes. As a reader I have been able to read-between-the-lines of this story to discover some of the more hidden moments of agony as well as the ones that are easily observed on the surface. In this essay, I will be presenting quotations from The Yellow Wallpaper that show the kinds of pain and what causes them to manifest themselves as well as an experience from my life that might shed some light on the experience and feelings of the character.…
In the essay How We Wrestle Is Who We Are by Brian Doyle, Doyle is speaking on his sons’ illness. His son is suffering from a severe cardiac illness. The author utilizes many distinctive literary techniques such as personification, alliteration, imagery, and a couple examples of play on words. One of the literary methods Doyle uses is personification. " He looked like cucumber on steroids."…