In the modern world, readers often overlook at how details in literature can connect to other imagery and contribute to meanings. This type of details can skeptically be found in the poem “The Day Lady Died” by Frank O’ Hara and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’ Connor, which can be analyzed in both literal meaning in a scene and figurative meanings, in a case where a particular detail affects a character or situation in an imaginative way. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, details often have its literal and figurative meanings. For instance, “’Her collars and cuffs were white organdy trimmed with lace and at her neckline she had pinned a purple spray of cloth violets containing a sachet. In case of an accident, anyone seeing her
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The poem was quickly written, surrounding around the idea of Billy Holiday’s death, who’s also known as Lady Day. One particularly interesting detail is the last stanza, which states, “…and I am sweating a lot by now and thinking of/ leaning on the john door in the 5 SPOT/ while she whispered a song along the keyboard/ to Mal Waldron and everyone and I stopped breathing.” (O’Hara 27-30) Based on the text, she literally stopped breathing and eventually passed away. Conversely, if this detail is being analyzed at a deeper level, she passed away, but the poem attempted to tell the reader the symbol that represents a situation when a person think before they die, as many brands and names were mentioned throughout the writing. For instance, the Golden Griffin which is a book store, Strega, Gauloises and Picayunes, which are both brands of cigarette, and many more. In addition, another detail that is predominantly engaging is stated in the first stanza, “It is 12:20 in New York a Friday/ three days after Bastille day, yes/ it is 1959 and I go get a shoeshine/ because I will get off the 4:19 in Easthampton/ at 7:15 and then go straight to dinner.” (O’Hara 1-5.) Literally, these specific time are just details, such as the 4:19 train schedule. Nevertheless, when taken a deeper analysis, readers will be able to observe how
The poem was quickly written, surrounding around the idea of Billy Holiday’s death, who’s also known as Lady Day. One particularly interesting detail is the last stanza, which states, “…and I am sweating a lot by now and thinking of/ leaning on the john door in the 5 SPOT/ while she whispered a song along the keyboard/ to Mal Waldron and everyone and I stopped breathing.” (O’Hara 27-30) Based on the text, she literally stopped breathing and eventually passed away. Conversely, if this detail is being analyzed at a deeper level, she passed away, but the poem attempted to tell the reader the symbol that represents a situation when a person think before they die, as many brands and names were mentioned throughout the writing. For instance, the Golden Griffin which is a book store, Strega, Gauloises and Picayunes, which are both brands of cigarette, and many more. In addition, another detail that is predominantly engaging is stated in the first stanza, “It is 12:20 in New York a Friday/ three days after Bastille day, yes/ it is 1959 and I go get a shoeshine/ because I will get off the 4:19 in Easthampton/ at 7:15 and then go straight to dinner.” (O’Hara 1-5.) Literally, these specific time are just details, such as the 4:19 train schedule. Nevertheless, when taken a deeper analysis, readers will be able to observe how