It was another day in Luster and the Hodgepodge was up early working in his lab. “At last! I can finally seek my revenge,” The Hodgepodge screamed with excitement. Six months from the present, the hodgepodge was just a human named Dramond. He was a scientist working on DNA potions in his underground lab.…
Who discovered Maple Syrup? People aren’t for sure about who invented the amazing sweet topping we can put on our food but we are for sure that the first nations were the first to invent maple syrup. Did you know that Maple syrup was invented in Canada actually the maple trees leaves is how Canada got their flag.…
The first thing to consider before we dive into the analysis is that the author of this story, Dalton Conley, is writing from the perspective of someone who had a random roommate in college, and had a very positive experience regarding it. If he had not, then this story may be entirely different. The intent of this story is to inspire in the reader a sense of inspiration for the randomness in life, and college roommates specifically. The author begins by recalling his thoughts pre-college, “Eager to throw off my nerdy past and reinvent myself at college, I wrote ‘party animal’ on my roommate application form” (Conley 95).…
Why would Sesame Street change the Cookie Monster to a Veggie Monster? The cartoon Sesame Street plays a major role in the childhood of most children. The reason behind changing the monster can come from the fact that it has such a major influence on the life of younger children. This show has given the impression for many years that it is okay to indulge in an excessive amount of cookies. This is an issue because most children start watching this at a very young age and this becomes their mentality.…
Dinner With Walter Mitty From what we’ve read in James Thurber’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” Walter Mitty has an ebullient and wandering imagination. There are multiple occasions in the short story in which Mitty is distracted by a daydream that is somehow tied to what’s happening in reality, causing him to lose sight of what he’s doing at the time. Absent-mindedness can cause some trouble if one finds themselves in a daydream while driving, or perhaps in the middle of a conversation. On the other hand, daydreams can be beneficial for coming up with ways to problem-solve, and for improving mood and brain function. With this in mind, I imagine a dinner with Walter Mitty as being an interesting-or at least, amusing- experience…
This sentence tells us that meals are a symbol for community. Since meals are daily events in which everyone takes part of, they must symbolize something in a story. The meals in a story enhances a motif and progresses the story forward. In J.R. Tolken’s The Hobbit, the very first chapter consists of the dwarves, Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf sharing a meal.…
If the language of science and the native languages worked together their descriptive power would be marvelous. Kimmerer explains that when she first began learning part of the language she heard the word Puhpowee which means “The force which causes mushrooms to push up from the earth overnight.” that modern science has no word for this…
Today Halloween is the second most commercialized and profitable holidays in today’s world, where trick or treating, costumes, and decorations all are apart of some of the favorite things we like to think about with Halloween. Although in Rick Bass’s short story Antlers, the story starts with the town’s annual Halloween party, where the traditions they have are a little less traditional. In the story the party itself holds a very symbolic meaning and has many underlying tones throughout the entire story. The importance of the party being specifically for Halloween is crucial to the story, as a lot would change otherwise. The Halloween party in Antlers is a little different to our own ideas and ideals for the festivities.…
According to Thomas C. Foster whenever characters in literature share a meal it is considered a communion. Just because meals in literature are considered a communion that does not necessarily mean that they are holy. Sharing a meal is an “act of sharing and peace” (Foster 8). Eating food is considered such a personal thing that people only want to share meals with people they are comfortable being around. If an author includes a scene about a meal in their story it is always meant to serve a purpose, such as showing how characters are getting along with each other.…
Our Actions and Their Consequences Have you ever wanted to change yourself? You may want to rethink that. During the short story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, Charlie undergoes a experimental surgery to increase his intelligence. The story is a collection of all of Charlie’s progress reports from before to after his surgery. He continually writes better and with more intellect, and then he begins to decline.…
Throughout his novel, A Hero of Our Time, Mikhail Lermontov reveals his protagonist’s journey through the stages of enchantment, disenchantment, and re enchantment though his relationships with the three main females in the novel, Bela, Princess Mary, and Vera. During his relationship with Vera Pechoin was enchanted, but after they split he becomes disenchanted, as demonstrated by Lermontov though Pechorin’s relationship with Princess Mary, and lastly Pechoin attempts re enchantment with Bela, but falls short of becoming re enchanted. The readers do not know of Pechorin’s enchantment until the penultimate story in the novel, “Princess Mary.” During his escapades toying with the emotions of the titular Princess Mary, he encounters an old…
Nothing compares to the flamboyant peculiarity of fairs. These world-wide extravaganzas are among the most bizarre place in this world. Both State Fairs and County Fairs alike use their exotic foods, their new products, and their “cute” barn animals to draw in more people. Walking down the street, performers pop up every minute performing amazing feats of balance, agility, and magic. Even every once in awhile, a lucky guess at your age, weight, or birthday will amaze all the surrounding people.…
Jeffrey Jerome Cohen in his article “Fear of the Monster is Really a Kind of Desire” examines the issue of being with a monster or better be the monster ourselves. The desire it can be either for power, freedom, or even just to be the center of attention. “We distrust and loathe the monster at the same time we envy its freedom, and perhaps its sublime despair” (Cohen, 190). People tend to watch scary movies and read monster stories and feel attracted to one of the monsters and wish to be that monster. In Halloween is the only time when a human being can express the realm of the monster they want to be just for a night and celebrate by asking for candy in the neighborhood or having a Halloween party.…
The central idea of the story, “Marigolds”, is about a girl going through the struggles of growing up. The story is set during the Great Depression, and the main character, Lizabeth, is going through the stages of becoming a young woman. An older woman named Miss Lottie planted marigolds in her yard, and Lizabeth and her friends end up destroying them just for entertainment and to make Miss Lottie angry. Lizabeth realizes that right after she destroys the marigolds, she feels guilty. The theme of “Marigolds”, which is maturation, is shown when Lizabeth taunts Miss Lottie, hears her father break down, and after she wreaks havoc on the marigolds.…
Have you ever thought about how fascinating it is that one familiar smell can bring back so many memories? The smell that can bring me back to my past and fill my heart with joy from the memories. The biggest memory that peppermint brings back for me is my Grandma. My Grandma was an amazing woman, she always wore a certain perfume and still to this day I am not entirely sure what the perfume was but it had some type of peppermint fragrance to it.…