Carnival

of papier mache and the Venetians love the decorations. They vary in shapes and sizes and decorations. Many famous masks resemble animals such as cats, dogs and some even resemble a plague doctor. Masks are regularly worn during big events such as Carnival, New Year’s and other big events. Mask makers are called mascherari. There are two types of masks: Jolly and Bauta. Jolly masks usually have more decorations and flourishings. They also come in many more colors. Bauta masks are more regal and…

be a job for him somewhere down in Baton Rouge. She asked Lonnie if he could possibly make a stop to get this kid a job. After a few more hours of driving they were looking for a carnival that Josh could get a piano job at. About one hundred miles away, they found the carnival. They introduced themselves to the carnival owner Pete Harris. He watched and listened to Josh playing the piano and finally gave him the job for five dollars per week. This was an amazing gift for Josh to get. He and his…

to lure Fortunato to his death. When the reader analyzes the title, “Amontillado” is the alcoholic beverage the narrator claims to have in his family’s catacomb, and “the casks” are barrels used for storing wine. Montresor tells Fortunato at the carnival that he “received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado” (525); in context, “cask” means the same thing as “pipe”. Interestingly, “cask” can also mean “casket”, which defines as coffin. The relationship between the two terms tells the reader…

Hemley’s Riding the Whip is a short story based on the events the night before Hemley’s older sister, Nola, died. A family friend, Natalie takes Jay and her niece, Rita, to a carnival to get his mind off of his sister’s overdose. Jay seems eager to enjoy a night of normalcy, trying to push aside the unease that came with the carnival festivities. By trivializing Julie’s suicide attempt, Jay is able to reassure himself: “Things were improving. There was nothing to worry about, my mother had told…

“It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, that I encountered my friend” (Poe, 739). The story starts off with Montresor and Fortunato at a carnival, which is ironic because carnivals are portrayed as a safe haven for families. When a carnival is thought of one thinks of a happy place for fun and games; but in “The Cask of Amontillado” it is quite the opposite. On the night of the carnival, Montresor decides he is going to fulfill the revenge he seeks to…

under the celebratory carnival streets, there are catacombs, dark, narrow and eerie. Similarly, Montresor is a respected, noble man in society, but he also has evil and dark personality, which cannot be seen from the outside but waiting to be discovered. Also, Montresor uses the carnival time as an opportunity. Carnival season is a time for feast and celebration, when people have the freedom to do things which they may not do during other times. Baraban states that “During carnival, identities…

used to being independent from colonization unlike Latin America. Although in the 20th century people started to get their rights and slavery was ending. The modern Americas era includes some multifarious history, which is colonization of America, Carnivals, and the music of the Americans. What if the country you lived in was colonized? What does colonialism, even mean? It means that other countries are trying to take over your country.’ The colonial experience…

family was finished with their breakfast, they went all together to the carnival. Like always, Sadako ran ahead and was the first there. Her mother wasn’t surprised by that, because she knew that Sadako always wanted to be the first. Quote: “Sadako is always in such a hurry to be the first that she never stops to listen.” p.16. Sadako ran to her Best Friends house and picked Chizuko up. She told Chizuko on the way to the carnival, that she remembered the Thunderbolt from the Atom Bomb exactly…

as different or as other were of the grotesque body. Grotesque is linked to outsiders, especially in the medieval times, Bakhtin (2009) refers mostly about carnivals which was about tradition grotesque which involved becoming, changing, moving and essentially about two bodies becoming one. As well as, those with disability where used in carnivals as they were seen as fools as they embodied the idea of grotesque. The idea of the grotesque body is linked in MBY, in a beautiful scene when the two…

The Venetian Masks are an old traditional mask of the city Venice in Italy. These types of masks were usually worn during carnivals and other times they were used to hide someone’s identity or social status. They let people be free and interact with people out of their normal social world. Some other purposes they were used for were for criminal purposes and others used them for a romantic encounter but sometimes the reasons were unknown. These masks have a unique design that contains ornate…