In Beloved by Toni Morrison, Morrison uses symbolism in her novel. For instance, the characters in the novel go through grief and pain from experiences of lost innocence of being captive of slaves, enduring harsh struggles and consequences of being sold. Trees are the main root of symbolism used throughout the book. Trees symbolize energy and determination of trying to gain freedom, although trees can show a dark yet haunting past of traumatizing memories that Seethe goes through. Branches are a…
The boy was asleep. Simply put, he had fallen asleep after doing four hours of homework, now, however, a door was begging to open. “Kousei! Hey! Watari and I wanna say hi and hang out- open the door!” The boy, Kousei, sighed once again before answering the door for his friends. “Hey Tsubaki, hey Watari, why are you two here?” “I wanted to hang out and Watari said that he didn’t have anything else to do, so I dragged him over,” the small girl at the door said, a large grin plastered onto her face…
and Hamlet showcase some of the major differences between Asian and Western thought and customs. The first text, of Japanese origin, places a meaningful emphasis on religious imagery. The play uses the images of dragons, rosaries, a bell, and cherry-blossom trees several times during its relatively short duration. On the other hand, Hamlet shows diverse Christian themes, present in Ophelia’s burial, the words uttered by Hamlet’s father’s ghost, and in some of Hamlet’s thoughts. However, the play…
ANALYSES OF THE LOVELIEST TREES AND TO AN ATHLETE DYING YOUNG BY HOUSMAN Alfred Edward Housman was an English poet and one of the greatest classical scholars of all time. In this essay, I will analyse two poems “The Loveliest Trees” and “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman from modern era in England. These poems call as modern poems. First of all, I want to mention about modernism, characteristics of modernism and characteristics of modern English poetry. Modernism is a literary movement…
Ho describes the smells in the room. The fragrance of the girl's hair is "half sandalwood, half aloes." Ho compares waking up to a lotus blossom, which appeals to the sense of smell. At the end of the poem, the author describes the spray of cherry blossoms, leaving the reader satisfied. Smell appeals to the reader's senses and helps produce great imagery. The third sense used in the poem is the sense of sound. The sense of sound makes everyday…
A small cry for help resonated through the hallway. This singular voice was soft and gentle, and soon followed by many other female voices. A loud popping sound echoed from the room, silencing them. “Shut your mouths, you worthless whores!” an angry male voice shouted, causing the popping sound. Genma nodded to the surrounding shinobi, motioning them toward the room. They nodded in response, moving down the hallway silently. Another earth-shattering pop resonated, followed quickly by a…
Betty Bivins Edwards’ is a well-known Artist out of Macon, Georgia. Ms. Edwards’ started painting with watercolors in the 1970s. However, during a visit to Oxford, England while studying medieval art, she experienced an inspirational moment that defined her future to become an artist. After visiting the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon, Georgia and looking at the different paintings and potteries that were on display at the museum, two particular pictures caught my attention that was…
Average 400 Shinto shrines in Kyoto, Japan. Kyoto’s temples get a lot of attention from visitors, but some of the city’s 400-plus shrines are also first-rate attractions in their own right. Kyoto is Japan in a nutshell. It’s the cultural and historical heart of the country. It’s the best place in all Japan. To Example traditional temples, shrines, gardens, geisha, restaurants and festivals. In short, Kyoto is the most rewarding destination in all of Japan and it should be at the top of any Japan…
The history of the festival can be traced back to 1912, when Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo donated 3,000 cherry blossom trees to the city. Today, they seem to be an inherent part of the D.C. cityscape. However, the process to bring them over took many years of collaborative effort, beginning with Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore, an American writer and geographer, who would go on to become the first female board member of the National Geographic Society. In 1885, after returning from her first trip to Japan…