Daydream

The opening of Fine Points by Andrea Lee gives some important details on the introduction of the two female characters and the setting. This background information is important because it is to help the readers know how the story is about, to know the upcoming plot, to give the information that narrator and Margaret are different in appearance, different view in their romance, and from the background information we can know the characters from narrator and Margaret. This background information…

Growing up can take many forms, whether that represents maturity and in some cases violence. Having a violent nature reveals one’s realization of how they are able to cope with reality. Joyce Carol Oates in her story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” and Bob Dylan’s song “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” both interprets violence in a way to outgrow ourselves to keep up with the changing phases of reality. Both authors view violence in a metaphorical perspective that demonstrates the…

Pieter Bruegel’s painting of The Land of Cockaigne depicts insights to the viewer through subtle and subliminal messages. Bruegel’s main topic throughout all of his paintings are the peasants. He shows his insights on their lives, accuracy in depiction and perspective on them. In this specific painting, his accuracy in depiction and perspective views are supported by the simple act of painting the peasant, knight and scholar around the tree. The lives of the peasants were undoubtedly filled…

comparing a moth to a butterflies and how it’s not gay like the butterflies. only describing the moth appearances like his wings as “hay-colored wings”, yet “seemed to be content with life”. In the essay Wool if seemed to be reading a book instead daydream off into the world. Soon after Virginia Woolf noticed the moth flying around from side to side at the window pane, Woolf tone in the essay suddenly changes. In Virginia Woolf's essay “the death of the moth”, Woolf feeling and thoughts toward…

unanswered questions. Extraterrestrial life, time travel, the meaning of life, and cultural relativism are just some of these sweeping topics. There are also countless smaller mysteries, less earth shattering questions that manifest in short-lived daydreams and musings. The smaller enigmas I ponder span from how the first camera prototype was conceptualized to what the X-Factor truly is. It is a popular show, most people know that it’s a televised music competition. However, the title itself is…

In the article, Your Phone Could Ruin Your Life, by Kristen Lewis it says, “digital distraction can be harmful, both mentally and physically”(Lewis 9). I think this means that young people are spending too much time on electronics both day and night. I can support this because it says that “80% of teenagers sleep with their phones nearby”(Lewis 7),and also, “your phone screen gives off a kind of light that tells your brain to stay awake”(Lewis 9). Another thing that supports this is that when…

It was a bright Sunday afternoon, and I had been begging all morning, “Dad! Can we go out driving?!” Ever since I turned 14 my father promised me that we would go out to an empty parking lot and he would teach me how to drive. After convincing my mother that it was completely safe, my dad and I enthusiastically left for Rockwood’s parking lot. During the agonizingly long drive down the vibrant roads my dad explained the basic rules of driving and the laws I was going to have to abide by. After…

In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber, the protagonist, Walter Mitty, is composed of three unique traits. Although the author does not state them directly, we can use Walter’s actions and speech to predict his character and personality. In my viewpoint, I see Walter Mitty as absent-minded, imaginative, and stubborn. To begin with, we can predict that Walter Mitty is absent-minded because of his constant daydreaming and not paying attention to what he’s doing or the people he’s…

Title Joyce Carol Oates ‘Where are you going, Where have you been?’ tells the story of a young girl searching for her identity among her mother and society. The protagonist Connie amist being at conflict with her family's view, spends her time flirting with boys and exploring her newfound independence. Connie is put in a difficult position when a boy, Arnold Friend, shows up at her doorstep. Throughout the story, Oates uses setting, point of view, and symbolism to convey the theme of the story.…

Historical fiction novel, A Separate Peace by John Knowles, has many several themes throughout the text, one of the themes being self-identity. John Knowles gives examples of identity as one of the themes throughout this book by the words, actions, and the thoughts of the characters. Self-identity is expressed in different types of quotes as well as what the characters do and say. The one of the ways Gene presented in the theme is when he put on Finny’s clothes while Finny was injured and in…