John Dickinson

Facing the Inevitable: An Analysis of “To Awaken An Old Lady” While most experiences in life are unique to an individual or to a group of people, death is one of the few that is truly universal and inevitable. Unlike its counterpart, life, what occurs after death is impossible to document. It is this uncertainty (along with a yearning for life after death) that results in mixed reactions to the concept of nearing life’s end. In his poem “To Waken An Old Lady”, William Carlos Williams…

a person always has hope. It is a steady protector and achiever. Emily Dickinson portrays this constant companion beautifully in her poem ““Hope” is the thing with feathers” by constructing a metaphor of a bird that sings the never-ending song of faith, and expressing that hope is a refuge that supports her even in her darkest times. In the uplifting and positive poem ““Hope” is the thing with feathers –,” Emily Dickinson compares the feeling of hope to a bird. She starts off…

Ashley Castro ENGL 25000 Professor Magnet The poem I chose was “Our lives are Swiss” by Emily Dickinson. I felt many emotions from this poem as categorize them. I ended up with the categories of solitude, disquietude and curiosity. She seems to feel that she is being deprived of this life other than the one she is used to and comfortable with. She mentions in the poem of these curtains and the neglect of making sure they are there. She is seeing past these so called curtains and seeing a…

In this poem the Cullen wrote short phrases that are written in memory of a person who has died, something that can be in scripted on a tombstone. His main focuses are epitaphs written for a fool, one who gaily sowed his oats, for a wanton, and for a preacher. The main points are the epitaphs being relatable to whom they concern. The topics that are covered are death, wisdom, love, and vanity. All in all, the author’s thesis is to show the different roles someone may had in life and what could…

Much Madness is divinest Sense - by Emily Dickinson Much Madness is divinest Sense - To a discerning Eye - Much Sense - the starkest Madness - ’Tis the Majority In this, as all, prevail - Assent - and you are sane - Demur - you’re straightway dangerous - And handled with a Chain - In Shirley Jackson’s intriguing short story “The Lottery,” the reader witnesses the power of conformity. The residents of the town take part in a barbaric stoning ceremony simply because it is a tradition from many…

In the story “the death of the moth” by Virginia Woolf, it introduces Woolf 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…

As I Lay Dying brings forth multiple themes that are seen throughout the characters’ spiritual, mental, and physical lives. Mortality exists in all three aspects of the Bundren family’s lives. In the novel, death looms over each of the characters’ lives spiritually and physically. Faulkner uses death as a reminder that after this life there is a relief in death; additionally, for religious characters death is a reward after living well and accomplishing your work (Shmoop Editorial Team 2). The…

Another poem that everyone naturally seems to translate as about a woman is Emily Dickinson’s “My Life had stood…a Loaded Gun.” Quite honestly, this analysis seems to be completely based upon the fact that it was written by a woman. However, Emily Dickinson was a bit of a recluse and her poetry was not discovered till after her death. “Giving rise to much ambiguity, both homosexual and heterosexual elements pervade her work. In numerous poems, it is impossible to determine the genders and…

Emily Dickinson, is talking about how she lost sight of what was really important, but soon grew accustomed and started to find her way. In “Before I Got My Eye Put Out” the poet, Emily Dickinson, is talking about how she lost her sight in something but she gained her mind and her knowledge. Emily Dickinson’s poems “We grow Accustomed to the Dark” and “Before I Got My Eye Put Out” both loses something but both react differently. In “We Grow Accustomed to the Dark” the poet, Emily Dickinson, is…

Death comes for every living creature there is, death is inevitable. In "the dead", by James Joyce uses imagery, point of view, and motif. Along with that being said, James Joyce uses imagery to give the readers an image of how Gabriel is shown and represented in the story. For instance, in the beginning of the story James Joyce uses imagery to give an image to the reader of how Gabriel is shown. "Gabriel, leaning on his elbow, looked for a few moments unresentfully on her tangled hair and half…