Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

The Piano Lesson by August Wilson explores the conflict within a family to sell their long-held piano. The inciting incident occurs when Boy Willie tells his sister Bernice that he plans on selling the piano. Berniece is completely opposed to this prospect. The piano has a history through their family and she finds that it is a tradition that she must keep alive. The crises occurs when Sutter’s ghost prevents Lymon and Boy Willie from being able to move the piano. Boy Willie finds this…

Ignatius Jacques Reilly, a beautifully ludicrous character in nearly all aspects of his large nature. He is the center of the complex interwoven story web of A Confederacy of Dunces, surrounded by a diverse group of odd yet endearing characters. Ignatius and the ensemble of eccentric characters portray the painful truths of everyday life, such as racial and class inequality, in the most hilarious way possible. Ignatius, the grotesque gluttonous genius, in his journey of absurd…

Kaylee Boren ENGL 1302.142 Professor Tanya Stanley 26 Feb 2016 Death of a Salesman: Act 1 Reader Response In Death of a Salesman, the Loman family demonstrates examples of relatable concepts that continue to affect families today, such as the American Nightmare and family strength. Through the characters’ hardships, psychological tendencies, and dreams the recurring themes found in act one are formed. These concepts prove to be extremely necessary for the plot and are responsible for providing…

Some might say that Boo Radley is one of the favorable neighbor in Maycomb because he is caring, although Boo is one the least wanted neighbor because he is crazy and violent. Boo Radley shows a lot of caring when he see someone in need of something. For example, when Miss Maudie’s house was on fire Scout was watching from the Radley gate, Scout was very cold. When she came back home she had a brown woolen blanket which was not hers it was settled that “Boo Radley. You were so busy looking at…

CRR #7 Observations: In the reading Our Town by Thornton Wilder I felt the feeling of being included in the audience because he gives us the layout at the beginning. Another detail that contributes to this feeling of being included is by having the stage manager speak directly to us. When he starts describing the town and how small it is it reminds me of Porterville and how nothing really happens there or here. I find it sad when the stage manager tells us about all the things Joe is…

Grover's Corners, NH vs. Worland, WY In the play Our Town, a man very much like a narrator tells the audience all about how small Grover's Corners is and how everyone knows who everyone is. It's very interesting, and most people in the town of Worland, Wyoming would agree with what he is saying. Between Grover's Corner and Worland, Wyoming, people would get along fine with one another. The only way that people from Worland wouldn't get along with people Grover's Corner, is all the…

In “Beloved”, author Toni Morrison uses these reoccuring mentionings of milk that are always followed by a description or dialogue of Sethes need to nurture her child. Sethe, first, refers to it as “stolen” when speaking to Paul D about what happened in the barn with “schoolteacher.” It is brought up again, when nurturing Denver after the killing of Beloved. As well as later in the novel, when Sethe could no longer bear milk in her breast, but instead provides warm glasses of milk for Denver…

Land has been a major theme in many of the novels we have read this semester. But this was the first time where we see an object standing in the way of getting land. In the play The Piano Lesson, Boy WIllie and his sister Berniece fight over what to do with the treasured Piano that was left to them by their late ancestors. Boy WIllie wants to sell the piano in order to buy Sutter's land. Berniece, on the other hand, is horrified at the idea of selling the piano because of it's importance to her…

In Thornton Wilder's play entitled Our Town, the Stage Manager argues that everyday life has more importance than the major events historians remember and the archaeologist dig up. Clearly, the Stage Manager made strong, yet an argumentative claim. In this essay, Our Town will be addressed, along with evidence proving the Stage Manager's claim accurate, and counterclaims from many different resources. First, “Our Town” is a 1938 three-act play that tells the story of the fictional American…

When defined, a fence is a barrier intended to prevent escape or intrusion or to mark a boundary, especially such a barrier made of posts and wire or boards. But, a fence can also be an emotional barrier between people. They are the result the result of conflict and tensions between the people involved, and can have negative results if not addressed. In August Wilson’s play “Fences”, Troy Maxson often conflicts with the people in his life. Because of segregation, Troy creates fences in his…