The father thinks back to Della’s funeral and seeing how sad Eric was crying against the doorway. Eric was seen as gentle and understanding to his father who was tumbling over his words. When the father brings up a childhood story about the mother, Eric is “wary” and “twitches” up, and tensions builds when Eric wants to know when it was said and the father “‘can’t remember’” (33, 37). The father desperately wants to remember Della by telling Eric a story of how she fell asleep as a child. When her name is mentioned, it is like ripping up a band-aid to Eric, and he gets annoyed with his father for bringing up a painful memory that he is trying to let go of. The fact that the father can’t be remember when Della told him the story adds to Eric’s annoyance when he lets out a yawn. In the next paragraph, the father expresses his fear of losing his memories of his wife which shows why he wants to continue to talk about her as Eric is trying to do the opposite and forget. When Eric remembered the story of the “spark,” it “surprised” his father because it was the first time that he had talked about something involving Della in “weeks” (43, 44). Eric brings up a story about when he was little and the family was watching a fireworks show; and a…
The final scene between George and Lennie is suffused with sadness, even though Lennie retains his blissful ignorance until the end. To reassure Lennie, George forces himself through their habitual interaction one last time. He claims that he is angry, then assures him that all is forgiven and recites the story of their farm. For George, this final description of life with Lennie, of the farm and the changes it would have brought about, is a surrender of his dreams. The vision of the farm recedes, and George realizes that all of his talk and plans have amounted to nothing. He is exactly the kind of man he tried to convince himself he was not, just one among a legion of migrant workers who will never be able to afford more than the occasional prostitute and shot of liquor. Without Lennie, George relinquishes his hope for a different life. Lennie was the only thing that distinguished his life from the lives of other men and gave him a special sense of purpose. With Lennie gone, these hopes cannot be sustained. The grim note on which the story closes suggests that dreams have no place in a world filled with such injustice and…
* Exposition – we are introduced to Leah. Her thoughts are revealed which illustrate the mind of a woman well on in her years, who has accepted (and is welcome to) the concept of death, and as such is reminiscing on her life – the death of her husband, her wrong-doings (her lying throughout her daily life)…
William’s father depended on others to uplift his spirits. When his sister left, William’s father seemed so upset because of this absence.…
Then she then realized those worldly possessions did not belong to her. Those prized items were provided to her by God therefore they belonged to him. “It was his own, it was not mine,” (17) this lets you know that her helped her understand that the material items she held so dearly indeed did not belong to her; But to God. The real moral of this poem is that Anne wanted to advise her readers not place worldly items above God, And to still have faith in him even during the toughest times in your life.…
Hill demonstrates this at the start of the book, when we feel sympathy for The Woman when Arthur sees her at her sister’s funeral. We feel sympathy ‘that a women who was perhaps only a short time from her own death, should drag herself to the funeral of another’. This makes the reader feel sad for The Woman.…
She provides the two examples of the lady in the shop, having a lonely lifestyle and assumes that she is all alone, she has kids but don’t want to see her, and she also talks about the lady down the hall that spends her time watching tv all day, which would seem normal to us, this provides her with credibility or ethos.…
Sacrifice is one of the purest and most selfless ways to love someone. There is no better way to show one’s loyalty or love for another than through sacrifice. The Kite Runner clearly demonstrates the sacrifices individuals made to make the ones they love happy.…
(Introduction) “The Lottery,” a short story by Shirley Jackson, is about a woman who has been selected for sacrifice by a lottery drawing. Tessie Hutchinson, and the rest of her town, are unfeeling about how the annual sacrifice affects the selected. However, they carry on with their tradition year after year, with no intent to make changes to meet modern day morals and needs. “The Lottery” is about blindly following tradition, the awareness of how cruel a practice sacrificing is, and how one’s mindset can change when they are the chosen one.…
Purpose: This particular passage is setting up for the book. Rebecca Skloot gives the background information of how she became introduced to Henrietta Lacks and the reason she was so introduced. Skloot seems very dedicated to the Henrietta case showing that she is hard worker and very dedicated. Skloot wants to know the feelings behind Henrietta Lacks and how she would’ve felt…
Biff Loman exemplifies the struggle of trying to uphold the honor and expectations of a young man’s father, all while attempting to find self-gratitude. A young boy’s father provides the example that the boy is to follow throughout his lifetime, but at times the boy strays from the fathers guidelines and this can lead to turmoil. Biff was his fathers, Willy, pride and joy during his adolescent years, but when Biff became an adult Willy was not proud of the life he was living. Despite all of the reticule that Biff received from his father he still cared for him dearly.…
In order to live a happy life , there are many sacrifices that you're going to have to take.George shooting Lennie was a sacrifice that George had to take in order to be happy and content with his life.So George definitely have the right to shoot Lennie. Lennie was causing so much mischief on the ranch such as killing Curley's wife and killing a puppy. George also kills Lennie in a more humane approach. George killing Lennie was out of pity and also out of love and care.In the book the character Candy ends up having his dog get killed by a fellow collegue by the name of Carlson. Candy regretted not being able to shoot his own dog because it would’ve been more merciful for him to do it than a stranger. The situation of Candy’s dog foreshadows that Lennie is going to die. The situation also teaches George a lesson causing George to be the person to shoot Lennie. George killing Lennie was the most merciful thing that he could do for Lennie.George not only wanted to end Lennie’s suffering but to also end the trouble that Lennie was causing on the ranch.…
The passage starts out with a tone of easy humor, which then changes into a heavy sense of obligation and irony. An easy, carefree relationship is quickly established through the mother’s words, which hold such pride and hope for her children, coupled with humorous descriptions such as the “blue wig” on her head, or a coat so large “you’ll only be able to see [her] eyes”. This lift in emotions only serves to accentuate the sudden weight that is attached to Rodriguez’ words in the following paragraphs. Words like “tired”, “uncomfortably warm” and “listless”, which, when coupled with a focus on material value in the second paragraph, evoke a sense of obligation instead of joy. This change in tone also serves to show the irony of the situation, for even though the predictions proudly made by the mother had come true, they now carry none of the initial joy they had in the past. These descriptions, when contrasted with the opening paragraph, work to reveal the lost relationship, a change from the carefree past to the present.…
‘Through the open door curious eyes stared in at Maggie. Children ventured into the room and ogled her, as if they formed the front row at a theatre. Women, without, bended toward each other and whispered, nodding their heads with airs of profound philosophy.’…
The author appeals to the emotions of his audience when discussing the main character’s feelings for Kate. At first, the narrator expresses regret with Kate, in simple things like not being able to see her ‘lovely knees’ often because of her work’s uniform and the feeling that while the two of them were still together, he could feel them drifting apart. Not necessarily because of their individual feelings, but because he knew that they wouldn’t be able to stay together when the time came for them to follow their plans for the future. He describes his contradicting feelings in that talking about their plans made them feel…