2. Which two spots does the narrator describe as the most beautiful on the island?…
It is the ground for which all of New York's ashes are dumped, and those who live there must shovel the ashes frequently. George and Myrtle live just on the cusp of the valley, and this is symbolic of the fact that they reside in the shadow of the…
There are various aspects of the setting of the story “Hills like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway that contribute to the overall meaning of the work. One such example would be the railroad station in which the story takes place. Another piece of the setting includes the two parts of the valley across the tracks- a lush field full of life and a dry barren piece of land. A final detail would be the difference between the bright sun and the cool shade at the station.…
Placed within Chelsea, this complex is the place to go when you want some peace and tranquility. It is the place where your life gets a fresh start every morning and where you gather with your family in the evening. Located along the North Shore, this complex offers a variety of different spaces and layouts.…
Interesting, you interpreted the clean well-light cafe as a place that’s safe and pleasant; however, I interpreted the café as cold and uninviting. I imagined a café with bright white lights like those used in interrogation rooms. With white painted walls and chrome/silver appliances. I viewed the café as somewhere that the old man could find order and confront the familiar nothingness, but I didn’t think the café was anywhere he wanted to be.…
Auden goes onto say, in the next stanza ‘She lived in Clevedon Terrace In a small bed-sitting room.’ This is the second time Auden has said that Miss Gee resides in Clevedon Terrace, which shows this fact is clearly of great importance. The fact that she lives in Clevedon Terrace is of such importance because it sounds like the stereotypical idea of boring Britain – ‘Terrace’ implies that she lives in a small, typically British house, and ‘Clevedon’ just sounds very average. The term ‘Clevedon Terrace’ also creates an image in the reader’s mind of a street with many identical houses along it, further enforcing the idea that Miss Gee is insignificant, as she is just one of many.…
(Kidwell & Velie 87). These places names describe a location’s appearance, an historical event that took place, or a religious sentiment. Additionally, some place names are viewed as especially sacred since the names were created by ancestors who long preceded the current…
Another story, “Hills Like White Elephants,” shows us the significance of the setting. The story is set in Spain at a train station to concern a decision in a relationship between the American man and the girl. The station is not their final destination, but they must decide where to go, whether they will go together and continue in their relationship or just break up and go in separate ways. The story explains the hills and the whole place as:…
A certain childhood place always takes me back whenever I flip through my family’s dusty photograph books, and that place is an apartment area in which my family used to live in Arlington, VA. Honestly, I do not understand why this place is the first place to attest in my mind as beautiful. I doubt anyone could consider an apartment beautiful. What is more, I know there were times I despised the place; particularly, since I was the baby in my family, everyone left the apartment for either school or work, and I felt lonely. Nevertheless, perhaps, Arlington, VA was beautiful because I made it so in my mind.…
‘A man is worth more dead than alive’ (Willy Loman, Act II). Willy Loman is a man on the verge of mental breakdown which will culminate in his eventual suicide. His ultimate destruction can be blamed on a number of factors, social pressure, family and friend influences, and his psychological and emotional state of mind. However, we are all subjected to the aforementioned issues to some degree throughout our lives and most of us take responsibility for our actions and by doing so endeavour to create reasonable happy, contented lives for ourselves and our families. So, some questions must be asked. Where and how did Willy Loman lose track and focus? To what extent is he responsible for his own downfall? To enable us to understand Willy Loman’s…
This shows that Gatsby’s mansion is wild. This is the opposite of the Buchanan's house. Their house is calmer. Another difference between the two places is that the Buchanan's house is old-fashioned. Daisy and Tom live on east egg. East egg is where people with “old money” live. This means that people with families, which money has been passed down for years. Gatsby’s mansion has new things because he lives on west egg. He is from “new money”. This means that he earned his money. In the book, he gets oranges delivered to him. He uses the oranges in a machine that he has in his kitchen. He also invites to Nick to go with him on a hydroplane when they first meet. Sara references to the huge and expensive houses on Long island. Both of the places are owned by wealthy people. They just got their wealth different ways. Both houses overlook the bay. Sara says that she saw Daisy’s and Tom’s house when she was at Gatsby’s mansion. This shows a similarity between the two places. In the postcard, Sara references the garden at the Buchanan's house. Nick describes the garden when he goes over there for dinner as an Italian garden. There is also a garden at Gatsby’s…
and mountains. This symbolizes one choice that she has which would be beautiful; the party life, unlike the dry side; there are no trees and no shade, the simple yet dull life. Hemingway may set the setting on a train station to represent and bring about the conflict of the story.…
Downton Abbey is a British period drama set in the late 1910s and early 1920s. It tells the story of the aristocratic Crawley family and the people who serve them in their palatial country estate and how the events that occurred throughout history affect their lives. A trademark of the series has always been its’ relatively sympathetic view of aristocratic and wealthy families and the class system during 20th century. The first episode in the second season of Downton Abbey eludes to that theme by presenting a storyline that features the effects that World War I has on everyone who lives and works at Downton. Also, as with most period pieces, romance and the hardships that come along with it is a prevalent theme throughout Downton Abbey and especially in the first episode of the second season. The storylines of Matthew and Mary and Bates and Anna paint a perfect illustration of the theme of romance in the series.…
The setting contributes so much to the overall meaning and theme of the entire play, A Raisin in the Sun. The author gives a ton of detail about the apartment the Younger family is living in. In the beginning of the play the author describes the rooms in the apartment: Narrator. Weariness has, in fact won in this room (1542). The apartment is livable and it works for them, but no family wants to have to settle somewhere that’s “good enough”. Although, because the characters had to adapt to this kind of life they were given, they’ve become stronger people.…
The setting can also show the gloom and despair of the character's emotion. Jane is looking for a place to stay, is refused and made to stay outside in the weather. She weeps with anguish, feels despair, and rejection. The setting echoes her in that it is "such a wild night." There is a driving rain and it is cold. The setting can be a reflection of just about any human emotion.…