Louisa and Joe begin talking about Lily Dyer’s taking such great care of his mother while he was away, then embarrassed he begins looking through the magazines on her table. However, when he put the album on top of the gift-book it bothered Louisa so much that she had to change their position. What difference did it make which book was on top? Were the books significant to Louisa’s life (206, M-B)? Apparently, Louisa had grown accustomed to her perfectly organized life. She was not used to the delicate balance of her things being disturbed. It also seems that she was not used to having guests. The organization of not only the books on the table, but of her entire house is a symbol of the life she has created for herself while Joe was away. She has not had to care for anyone except for her pets, and has grown quite comfortable living a peaceful little life.…
In Andre Dubus's short story "The Intruder", Dubus tells a story of a young boy losing his innocence to protect his sister's, while struggling to find his place between boyhood and manhood. The young boy, who is named Kenneth, can be associated with many biblical allusions concerning the scenarios he is put in. In "The Intruder", Kenneth's relationship with Connie is being intruded on and he must protect it with his gun, the only symbol of manliness and power he has. In some ways, Kenneth can be portrayed as a Christ figure because of his sacrifice for his sister like Jesus did for the world. Kenneth can be seen as many things, but all he wants to be is a manly hero.…
The letter tells her he left something for Elise. She figures out it was the key and that it was for the rooms, but what she finds within the rooms are astonishing, and what the book is about. I have really been…
With brilliant plans, Alia was able to save many books from the library. At first, Alia tries to “steal” books form the library and store them at her house. After days of hard work, Alia was able to preserve thousands of books. But it wasn’t enough; at this rate, most of the books would be ruined. “The war is moving too fast! I don’t have enough time!”(pg.15) As British troops near the city, Alia is running out of time and ideas. With looters and no one guarding the library, Alia is desperate. With the help of kind neighbors, Alia and the community was able to rescue many books. Later, her nightmare was confirmed as the library finally caught aflame. “A horrible sight,” Alia described. (pg.24) After the library burned down, ALia tries to recover from the sight of the burned books.…
Octavia started to walk towards them. “If I am finished here, I will be,” she said. Her tone was polite as she looked at David. Her silver eyes went to Juliet. “Would you like to leave now?”…
Millie and Montag spend the rest of the cold, rainy, November afternoon reading through the books that Montag has acquired. As Montag reads, he begins to understand what Clarisse meant when she said that she knew the way that life is to be experienced. So entranced are Montag and Millie by the substance of the books, they ignore the noise of a sniffing dog outside their window.…
The book tells the story of Dewey Readmore Books, a cat who found its way into a library book drop box one cold winter morning. Vicki Myron, the librarian found a frost bitten and freezing kitten and saved him. She immediately fell in love with him and nursed him back to health. The library eventually adopted the kitten, and had a contest to name him, Dewey Readmore Books. He lived 19 years in the Spencer Library, and became famous around the world. His story traveled around the world, and news crews came from as far as Japan to tell his story.…
“It’s alive!” Miss Caroline screamed violently (Lee). Most of the boys ran to her aid immediately, and I rolled my eyes.…
Needing a quiet place to think Jaxson immediately turned and ran out into the back yard. Darting every which way he came to a sudden stop and opened a door to a small little fort he built when he was seven. Bending down to fit into the tight space he slowly lowered himself to ground level. Grabbing the book he slid it on to his lap. Confused he opened the dreadful thing and saw the same frightening letters like before. Rubbing his hands over his face he had no clue what was going on.…
On the eve of her son’s birth, she feels the pull of the knife and all that it represents, and it frightens and excites her. She wants her son to inherit her knife, Doll’s knife, for this is their legacy. Lila recognizes that the guilt and the shame of her past are not things that can abandon. She neither wishes to reject nor pity her past. Instead, Lila fully accepts her former life for what it was: a time of courageousness and a time of resourcefulness. Robinson writes, “That knife was the difference between her and anybody else in the world” (239). One can read the story of Lila’s life through the actions of that knife. Although part of this story is the shame and the guilt that she has experienced, the other part is the love and devotion of Doll, the freedom and bravery of wandering, and the purity and truth of nature. When Lila thinks about the future she will have with her son after Ames passes away, she imagines herself telling her baby boy “We’ll just wander a while. We’ll be nowhere, and it will be all right. I have friends there” (251). He too will experience the “great, sweet nowhere,” the “soul” of the world (242). As Lila was born into the world an orphan, so he was orphaned from her body at birth. And so, both belonging to nobody, together they will wander, brave and proud, carrying Doll’s…
Calloway inevitably does not portray this sentimental feeling through her body language; therefore, many patrons that pass through the doors of her library will judge her to be an unusual and temperamental librarian. Mrs. Calloway’s dominate and “commanding voice” could always be heard over the “steading seething sound coming from her electric fan… turned directly on her streaming face.” Through alliteration, Welty illustrates the intensity of her villain-like impression. Welty’s depiction of Mrs. Calloway’s “dragon eye” reveals the intimidating factor felt by every child who fears unintentionally breaking one of her precious rules. However, Welty’s innocent desperation to read is evident when she bluntly states “[She] was willing. [She] would do anything to read.” After clearly describing the daunting atmosphere created by the unappealing Mrs. Calloway, she makes certain that her audience is aware that these disadvantages do nothing but propel her further in striving to…
He recognizes that reading is non-discriminative. Everything contains words that can form ideas, sentences, opinions, and etc. It was a relief from understanding that words can be a source of pleasure and an escape from hatred. He determines that the love of literature had a purpose on his life, to try to save his life. He paints a picture of himself speaking to kids who remind him of the struggle to be Indian in the non-Indian environment. He points out the different peers of that class that strive for distinction or fade into the shadows that culture created for them.…
Trevor R. Getz and Liz Clarke had a unique way of giving an educational storytelling and a historical research of Abina and the Important Men. These authors give Abina a voice throughout the entire book. Getz and Clarke had ways of breaking down the life of Abina into a pictorial translation, a transcript of her trial, and many more documents that make it easier to comprehend and teach the history behind the story.…
Her father had loved literature his whole life. Once a book fell on he floor he would pick it up, pat it lovingly and place it back where it belonged. Once he was done with a book he would pass it on to someone who he believed would love it as much as he. It was the greatest way he could show affection, sometimes she believed the only way, the only passion that seemed to colour his once vibrant soul, that seemed to soften a face twisted and distorted by pain. Her mother had left them many years ago, and as she had stolen out silently into the darkness of that warm October night without any sort of warning, she stole pieces of their lives. Tahlia and her father were like a ruined jigsaw puzzle, whose pieces no longer quite fit. She took solace in her social life. He lived lives through the heroes/ heroines in his books. They were alienated from one another, in two separate worlds that would not intertwine. She acted indifferent to his world, and he did not know how to care for hers without the pain of remembering his former life. The bond between daughter and father seemed non existent to them.…
The book is a small volume that chronicled Albom’s time spent with his professor. It talks about a beautiful relationship between a teacher and…