Secretary Chant” by Marge Piercy feel unappreciated and lost as employees. Jorge is “outside…of [Americans] understanding” and The Secretary is lost in her work and compares herself to objects such as her “hips are a desk.” The employees from these poems have become hidden behind their duties and are slowly sinking into the unknown. “Jorge the Church Janitor Finally Quits” begins with Jorge’s point of origin. While working as a janitor‚ “no one asks where [he’s] from” assuming he’s “from the country
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David Lopez Professor E. Bloom ENG102/CRN 1429 11 April‚ 2013 A Good Man Is Hard to Find: The Misfit Versus The Grandmother Flannery O’Connor’s short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” is written partially in order to “convert” people who have not yet fully accepted the Christian faith. O’Conner‚ herself being a strong believer in Christianity‚ probably thought that writing this story will help make people who aren’t really living by the Christian
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the poem “Sestina‚” the author‚ Elizabeth Bishop‚ depicts a painful story of a grandmother and a child living with loss. Most readers who have some knowledge of Bishop’s biography would assume that the poem reflects the time in her childhood when she lived in Nova Scotia‚ after her mother had been committed to an asylum (Sanger 47). The story begins in a kitchen on a rainy afternoon in September‚ with both the grandmother and the child having tea and reading the almanac. While the grandmother tries
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childhoods are looked back on in sadness and remorse. In the poems "Looking For Dad"‚ "My Grandmother" and "The Sick Equation"‚ the narrators explore the darker sides of childhood. Each poem tells a different story‚ but are all about tragic memories from shattered childhoods that will scar forever. "Looking For Dad" is about a boy who’s father leaves home. I think the author chose the title because not only does it explain the main theme of the poem‚ but the phrase "looking for" maybe refers to the soul
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In “Convergence of the Twain‚” Thomas Hardy describes the greatness of the Titanic and the vanity that embodied its doom‚ radiating an admiring‚ yet regretful tone towards the events of April 14‚ 1912. During the first stanza‚ Hardy talks about the Titanic’s “solitude in the sea.” “Deep from human vanity‚” implying that the reason the Titanic is so deep‚ sunk under water is due to the vanity that created her‚ and ultimately sank her. The headline of the Titanic was “unsinkable‚” typifying
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Joy in the Midst of my Pain By: Lakella L. Taylor God give me the strength I need to go on My heart is wailing‚ sorrowful My soul lies driven in by the tide of despair. Lord lift up my heart; lift up my soul‚ save me From my affliction and pain. For great is my love for thee. For thy art my joy in the midst of my pain. A Piece of Art By: Lakella L. Taylor A piece of art Vague
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In the play‚ the plant symbolizes hope and faith. The grandmother provides the plant with care‚ nutrients and protection just as she does for family. It shows her unconditional care for her family. This exhibits how she has hope that one day the plant will grow into something beautiful. Also‚ it shows how she views her dreams for her family. Although her dreams may seem like they are impossible to see at this point‚ she has hope that they will come true. The plant is struggling to stay alive just
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"Poem to My Uterus" The speaker in this poem is coming to terms with the loss of her uterus and all that is had represented to her as a female and mother. It reads like a sad goodbye letter to a close‚ difficult friend. The tone in this poem is‚ mournful. This tone has given way to a self-mocking‚ yet more accepting view. Even in her major crisis‚ the fertile mind will see the mortal body through. In "Poem to My Uterus"‚ I think the theme is‚ old age. In the majority of Clifton’s poems
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motherly way Dilsey handles and reacts to every situation and problem the Compsons throw at her‚ she would have no problem transitioning into becoming a caring‚ motherly grandmother who would instill in her grandchildren honorable virtues by leading by example. First of all‚ Dilsey would react to and handle being a grandmother by not only being loving and caring to all her grandchildren‚ but also a dependable‚ motherly figure in their life. These are all noticeable characteristics of hers that she
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A Grandmother’s Lessons Dayna Begonia Eng 121: Composition 1 Instructor: Robert Norman May 4‚ 2014 Introduction My grandmother is petite and round‚ her hair peppered with gray. Her golden brown skin‚ wrinkled with age‚ smells of baby powder and oil. Her eyes are constantly warm‚ and when she smiles‚ it is filled with laughter. Mary Shinsato fits the image of a grandmother and more. She is also kind‚ funny‚ and wise. This essay is a tribute of the lessons she has taught that have paved a valuable
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