In the graphic memoir Fun Home‚ Alison Bechdel records her unusual relationship with her late father Bruce Bechdel and reveals her family secrets. Throughout Chapter Three‚ she speculates about the cause of her father’s death after first knowing this catastrophe and makes a comparison between F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous character Jay Gatsby and her father. In this allusion‚ Bechdel highlights the deep influence of Fitzgerald on her father‚ in that Bruce was fascinated by Fitzgerald’s lifestyle and
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Cusick and Her Lesbian Relationship with Music In the essay “On a Lesbian Relationship with Music: A Serious Effort Not to Think Straight” by Suzanne G. Cusick‚ she brings up an interesting topic about the connection between her being a lesbian and her being a musician‚ a musicologist‚ if there exists any. I’m especially interested in the “power system” and the link between musicality and lesbianism she mentions in this article. Here‚ I’ll try to analysis them in detail and relate them with other
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Last Night The next day‚ I am almost afraid. Love? It was more like dragonflies in the sun‚ 100 degrees at noon‚ the ends of their abdomens stuck together‚ I close my eyes when I remember. I hardly knew myself‚ like something twisting and twisting out of a chrysalis‚ enormous‚ without language‚ all head‚ all shut eyes‚ and the humming like madness‚ the way they writhe away‚ and do not leave‚ back‚ back‚ away‚ back. Did I know you? No kiss‚ no tenderness–more like killing‚ death-grip
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evening alone in her room thinking how she had lost first her husband‚ then both her children‚ then one by one all her relations‚ and at length‚ that very day‚ her last friend‚ and now she was quite alone and desolate. She was very sad at heart‚ and heaviest of all her losses to her was that of her sons; and in her pain she blamed God for it. She was still sitting lost in thought‚ when all at once she heard the bells ringing for early prayer. She was surprised that she had thus in her sorrow watched
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environment you can get lost in. Using unlikely materials like fishnet‚ “Echelman combines ancient craft with cutting-edge technology to create artworks that have become focal points for urban life on four continents” (Frank). For example “Her Secret is Patience” crafted by Janet Echelman in 2009‚ stands between 40 and 100 feet above the ground and is constructed of steel‚ twine netting‚ and colored lighting. It is located in Phoenix‚ Arizona in the city’s Civic Space Park. “At night‚ the illumination
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Response: The Author to Her Book In 1650‚ Anne Bradstreet had her first book of poems‚ Tenth Muse‚ unknowingly published by her brother-in-law. Once she saw her work in print‚ she instantly criticized it‚ as can be seen in this poem. She uses a metaphor comparing her feelings for her work to an unsatisfied parent for a child. Bradstreet uses and irritated tone to display the discontent theme of The Author to Her Book. Because the “rambling brat” belongs to her‚ she declares it “irksome in my sight”
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of one of her children (1650) Anne is the narrator‚ she wrote this poem to her husband‚ who is supposed to be the reader. She starts the poem with saying ”All thins within this fading world hath end” and goes on in the same line for the next three sentences‚ I think it is obvious to me that she means correctly‚ that no matter what‚ everything will eventually die. A few lines later in the poem‚ it is very clear that Anne express her concern‚ that she might die giving birth to one of her children ”How
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One of the most famous arguments he made is about anger. In the extract from Seneca On Anger (Before AD52)‚ Seneca claims that “Anger rages with a desire that is utterly inhumane to inflict pain for revenge in blood and harm.” He illustrates that people suffer from anger‚ such as people being killed‚ poisoned‚ or condemned to death (Seneca On Anger‚ ex 1.1). Seneca‚ as a representative philosopher of Stoicism‚ is appearing to hold the idea that anger can only bring destruction‚ but at some point‚ it
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story‚ A Jury of Her Peers‚ Martha Hale demonstrates both of these commonly confused words. Martha Hale‚ the wife of Mr. Hale‚ is a resident of the farm close to the property of the Wrights’. Mrs.Hale used to be good friends with Mrs.Wright‚ commonly known as‚ Minnie Foster. In the beginning of the short story‚ Mrs.Hale revisits the home of the Wrights’ and speaks with Mrs.Wright. Planning on reuniting with Mr.Wright as well‚ Martha finds outs that she cannot speak with him because he has passed
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called “A Jury of Her Peers” based on her play Trifles. Susan Glaspell received a degree in philosophy from Drake University. She became a newspaper reporter in Des Moines. The writer married a freethinker who believed in free love. In 1916 the author was inspired to write the play Trifles based on a murder case she covered on the job. One year later in 1917‚ she creates the short story. Mrs. Glaspell has stated that promotes all progressive movements. Her short story “A Jury of Her Peers” is very touching
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