The Bluest Eye depicts the social conditions and psychology of black citizens in post-World War II United States. This excerpt‚ situated in the Autumn part of the book‚ introduces the reader to a family‚ the Breedloves‚ part of whom is the protagonist‚ Pecola. The point of view is omniscient‚ enabling the author to describe the family‚ their house and state of mind. This extract has several layers of meaning : it depicts the physical‚ then moral conditions of the Breedloves‚ but also sheds light
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Planting A Sequoia‚ written by Dana Gioia‚ included in her larger work‚ The Gods of Winter published in 1991. The work is written in first person point of view because the narrator. This poem’s central assertion is remembrance and honoring of the dead with the family and rebirth. The poem is about the a father that plants a sequoia tree in honor of his recently deceased infant son. Gioia uses imagery in the first few stanzas to emphasize the severity of the father and his families’ grief and despair
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The poem ‘Child and Insect’ details a child’s first encounter with the nature of life – both its fragility and its steadyness; and the child’s response to this experience. Through the poet’s diction‚ use of stylistic devices such as alliteration and enjambment‚ and his use of vivid sensory imagery‚ the poet contrasts the child’s attitude towards life before the incident‚ and his attitude after the incident. By following the boy’s emotional journey and growth – from ignorance to understanding‚ from
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The recent hurricanes‚ Katrina and Rita‚ along with global warming amplify Jared Diamond’s thesis in "The Last Americans" that humans are responsible for the downfall of civilizations. Throughout history‚ many civilizations have collapsed due to numerous reasons such as incompetent leaders and environmental negligence. Many people view the United States’ current environmental crisis with apathy. These people feel that the environmental collapse of ancient societies such as the Mayans is only pertinent
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Margaret Atwood’s theme in The Landlady is about the speaker’s prison-like living situation in what can be assumed to be a dorm. The landlady has made home‚ the place where we can feel free and comfortable‚ to a suffering sentence. The landlady is sin control‚ and the speaker‚ a young university student‚ cannot escape from the landlady‚ physically nor mentally. The Landlady is effectively written in free verse and is a run-on style of poetry‚ allowing the readers emotions and thoughts to carry to
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This book was very moving. I liked the fact that it was a true story and included many facts along with humor. Being a historical biography the book may seem boring‚ but it definitely was not. It told a miraculous World War II story and I would definitely recommend the book to anyone. Unbroken has many good aspects. For instance‚ Louie‚ the main character‚ as well as all of the other characters are well developed. I was able to get a very clear picture of the characters’ personalities
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innocent blood‚ A heart that devises wicked plans‚ Feet that are swift in running to evil‚ A false witness who speaks lies‚ And one who sows discord among brethren.” Over time society amended and summarized these sins into what are known as “The Seven Deadly Sins:” Gluttony‚ Pride‚ Lust‚ Wrath‚ Greed‚ Envy‚ and Sloth. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Fellowship of the Ring‚ a world exists that is called Middle Earth. In the Middle Earth there are many interesting characters‚ such as dwarves‚ elves‚
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This article looks deeply into the final lines of the story when Esau is mentioned. The author believes that this allusion is much more than a commentary on giving away a choice and more of a commentary on the roles of men and women. The author does spends time looking at Esau’s choice to give up his birthright to Jacob and compares that to Louisa’s choice to give up her marriage. He then takes it further to look at Esau as an example of men/masculinity and Louisa as the example of female/femininity
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Why can ’t we be friends? Do the numbers 3828 (US Fatalities by Month) and 47378 (R. Smith) mean anything to you? How about $502 billion and $536 billion (in today ’s dollar) (Wolf)? They should‚ these are the number of U.S deaths and the costs of the war in Iraq and the Vietnam War. "Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die!" was once said by Herbert Hoover (Simoni). War though some people may not like to admit it‚ has shaped the United States into what we are today. War
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From the first person perspective of a young school boy as the protagonist‚ Seamus Heaney reflects on his own childhood memory in the poem “Mid-term Break”. The reader discovers through reading the poem that Heaney returns home for the funeral of his younger brother’s car accident. The author illustrates the theme grief through diction‚ puns‚ and structure. The diction chosen in this poem are not only for the readers to understand the situation but are also very powerful and meaningful. In the beginning
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