Theme Development in “The Moths” by Helena Maria Viramontes When one is internally consumed by resentment‚ they become isolated and it takes an extreme event such as a great loss to regain inner peace. A young teen in the story “The Moths” is the outcast in her family. She isn’t girly or dainty like the rest of her sisters. The narrator almost always feels alone‚ even at church. The only person that can make her feel safe is her grandmother. At first the young teen represents immaturity. Hitting
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The man who chases Dillard in the story serves a role of motivation. The memoir’s introduction in paragraph one illuminates Dellard’s surroundings and how being around the boys means she has to learn: “It was all or nothing. If you hesitated in fear‚ you would miss and get hurt.” It is in this sentence that we find the mindset she has been put into; it’s eating or being eaten. Knowing this‚ when Dillard was playing with the boys‚ she was under the impression that she had to act quickly. Upon the
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pictures of perfect family relationships and what they are expected to be‚ they are more often riddled with trials and tribulations that do not always have a happy ending. “The Moths” by Helena María Viramontes and “Saving Sourdi” by May-lee Chai are prime examples of youth struggling to achieve acceptance. In “The Moths”‚ the narrator realizes that she does not satisfy her family’s expectations‚ but she is not willing to relent to the pressure they put on her to conform. As a result‚ she embraces
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Intimacy plays a key role in both Dillard and O’Brien’s works; it sucks the readers into story and locks their attention. In both works‚ building intimacy is primarily achieved through the use of personal anecdotes. Written in first person point of view‚ the anecdotes make us feel as if the author is next to us‚ trying to share the experience and feelings of an important moment in their life. Both TTTC and PATC are utterly books of anecdotes‚ and this extensive use of anecdotes keeps the readers
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expectation of what we think and what we expect to see. Expectation is a barrier that keep us from seeing beyond and being aware of the things that are the most important. In the essay‚ “ This is water ” by David Foster Wallace and “ Seeing” by Annie Dillard ‚ we see that we have to learn what to think and how to think. If we choose to open our mind and noticing the unexpected‚ it will lead to happiness and clarity‚ but being small-minded and focusing on expectations will affect the way we see the world
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carry a consistent merchandise assortment with some differences attributable to regional preferences. As of February 2‚ 2008‚ the company operated 929 stores in 47 states. (Source: Company 2007 Form 10-K) Originally founded in 1938 by William T. Dillard‚ Dillard’s‚ Inc.‚ now operates 326 stores in 29 states. The company’s store base is diversified‚ with the character and culture of the community served determining the size of facility and‚ to a large extent‚ the merchandise mix. In general‚ stores
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In the except from "An American Childhood" by Annie Dillard‚ a young Protestant girl apparently living near a Catholic school‚ St.Bede’s‚ describes here view of the school children and the nuns. As the narrator goes on you can tell she has prejudged these people based on things she has heard‚ not from her own experience. She states‚ "From the other Protestants children‚ I gathered St.Bede’s was a cave where Catholic children had to go to fill there brow- and tan workbooks in the dark‚ possible
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natural resources and leaves waste behind. Annie Dillard in Fecundity crushes the common idealistic conception
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In the twenty-second paragraph‚ Dillard uses imagery to describe scenes that she was only able to see because she was in the airplane with Rahm. Up in the air‚ the “mountain looked infernal‚ a drear and sheer plane of lifeless rock.” She chose to include this imagery in order to explain how the art created by the plane’s movements brought life to the landscape. The audience understands how flying with Rahm allowed Dillard the opportunity to do things she has never done before. They are also able
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elation‚ the writings of Annie Dillard were mysterious and invoked a sense of wonder. The two writers had similar word choice‚ considering they are from separate time periods‚ but the syntax could only be more different. Despite talking about the same creature‚ and having a mutual respect for it‚ the way they chose to convey their feelings went in completely different directions. Audubon recounted the event in small talk‚ clearly painting a picture‚ in contrast to Dillard leading on readers‚ focusing
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