portrayed history‚ values‚ customs‚ and languages of particular groups. Literature is being multicultural now helps acquire knowledge of different societies in the world. The story Jewish Christmas by Faye Moskowitz‚ a poem My Papa Waltz by Theodore Roethke and the play Andre’s Mother by Terrence McNally provides for the diversity and the influence of family in literature. Faye Moskowitz writes about a traditional Jewish Christmas as she was taking up in Michigan in the thirties. The theme of religious
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Cited: Roethke‚ Theodore. “My Papa’s Waltz.” Portable Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing. Ed. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandall. 7th ed. Boston: Wadsworth‚ 2007. 647. Welty‚ Eudora. “A Worn Path.” Portable Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing. Ed.
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"My Papa’s Waltz" Analysis In the poem "My Papa’s Waltz" by Theodore Roethke‚ the speaker is reflecting on a childhood experience involving his father. Some people think that this poem is one of a happy relationship between a father and son. Other people believe that this poem has a hidden message of parental abuse. In my point of view‚ the imagery and language‚ the symbolism‚ and tone in the poem gave me the impression of the love between the father and son‚ not of an abusive relationship. You
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Quynh Nguyen Lynn Hovde English 101 February 17th‚ 2010 The Memory of the Waltz After reading the poem “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke (807)‚ I realized that there are many different opinions about this poem. Some people think that this poem is about parental abuse‚ the other also think that it is about the happy memory of the relationship between father and son. In my point of view‚ the speaker in the poem is expressing his joyful time when he’s dancing with his father. The whole poem
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American Writers seemed to view impulsive behaviors as negative traits‚ while earlier American Writers found them to be more acceptable. Three American Writers specifically stood out amongst others: Benjamin Franklin‚ Frederick Douglass‚ and Theodore Roethke. Our current generation mainly views impulsive behavior as a negative characteristic or inclination. Nowadays‚ impulsive behaviors are often correlated with diseases or psychological problems. Benjamin Franklin (1731-1813) was one of the oldest
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belt buckle‚ which causes pain but the speaker is too afraid to speak up. The first real word that was directed towards violence was “beat” in line 13. In music classes most people say “keep” time and not “beat” time‚ but the poet intended this. Roethke used beat because like other words he used creates an undertone of violence to make the audience worried for the young
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In the poem‚ “My Papa’s Waltz”‚ Theodore Roethke uses many connotations and detail that could be understood as positive or negative‚ but in my eyes‚ the word choice and intense details seem indicate a more sullen tone and a more abusive behavior towards the speaker. This poem is about a father and a son “waltzing” in their kitchen with their mother watching. Roethke does use a few words such as clinging and romped that could indicate a playful dance and a child clinging to their loving father not
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First Last Teacher World Literature I January 15‚ 2009 “Those Winter Sundays” and “My Papa’s Waltz” The two poems‚ “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden and “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke‚ seem to have a very similar theme. Both of them tell a story‚ from an inside point of view‚ of a child who is looking back on the lives of their father’s by recalling and telling of certain events that occurred in their past. In “Those Winter Sundays” the narrator‚ obviously a female‚ “and
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