Assigment 1. Reading Strategies & Formalist Theory Lesson 1 The purpose of reading “The Rocking-horse Winner” is to demonstrate my understanding of the comprehension strategies studied in this lesson. I never heard about the author before; because of this I will approach my reading word by word. This is going to allow me to make connections with my own experience‚ create mental images and have a better understanding. Even though I never read the story before‚ I know this is a short story because
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Commentary on “The Blindfold Horse” This passage is an early memory that appears to be rather memorable. The blindfold horse creates a striking image‚ and the passage is portrayed in a cinematic way by bringing the reader into the memory‚ then lifting them out again. The first paragraph is purely descriptive. It draws the reader into the scene of the memory by building up the image piece by piece. It starts with a rather broad statement of “It is winter.” allowing the reader to picture a
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It was a warm summer day in July on a horse ranch in Colorado Springs. Our group was waiting anxiously to get on the backs of our horses. I was extremely nervous as the guide bright out a tall‚ patched‚ and furry horse who went by the name Apache. As we all climbed aboard our horses‚ we had no idea what challenges were ahead of us. Next‚ we started maneuvering up the trail as slow as a group of sloths‚ dodging rocks and keeping the horses back from the delicious juicy grass that they so desperately
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Edwin Arlington Robinson has wrote many plays and short stories in his life. He wrote a famous poem‚ “A Happy Man”. The poem is written as realism. Themes seen through this poem are: life is too short‚ enjoy things while you can‚ never take anything for granted‚ and be happy with what you have. It is possible to conclude that the poem is written in first person‚ due to the use of ‘I’. Edwin describes a man’s life. The poem begins with: When these graven lines you see‚ Traveller‚ do not pity
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The Rocking-Horse Winner "The Rocking-Horse Winner" is a short story written by David Herbert Lawrence‚ an English novelist‚ poet‚ and short story writer. The story was published in July 1926‚ in Harper ’s Bazaar‚ and then appeared in the first volume of Lawrence ’s collected short stories. After that‚ the story was made into a film released in 1949. “The Rocking-Horse Winner” is a short story that incorporates elements of the fable‚ fantasy‚ and fairy tale. Like a fable‚ it presents morals. Like
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captain and three horses. John Grady was shot and the captain’s shoulder is out of place. The captain keeps complaining and does not want to go any longer. They encounter a group of men who say they are “men of the country” and they take the captain with them. John Grady finally gets to Texas and the first thing he realizes is that his father is dead. He begins to cry. John Grady looks for the owner of Blevins’s horse in Texas. He goes to court and gains possession of the horse. He tells the judge
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In William Saroyan’s short story‚ “The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse‚” Mourad is a positive influence on his younger cousin‚ Aram. One way Mourad is a positive influence is his care for animals. Aram takes his turn riding the horse; but he falls off‚ leading to the horse running off. As they search for the horse‚ Mourad says‚ “If you come upon him‚ be kindly‚” (Saroyan 3). The horse is the one who ran off‚ but rather than be disciplinary‚ Mourad is gentle and careful. His compassion for animals
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less violent. There is nothing so quick‚ nothing more patient.” Writer‚ poet and playwright‚ Ronald Duncan penned these lines in his poem “The Horse”. These excellent words bring into perspective exactly how I feel about horses; in fact‚ my best friend might be a short‚ ornery‚ little blue roan named Cinder. Cinder and I have had the privilege to go horse camping with an incredible group of people with whom my parents are members. Such occasions I will not
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Horses of the Night Second Response Horses of the Night by Margaret Laurence is the short story that I wrote my second response on. This story is about Chris‚ a young man who has massive‚ but unattainable‚ goals in his life. However‚ it’s told through the voice of young Vanessa‚ who sees the world as a child in the beginning‚ and only later grows up to understand the hopelessness that also exists. When Vanessa is six years old‚ Chris arrives at her home to attend high school in their
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GENS1101 Fiction Analysis Directions: Use critical thinking strategies to analyze the short stories from the fiction section of the Mercury Reader. 1. Title of Selection: The Rocking-Horse Winner 2. Author: D.H. Lawrence. Was born in a coal town in the dusty industrial area of England but didn’t find his way to the mines because of his mother. His writing mostly criticizes society. 3. Theme: Possessions are not more important than personal connections. Paul is trying
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