Elegy For Jane By Theodore Roethke Theodore Roethke’s “Elegy for Jane” is a poem of a teacher’s reaction to the tragic death of one of his students‚ Jane. The speaker expresses his sentiments to his deceased student‚ allotting the fact that he had developed some kind of feeling towards Jane. “Over this damp grave I speak the words of my love: I‚ with no rights in this matter‚ Neither father nor lover.” Roethke illustrates the affiliation between the speaker and his student with this line. Society
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The Dawes act was passed in 1871. It caused Indian tribes to work for the federal government. The act allotted that Indians would get 40-160 acres of land. In a 25 year trust period‚ if the Indians took care of the land‚ they got to sell it or put it up for lease. However if the didn’t take care of it‚ they still had to pay taxes. I would change the fact that the Indians could sell their land after 5 years‚ and they shouldn’t have to pay taxes. The Indians also shouldn’t have had to farm. The Indians
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election season passes‚ taking the nation’s citizens under its tight grasp. Many feel as if their voices are not heard by “the establishment‚” and resort to the voices of political outsiders to convince them that hope still exists. The memoir Hillbilly Elegy explores this anti-establishment attitude and the group of people who passionately fuel this movement. Sociologically‚ the perspectives of hillbillies are analyzed by one of their own‚ Mr. J.D. Vance. He defines the white underclass as those who promote
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According to Vance in Hillbilly Elegy what are the features of the culture and family he comes from that create "...a family and culture in crisis"? The first thing that while reading Hillbilly Elegy that stood out to me was the lack of stability that JD has growing up. He said “I could always distinguish my address from my home” (Vance‚ 1). His address was where they lives‚ got mail‚ just a house that they were able to sleep in every night but his home was a place of security‚ familiarity‚ and stability
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Several poems by Bruce Dawe surround the subject of loneliness and oppression‚ a matter that many people face in today’s society and also a matter that relates to his interests; his fascination with the ‘underdog’ character and how he provides a voice for certain individuals. ‘The Raped Girl’s Father’‚ ‘The Family Man’ and ‘The Sadness of Madonnas’ are three poems by Bruce Dawe that relate to the themes‚ portraying realism in how loneliness and oppression affect people in the world. An example of
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In the book‚ Hillbilly Elegy‚ a real-life issue that is showcased throughout the novel is the struggles in which teenagers go through. The issue that will be highlighted in this assignment is how teenagers often take their parents for granted. The lack of appreciation that Adolescence has for their parents is a well-noted problem in our society. Most times‚ teenagers do not realize that they are mistreating their parents‚ therefore it can be a confusing situation. Teenagers are at the time in their
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Beyond the natural course of literary pieces‚ unrequited and familial love are the predominant outliers for woeful tales of longing and disastrous ending. However‚ in the poem‚ “Elegy for Jane‚” platonic love resonates as a passionate voice in remembrance to his fallen student‚ Jane‚ who experienced an untimely end by falling from a horse. He speaks from a place of nostalgia‚ connecting her physical attributes to that of nature‚ and finishes with a jaded desire to wake her from an eternal slumber
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Our parent’s morals and ethics whether right or wrong‚ will become ours because of belonging to the family unit. Life Cycle by Bruce Dawe‚ explores the life of a child brought into a Victorian family. The baby’s life is destined to revolve around football due to the family being football supporters and him being ‘laid in beribboned cots‚ having already begun a lifetime’s barracking’
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Dealing with the Dawes Act‚ was important towards the Native Americans and life itself. The Dawes Act was a succeeding policy by breaking up reservations by granting land allotments to individual Native Americans. The President broke up reservation land that was held in common by the members of the tribe. Native Americans registering a tribal “roll” were granted allotments to be parceled out to individuals. The Dawes Act was purportedly to protect Indian property rights. To begin with‚ the purpose
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Out of a bad situation‚ you can learn and grow. In all three poems‚ The Seafarer‚ The Wanderer‚ and The Wife’s Lament the main character was exiled causing great pain and sorrow. Through this pain and sorrow they saw some beauty in the situation. In The Seafarer the character is on his ship hopelessly lost at sea. He suffers from loneliness‚ sadness and pain from being lost at sea. In the poem he says “How the sea took me‚ swept me back And forth in sorrow and fear and pain.” ( The Seafarer
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