Mike and Elisa from the stories‚ “The Vigilante” and “The Chrysanthemums‚” from John Steinbeck novel‚ The Long Valley‚ both felt emptiness inside and wanted to fit in with their community to fill the shadow within themselves. A shadow is a portion of our personality that we neglect and never accept within ourselves. The shadow comes in different forms and once we think we understand it‚ it appears in another form. Jung states that‚ “ the shadow is an integral part of our nature‚ and it can never
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And newspapers from vacant lots; The image vacant says it al; the emptiness in the lives of people‚ the emptiness of meaning‚ and the emptiness of purpose. On broken blinds and chimney-pots‚ The broken blinds suggest people that are unable to pull themselves together and therefore they have broken lives. A lonely cab-horse steams and stamps. This image
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Thomas C. Foster) Notes Introduction Archetypes: Faustian deal with the devil (i.e. trade soul for something he/she wants) Spring (i.e. youth‚ promise‚ rebirth‚ renewal‚ fertility) Comedic traits: tragic downfall is threatened but avoided hero wrestles with his/her own demons and comes out victorious What do I look for in literature? - A set of patterns - Interpretive options (readers draw their own conclusions but must be able to support it) - Details ALL
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loneliness and emptiness. In the first stanza the speaker is traveling through a field covered in snow. The snow represents cold‚ blankness‚ and winter time. The speaker says‚ "Snow falling and night falling fast‚ oh‚ fast" (Line 1). This gives a visual picture that the snow represents cold‚ blankness‚ and winter‚ while the nightfall gives images of vast darkness that describes the speaker’s complete emptiness and state of loneliness. The speaker then continues to provoke feelings of emptiness and loneliness
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I know we don’t get to talk or see each other much. But being apart for now doesn’t change the way I feel about you in my heart. Sure I’m lonely‚ and sometimes I’m overwhelmed with this emptiness in my chest. But‚ just remember that I love you and everything about you. That’s what gets me through every minute of every day that I’m without you. I long to hold you and feel your sweet caress‚ I have never loved anyone as much as I love you. You make me feel loved‚ you make me feel safe‚ but more
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A Study of the Allusions in Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 Author(s): Peter Sisario[->0] [(essay date February 1970) In the following essay‚ Sisario examines the source and significance of literary allusions in Fahrenheit 451 and considers their didactic potential for the beginning student of literature.] Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is more than just a readable and teachable short novel that generates much classroom discussion about the dangers of a mass culture‚ as Charles Hamblen points out
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departure leaves you feeling hopeless. You miss their presence‚ their smile‚ their laugh‚ their everything. You feel emptiness inside‚ as you continue with your every day life. You feel that someone you loved so much is gone; your heart cannot bare this feeling. Your heart cannot bare the feeling of isolation. Instead of replacing it with love‚ your heart replaces this void with emptiness‚ with loneliness.
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glimpse into the despair of the 20’s. During a time of "postwar American society‚ its restless alienation‚ and its consequent reliance on money as a code for expressing emotions and identity" (Lewis‚ 46)‚ Fitzgerald focuses his pen on the inevitable emptiness created by the illusions of wealth and its anomalous connection with love during the 20’s. In order to convey his theory‚ Fitzgerald builds a repertory of superficial characters whose existence revolves around material value rather than tangible
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characters he presents are waiting for it. If they were not aware of the presence of water‚ we might think that there is no hope for them. Instead‚ they thrive for it. They seek for the water that is not available. “But red sullen faces sneer and snarl/From doors of mudcracked houses/If there were water/And no rock/If there were rock/And also water/And water/A spring/A pool among the rock.” This passage creates the image of a sullen people. They stand on their doorsteps waiting for a storm. They are desperate
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The Red-Room Mr Reed passed away in this room (male establishment) The room inspires a feeling of fear‚ gothiscism‚ and emptiness Recurrence of various shades of red – scarlet‚ pink‚ crimson – signifies passion‚ danger‚ aggression‚ suppression‚ and confinement…a way of policing female passion The red-room can be viewed as a symbol of what Jane must overcome in her struggles to find freedom‚ happiness‚ and a sense of belonging. In the red-room‚ Jane’s position of exile and imprisonment first becomes
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