Searching for Summer ‘Searching for Summer’‚ a story about a couple‚ Tom and Lily who seek for brightness for their honeymoon in post-apocalyptic England. During their search‚ both follow up on a forest to return an envelope to an old lady who drops an envelope. On the search‚ both find a cottage that is encircled in sunlight and color. The two settings‚ England and the cottage‚ exemplifies the moods that the story portrays. In ‘Searching for Summer’‚ it was said that England hasn’t seen the sun
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In the story “Searching for Summer”‚ Joan Aiken uses diction and imagery to show how the moods change from depressing in the town to happy in the country. Aiken uses imagery to describe the sky as “whitish gray‚ day after day‚ sometimes darking to weeping slate” (68). The author compares sky to crying without the sun shining. The reader can conclude that without the sun‚ the town would be dark and depressing. Another way Aiken uses imagery in the story to describe the houses is when she states “dimmest
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In “Searching for Summer” Joan Aiken uses details to portray the dark‚ negative‚ worldly mood and the happy‚ bright‚ and energetic mood of the different settings. The negativity surrounding the people of England‚ and the world‚ have drastically changed their whole lives and have made the world even harder to live in. A cloud of obscurity and anguish that was caused by war is blocking the rays of bliss and delight; however one couple is determined to find “a bit of sun” pg. 66 that will change their
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“Searching for Summer‚” by Joan Aiken‚ is an account of two newlywed people in search of something magical. The Sun. Most likely taking place somewhere in the future‚ the story tells of how our protagonists journey south through England in search of sunlight. The story begins on the wedding day of Tom and Lily. In England‚ the sky is always a gloomy‚ dull grey. An eternal cloud hovers over England‚ and possibly the world. Caused by the waste from bombs‚ it has existed since a time before the protagonists
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The Summer Solstice “A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. For Adam was formed first‚ then Eve. And Adam was not the one deceived and became a sinner.” (II Timothy 2: 11-14) Christianity is what most Filipinos believed in. Traditionally‚ in Philippines‚ women accept that they are under by men in terms of power and because it was said in the Bible for wives to submit to their husbands. Nowadays
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Abhorrent Mr. Noakes‚ an antagonist in Joan Aiken’s “Searching for Summer‚” frequently manifests repugnant and distasteful conduct towards others in order to fulfill his own selfish desires for prosperity. Inherently‚ the introductory impression of the character is one of a repulsive nature‚ having “a crop of stiff‚ greasy black hair‚” (69)‚ which would naturally deter people from wanting to associate with him. Likewise‚ Mr. Noakes displays rudimentary and discourteous behavior when the old Hatchings
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Jeremy Olsen Mrs. Harvan Art of Writing 12 April 2010 All Summer in a Day Most children grow up not knowing how the world works around them. They don’t understand why people are different from one other and they react differently to with jealousy or cruelty when someone is not like they are. In All Summer in a Day‚ by Ray Bradbury‚ the children are jealous and angry with Margot because she has experienced things in life they have not‚ so the kids treat her unfairly because of it. From the beginning
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Setting in literature‚ is often used to determine a character’s perceptions and opinions in a story. In “Our Thirteenth Summer”‚ Callaghan uses setting to explore ideas about cultural and personal identity. The struggle of cultural identity is personified by the two Jewish families; the Reeds who deny their Jewish heritage and the Aschs who are openly Jewish. It is established early that this story takes place a few years after World War II. Jewish individuals were targeted by the Nazis and faced
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Chapter I THE PROBLEM Introduction Fundamental principle to all assessments is that such should be valid and reliable. Further‚ validity and reliability of an assessment tool also include the scoring method employed in it. As an emerging alternative to traditional assessments‚ Concept Maps should demonstrate similar properties; otherwise its utility as assessment tool may be limited to mere qualitative description. This is the main premise upon which this proposal is founded. This study
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Valentine GT English 5 September 25‚ 2013 Literary Analysis on an Excerpt from A Summer Life When people are faced with the problematic decision between right and wrong‚ and have chosen the wrong decision‚ they often battle the guilt that eats away at them afterwards. In an excerpt from his autobiographical narrative‚ A Summer Life‚ Gary Soto looks back into his past when six year old self committed a theft. He achieves a humorous telling of the story due to the new perspective that he has
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