Brandon Smith ENG 2233 A Mrs. Lowe 2 December 2009 Sweet Blues With all the different forms of literature today‚ and allowing for the variety of genres available to today’s readers‚ there are endless possibilities of options regarding a reader’s favorite piece of literature. Many of my favorites can be categorized into the country-western genre; however‚ my taste in literature is not limited to stories of cowboys and Indians. As I have aged‚ I have found that I enjoy reading literature for
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Note: POV means Point of View. Kibum’s POV The alarm clock began blaring loudly which signals the start of a brand new day. I groaned lazily and walked towards the bathroom and start stripping off my clothes and settling myself down for a warm shower. I particularly enjoy bathing as I get to organise my thoughts and start dreaming of the life I want. It’s not that much actually‚ I dreamed of being able to get my own apartment‚ eat three meals a day and get a trendier phone. However‚ I myself
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Mohammed Alhamawi Mr. Johnson English 1302-11 February 27‚ 2012 A Summary of Donald C. Murray’s “ Jame’s Baldwin’s ’Sonny’s Blues’: Complicated and Simple” Donald Murray‚ in “Complicated and Simple”‚ talks about how the author is emphasizing “man’s need to find his identity” as the main issue society as well as Sonny and his brother are dealing with throughout the story. The area of Harlem with all its negative influences tend to affect its children’s upcoming. Either to take the difficult route
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“BLUE BOWL” The poem “Blue Bowl” by Jane Kenyon‚ tells a story how a family tries to move on after the death of their cat. The line: “We buried the cat with his bowl‚” shows by burying the bowl with the cat‚ the family attempts to avoid the continuous reminder of their loss. The line:” We stood and brushed each other off‚” shows that the family is trying to be more accepting of their loss. This is also supported by the line: “There are sorrows keener than these.” By continuing their routines after
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Story: Sonny’s Blues 1950’s Author: James Baldwin (1924-1987) Central Character: Although the story is narrated by Sonny’s unnamed older brother‚ Sonny is the most important character. Sonny is described in a common stereotype of the time‚ a stereotype that his own brother holds until the end of the story: the heroin-addicted jazz musician. Sonny has just been arrested for "peddling and using heroin’’ and must do time in a prison upstate. As the story progresses‚ however‚ the reader learns more
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Sonny faced many problems in his life‚ he was struggling to overcome his Heroin addiction‚ also he was kind of confused about what he wants to do in his life. However‚ he decided to skip all his struggles by leaving Harlem and joining the military. As he said "I couldn’t tell you when Mama died-but the reason I wanted to leave Harlem so bad was to get away from drugs. And then‚ when I ran away‚ that’s what I was running from-really.” By leaving Harlem Sonny couldn’t overcome his struggles even when
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Death of a Cat The short story I chose is “The Blue Bowl” by Jane Kenyon. In this story the author’s pet has died. The theme to me would be the death of a pet‚ or more specific death of a cat. This poem tells the tale of a family that has lost their pet. The poem demonstrates the pain of the family
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Erskine 23 February 2013 Intro to English 120 Literary Analysis Essay 1 The Leading Conflicts in “Sonny’s Blues” In this Literary Analysis Essay I will be analyzing a story called “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin. This story is one that many may be able to relate to in there day to day life. Struggle‚ hardship‚ and family are all things involved in this story. There are many struggles between both characters and their family. In “Sonny’s Blues‚” both the narrator and his brother‚ Sonny‚ are in extreme
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living Room - Christmas Eve (Flashback)Nancy‚ 7 years old‚ sits impatiently beside a Christmas tree with her hands over her eyes. She wears footie pyjamas. The room is dark‚ the glow of string lights filling the space‚ as snow falls out the window. "Blue Christmas" by Elvis Presley plays through the small apartment.Her FATHER——early 20s‚ scruff‚ eye bags——sits down in front of her with a present‚ wearing matching pyjamas.
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The poem ‘Funeral Blues’ is about a person’s partner passing away and consequently‚ their whole world is destroyed and becomes meaningless. Numerous quotes show that the narrator has lost their loved one; for instance “Bring out the coffin‚ let the mourners come” and “Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead” which are traditional things associated with death. Emotions such as grief‚ heartbreak‚ sadness and depression are prominent during the poem and are evident through quotes such as “For
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