It is never a bad thing to have a rainy day because usually the next day is sunny. Well‚ On the planet Venus it rains for 7 years straight. But‚ when the rain does stop‚ there is only an hour of sunshine. It had been raining for seven years on the planet Venus‚ and the rain has finally stopped. The kids had all never seen the sun since they were about two years old and we’re excited. But‚ one 11 year old girl named Margot stood apart from them‚ remembering when she lived in Ohio the sun was out almost
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Parallelism in “The Long Rain” I think that the setting in the short story “The Long Rain” is a parallel to reality. This short story is set on the planet of Venus‚ where the rain never stops. The scene is pale and bleak. There are dark clouds rumbling across the sky. Everything is colored in a shade of gray‚ except for the bright blue lightning. The story begins with a group of men‚ led by a lieutenant‚ who are trying to find their way to a sundome. Sundomes
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Ms. Rain played the symbol of a hero on Precious’s come back to society. Before Ms. Rain appeared in Precious’s life she was just a teen that was constantly beat up by her mom and raped by her father until they were satisfied. Everyone gave up on her and ignored her in school‚ she was invisible to society. When Precious stumbled upon Ms. Rain‚ she saw her as just another teacher who will brush her off the equation. Then‚ she started to realize that Ms. Rain really cared about her. Ms.Rain pushed
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Explore the ways in which the authors use symbolism to vividly convey the theme of social downfall from arrogance in TWO of the short stories. Two stories that vividly convey symbolism for social downfall from arrogance would be “There Will Come Soft Rain”‚ by Ray Bradbury and “The Phoenix”‚ by Sylvia Townsend Warner. In the story “There Will Come Soft Rain”‚ Bradbury conveys the theme of how technology that man have build will either be the death of us or outlive us. That would the social downfall
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Symbolism in American Literature All through American Literature‚ symbolism can be found littered on many pages. In some of our most studied pieces of literature‚ one can see the underlying meanings to a novel just by dissecting the the item or character that symbolizes something. Whether it symbolizes an event in history‚ a legend‚ or a belief‚ one can use symbolism to help convey a thought into the reader’s mind. American Literature is especially prone to symbolism as authors tend to create events
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use nature as its symbols. The rain is one of the most significant symbols in the book. The rain can mean many different things‚ but all serving as bad effects. The rain is an important part of this book because it tells the reader more about the things going on throughout the novel. The rain is the most significant symbol in the book. The novel portrays rain as something bad or something bad that is going to happen. It is used in many different ways. In the novel rain is represented as good and bad
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Bradbury did as a career. Even through growing up in the Great Depression with all the hardships that arose‚ he created many science fiction works that are enjoyed by young teens across the world. Bradbury’s short stories‚ “A Sound of Thunder” and “The Long Rain‚” contain topics concerning the human mind‚ technology‚ fantasy‚ and science about which Bradbury theorized during his life. Ray Bradbury was born on August 22‚ 1920 in Waukegan‚ Illinois‚ to Esther and Leonard Spaulding Bradbury.
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with only rain and no glimpse of the sun. There are some children on Venus‚ and in Margot’s class she is the only one who wasn’t born on Venus. This causes the others to make fun of her. The other children decide to lock Margot in a closet since she is the only one who believes the sun will be up for a couple of hours. After the children go out in the sun they allow Margot the rejoin them‚ only now the sun has gone and the rain returns. The symbolism shown in the story of the sun‚ the rain‚ and the
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The grandmother’s hat is the first symbol that serves to portray her as a lady with a misguided moral code. When she prepares for the trip with fellow family members‚ she dresses in the manner the authors suggests she is prepared for an accident and wants the people viewing her dead body to see it as that of a lady. The grandmother is less concerned about the fact that she will already be dead and maybe her grandchildren will also be dead. What is of more concern to her is being viewed as a lady
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Rain Have you ever been barefoot in the rain? Well if you haven’t it is the most amazing feeling. Its okay to let the mud ooze between your toes cause the cold rain will just wash it away. The rain is my favorite weather. I love how it smells‚ feels‚ sounds‚ tastes‚ and looks. I like to close my eyes and feel every little rain drop hit down on the top of my head. I like to take a deep breath and smell the nature float in the air all around me. It’s so relaxing to hear the ticking sound of the
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