Refugee Blues analysis The poem laments about the poor conditions the narrator‚ a German Jew‚ and his wife has to go through in order to survive from Hitler’s anti-semitic policy. This poem is about how everyone denied to help the refugees. Refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war‚ or persecution. Whereas blues means a song which laments an event that is depressing. Combined together the title talks about the state of sorrow in which a German Jew‚ who
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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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To Be Black and Blue James Baldwin’s short story “Sonny’s Blues”‚ is an honest‚ unflinching look at pre-civil rights era‚ American life in the predominately black neighborhood of Harlem. Baldwin’s short story speaks on issues of family conflict‚ drug addiction‚ class separation‚ and coping with life amidst the concentrated poverty of the public housing projects. These same problems occurred in most of the industrial cities of the north during the post-World War 2 era as many people were competing
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The two different short stories titled respectively "Sonny’s Blues" and "This Is What it Means to Say Pheonix‚ Arizona" maintain several similarities throughout their particular lengths. Both observant tales of changing times and cultures‚ the novellas incorporate themes of brotherhood‚ loss‚ and the rekindling of relationships. Due to the resemblance between the themes and atmospheres of the two stories‚ an analyzation is necessary to draw assessments associating these particular tales. One of
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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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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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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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After reading “Sonny Blues” by James Baldwin which is about a narrator who parents passed away while the narrator was in the army. Because of his years in the army he has not have a great bound with his little brother Sonny. After reading a newspaper; the narrator then discover that his brother have been arrested for using and selling heroin. Sonny moves in with his sister in law and after Sonny figured out he wants to be a musician‚ he made the decision to join the navy to leave the streets of Harlem
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The Blues is a musical form and genre‚ which originated in South America within the African-American communities. It originated near the end of the 19th century‚ and was rooted from spirituals‚ work songs‚ field hollers (which are very similar to work songs‚ but some do not have lyrics)‚ shouts and rhymes. The blues form in jazz‚ rhythm and blues and rock and roll; and each is characterised by a specific chord progression‚ the most common being the twelve bar blues. The blues notes‚ are played or
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