The poem ‘The Mother’ by Gwendolyn Brooks is a representation of the thought process and feelings a woman endures after aborting a child. The abortion of a child does not erase the memory or pain associated with such a drastic experience.The question of what could have been lingers on in the mothers mind after the termination of their own flesh and blood.In ‘The Mother’‚ the author seamlessly incorporates two types of imagery‚ symbolism‚ and situational irony‚ to express the feelings and thoughts
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In the movie‚ Whale Rider‚ there are great examples of Joseph Campbell’s article‚ Four Functions of Myth‚ which are: mystical myth‚ cosmological myth‚ social myth‚ and psychological myth. In the film‚ Whale Rider‚ Pai discovers her sense of self as she reinvents the Maori tribe’s creation myth to save the dying culture. The mystical myth in Whale Rider would be when she rode the whale. Pai is suppose to be the new chief in town‚ however‚ her grandfather‚ Koro‚ does not think a girl should be chief
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Name: Institution: Course: Date: “The Mother‚” by Gwendolyn Brooks The poem talks about a mother’s regret for the aborted children‚ she failed to bring into this earth and by extension give life. The poem is a lamentation of the dreams that failed to materialize because of a single decision. In the first line‚ the reader finds evidence of this in the warning about abortion not letting the guilty individual forget. The poet gives a vivid description of what an aborted child looks like‚ describing
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A Cog in a Greater Machine Once an individual speaks or tells a story‚ that story cannot untold. Once seen it cannot be unseen. If someone tells a story‚ someone else will hear it‚ and that person will tell that story to some else. In Susan Griffin’s Our Secret‚ the theme that is recurring is that we are just a cog in the greater machine of society. In Our Secret Susan Griffin discovers the various characters’ fears and secrets and she gives certain knowledge into these "secrets". Through
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Gwendolyn Brooks’ first poem “Eventide” was first published in her local newspaper when she was just 13 years of age. She was being published regularly by the age of 17 in the Chicago Defender‚ a newspaper that was specifically dedicated to the African American population in Chicago. She carried on writing poetry and even a novel until her death in December of 2000. In an interview with Brooks by Paul M. Angle‚ an Illinois Historian she was asked how she became a writer; she explained that she loved
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“I Need To Be Myself‚ I Can’t Be Anyone Else.” “I was born to be true and not to be perfect‚” Epey said in his speech. Epey is the winner of the trending segment in It’s Showtime – That’s My Tomboy. In this segment‚ they (lesbians) let me‚ the madlang people and the world to see their worth as a lesbian and as a human. They also made me believe that all of us can be accepted in the society beyond our imperfections‚ because no matter how imperfect we are‚ there are still things that we must be proud
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The summer vacation finally started. I was on a ship to Alaska. But that night the ship hit an iceberg. The ship was sinking and everyone was hurrying to the emergency exit. The exit was locked. There was no way out‚ but a broken window caught my attention. I could have jumped out of the window. However I thought the window was not big enough for me to pass through. But I still dove out of the window so as to escape. A big piece of glass was stuck to my arm. I had been floating on the sea for days
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This is a living example of technology advancement. We accepted things and events attributing their cause to nature and her wrath. However‚ advancement and technology could give us a different picture. This way‚ it has become a habit with us to accept everything that history states and dictates. On the process the modern world has found ways to offer a different view on it. In other words‚ the modern world has turn impossibilities to possibilities. William’s report gives an insight into this. A mummy
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of the poem. Professor We Real Cool The Pool Players. Seven at the Golden Shovel. We Real Cool. We Left school. We Lurk Late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon. (Brooks 782) ?We Real Cool? was written by Gwendolyn Brooks in 1960. This poem is short but powerful. ?It gives the reader an idea about how Brooks feels about young pool players.? (Rubinstein) She uses diction‚ sound‚ characterization and form to present a deeper meaning in her work. She also effectively
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In a world in which abortion is considered either a woman’s right or a sin against God‚ the poem "The Mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks gives a voice to a mother lamenting her aborted children through three stanzas in which a warning is given to mothers‚ an admission of guilt is made‚ and an apology to the dead is given. The poet-speaker‚ the mother‚ as part of her memory addresses the children that she "got that [she] did not get" (Brooks 206). The shift in voice from stanza to stanza allows Brooks to
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