Fraustino ENLT 121 5/12/10 “Analysis of Undressing Aunt Frieda” “Undressing Aunt Frieda‚” is a poem about the narrator’s remembrance of his Aunts life while visiting her on a death bed. The narrative is in first person‚ and takes place as the narrator and his daughter are about to leave the relative. The first half of the poem explores Frieda and her past. The second half is about how the narrator and daughter have grown and learned from the aunt. While undressing her aunt‚ the narrator feels emotions
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In contrast of Claudia and Frieda‚ an important point to stress is that Pecola’s conviction of her own ugliness stems from the society’s judgment of her being unattractive rather than from herself. Pecola would for‚ “...long hours she sat looking in the mirror‚ trying to discover the secret of her ugliness‚ the ugliness that made her ignored or despised at school‚ by teachers and classmates alike…” (Morrison 1990‚ 34). The impossibility of Pecola’s wish for blue eyes undermines her self worth. The
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To me this quote represents how Claudia anticipates the events that the book will give us the reader’s attention to‚ most notably Pecola’s pregnancy. She remembers that she and Frieda pointed fingers at each other for failing to grow the plants one summer‚ but now she thinks if the earth itself was a danger to them‚ a more radical possibility. I believe this quote represents the levels of Pecola’s desire‚ she does not want blue eyes because they apply to the standards the whites have applied‚ but
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Dwayne D. Moore Jr. Women In Visual Culture AD307I Angela Reinoehl Visual/Formal Analysis The Liberation of Aunt Jemima by Betye Saar When we look at this piece‚ we tend to see the differences in ways a subject can be organized and displayed. This assemblage by Betye Saar shows us how using different pieces of medium can bring about the wholeness of the point of view in which the artist is trying to portray. So in part‚ this piece speaks about stereotyping and how it is seen through the
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The person I chose to interview is my Aunt Donna. She grew up during the mid-1960s‚ coming from a family of five. She graduated Rutgers University with a BA in Psychology and a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. She then pursued her master degree at Hunter College concentrating in Group Work Metal Health. She was the ideal person to interview because of the way she applied what she studied during her undergrad and grad school to the questions and how she formulated her answers based on her unique
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There seems to be a repeating sense of the past coming back to haunt Casey in the story “Aunt Granny Lith” by Chris Offutt. Casey suffered the passing of two wifes and these unfortunate series of events led to him meeting Beth. When he marries his third wife‚ Beth‚ he is seen very protective of her. Casey and Beth really fell for eachother when they met. Although there was some roadblocks like the local preacher refusing to marry them or the fear of Casey being hexed. The couple still got their way
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the book I would choose Aunt Josie. I have chosen Aunt Josie to be one of my great friends because she is funny when she dances to loud music‚ joyful when she plays music for the injured men and dances when she plants her seeds in the garden‚ and lastly when you need her‚ she will have your back like when Hattie was going to the terrible losses of her husband and kids. Aunt Josie is the type of friend that I want in my life because of her amazing qualities to have. One of Aunt Josie’s amazing qualities
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‘Full Moon and Little Frieda’ Children are wonderful. They do not follow the same rules as adults do and most of them do not even know that such rules exist‚ which allows them to experience the world and the bliss of living at an entirely different level that adults do not have access to. Ted Hughes‚ the author of this poem‚ realized this‚ because he had a daughter‚ whose memorable memory of the first spoken words was his inspiration for this poem. The poem makes many references to childhood and
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English Literature January 15th 2011 “Full Moon and Little Frieda‚” written by Ted Hughes‚ is about the memory of little Frieda‚ at two years old‚ noticing various things around her and also identifying the moon. Hughes conveys a sense of fascination throughout the poem through certain devices‚ metaphysical aspects and through the structure. The poem is a lyrical poem‚ which also adds to the fascination as lyrical poems are usually written as love poems. In the very first line‚ “A cool small
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January 15‚ 2004 was the day I became an aunt. I just got out of volleyball practice when my cell phone rang. I knew it was my mom calling to tell me sister had the baby because yesterday my sister was having real bad stomachaches. Nervously I answered the phone and sure enough‚ it was my mom saying my sister‚ Jamie‚ had the baby. She was coming to pick me up from practice and we would go straight to the hospital. I couldn’t decide whether to be happy or scared for meeting my niece for the first
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