Steinbeck is one of many author that uses imagery for their story, in “The Chrysanthemums” the theme of the story was uses through imagery and symbolism. His imagery reinforces his theme of loneliness and confinement in the story. In “The Chrysanthemums”, the valley was surrounded by mountains and fog, which describe as if she was living inside of the pot. The house that Elisa lives in is surrounded by fences and the flower chrysanthemums is also surrounded by fence inside the fence.…
Do you still think about what you did in your childhood? In the story Marigolds by: Eugenia Collier, the main character Lizabeth does something in her childhood that she still thinks about in her adulthood. Lizabeth and her friends tease Miss. Lottie, the old lady on the block. In the Marigolds i've came up with two themes: Don't hold on to your childhood and you can see the beauty out of life if you're willing to look for it.…
In the short story, Marigolds, Eugenia Collier wrote in the eyes of a 14 year old girl that’s transitioning to adulthood during the Great depression. Lizabeth and the other children feel like their world is falling apart. They try to pretend that their world is fine, until it starts to affect their families. In Marigolds, Collier constructs a theme of self struggle through the eyes of the innocent. The theme is shown throughout the story.…
The Effect of Making Hard Decisions Every day people face decisions they have to make. Although most times the right solution is obvious, some situations in life are not so simple. The lines between the “right” and “wrong” answer blur together as morals and multiple perspectives begin to play a role. This often causes the person to feel conflicted and trapped since whichever path they choose leads to some sort of regret.…
Alice Walker frequently uses negative imagery, dark metaphors, and symbolism to emphasize the restraint Roselily fears by committing to this marriage. Roselily tries to think of the benefits of the conflicting situation she is currently in. Various images are inserted to display the restrictiveness Roselily’s marriage will be. Negative imagery is frequently used to illustrate Roselily’s hesitance towards the idea of this arrangement. Roselily’s wedding dress symbolizes the restraint and strict order she will receive by her husband.…
The Flowers “And the summer was over.” Quoted in the short story “The Flowers”, written by Alice Walker. Myop’s summer has just ended. Ten year old girl loses her sweet innocence. Just by accidentally wondering upon something no child would want to witness.…
Symbolism is important because it is used in writing to give meaning to the piece of literature beyond of what is actually being described and gives the story more depth. Symbolism is when an object or character symbolizes something much more powerful than what we can see. Symbols are visible they stand for something that is not visible; this carries different meanings depending on one’s cultural background. For example; a lion can symbolize courage, the lion is what we can see while courage is what we cannot see, yet it is not only the lion that is there, but the lion also stands for courage.…
You Are Who You Are In the short story, " Flowers For Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, the main theme of the story is you are who you are. The main character, Charlie Gordon, has an operation that is supposed to make him smart. The operation work for a month, then it stops working. During the time the operation worked, Charlie's personal life deteriorates.…
Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is a realistic fiction novel written in the early 1950’s. It is about a large group of schoolboys, ranging from five to thirteen, who attend a Christian English School. One day they get on a plane to go somewhere (the book does not specify where), and their plane crashes on a deserted island, and the boys are left to fend for themselves without any adults. Golding is a lovely writer and he plays with your mind with his descriptions of certain scenes. You may have many questions that you will want to ask; because of all the mind games that Golding plays.…
1.What psychological stages does the narrator go through as the story progresses? The narrator goes through a rollercoaster of emotion throughout this story. In the beginning of the story she is suffering from postpartum depression so her husband locks her away in the attic. Being bored out of her mind and stuck in the room for 3 months she starts to be intrigued by the specific most minor details of the room like the pattern of the yellow wallpaper.…
BOOK REVIEW Nature stirs a fertile mind By Robert Braile, Globe Staff | March 29, 2005 Among Flowers, By Jamaica Kincaid, National Geographic There has always been a mysterious weave of the natural and the surreal in the writing of this native of Antigua, a fascination with landscape as dreamscape, where reality lies between the known and unknown, where the only constant is contradiction.…
It seemed like I could actually see the leaves and flowers growing and changing.” I used Marcela as an example because she was first angry and disgraceful before she got into the garden but when she did she was graceful and she didn’t have bad vibes she had good…
In the book flowers for algernon there are many themes based on charlie gordon, but the main theme mentioned throughout the story is that you should never judge someone for who they really are. Before charlie's operation his ‘’friends’’ would always make fun of him and he thought they were just making jokes and laughing with him not at him. For example on page 120 Charlie says ‘’ Joe Carp said I should show the ladies how i clean and mop out the toilets in the factory, then everyone laughed’’After Charlie has the operation, he thinks that his life will be better, and he believes he will have better and more friends but he realized the exact opposite. What happened to him was that he found out that all along he was being laughed at by his ´´friends´´…
he Flowers,” is a short story written by Alice Walker, the story talks about how a child loses her innocence to a traumatizing event. The main character, of this story is a young girl named” Myop” is enjoying a morning in the summer by picking up ,flowers when she comes upon the decaying body of a man who has been hanged. She is exposed to racial discrimination at an early age ,which is traumatic for a kid her age. The Flowers is a story of how a child loses her purity, and how it can be lost very easily due to the cruel world she lives in.…
The yard was filled with the sickeningly sweet scent of blooming flowers, from the hard-petaled magnolias to the soft brittle trilliums, all competing and vying for the attention of the beholder, Dorian Gray. In a place not accustomed to the cruelty of the outside world he lived peacefully with his only true friend and companion, Basil Hallward. They ate, drank, and talked together in the luscious garden of flowers, day by day. This peaceful and monotonous life was home to them: that is, until Basil began work on a special painting of Dorian. “Just look at him,” whispered Lord Henry, an acquaintance to the two.…