Anne Tyler

On page 226 of Anne Tyler’s The Accidental Tourist Macon is faced with the destruction of his home. The descriptive analysis used to portray the pipe burst that floods Macon’s home exposes the atmosphere not just in the house, but also in Macon. Before Tyler even begins describing the scene the demeanor is already implied by the weather. This part of the novel takes place in the dead of winter just after a snowstorm. Winter is usually associated with the cold and that piercing wind chill that goes right through you. Therefore, the reader can detect that Macon’s house will most likely correspond with the ambiance of the weather. Tyler starts the scene off outside of the home, describing it as untouched but yet dingy in comparison to the snow. This comparison also lets the reader know that this is a broken home because snow and water usually signify purity or a fresh start, but this house represents everything but a fresh start. The…

In The Accidental Tourist, Anne Tyler describes the life of a man named Macon, and different occurrences that completely transform him. From the start of the novel, the reader learns about Macon’s dark past and the subsequent negative and positive repercussions that resound throughout his life. Tyler then displays how these changes have impacted his life in an unpredictable yet entirely positive way. For instance, only a few years before the book begins, Macon’s son had been killed while he was…

The short story, “Teenage Wasteland” by Anne Tyler was first published in Seventeen in the year of 1983, and it explores the tough relationship between a troubled teen and adults. This story was influenced by the song "Baba O’Riley” by The Who which has a similar theme of struggling teenagers. Although studies have demonstrated that authoritarian or permissive parenting style can contribute to adolescent problems, Donny, Tyler’s protagonist, struggles because adults in his life fail to provide…

Seeking unattainable perfection is dangerous because it will leave you unsatisfied with average daily life and can cause you to lose your sense of 'self'. Ian, in Anne Tyler's Saint Maybe, struggles with deep guilt over his brother's death and Lucy's. He then on becomes Saint Maybe not wanting to make any more 'mistakes' for the price of his own desires. ". .. She was very forgettable. Her lank beige hair hung down her back, gathered ineptly by a plastic barrette at the nape of…

“Teenage Wasteland” by Anne Tyler published in Seventeen, Tyler paints a picture of the life of a boy named Donny. The author begins this short story by describing Donny as an innocent child. The story then goes on to describe Donny’s spiraling behavior, and how he is now being forced to meet with a tutor who asked to be called Cal. After some time, Donny is expelled from his school, and Daisy decides to stop the tutoring sessions and enrolls Donny into a public school. A couple months after his…

became a teacher because I loved to talk, but more than that I loved to share. As always, my mother was right. She believed in me, as well as many of the Tyler ISD teachers who taught me and for this I will always be grateful! It is my desire to believe in my students and encourage them to be the best they can be each day! From my earliest recollections I knew I wanted to be a teacher. My first classroom was in my bedroom closet where I taught Raggedy Ann and Andy, an overstuffed bear named…

In her short story “Teenage Wasteland”, Anne Tyler uses powerful words and phrases to bring characters to life. This short story is about teenagers going through troubles of their own. Tyler uses characters such as Donny to explain the message of this story. For example, the phrase “Matt and Daisy still look for him in every crowd of awkward, heartbreaking teenage boys.” This shows that there are other people just like Donny who could be going through similar situations like him. This quote is…

A specific event that had a great impact on my view of writing is when I first remember reading an autobiography about Tyler Perry. Within this autobiography it talks about Tyler’s life as a child, how he grew up, and his family back ground. It talks about how he got into being a writer, producer, and an author as you know Tyler Perry is one of the most successful writers and entertainers in the film industry. Tyler Perry was born into a wealthy background and he had to save money and work hard…

The film Diary of a Mad Black Woman written by Tyler Perry and released in theatres in the year 2005 tells the story of a woman, Helen McCarter, whom after 18 years of marriage to her husband, Charles McCarter, is notified that she is being left for another woman and savagely thrown out of her home. Helen, with neither work experience nor money turns to her grandmother Mabel Simmons, but commonly referred to as Madea. Helen, over the course of several months finds herself going through the…

Tyler Perry is one of America’s best writer because he dynamically portrays the black experience. Perry was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to his father Emmitt Perry, Sr. who’s highly abusive. On the other hand, his mother Willie Maxine Perry taught her son the fundamental values of love, family, perseverance through church. Perry’s writing is reflective of his family background from the character Medea. Moreover, Perry’s is subjectively and objectively geared towards portraying black issues…