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- 12151: Langston Hughes
- ... very unconventional style, subjectcontent, and language, though he gives his intended messages in the same way as the poets of the past have done. Langston Hughes created most of his works in or about Harlem, New York. His poetry was almost musical. It had a distinct rhythm and a flow to the words contained in the lines. He spoke of the issues and life of the black race and its plight ... Boogie, it reflects on how he drew from an oral tradition of working people and their own common speech Langston Hughes lived in an entirely different time, but he still causes a stir in the world of poetry. The themes of racial pride and personal dignity run rampan in all his works. He has taken the conventional stylings of a poem, and changed it into something that all people can enjoy ...
- 12152: Dandelion Wine
- ... town. The time was 1928. Douglas s house is an el dorado. Doug lives near an umbra, to others though it is just a ravine. It is just going to be the start of a new summer when Douglas finally realizes that he is free and alive. Douglas goes through many changes along the way, some for the best and some for the worst. There are many ways to describe a ... a superb pair of tennis shoes in a store window. Doug asks his parents if they would buy him this particular pair of tennis shoes. Doug s parents said that Doug didn t need a new pair of shoes. Thinking smart, Doug didn t keep bothering his parents. Doug thought of a master plan to get the shoes. Believe it or not, Doug got that certain pair of tennis shoes he ... about that. Doug starts to take the little things in life for a lot more importance. For example, before Doug took waking up every morning for nothing. Now for Doug every morning was a brand new day. A whole 24 hours to accomplish a lot of things. If something bad was to happen now it didn t matter because the next day he would forget about it and have the ...
- 12153: Dantes Inferno
- ... draw the reader into the realm of the terrestrial hell. In Canto 6, the Gluttons; Canto 13, the Violent Against Themselves; and Canto 23, the Hypocrites; Dante excels in his detailed portrayal of the supernatural world of hell. In each canto, Dante combines his mastery of language with his sensitivity to the sights and sounds of nature to set the stage. He then reinforces the image with examples that call upon ... his experiences. The reader enters Canto 13 prepared for a continued visualization provided through Dante s mastery of language and sensitivity of the sights and sounds of nature. Dante immediately lets the reader understand the new environment that he is now experiencing by describing Its foliage was not verdant, but nearly black. / The unhealthy branches, gnarled and warped and tangled, / bore poison thorns instead of fruit (119). This quote introduces the ...
- 12154: January Chance
- ... of the poem has literal and metaphorical meanings. The title "January Chance" by itself can mean a few things. January, a month in witch winter ends and spring is arriving, is a chance, meaning a new beginning. When thought of in a metaphorical sense, January can mean a new life or start. Chance can mean to fix something that has gone wrong, or to take advantage of an opportunity. The poet reveals important and valuable lessons within the poem. One of them is that ... touch with their loved ones, and keep up with the bond that comes with loving each other. Another is that they should talk and share feelings if it may help someone in the future, for new knowledge is never useless.
- 12155: Jane Eyre - Love
- ... as consuming and it is not a high priority in Jane's life. She accepts the fact that she will probably live her life in loneliness. From the onset of the novel we view the world through the eyes of Jane, a young, penniless, orphan. At the beginning of the story she is under the care of her widowed aunt, Mrs. Reed. At the Reed household, Jane is neglected and mistreated ... her first true friend Helen Burns. At the orphanage, Jane forms a passionate attachment to Helen. Burkhart 3 Helen assumes a sisterly like role and teaches Jane love in the form of religion. "Read the New Testament," Helen instructed Jane, "love your enemies" (Bronte 69). "Then I should love Mrs. Reed, which I cannot do; I should bless her son John, which is impossible"(Bronte 69). Jane does not comprehend the ...
- 12156: Dawn, By Elie Wiesel
- ... from 1948-1951. Since 1949 he has worked as a foreign correspondant and journalist at various times for the French, Jewish, periodical, L Arche, Tel-Aviv newspaper Yediot Ahronot, and the Jewish daily forward in New York City. Francois mauriac the Roman Catholic Nobelest and Nobel Laureate convinced Wiesel to speak about the Holocaust. Wiesel wrote an 800 page memoir which he later edited into a smaller version called "Night". In ... Jew Today", "Souls On Fire", 5 Biblical Figures", and "Somewhere A Hero". Eventually Wiesel went on to win an Nobel Peace Prize. The book Dawn concerns about the experiences of a survivor just after the World War who joins the Jewish Underground efforts to form an independent Israeli state. This novel is closely related to the one "Night". The Novel is about a character named Elisha who like Wiesel s life ...
- 12157: J.D. Salinger
- Many critics consider J.D. Salinger a very controversial writer, for the subject matters that he writes.. J.D. Salinger’s works were generally written during two time periods. The first time period was during World War II, and the second time period was during the 1960’s. Critics feel that the works during the 1960 time period were very inappropriate, because of the problems for which he wrote. The main ... in his works in order for them to attain happiness (Grunwald 265). Salinger describes Seymour as "A recluse, who will never be part of society" (Grunwald 260). He shows that Seymour wants nothing of this world and wants to be as far away as possible. The characters see that society has become bad, and in order for them to become happy they must get away from society, and live their own ... The Last Day of the Last Furlough" (Matuz 157). In the story John Hendren is able Salinger uses symbolism for the character to fulfill his quest for happiness (Matuz 148)John Hendren who is in World War II, has always wore large wooden necklace given to him by his mother (Matuz 148). This same necklace stops a bullet, which could have killed him(Matuz 149). John is later awarded a ...
- 12158: Invisibility Of The Invisible Man
- ... even he, understands who he really is. At some points in his life, identities are given to him, even as he is still trying to find himself. While in the Brotherhood, he was given a "new identity" which was "written on a slip of paper." (p.309) He was told to "starting thinking of [himself] by that name … so that even if [he were] called in the middle of the night ... the narrator was given an opportunity to re-invent himself as a leader and as someone to be honored. As he gained fame and notoriety for his inspiring speeches, the narrator begins to take this new identity that has been given to him and make something of it. However, he soon realizes that what he is being recognized for and what people are expecting of him, is not truly for him—but rather for his false identity that was given to him. His new identity has placed him in the center of thousands of people’s attention, yet he is unseen; in the brotherhood of thousands of brothers, "that sense … of being apart," was still with him. Upon ...
- 12159: Into The Wild
- ... on his own without the help of anyone or anything. He wanted to go on his own journey into the wild. What I think this book is saying is that there are people in our world who rebel against modern human civilization. These people don’t feel comfortable in modern society and feel that isolation is their only way to feel at home. This book is showing how a person uses ... in the wild environment of Alaska. If he did he would still be alive today. He was not crazy, he was just different from the average person. That’s why what he did was a brave thing. Chris had courage and that’s something that a lot of people don’t have.
- 12160: Inivisble Man
- ... it basically just tells the life story of this "unnamed hero" (the Negro boy who is the Invisible Man). The "hero" goes to his Southern college, but is expelled, so is forced to leave for New York, where he works in a factory and becomes a soap boxer. Next Howe comments on Ellison’s style by calling him "gifted" but "not a finished craftsman." Howe means that Ellison tries to overwhelm ... fact that Ellison wrote with bitterness and made the Stalinists seem stupid, vicious and cynical. He was not surprised either by the Invisible Man’s final discovery that after he quit the Communist Party, "my world has become one of infinite possibilities," because he did not want to be rejected nor not seen by various social groups. In my opinion I agree with Howe, that Ellison is a very gifted writer ...
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