Home is Where the Heart Is
There is a familiar saying, which is along the lines of, "Home is where the heart is." This is true for most, but often, people are forced to leave their homes and relocate. Often, this causes a sense of uprootedness and confusion. One's most precious memories are often left behind. Confusion results from the loss of familiarity and a sense of having little or no ties to a new place. Sometimes, the changing of homes may be quite devastating, but eventually overcome or in the worst case, the uprooting could cause a lifelong disappointment and result in a loss of feeling of a sense of belonging which is a key to living a full life. The people of the former towns of New Bordeaux, Petersburg, and the Ridge community were all too familiar with the feelings of hopelessness. Although these people faced great challenges and hardships, they are quite heroic because many were able to accept the devastating changes, but eventually moved on and hopefully found a new "place" while never forgetting their past.
The town of New Bordeaux which was about 3 1/2 miles from the Savannah River in McCormick County, South Carolina, was founded by French Huguenots led by the Rev. John Louis Gibert in 1764 (Riley 10). These people located in this area, which was near the present Lake Thurmond, in order to escape religious persecution in France (Waters). Although the French Huguenots were forced to leave their past and in a sense say goodbye to their homes forever, they were quite productive in their town of New Bordeaux. They made their new home the best they could with the given resources: arms, tools, cattle, etc., and made wine and silk (Riley 10). They constructed many homes and a well. Approx...
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In the book, “Eleven Seconds” by Travis Roy, he talks about himself about what had happened to him during his hockey game and how he got injured in his hockey game. Roy becomes part of, and moves on from, many different “homes”. All the different homes remain significant throughout his life. Even though these different places are not permanent homes, he experiences a sense of home that remains important to him. Here are three examples of the “homes” Travis Roy becomes part of and how each of them had such an enduring influence on him. Those three “homes” Roy finds significant in his life are, Maine, Boston, and Shepherd Center.
Once they ‘re almost settled, they need to move off to a new environment again and they’ll have to adapt to that new environment. The green tomatoes on the vines is a symbol that represents that, they planted the tomato plant, and they were so close to getting ripe tomatoes from the vines but since they have to move again, they’re not going to get a chance to get the fruit. This could be the same for other aspects of their lives, making new friends could be an example. They may have just started to become friendly with the people of their neighbourhood, but soon they’ll have to move again.
...ewhere new. This alliance between them, this community they had created, was more than just and alliance it was a family now. This town, this new Fort Repose was not an isolated town to them it was a place to hang their hearts, it was a place to go home to at night, it was home (Frank).
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“ In 1764, a French fur trader Pierre Laclede established a trading post on the western bank of Mississippi, which grew into St. Louis. The village included ; La Grande Rue, now First Street, Rue de’ L'eglise , now Second Street and Rue Des Granges, now Third Street. The village became the center of commerce with furs as the main source of exchange for goods”(Historic Laclede's Landing in Old Saint Louis). Laclede Landing’s is considered to be the birthplace of St.Louis because of this.
The narrator continues with describing his resentment towards his home life, 'Coming home was not easy anymore. It was never a cinch, but it had become a torture (2).'; This excerpt provides the reader with an understanding of the sorrow that the protagonist feels at the beginning of the novel and throughout the first half. Further narration includes the protagonists feelings of distance from the land and blame that he places upon himself, 'But the distance I felt came not from country or people; it came from within me (2).'; Thus, as the reader, we understand that the narrator has removed himself from the land and his culture.
In Toni Morrison’s novel Home, Cee and Frank first consider home as something burdensome but come to consider home as a place of comfort. The brother and sister see their hometown of Lotus as a problem which they solve after learning of its unique value, despite all their previous misfortunes. As the characters change in personality, their attitude towards home becomes more appreciative. As Cee and Frank grow older, they move closer and closer to home and develop a better attitude moving forward in life.
Many folks go their whole lives without having to move. For them it is easy; they know the same people, have loads of friends, and never have to move away from their families. As with me, I was in a different situation. I grew up my entire life, all eighteen years of it, in a small town called Yorktown, Virginia. In my attempt to reach out for a better life style, my girlfriend and I decided we were going to move to Shreveport, Louisiana. Through this course of action, I realized that not two places in this country are exactly alike. I struggled with things at first, but I found some comforts of home here as well.
Everyone can rest at home after a day of laborious work. Homes temporarily replace our problems with the love of our family members and restores our optimism. In the story “Survival Zones” by Barbara Kingsolver, the characters encounter different problems and the town provides refuge for different parties.
Quindlen’s thesis statement, “home is where the heart is,” embodies her main message about how a home is more than a house or where one spends their nights. One of the examples that she used, was that family and friends defined having a place to call “home.” It has been that way for many generations. Being “the legacy of an Irish grandfather” gave her an urgency to find a home or “sense of place.” However, she also provided examples on how home can be considered “real estate,” and that some people may never find a home.Without a home, one can never be complete, because “home is where the heart