Ryan O’Leary Professor Smith English MO1B 10 March 2024 Keys to Understanding Oyeyemi's Characters "What is not yours is not yours" departs from conventional storytelling methods, presenting readers a fresh and innovative writing style. Through strategic incorporation of subtle details and revelations, Oyeyemi transforms seemingly ordinary elements into extraordinary facets of her storytelling. With the creation of intricate and meticulously crafted characters, she not only encourages readers to look beyond the characters' names, but also invites them to explore the complexities of each character's development. Embracing a sophisticated writing style characterized by a meticulous examination of each character's evolution, which includes their …show more content…
Another writing choice Oyeyemi uses throughout the book, “what is not yours is not yours,” skillfully employing motifs centered around keys (Le). Taking a closer look at the key around Montserrat’s neck, the symbolic significance of keys peels back various layers of the story, offering a different perspective into the characters’ lives and experiences, “Rather than have keys embody only the most obvious metaphors — that of their granting access — Oyeyemi studies their individuality, their failures, and the mysteries they suggest” (Sarti). For instance, in “book and roses,” the keys possessed by two women not only unlocked the physical spaces of a garden and library, but also served as the token to deeper understandings about their destinies and relationships. The opening of a library symbolizes Montserrat’s quest for knowledge and guidance in her youthful journey, while simultaneously unlocking a garden which represents her desire for not only tranquility, but also personal …show more content…
Allowing for more male character features to also appear on these women. Proving to the audience of women that anything is possible. Moreover, family dynamics play a huge role, again Montserrat and Arkady both lacking parent figures, Aisha having a unique perspective on Matyas Fust, Jill and Jacob wanting a child, and Freddy struggling with his parents. The recurring pattern brightens up the narrative, bringing not only depth, but also complexity to Oyeyemi’s exploration of human relationships and societal norms. Highlighting that family may not be eye to eye, but family is very important no matter what dimension you are from. All in all, Helen Oyeyemi offers a refreshing variation on conventional writing methods. Rather than relying on overt statements, Oyeyemi's narratives unfold gradually, allowing characters to evolve in a slow and deliberate manner. Through careful inspection and critical thinking, the aim is to decode the mysterious dimensions of Oyeyemi’s characters, exploring the subtleties of their patterns, motivations, and decisions throughout the book's
Saving Your Life: A Continuously Relevant Topic If someone told you “the life you save may be your own”, how would you interpret it? In the story, “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”, Tom Shiftlet happens upon this saying as he is trying to escape his mistakes. The symbolism with this saying shows how Mr Shiftlet needs to change his ways if he wants to stop hurting the people he cares about. This short story by Flannery O 'Conner brings together the themes of gender inequality and the 1950s to formulate
comes to if the rape is actually shown or just referenced, and how that platform deals with the aftermath of a character’s experience with rape. Such movies such as I Spit on Your Grave and A Clockwork Orange have their plot lines revolving around rape, and even going as far as to include graphic rape scenes. I Spit on Your Grave features writer Jennifer renting a small cabin to work on her new novel. She ends up being brutally raped and left for dead. After waking up, battered and bruised, Jennifer
Common themes between Let Me Hear Your Voice and the selected article: 1. In the article it talks about the grieving model that parents go through. Catherine in, Let Me Hear Your Voice went through this grieving process. She experienced the denial, anger and frustrations that parents of ASD children go through. (Toni) 2. Another common theme was the everyday frustrations that mount and greatly affect the families of ASD children. Catherine many times felt she had to leave the room while her children
of the entire story, summarized in less than ten words. Flannery O’Connor’s (1925-1964) story, The Life you save May be Your Own, has a gargantuan title. From this title, you can infer that the ending of this story is a life changing one. This story has a very grotesque theme. However, it takes place in a very well light area, which shows a lot of contrast to the dark theme. In this story, its starts off with a man who has had an exciting past meet with a family who has most certainly not. He
“The Life You Save May Be Your Own” was written by Flannery O’ Connor, published on May 12, 1955. The symbolism used by Flannery O’ Connor described a sense of mystery for the story. With color imagery, O’ Connor foreshadowed the plot of the story, and O’ Connor plotted a series of situational irony throughout the whole story, making contrast between the characters at the beginning and at the end of the story. From the story, O’ Connor wrote, “She had long pink‑gold hair and eyes as blue as a peacock's
(Analysis of Characters in O’Connor’s The Life You Save May Be Your Own) Flannery O’Connor seems to always have a way with developing characters and stories that have multiple meanings. Maintaining this pattern, The Life You Save May Be Your Own can be considered representative of several different things. From salvation to evil intent, the story symbolizes the journey of any person throughout life. Along with struggles for survival, the text also has implied temptations and trials. While these
to the ground in despair. This angers his guide, who reprimands Dante. The passage known as the “Up on Your Feet” passage is directly related to the overall theme of Dante’s Inferno, in several different ways. Dante tires after traveling through nearly seven of the nine circles of Hell, and Virgil becomes angry and impatient; his words to Dante reflect the overall theme of the Inferno. “‘Up on your feet! This is not time to tire!’ my master cried.” (Pg.207 line 46) Dante has ventured a long way into
1. I don’t know what language play activities can I do with my child at home? Set aside some time for you and your child to be engaged in a dramatic play at least once a week. In fact, about two to three hours would be sufficient for your child to explore the dramatic world. What is dramatic play? I am not an actor! I am not equipped or capable to do dramatic play! Do not worry! Dramatic play is a type of play where children are able to demonstrate common cultural and social practices such as cooking
add any video clips downloaded onto your computer. The same goes with any Audio files, inserted with the Audio button to the right of the Video button, downloaded to your computer, if you wish to insert them into your PowerPoint. Conclusions After creating your PowerPoint presentation, you should have a slide show with a specific theme, format to your text, and pictures or videos that you have included in your presentation. This is the basic format to creating your presentation; there is much more
children's book "The Giving Tree." The giving tree has many themes in it to show your children about Generosity, Friendship, Love, Sacrifice, and greed. It is a great Book to show your kids many amazing things. The giving tree is one of the best children's book out there and shows many different themes. The giving tree is one of the best children's books Because it shows your child real life scenarios using personification. One of the themes is greed, the little boy represented greed. The tree gave
thankful for the bad things in life. Then open your eyes to see the good things you weren’t paying attention to before. Insert your hook, quote you found online Always be thankful for the bad things in life. They open your eyes to see the good thing you weren’t paying attention to before. ” In the novel Charlotte is the only girl on the ship and Charlotte is scared to tell the captain that there's going to be someone coming and if she tells him the theme of the people that are coming and then the
Next time you think about avoiding your grandparents, read the folk tales “The Old Grandfather and the Little Grandson” and “The Wise Old Woman.” In both folk tales, the theme the authors portray is to treat your elders with respect. The authors of “The Old Grandfather” and “The Wise Old Woman” develop the theme to respect your elders through the characters, the setting, and the symbolism. To begin, the characters help to develop the theme in both stories. In “The Old Grandfather,” the author uses
draft of your story “The Shooting of an Elephant”, you have really improved the fluency of the writing and overall flow of the plot. I believe “The shooting of an elephant” portrays the values of power, morals and ethics. Throughout, you express these values with great success, which casts this story as an emotional one that touches upon some of the most influential themes that can be conveyed through narrative writing, amplified through manipulating the setting and language. Throughout your story
analyze, but there is still a theme present. In this poem, E.E. Cummings expressed that everyone is unique. The theme of how you act at the beach reflects your personality in “Maggie and Milly and Molly and May” is established through its ending, its plot, and its symbols. In “Maggie and Milly and Molly and May”, the theme of how you act at the beach reflects your personality is established through its ending. The ending summed up the poem, and most blatantly showed the theme. The ending stated, “For
hunt. When watching your film Trumbo I was enlightened to the suffering that peaceful americans lived through during the McCarthy Trials. Prior to watching this movie I had little to no knowledge on the destruction the Blacklist caused. Being exposed to your shows made me a fan of your performances, but this excels as your most powerful role. While watching your work, I became engulfed in the provocative messages. I hold high respect for this film because of the underlying themes such as, the persistence