Alohe Oe is a short story written by American author Jack London, born John Griffith Chaney, (January 12, 1876–November 22, 1916) in San Francisco, California. This story was first published in a magazine called The Lady’s Realm in 1908.
Set in the lush backdrop of Hawaii, we find ourselves at the end of a story rather than the beginning.
The mournful song of Aloha Oe swells as we pan the transport, its decks, and the gangway and wharf looking for whom this song is meant. It turns out not to be for the many natives described or sailors gathered, but for the junket of US Senators, wives and daughters now departing the island for home. It is impressed upon us that it is for them alone that this elaborate farewell is created. Most importantly to the story, it is for the daughter of one Senator, Jeremy Sambrooke.
Jeremy himself is not impressed with this display of ardor. He is impatient, fat and sunburned. Sweating under the dozens of flower wreaths that have been bestowed upon him and the other Senators, he finds them disgusting. He busies himself with thoughts of acquiring material resources and power .He is building his empire in his mind. He does not even see his daughter, who is metamorphosing right in front of him. He sees no beauty, only labor and resources. He disregards the young man saying good bye to his daughter. Dorothy, a tender young girl of fifteen, is saying goodbye to the young man and to the place where she has found adventure and a break away from her usual life as a schoolgirl for the first time.
In her departing moments, she reflects on her time spent on this trip, not with her father, but with a young man. Stephen Knight, a youth of twenty, is provided to her as entertainment while her father is wined an...
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...is real, or part of the entertainment.
There are hints throughout about material issues with the Senator. The trip being defined as a junket is the first. A junket by its definition is a trip taken at someone else’s expense, especially a politician. He is being wined and dined, and his daughter entertained so that he may plan how to use the resources and labor force of the island whose natives he considers beneath him and whose cultural beauty he does not appreciate.
There is no need to look for the racial bias, it is plainly told.
I believe that the author expresses his appreciation for the beauty of the island and the natives and is wishing for you to feel the injustice of it all right along with Dorothy.
Works Cited
Jack London. (2014). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 07:27, Apr 15, 2014, from http://www.biography.com/people/jack-london-9385499.
The understanding of the Pacific Islands literature is still a very confusing material for many scholars. Only the indigenous residents can interpret fully interpret their own cultural concept of writing. However, in the “My Urohs” which is a slim collection of poetry published by Emelihter Kihleng in May 2008 as her first collection of poem. It provided a new path for their own people to view themselves differently and add an important element in the Pacific Islander literature. Some of the basic informations about the author was that Emelihter is a Micronesian and more specifically Pohnpeian that was born in Guam and earned a master's degree in creative writing at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2003.
When my family and I could feel the warm fine sand, the gentle cool breeze, witness the crystal clear aquamarine ocean and swaying palm trees, and smell the sweet fragrant scent of plumerias, we must have gone to heaven. The enchanting beauty of this Hawaiian island, Maui, gives us a sense of warmth, peace, and serenity. In search of paradise, we explore the infamous Road to Hana, snorkel with underwater marine life, and journey back in time to experience the true customs, traditional cuisine and the original song, music and dance of Hawaii at a luau.
The allegory behind of Dorothy and her background relates perfectly to the political issues that took place in real life during the time the book was written. Dorothy, the main character of the story, represents the common good hearted citizen; she is essentially who every American strives to be. Dorothy embodies positive characteristics and is viewed as the girl next door. She lives in Kansas where everything from the landscape to the lifestyle is portrayed as being lifeless and lackluster during the beginning of the book. The unfavorable depiction of Kansas relates to the condition is was in during the late1880’s when it was plagued by sweltering droughts, harsh winters, and invasions of insects leaving it a wasteland. The angry people of Kansas combated the politicians who did not care for the predicament they were in, this is when the Populist Party arose to become the people’s party and fight for their rights. Populism spread like a wildfire throughout the Midwest and the south. Kansas was chosen as the
...there was some sort of authority that who they had become was horrendous. They cried for the deaths of their friends, as well as the darkness inside their hearts. They cry after realization of what had happened to them while they inhabited the island. They had allowed savagery to win.
“Wild Geese” is very different from many poems written. Oliver’s personal life, the free form of the poem along with the first line, “You do not have to be good,” and the imagery of nature contributes to Oliver’s intent to convince the audience that to be part of the world, a person does not need to aspire to civilization’s standards.
“The Hero’s Journey.” Ariane Publications, 1997. Course handout. AS English I. Dept. of English, Woodside High School. 26 October 2013.
STUDY GUIDE ----- The Anthem Chapter 1 1.a. What is the difference between a and a? The society that is represented in the novel is futuristic in terms of the actual date, yet incredibly underdeveloped to what we experience today. The political structure obviously works, because there doesn't seem to be much discontent among the citizens.
According to Webster’s dictionary, a tragic hero is a protagonist that is otherwise perfect except for flaws that are intrinsic to his or her character, which often leads to his or her demise. In Chinua Achebe’s novel, Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo, the protagonist was unlike tragic heroes such as Oedipus, Iago and Beowulf, because he was not born into nobility, but had to rise to fame and earn respect through his exceptional stamina, hard work and his historic unrivaled success at defeating the famous Amalinze the Cat. Like Beowulf and Oedipus, Okonkwo shares traits that are characteristic of a tragic hero. These traits exposed his mortal fear of failure, his fear of weakness and his fear of becoming like his father who was lazy and poor. Okonkwo also possesses an unwavering pride and an irrepressible anger. Fear, pride and anger are some of the traits of a tragic hero that were inherent in Okonkwo, and this paper will seek to explore how these traits contributed to his downfall Okonkwo’s connection of manliness with rage, ferocity and recklessness eventually leads to his downfall. Okonkwo finds it difficult to accept the changes the Missionaries have brought to Umuofia. The missionaries changed the way the people of Umuofia think, leading to an irreversible division among the people.
	As the story of David Guterson’s book unfolds, we find ourselves looking through the eyes of a man that has lived on the island for most of his life. His name is Ishmael Chambers. Ishmael seems to be a perceptive child, and soon gets to know one of the island’s many Japanese girls, named Hatsue. As fate would have it, they fall in love with each other in Shakespeare-like-fashion. The problem of them coming from two different races of people forces them to be secretive about their relationship. When Hatsue is forced to move away because of WWII regulations, she ends her relationship with Ishmael, sending him into a life filled with jealousy and grief.
...eople on the east side of the fence” or just plainly “oh you are one of them”, to Ocean Beach and its many shops and bar/restaurants which is widely known as the land of no which is ironic since it is the biggest party town on the island. The sad part of it is that a vast majority of the islands daily visitors or weekly/monthly renters have no idea of the islands history be it from the beginning or through the world wars. There are those of us that have been fortunate enough to have been raised either on the island, or within a boat ride from it. We are the ones who have been blessed with the knowledge of this wonderful place and lucky enough to have had it be a part of our lives.
Sam Woods is a very important character in the novel In the Heat of the Night. He is a racist, and throughout the novel you will notice many changes in his attitude towards Negros.
Early on the reader is aware that Mary Katherine thoughts are unusual and eccentric for a girl her age. Mary Katherine was brought up as upper class in a small village, living with her family until their sudden death. With only her Uncle and
Her family life is depicted with contradictions of order and chaos, love and animosity, conventionality and avant-garde. Although the underlying story of her father’s dark secret was troubling, it lends itself to a better understanding of the family dynamics and what was normal for her family. The author doesn’t seem to suggest that her father’s behavior was acceptable or even tolerable. However, the ending of this excerpt leaves the reader with an undeniable sense that the author felt a connection to her father even if it wasn’t one that was desirable. This is best understood with her reaction to his suicide when she states, “But his absence resonated retroactively, echoing back through all the time I knew him. Maybe it was the converse of the way amputees feel pain in a missing limb.” (pg. 399)
novel seems to be quite content living on the farm amid the dreary atmosphere. However, Dorothy (Judy Garland) in the film, dreams of a better place by singing the song, ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’. When she is eventually carried away by the cyclone and ends up in the Land of Oz, she is not able to handle the dangers, the responsibilities and immediately wishes to go home. Dorothy in the film is seen as someone who is much older than t...
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