Analysis Of Dont Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight

analytical Essay

1093 words

Alexandra Fuller and Pan Macmillan’s extract from, Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight, explore the roles of the family dynamic and their roles within the family. This is a first person narrative, written from the perspective of one of the daughters. As well, this passage describes the event of selling bales of tobacco in a market setting. This passage develops the roles of the narrator, the mother, and the father, through techniques such as animal imagery, body language, diction, punctuation, as well as structure. The father is developed mainly using symbolism through diction in the extract. The father is represented using diction that associates him with animal imagery, and displays him as being in control of the situation. The authors use …show more content…

In the third sentence of the extract, the narrator states that the father “nonchalantly stands . . . like a horse at rest”, connecting him with the image on a strong and powerful horse. The father is viewed by the narrator as being in control and mighty. The diction used by the narrator develops an atmosphere than is tense, like walking a tightrope. The use of “if” and contrasting sentences displays the anxiety present in the scene. Should the father accept the offer, the mood will become “exuberant”, but if the father tears the ticket, refusing, the atmosphere will become “quiet” and in the future, cause “anger”. As of the moment of the scene however, the atmosphere is taut and nerve-wracking. Synecdoche is also used to distinguish to the reader which parent the narrator is focused on, such as when the father is being addressed. The narrator takes note of watching “Dad’s hands as he walks the line”. This prompts the reader to focus their attention to the father’s hands and how they are linked to his line of work, the trading mainly. This gives off the essence of a working class as usually one would watch someone’s back as …show more content…

Her character is portrayed as being anxious through the author’s choice of dialogue in the form of diction, which is “waves of her [the mother] anxiety sink down into my belly”. The effect of this is to allow the readers to establish the emotions of the narrator, as well as establish an the uneasy tone of the passage, and how stressful and important the event of selling tobacco bales for her family is. Additionally, the narrator is seen to be uncomfortable in the setting she is present in. This is seen through the many dashes and pauses within her thoughts because she has no dialogue within this passage, “wishing- we- weren’t- here”, the dashes show her discomfort because the thought is extended, and thus more intense and heavy, wishing they could be somewhere else. The effect of the narrator’s comfort establishes her role within the family, the reason she and her sister does not have dialogue symbolizes that she has no voice within the family, as well as establishing hierarchy. The authors use dictation and writing conventions to develop the character of the narrator herself, as well as the mother. The narrator’s focus on each of her parents is additionally highlighted through

In this essay, the author

Analyzes how alexandra fuller and pan macmillan's extract from don’t let’s go to the dogs tonight explores the roles of the family dynamic and their roles within a family.
Analyzes how the father is developed using symbolism through diction in the extract. the narrator uses animal imagery to establish his role as the head of the family.
Analyzes how the mother's development is seen through the structure of the passage, because the focus shifts back to her role within the family.

Analyzes how alexandra fuller and pan macmillan's extract from don’t let’s go to the dogs tonight explores the roles of the family dynamic and their roles within a family.
Analyzes how the father is developed using symbolism through diction in the extract. the narrator uses animal imagery to establish his role as the head of the family.
Analyzes how the mother's development is seen through the structure of the passage, because the focus shifts back to her role within the family.
Analyzes how uses dictation and writing conventions to develop the character of the narrator, as well as the mother.
Analyzes how alexandra fuller and pam mcmillan skillfully develop the characters of the mother, father, and narrator in don't let's go to the dogs tonight.

Click here to unlock this and over one million essays

Continue Reading Check Writing Quality

Harness the Power of AI to Boost Your Grades!

Haven't found what you were looking for? Talk to me, I can help!

Sharon Olds' The Possessive
analytical essay
...ther is losing her daughter to time and circumstance. The mother can no longer apply the word “my” when referring to the daughter for the daughter has become her own person. This realization is a frightening one to the mother who then quickly dives back into her surreal vision of the daughter now being a new enemy in a world already filled with evils. In this way it is easier for the mother to acknowledge the daughter as a threat rather than a loss. However, this is an issue that Olds has carefully layered beneath images of war, weapons, and haircuts.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how teenage rebellion is portrayed in stories, films, and other genres as a testosterone-based phenomenon. the female version of the popular coming-of-age theme is introduced in sharon olds' poem, "the possessive."
- Analyzes how olds begins the correlation of the daughter's haircut and the idea of war early on in the poem.
- Analyzes how olds compares the young girl's hair to a freshly sharpened weapon. the literal break in the poem’s pattern conveys separation between mother and daughter.
- Analyzes how teenage rebellion is portrayed in stories, films, and other genres as a testosterone-based phenomenon. the female version of the popular coming-of-age theme is introduced in sharon olds' poem, "the possessive."
- Analyzes how olds begins the correlation of the daughter's haircut and the idea of war early on in the poem.
- Analyzes how olds compares the young girl's hair to a freshly sharpened weapon. the literal break in the poem’s pattern conveys separation between mother and daughter.
- Analyzes how olds jerks the reader out of the image of war with the realization that the mother is losing her daughter to time and circumstance.
- Analyzes how "the possessive" is a story of mother coming to terms with the inevitable decay of her relationship with her daughter as her baby girl.
- Analyzes how olds uses the phrase "distant fires" as a metaphor for the future fights between mother and daughter.
1266 words
Read More
dasdsadsadsadadsadsad
analytical essay
...hat she does not obliges to what she said to her daughter on about staring to other people. She stared and looked at the teacher twice, which would demonstration that the mother does not like something about her. “Her lips are quivering,” said the daughter showing that her mother had tremble when she was talking to her. They touch and press the lips as an old game but instead the mother put her hand down on her side that indicated it was not part of the old game it was different. The mother shoes as she walked down the hallway from her daughter and the teacher made a very loud sound. Singing and talking in the classroom as they walked towards the room was still not loud enough to take away her mother shoes walking down the hallway. Here the mother is showing emotions that she does not approve of the teacher as in her actions and having loud steps down the hallway.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how edward p. jones' "the first day" is about a little girl's view on the people during her first day.
- Analyzes how the mother of the daughter's mother believed that her first appearances to school would be important. they lived on the street 1227 new jersey avenue where the school seaton elementary is located.
- Analyzes how walker-jones elementary school's mother learns something about her that she has not known during the day. she learned that money is the beginning and the end of everything in the world.
- Analyzes how edward p. jones' "the first day" is about a little girl's view on the people during her first day.
- Analyzes how the mother of the daughter's mother believed that her first appearances to school would be important. they lived on the street 1227 new jersey avenue where the school seaton elementary is located.
- Analyzes how walker-jones elementary school's mother learns something about her that she has not known during the day. she learned that money is the beginning and the end of everything in the world.
- Analyzes how the teacher at walker-jones elementary school stared at her twice, showing that she does not like something about her.
636 words
Read More
Rhetorical Analysis: Ain T I A Woman
analytical essay
She brings forth a calm tone as she exhibits a sense of imagery in order for the audience to see the adversity she has experienced due to being a slave and a woman. This valiant woman has endured so much suffering in that she has “borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery” as she “cried out with [her] mother’s grief” (Truth 9-10). In this section she targets the mothers by providing a sense of ethos in that she to is a mother and has had several constant tribulations in her life, but she was able to overcome them. This detachment that only a mother feels creates creditably to her speech by relating on a personal level with her audience, so that they to can realize freedom from these burdens are needed. This inhuman treatment must seize because she is not cattle to be trampled over she is in fact a woman, but is clearly not being treated in that
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the women's suffrage movement of the late 1800s was a pivotal point in women rising up and speaking against the injustice that men imposed upon them.
- Analyzes how sojourner truth argues that despite this unfair treatment she has managed to uplift herself and has learned from these experiences to create a strong independent woman.
- Analyzes how truth uses pathos to evoke a sense of emotion from her audience so they can relate to the discrimination and prejudice she faces.
- Analyzes how the women's suffrage movement of the late 1800s was a pivotal point in women rising up and speaking against the injustice that men imposed upon them.
- Analyzes how sojourner truth argues that despite this unfair treatment she has managed to uplift herself and has learned from these experiences to create a strong independent woman.
- Analyzes how truth uses pathos to evoke a sense of emotion from her audience so they can relate to the discrimination and prejudice she faces.
- Analyzes how the poetic repetition and rhetorical device of "ain't i a woman?" provides an emphasis that the outer layer of skin does not matter and that despite her color she is human.
- Analyzes how truth places emphasis on different phrases in her speech, so that the reader and the audience can articulate her wrath toward the on going disrespect and discrimination.
- Analyzes how sojourner truth connects all parts of her audience whether they are black, white, men or women by providing various techniques to link them together.
- Analyzes how truth manifests an astute ideology that reverses the role of eve and bestows her with a great amount of influence.
- Analyzes how sojourner truth and other major figures implicated change that allowed women of our time to not endure the same violence.
1660 words
Read More
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Story, The Yellow Wallpaper, Isolating the Sick is not Medication
analytical essay
Jennie’s newborn child was taken from her early after birth. Her son was given to a caretaker. This feat crippled the new mother. She was not only isolating her thoughts to “dead paper” but she was isolating the emotions of motherhood. She was moved out to the country and put in a nursery to heal her. Jennie worried for her son when she was sent away. She knew he was in good hands with Mary, but it made her nervous. If Jennie was surrounded by loved on...
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the isolation of jennie in charlotte perkins gilman's "the yellow wallpaper" was the major foundation of her illness.
- Opines that jennie's husband, john, was present only when he had time in his schedule to care for her and never granted any of her desires.
- Analyzes how jennie's newborn child was taken from her early after birth, and her son was given to a caretaker, crippling the new mother. solitude does not heal the mentally sick, it harms.
- Analyzes how the isolation of jennie in charlotte perkins gilman's "the yellow wallpaper" was the major foundation of her illness.
- Opines that jennie's husband, john, was present only when he had time in his schedule to care for her and never granted any of her desires.
- Analyzes how jennie's newborn child was taken from her early after birth, and her son was given to a caretaker, crippling the new mother. solitude does not heal the mentally sick, it harms.
- Analyzes how disney's frozen proves that isolation is not a treatment. a princess named elsa is born with the powers to create ice and snow.
- Analyzes how jennie's lonely thoughts turned her into a psychotic woman, no one could recognize her. if she was surrounded by her loved ones or at least someone to listen to her, she could have been saved.
- Cites barnet, sylvan, william burto, and william e. cain. "an introduction to literature." in the yellow wallpaper, by charlotte perkins gilman.
607 words
Read More
Milo and Otis
analytical essay
Canine tales are becoming an ever-more-popular medium for expression, says Garber: “Just as the pathos of human love and loss is most effectively retold, in modern stories, through the vehicle of the steadfastly loyal and loving dog, so the human hero has increasingly been displaced and replaced by the canine one” (44). The spotlight has been shifted from the larger-than-life human to the humble family pet and his canine brethren. Stories that feature a dog rather than a person are able to more convey a deeper sense of meaning, establishing their...
In this essay, the author
- Narrates how otis and milo became best friends after a litter of kittens sparked their curiosity. they were reunited after they found food and shelter in the crate.
- Analyzes how otis the dog embodies many qualities that we view as ideal in humans. he strikes a perfect balance between aggression and pacifism.
- Analyzes how otis shows himself to be more responsible and wise than his peers. when milo is playing on the dock and floats downstream in the box, he understands the "bigger picture."
- Narrates how otis and milo became best friends after a litter of kittens sparked their curiosity. they were reunited after they found food and shelter in the crate.
- Analyzes how otis the dog embodies many qualities that we view as ideal in humans. he strikes a perfect balance between aggression and pacifism.
- Analyzes how otis shows himself to be more responsible and wise than his peers. when milo is playing on the dock and floats downstream in the box, he understands the "bigger picture."
- Analyzes how otis is aware of the importance of proper etiquette and social skills in our society.
- Analyzes how otis cares for his friend milo when he sees a large black bird perched on his crate. he is overcome with dread, but never deviates from his mission.
- Concludes that milo and otis is an ideal "dog story" from which to derive social truths.
- Analyzes how "milo and otis"'s "home" is a dynamic concept that identifies with children of today.
- Analyzes how garber's heuristic "the adventures of milo and otis" is a sad cry out to the general populace.
- Analyzes how marjorie garber's book, "dog love," explores the role and social value of dog representations in society.
- Analyzes how friendship is a central aspect of "milo and otis," and the idea that true friendship will overcome many obstacles, including time.
3043 words
Read More
My Papa's Waltz by Theodore Roethke
analytical essay
Any interpretation of this story is due to the reader’s personal emotions and feelings toward his or her own Papa. This story can be either a dance between him and his father, thus bringing them closer together. However, there is a darker side of this poem, on this side it is an unsettling fight between a boy and his drunken father and all the intimacy of the dance does not make an impression on the reader and is overshadowed by the anger they feel.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that any interpretation of this story is due to the reader’s personal emotions and feelings toward his or her own papa.
- Analyzes how theodore roethke manipulates our emotions in this poem using literary convention. a waltz is a lighthearted, easily accessible dance.
- Analyzes how the poem shows a hardworking father who returns from work and plays with his son that he loves before taking him to bed. the whiskey on his breath is not necessarily negative due to the factors of the working class culture.
- Opines that any interpretation of this story is due to the reader’s personal emotions and feelings toward his or her own papa.
- Analyzes how theodore roethke manipulates our emotions in this poem using literary convention. a waltz is a lighthearted, easily accessible dance.
- Analyzes how the poem shows a hardworking father who returns from work and plays with his son that he loves before taking him to bed. the whiskey on his breath is not necessarily negative due to the factors of the working class culture.
- Analyzes how the negative side of the poem is an abusive drunken father, tied together with the image of a knuckle, beating, belt buckle, and negativity in the word "death."
- Opines that there is no clear correct way to analyze the poem and judge who is more correct is in the reader’s hand not the writers.
684 words
Read More
Imagery in "Everyday Use"
analytical essay
She then shifts to discussing TV shows that bring family members together such as Sally Jesse Raphael or Oprah. As the mother imagines what it will be like when her daughter comes home, she brings out the imagery of tears and wrapped arms, and since we have all seen these shows, the reader can see the stage set up with four chairs and the daughter waiting for the parents to come out on stage. We can see the look of surprise on the daughter's face as they come out onto the stage. She has not seen her daughter, Dee, for a while and imagines b...
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how alice walker's "everyday use" tells the story of a rugged, independent mother of two girls who celebrate their african-american heritage in completely different ways.
- Analyzes how walker describes the yard in which the mother is waiting for her daughter to come home. she compares the hard clay to the living room floor being swept smooth.
- Analyzes how uses imagery of sight and smell to appeal to our senses when dee pins an orchid to her mother's dress after they embrace lovingly.
- Analyzes how alice walker's "everyday use" tells the story of a rugged, independent mother of two girls who celebrate their african-american heritage in completely different ways.
- Analyzes how walker describes the yard in which the mother is waiting for her daughter to come home. she compares the hard clay to the living room floor being swept smooth.
- Analyzes how uses imagery of sight and smell to appeal to our senses when dee pins an orchid to her mother's dress after they embrace lovingly.
- Analyzes how the reader is brought back to real life and given the imagery of what the mother actually looks like.
- Analyzes how maggie digs a well in the sand with her toe as dee gets out of the car. walker spells out the sound that maggie makes as she sees the male friend.
- Analyzes how dee and her friend come in and sit down to eat dinner. the imagery conveys the thought of the use of these items.
- Analyzes how the title is significant to the quilts at the end of the story in that dee wants to hang them up on the wall in order to display her heritage proudly and thinks that if maggie keeps them, they will become rags.
- Analyzes how the mother is offended by the idea of displaying the quilts instead of using them for what they were made for.
- Analyzes how walker uses brilliant imagery in describing each detail of what the mother sees through the eyes of her world. the theme of love of one's family heritage is within the heart and not on the wall.
780 words
Read More
Family Relationships: Sonny Blues by James Baldwin and I Stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olsen
analytical essay
Although, a mother’s determination in the short story “I Stand Here Ironing” mother face with an intense internal conflict involving her oldest daughter Emily. As a single mother struggle, narrator need to work long hours every day in order to support her family. Despite these criticisms, narrator leaves Emily frequently in daycare close to her neighbor, where Emily missing the lack of a family support and loves. According to the neighbor states, “You should smile at Emily more when you look at her” (Olsen 225). On the other hand, neighbor gives the reader a sense that the narrator didn’t show much affection toward Emily as a child. The narrator even comments, “I loved her. There were all the acts of love” (Olsen 225). At the same time, narrator expresses her feeling that she love her daughter. Until, she was not be able to give Emily as much care as she desire and that gives her a sense of guilt, because she ends up remarrying again. Meanwhile narrator having another child named Susan, and life gets more compli...
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how james baldwin and tillie olsen's "sonny blues" and "i stand here ironing" focus on relationships between family members.
- Analyzes how the narrator's determination in "i stand here ironing" makes her struggle to support her family. she leaves emily frequently in daycare close to her neighbor, where she misses the lack of family support.
- Analyzes how the narrator's husband leaves emily alone at home, causing her to become weak and sick. the mother occupied taking care of her new daughter susana.
- Analyzes how james baldwin and tillie olsen's "sonny blues" and "i stand here ironing" focus on relationships between family members.
- Analyzes how the narrator's determination in "i stand here ironing" makes her struggle to support her family. she leaves emily frequently in daycare close to her neighbor, where she misses the lack of family support.
- Analyzes how the narrator's husband leaves emily alone at home, causing her to become weak and sick. the mother occupied taking care of her new daughter susana.
- Analyzes how the narrator's disapproval of sonny’s dream to become a musician stems in part from his view of musician in general.
- Analyzes how the narrator doesn't understand what motivates sonny to play music until the evening he accompanies him to performance.
- Narrates how he had made it his: that long line, of which we knew only mama and daddy. he was giving it back, so that, passing through death, it can live forever.
- Analyzes how the boy feels pride in his brother's accomplishments, and acts in good faith. his opinion evolves from disapproval and disappointment in a boy’s pipe dreams, to one of pride.
- Analyzes the conflict between family's relationships in "sonny blues" narrated by sonny’s brother and "i stand here ironing".
- Cites baldwin, james, beverly lawn, jack ridl, peter schakel, and olsen, tillie. "sonn'ys blues."
899 words
Read More
Exiles
analytical essay
In the essay "Exiles," Carolyn Steedman uses different voices throughout the story. Steedman uses her mom, dad, and grandma's voice to speak her essay to the reader. She does this by either using someone else's memories of the instant by referring to what their mom did, told by the father or grandmother. She also uses memories or voices that her mom or dad said. An example of this would be the telling of Steedman mom's story, which was told by her father at the time "in bits and pieces throughout the fifties". Her father says about Steedman's mother, "Your mother drank gin once," contradicting what Steedman heard when she was young from her mom that "she didn't go out dancing or drinking." Showing that this secret was revealed "years later, with nostalgic regret by her father". Knowing that her mom, at the time, she remembers, was a good mother and later in life to be lied to and deceived for her own good. The author uses voices in the essay while remembering what her mom and dad were saying to her about memories of each other. So in other words, the author remembers what her parents said to her about each other and includes their voices in the essay. She also includes what she remembers exactly from her parents. "If it wasn't for you two, my mother told us, I could be off somewhere else". The quote obviously shows that this is what she remembers her mom saying. The author puts voices in the essay by using memories of her past.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how carolyn steedman uses her mom, dad, and grandma's voices to speak her essay to the reader.
- Analyzes how steedman uses voices in her essay to get a background and see perceptions or feelings.
- Analyzes how was astounded by her mother's hard-working attitude, and how she has grown from her past. she could use this passage to tell why voices are being used in the essay.
- Analyzes how carolyn steedman uses her mom, dad, and grandma's voices to speak her essay to the reader.
- Analyzes how steedman uses voices in her essay to get a background and see perceptions or feelings.
- Analyzes how was astounded by her mother's hard-working attitude, and how she has grown from her past. she could use this passage to tell why voices are being used in the essay.
- Analyzes how using past history and perceptions makes a good sense of where someone comes from, and overall makes the essay seem familiar.
668 words
Read More
Walt Whitman Biography
analytical essay
Nature is not the sole source of dramatic symbolism in the piece. The actions of the characters themselves reflect the piece’s definite goals. Though these “characters” set the scene and take center stage at different points, it must be remembered that what occurs is removed from the reader by two filters. The first is the filter of interpretation by the boy who is witnessing the events, it is then filtered through the memory of the boy become both man and poet. The boy has thus created a profound story of want and injustice through translation of natural occurrence (sounds and sea), and the man-poet has created a path though which all could trace the progression of these messages into the poet’s insight. Due to this fact, the central character in this piece is the boy, foreshadowing what he is to become. Attention is not focused on the birds and sea themselves, but on the boy-man’s growing understanding brought on by them. They are then factors in the equation of nature and speaker.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how walt whitman's poem "out of the cradle endlessly rocking" is a documentation of his own paradigm shift.
- Analyzes how nature is not the sole source of dramatic symbolism in the piece, but the actions of the characters reflect its definite goals.
- Analyzes how the autobiographical nature of the poem calls for observation. the speaker is an older whitman, advanced and experienced.
- Analyzes how walt whitman's poem "out of the cradle endlessly rocking" is a documentation of his own paradigm shift.
- Analyzes how nature is not the sole source of dramatic symbolism in the piece, but the actions of the characters reflect its definite goals.
- Analyzes how the autobiographical nature of the poem calls for observation. the speaker is an older whitman, advanced and experienced.
- Analyzes how the structure of time changes throughout the poem, but is consistent. the first stanza is mostly in the present tense as the advanced whitman summarizes the events before he tells of them.
- Narrates the memories of the bird that chanted to them, from the fitful risings and falling i heard from under that yellow half-moon late-risen and swollen as if with tears, from the thousand responses of their heart never to cease.
- Analyzes how whitman speaks of the emotions distilled in him by the bird’s song and the environmental setting of his piece, and mentions all the words forced upon him upon his epiphany.
- Analyzes how whitman's he-bird longs for the lost love of his mate.
- Analyzes how the he-bird calls for nature to return his love to him by any means necessary. whitman recognizes this and begins the process of slowly learning the truths of the world.
- Analyzes how the he-bird is tormented by his loss, and feels the physical forms of nature are pitted against him. the third element to the "trio" is the speaker, who is broken into two categories.
- Explains that the symbolism of elements in this piece falls into two categories: night and day, sun and moon, land and sea, life and death, and love and loss.
- Analyzes how the poem's introduction to the love of the birds gives us a feeling of strength and beauty which is later traded, in the latter parts, for an bleaker description.
- Explains that the yellow half-moon is a lonesome love deprived of its object with seemingly only the world to blame.
- Analyzes how miller's conclusion shows how whitman takes the parts, separates them, then combines them as a whole. nature is the beginning and end of self-progression.
- Analyzes how the boy's soul senses a change and ponders over the bird/nature’s intent.
- Analyzes how the speaker points toward the sea, the physical and spiritual meeting point of sea and land, based on miller's theory.
- Analyzes how the repetition of the beating waves is onomatopoeic. each wave is an answer to his question and his purpose. the beauty is in truth and understanding.
- Explains that the bird is a demon in that he has forced the speaker to change, and any drastic life shaking change results in feelings of uncertainty and discomfort.
- Explains that life and death are not the bookends to our existence, but points in an endless cycle.
1960 words
Read More
An Analysis of Page 69-70 of Chopin’s The Awakening
analytical essay
Previously, the narrator has intimated, “She had all her life long been accustomed to harbor thoughts and emotions which never voiced themselves. They had never taken the form of struggles. They belonged to her and were her own.” Her thoughts and emotions engulf her, but she does not “struggle” with them. They “belonged to her and were her own.” She does not have to share them with anyone; conversely, she must share her life and her money with her husband and children and with the many social organizations and functions her role demands.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes the passage on page 69 of chopin's the awakening where edna and madame ratignolle argue about the essential and the unessential.
- Analyzes how madame ratignolle doesn't understand edna; sacrificing one's life is the utmost that a mother can do for her children.
- Analyzes how edna's thoughts and emotions engulf her, but she does not "struggle" with them. she must share her life and money with her husband, children, and social organizations.
- Analyzes the passage on page 69 of chopin's the awakening where edna and madame ratignolle argue about the essential and the unessential.
- Analyzes how madame ratignolle doesn't understand edna; sacrificing one's life is the utmost that a mother can do for her children.
- Analyzes how edna's thoughts and emotions engulf her, but she does not "struggle" with them. she must share her life and money with her husband, children, and social organizations.
432 words
Read More
Analysis Of Fun Home By Alison Bechdel
analytical essay
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)
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how alison bechdel's "fun home: a family tragicomic" uses an intriguing combination of pictures and words to draw her readers through the story with many surprising twists and turns.
- Analyzes how 's use of emotion through pictures, dialogue and captions can invoke a sense of compassion for the child and one of loathing for her father.
- Analyzes how 's disillusionment mixed with sarcasm is powerful. the graphic novel places readers in the scenes as the beholder, allowing for both the subjectivity of the narrator and the cultural forces that have shaped her.
- Analyzes how alison bechdel's "fun home: a family tragicomic" uses an intriguing combination of pictures and words to draw her readers through the story with many surprising twists and turns.
- Analyzes how 's use of emotion through pictures, dialogue and captions can invoke a sense of compassion for the child and one of loathing for her father.
- Analyzes how 's disillusionment mixed with sarcasm is powerful. the graphic novel places readers in the scenes as the beholder, allowing for both the subjectivity of the narrator and the cultural forces that have shaped her.
- Analyzes how presents her story in a manner that is cryptic, but invites the reader to fill in the missing pieces through her skillfully detailed graphics.
- Analyzes how compares her father's obsession with the historical house renovation of their gothic period home to daedalus' crafting of the wings for icarus.
- Analyzes how hints that her father's use of embellishments and gaudy fixtures was a way for him to conceal his dark secrets and self-loathing
- Analyzes how alludes to additional dysfunction within the family through her mother's interactions or lack thereof.
- Analyzes how 's early recollection of her father-daughter relationship is depicted with contradictions of order and chaos, love and animosity, conventionality and avant-garde
- Analyzes how bechdel's "fun home: a family" is a collection of 50 essays from the first 50 years.
1180 words
Read More
Everyday Use by Alice Walker
analytical essay
The daughter alludes to an idea that her mother was also judged harshly and made to feel ashamed. By the daughters ability to see through her mothers flaws and recognize that she was as wounded as the child was, there is sense of freedom for both when the daughter find her true self. Line such as “your nightmare of weakness,” and I learned from you to define myself through your denials,” present the idea that the mother was never able to defeat those that held her captive or she denied her chance to break free. The daughter moments of personal epiphany is a victory with the mother because it breaks a chain of self-loathing or hatred. There is pride and love for the women they truly were and is to be celebrated for mother and daughter.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the difference between the way dee (wangero) and maggie would use the quilts represents their two different ways of defining and treating their family’s heritage.
- Analyzes how the story of "everyday use" shows a dynamic picture of two sisters that see their family history and upbringing nearly opposite points of view.
- Analyzes how dee's new beliefs are connected to disowning her heritage and her ancestors. she finds a desire in the quilts of her family’s past.
- Analyzes how the difference between the way dee (wangero) and maggie would use the quilts represents their two different ways of defining and treating their family’s heritage.
- Analyzes how the story of "everyday use" shows a dynamic picture of two sisters that see their family history and upbringing nearly opposite points of view.
- Analyzes how dee's new beliefs are connected to disowning her heritage and her ancestors. she finds a desire in the quilts of her family’s past.
- Analyzes how maggie's condescending attitude and request from dee leads her to feel ashamed of her life for a moment and she nearly gives the heirlooms away.
- Analyzes how the story pushes the reader to believe that this simple unmanipulated life is best and it was the right decision for the mama to keep the quilts for maggie.
- Analyzes how theodore roethke's poem, "my papa’s waltz," indicates that the boy is conflicted by his love for his father and his uneasiness over his drunken state of being.
- Analyzes how the poem, "we romped until the pan, slid from the kitchen shelf" and "then you waltzed me of bed" has a deep sense of fun and satisfaction.
- Analyzes the undertone of fear and confusion in the lighthearted fun of the father and son. the mother countenance is an indicator of something amiss.
- Analyzes how the son's mixed feelings come from the fondness he has with enjoying his father, and the fear that exists because of his rough man.
- Analyzes the meaning and significance of the last eight lines of philip levine's "starlight." the theme of "what is happiness?" lingers in the text and come to its symbolic answer in final lines.
- Analyzes how the beginning of the poem sets us in a place that we can all relate to and asks the reader to place themselves on porch with the beloved parent. the boy is stumped by the question and doesn't understand the meaning until the last eight lines.
- Analyzes how the image of a father revitalized by his happiness in that moment, under the stars with his son, is power for the speaker.
- Analyzes lorde's poem "black mother woman" as an interesting portrait of a woman and the "spirit" of her mother.
- Analyzes how the woman is able to truly define herself by stripping back the pain her mother inflicted on her to find the real woman that she was.
- Analyzes how the daughter alludes to the idea that her mother was judged harshly and made to feel ashamed. the daughter's ability to see through her mothers flaws and recognize that she was as wounded as the child is a sense of freedom for both.
1476 words
Read More
The Mother Daughter Relationship in I Stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olsen
analytical essay
...cts of the mother and the descriptions, which are presented to us from her, are very conclusive and need to be further examined to draw out any further conclusions on how she ?really? felt. The mother-daughter relationship between the narrator and her daughter bring up many questions as to their exact connection. At times it seems strong, as when the narrator is relating her childhood and recounting the good times. Other times it is very strained. All in all the connection between the two seems to be a very real and lifelike account of an actual mother-daughter relationship.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the narrator of 'i stand here ironing', tillie olsen, and other mothers go through an important stage in their lives. the story is based around the hardships of growing up as a woman in the nineteen-hundreds.
- Analyzes how elaine orr's story was based on the emotional pull a mother has to one of her children and how the feelings of emotion race wildly with every moment and situation in that child?
- Cites judith stanford's response to literature, 'i stand here ironing'.
- Analyzes how the narrator of 'i stand here ironing', tillie olsen, and other mothers go through an important stage in their lives. the story is based around the hardships of growing up as a woman in the nineteen-hundreds.
- Analyzes how elaine orr's story was based on the emotional pull a mother has to one of her children and how the feelings of emotion race wildly with every moment and situation in that child?
- Cites judith stanford's response to literature, 'i stand here ironing'.
- Analyzes how the narrator, her mother, is almost predicting her daughter's future by stating many detailed descriptions of feelings, which she may have felt in her childhood, and applying them to her life.
863 words
Read More