Comparing Home in Richard Ford's I Must Be Going and Scott Sander's Homeplace Most people define home as a comfortable setting which provides love and warmth. In Scott Sanders “Homeplace” and Richard Ford’s “I Must Be Going” the concept of home is defined in two different ways. Sanders believes that by moving from place to place, the meaning of home has been diminished. Sanders believes that America’s culture “nudges everyone into motion” (Sanders 103) and that his “longing to become an inhabitant rather than a drifter” (103) is what sets him apart from everyone else. Ford prefers to stay on the move. His argument is life’s too short to settle in one place. He believes home is where you make it, but permanence is not a requirement. Sanders argues that “in our national mythology, the worst fate is to be trapped on a farm, in a village, or in some unglamorous marriage” (Sanders 102). Ford is a prime example of someone who believes this myth. In all of Ford’s moves from place to place, he has been in search of something better. He says that all of his moving is a result of “longing that overtakes me like a fast car on the freeway and makes me willing to withstand a feeling of personal temporariness” (Ford 109). Ford acts on his feelings without realizing that he will only be there for a short time. Sanders associates yearning for some other place as being wrong. He quotes Henry Thoreau saying, “The man who is often thinking that it is better to be somewhere else than where he is excommunicates himself” (104). Ford does believe staying in one place is normal, “One never moves without an uneasiness that staying is the norm” (110). However, Ford blames growing up in Jackson, Mississippi as his reason for wil... ... middle of paper ... ...t people Rushdie mentions here. Ford is the person who “roots” himself in ideas because he is always looking for that special place but can never find it. Sanders would rather commit himself to one spot because he feels any one place is as good as any. Sanders gains this mentality based on the discoveries of Copernicus and that Earth is not the center of the universe. He believes, “any point is as good as any other for observing the world” (Sanders 103). Ford finds no truth in this statement as he continues to move “toward someplace we badly need to go” (Ford 111). Works Cited Sanders, Scott “Homeplace.” Seeing and Writing. Donald McQuade and Christine Mcquade. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin’s, 2000. 101-104 Ford, Richard “I Must Be Going” Seeing and Writing. Donald McQuade and Christine McQuade. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2000. 109-111
Updike, John. "A & P" Bedford Introduction to Literature. Ed. Michael Meyer. 6th Edition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002.
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.
Green, Anna, and Kathleen Troup. The Houses of History. New York, NY: New York University Press, 1999.
To illustrate the disdain caused by constant moving, Sanders uses allusions. He alludes to the past when the Spanish came to the New World and imposed their “religion, politics, and economics of the Old” on the people (Sanders). The allusion relates back to the fifteenth century when Christopher Columbus comes over to the America’s and his people bring diseases and kill many of the Indians; in turn, the Indians rebelled against
In the passage Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World, Scott Russell Sanders disagrees that “the belief that movement is inherently good.” Sanders claims that we should root ourselves in places instead of ideas and we should care for the earth rather than our own selfish desires. Through refuting Rushdie’s argument and recognizing the counter argument and appealing to the audience’s intelligence by using historical facts and evidence, Sanders relays his belief that we must settle down and “pay enough need and respect to where we are.”
Charters, Ann & Samuel. Literature and its Writers. 6th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2013. 137-147. Print.
Updike, John. "A&P." The Bedford Introduction To Literature. Ed. Editor's Name(s). Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin, 2005.
In chapter 3-Nice to Eat: Acts of Vampires it summarizes that vampires were old sinister monsters of men who sexually targeted young women. “The essentials of the vampire story, as we discussed earlier: an older figure representing corrupt, outworn values; a young, preferably virginal female; a
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Vampires and vampire legend play significant roles in the cultures of many areas around the world. These blood-sucking beings are most common in the cultures of Eastern Europe, although similar manifestations are reported in some Asian cultures as well as some ancient cultures. Vampire legends have a distinct background bridging several cultures and eras, making them some of the most compelling stories ever told.
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Meyer, M. (2013). Bedford introduction to literature: Reading, thinking, writing. Boston: Bedford Bks St Martin’s.
The initial surge of Vampire-like folklore has existed for thousands of years, with various cultures around the early word creating mythological creatures that drain your life essence, while simultaneously explaining the effects of entropy on the body, as well as missing children, sudden bouts of illness or death. The Mesopotamians, Ancient Greeks and Herbrew cultures all had references of such creatures, such as the Greek myth of a Vrykolakas, the Mesopotamian Lilitu, or the Herbrew Lillith. In this section I shall briefly explore various interpretations of the vampire before honing in on the more recognizable European variation, focusing on its traditions, superstitions and powers.
Belasco, Susan, and Linck Johnson, eds. The Bedford Anthology of American Literature. Vol. 1, 2nd Ed., Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2014. 1190-1203. Print.
“Home is where love resides, memories are created, friends always belong, and laughter never ends (Robot check).” A place becomes a home for me when I am around all the things that I enjoy and love. For example, when I am around everyone that I love, I enjoy a peaceful environment and the beautiful landscapes around me. The interpretation of home for me is not a physical thing that I see or that I can remember or even certain thoughts that I can relate, but it is a sensation that overcomes me when I envision being in the comfort of my own home. However, I know that this is a feeling that is calming to my soul and it quietly reassures me that I genuinely belong in a place where I can be free from people constantly judging me.