The speaker starts of by describing his cheerful and joyous years of when he was a child. The way the speaker describes his childhood on “Fern Hill” is as if he was living within an eternal holy Garden of Eden. It seems as if the speaker lived throughout his childhood feeling as if “time” allowed him to “play and be”, as if he was young and innocent for and eternity. Additionally, the continuous cycle of beautiful nature portrayed the speaker's idea of his never ending childhood. However, the tone of the speaker appears to shift significantly from cheerful reminiscence to regretfulness. It is as if the speaker believes that the time he spent in his ‘eternal’ childhood has betrayed him. The speaker now moves from assuming that the sun is “born
Samir Boussarhane During the early 20th century in the U.S, most children of the lower and middle class were workers. These children worked long, dangerous shifts that even an adult would find tiresome. On July 22, 1905, at a convention of the National Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia, Florence Kelley gave a famous speech regarding the extraneous child labor of the time. Kelley’s argument was to add laws to help the workers or abolish the practice completely.
The genius of Rachel Carson and her phenomenal capabilities in the power of rhetoric and convincing have turned this unknown female biologist in a male dominant world during the twentieth century, into the leader and the creator of the modern environmental movement. The environmental movement, the movement concerned about the wellbeing of our planet and saving it from man’s own self-destruction and arrogance was lunched due to the efforts of Carson and the publication of her book Silent Spring in 1962, the movement persists till this day. Even though Carson was neither a chemist nor an entomologist, she had a passion for our wonderful environment, and therefore she educated herself in those fields. Her passion lead her to take a stand where others failed to do so. Nonetheless, the marvelous
The history of life on earth could be thought of as a record of living things interacting with their surroundings; for most of history, this has meant that life molds over time by the environment it inhabits; however, very recently, humans have become capable of altering the environment in significant ways (Carson 49). Marine Biologist, Rachel Carson, in her environmental sciences book, The Silent Spring, documents the detrimental effects on the environment by the indiscriminate use of pesticides. Carson argues vigilantly in an attempt to persuade her extremely diverse and expansive global audience, under the impression that chemicals, such as DDT, were safe for their health, that pesticides are in fact detrimental for their health. Through
The speaker also manipulates time to bring out his or her message. Lines 3, 8, 11, 21, 34, and 36 all contain some order of either “spring summer autumn winter” (3), as in lines 11 and 34, or “sun moon stars rain” (8), as in lines 11, 21, and 36. As the order of these seasons changes, it indicates the passage of time. This manipulation of time draws attention away from these lines and towards the lines with deeper meaning hidden within. However, there is another form of time: the progression of life. The speaker comments on the growth of children in terms of their maturity levels and how as they get older, children tend to forget their childish whims and fancies and move on. He or she says that they “guessed (but only a few / and down they forgot as up they grew” (9-10). He or she then goes on to say that “no one loved [anyone] more by more” (12), hinting at a relationship in development, foreshadowing a possible marriage.
“Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway is about an American man and girl named Jig, having beers at a train station while they wait for their train to Barcelona. The woman tells the man that the hills they are facing remind her of white elephants. This statement does not amuse the man, and they continue on a bitter note. The conversation going forward is tense while the man attempts to convince Jig to have an operation that they do not explain further, but is believed to be abortion. After talk of the operation and uncertainty of their future, the server appears again, and they take their luggage and leave to Barcelona. The central idea in “Hills Like White Elephants” touches on the difference between talking and communicating.
One of the most controversial topics in America today is abortion. It is the topic that determines people’s political stances and ends other people’s relationships, but it is also the topic that many people tend to avoid. Everyone has their opinion on the matter, but most do not make it known. This is portrayed in “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway. The author writes this story mainly through dialogue, and avoids using extremely descriptive language. The white elephants in the story, “Hills Like White Elephants”, symbolize the elephant in the room the characters face, which is deciding whether or not to abort their child.
“‘They look like white elephants,’ she said.”(Hemingway 228). Communication is a big factor in life, especially for people who want to maintain a certain relationship. The work of Ernest Hemingway, “Hills Like White Elephants”, displays the importance of communication and comprehension with the partner you are communicating with. This short story, “Hills Like White Elephants”, is about a man and his girlfriend, Jig, trying to find a resolution, for their quarrel about abortion. They have a long conversion to come to an understanding, but they are unable to do this due to their persistence of staying in their side of the argument, At the end of this story, Jig is able to come to a conclusion about her choice, which becomes the cliffhanger
I appreciate the metaphor that Tienken uses about the Emperor with no clothes. It gives profoundness to common core that “the rhetoric [is] based on bankrupt ideology” (155). It is literally bankrupt in the sense that common core is lacking in empirical evidence, and it is also framed without children’s needs in mind. The lack of methodological practices behind CCSS it is just as ridiculous as metaphorically walking around with no clothes on.
In “Hills like White Elephants”, Ernest Hemingway uses tone, symbolism and imagery to enhance the struggle of power between the protagonist and antagonist. Jig wants to have the child, but her fear of abandonment and reliance on the American makes it difficult for her to reach a decision. It seems that she never had to make a decision during the relationship, but now she has a chance to redeem herself. She can either take the honorable path, keep the baby or abort the child. Her decision will have an immense impact on the relationship. Although Jig's want to have the child, she will terminate her pregnancy to save the relationship.
“Hills like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway is about a couple, the American and Jig, who contemplate whether or not to have an abortion. The premise of the story seems simple enough, but the outcome is highly debated. Critics argue that the baby was kept by the couple ( Renner ) and others claim the baby was aborted.( Fletcher ) Others have even simplified the story, claiming that the issue was not resolved because the couple was drunk by the end of the story. ( Sipiora ) Although the conclusion is in questions many have agreed with the idea that the couples relationship would be changed and would end prematurely. ( Wyche ) Dialogue is the main technique in conveying this argument but we can only understand the complexity of Hemingway’s work by looking at the story as a whole. By looking at the many symbols, intrinsically and
In “Hills like White Elephants”, Hemingway uses tone, symbolism and imagery to enhance the struggle of power in the relationship. Jig, wants to have the child but her fear of abandonment and reliance on the American makes it difficult for her to reach a decision. Jig is aware that her partner does not care about her or the baby. She has to make a decision that can either strengthen or destroy the relationship. The American will leave her no matter what choice she makes.
“Fern Hill” was written to show Dylan Thomas’s disappointment for the lack of appreciation he had for his carefree life as a child. Figurative language is used to create a deeper connection between the layers of the poem from the surface story to the underlying allegorical meaning. These layers, as well as the lilting pattern of the poem, add to the mood’s progression throughout the story. The overall point, involving the change through the narrator’s life and his nostalgia for the carefree life he no longer has, sums up the theme: that the changes of life over time are not always pleasant.
In conclusion, “Fern Hill” by Dylan Thomas demonstrates that at some point in life people will experience reminiscing on the past lifetime. It’s eye opening to see time pass oh so quickly, with death impending, youth is fleeting and infinitely valuable, as well as we do not fully appreciate childhood until it is too late. This poem displays beautiful imagery of how great childhood was, but it comes to a depressing thought at the loss of the beauty of his childhood, and he longs for his youthfulness. In the end, the whole idea of youth and age is
As a final point, the poem “Fern Hill” clearly shows the main message of “time not lasting forever.” The use of devices such as, allusions to religions to create a heaven like atmosphere easily portrayed themes which allowed for a better understanding of the speaker’s perception and how concept of time played a key role.
...e roots of the old tree, the star’s light was intercepted by green shoots and small, crinkled leaves— last season’s seeds. Tiny children of the mother tree, they were doomed to live out their lives under her suffocating blanket of branches. Now as they gazed upward, innumerable points of light gazed back. A light wind rustled the miniature stalks of the saplings, blowing the new debris around in short-lived eddies that danced softly through the night.