In “On a Wave” by Thad Ziolkowski there are some life changing/shaping lessons in his life. Thad realized at a young age that he loves to surf. At 11 years old Thad looks older than most 11 years old, which allows him to hang out with the “cool” kids after a surf session and smoke pot. Thad learns early on that pot and surfing would eventually grow on him as he became more induced into the surfer lifestyle.
In the poem, “Ground Swell”, by Mark Jarman there are many themes but one I could relate too most is to move on from the past. The poem explains how Jarman’s life began after one of these skilled surfers passed away. This surfer was really important to Jarman because he was the person that made Jarman “reconsider [his] worth”(37). This poem to me is about Jarman as a teen but now as an adult who was writing about his past life. Jarman says “ I can write about a lot of things Besides the summer that I turned sixteen”(50-51), this meaning that summer he turned sixteen was when his life changed completely. Although this poem can be seen as a poem about surfing, I can still relate to the theme of to move on from the past.
In the book, Lives on the Boundary by Mike Rose, the author explains his life growing up and the frustrations and interests that he encountered. Desires evolve from interests and the passion put into them. Even through the ups and downs, Rose still managed to follow the path that he wanted and he came out on top. The main activities in which Rose falls interested in brings out his desire to go above and beyond the limits that are set right in front of him.
Pouring concrete does not seem to be an important job to most people, and writing an entire book about pouring concrete also seems banal. But if you look at the underlying social commentary of a nation going from the old Imperial Russia, to the new Soviet Union, it speaks to the power of people coming together to achieve a single goal. The Book Time, Forward! by Valentine Kataev shows how people from all over Russia came together to become the people of the Soviet Union. Stalin used his first five year plan to unify the people to work toward a single goal of updating Russia, and making her a world power. Kataevs book Time, Forward! shows unity through a concrete pouring competition, and the people of the Soviet Union swiftly move forward
“The Swimmer” by John Cheever is a short story about Neddy Merrill and his journey through alcoholism. Alcoholism plays a detrimental role in Neddy Merrill’s life because it has been ruined due to his dependence on this awful substance. The author symbolically presents the stages of alcoholism, its effects on the alcoholic, as well as how the alcoholic’s family and friends change towards Neddy.
The Wave is a short novel about the effects of conformity and social coercion. It describes an experiment done by a history class teacher, Ben Ross, to answer questions raised by his students after watching a documentary on World War II. The experiment is eerily close to the event it was based on, the persecution of Jews in World War II. Consequently, the experiment was ended. The author, Todd Strasser, suggests that conformity to a group causes ignorance of the effect of an action. Human behaviour is depicted throughout the book through loyalty, social coercion, and loss of identity and proper awareness through conformity.
The Wave is a nonfiction book about a teacher named Ben Ross teaching his students about Hitler's reign. After watching a documentary on Hitler, the students had a lot of questions like, how did people in Germany not doing anything about the heinous acts? Mr.Ross wasn’t able to answer all of the students questions, so he created an experiment to try to answer these questions. The experiment was called The Wave based on three mottos: Strength Through Discipline, Strength Through Community, Strength Through Action. But about a week after all the students started to get carried away with The Wave. There are many themes used in this story, two of the main themes are apathy ( a lack of feeling and interest;Indifference ) and fanatic ( a person
“The Swimmer,” a short fiction by John Cheever, presents a theme to the reader about the unavoidable changes of life. The story focuses on the round character by the name of Neddy Merrill who is in extreme denial about the reality of his life. He has lost his youth, wealth, and family yet only at the end of the story does he develop the most by experiencing a glimpse of realization on all that he has indeed lost. In the short story “The Swimmer,” John Cheever uses point of view, setting and symbolism to show the value of true relationships and the moments of life that are taken for granted.
In The Sound of Waves, Yukio Mishima creates an exquisite story which has strong idealistic and mythic features. Although Mishima writes of young love and tranquility in The Sound of Waves, his later works are categorized as aggressive and containing violent sexual actions. Even Mishima himself referred to The Sound of Waves as "that great joke on the public" (qtd. in Ishiguro 385). However, one cannot compare this novel to Mishima’s other literary pieces; in order to classify it as romanticized, one must evaluate the usage of imagery, an idealized setting, mythical allusions, and characterizations which establish the romantic-driven qualities in The Sound of Waves.
The Wave by Morton Rhue is a fictional story based on an incident that occurred in a Gordon High School. A history teacher, Ross conducts an experiment to explain the cruel behavior of the German Nazis during to Holocaust. He’s starts an organisation called The Wave in his class, which then spreads rapidly through the school. Rhue uses characterization and character journey to develop the progression of the wave. Robert Billings, who loves the idea of The Wave, conforms to it strait away; David Collins also liked the idea of The Wave and is interested in making his high school football team join, and Laurie Saunders, who does not join The Wave and has serious effects due to not conforming. The language techniques used through The Wave are foreshadowing and characterisation.
In the Japanese culture, nature is one of the biggest factors that takes place in both their religions and in their lives. It’s even mentioned heavily in both, Mishima's The Sound of Waves, and the short story by Ibuse Masuji “Carp”. What makes nature such a key factor is that it can symbolize multiple attributes without reason. Within Japanese literature and culture nature is the reason for people to appreciate the small things in life and the reminder to celebrate the resources it provides. It also heightens a greater respect for what they have being that it is a small island surrounded by the pacific ocean in East Asia.
This story, based on a true incident that occurred in a high school in California, demonstrates how easily a group can lose its freedom without even realising it.
In this excerpt from The Sound of Waves, Yukio Mishima’s use of descriptive diction and imagery depicts the tumultuous island during the storm and helps the reader visualize the milieu and events of the passage. The reader feels an understated, ironic excitement and anticipation that is established in this passage because of the author’s diction. This simple but illustrative passage from The Sound of Waves altogether creates an enhanced experience and familiarity with the backdrop and atmosphere of the passage.
Yukio Mishima’s The Sound of Waves tells of a timeless love story between Shinji, a young fisherman, and Hatsu, the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village of Uta-Jima. But rumors and gossip throughout the whole village attempts to separate them. The concept of foils is used in this novel to emphasize the characteristics of Shinji, a good moral man who values the importance of hard work, and Yasuo, a man of lust, power, and selfishness. These two characters conflict throughout the novel to win Hatsue’s heart. As they chase after the girl, Mishima reveals significant traits that are demonstrated throughout The Sound of Waves.
The Stronger by August Strindberg is a play that is filled with irony. One of the first things noticed in this play is that the characters have no names, nor are they labeled by any type of status. Rather than having names like most plays, the two characters are differentiated by the letters "X" and "Y." Another ironic thing about this play, is how it is written; the dialogue of the play is not evenly spoken. Instead of the two characters conversing between one another, the play is written almost like a monologue where only Mrs. X speaks. Because Mrs. X is the only speaker, one would think that she is "the stronger," but ironically, she is not.
“A wave is a transfer of energy from one point to another with no transfer of matter.” (Walding Et Al, 1999) Waves that require matter to propagate are referred to as mechanical waves; whereas electromagnetic waves comprise of those that do not necessitate matter to propagate. (Walding Et Al, 1999) Mechanical waves can further be divided into two sub-branches: longitudional and transverse waves. Longitudional waves occur when the particles of matter used by the wave to propogate, vibrate parallel to the direction of propogation of the wave. (Nave, 2014) Transverse waves ensue when this vibration is perpendicular to the direction of propagation as seen in figure1. (Nave, 2014)