Samia Jannatul Flatterers Sometimes I try to flatter my mom to get something that I want. I will clean my bedroom, give her necessities, compliment her, or behave well with my siblings. Once my mom feels the love, I slowly ask the question that has been eating at me all day. Then BAM, she falls right into my trap, causing me to walk away like a thug. The theme of my story told is not unlike the theme and tone of “The Fox Outwits the Crow” and “The Fox and the Crow,” for in both those stories share similarities. This essay will compare the relationship between tone and the way the authors develop their theme of not to trust flatterers in both Aesop’s “The Fox and the Crow” and Cleary’s “The Fox Outwits the Crow.” In the poem “The Fox Outwits
In a restaurant, picture a young boy enjoying breakfast with his mother. Then suddenly, the child’s gesture expresses how his life was good until “a man started changing it all” (285). This passage reflects how writer, Dagoberto Gilb, in his short story, “Uncle Rock,” sets a tone of displeasure in Erick’s character as he writes a story about the emotions of a child while experiencing his mother’s attempt to find a suitable husband who can provide for her, and who can become a father to him. Erick’s quiet demeanor serves to emphasis how children may express their feelings of disapproval. By communicating through his silence or gestures, Erick shows his disapproval towards the men in a relationship with his mother as he experiences them.
Fools Crow, written by award winning author James Welch chronicles the story of White Man’s Dog, who later earns the title Fools Crow due to the scalping of Bull Shield, the reigning chief of the Crow. As a Pikuni Indian who struggles to find his identity and place and society, his character goes through a massive transformation throughout the novel. His decisions and actions shape him into a courageous, brave individual who is revered by his peers at the conclusion of the novel. Consequently, multiple themes in this novel include how the perception of society is determined by ones status, along with the journey into adulthood.
Faulkner, William. “A Rose For Emily.” Literature Reading, Reacting, Writing. Kirszner, Laurie. Mandell Stephen. 4th edition. Sea Harbor: Harcourt College Publishers. 2001. 87-94
The birthplace of Aesop’s Fables originated in ancient Greece and is widely speculated to have been written by a slave named Aesop. Many critics over time have questioned the true original author of this book, however, they seem to agree that Greece is the actual geographical location of its birth. The specific version of Aesop’s Fables discussed in this essay started with a man named George Fyler Townsend, who began the process of recreating the book by translating it into English and publishing it in 1870. Townsend’s Aesop’s Fables represents a collection of translated stories that highlight morals above anything else, and these morals reflect the values that Townsend considered to be the most important to transmit from Aesop’s original version in Greek to the English-speaking people of his time.
For example, he does not hesitate to reveal the truths about his “alcoholic father.” Normally a father figure is a hero and someone every kid looks up to; however, the image of his father changes when the word alcoholic is used to describe him. Now instead of thinking of a role model, the reader can almost smell the old liquor stained drunk. It makes his father seem unreliable, irresponsible, and always hammered. Not only does McCourt describe his father negatively, but he continues by bashing his mother and referring to her as his “defeated mother.” Society paints mother’s as nurturing and sweet, but in McCourt’s point of view, his mother is weak and in a lost state. The two most influential figures on McCourt’s life are now seen as disappointing role models. Along with criticizing his parents, McCourt’s views on authority figures are negative as well; he describes the priests as pompous and his schoolmasters as bullies. Using the small alliteration “pompous priests” quickly catches the reader’s attention and directs them to a poor view of the priest. The word pompous shows that the priest was stuck up and all-important. Also, McCourt could have chosen any other word to describe his teachers, but “bully” leads us to believe that they were unfair, strict, forceful, and cruel—qualities we don’t like to associate with
Griffith, Kelley. "Chapter 3 Tone." Writing Essays about Literature: A Guide and Style Sheet. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning, 2010. 46+. Print.
Throughout time, the growth and maturity of an individual has been a common theme in literature. Often times, a literary character initially appears juvenile to the reader in his or her age, thoughts and actions yet, as the story develops, grows into a mature and dependable individual. Many positive and negative factors can influence the growth of an individual and the evolution of personal character. These factors can include external forces such as an individual’s surroundings, their personal relationships with others, and the conflicts and challenges they face in life. However, there are also innate forces that can influence the growth of a person such as his or her moral beliefs and conscience, which sometimes are enough to overcome negative
Krakowiak, K. Maja. "When Good Characters Do Bad Things: Morrison, Toni. Sula. New York: Knopf;, 1974. Print. SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on Sula.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNote
The plays, The Glass Menagerie and A Raisin in the Sun, deal with the love, honor, and respect of family. In The Glass Menagerie, Amanda, the caring but overbearing and over protective mother, wants to be taken care of, but in A Raisin in the Sun, Mama, as she is known, is the overseer of the family. The prospective of the plays identify that we have family members, like Amanda, as overprotective, or like Mama, as overseers. I am going to give a contrast of the mothers in the plays.
Christianity, over time, has provided a loose ethical base for the judicial system of the western world. Chapter 7 begins with introducing the concept of a faultless judge. Jesus explains that only a being that has no fault can judge one with fault because otherwise the one who judges would be a hypocrite. For this reason, a corrupt judge, or a judge convicted of a crime, is dismissed from his position. Just like most people, all three men had a character flaw that drew criticism. Gandhi treated his wife in an authoritative manner and occasionally became violent. Bonheoffer conspired to kill Adolf Hitler. King, a Baptist minister, was caught by the FBI cheating on his wife multiple times. This establishes that even the best men can be wrong.
“To His Coy Mistress” demonstrates a successful work of persuasion through Andrew Marvell’s use of form. Marvell not only presents an effective argument to the woman he tries to convince to engage in intercourse with, but also manipulates the audience’s feelings toward his presentation. Through the use of the speaker’s wanted outcomes being paired with positive connotations and unwanted outcomes being associated with the opposite, Marvell provides a cogent inducement throughout the entirety of the poem.
The novel, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding certainly is a masterful work of literature. The novel commences when a group of British schoolboys becomes stranded on a deserted island after their plane crashes into the sea. In due time, they become accustomed to the island life thanks to the leadership of the novel’s main character Ralph. As the plot progresses, these boys slowly but surely lose their sanity and the order they originally created transforms into a grim state of chaos. From How To Read Literature Like a Professor, a work by Thomas C. Foster, one can clearly classify that Golding’s novel
Reality is often times harsh. Adults have learned this and accepted this. Children, however, find themselves faced with the brutality of reality and can not accept it. Because of this, adults will do anything they can to soften the blows dealt to children before they are ready to learn the truth. Kids can be scared or impressed upon easily. Adults want to make sure the child knows there is good in the world before they come face to face with the evil. This desire to protect children is a common theme in many writings. Particularly in two poems, “A Barred Owl” by Richard Wilbur and “The History Teacher” by Billy Collins.
attempt to 'quite ' one another 's stories" (117). In their efforts to quite each other, each of
Every play written uses dramatic elements. The main dramatic elements are plot, character, theme, and language. Lillian Hellman, who wrote the Little Foxes, incorporates these elements beautifully in her play. The play is set during the spring of 1900 and takes place in the Deep South part of the United States of America. Just as every other play, the Little Foxes has included the dramatic elements in her play, particularly the plot, character, and language that all incorporate an underlying theme of greed.