Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows is a satirical reflection of the English social structure of the late nineteenth century, during a time of rapid industrialization throughout Europe. Also considered a children’s story, this novel conveys Grahame’s belief in the ability of one to live an unrestrained and leisurely life, free of the obligations of the working class, and entitled to this life through high social status and wealth. The River Bank
The Wind in the Willows: Kenneth Grahame and Neopaganism The beauty of the English countryside--cultivated or wild, pastoral or primeval, it was an endless source of inspiration for eighteenth-century Romantic poets. Such notables as Wordsworth, Keats, and Shelley envisioned ancient and exotic Hellenic gods in familiar, typically British settings. Douglas Bush says of Keats, "For him the common sights of Hampstead Heath could suggest how poets had first conceived of fauns and dryads, of Psyche
In The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame examines many aspects of life, and the exploration of freedom, the capacity to act by choice rather than by determination of others ("Freedom"), is prevalent among all of the characters. Throughout the book we see the characters express themselves with little to no restraint. The characters are always going on an adventure of some kind and don't appear to have jobs. Without the restraint of such responsibilities the characters are free to explore the
wisdom to guide the multitude of kings, from young princes such as Simba to the old king Mufasa. He is a character with abilities that no other characters can seem to fathom. He has the ability to read premonitions, communicate with the signs in the wind, and speak with the ancient kings of the past. This ability gives him a greater understanding of the world around him. He often takes responsibility for others, as when Simba leaves the land to discover himself after his father dies, Rafiki takes it
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light shines between the branches of the boudreaux 's willow tree, through the tiny bones of bird corpses strung high from extended branches like second leaves. at the trunk of the old willow sleeps the boudreaux 's only son, back pressed to the cold dirt. face turned towards the heavens, light casting shadows on the boy 's sharp features. the wind sings to him like hymns of a choir. it 's the closest to paradise the young boy will get, between the ominous visions and coffins of random strangers
Out in a deep green meadow, yellow daisy's blossomed. Birds sang along to the wind blowing through the leaves on the great big willow tree's. You could smell the sweetness of momma's homemade apple dumplings in the distance. To get to momma's homemade apple dumplings, you had to go through the whispering pines. A very perfect, peaceful place, but dont underestimate the greatness of the whispering pines. Still to this day the tales of the confusion that appears and happens in the whispering pines
visit Grandmother Willow. Grandmother willow is a spiritual talking willow tree that talks to her about what her path in life should be. Grandmother Willow then warns Pocahontas to the English that are coming. The English settlers land and begin to dig for gold under the orders of the leader of the expedition named Ratcliffe. John smith explores the wilderness
“It gives me wonder great as my content, to see you here before me. Oh, my soul’s joy! If after every tempest come such calms, May the winds blow till they have wakened death, And let the laboring bark climb hills of seas, Olympus-high, and duck again as low, As hell’s from heaven! If it were now to die, 'Twere now to be most happy, for I fear My soul hath her content so absolute, That
Rain, Snowfall, Snow Covered Ground, Snow, Sun, Ice, Water, Strong Winds, Short Days in the Summer, Very Cold and Long Days in the Winter, Minerals, Temperature, Carbon Dioxide, Air, Little Rainfall, Poor Soil. Biotic Factors Wildlife in tundra include Snowy Owls, Grayfalcon, Reindeer, Polar Bears, White Foxes, Lemmings, Arctic Hares, Wolverines, Caribou, Migrating Birds, Mosquitoes, Black Flies, Lichen, Flowers, Arctic willow grass, bearberry, Arctic owl, Arctic fox, Arctic
The Theme of Man vs. Environment in The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck that exposes the desperate conditions under which the migratory farm families of America during the 1930's live under. The novel tells of one families migration west to California through the great economic depression of the 1930's. The Joad family had to abandon their home and their livelihoods. They had to uproot and set adrift because tractors were rapidly industrializing their farms
Gloria Naylor, as an African American, has deep connection with her southern roots and heritage. The element from her life that has been most influential on her novels is her southern heritage. Understanding that southern life in many ways defines the African American experience, Naylor feels obligated to capture this essence in all of her works. Though she knows that every black experience is not southern or working class, she affirms the southern space as an inescapable foundation. According to
works as a source of the desert sands sweeping the cities and agricultural lands, as well as working to reduce the scorching desert wind around cities. The green belt consists of several green bumpers of eucalyptus and willow trees and drought-tolerant and salinity of the land. Those fenders are grown in heterozygous and nested in the form of rows in the desert wind gusts areas around cities. To alleviate the negative effects harmful to the environment and the
meaninglessly meandering through thickets of willow trees and patches of tall shifting grass. It was dim, but the markings of the well outlined trail were unmistakable. Through the trees and past the looming peak, the sun broke through the clouds and pierced the frigid state of the morning. It was so
depending upon the tribes beliefs. The lodges skeleton is made by intertwining willow branches in a dome like shape. Certain tribes have been known to say that the lodges dome like shape symbolizes the a turtles shell, or a mothers womb. The structure of the lodge is completed by covering the intertwining willow branches with canvases to insulate the inside from the outside. Years ago the aborigines would cover the the willow branches with the furs of animals, typically bison for the tribes in the west
narrative of lesbianism is dealt with in this series to contemplate if and how this desire has been resignified. This paper is concerned with critically analysing the overt representations of lesbian desire and identity as they are manifested through the Willow (played by Alyson Hannigan) and Tara (Amber Benson) characters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the coming out narratives as they unfold in Season Four. It attempts to address several questions: How has Buffy the Vampire Slayer reworked the representation
personification by having animals represent humans in many of his stories can be interoperated as an analogy for how making selfish and rash choices, can cause humankind to look barbaric and primitive, just as animals. Body Paragraph one: The Wind in the Willows a) Toad, one of the more egotistic characters to be
Leaves danced in time with the wind across the grey main street of 'Lake Awe' as he walked down the middle of the road. The ghosts of children, women and men were the only life that walked these streets; he could hear their soft voices and whispers in the wind. Not even his long japara jacket could keep the wind from leaking into his spine as the lives of the people of 'Lake Awe' flowed through him. He shivered, and dipped his head into the scarf that surrounded his neck, to stop the memories of
We had crowns of weeping willow blowing in the wind behind us as we ran across the rocks, careful not to step into the water below. My sister and I only had on school clothes, but as soon as we crowned ourselves royalty, those clothes might as well have been glittering gowns of gold. We each believed we were princesses, and this was our grand palace on the water. There was a tunnel where this narrow path of water started, we knew not to go near this tunnel. The cold drafts and echoes from the street
characters fail to grasp the power of the Willow Springs world until it is too late. "When I was just out of school I worked with a team of engineers in redesigning a nozzle for a nuclear steam turbine generator... It was an awesome machine... And when it ran... lighting up every home in New York, a feeling radiated through the pit of my stomach as if its nerve endings were connected to each of those ten million light bulbs. That was power. But the winds coming around the corners of that house was