“Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It’s Not)”, chapter one of the novel How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster, discusses the presence of quests and their importance in literature. Foster uses both hypothetical examples as well as examples from literature to provide cases in which quests are present and significant. Kip, a hypothetical example of daily life, is a normal high school student that is out to buy some Wonder Bread for his mother. He is confronted by a rich kid driving a nice car accompanied by Kip’s crush. Although this may seem like an extremely ordinary scene in high school, Kip’s adventure out to the grocery store is a quest of a sorts; the stroll out to the store fulfills all of the requirements of a quest.
In Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried the narrator, Tim O’Brien, often blurs the lines between reality and fiction. As a young soldier, O’Brien recalls the Vietnam war including the sounds, sights, and his emotions, while 20 years later he again shares his feelings and experiences of the same event. This same event, however, is told differently in order to help him cope with the emotional pain of war. The details become blurry as the pain is too great to endure.
Journeys often confront a person with arduous ordeals which makes them susceptible to transformations. You can see this in 'I am Malala ' when Malala clashes with countless obstacles, causing her to adapt to her situation and speak out. This ultimately allows her to transform from a normal schoolgirl to a world known symbol of peace and equality. In contrast, though, some journeys are detrimental but inevitable due to prevailing circumstances as seen in Peter Skrzynecki’s 'Sailing to Australia '. This is because, even though Peter was deported to Australia, mentally he resides in his fond homeland memories.
A literary element that I liked about this book was characterization. Three Day Road reveals the emotional changes one can undergo when living in the shadow of someone else. In the beginning, Elijah and Xavier were friends that could exceed family. Yet because of the war, Xavier often was covered by Elijah’s glory and they started to pull apart emotionally as Xavier became jealous of Elijah. Both being good snipers, Xavier found it unfair that he never received any credit and was an invisible man to the others around him.
Mary Wollstonecraft, in her travelogue From Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, vividly describes her travels in Europe. She supports her description through the use of rhetorical questions and vivid imagery. Wollstonecraft's purpose is to meticulously describe every detail of her trip in order to paint a picture of her experiences for her readers. She writes in a mellow yet slightly critical tone for her people who are interested in what the culture and environment in Europe are like, making her travelogue one of the best narratives. Through the use of rhetorical questions, Mary Wollstonecraft weaves together her experiences in Europe into one of the best travel narratives.
The Jaunt I would like to talk about the novel The Jaunt. First, I will tell you something about the two parallel-running storylines the novel has, then I will move on to talk about the theme that the novel is based around. After that, I will talk about the dialogue in the novel since there is very little action takes place in the novel, and most of it is dialogue. I will round the essay off with a conclusion, where I discuss, whether I think the story is good or bad and why.
The travel market had expanded from the male elite to include male and female travellers from the “middling sort” and as result, a profusion of travel related letters were written to private correspondents. A large number of these letters were collected, collated and entered onto a the Grand Tour Database (www.grandtour.amdigital.co.uk.) together with published collations and travel guides that formed a genre of factual and entertaining travelogues and guides related guides which were widely circulated for those about to travel and for those interested in, but unable to afford foreign travel. Both printed and personal correspondence allowed its reader to extend their understanding of places, cultures and social structures. (Goodrich, A. Chapter 17pp24-25)
Throughout the story, “Invierno” by Junot Dìaz, there are many journeys that are taken by each character. Each character had experienced a different journey whether if it was a literal or metaphorical journeyed. In the short story, “Invierno” by Junot Dìaz, Mami takes a literal journey from her homeland the Dominican Republic towards the United States, specifically New Jersey. Mami takes the long journey with her family and despite the positives of receiving a better life, ultimately this journey was in fact a negative experience for Mami because she faced a lot of hardships transitioning from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. For instance, one hardship she faces instantly when coming to New Jersey was trying to learn and understand the English language when nobody wants to help her and having to feel lonely the entire time being over in New Jersey. Although, Mami was pleased with the idea of coming at first and hearing about the laundry room.
For example, Sasse views travel as, “...an opportunity to help our kids to get out of their comfort zones, learn to see different social and economic arrangements.” (Sasse 18). Ben Sasse views travel simply as a way to get out of one’s own bubble to learn about the various living situations that people, even a neighborhood away, experience. Therefore, although traveling is not the only way for a kid to be made aware of the different circumstances that people around the world experience on a daily basis, it is one of the most effective ways as they will be able to experience them firsthand. This sentiment holds true in my own life as well as for many others.
When asked about future plans, a common answer given by individuals is to travel. One of the main appeals of traveling is the experience it gives one in the outside world. Traveling can expose an individual to new places and people, as well as moral views and opinions outside of those in their own society. Although one might want to depart from their hometown, what they have grown to experience in it is what makes up most of their identity. In Harper Lee’s classic novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, she demonstrates the opposing identities of people who live in the same community, but different society.
For my second book analysis I read the book Everyday by David Levithan. It has 384 pages and it took me exactly one week to finish it. This was not really a book to learn anything and it did not particularly have a moral. It was just a book to entertain and tell a story. It somewhat teaches you, however, to be grateful for the life you have and that you can always look forward to tomorrow.
First, I will ask two of you to come to the board to participate in an experiment… Here are the materials: use them however you like… When I was a little boy – that is to say not so long ago – I was always drawing, drawing, drawing… all day long – even in class – most of the time, massive churches or elegant castles. Kaplas, Playmobils were invading the living room for months… Construction games were a passion, a unique way of making my dreams concrete. But as I had to clean the rooms – the least fun – I was always inventing a dramatic way of doing it: a cataclysm breaking the monument was by far, my favourite part. «
By using “travel companions,” writers are trying not only to acquaint the the reader with racial issues but to show HOW these issues affect others in society. The extent and of the problem and the contexts of the encountered problems are different. In the poem, while narrator doesn 't explicitly discuss the issue of racial discrimination, she describes this problem as " life long practice.” On the other hand, author of the second text, explicitly detests what she has seen in the Johannesburg, but it 's her “first time
The Industry that we are studying is about the passenger vessels that are travelling directly from Cebu to Manila vice versa. Big names in travel firms such as 2GO Travel (a part of 2GO Group) and Sulpicio Lines (Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation) have their passenger vessels travelling at the same route. This specific market has a competition not just only by vessel but also in air travel and from the other provinces that have buses who goes to Manila. The competition on the same type of industry, The Sulpicio Lines’ passenger vessel, namely the M/V Princess of the Stars, which sailed from Manila and were bound to Cebu carrying a total of 851 passengers met a tragic accident at the seas of Romblon. The ship that was sailing in a rough weather sank and only 28 of its passengers survived.
“Travelling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta. My passion is learning about life through travelling and exploring new things. It excites me when I visit new places, learn about different cultures, and see other people live a life that is different from mine. I just love to travel because it makes me realize that the world is so beautiful and there is so much to admire and treasure.
