An Analysis Of 'Change Maker'

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b. I infer that George will begin reading although the story is open-ended. In the end of the story George chooses the books at random, meaning perhaps he will discover where his interest lies and will move on to read more. Moreover, there is a change in the seasons (summer to fall) which symbolizes the change that happened to George. Also, fall is also a time of harvest, and therefore the author may be implying that just as fruits that have reached maturity in the summer are ripe for harvesting in the fall, so George has been growing up that summer, and it is now time for him to "harvest the fruits" of his newfound maturity.
b. The literal meaning of "change maker" is the Mr. Cattanzara works as a change maker in a change booth in an IRT station. …show more content…

From the beginning of the story the narrator didn’t like Mr. Kelada because of prejudices and he thought he is annoying and too chatty and friendly. However, after the bet with Mr. Ramsay, he understood that there is more in Mr. Kelada than he once saw. He appreciated that Mr. Kelada sacrifices his honor and reputation to save Mrs. Ramsay 's marriage and realize that he is nice and caring, and therefore he didn’t entirely dislike Mr. Kelada.
The meaning of the information is that in his stories Maugham analyzes the bitterness in human relationships by writing tales and stories about love, infidelity, passion, and prejudice. In the story Mr. Know-All, he describes how prejudice can affect relationships. The narrator disliked Mr. Kelada because he was dark skinned and didn’t act like an English man. But, by the end of the story, the narrator realize that prejudice is not the right way to judge people. The author managed to demonstrate how racism can cause negativity in life and can prevent us from truly getting to know people by their true …show more content…

The poem begins with a description of a fork on a road near a yellow wood. As we continue to read, we understand the connection between this simple and quiet scenery and the problem of the speaker to human life. The poet uses the fork as a metaphor for a decision – similar to the choice the speaker must do, so do we need to choose between different options in our life.
b. The meaning of the quote is that if you believe you can do a thing - you can do it, but if you believe you cannot do a thing - you cannot. I think the speaker in the poem will agree with this statement, because we can infer from the last stanza that the speaker believes he can break the wall, and therefore we understand that he think that even if the odds are against you, you must believe and use your inner strength to change your circumstances because if you don’t you could never have the strength to change