Furthermore, the epigraph affiliates McCandless with other similar adventurers, as there are countless who share(d) identical desires as McCandless. Various other epigraphs relate to the purpose of McCandless’ journey, and the potential justification
Within Brad Manning’s personal narrative entitled “Arm Wrestling with my Father” the author makes use of multiple literary techniques which allows for the story to be compelling and in essence creates an image in the reader's mind thus allowing them to build a stronger connection to the passage. Displayed towards the beginning of paragraph four, Manning gives an example of a reflection on an external conflict through his vivid description of the arm wrestle itself using phrases such as “how my tiny shoulders would press over our locked hands” and “hope of winning that single inch from his calm unmoving forearm”; through the use of the quotes above, Manning not only reflects on the arm wrestle itself, however his use of descriptive and active
“Shane” is an Old Western movie that represents the western lifestyle and perspective of manhood. It was one of the unsurpassed movies produced in 1953. The movie’s plot revolves around farmers’ who try to save their own land from a dominant cattle rancher called Fletcher and a rider called Shane tries to stand by one of the farming families to keep their rights. This creates tragic events and conflicts between the family members themselves, and the family members with Fletcher and his men. The perception of being in danger is haunting the family from all sides and this is what led them to be very cautious with who they deal with and who they let in their farm.
Sitting Bull Champion of the Sioux: A Biography, by Stanley Vestal, is a great book to read for anyone wanting vivid, yet serious, insight of the lives of the Sioux Indians, or more specifically, one Sioux Indian, Sitting Bull. There are three sections in the book that describe three major time periods of Sitting Bull’s life. Each section focuses on a different time span. The author highly exceeds his goal of “writing the first biography of a great American Indian soldier and statesman in which his character and achievements are presented with the same care and seriousness they would have received had he been of European ancestry.” (xxi)
Abby Slate English IV Period 2 17 September, 2014 Surroundings and John Grady Cole In All the Pretty Horses, cultural, physical and geographical surroundings shaped John Grady Cole as a character and aided to illuminate the book as a whole. The isolated Texas land, the open Mexican wilderness and the struggles that came with each land are only a few examples of how John’s environments made him into the character he was, and in turn, affected the meaning of the book. From the very beginning, John Grady Cole is introduced on a Texas ranch that he has lived on since birth, and a sense of immobility because of this.
John Grady Cole grew up the cowboy way, and after his grandfather's death, he has been challenged with the fact that he may not live this life anymore. John Grady chooses to hold on to the old ways of time such as working with wild horses, a job that was more of a dream to him, but the changes of time are not on his side. In the beginning of the novel, McCarthy states, “What he loved in horses was what he loved in men, the blood and the heat of the blood that ran them. All
These men worked hard herding, branding, and tending to cattle from sun up until sun down. However, over the years the image of the cowboy has been blurred by media. Often times when someone thinks of cowboys they think of a vicious gunslinger who is always looking for a fight. In reality, many cowboys could not even afford a gun. Regardless, throughout Kelton’s novel, The Day the Cowboys Quit, he was able to effectively portray the correct speech patterns, distinguishing characteristics, and lifestyle of the Texas
This quote connects to the theme “The effect of the wilderness on American imagination and Life on the road” in that it explains how others had the same mindset as Chris McCandless did, they are willing to die in the wilderness all alone and this is important because Chris McCandless actions have inspired many people to do the same as he has done, he inspired them to go out and make something out of themselves and find their
“Sherman Alexie is a preeminent Native American poet, novelist, performer and filmmaker. He has garnered high praise for his poems and short stories of contemporary Native American reservation life, among them The Business of Fancydancing (1992), The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven (1993),” (“Sherman Alexie”). In “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona,” Alexie specifically uses the plot structure to emphasize the storyline and thoroughly applies The Hero’s Journey analysis strategy model to dictate Victor and Thomas’ journey to retrieve Victor’s dad’s belongings. In the beginning, Alexie conforms the plot by opening with the introduction of the characters and their objective(s) to the point of which the hero and mentor reach the sought-after location.
Elizabeth Atwood Lawrence is an anthropologist who performed fieldwork in the Great Plains region in the United States. She is a trained clinical veterinary practitioner and the holder of a PhD. in Anthropology. Her interest in the sport of the rodeo developed in 1975 while in Montana studying the significance of the horse among the Crow Indians. Appropriately, she focused her work on the interactions between members in the Great Plains states and their animals – primarily the horse and cattle. In her ethnography, Rodeo: An Anthropologist Looks at the Wild and the Time, she shows readers that rodeo contestants, and the animals they ride, rope, and wrestle move not only in the area of chutes and ranges, but also in a world of symbols and metaphors.
The repeated use of words like “squattin”, “thinkin”, and “somethin” show the rural background of Bell that makes up his identity. Also, the repeated use of rhetorical questions such as “Why was that?” and “What was it that he had faith in?” show how Bell contemplates the actions of other people. Although Bell comes from a rural area where people are often ignorant of outside ideas and refuse to make personal change, a crucial part of Bell’s identity is that he reflects on his own actions and does not have a set standard for what is wrong or right, and good or bad.
Rodeo: I read Rodeo and viewed it from both perspectives lateral, and vertical. The young lady, Big Eight, is voicing how Rodeo "used to be for cowboys, used to be a family thing. " There are many "used to be" situations or circumstances that have now become commercialized and used for big profits. Cartoons such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer were once children/family entertainment. Both have become very lucrative.
I could get to the heart of this myth that's so persistent of Texas's identity,” Broyles said during a recent interview about what drew him to the ranch. Broyles had almost 130 years of history to comb through when he began reporting about the Ranch in 1979. The family also presented Broyles with the biggest reporting challenge; famously closed off to reporters, the members hadn’t granted a writer access to the property since they’d trapped Tom Lea to write a two - volume history of the ranch more than two decades earlier. At the time, the family was in the midst of a major shift.
In this event, Howard is looking upon the farm-scene that he has been away from for so long with its “endless drudgeries.” With this, all of the joy of Howard’s homecoming disappeared. Among this farm-scene was Howard’s farmer brother, Grant, who was angry at Howard for his elegant clothes and clean hands. In conclusion, Howard comes home from his successful career and is struck with feelings of tension and overwhelmed by the farm life that he has been away from for so long.
The author explores a variety of themes telling the story of George and Lennie, two agricultural field workers who are bound to each other but diametrically opposite in character. Lennie is a simple-minded man who is not in control of his strength,
