Strong metaphors and vivid images, like the winter and snow motif, are potent representations for the loneliness, coldness, and emotional numbness brought on by trauma. The harsh realities and emotional distance connected with traumatic memories are embodied by the winter season and visions of snow, as stated in the quotation, "Winter was a country of ice and snow that encased the land like a hard shell" (Wagamese 13). Additionally, as the following remark illustrates, the symbolism of dreams and visions is essential in communicating the concept of trauma. "The residential school was in my dreams. Of children's cries and all innocent things' quiet" (Wagamese 157).
The story of “Cold Pastoral” by Marina Keegan is one of reflection. A reflection of when a person was alive and when he was dead, it also reflects on differing feeling upon another. Page one informs us about Brian dying unexpectedly. Claire is in the process of microwaving soup when she gets the phone call.
Doyle’s anecdotes, imagery, and varying sentence lengths allow us to interpret the physical and emotional transformation of snow. Throughout Doyle’s essay, there is the prominent use of anecdotes, allowing the audience to connect with his piece, whether or/ not they have seen snow. His opening: “I met a small girl who told me she had never seen snow.” sets a rhetorical situation. Doyle’s use of a rhetorical situation allows the audience to read from the point of view of a young and curious mind while also presenting his purpose, “snow is inarguable”
The authors words give a feeling of looming death in this scene, and puts that in a brutally cold winter
Winter, the ice on the windows, sometimes snowflakes. Winters were cold, the zucchini plants dying, the look of the fields in winter, a shadow of the
In the excerpt, The Street by Ann Petry, there is a 3rd person omniscient narrator to explain the hatefulness of the cold along with the keen determination of Lutie Johnson. The narrator completely conveys the true parts of the cold to better show Lutie Johnson’s experiences by employing descriptive personifications and vivid imagery of the central antagonist as the wind. Imagery is undeniably the most used literary device in this excerpt, as it gives the reader an accurate sense of the horrible temperate weather that the protagonist is forced to endure in her search for a home. The presence of the “Cold November wind” is shown in the sense of disorder and chaos that is at 110th street. “Scraps of paper “are sent “…into the faces of the people
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns showcases various trials of grief and how characters deal with it. At the beginning of the book, the death of Mattie Lou Toy, a beloved grandmother, wife and mother sends shockwaves through Cold Sassy. The later deaths of Campbell Williams and Rucker Blakeslee shatter everyone even more. The loved ones display all different types of grieving processes including uniquely distressing ones for grieving spouses and children. Grief can harm an individual’s physical and mental health and can cause many long term issues.
Winter usually represents a type of represents sadness. In this story, it represents also represents a type of sadness because winter has always been cold, sunless, wet, and dark. This is true because everyone who died in this story died in the winter. Even though it says “As . . . in the winter he was an active child, his eyes were bright and quick to laugh.
Although the festivities of the Winter Carnival suggest that the boys have been successful in creating a separate peace, Knowles’ use of war related imagery in describing the setting, prizes, and behavior of the boys at the carnival suggests that the peace is illusory. The author’s use of war related imagery in describing the setting suggests that the peace is illusory. The season of winter is described as dangerous, like the war. Winter has “conquered, overrun and destroyed everything.
“Winter, and his children shivered at the front gate, silhouetted against a blazing house. Winter, and a man walked into the street, dropped his glasses, and shot a dog. Summer, and he watched his children’s heart break. Autumn again, and Boo’s children needed him.” (Lee, 279).
Often in literature, authors employ the use of a symbol to artistically reveal a message. In her novel Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton utilizes numerous symbols to subtly illuminate to her readers the complex relationship between Ethan and the world around him and to attach a deeper meaning to the work as a whole. Perhaps the most enlightening symbol found in Wharton’s tale of a love that could never be is that of winter. In many works of literature, a wintertime setting evokes a sense of perpetual coldness (both in temperature and in reference to a lack of affection or warmth of feeling) and it inherently provokes associations of death, misery, and isolation. These ideas are most certainly applicable to the melancholy atmosphere that the wintertime
In “The Murder Traveller” poet William Cullen Bryant employs a variety of literary devices such as juxtaposition, imagery, and tone to create an eerie atmosphere, with the continual thought being that life goes on with or without you. The poet begins by using imagery to create a cynical tone that makes the reader feel unimportant. By using strong imagery of how beautiful nature is even after a person has died, shows the death of the traveler didn 't affect anything around it. The nature continues to grow, people 's lives continue, and the world goes on. The contrast between the imagery of the beauty of nature with the bluntness of a dead traveler, creates this sense of unimportance, “And many a vernal blossom sprung, And nodded careless
Healthcare providers must understand how health traditions and views impact health outcomes in African American communities. Each culture has different preferences for how they navigate healthcare systems, so it is imperative health providers are culturally competent in care for all cultures. Health literacy is a major factor in the African American community, which stems from multiple barriers to healthcare. Low health literacy in Black communities is rooted in historical power structures where discriminatory policies were present systems (Muvuka et al., 2020). When there are discriminatory policies and practices are in place, it hinders individuals from accessing skills and resources to understand health outcomes.
In Story of an Hour, there is a constant theme about Springtime. Not only does Springtime have warm weather and animals, it also portrays happiness and freedom. In this short story, Chopin discusses springtime as a relief that Mrs. Mallard’s husband has died. Springtime shows Mrs. Mallard being “set free” in a time of despair. Dark and gloomy weather usually represents death and pain while springtime portrays the new life that Mrs. Mallard will soon encounter after her husband 's death.
Further, situational irony is present through the reaction that Louise Mallard has after learning about her husband’s death. Upon first learning of her husband’s death she is very devastated and distraught. As soon as she is alone in the bathroom however, it is clear to the readers she is not as upset. In fact she is slightly relieved in that “she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome” (235).
