On the Subway Sharon Olds depicts the harsh realities of our world. Some may believe whites have privilege over other races; however, Olds tells the story in a way that challenges that notion. Old’s use of imagery and simile help the reader understand the contrast between the white and black world. Olds uses imagery in describing the (black) male. “Casual cold look of a mugger… hooded lids.”
The poem, “On the Subway” by Sharon Olds addresses the similarities and differences between White’s and Black’s. She addresses this by contrasting their skin color. She uses imagery and stereotypes about races to develop her insight about the need of both social class. The author uses vivid imager in the poem, both dark and light imagery.
Dealing with death, an obstacle not one person wants to encounter. When a loved one dies, one’s eyes tend to speak with tears while their voice becomes hidden behind a brick wall. The planning, the expenses, and tears that go into planning a funeral for a loved one is unbearable. From the moment he walks up the stone steps and through the doors, Brian Cable captivates the reader through an observational essay about his visit to a funeral home titled, The Last Stop. Cable describes his Although dealing with death is a morbid event, Brian Cable combines seriousness and humor to create a more interesting and fun to read essay.
In “On the Subway”, by Sharon Olds, there are two characters that are complete opposites from each other in every aspect. Race, gender age, and even financial stability are differences in these two characters. They are from two polar opposite places in the world. The poem consists of contrasting the races and appearances of the characters, one being the speaker, and the other, the individual the speaker is describing to the reader.
In the novel, ‘The Incident Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ written by Mark Haddon, the protagonist is a 15-year-old named Christopher Boone who lives with Autism. Detailing from his point of view, Haddon uses different literary devices to explore Christopher’s life challenges and triumphs as he uncovers more about his own life. By writing the novel using a first-person perspective, including many illustrations, and through the use of changes in sentence structures, Haddon explores the complexities of autism in a way that adds understanding of the problems faced by those living with Asperger’s. To convey to the reader what every individual on the Autism spectrum must deal with, Haddon utilises a first-person perspective. With
“On the Subway” by Sharon Olds is used to describe the racial aggression during the 1950’s through 1980’s. The author use literary devices such as imagery, symbolism, and theme to describe the situation on the subway with the the man and woman on it. This literary device is used to give us an image of the scene. Such as “He’s wearing red and has big feet.” and “ He is black and I’m white”.
This chapter focuses on the depiction of prejudice, oppression and brutality in the novel under study. By analyzing the content of Black Boy we come to know about the different types of hardships and discrimination as experienced by the Richard Wright. 3.1 POVERTY AND HUNGER The text throws light on the neediness and the starvation as experienced by the black characters that are monetarily disempowered by the afflictions of racial segregation. The black population is deprived the right for equivalent work prospects.
The conclusion drawn in these lines – that it’s better and safer to wear the mask and continue to fool the world – is ironic because the purpose of poem is to remove the “mask” and expose the truth. This brings the reader into the poem; only the reader, along with the speaker, know about the mask and why it’s used. This shared secret bonds the reader and the speaker, allowing for a powerful opportunity to experience life through the
He is portraying African- American as the victim of the people with power. “We wear the mask that grins and lies…” (1), is the symbol of their inner experience, the truth that is hidden within them. Because I believe that not having the freedom to express our feeling, just makes us feel as if we are not a human being. For me, this poem is explained all the suffering slaves had to go through and the feeling of heartbroken. It simplifies the whole meaning of being free but living in a societal prison.
The book “Notes from the Underground” is written by Fyodor Dostoevsky and is separated into two main parts. The first part expresses the inner characteristics of the person from the Underground and through the thinking, it provides a psychological context for the latter part of the writing; the second part describes the daily life of the person from the Underground. It can be said that the first part is the theoretical guidance, and the second part is a theory that is expressed as a concrete example. It is a close combination of abstraction and image. With the first part of the theoretical guidance, we can better understand the internal driving reasons of the behaviors of people from the underground, and through the second part we can better understand the underground.
Brief analysis of Notes from Underground and its themes Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel is a smartly written one; where he draws the attention to the deep effect of society on individuals. He shows how the individual’s fate and life are strongly influenced by the changes a given society may go through. Although the novel is thoroughly involved in the psyche of the underground man, he himself reflects a model to one of the possibilities of a psychological change an individual may go through as a result of revolutionary cultural changes in society. Dostoevsky’s notion of the underground man became an archetypal literary figure later on to describe this specific effect on an individual within an unstable society. In the depiction of the novel, the readers get involved with the narrator’s voice, as he addresses them most of the time, this involvement of the readers allow them to experience a variety of themes such as; isolation, excessive rationalization of thoughts, suffering, and human nature.
In particular, the Underground Man experienced a traumatic incident where he was lifted from his shoulders and removed from the path of an officer (Dostoevsky 49). As a result of this incident, it created a profound feeling that he is meaningless to society. This act was not only humiliating but also stripped the Underground Man from his masculinity. “I could even have forgiven a beating, but I simply could not forgive his moving me and in the end just not noticing me” (Dostoevsky 49). His masculinity grants him a personal sense of power, but that had been taken from him.
“The Story Of An Hour” uses Literary Devices. Literary Devices are specific language techniques which writers use to create text that is dear, interesting, and memorably. The literary devices in “The Story Of An Hour” are Irony, Symbolism, Imagery, and Allegory. Irony means the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically, for humorous or emphatic effect. Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
This piece of literature begins with the narrator, dubbed the Underground man, describing himself and his life. The
The poem, “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost states that in life we come upon many decisions, and there are points where we have to let fate take the lead. “The Road Not Taken” uses two paths as a symbol of a life decision. To understand this poem you have to have understanding of life’s meaning. The author helps us better understand the message by his use of tone and literary devices such as metaphors and symbolism. In this poem we come to realize that life is a combination of decisions and fate.
