In the poem “On turning Ten '' by Billy Collins and in the short story “ Marigolds” written by Eugenia W. Collier, both authors talk about how life has changed and the end of their childhood based on situations of their past life. In the poem and the short story, both authors explore the impact of losing innocence by describing their memory and discovering the truth. Both authors show how emotional it was to face the truth and reality based on his and her memories. In “Marigolds”, she starts losing her innocence when she “Never heard a man cry before” (Collier 42) and how she discovered Miss Lottie wasn’t frustrated with the situation at the end but was upset. In “On Turning Ten” he realizes “I skin my knees.
It is wholly recurrent to blindly skim through a detailed piece of literature and be unconscious to the likeness it shares with other pieces of literature. I am surely guilty of this ignorant practice, however. As I was reading “Hanging Fire” by Audre Lorde and “On Turning Ten” by Billy Collins, I didn’t truly perceive the connection right away. The obvious was already divulged in my mind; they’re both in the points of views of children. They, however, both have a mutual theme; growing up brings uncertainty and disappointment.
In the song “When You’re Young” by “The Jam,” they sing about how teens are full of youthful energy and rebellious thoughts. One of their lyrics states “...the world is your oyster, but your futures a clam.” This line represents the coming-of-age process and how difficult it can be for teens to grow up and find their true identity. In “Half a Moon” by Renee Watson and “Smokers'' by Tobias Wolff, the authors use the characterization of growing and maturing to show that as teens work to find their identity, they often struggle and make mistakes along the way but eventually realize they must make some changes if they hope to mature.
In the poem “An Obstacle” by Charlotte Gilman, the author uses different literary devices to provide insight into the passage and inform the reader of what events take place. This helps the reader understand how “Prejudice” is described and how the author decides to deal with it. For example, the author describes Prejudice as a man who stands in her way. This shows that the author thinks of prejudice as an obstacle that stands in the way of where she wants to. This is shown when she says, “And then I reasoned quietly with that colossal mule: my time was short – no other path – the mountain winds were cool.
The author, Sandra Cisneros, uses literary techniques in “Eleven” to characterize Rachel by using metaphors, comparisons, and repetition. In the beginning of Sandra Cisneros’s short story, she states that when a person becomes an age older they will not feel a difference. The character Rachel explains that in different situations, for example, “Like some days you might say something stupid, and [you will feel ten]” a person might feel different from their actual age. She then competes growing old to layers of an onion, rings of a tree, wooden dolls that fit inside each other because, according to her, “that’s how being eleven years old is”.
Both a novel and a collection of interrelated short stories, Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried is a book that emerges from a complex variety of literary standards. O'Brien presents to his readers both a war journal and a writer's autobiography, and complicates this presentation by creating a fictional protagonist who shares his name. To fully comprehend and appreciate the novel, particularly the passages that gloss the nature of writing and storytelling, it is important to remember that the work is fictional rather than a conventional non-fiction, historical account. Protagonist "Tim O'Brien" is a middle-aged writer and Vietnam War veteran. The primary action of the novel is "O'Brien's" remembering the past and working and reworking the
Unwind, a 2006 dystopian-fiction novel written by Neil Shusterman, explores the phenomenon of unwinding through the three teenage protagonists, Connor, Lev, and Risa. Unwinding is the process in which parents sign an order for their teenage child to be sent to harvest camps for 99.94% of their body to be donated for the transplantation needs of society. As Lev is about to fall victim to this process, he is allowed to abscond his past life, and the Pastor [Dan], whom he considers both family and a friend, appears to encourage it, leaving Lev profoundly confused. Shusterman has used a range of literary devices throughout Lev’s journey within the book, to convey how people are shaped by those around them, and thus change when their surroundings
Many of the crucial changes and additions to my identity occurred as I turned 12, 13, 14, and now 15-years-old. I became more responsible and mature like most tennagers, but I also learned to show empathy, respect, perseverance, and many of the attributes that are fundamental to my identity. These attributes have been shaped by all the love in my life . It causes me to thrive even when something happens which might initially cause me pain and hopelessness. However, Eliezer had lost this love and support.
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oats is a short story that is based on a true event that happened in the 1960’s. The allegory came from the man named Charles Schmid, who was a serial killer in which he was known for his ability to get the girls to fall for him. As for the story, Connie, the protagonist, wants to grow up and live in a fast pace and experience adulthood. She soon meets up with a guy named Arnold Friend, the antagonist, who is in search of finding someone to kill or looking for another innocent soul to take. In terms of the story, the author uses a type of writing that differentiates what is reality versus fantasy by using the literary devices of symbolism of Arnold Friend, setting of the music Connie
Joyce Carol Oates created a short story called, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been to portray the power of logical, emotional, and ethical appeals over people. She helps illustrate these appeals by using the character Arnold's friend to try to lure a girl named Connie. Arnold’s friend helps portray the power of logical appeals by showing that he is someone to be trusted because he creates statements that promise that she will be safe with him. Connie is a very vain and self-centered girl searching for social acceptance. She uses her attractiveness to get the attention of all the boys which makes her feel mature and wanted, but in Arnold’s eyes, she makes for an easy target of manipulation.
The style may seem very childish from the surface, but it is able to illustrate the theme of change and being stuck in between the innocence of childhood and the wiseness of adulthood in a very beautiful and poignant way. The poem “My Wicked Wicked Ways” had only three characters. The protagonist
Authors use literary devices to convey deeper or hidden meanings within their texts. These implied meanings help the reader better understand the background and theme of the text. Poems and Short Stories use a bulk of literary elements because they specifically never come right out and say their themes. In the short story “Where are you going, Where have you been?” author Joyce Carol Oats uses the literary elements of Imagery, Allusion, and Foreshadowing to portray her claim of being careful about what you wish for.
In the short story “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros, Rachel’s attitude is anxious and pessimistic using selective details and imagery. Throughout the short story, there is a continuous theme, birthdays. While most people cannot wait for their birthdays, Rachel feels quite differently. Rachel not only thinks she's eleven, but also ten, 9 , 8 , 7 , and so on. She thinks that when you “sit on your mama’s lap because you're scared,...
Although she says that she feels like 12 years old and needs help, she later accepts that it is learning about life. Thus, the theme of coming of age is shown through different expriences of the speakers. “Crystal Stars Have Begun to Shine” and “12 years old” both extremely well portrayed the concept of coming of age. “Crystal Stars Have Begun to Shine” portrays the theme by a speaker exploring sexuality for the first time with hopeful mood. “12 years old” portrays the theme by a conflict of an adult with despair mood.
Valdimir Lacroix Professor Alfarone PHI 2010 12th March 2023 Identifying the Straw Man Fallacy: Understanding The Difference between Disagreement and Misrepresentations When someone provides a distorted version of another person's argument and then proceeds to disprove it, this is known as the straw man fallacy. And distorts Because it entails making the opposing argument appear weaker than it actually is, it differs from merely disagreeing with someone else's point of view. This is accomplished by oversimplifying, exaggerating, or removing it from its original context. It does not address the pertinent subject and is not a fair and accurate representation of the opposing position.
