Ricochet River, written by Robin Cody, is a fictional book that takes place in a small town called Calamus, Oregon. And in this town, the loggers are treated like royalty. However, the story of the book focuses on the Curren Family, as well as Wade Currens friends, Jesse, and Wade's girlfriend Lorna. Characters, no matter what the book is, usually evolve towards the end of the story. This applies to Wade in many ways; such as at the beginning of the book he accepts Lorna box theorem, and enjoys it, However towards the end of the book Wade has stated to reject the box theorem and wants to get out of his box.
“The Analogy on Canyons” “In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change. ”-Nhát Hanh In the story Canyons by Gary Paulsen, the author uses characterization and Dialogue to develop the story. Dialogue and characterization both help the story Canyons by showing the thoughts and conversations to make the story flow and to emphasize the character.
The book Canyons by Gary Paulsen is about the strange connection between Brennan, a present-time 14-year-old boy, and Coyote Runs, a 14-year-old Apache boy. He is very excited to go on his first raid and become a man. The story takes place in El Paso, Texas, which has a very hot climate and is nestled by many mountains, cliffs, and canyons. Brennan loves to run, but he says that he does it for himself. The track coach urges him to play but he won’t.
In Saints at the River, by Ron Rash, three deaths occur in the small town of Tamassee, South Carolina. Maggie Glenn is brought back to Tamassee, her hometown, to photograph pictures for the newspaper based on this case. The characters are brought together with each individual death, but the most major one is Ruth Kowalsky’s, a twelve year old girl who drowned in the Tamassee River because of a hydraulic. The town of Tamassee is brought together with the death and with the decision of whether or not to follow the law and preserve the river, or tear up it’s natural pulchritude to get Ruth’s body out. The environmentalists obviously want to protect the Wild and Scenic Act, which was established to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural,
In the first chapter of “Living Downstream” by Sandra Steingraber discussed about personal experiences living in Illinois and discovering how much the landscape has changed over the years. In addition to the changing landscape, cancer, especially breast cancer, has increased in the prairies of Illinois and pesticides usage may cause. Much of the discussion first begin with the change of landscape as the prairies of Illinois has become a place for farming and pesticides. As farming became an important aspect of Illinois, pesticides were created to remove any bugs or insects from the product that is being farmed. A few pesticides formulas that came to be are atrazine, dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane (DDT), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
Resurrection at the River Saints At The River follows the tragic aftermath of a young girl’s death in Tamassee, South Carolina. Throughout the story Ron Rash hints at a deeper meaning by using visual representations and allusions to give each reader his/her own perspective. He sculpts the theme of loss, Christianity, letting go, and acquiring power through symbolism and references to the reader's emotions. Rash shows through his writing how underlying tones can be represented through a story, a wedding ring, nature, or religion. One underlying tone that Rash uses is the symbol of a wedding ring.
In Cleveland, Ohio there was a fire that occurred on June 22, 1969, around 12pm on the Cuyahoga river. People called it the “burning river”. The river caught on fire because there were floating pieces of debris that was slicked with oil. The debris ignited by sparks that came from a train that was passing over the river. The reason it happened is from years of people dumping pollution into the river.
The speaker in the poem “Prelude to Jumping in the River” by Katia Grubisic, uses his observations of a man preparing to jump into a river as a metaphor for making important decisions. The speaker presents instances of metaphor in the moments before the jump, the unpredictable outcome of the jump, and in the possibility of missing the jump. When the speaker witnesses a man standing at the edge of a river preparing to jump he reflects on how “the mental preparation takes some time” (4-5). Comparably, careful thought and anticipation are also involved when approaching significant decisions. Certainly, the speaker’s observation addresses how responsibly handling a major decision is a lengthy process that requires careful consideration.
In "Natural Bridge/Rogue River Canyon," Paul Halupa draws a picture of two dominate forces, a wall of lava and a river. Both the lava and the river are metaphors, lava being the inevitable end of life and the river is the present life that is unstoppable; raging towards the lava. Halupa overall tone isn't sad, but understanding. He understands that people work hard all their life; moving fast and not appreciating how short life is. Halupa’s poem expresses the human condition is like a match, it has an explosive start, then stays consistent till it slows down and burns out.
Mustafa Mohajir Ms. McSweeney English I Honors April 6th, 2023 Motif Essay - The River King Have you ever put something off for so long that it begins to bug you? In her novel, The River King Alice Hoffman uses a motif to reveal a related idea about love and people's attempts to escape it. A motif is a distinctive repeating feature or idea that helps develop other narrative aspects such as theme or mood within a piece of literature.
Sample Outline: An Analytical Outline of “The Mississippi River Empties into the Gulf” by Lucille Clifton Introduction Background: The poem”The Mississippi River Empties into the Gulf” (1996) by Lucille Clifton describes how the water from the Mississippi river is flowing into the Gulf. The speaker is describing the waves as they carry nothing and nothing about the waves change from day to day. The speaker also explains how the water flowing is a part of the circulation of the Earth.
Just Flow with the Brook In modern society, a vast majority of writers seem to focus on the increasingly cliché idea of individuality independent of societal pressures. However, just occasionally, a truly skilled writer comes along with a breath of fresh air, and a, though ironic, truly unique way of presenting how certain aspects of society must change in order to remain relevant. Most interesting of such a presentation includes all of the confidence and accusations required to change aspects of society, without the inclusion of over the top ridicule. Among his biweekly articles in The New York Times, David Brooks uses logical evidence to appeal to his relatively educated audience, rhetorical questions to explicitly point out the flaws of older ways of thinking, and
The book Riverkeep is written by Martin Stewart. This book is really hard to read so I would suggest people within the high school to adult range to read this book. The main characters in Riverkeep are Wulliam (Wull) Fobisher, Mix, and Tillinghast.
Deep River is a book written by Shusaku Endo. In the book with you can read 4 main stories about seeking to find oh rather said looking to be more spiritual by following the ritual and myths in a way to be in a better spiritual connection. Each character has a very important role because one of them is in search of something that helps them to understand and manage their spirituality and emotions in a way that is comfortable. Something very curious about the book is that each chapter is mentioned with the name case. For each story gave me an idea of how I would develop the story.
Another one of the many reasons that draw people like Paul Schneider and his son chose to take a journey along the Mississippi River is because there are many recreational activities there are. According to the author, “human-powered trips – walking, hiking, paddling or cycling – usually begin with a warm-up period – hours or days of getting into the rhythm of the trip.” That means these activities are essential for coming to the Mississippi River. These activities are perfect to do around the Mississippi River where there is more open space and good environment.
