In the article “False Connections” the author, Alex Kotlowitz, discusses the lifestyles of people who live in Chicago on Madison Street. Kotlowitz specifically focuses on how these people’s lives appear to others from the outside and how there is a big disconnect when interpreting how their lives are in reality. He describes the Madison street part of the city in miles. The first mile being downtown, which is called the “loop” (p.253), the next mile, which seems to be the artistic area and full of restaurants, and then the description moves west, where Kotlowitz vividly describes to readers how many of the buildings are abandoned, gangs takeover the streets in the night, and prostitutes readily line up on corners. Kotlowitz calls this a version
He uses short sentences and repetition for effectiveness. It created pathos. The reader feels sentimental for the child they have created in their
Describing, and living the emotional rollercoaster between each character as they grew in success or perished in horrible ways. This book transforms the human mind through each one of the literary challenges that Larson uses to make a deeper connection to the readers. It takes you to a new state of mind when in Holmes head, and gives you inside look of how, and what a serial killer thinks. Yet with Burnham it gives you a inside look at the growth of the city, and the bond between people. This book would not be complete without the contrasting of the light and dark, heaven and hell, and good and evil aspect
The type of allusion that carries the most significance in Punching the Air is literary. because Amal, and the different people he talks to reference poems such as “Still I Rise” or “The Rose that Grew from Concrete” which impacts his character development throughout the book. For example, on page 181, Umi tells Amal to rise up like Maya Angelou says in Still I Rise, and later on in the book on page 353, Amal repeats what Umi said, to show how he has changed while he’s been in prison. In the poem “Books”, Amal alludes to a poem by Tupac called “The Rose that Grew from Concrete” To convey the message and metaphor that he is similar to Tupac in some ways, and also similar to a rose that grew from concrete.
Gilman uses repetition, imagery, and symbolism to connect to the irony in the short story. Repetition is used vigorously throughout the short story. She uses the rhetorical question “What can one do?” (1) several times throughout the first page. By asking this question over and over, the reader can characterize the narrator as confused and unsure.
In the story, he calls people “phony”, but by calling all these people
By describing the scene of Leakin Park, the location where Hae’s body was buried, Koenig is able to make Adnan's statement seem more innocent, which feeds the listener’s interest in the story, and raises suspicion against other characters. For example, the speaker illustrates the set of the park, and its relation to Mr. S (character who found Hae’s body) in a way that makes the listener’s question Mr. S rather than Adnan, “There are parts of his story that are a little weird, one of them being this thing about the fallen tree. 127 feet back into the woods there was a fallen tree, essentially a 40-foot log… Hae’s body was buried right behind this log on the stream side…it’s not at all obvious that you’d notice her.” The story about why Mr. S stopped exactly there doesn’t seem quite right.
Capote sets up the reader, putting them at peace to read about the Holcomb residences being “quite content to exist inside ordinary life” (Capote 5). Establishing this feeling of familiarity early on in the book makes the reader feel terrified, not only as they read through the rest of the story but as they finish up the introductory passage. Peace and comfort are soon destroyed when Capote leads to the murder, describing the night of the murder to contain “certain foreign sounds impinged on the normal nightly Holcomb noises---on the keening hysteria of coyotes, the dryscrape of scuttling tumbleweed, the racing, receding wail of locomotive whistles” (Capote 5). That build quickly changes the mood that the reader has from peace to fear. He wants to make the reader feel like this could happen to them in their town and that nobody is safe, not even the ideal American family.
However, when Larson writes about Holmes, his tone is black and grave. He describes Holmes as having eyes like “great murders,” and possessing the disturbing ability to “sense vulnerability” (35, 36). When writing about Holmes, Larson uses words like “disgrace,” “destitution,” “disturbance,” “hellish,” and “inhuman” (123, 146). These words possess a dark, unsettling connotation that cause readers to have a negative outlook on Holmes. Larson’s choice of diction causes readers to feel two different emotions throughout the book.
“But he didn’t want to stay in Odessa anymore. It was too ugly for him, and the land itself bore no secrets nor ever inspired the imagination. He longed for lakes and tree hills, for serene places where he could take walks by himself.” Mike is really frustrated with Odessa as he feels nothing is going good for him being there and feels he needs to get out of that
Throughout the poem “New Orleans,” Joy Harjo utilizes repetition in order to emphasize her message. One example of repetition paired with a metaphor as well outlines her reasoning for visiting the city, “My spirit comes here to drink. / My spirit comes here to drink” (Harjo 98). Harjo is comparing one’s ancestry or past with a nourishing drink.
Since the ancient times of literature, the hero’s journey has been a consistent literately theme used by writers as they adapt its steps to suit their writings. The Odyssey is no exception. From the start poem, Odysseus, the principle character, is seen attempting to return home after the Battle of Troy therefore concluding his hero’s journey while Telémakos is setting out on his personal hero’s journey. Both characters contain a family bond which holds the hero’s journey within their heritage. In Homer’s, Odyssey, Odysseus and Telémakos both voyage on their own hero’s journey showing that honor, chivalry, along with heritage play major roles in ancient Greek society.
So I protected myself by feigning ignorance. I pretended Mike Newton didn’t follow me to the library every afternoon before dinner. When I caught sight of him lurking in the hallway outside my English classroom, I convinced myself that my eyes were playing tricks on me. And if I thought he was outside the window of my dorm room, it was only my imagination. ----
When Bertram first meet with Jackson who is very successful now and never leave his home land, “Jackson continue to look at Bertram, the tumblers of his mind turning and trying to unlock the secret of this man’s identity” (Phillips 65). This quote shows an important point because even his old friend has trouble time identifying Bertram. Furthermore, the fact that Bertram was gone for so long, it is hard for him to get help from his for a land that he does not know much anymore. When Bertram came to Jackson looking for business opportunities, Jackson asked him, “Which is the closest major city to here?” (112).
I’m writing a book on the murder of the Clutter family and had been following the tracks of the killers, Perry and Dick, from even before they arrived in that innocent town,” he explained politely and he neared the door. “Oh, and don’t worry. I won’t use your real name. Good life, Mr.Bell.”
