In “On the Subway” by Sharon Olds, the speaker is on a train and finds herself across a man, she describes has “the casual cold look of a mugger.” It is not clear as to why she sees him as a mugger, but he is larger than her. As the poem unfolds, we get a better look at her thinking process and the differences between the speaker and the man. “He is wearing red, like the inside of the body exposed” is a simile the poet used to express how simple and open the man looked; by comparing him to an open body. On the other hand, she is in a fur coat.
Negros friends broke out as the train started to leave the town of Stevenson. The black boys were able to push all but one white person out of the train as it started catching speed. The injured boys that were pushed out of the train went to the sheriff’s
In this story, “Their Eyes Were Watching God” there is many examples of motif. One example I have came across was the communities that Jaine lived in. None of them fit her and she didn't fit in them. Even in her hometown when she was little. “Us lived dere havin’ fun till de chillun at school got to teasin’ me ‘bout livin’ in de white folks’ back-yard.
As he visits more of the Bronx and meets the people that live there Kozol saw how little white people were around. He was curious and asked a group of children how many white kids where in their class. All the students answered none. But one answered something a little different, 12-year-old named Jeremiah said, “Since 1960 white people started moving away from black and Spanish people in New York” (P. 32). This brought Kozol to ask why he thought this and Jeremiah said is “how they live”.
In modern day, some teenagers may be put into a conflict in which they cannot let their voice be heard. In the novel Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson, her protagonist Melinda Sordino faces the same problem. In her character’s voice, she speaks as a shy, intimidated teen, which eventually branches out to woman of confidence and strength. With the use of diction and tone, Anderson is able to construct a developing voice for Melinda.
In our society we are taught to differentiate ourselves from others. Whether it be economical or the color of our skin, we are sectioned off into specific categories. In her poem “On the Subway”, Sharon Olds uses different literary devices such as imagery, allusions, and symbolism to contrast two different characters. Old implements imagery as the main literary device to contrast her two characters, more specifically black and white, darkness and light.
In the poem titled “On the Subway” written by Sharon Odds, the author contrasts the differences of the white and black population. The narrator is a high class white woman, and is describing a low class black man through some literary techniques such as imagery and symbolism. The most important literary device presented on the poem is imagery. The whole story is composed of describing images to highlight how the man and woman’s skin tones makes them so different in society.
Beneath the literal brutal violence the narrator is forced into is an overwhelmingly obvious display of severe racism. It is a figurative violence between the rich and powerful whites and the struggling oppressed blacks. The violence is
Steinbeck is a master of displaying implicit and explicit discrimination. He uses symbolism and imagery to depict the characters of his reference. The lexis conveyed the main motif of discrimination, by the representation of a microcosm of civil perspectives – a mentally challenged man, a lonely married woman seeking attention from male ranch workers, a very old yet prudent man and a Negro slave. Steinbeck tackles the stereotypical view on these civil perspectives and how they are discriminated against based on their race, gender and intellect. Additionally, his descriptions of the characters delve into their appearance, personality and dreams for the reader’s sympathy and concern.
Olds is partaking in a sort of self-realization that maybe although he was black and she was white, the only difference may be just that. However, this isn’t something she realizes as first. At first, she examines his features and scrutinizes an outlet of his
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 most powerful pharaohs of Egypt will be forever immortalized within history. However, in the case of Ozymandias (Ramses II) his statue, as a representation of him, is left in the dust of the sands, decrepit in the place that was once his kingdom of Thebes (GCSE). In Percy Shelley’s poem, “Ozymandias,” a Petrarchan sonnet, Shelley thoroughly disvalues Ramses within the realms of three speakers: The narrator, the traveler, and Ozymandias himself. Percy uses mostly both visual imagery and irony to narrate the lost accomplishments of a King, therefore conveying the mortality of personal glory.
Prose Analysis Essay In Ann Petry’s The Street, the urban setting is portrayed as harsh and unforgiving to most. Lutie Johnson, however, finds the setting agreeable and rises to challenges posed by the city in order to achieve her goals. Petry portrays this relationship through personification, extended metaphor, and imagery.
Morrison presents African Americans as conforming to the principles of society and utilizes Helene’s behavior towards Nel to exemplify it. Helene constantly reminds Nel to “pull her nose” so she could “grow up” with a “[nicer] nose” (55) and uses a “hot comb” (55) each week to have “smooth hair” (55). The act of altering Nel’s appearance displays Helene’s belief of Nel’s physicality to not be up to par with society’s standards, therefore discriminating against her African American heritage. The characteristics that Helene chooses to change make Nel unique to her African American heritage; therefore, by altering Nel’s image to that more of the white race, Morrison exemplifies the way discrimination influences African Americans to assimilate into the racist American society. Illustrated by the self-degradation of African Americans, Morrison displays the submissiveness and stupidity of racism.
“The Race” by Sharon Olds utilization of literary elements conveys meaning in the poem. Throughout the poem, Olds’ continuous use of tone and personification help s describe the main character’s struggle and change of emotion throughout her journey. These literary elements employ understandable emotions and situation that in the end convey the meaning of the poem. The consistent change and use of tone help to unshroud and display the meaning of the poem.
