Henry James in the funeral article of Lippincott’s Magazine from July 1877, issues a negative tone on describing the people attending, but is being positive about Mr. George Odger. The diction of James is agitating for the people that are present yet magnificent because it’s the funeral of an honorable man, who defended the poor. The occasion caused Mr. James talking “indecent “about the low class people, calling them “dregs” of “itinerants”. He is discriminating the poor and insulting them.
Grant’s white horses finally arrive for him and he become more aware and gathers insight about how to learn and cope with tragedies in his life. Waiting for white horses is the theme by how people will become able to receive intuition about the journey of their life. There is an idea expressed towards the end of the book that describes Grant’s dad’s funeral. It is the idea of a funeral being sad that I refute with. I disagree with the books thoughts and believe that funerals should not be mournful, but in fact they should celebrate and reflect someone’s life and also celebrate the beginning of one.
The Rhetorical Analysis of Eliza Stacey’s 1847 Letter to Edward Stacy Who wouldn’t pity a poor, pregnant mother whose husband has been unfairly arrested for a debt he shouldn’t have to pay? Eliza Stacey is between a rock and a hard place and knows that her only hope is her wealthy father-in-law. In Eliza Stacey's 1847 letter, Stacey employs emotional appeals causing the tone of the letter to be solemn and dire as well as utilizing rhetorical questions to entice her father-in-law (Edward Stacey) that he must, once again, bail her family out of debt. Eliza Stacey sets the tone of her letter by describing the traumatic situation of how George was ripped away from her family: “You can imagine my distress and tears, and poor George was distraught
In “Odgers’s Funeral”, by Henry James, the satirical and irreverent tones connote his emotions regarding the scum of society. The diction throughout the passage further emphasizes his irreverent and mocking tones. It is shown when he states he “will not call [the funeral] a tragedy, but a serious comedy.” It shows his disrespect to the lower class and how he has no empathy for them.
Forgive the pretentious imagery, but this passion and affection towards the content of this speech is somehow unexaggerated. Patrick Henry spends no time sparing the audience from his criticisms. He prefaces his speech by recognizing the differences between his own mindset and his listeners, while stating that he will make no effort to censor his opinion in favor of attempting not to offend their sensibilities. “...I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve.” This is an apt conditioning to the sarcastic and generally offensive tone Henry uses throughout the rest of the speech, and aims to justify insults to their character.
But they put themselves in a level with wood and earth and stones [...] than men of straw or a lump of dirt’’. Henry’s ethos shows the audience of his strategy of going against the government corruption. Henry’s speech was well-planned out to shows his audience of his experience when rebelling the government; in addition, receiving forced punishment for not paying his poll-tax. He thought out things that made himself to commit this disobedience against the government and wanted to express his experience of his ideas and strategy to disobey the government.
Society cannot listen to recordings of Henry’s speech from when Henry First spoke it. Instead, modern audiences have to interpret his character through his words. Henry’s character is one faced with an ultimatum; “Give me liberty or give me death” is his final cry which is remembered throughout history. It is this final line which shows the audience that Henry’s character is at a crossroads in their life, will they fight for the liberty and truth they so desired or stay in “submission and slavery”. The character resounded with the audience at the Virginia Convention and still resounds with many people around the world today.
The novella blatantly criticized the general public for romanticizing the war. When the narrator is on leave and goes to the performance in London, he is uncomfortable with the heroic way in which war is portrayed. The narrator thinks that “people should not be sitting laughing at jokes about plum and apple jam when boys are out dying in France.”. These people who sleep comfortably at night well fed, warm, and clean do not have the right to find comedy in war. Afterwards, when Gladys questions why the narrator would want to visit a place notorious for criminals instead of enjoying the attractions that London has to offer, he replies that he is a criminal since he has murdered someone.
A promise is a jail sentence; once it’s placed upon one, there is no way to get out of it. In the narrative ballad, “The Cremation of Sam McGee” by Robert Service, Cap, a Klondike gold miner, loses his sanity over a promise. Even though he kept his word, the reader learns that promises may have dire consequences because Cap goes insane by being overexposed to the harsh conditions and experiencing extreme isolation. In his attempt to keep his promise, Cap encounters Klondike’s bleak environment.
The diction of Henry James shows pity for Mr. George Odger, the man who has passed away without achieving to represent in Parliament. Henry James stay printed in Lippincott’s Magazine July 1877 expressing James’ indignant and defiant view of Odger’s funeral. Odger, a “humble’ man who “befell” and who in “vain fought to achieve his goals.” Odger, a man extoled by rich and poor for his courageous and mock-heroic actions. All Mr. Odger wanted was to be pompous but failed to achieve his goal.
Short films are an unappreciated art-form. These little gems make us laugh, cry, and even think in a fraction of the time of a feature length film. It is the stepping stone for some starting filmmakers and the go-to medium for others. It is a chance for a filmmaker to get his or her story in a less costly manner while still making a statement.
This can be seen in the quotation “the dollars Joe rolls in the door are a sign of the homecoming that he regards as the happiest aspect of his life and a symbol of how much he values Missie May” (“The Gilded Six Bits”). The author is explaining that Joe puts dollars under the door when he comes home from work. In the story, the symbolism shows in the quote “but she knew that it was her husband throwing silver dollars in the door for her to pick up and pile beside her plate at dinner” (Hurston). This quote conveys that Joe values
[You would be grieved] if you did know as much as I [do], when people cry out day and night – Oh! That they were in England without their limbs – and would not care to lose any limb to be in England again, yea, though they beg from door to door. For we live in fear of the enemy every hour, yet we have had a combat with them … and we took two alive and made slaves of them. This was his situation of his life, and by this quote it is pretty obvious that he wasn’t in a happy situation. Therefore the tone of his letter was feeling sorry for himself and craving that his parents to save him from being an indentured
His choice of language is effective at evoking emotion. Through rhetorical questions, Henry was able to emphasize his points, and grab the audience’s attention, creating an emotional effect on the listeners. “Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, see not, and, having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation?” These statements prove the speaker’s argument and stir the audience’s emotions.
Right at the beginning of his speech on lines 11 and 12, Henry made it apparent that “This is no time for ceremony.” Meaning the ceremony was supposed to be serious rather than a festivity. The “great responsibility” and “painful truth” helped to develop his previous statement. He used the words “awful” and “slavery;” therefore, furthering the already gloomy impression.
