"Crossing the Swamp," a poem by Mary Oliver, confesses a struggle through "pathless, seamless, peerless mud" to a triumphant solitary victory in a "breathing palace of leaves. " Oliver's affair with the "black, slack earthsoup" is demonstrated as she faces her long coming combat against herself. Throughout this free verse poem, the wild spirit of the author is sensed in this flexible writing style. While Oliver's indecisiveness is obvious throughout the text, it is physically obvious in the shape of the poem itself.
Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson is an Indigenous mythology-based story that follows sixteen-year-old Jared as he struggles with his powers, relationships and overall life. The theme of family, specifically the decisions and roles of Jared's family, significantly affects his personal growth. More particularly from the actions of Maggie Moody, Phil Martin and Nana Sophia. Maggie Moody, Jared's mother, affects Jared's morals and how he feels about violence, Phil Martin, Jared's father, affects Jared’s emotional maturity, and Nana Sophia embodies the feelings resulting from the abandonment of a family member. Maggie's violent approach to life has desensitized Jared to violence, making him less emotionally vulnerable since violence requires a lack of empathy.
Decisions do not change your chance. In Night, a Memior written by Ellie Wiesel in 1958, a young boy by the name Ellie Wiesel suffers through the Holocaust with his father Shlomo Wiesel. Ellie Wiesel first experiences the Nazi party after being evacuated from his house and put in a ghetto. At this time Jewish people did not know the motive of the Nazi party. After being in the ghetto for a few months Ellie, his father, his mother, and sister where forcefully taken from their home and put in concentration camps.
“ … you are not a friend of Luciana…” (Heker, 2) This statement has shown how Rousara’s life is symbolised through Luciana’s party. On page two, paragraph eleven, Luciana’s cousin had questioned the friendship between Luciana and Rousara. During this section, the way Rousara was questioned, was the exact same way her mother did.
Rosaura’s attitude change at the end is enough to show that she is no longer
Jared Martin struck me as an interesting and relatable protagonist. I enjoyed his portrayal's complexity and authenticity as I read the pages. I identified strongly with Jared's life's journey, struggles, and exploration of his own identity. He was an interesting and compelling character because of how he handled the difficulties that came his way, which drew me into his story. The novel's insightful and accurate portrayal of Indigenous characters and their experiences was what really caught my attention.
Dreams, contrary to popular belief, are terrible. The best thing to do, is to stop chasing dreams because all dreams do is distract people from more important responsibilities. People spend their time chasing their dreams, but they don’t perform their day to day tasks they need to survive on their own. In the memoir, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, Jeannette’s mother, Rose Mary, has a dream of becoming an artist. Instead of getting a job to provide for her poverty stricken family, she decides to stay home and paint all day.
In many ways, money and wealth can change a person's personality and how they act. “The Stolen Party” by Liliana Hecker is a fiction book that shows how rich people can act differently from others who aren't as rich. The theme is mostly about how rich people act differently from others. I chose many pieces of evidence to support my claim, which tells how the rich people act compared to others. In the fiction story called “The Stolen Party” by Liliana Hecker, one piece of evidence that was found according to the story was from page 1 section 2, it states, “‘I don’t like you going’ she told her ‘it's a rich people’s party.”
In Liliana Heker's "The Stolen Party" is a story is about a girl who is going to her friend's birthday party. Rosaura is a main character and her mother is working as a cleaning lady of Luciana's house. Rosaura and Luciana study and spend time together when Rosaura's mother clean the house. Luciana invite Rosaura to her birthday and said that monkey will be there. Rosaura went there with great hopes and ignoring her mother's negative comment about her friendship with Luciana.
This experience reveals that people should accept others who are different from themselves because it is important to learn about diversity. Furthermore, the mother of the birthday girl is humiliating Rosaura by stating,“ You really and truly earned this,” she said handing them over. “Thank you for all your help, my pet.” Rosaura felt her arms stiffen, stick close to her body, and then she noticed her mother’s hand on her shoulder. Instinctively, she pressed herself against her mother’s body.
Elizabeth Molnar April 14, 2024 Dr. Alec Thompson Political Science Book Review; Democracy Awakening Winston Churchill once said, "The price of greatness is responsibility." Today, as we look at the United States, we see a nation grappling with its responsibilities, its very essence as a democracy in question. Once a shining example to the world, America now finds itself facing an uncertain future. Democracy Awakening,” a book written by historian and professor at Boston College, Heather Cox Richardson, explores the journey that has led America to this pivotal point. As the nation stands at this crossroads, it is imperative to understand the forces at play and seek solutions to safeguard the future of democracy in the nation.
Peyton Honorowski K. Borchers ENGL 1030 25 April 2023 The Art of Being a Lady “What am I bound to?” the boy asks. “An obligation you already had, and a person you will not meet for some time” (Morgenstern 35).
Angeline Boulley’s novel, Firekeeper’s Daughter, explores a multitude of themes beyond its framework. Once the reader peels behind each layer of the novel, they will discover ideas of racism, colorism, injustice, murder, suicide, drug abuse and much more. Boulley claims that this novel is not just a thriller, but it’s “a deeper journey, at its heart.” Angeline Boulley, an enrolled tribal member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Diagnostic Writing “Shakespeare in the bush” by Laura Bohannan is a story where the author goes to an African tribe to spend his summer and learn new things about Hamlet. Once, Bohannan arrives at the tribe, she stays at her residence and only reads Hamlet, meanwhile other members of the tribe drink all day every day. Tribe members tried to convince the author to drink and party along them, but she often refuses them. They find it suspicious that how can a person stare at a piece of paper whole day and not get bored. One night, a tribesmen asked her to explain the book to them, but Bohannan thought that they won’t understand anything.
And I don't know you" (Heker pg.2).This shows the reader that it is likely Luciana doesn’t consider Rosaura as a true friend, since she only comes over to her house to play while her mother cleans. This is another example of how Rosaura is treated based on her social status. As the party ends, Luciana's friends begin to leave. Luciana gave all of her
