In the painting “Jamestown Lifescape” Keith Rocco uses precise details to convey the theme that cooperation and unity are indispensable to the survival of a thriving community. For instance, citizens are rolling the barrels of goods to the ships in order to send the supplies to other lands. The people of Jamestown are using teamwork by rolling the barrels to sell/distribute stock to other countries in order to sustain an economy by trading goods. To keep a strong economy, countries must maintain healthy relationships with other countries. To demonstrate, residents are working as a whole to finish construction, and keep the town growing.
In “The Cellar” by Natasha Preston is about a 16 year old girl named Summer Robinson. She lives a fairly good life, and nothing extraordinary has ever happened. The setting takes place in present time in a small town called Long Thorpe but mostly in a cellar. A community where nothing bad really takes place, until young Summer is alone is taken. She is brought to a different aspect of a new yet drastic life of thriller.
The Cellar by Natasha Preston is about 16 year old girl named Summer who is the main character in the story. In Summer’s small town where there is no excitement ,something finally happens and it involves Summer. On one night Summer was kidnapped and was took to a cellar and to her surprise she isn’t the only one. Along with three other girls named Rose,Poppy,and Violet, who have been down in the cellar. All four of the girls know one thing they have to survive and that is to stay alive.
This quiet and quaint town known as Mt. Holly, NJ is where I grew up. Nestled in the outskirts of New Jersey’s capitol, is known for its small town charm and historic roots. Living here was the best years of my life. I grew up in a part of town that once housed the military families from Ft. Dix and McGuire Air Force Base, which is now known as Joint Base.
These towns, each with its unique characteristics and inhabitants, serve as a microcosm of society. They reflect the diversity and complexity of human nature, with people who are flawed, kind, helpful, and accepting. Through their interactions with the people in these small towns, Emily and Sloan experience the power of human connection and kindness. They learn that true identity transcends labels and appearances, and it is the genuine connections and relationships that bring out the best in
The Glass Castle: Jeannette Walls- Responsibility Haileigh Williams Upon reading The Glass Castle, written by Jeannette Walls, the reader will quickly notice all of the responsibilities Jeannette; the author and narrator of the novel, takes on throughout her life. The book itself is a memoir of Jeannette’s life that takes place from 1963 to 2005 and takes the reader through the ups and downs of Jeannette’s life in poverty and somewhat neglect. While reading the novel, the reader will be shown situations where they will be shocked and heartbroken. Jeannette’s family isn’t the average family from the south.
Hill uses the violence and destruction of Birchtown to demonstrate the vulnerability of Mina's world. The fact that "the forest was eerily quiet" and "there were no looters" when Mina and Jason returned to Birchtown underscores the dangers surrounding Mina and the instability of her life. This setting contributes to the development of Mina's conflict by increasing her fear and
As he walks in, Josephine screams and falls down dead; the happiness that she had felt was too much for her weak heart. Likewise, “A Rose for Emily,” written by William Faulkner, opens on a woman, Emily Grierson, except this time the woman is already dead. The story is told from the perspective of the townspeople, a collective “we.” They recount when she was exempted from her taxes, and then when she refused to pay them after the death of the person who remitted her. Then, the townspeople go back further to a time when Emily’s house had a stench so foul, a judge was consulted about what to do; it was decided that a few townspeople would stealthily sprinkle lime about her property in order to not confront her and seem discourteous.
She gave him a pot with the flower in it. She thinks that the flower is her children traveling because she does not have the chance to travel like the guy in the wagon. In boys and girls the narrator is a girl. She lives in a farm with her parent and younger brother Laird. They killed and skinned foxes.
“A Rose for Emily” is a unique short story that keeps the reader guessing even though its first sentence already reveals the majority of the content. William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” is the epitome of a work that follows an unconventional plot structure and a non-linear timeline, but this method of organization is intentional, as it creates suspense throughout the story. William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” follows an unusual plot structure, which creates an eccentric application of suspense to a short story. Throughout the story, there are no clear indications of standard plot structure in each section, such as intro, climax, and denouement. Instead, there are sections, which are not in chronological order, that describe a particular conflict or event, which in turn creates suspense, as each conflict builds upon each other to make the reader question the overall context and organization of the story.
“A Rose for Emily” is a dark, suspenseful Gothic tale in which a young girl is put on a pedestal by a town who sees her as haughty and scornful. Miss Emily Grierson’s father controls her and her love life, pushing away all people until he dies and Emily is left alone. As her life goes on the townspeople watch her and judge Emily, almost turning her life into a spectacle to be talked about. At her death, a gruesome sight is unfolded when her lover of over forty years ago is found decomposed in her upstairs room. William Faulkner effectively builds epic suspense in “A Rose for Emily” by the unchronological order of the story, the treatment of Emily’s father towards her, and her family’s history of mental illness.
In his short story, “A Rose for Emily,” William Faulkner intends to convey a message to his audience about the unwillingness in human nature to accept change and more specifically the secretive tendencies of aristocrats in the South during the early 20th century. In order to do this, Faulkner sets up a story in which he isolates and old aristocratic woman, Miss Emily, from her fellow townspeople and proceeds to juxtapose her lifestyle with theirs. In doing this he demonstrates her stubborn refusal to change along with the town, but also Among several literary devices the author employs to achieve this contrast, Faulkner sets up his narrator as a seemingly reliable, impartial and knowledgeable member of the community in which Miss Emily lives by using a first person plural, partially omniscient point of view. The narrator is present for all of the scenes that take place in the story, but does not play any role in the events, and speaks for the town as a whole. Faulkner immediately sets up his narrator as a member of the community in the first line of the story, saying that when Miss Emily died “our whole town went to her funeral.”
In William Faulkner’s short story, A Rose for Emily, Emily Grierson, a prominent member of her small town, dies alone in her home. Upon her death, curious townsfolk entered her home trying to learn her secrets. It was thought she was crazy. Emily Grierson was not crazy; she was isolated by her father, which led to her odd social tendencies and unique interactions with others. A Rose for Emily is a short story based in a small town.
Many critics have seen in Faulkner “a credible authority on the South, a writer of fiction who had something important to offer about the regions and the meanings of its past”. The story of “A Rose for Emily” is told by one of the townspeople. The protagonist is seen from the outside and described by a first-person narrator, who tells the readers his point of view and others’ from the town. The narrator and these people had always regarded the character from the outside.
As a result, the novel explores the idea that place can shape a person's identity and sense of belonging. For instance, Kya's intimate knowledge of the marshlands allows her to find food and shelter, and her appreciation of its natural beauty becomes a source of solace and inspiration for her. Additionally, the marsh provides her with a sense of safety and privacy, which is crucial given her troubled past and the way she is ostracized by the nearby town (Owens 12-15). Thus, the novel suggests that the power of place extends beyond the physical and practical aspects of a location, and encompasses emotional and psychological dimensions as
