”(i) He follows the cattle from a scared cow in the knocking box to a neatly packaged steak ready to be shipped to a grocery store. The main point is not the killing of the cow, but who is ultimately responsible for the killing of these
Genre: This book is in the genre of political and historical fiction, as it portrays the horrors of the meat-packing industry with a few fictional characters. Historical Context: Upton Sinclair was a muckraker, which meant he was a journalist who exposed the harsh societal norms
Although Truman Capote presents the reader with an ordinary, rural town filled with joyous elation and faith, He converts it into a melancholy town lacking any kind of faith residing in it; therefore, Capote reveals that even with the most splendid places, corrupt thoughts and people can taint it to the very core. Fresh in the beginning of the chapter Capote uses a metaphor to present the horrors of what happened in the previous chapters and how it affects those around the. Capote starts out with explaining Herb Clutter 's close friends then he tells of something unusual to the norm, stating, “Today this quartet of old hunting companions had once again gathered to make the familiar journey, but in an unfamiliar spirit and armed with odd, non-sportive equipment - mops and pails, scrubbing brushes , and a hamper heaped with rags and strong detergents. ”(Capote 77) They came with different equipment because they came for a different reason.
Corruption runs rampant in Packingtown, the town where Jurgis and his newly immigrated family work in the meatpacking industry. The Jungle’s heavy-handed symbolism alludes to the theme of corruption. For example, the animals represent the workers themselves; while the workers are the cattle, “each in a separate pen … leaving them with no room to turn around,” the wealthy capitalists are the “‘knockers,’ … watching for a chance to deal a blow” (Sinclair, 39). In other words, the capitalists are taking the workers lives
Kelley’s diction adds a tone to the piece and allows her to get her message across with helping the reader understand more deeply . Kelley’s use of imagery, appeal to logic,
In this novel it shows the horrors of a meat packing facility in Chicago and all of the pain that the workers had to go through. He described how rats and old sausage were combined together in a grinder to create a new sausage that was sold to the public. The original sausage was denied by the Europeans because it was too disgusting so they sent it
There are many ways an author can convey the message of any story. Elements such as the Plot, Conflict, Character/Characterization, Setting, Symbolism, Narration, and Imagery are used in these ways. For example, in the In the story "Harrison Bergeron", the author Kurt Vonnegut uses the characterization, and the conflict to communicate the message to the reader that Uniformity and strict laws lead to a loss of personal freedom and individuality. Vonnegut uses the element of characterization.
The strongest analogy used to describe this is when comparing the description of the hogs coming through the slaughterhouse to the immigrants coming into America during the time of the novel. In the novel this event is described as, “brought about ten thousand head of cattle every day,” showing how many immigrants, represented by cattle, these factories would receive looking for work. Then there is the description of how the immigrants are used to there limits then disposed of after they have either been injured or just lost their job, this is shown when said, “They use everything about the hog except the squeal,” this represent how much of the immigrants use of before eventually firing them or losing their job. (27) With the description of how the businesses use the hogs as well as how indispensable the cattle are and that comparison with the immigrants shows how the immigrants are literal animals in the eyes of the
Did you know that authors use many different literary devices to tell a story? A literary device is a technique writers use to make their stories unique and interesting. Literary devices like simile, metaphor, suspense, personification, allusion, irony, foreshadowing, and imagery are used in lots of stories. In the short story ¨The Most Dangerous Game”, Richard Connell uses literary devices such as suspense and simile to help the reader gain a clear understanding of the story. In this essay, I will provide two examples of literary devices used throughout Richard Connell’s short story.
During Perry Smith’s confession, he told the authorities that he singlehandedly killed all four Clutters. Perry does not have a motive for the murders. Therefore, Perry decides to blame his actions on the animosity he has for his past. “They [the Clutters] never hurt me. Like other people.
After the Harlequin causes the jelly beans to tumble on the factory, there were “million and billions of purples and yellows and greens and licorice and grape and raspberry and mint and round and smooth and crunchy outside” (3). Harlan Ellison’s use of conjunctions (polysyndeton) as a syntactical tool illustrates how the Harlequin’s sentences often trail off in their own continuous path. The magnitude of the Harlequin’s sentences differentiates himself from the rest of the civilians, who often speak briefly due to fear of the Ticktockman and his attention to time. The polysyndeton exhibits the Harlequin’s attempt to alter society, through his long phrases, whereby he fails to modify to humanity and must conform to the governmental laws. Harlan Ellison articulates that the upper-class citizens of the city “consider [the Harlequin] a menace; a heretic; a rebel; a disgrace” (2).
Three important elements between these stories are the conflict between the characters and their decisions, the characters that tell you about themselves and their personality and the setting of the story that give you an understanding of where these characters story takes place. Conflict is a disagreement or argument that
The richness of El Paso, Texas relies on the vast diversity observed in each one of its citizens, which has opened the way for El Paso to develop as a multicultural city. Emigration has been one of the main factors that has diversified El Paso’s cultural background, citizens from all over the world have landed a foot over American territory and have made it theirs, several nationalities, several races, one community, one El Paso. Emigration has also caused the expansion of a plethora of traditions across the area, which has made El Paso’s culture an indispensable resource of the state of Texas. A diverse country, state or city is the one that values the difference in people and therefore recognizes that people with different backgrounds,
Gavin Vandervest 3 Mrs. Guerndt ELA 10 30 April 2023 Mental Health Day Essay Did you know that busy school schedules have a dangerous affect on teens' mental health? I will go over the article “Teens Are Advocating for Mental Health Days Off School” by Christina Caron. Christina Caron is a reporter at the well station for new york times and specializes in mental health. “Teens Are Advocating for Mental Health Days Off School” by Christina Caron goes over what it’s like to be a teenager in current times and struggles that follow.
The utilization of symbolism, diction and syntax all foreshadow the ending of the story and help the reader understand the meaning of
