Anthology Essays

The movie The Sixth Sense and the book Spoon River Anthology delve into life and death through different ways but share the same themes and ideas.The common themes and ideas in both are: Do not have unfinished business finish what you started, listen to other people they may need help or want help, lastly learn to face problems not run away from them or take the easy way out. The movie Sixth Sense and the book Spoon River Anthology share a common theme. The theme is doing not leave your life with

When thing got though, people always feel like they want to just leave their reality behind and escape. That desire can be shared by many. shared by many, the hard actuality of life creates the feeling of wanting to escape. The theme of wanting to escape can be seen in the poem, “The Lake of Innisfree” by W. B. Yeats and in the story “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin. While some differences between the two works are evident like the ways to face the reality of the characters, the point of view and

In Edgar Lee Masters book, Spoon River Anthology, is about the lives of these people in a little village called Spoon River. One of the poems Willie Pennington, He wrote about how he was always compared to his siblings. The first two lines are about how they see himself compared to his brothers. While he was always the weaklingg, the simpleton. His brothers are strong and beautiful. Since he was young he was not able to be anything like his brothers since he was told that he was not like them. In

Who wants to read a story with no drama, conflict, or themes? The story of Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Master, is the perfect example of climactic and suspenseful literature. The townspeople in the story are met with numerous troubles and situations throughout the novel. Many of the townspeople in Spoon River experience countless encounters of love, karma, and religion. One experience shown throughout the story is karma. Butch Wildy is portrayed as a person who embodies karma through his life's

It can be extremely difficult to move to a new country. You do not have any family, friends or familiar faces and you have to start a completely new life in a land with a different language and culture. This is what Jean Kwok writes about in her short story Where The Gods Fly written in 2012. Where a mother has to decide if she should take her daughter out of her dance classes. Is it fair for the mother to take away something her daughter loves so much? The short story is about a Chinese immigrant

personal level. Through an analysis of his poetry book of zines, Fracture Anthology, as well as interviews of Burton and research from his social media and poets alike, it is clear that Burton’s goal for his work is to reach a young, progressive audience of creative minds who can appreciate and relate to Burton’s creativity in delving into his mother’s life of sexual abuse and trauma. In his book of zines, Fracture Anthology, he is able to connect himself to his mother’s past of trauma and sexual

Secrets revealed at death destroy towns and people. In the book Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters, citizens tell their deepest secrets in their epitaph. An epitaph is a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died. By reading the epitaphs of the people of Spoon River, readers can associate them with one another. In Spoon River Anthology, the characters are connected through webs that lead them back to each other. An example is Minerva Jones and Busch Wegley, the men

Gruesz reviews the new Norton Anthology of Latino Literature (NALL). She notes that as Kenneth Warren's argument and the recent history of African American tradition building it refers to can help people appreciate the Latino literature. She states that Norton is “hobbled by the lack of any prior powerful literary-historical narrative with which to contend”(Gruesz). She argues, however, that the NALL “would raise a skeptical eyebrow at the repeated characterizations of NALL as a “treasure” and a

that all pieces of life have a common thread. This quote represents the Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters. In the town of Spoon River, those who are buried in a graveyard in the town have their stories shared through their epitaph. Those who read them come to realize they are all connected in some way. This creates a lot of different emotions as you come to realize who has affected who. Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters is a novel that reveals the underlying secrets within the town

literature has provided a gateway to teach us about life experiences from even the saddest stories of the most joyful ones that will touch our hearts. The infliction of my renewed outlook on literature occurred during my exploration of The Ecco Anthology

The author focuses on the black and feminine experience of the black women in the white society. Her feminine identity as well as her radical identity has molded her vision of the city. More important was Brook’s objective treatment of issues such as identity Crisis and racism. In the collection of A Street in Bronzeville, the characters range from the death-in-life figure of a woman in Obituary for a living lady. The unnamed woman in the poem, a person Brooks knew well. As a child she was decently

As the saying goes, "What goes around comes around," summarizing the essence of karma and its impact on our lives. In Spoon River Anthology, Edgar Lee Masters explores this theme through the experiences of Butch Weldy, Dora Williams, and Dr. Meyers. Weldy’s life of crime leads to a harsh reckoning in death, while Williams’ unfulfilled desires and regrets are revealed after her death. Doctor Meyers, with his professional failings and moral shortcomings, faces his own form of karma. This essay will

Many poems about the civil war convey universal themes of the time. Stephen Crane’s poem “War is Kind” is no different. The poem,“War is kind” written by Stephen Crane(1871-1900) has three themes common to civil war literature: Warfare, Home, and Patriotism. This poem’s overall theme is about how war destroys families conversely to the title of “War is Kind” or the many times which Crane says “War is Kind”. The three themes of warfare, home, and patriotism are displayed in many pieces of Civil War

Adultery: The Ultimate Form of Betrayal “The Forsaken Wife” by Elizabeth Thomas and “Verses Written on her Death-bed at Bath to her Husband in London” by Mary Monck both portray wives dealing with their husbands’ suspected, or known, adultery. Elizabeth Thomas’s utterly painful poem details a wife attempting to reconcile with the fact her husband has been unfaithful, the message of the poem being that although the husband doesn’t deserve the wife; she is going to “remain true”. The first stanza

What would a satisfying tale be without consisting of a moral lesson and some entertainment? As one can notice in The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer, there are many tales told that consist of both values. In this book various different pilgrims are on their way to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas á Becket. As they travel they are told to tell four tales, two on the way there and two on the way back. The pilgrim that presents the tale with the best moral education and the greatest

Abby Byrne Mrs Ketchum Brit Lit 3/29/18 Poet Anthology Essay John Keats was born on October 31st of 1795 but his exact birth date is somewhat disputed. His family is said to have marked his birthday on October 29th, but baptism records have been found and used as official record that he was born on October 31st. Throughout his poetry, it is noticed that death is a prominent theme and this is probably because he encountered sickness and death a lot as a child. His father was trampled by a horse

“Oh la la la …..bebe on board??? …. Dance your way thro’ pregnancy”. Dancing & Pregnancy. “Dance ,when you’re are broken open. Dance ,if you’ve torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of fighting. Dance in your blood, Dance when you’re perfectly free” This was said by Maulana Jalal al – Din Rumi (Rumi), a 13th century Persian poet, Islamic Jurist and theologian. When I read this quote, I was reminded of an advertisement that I came across stating “Belly dancing classes” for Pregnant women and

In Ray Bradbury's short story "A Sound of Thunder," time travel is described as a constructed device that enables people to travel back in time to hunt dinosaurs. The "time machine," a device that seems to provide users with accurate authority over time and space, is the main focus of the story, which centers on a time travel company that utilizes it. Though inventive and innovative, this technology is a means to investigate the possible impacts of change with the past. On the other hand, time travel

jealous of him. The explanation for their jealousy toward Joseph is in the book of Genesis. The Bible explains that their father (Israel) loves Joseph above all his other sons since he happens to be “the child of his father’s old age.” (The Norton Anthology World Literature, pg. 180) However, there is another motive for his brothers’ jealousy which occurs when Joseph tells them he has the ability to interpret dreams. The jealousy Joseph’s brothers have toward him will bring about hate, deception and

thought how I am going to make this not only personally compelling but, interesting as well. This is why I chose from many different and diverse pieces of arts, poems, and speeches that I connected to in many different levels. I want my personal anthology to be a door for everyone no matter the race or what language they speak to read and connect to show them that we are all one because, not