The tree mentioned is one that gives. The story of the tree begins with shade, apples and branches on which the boy at first plays on. As the boy turns into a young adult and then eventually into a man, he demands more and more of the tree. Takes the apples to sell, cuts down the branches to build a house and uses the trunk to build a boat. “Every time the tree gives something to the boy, there is a refrain of “and the tree was happy.” Finally, the boy comes back as an old man, and uses the stump
REFLECTIVE STATEMENT How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the interactive oral? For the duration of our interactive oral we discussed how the careful and subdued way in which Out Stealing Horses is written, shows the importance of the culture and environment of Norway. This presented us a leading line throughout the novel; the prominent feeling for the need of isolation. This feeling can be traced back to the scarring history of Norway
Subject: The poem is a imaginative projection of Frost’s earlier tree swinging on Birch trees that are actually bent by nature, a less transcendent force. Paraphrase: When the narrator is faced with Birch trees, he transitions from the reality of their stature to his personal manipulation of them. First, he outlines the realistic situation of how the changing seasons is what shaped them to look the way they do. Then, he shifts to telling how he once swung from Birch trees, and how he longs to do
Oak trees have a very long and diverse history. Oak wood is very unique and valuable. Wood has been around for about four hundred million years. The oak tree is a part of the Fagceae family, the Quercus kingdom, the Fagales order, and the Plantae kingdom. There are approximately six hundred different species of oak trees. Northern Oak, White Oak, Black Oak, and Chestnut Oak are just a few examples of the many different species of oak trees. Some oak trees only grow to be shrubs. Others grow to be