...The tone in “Living Like Weasels” is contemplative, because she goes in deep thought and reflects on how her and the weasel live their lives differently. Dillard claims that weasels live by mindless necessity without being bias. While people live by choices and hating essentiality. In the first paragraph, Dillard says “ I would like to learn, or remember, how to live. I come to hollins pond not so much to learn how to live as, frankly, to forget about.”Both of these quotes shows how even she is still pondering on how to live her life. She explains how sometimes it's not about learning how to live it's about forgetting how to live in general so we can learn from our instinct and create the purest form of living. This quote proves the tone because...
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...This quote talks about the essence of an age. A not so good age for the United States was the Great Depression era. Many people had migrating stories that they would tell their children/grandchildren, during that era. John Steinbeck lived during this era and was writing about his daily life during the Great Depression. In the novella, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the themes and characters demonstrate Peter Brodie's quote to be true for the biographical lens, because many characters mirror the life of many during the Great Depression. Characterization is stressed perfectly with Curley relating to the biographical lens. In the novella Curley had to act, look, and sound tough. "'You keep outta this les' you wanna step outside'"(Steinbeck 62). Curley is trying to build a tough reputation. This is because during the Great Depression, employers were looking for the toughest workers. Another reason is that he is the boss's son and can do/say whatever he wants and will not get fired. Curley also treated his wife poorly like many others during the Great Depression. "'Why'n't you tell her to stay the hell home where she belongs?'"(Steinbeck 62). This quote shows that before/during the Great Depression men could treat women like dirt and as if less than a person....
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...illusion. Each character confronts the enemy of deception and must choose what to do with the truth revealed to them. In contrast for some, the reality of the truth will prove to be too much. The knowledge of the truth can still be rejected and living the illusion of a lie can still be accepted. Neo was born enslaved in a pod, physically stored in liquid, and controlled by the artificial intelligence of computers and machines. Neo serves as an energy source and is fed artificial images that hold him in an induced dream state of a virtual reality. Like Neo, the prisoner of Plato’s cave, has been held in bondage since birth. The prisoner is bound with chains in a fixed position, given only the illusion of reality from dancing shadows on the walls from those outside the cave. The cave consists of people holding others captive to a physical existence and mental prison limited by their physical senses. Unlike Neo being bound by computers and machines, the prisoner is a part of the body of others who make up his social system of deception. The people are deceived, in bondage, paralyzed, and unaware there is reality outside of the cave, or that the cave even exists. According to Socrates, “The unexamined life is not worth living”. Unlike Neo and the prisoner, Descartes turns within and determines to explore his mind,...
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...is; she stated “The American Dream in my eyes is being successful by yourself or with a significant other, overcoming obstacles, always trying to better yourself and society, and living with what you have.” Over the years, the America Dream has changed; it depends on where you were brought up, how you were brought up, and what you were taught as a young child and teen. The influence your parents had on you has a lot to do with how you want to be and how you see America. After hearing my mom’s view on the American Dream, I see where I get my idea of the American dream of. So what does the American Dream mean to me? In my eyes, the American dream is not being wealthy, living in a mansion in New York City, and having the newest and best things in the world. The American Dream in my eyes is, being happy whether you have it all or have nothing, being successful, and living the life you would be proud to look back on. From the day I could talk my parents always told me to be thankful for what I have. As I grew older I was taught they would provide my needs but my wants was all on me. Growing up we lived a simple life, we didn’t do things or have things for show. I believe this is where I learned that having a nice car, a mansion, or being wealthy was not the American Dream because my parents are living the American Dream and we definitely don’t have a brand new house, car, and my parents make do with the money they have. They have been hard working successful individuals from the...
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...1930s, America was trapped in the worst economic era ever—The Great Depression. The Joad family is struggling to find salvation during this tough time period. Because of this, they must travel from Oklahoma to California in order to start a new life. The Great Depression affected everyone in the United States, some people worse than others. Steinbeck uses several different strategies to interpret the social issue during this time period. By using the literary techniques of setting, tone/mood, and dialogue/language, Steinbeck composes a creative commentary on the Great Depression and how it affected the lives of Americans. One way Steinbeck produces creative commentary is through the use of different settings. The setting is where the story takes place, and in this story, the setting shifts several times as the family travels across the country to California. The story opens with an illustrious description of the setting. Through the description, “A day went by and the wind increased, steady, unbroken by the gusts. The dust from the roads fluffed up and spread out and fell on the weeds beside the fields, and fell into the fields a little way…” (Steinbeck 2), it reveals a horrible event. It sends the Joads and other tenant farmers into despair and into poverty. With their crops ruined, and their entire world covered in dust, farmers like the Joads cannot make do. From the start, the setting reveals the effects of the Great Depression on society. Droughts and lack of production crippled...
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...Anthem Jail v. Modern Jail Some people may think that there is nothing worse than prison. However, there is a much worse place. Having a better living condition and a good security will make a prison much safer and better. The author of the Anthem Any Rand, did a great job talking about the prison in Anthem. Modern Prison is better than Anthem prison because it has better living conditions, much better security, and punishment isn't as bad. In Anthem, There are many things that Modern Prison is better than Anthem Prison. There are 3 great ways why Modern jail is better. The 3 ways are Living conditions, security, and punishment. Living conditions in Anthem are very poor compared to Modern day. Anthem Living conditions in prison are very...
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...Jared Page Mrs. Justeson English 3A 28 January, 2017 Slavery Literature Reflects Slave Life Slavery literature reflects the life of freed or escaped slaves. Slavery literature shows what it was like to be a slave. Some slaves when they were freed or when they escaped wrote about their life and what their life was like as a slave. Two great writers that wrote about their life as a slave after they escaped slavery were Harriet Ann Jacobs and Frederick Douglass (biography.com, 2014). Harriet Ann Jacobs wrote an autobiographical novel called,“Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” (biography.com, 2014). Frederick Douglass wrote an autobiography called,“Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave” (biography.com, 2016). Harriet...
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...Summary Published in 1891, The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde’s only novel. An immediate and popular success, it has never been out of print. The story is set in London towards the end of the 19th century. Basil Hallward has painted a portrait of a handsome young man, Dorian Gray. Thrilled by the beauty of the painting, Dorian Gray wishes that he could always stay as young as his image in the picture. He gives up his soul to achieve this wish. Dorian sets out on a life of self-indulgence and evil. His behaviour seems to be reflected in the portrait and he realises that his wish has come true – the portrait is beginning to show a corrupted man while he remains unchanged physically. Frightened of what is happening, Dorian hides the picture in a locked room. The years pass and Dorian leads an increasingly depraved life, but the years have no effect on him; he looks as young and beautiful as ever. Then one evening he meets the artist once more and, after he has shown him the evil-looking portrait, Dorian kills him in a fit of hatred. Dorian tries to carry on with his immoral life but he is tormented by feelings of guilt and decides that the only way he can make up for what he has done is to destroy the painting. In the climax of the story Dorian tries to kill the man in the portrait, but kills himself in the process. Aestheticism was inspired by the principle of 'art for art's sake (art for the love for art) ...it had to simply create beauty. The Aesthete believed that...
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...only care about the each other and not about themselves. The society had created different councils, each with its own job, and people were not allowed to choose their job, but it was chosen for them. The society believed in one quote that summarized all their beliefs. Ayn Rand talks about this in the following quote: “Everything done by many is good. Everything done by one man is evil (Rand, 77).” The main character of Anthem, Equality 7-2521, was born differently, according to his society, because he had different features than the others. Accepting his difference, he started to separate himself from the society. He did this becuase his 7-2521's real passion was science and just wanted to understand the world, but sadly, in Equality 7-2521's society, he was forbidden from asking questions. Though he was supposed to be a street sweeper. he did not...
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...In addition to wearing the public reminder, Hester is subjected to open shaming by being forced to stand on a scaffold in front of the entire Puritan society. Initially, the punishment of public shaming worked. Hester felt deep ignominy because of the contumely she suffered from the Puritan society. She withdrew from society, living as an outcast in a cabin in the woods (great movie btw) (put quote here about her living in the cabin). Her only connection to the rest of the Puritans was her job, creating clothes. However, the humiliation persisted, as many people would stop and mock Hester when she would walk down the street, (put quote here). In many ways, Hester’s sin became who she was to the Puritans. Her everyday life was dominated by the reminders of the sin she had committed, such as the scarlet A and even her own daughter, Pearl (if you can find it, put quote about how Pearl is the embodiment of the sin). However, Hester’s resolve only strengthened. She had the chance to leave the settlement, but chose to stay (find quote). She did not let the humiliation of wearing the A...
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...The Great Gatsby Critical Lens L.M. Montgomery once said, “We pay a price for all we get or receive in this world." In other words, there are consequences that we receive for all we receive in this society. This quote is true because for, example, something such as winning the lottery is something we get but, we pay a price for this with people feeling entitled to a piece of the winnings, as well as false sense of friendship never knowing if there using you for the materialist purpose. This quote is especially true and best formatted for The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The use of literary elements such as setting and symbolism further illustrate the validity of the quote. The author shows this with the use of setting. Fitzgerald’s description of setting incorporates and reflects the crime and corruption of the time, the loose morality of the roaring twenties, and the ever growing social divisions between the haves and the have-nots. This is an illustration of setting because it shows the divide between four major settings in the novel East Egg, West Egg, the Valley of Ashes, and New York City. (Including, fully developing the characters Fitzgerald spent many a pages concerned with detail). These descriptions developed the mood and pace, the tendencies, strengths, and weaknesses of the characters are directly linked to their location. The author shows this when he says the main characters is represented in this city as described in this quote. “The City seen from the...
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...The Great Warrior Men are the back bone of a tribal society, but women are just as important in taking care of their husband’s homes and children. There is a saying where behind every successful man is a great woman, and behind every unsuccessful man is a bad woman. In the Igbo culture, women do not have much to gamble with such as the men. The women take care of the household; take care of cooking, and the children. We can see this type of behavior in many types of old cultural ways of life. The Igbo culture is known for men to have multiple wives and I view this as a blessing in many ways such as having many different children who can carry out their father’s legacy or vice versa, especially in Okonkwo situation. At the end of this beautiful story we see that Okonkwo kills himself because of the changes that have come to his people. Was it just to see someone hang himself because of this? Well let us see how this had come to be. Okonkwo feared most was failure just like his father; however in my humble opinion his father was not really a failure but more down to earth type of person with problems just like many people in modern day society. Owing people is the same as having a credit card with debt. For Okonkwo to show his manly hood, he takes a very big leap of faith in becoming a well respected man within his tribe which comes with great deal of responsibility. Again, in this case responsibility for Okonkwo is to keep up and maintain his wives and children with food and...
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...Quote: “The boy stood up, he was the filthiest human I had ever seen. His neck was dark gray, the backs of his hands were rusty, and his fingernails were black deep into the quick.” (Lee 29) Analysis: This quote shows that not all the kids in Maycomb have the best hygiene. This could be due to not having the money for it. Which ties back to the fact that a good majority of people in Maycomb live in poverty. This shows the reader that both Maycomb and the civilians living in it that it probably isn’t the cleanest environment. This help the reader be able to connect to the characters and understand where they are coming from and why they might act the way that they do. Lee uses diction in is choice of filthiest and rusty. Lee also uses hyperbole in that same text. Quote:“It’s against the law alright… but when a man spends his relief checks on green whiskey his children have a way of crying from hunger pains.” (Lee 34)...
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...person I believe, that The American Dream is overrated. Too many people want to fulfill this dream and they see it as something incredible that they have to experience. The American Dream is about coming to America, working at your dream job, getting rich, living in freedom and of course being happy. These dreams have been a subject many times, and also around famous people, where it has been discussed and the values have been thought through. Senator, Barack Obama delivered a speech in 2008 where he ”addressed the subjects of racial tensions, white privilege, and race and inequality in the United States, discussing black "anger," white "resentment," and other issues as he sought to explain and contextualize Wright's controversial comments.” The speech was viewed more than 1.2 million times on youtube, and described as "arguably the biggest political event of the campaign so far" by the Pew Research Center. Obama starts with telling how everything started, how democracy was build and who made it possible. People were brought together and promised that citizens should be equal. “A Constitution that promised its people liberty, and justice, and a union that could be and should be perfected over time” are one of the great lines from the speech, where Obama tells us what the union was and should be build as. Obama chooses to end his touching speech with this sentence: “I chose to run for the presidency at this moment in history because I believe deeply that we cannot solve...
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...In chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby, a reporter comes to Gatsby’s door to interview him about his personal life. Jay Gatsby’s original name was James Gatz and he was born on a North Dakota farm but went to college in St. Olaf, Minnesota. He dropped out of college and later met the wealthy Dan Cody who hired him as a personal assistant. When Dan Cody died he left Gatsby $25,000, but his mistress prevented Gatsby from claiming it. After that, Gatsby was determined to become rich and successful. Later on, Nick visits Gatsby and is shocked to find Tom Buchanan there, and the next Saturday Tom and Daisy attend one of Gatsby’s parties. After the party Gatsby is worried that Daisy did not enjoy it and Nick tells him to give up on Daisy, however, Gatsby refuses and instead tells Nick about he and Daisy’s past. The quote that best describes Jay Gatsby is, “He talked a lot about the past, and I gathered that he wanted to recover something, some idea of himself perhaps, that had gone into loving Daisy” (110). The good qualities of Jay Gatsby are he is a loyal person and he has a good heart. The bad qualities of Gatsby are he is amoral, dishonest, and throws his money away. Fitzgerald developed this character to show how people use their wealth to get love only to discover the love is not real. Additionally, he is developed throughout the novel to be an example of how living extravagantly can be an empty life. A meaningful quote in the chapter is, “The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg...
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