A Mango Burned Space Analysis

Although the lovers remain silent, "The wind's incomplete unrest / Builds and disperses clouds about the sky", which symbolizes first an eternal yearning for something deeper than is there, and secondly a "clouded," obscure vision of what this something may be. The previously mentioned yearning is shown also by a definition of clouds as "a type of the fleeting or unsubstantial" (Oxford English Dictionary). Whatever it may be that is being searched for cannot be found by lying inert letting time pass by. While this second stanza contemplates the apparently unattainable, the final two seem to convey a feeling of hopelessness in knowing that the clouds may never subside.

The fact that the clouds are passing by and opening can represent two things. The first is that it can be a symbol of General Wolfe, and as the clouds pass over head, his soul will similarly pass over and die. Second is that the passing clouds can be viewed as a sign of hope that the battle is now over and people can live peacefully. One other piece of symbolism is the flag behind General Wolfe, which serves as a directional force. Since it is pointed at both General Wolfe and the sky, it signifies the fact that Wolfe’s soul will go up onto Heaven.

The most recent book that I have read over the first marking period was the book, A Mango Shaped Space.” In this story, a girl named Mia is in the 8th grade. She has a cat named Mango, whom she found on the street. Her cat was very sick and was taken to the vet. Mango survived luckily, but needed many medications in order to keep staying healthy. Mia also had a condition called synesthesia, which enabled her to connect colors with words. Mango was always in critical condition, but was always loving to the family. That was, until Mia makes a mistake. She accidently leaves Mango outside

One of the first items the author states is that all symbolism is intentional, there are no accidents when it comes to analyzing famous literature. He describes certain authors like James Joyce and T.S. Elliot as “intentionalists” or writers who purposely try to control every part of the story through symbolism. The author Thomas Foster teaches us never to overlook anything in a novel even if it be little things like the color shirt they are wearing or what the weather is like outside. Building more off the last statement, precipitation, whilst being a little detail added into a story, holds a lot of important roles in moving the story along and even providing hardships for characters to overcome. Even more than that though, he says “It’s never just rain”, rain provides as a symbol in the story so that if someone is in the rain it’s almost as if they are being cleansed.

The actions that Matsu does for Stephen, another pivotal character in the story, stand for their growing bond. The symbolism helps the reader understand the reason behind the actions and how it affects the story. This, consequently, enriches the analysis of the story. Symbols in the story also intensify the situations in the story. The weather in the story is a symbol for the events that happen in the story, and knowledge of the nature of the upcoming situations makes the situations enhanced. Tsukiyama’s use of symbolism enriches the characters, their situations, and the interpretations of the story.

A Mango Shaped Space, was one of the most intriguing books I have read. Mia’s story not only gave me the freedom to consider the gifts I take for granted every day, but taught me to appreciate the strengths others have. At the beginning of my journey with Mia, I was jealous of her Synesthesia. I saw her as a unique, almost superhuman teenager and myself as an average one. Because of this, A Mango Shaped Space was more than personal growth story for Mia. I grew as well.

“Where is the Mango Princess”, written by Cathy Crimmins, is the journey through her husband’s, Alan’s, brain injury. Alan was hit on the head by a speedboat, and from which, he suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Eventually, awakening from his coma, his recovery took his wife and child on a roller coaster ride of emotions. This story explores the heartbreaking and frustrating experiences of a caregiver to a patient recovering from TBI. Crimmins uses slight humor and honesty to welcome the reader into the chaotic life of caring for her husband. This book has darker themes like most, so it is important that the atmosphere is kept light and airy through humorous attempts. It is the most admirable trait that Crimmins has, in my opinion. I’m not fond of reading, so the humor kept me occupied; I really enjoyed the humorous aspects of this story. This book also focuses on educating the beholder about TBI and the effects of severe brain damage. Though Alan had recovered physically from the accident, his mental recovery was still an on-going process in which rehab was required. She went on to describe the accident as: “One day, you and your family are hiking across a long, solid plain, when out of the sky comes a blazing meteor that just happens to hit one family member on the head. The meteor creates a huge rift in the landscape, dragging the unlucky one down to the bottom of the crevice it has made. You spend the next year on a rescue mission, helping him climb to the top,

Weather affects the lives of everyone. When the weather turns foul, it makes life more difficult. Stormy weather in Tony's dreams represents the conflict in his life, and the lives of those

As the storm approaches Calixta is home sewing, while husband Bobinot and son Bibi are out at the store. Bobinot notices the “sombre clouds that were rolling with sinister intention from the west, accompanied by a sullen, threatening roar.” (page 394) The description makes it obvious that it’s a threatening, dangerous storm. The father and son decide to remain at the store till the storm passed by.

Usually a storm creeps upon us, hits a luminous climax, and then fades away into nothingness.  In The Storm, Kate Chopin develops a parallel between a rainstorm and an emotional storm in a woman’s life.  Chopin uses symbolism to depict the feelings of relationships that are as unpredictable as that of a raging storm.

The overall image that the word cloud is of a deed with keys which overall conveys the idea of owning a house for oneself and have the freedom of not depending on others. The word cloud is based in the main argument of The Dream of Home Ownership (Chapter 5), which can be found on the keys show the overall importance. The key gives the homeowner access to their home and gives them security to be in their home. Also the key symbolizes the entry to the American Dream as it gives independence, the reason to move and give a better life to all while giving a symbol of their wealth. Another way that the word cloud connects to argument is the words that make up the various parts of the deed are related the following words: home, community, and wealth.

In this case, the clouds are connected to the notion that humans will eventually disappear and that none of their actions will last. Percy Shelley in the next stanza compares humans to lyres; each time the lyre is struck, it plays a dissonant and unmelodious note. Just like the notes played, humans will always give differing responses at different times because they will have changed emotionally. The melodious tunes have been forgotten and unmelodious ones have taken their place; in comparison, the previous unity and harmony have been replaced by disunity and tension in human minds and mankind. Shelley compares man to clouds and lyres in order to express his powerful reasoning that humans are undergoing change at all times.

The piece of rubber tubing that Linda finds behind the fuse box in the basement, for example, symbolizes the end of Willy’s life and, more directly, Willy’s desperate attempts to commit suicide. Another large symbol that appears frequently is that of the jungle, and the diamonds within.

In Kate Chopin’s “The Storm” Chopin creates a setting and environment for an affair and using the storm as the symbol of the story. From the beginning we can see clearly that Chopin chooses the storm to move things along in the story for example when bibi saw what called his child’s attention to certain somber clouds that were rolling with sinister intention from the west, accompanied by a sullen, threatening roar. Calixta was at home working on her sewing furiously and didn’t notice the storm coming and was starting to feel very warm when it suddenly began to grow dark and realized the weather she ran to close all the doors and windows. Bobinot and Bibi decided to take shelter at the store and Alcee needing shelter nearby creates a force to bring Alcee and Calixta inside alone.

The reason I see the weather is because when Will told Lou about the accident and how a motorcycle hit him it was raining that day. It made me think of this chapter because rain can always have a deeper meaning and Will was running towards a taxi trying not to get all soaked and I just think what if it was sunny? Would there have been a different outcome? Rain always has a sad feeling for some people and for Will that day I think it was a very sad day and I related it to this chapter because I think the rain had a profounder meaning than just it was raining that