A Summary Of Daniel's Abuse

We see the first sign of darkness, when the narrator reads the headline of his brother’s arrest, the narrator’s face is described as “trapped in the darkness which roared outside” (58). From then on, Baldwin uses darkness at times of despair, fear, and hopelessness.

A passage that struck me as something odd as a child of parents who was wrongly accused and sent to be executed, was where Daniel went to visit his sister after being admitted to a mental hospital. When Daniel first see’s his sister he exclaims,

The parents have played a very important role in Daniels life. They brought him up always showing him what's wrong and what's right, what choices to make, and who to trust. Being a parent means that you should always be in control of your children for as long as possible. Daniel was said to be the type that needed guidance even though he came across as a strong and independent. His mother knew this, but even she was scared of what he was capable of. When times got rough the parents backed off and let him make his own choices. That wasn’t the best move to make. The parents might have shown love and affection to Daniel but they truly couldn’t see what was going on. If only they had paid enough attention to Daniel maybe they could witness how badly he was coming off the rails. They could of helped him. Helped him to make the right choices.

The experience of darkness is both individual and universal. Within Emily Dickinson’s “We grow accustomed to the Dark” and Robert Frost’s “Acquainted with the Night,” the speakers engage in an understanding of darkness and night as much greater than themselves. Every individual has an experience of the isolation of the night, as chronicled in Frost’s poem, yet it is a global experience that everyone must face, on which Dickinson’s poem elaborates. Through the use of rhythm, point of view, imagery, and mood, each poet makes clear the fact that there is no single darkness that is too difficult to overcome.

In the beginning, there is very little light. It is almost dusk, and the speaker describes the smell as “dark” (7). Towards the middle and end there are various lights: lanterns, lamplight, fireflies, lamp (9, 11, 13, 20). This change over time depicts the storyteller’s significance to the speaker, because she brought enlightenment to his life. In this poem, light is a metaphor for knowledge, while darkness is a metaphor for ignorance. At the end, the old wise storyteller, who is the embodiment of wisdom, “was the lamplight” (20). In contrast, the two boys, who are young and ignorant, are “in one shadow” (21). The juxtaposition of light with darkness shows that the speaker and storyteller are opposites in their insight. Additionally, it is strange that she is a light before them, yet they are still shadowed. What is blocking the light from them? This metaphor illustrates that it takes time for people to become sage like their elders. As the speaker says, adulthood is “childhood’s aftermath,” which means that the knowledge people gain in childhood will lead them to be wise adults such as the storyteller

He uses specific choice of words like "Dark", "Sorcerer" and "Visions" to provide a sense of wonder and mystery as if it was an adventure. Which portrays the anticipation that Douglas feels towards all of the adventures that summer will bring. The passage also consists of a simile in lines 48 through 50. The sentence reads "The street lights, like candles on a black cake, went out." This particular lines connect to the first paragraph of the whole passage which mentioned the sun hasn't rised. The simile is a comparing lit street lights to that of candles which at first are lit but once you blow them out it's light is gone. The lines are explaining that the street lights are off, now that they are not needed since the sun is out. Personification is found in lines 49 through 50. Which say the following " As house lights winked slowly on." This sentence,personifies house lights as winking which represents house lights slowly turning on. Therefore, people are starting to wake up and the day is about to commence. Towards the end of the passage Douglas Spaulding is preparing to leave his home and enjoy his summer. A metaphor is illustrated in line 74 through 75. For example "The town trolley would sail the rivering black streets." In the sentence, the streets are being compared to an ocean. Which portrays Douglas imagination and desire for his summer adventures to begin. Visual

Memories of the night before became a vivid memory in the recesses of his dimly lit mind, underneath the sunlight's intruding yet blissful gaze and the sensation of silk against his bare skin felt like a euphoria, a river of midnight encased his slender figure and with the scrunch of his refined nose and furrowed knit of his thin eyebrows, he rose from his slumber. Delicate fingertips leisurely danced across the silken sheets which lost its assuaging warmth only to discern that he was gone, Padding through the spacious house far too big for two alone to fill, and too much of a burden for one to find comfort in. To see his lover, clad in a suit that managed to take his breath away immediately

“Earlier today, we learned that an attempt was made on your cousin’s life,” her father said to her. “Your mother has so much grief for your cousin, because of the actions that he has made since the past two years – deeds worthy of being told to all

Daniel was a vulnerable child he had low self-esteem and lack of confidence due to english not being his first language so this was a language barrier of communication but not once was this looked at but instead they just asked mother what Daniel was like and how he was and he was

In the process of growing up as a child, Daniel admired his grandfather and specially all the effort and dedication he put into his jobs. His grandfather was always a man of determination, and used to work very late to bring food to his family, but always showing a big smile always inspire his grandsons. Daniel also describes his childhood as very usual of having friends, playing with his twin brother and exploring the world. The best memory of Daniel during his childhood was when he received his first dog. Even though it was just a little pet he got, he never taught he could get one of his own. On the other side, one of the worst experience in his life was on a thanksgiving dinner at his aunt house when he was 11 years old. Daniel and his twin were dressed up very nicely for the dinner and playing around the backyard with a stick. All of a sudden his twin brother push him with the stick and make him fall into the pool. Therefore, Daniel got all his clothes wet and his mother was very upset and blaming Daniel for the

For example, in the paragraph five Barry wrote, “It was quite outside. Stars were still out. Nothing moved and no one was in the street. It was as if someone had turned the sound off on the world.” Reading this paragraph, the audience can image themselves outside early in the morning being all alone.

The speaker refers to the night as his acquaintance. This implies that the speaker has a lot of experience with the night, but has not become friends with it. Thus, because even the night, which has been alongside the speaker in comparison to anything or anyone else, is not a companion to the speaker, the idea of loneliness is enhanced. In addition, “rain” (2) is used to symbolize the speaker’s feelings of gloom and grief, because there is continuous pouring of the rain, which is unlikely to stop. In line 3, “city light” is used to convey the emotional distance between the speaker and society. Although the speaker has walked extensively, he has not yet interacted with anyone – thus distancing himself even further from society. Moreover, the moon, in lines 11 to 12, is used as a metaphor of the speaker’s feelings. The speaker feels extremely distant from society that he feels “unearthly.” The idea of isolation and loneliness in this poem is used as the theme of the poem; and the use of the setting and metaphors underscores the idea that the speaker feels abandoned from society.

He commands her to take her pants off, and when she doesn’t, he silently threatens her and their son’s lives. She begs him to stop as he begins to speed on the rain slick road and details the vehicle’s defects. He is vindicated when Phyllis apologizes for not being good enough for him because he and his family are “[...] all such big deals of suffering” (Doctorow 59). He doesn’t stop, though because even though his suspicions have been confirmed, that isn’t really what he desires at that moment: he wants to frighten her, to control her. Daniel goes on to humiliate his wife in the privacy of Susan’s car, her nakedness blurred by the rain that streaks the windows, their son sleeping soundly in the back seat. He brands her ass with the cigarette lighter, with no apologies or explicit regret, he simply changes the subject. He further abuses Phyllis when he involves their infant son, with whom he obviously has no emotional connection, frequently referring to baby Paul as an “it”. While on a walk through Riverside park, Daniel tosses the baby up in the air, continuing to do so even after baby Paul’s laughs turn into cries. He revels in the look of “absolute dumb dread” on his son’s “Isaacson face” as he ignores Phyllis’ pleas for him to stop his madness. Once again,he doesn’t stop because he “enjoyed the moment it left [his] hands and hated the moment it returned

Fallen by Lauren Kate is writen in 3rd person limited, the reader could only know the main character's inner thoughts. “She watched-feeling a confusing mix of deep...” (pg 181) The title is called Fallen because in this book one of the main characters, Daniel is a fallen angel, who the other main character Luce fall in love with, this is another reason that this book is called Fallen.“You're an angel, Daniel, I know it,” “I'm in love with an angel,”(pg 390,391)And this book can be categorize as a fantasy book because it involves angels.

Daniel first went to therapy because he was not capable to enter into an intimate relationship. He has an insecure, avoidant attachment. Both of Daniel’s parents had histories of insecure attachment. His mother had a personality disorder and was constantly drunk, which occasioned rejection towards Daniel. Daniel’s mum also preferred his brother over him. “Daniel displayed his avoidant attachment in theraphy and was defended against any emotional dependency” on Dr Lumiere (his therapist).