Analysis Of The Book ' Rabbit ' By John Updike

Also citing this example from the novel, among others, Robert Detweiler determines what implications this might have surrounding Rabbit's character. He states:

     Piggy in the beginning of the book was using his common sense, he was intelligent, he knew what was right from wrong, and he could condone things that made him angry easily. In the beginning of the book, (pg. ) Ralph told everyone his name was Piggy even though Piggy specifically told Ralph that he didn't like to be called that name Piggy later condoned Ralph's action with great ease. Piggy's action's and behavior depended on his glasses. Piggy and his glasses symbolized intelligence, he represents the rational side of civilization. With the glasses it seemed as though Piggy made all the right choices, and he helped Ralph know what needed to be done with the tribe. Without his

Many of the families in Kozol’s book live in central Manhattan in drug-infested buildings, falling apart from the brick in, whereas in earlier periods of New York’s history were fine hotels. One of such buildings is the Martinique Hotel, where Kozol afforded much of his time to the families that dwelled there, as referenced in his book. Those who inhabit the Martinique Hotel are symbolically affected by New York’s renown valor in their conscious, further placing them in the class as “less-fortunate” within a city that does not afford them many opportunities. Many homeless neighborhoods find themselves victim to substandard medical and education facilities. The families, as Kozol describes were shipped by the masses to communities that already suffer from the city’s highest rates of HIV, drug addiction, pediatric asthma and psychiatric illness (Kozol 11). There is the idea, as Kozol says, that the homes that these families find themselves in are “closed systems”, “where rules of normal law and normal governance did not apply” (Kozol 8), whereas the people are detached from the rest of society, confined to the community all in itself. The families he works with are sectioned off by society because they live in poor areas and confined within a capitalistic economy, have nowhere to go. In a way, Kozol describes these areas as the capital of homeless people, surrounded by a city built for the wealthy, by

The 1985 play, No Sugar, written by Jack Davis, exposes the cruel treatment towards Aboriginals during the Great Depression, from the point of view of Jimmy. Similarly, Rabbit Proof Fence, the 2002 historical drama film further conveys this harsh treatment but from the contrasting point of view of Molly. Both the point of views explored support related purposes and evoke the same responses from the audience. Generic conventions including, dramatic techniques, mise en scene, flashbacks and dialogue aid the directors in highlighting the main purposes of informing the readers of the Aboriginals side of the story, and to provoke an empathetic response from the viewers.

Watership Down, by Richard Adams, tells a story from the view point of a herd of rabbits. The rabbits show; courage in the face of danger, being kind to others can be beneficial, and change can be a good thing even though there may be trials along the way. The most prevalent of the three is that change can be positive no matter what the trials are. Developers have caused this herd of rabbits to flee their home and begin the journey to find a new home. Watership Down shows the reader that change can be positive in a long, eventful story about

The story gives us a strong view of the wealthy and luxurious, but we are also given a glimpse of the economic downfall and the hopelessness of the common working man in the era as well. Complying with the theme, a strong symbol for representing the economic hopelessness in the story is the impoverished desolate Valley of Ashes, stuck between East and West Egg. Not only a place of poverty but the residents themselves live hopelessly try to survive. Likewise, this grisly place paints a sad dystopia when first introduced as, “This is a valley of ashes a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and, finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air”(pg). The land is literally covered in ashes representing the hopelessness of how fragmented and decayed everything is. In addition, not only is the area ruined, but the spirit of the residents themselves are crushed from living in such conditions with no hope of escaping such poverty. Those all living in the ashes are the low class, everyday working people with the inability to become wealthy anymore, leaving them financially and spiritually broken. George Wilson, a resident of the Valley of Ashes, is a perfect example of how hopeless the people have become due to their economic status. Running an ash-covered automotive/convenience store, he is described as, “a

“Hypocrisy is the mother of all evil and prejudice is still her favorite child.” In the three stories Of Mice and Men, Chrysanthemums, and To Kill a Mockingbird, the theme of Prejudice is uniquely enhanced by the use of symbols. Initially in the story Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck, there are obvious times where unequal distribution of wealth, power and privilege between men and women is shown. On page 1 when Elisa is working with her flowers while observing her husband talking to two other men, it states “She wore heavy leather gloves to protect her hands while she worked.”

But after they settle in the field, Hazel comes to realize that they need some female rabbits to mate with. Next, Holly and Bluebell, which are two rabbits from their previous warren, come to tell them the news that a terrible poisoning had occurred. The news hurts the rabbit group deeply but they know that they cannot go back to their previous warren, since it is destroyed. Then, the group of rabbits befriend a wounded bird named Kehaar, and after he heals the rabbits use him to their advantage. They use Kehaar to fly and search for other warrens that they can live in.

How can we justify and condemn George’s actions at the end of the story. In the story of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, one of the main characters George had both condemned and understandable actions at the end of the story. I think George had a hard time shooting Lennie, but at the same time he had a semi-reasonable reason to shoot him. It was hard for him to shoot Lennie because the two of them had traveled everywhere together ever since they were young.

The final aspect is dilapidation. Buildings in these neighbourhoods tend to be old and poorly (or not at all) maintained. In addition, they are “very dirty and littered as a result of density, the predominance of renters, inferior public services, and a demoralized population” (Stark 1987: 171). Dilapidation becomes a social stigma for residents, as the physical state of their neighbourhood prescribes a particular social status upon them. The stigma of living in such a neighbourhood introduces a set of related problems, including a lack of positive role models, a demoralized population, and lenient law

In the book Of Mice and Men there are three people I feel sorry for, and their names are George, Lennie, and Crooks. First, I feel sorry for George because of the fact that he always has to be around Lennie to keep an eye on him to make sure he doesn’t do any stupid things. For example when George had to ask Lennie to stop drinking water from the river multiple times. (Steinbeck, 3).

Personally, I feel that the film ¨Cry in the wild¨ uses different details to explain the book ¨Hatchet.¨ A few reasons I believe this since , in the book “Hatchet” it tells the reader that he sees the tornado, but in the movie, it says he hears the tornado. In the movie, it says he got attacked by the bear twice, instead in the story, it says that he wasn't attacked by the bear at all. It also says that in the movie he helps the two bear cubs, only in the book he didn´t find two bear cubs,he found one bear cub. Those are some of the reason’s why I consider that the movie ¨Cry in the wild¨ explains the book ¨Hatchet¨ in a different details that in the book actually uses. One more statement,

In the song “Red Rabbits,” James Mercer, an American singer, musician, and songwriter for the band The Shins, sings, “I can't go into this no more. It puts too many thorns on my mind, and the necessary balloon lies a corpse on the floor.” This song describes a person, the narrator, who is associated with someone who has committed a crime. The narrator reaches a point where he can no longer take the mental stress that comes with protecting his friend because their means of escape, or the “necessary balloon,” is no longer available, or rather “a corpse on the floor.” A similar concept is presented in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men when Lennie, one of the main characters, kills a woman after his friend George has been protecting him for many years. The duo’s dream of paradise, or their necessary balloon out the their current life of moving from town to town in order to find work, is now dead, along with the person that Lennie killed. Then, George, for various reasons, including to get out of the predicament he has been made a part of, makes the decision to kill Lennie. George justifies his desire to kill Lennie in order to rid himself of a burden, because he loves Lennie, and so that he can worry about only himself and not Lennie.

In the novella “Down the Rabbit Hole” by Pablo Juan Villalobos, the story revolves around the concept of innocence. What makes this novella different from other literature that discuss innocence is that the main character Tochtli does not actual move from innocence to experience but rather stays innocent but as the audience reads on they figure out that tochtli has moved further and further away from pure innocence. In the beginning of the novella in the short notes ahead innocence is explained in the context of the novella as being incomprehension. This is a theme that is revealed throughout the entirety of the novella. The novella Down the rabbit hole sets the scene inside a palace of a later understood drug lord, who is the father of tochtli, the main character. Tochtli is only seven and therefor does not have an exact grip on what is happening around him. Juan pablo Villalobos however reveals information in such a way that the truth escapes the innocent mind of tochtli but screams out to the readers.

Throughout the book one of the main characters, Fiver, changes. At first he is very timid and afraid. But when he has a strong sensation that something bad was about to happen, he knows that he has to save the other rabbits. At first, his older brother, Hazel, did not take him seriously. Because Fiver had been right in the past about dangers, such as the Great Flood, Hazel knew that the rabbits were in great danger. When they do convince several rabbits to come with them away from the warren, Fiver acts indirectly through his brother.