Analysis Of The Garden Party By Mansfield

The idea of death can be, and is an enormously disturbing, unknown issue in which many people can have many different opinions. To some individuals, the process of life can progress painstakingly slow, while for others life moves too fast. In the excerpt We Were the Mulvaneys, by Joyce Carol Oates, a innocent farm boy named Judd Mulvaney has an eye-opening encounter by a brook near his driveway. During this encounter, Judd faces a chain of feelings and emotions that lead to his change of opinion of the issues of life and death, and change as a character. This emblematic imagery of life and death, as well as jumpy, and retrospective tones benefit the development of Judd as an innocent child as he begins to change into a more conscious and aware adult.

In the beginning of the short story, as Brother reflects on Doodle’s life, the author uses personification and foreshadowing to create a mood of remorse. As he gazes out of the window into his backyard, Brother states that “the graveyard flowers were blooming. ...speaking softly the names of our dead” (Hurst 1). The flowers provide flashbacks of the past, and foreshadow a loss of life. The loneliness felt by Brother causes readers to consider how they would feel if their loved one was gone. As Brother observes the seasons, it is noted that “summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born” (Hurst 1). The personifications of the seasons as stages in the cycle of life and death creates an unsure and uncertain mood. The shift between seasons creates an idea of change and uncertainty of events to come. Hurst creates a mood of remorse through

The theme death has always played a crucial role in literature. Death surrounds us and our everyday life, something that we must adapt and accept. Whether its on television or newpaper, you'll probobly hear about the death of an individual or even a group. Most people have their own ideas and attitude towards it, but many consider this to be a tragic event due to many reasons. For those who suffered greatly from despair, living their life miserably and hopelessly, it could actually be a relief to them. Death effects not only you, but also those around you, while some people may stay unaffected depending on how they perceive it.

Elizabeth Bishop’s poem First Death in Nova Scotia follows a small girl who is introduced to the concept of death for the first time through her cousin, Arthur. Even though the narrator is just a child who is experiencing death for this first time, she is extremely perceptive of her surroundings. The details and language the girl uses to describe the situation illustrates the difficulty the girl is having coming to terms with the idea of death, while also confusing her throughout the poem. The important concepts of death, grief, and loss of innocence are conveyed by Bishop through the encounter the girl is having with death. Bishop’s theme in the poem seems to be that death can be extremely sorrowful yet hard to understand and as such, people deal with these feelings in different ways, even children. The narrator, being a small child, naturally uses distractions in her surroundings and her figurative language to start to understand death at the end of the poem.

The widow grieves for him while hugging her sister Josephine in a painful way. She cries like a baby in a harsh way. But then she goes to her room, where she tries to hide her "forbidden joy" of freedom and liberty. She was going to be independent and the only one commanding her life decisions. The scene shows that she sits in the chair with her physical exhaustion which also reflects that she was tired of life and hard days and nights with no joy to look forward to. Watching the arrival of spring and a vast sky, she says "free" again and again. She cries in an anxious way as if it is just unbelievable like a real dream and she will wake up again. It happens when Richard returns home, and the story ends with these critical lines, “She had died of heart disease, a joy that kills.". Both the stories show death and fear in a different way. Where, one family is afraid of living and exploring, and they ultimately fall prey to the danger and die a meaningless death at the hands of a criminal. While in this, death seems to be liberating. She wanted to be free and empowered, but it came after dying. The endless joy of freedom took her life away. The symbolism in heart attack shows that how life takes away everything from us and at the end, it means nothing. The anticipation of grandmother finally leads to the death of all family and explains how they came to the web of death. While the anticipation in this particular story shows the escape to get freedom from unhappy

It can be difficult for a persona to understand a different perspective. The 1914 blank verse poem, Home Burial, by Robert Frost explores the death of a child and the consequences of this disturbing event on a mother and father. The poem is set at the burgeoning of WWI in pre-war western society. At its core this text explores the gender stereotypes of its time. The mother and father embody the two differing representations of grief over their child’s death. After a brief introduction, the text consists of mostly dialogue which gives the audience an insight into the emotional rift between two personas and their different experiences in dealing with the emotional consequences of death. The husband questions the emotional response of his wife using a demanding tone, desperate to try and understand the reasons for her longing actions “What is it you see From up there always- for

The irony of Mrs. Mallard’s response to the news of her husband’s death lies in the fact that her reaction did not constitute what a common reaction to death entails: extreme disbelief, prolonged heartache, and violent hysterics. When her sister Josephine breaks the news to Mrs.

Robert Frost’s poem “Home Burial,” written in 1914, centers around the conversation of a married couple whose relationship is struggling after the death of their young child. A duality in meaning exists in the poem’s title, “Home Burial,” which references not only the death of their child but also the death of their marriage. Is the child’s death the sole cause of their marital distress? Robert Frost opens the poem in the couple’s home with the husband watching as his wife, Amy, begins to descend the staircase (1-2). After a few verses, the audience has become witnesses to the marriage’s descent into nothingness. The child’s grave lies forever in the background, framed by a small window at the top of the stairs (Frost 24-31). In Robert Frost’s “Home Burial”, the marriage of Amy and her husband is irreparable due to differences in expression, acceptance, and perception.

The main family in this story lives on the upper end of a neighborhood with a noticeable gap in lifestyle. This gap is represented by a hill, with the poor near the bottom and the rich near the top. These differences in social class come with a drastic difference in quality of life and appreciation of all life. After a tragic death in the poorer community, Laura delivered leftover food from the party to the devastated family; "This was the house. It must be. A dark knot of people stood outside" (Mansfield). The support shown from the people of the same lower class reinforces that people from the upper class don't respect or care about the problems the lower class faces. Numerous people outside the grieving woman's home were all there for her, since she did not have the means to support for her family anymore. This reaction, is one of people who are caring and loving. In contrast to this, when the mother of a rich family throwing an extravagant garden party received the news, all of her worry was directed towards the garden party continuing. The lack of immediate pity establishes that the mother's belief involves no compassion or reaction unless it is directly affecting her spoiled

The tone of the narrator in the poem “Because I could not stop for Death.” although the subject matter is death, it does not qualify to be a dull rendering. Contrary to this, Death sounds comparable to a wooer, something that turns out to be basically an analogy, wherein abstractions repeatedly personified. Whether Death takes the form of a weak and weary old man, a grim reaper, or a ferryman, his visit is almost never welcome by the poor soul who finds him at the door. While most people would barricade the door as soon as they recognized his identity as death stands before them Dickenson gives the impression that she is quite flattered to find herself in even this gentleman's favor.

During that time, there were difficulties for each and every family. Some family is poor so each and everyone starved. Some are complicated to handle so one get sale in order to get a living. In the Bundren family, there was obstacle after obstacle. Each and one of them is forced to give up their own dreams and needs. When the Bundren family were traveling, there were difficulties on the way. The road was meeting Anse expectations, the weather wasn’t good, because of that, he blames it for his wife ill health. The way the head of the family, a father, a husband is acting is lowering the hope for the family. Because of the way he is acting, each and one of the family member has to put up with it. This can be the reason that they are not caring for the family but instead caring about their self-interest. “It takes two people to make you, and one people to die. That’s how the world is going to end ( 47 Faulkner). The shows that in our world, things like that can happen. For instance, a family is happily having a meal, everybody is laughing, cheering, yelling cause of excitement, but one of them is unhappy, grumpy, sad, confused. That one member is feels left out. In order to let her anger out, she starts yelling at her sisters and brothers out of no reason. She yells at them for nothing putting the plate right. Yells at them for not walking straight. Suddenly, each and one of the family members feels sad, unhappy, confused just like her. Because of all the fuss, each and one the, family members felt uneasy. This example relates to As I Lay Dying because both families have to give up their own

“Home Burial” is mostly about a tense conversation between a husband and wife who recently buried their child. They show their grief and anger at the situation with insensitive words, such as the intimidating tone for ‘dear’. The wife is clearly upset after seeing the burial site of her child out of the window. This discovery is confronting but also fresh and meaningful as she is emotional and she wants to know why her husband is not showing grief. Frost illustrates a couple of broken structures in the poem. “What is it – what? She said. “Just that I see.” This quote is an example of the broken structure, it’s a metaphor for their relationship, which the title of the poem is also foreshadowing the collapse of their marriage. “A man must partly give up being a man with womenfolk.” This quote is juxtaposed with men and women used to show their divide between the husband and wife. “Two that don’t love can’t live together with them. But two that do can’t live together with them.” Is a paradox, it reveals the truth about their lives but they can’t resolve their broken relationship. The wife confronts the husband, “Who is that man? I didn’t know you.” This quote is visual imagery as she was looking at her husband digging the grave. She made the confronting discovery that had influenced her original thoughts of her husband. This poem links to the confronting discovery by showing the husband and wife’s different perspectives on their dead son and no matter how much the husband tries to understand her, they can’t mend their relationship. This discovery is also in “Will Grayson, Will Grayson”, as it can relate to “Home Burial” with a broken relationship. There are two Will Graysons with relationship problems with the same person, Tiny Cooper. The first Will’s relationship with Tiny is that they

After quickly recovering from the storm of grief which showered her, Louise comprehends her own independence; “‘Free, free, free!’” (202). Something of which she has not possessed before. Not to mention, Louise holds great passion for the future without her husband influencing her decisions, “...(the) long procession of years to come (...) would belong to her absolutely” (202). As the story continues, it becomes evident that Mrs. Mallard’s confidence and jubilance holds direction in her long life to come. Ironically, however, Louise only lives to see the next few minutes of her life. As the shock of seeing the living dead births a heart attack; “When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease- a joy that kills” (203). Ultimately, her gluttonous behaviour and extreme state of joy lead her to an untimely death when her eyes lay upon the presumed dead, Brently

The sorrowful and unpredictable realization of denial and loss can slowly tear down even the strongest willed individuals. In the twisting tales of “A Rose for Emily” and “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” the recurring theme of denial continuously reminds the reader that life is precious and to never take anything for granted. William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” focuses on the life and death of Emily Grierson. Although the story begins with her death, the details of her life are revealed through several elements. Emily is ultimately “jilted” by the man she falls in love with, Homer Barron, and poisons him to ensure a lifelong commitment. A similar theme appears within Katherine Anne Porter’s “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” Ellen Weatherall, is on her deathbed as the story begins. The narrator discusses Granny’s life and the struggles she faced in the past. As Granny lays upon her deathbed, she recalls all the things she has to do and all the chores she has left undone. She also remarks the element of surprise at the fact that death has come upon her. Not only do these two stories repeatedly use elements such as symbolism and foreshadowing the authors create a relatively similar theme that not only delivers a powerful message but is a timeless classic.

This story is about a wife named Louise Mallard who has heart trouble, so she must be informed carefully about her husband’s death. Her sister, Josephine, is unfortunately the one who has to break the news to newly widowed wife. One of her husband’s friends, Richard, learned about her husband’s death when he was reading the newspaper and heard about the crashing of a train that Brently was on. Louise is devastated when she learns of her husband’s death and runs upstairs to be alone. Louise sits down and ponders about life while looking out the window and hears a vendor yelling what he is selling. Still crying, she looks into the distance wondering what’s next. She is nervous for her life ahead and doesn’t know what she is going to do without her husband. She starts to think about what life is going to be like without having anyone telling her what to do, when to do it, or how to do it. She starts to feel warm inside knowing she is finally free. Louise knows she will become overcome with emotions when she is forced to see Brently’s body. She imagines the years