Analysis Of The Postman

Cummings and Pablo Neruda present the theme of their poems by having their two speakers addressing the women they love. The two speakers cope with the idea of prospective change in two completely different ways: Cummings’s speaker faces the end of his relationship as a situation that hurts him but in the end he accepts it, while Neruda’s speaker doesn’t care about his lover’s past as the only thing he wants is to make a couple with her. Thus, there are both similarities and differences in the poetic devices used in the two poems, while the tone of the speakers’ voice differs too, as in the first poem is sad and melancholic whereas in the second poem is confident and

Miguel Piñero is a famous Port Rican writer, who wrote several poems portraying what Latin people has been through in the seventies in the United States of America. The writer chose an interesting titles for his poems which indicate what the reasons behind the struggle of Latin people face in USA. At the end of the poem” Seeking the Cause”, according to the write, Pinero in this poem listed the causes of the person’s death, which are his skin color, blood, race, and speech. However, the writer has a transition at the end of the poem which reveals that the dead person was the main cause of the death. In addition, in his second poem “La Bodega Sold Dreams”, the writer mentions how his dream of becoming a well- known poet was repressed due to life’s difficulties. Reaching his dream was symbolized by a traffic light that keeps switching which prevent him from achieving his dream as a poet.

In Gabriel Garcia-Marquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold, the concept of appearance versus reality is manifested in three of the major characters around whom the novel revolves. The surface impressions of Santiago Nasar, Angela Vicario, and Bayardo San Roman are deeply rooted in Latin culture; underneath the layer of tradition, however, lies a host of paradoxical traits which indicate the true complexity of human nature.

Poetry is often used as a form of writing to express emotions or tell a story. The poems “LA Nocturne: The Angels”, by Xavier Villaurrutia and “Meditations on the South Valley: Poem IX” by Jimmy Santiago Baca, are two distinctive poems. In Baca’s poem he expresses the disbelief and the sorrow of the death of a boy named Eddie. While, in Villaurrutia’s poem reveals an expression of secret desire men have. Baca and Villaurrutia’s poems, both use repetition, imagery and metaphors in their poems to convey their message.

In the profile article “Jimmy Santiago Baca: Poetry as Lifesaver” author Rob Baker, who also is a creative writing and English teacher proves to not only the readers but also the National Council of Teachers of English the significance of poetry. The authors main point is that poetry saved Jimmy Santiago Baca’s life, he shows us how by explaining the emotions when Baca began to read poetry; he then went on to write poetry and even publish his own works while still in prison, after Baca’s release, he became a dedicated teacher who also works with gang members and teaches workshops.

Through poetry, Rafael Campo is able to express his experiences as a homosexual medical doctor who primarily treats gay patients that suffer from AIDS. His poem, “The Abdominal Exam”, illustrates one of the hardest aspects of his practice: diagnosing a patient with an aggressive and incurable disease. In this poem the reader watches an examination take place, which unfolds a harsh truth as a patient sits with his lover as the doctor probes his ailing body. The speaker is sympathetic and emotional as he shares his inner thoughts during the sequence of his inquiry. Paying attention to the use of imagery and particular language used in the poem clarifies a deeper understanding of its overall significance, as well as how the general form of

I never thought about what it would be like living without technology until I got assigned my summer reading project, a twenty-four hour electronic media fast. That meant absolutely no cell phone, computer, radio, television, you couldn’t even ride in a car! From the beginning I knew this would be very challenging for me considering my cell phone is glued to me at the hip and I can’t sleep without the light from a television. I know, pathetic.

The reader sympathizes with Enrique as he is making his seventh attempt to reach his mother. It is this small glimmer of hope that propels him through his treacherous journey all though he, yet again, fails. The author uses “pathos,” the emotional appeal, heavily throughout this chapter in order to grab the audience’s attention. She wants the reader to empathize with Enrique, an archetypal martyr with heroic behavior. The narrator describes the cruelty and suffering of the gangsters, bandits, “la migra” and others. “Enrique thinks of his mother…she will never know what happened.”(Nazario) Nazario uses stream-of-consciousness reflections such as this to cause the reader to subsequently reflect on their own families, and how one would react to this circumstance. Although Nazario uses pathetic writing, she does not make a fully-pathos driven argument such as that of Leslie Marmon Silko’s “The Border Patrol State.” In fact, Enrique’s Journey is written in exposition mode with anecdotes within narratives, which purports as journalistic rather than objective, or biased, writing. It is through this writing style that Nazario builds her credibility, or “ethos.” The exposition mode lays out the effects throughout Enrique’s path as well as brings extent of the hazards to fruition for the

Love and tragedy come together neither can be separated from each other. The violence of the past can arouse from the dead, and eat alive a new life. Indeed, replacing a tragedy with another one is harmful, but it brings peace at the end. Violence is a very complex term that brings up the darkness of the human world, whether physical or mental, it attacks both ways. In the Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, author Junot Diaz employs the theme that in the wrong hands, power leads to violence, which can produce both exterior and interior pain, ultimately causing destruction or even death. Through aphorism, euphemism, direct characterization, realism, anadiplosis, appeal to emotion and anecdotes, Diaz defines the non-existent limits of evil in

In The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, the author presents the reader with recurring mysterious images and characters. In visual art, repetition of colors, shapes and textures is used to create unity, emphasis and rhythm. Because Diaz is painting his story with words he is using the literary device of repetition for the same reasons, for emphasis, to create a rhythm and to tie the account together. The narrative of Oscar and the Cabral and De Leon families and friends moves back and forth in time and the repetition of images with slight variations is a powerful way of maintaining and connecting the story line or theme in what may seem like a jumble of events. The “man with no face” and “paginas en blanco” , ‘blank pages’ or missing words are just a few of the recurring symbols used to connect past, present and further and to emphasize the predictable yet random feelings and consequences of 'Fuku'. By looking more closely at how and why these symbols were used, the major theme represented in the story of Oscar’s wonderful life, becomes apparent.

Clive Thompson and Neil Postman are authors who discuss specific mediums through writing. Postman writes about the television and newspaper and Thompson writes about the internet age. Both of these authors use the same approach on their respected mediums. In comparison they both have the same piece of writing. Comparing side by side, it reveals a bigger idea that the communication medium always outweigh the cons.

Characters are made to present certain ideas that the author believes in. In Gabriel García Márquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold there are many characters included that range from bold, boisterous characters to minuscule, quiet characters but one thing they all have in common is that they all represent ideas. Characters in the novel convey aspects of Marquez’s Colombian culture.

Humanity has far surpassed anything that was seen as impossible. However, as society progressed did we get distracted on the way? Did we seem to lose track of the important things that mattered in our lives? In the mid-1980s Neil Postman wrote a book called Amusing Ourselves to Death which talks about how technology and media has reshaped our culture and he makes predictions on how it will shape our future. The purpose of this paper is to update Postman's perspective to the present. Throughout the last chapter of the book Postman talks about how technology has distracted us, and how it has changed our social lives. This paper will provide information on how Postman's perspective examples connect to society today, and how many of us are influenced by it without even noticing it.

Juan Francisco Manzano was slave in the country of Cuba in the 18th century. In the year 1797 he was born into slavery from slave parents and would remain a slave for the majority of his life. With all odds against him he was able to become very knowledgeable, like tailoring, writing, reading and writing poetry, with minimum resources that he acquired. Any opportunity that came his way to expand his knowledge he would take full advantage of it and practice until it was up to standards. But his main objective was to become a free slave, which was a rejected idea by his mistress. After his hard work of being a poet and being recognized by others of the time he was able to receive his freedom. Of course this couldn’t be done without the help of Del Monte, who bought Manzanos freedom. As a result from the help of Del Monte, Manzano was insisted by Del Monte to write an autobiography. With much fear and insecurity Manzano wrote his autobiography.

At the mere age of seventeen, Pablo Neruda wrote ’Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair’ and it has since become one of his most famous collection of poems. Once, in an interview, Neruda stated that he could not understand “why this book, a book of love-sadness, of love-pain, continues to be read by so many people, by so many young people” (Guibert, 2015). He also mentioned that “Perhaps this book represents the youthful posing of many enigmas; perhaps it represents the answers to those enigmas.” (Guibert, 2015). Neruda was one of the first poets to explore sexual imagery and eroticism in his work and become accepted for it. Many Latin-American poets had attempted the same, but failed to become popular with their critics. He merges his own experiences and memories with that of the picturesque Chilean scenery to present a beautifully poetic sense of love and sexual desire. The collection hosts quite a controversial opinion, however, amongst critics and readers alike, with the risqué themes running throughout the poems. Eroticism being one of the most evident and reoccurring themes.