Analysis of Home Burial

In the movie Lila and eve, Lila is a single mother of two. Lila is struggling to raise to raise two boys, when her oldest son Stephen is killed in a drive by shooting. Lila stayed In a provident stricken neighborhood (the ghetto) that was majority African American. In the midst of a gang war over turf Lila 's oldest son Stephen was killed walking home, he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. At first Lila was in denile, then she felt guilty then after the guilt she was angry. These are some of the basic symptoms of grief.

Throughout life, we will all experience sadness and anxiety as a result of the stresses of life. This is a normal response to the different hardships that we might encounter in life. Tragedies such as getting fired from a job, getting a divorce, losing a loved one, or having any other form of disappointment can cause the person who is experiencing the hardship to feel sad, scared, lonely, or even hopeless. Even though these feelings are normal responses to difficult situations which are typically resolved with time, some people unexplainably experience these feelings daily, making it difficult and almost impossible to function. Often times these people may be experiencing depression, an anxiety

“That Ray was not unhappy, he knew nothing of what was to come and so he did not suffer…he was happy in his lifetime, he loved his work, his domestic life, loved to garden…he did not suffer the loss of meaning that his survivor feels. Ray’s death was no tragedy but a completion” (Oates 241). This revelation was very powerful to me, as much as she is suffering depressed and having suicidal thoughts; she is able to start having moments of clarity. I saw this as a positive step in her healing. As she states “the widow must remember, her husband death did not happen to her but to her husband. I must stop dwelling upon the past, which can’t be altered” (Oates 228). She reminds herself that “you have your writing, your friends and your students” (Oates 264) and this gives me a sense of hope for her. I am eager to proceed with reading the last section of this book and knowing the outcome of this memoir; that I have enjoyed

Amy achieved her goal of letting the readers know a diagnosis isn't just a diagnosis, it's a life changing event that effects your life even before diagnosis, until you die. It's very relatable to me due to me being a T1D. I could relate to pretty much everything the author spoke on, from the symptoms before diagnosis, the emotions she had after being diagnosed, how she felt when it came to her parents and how her diagnosis effected them, to the life events that diabetes completely changed. I was able to look back at my diagnosis and life living as a T1D and compare it to Amy's story. I felt connected to Amy after reading this book. I have never had a close friend I could take with about diabetes, so it was nice to find someone I could relate to. My knowledge about diabetes hasn't changed much since I've lived with it for pretty much my entire life,. But it has changed my knowledge on the fact that I'm not alone in this disease. Amy talked about going to group therapy and meeting with other people who are diabetic helped her a lot through the hard times. That's something I would really like to try in the future. I've always seen my diabetes as something extremely personal, which is why I don't share much about it with friends or family. But after reading this book, I may give expressing my feelings about it, and what is going on with my health when it comes to diabetes with my

There’s something that struck me when Andrew Solomon mentions the friend he has who went to electroshock therapy every month and that he was going to try a brain surgery to maybe change his life for the better. The Christmas after the surgery, Mr. Solomon received a letter from this man, saying that one of the two presents he had gotten from his father that year was a picture of his grandmother who had committed suicide. He started crying, not because he had never met his grandmother, but because they both shared depression. He was crying because he could have ended up like his grandmother, and not with the wonderful family he has today. Having a mental illness such as depression, and being in recovery from it, when you learn of someone who you could have one day known who killed themselves because they were unable to handle the stresses, the feelings of inadequacy and worthlessness coupled with almost crippling anxiety, it makes you realize that that person could have been you. You could have been unable to eventually get a grip through medications, therapies, ECT, or surgeries, and missed all of the things that make up your life today.

“Aya had suffered depression,” noted Jane, “But in the last year it appeared that she had managed to transcend it. The last time I saw her she was dropping Ella off at my house, excited and enthusiastic about her day off from work at the hospital and motherhood. Now I discover that she was pushed back into that dark place by events tha- I just want everyone to know her story so that history does not repeat itself.”

The hormone theory supports the fact that women have hormone changes and Ellen may be suffering from high levels or embalance of hormones. These hormones can change her feelings and thoughts which may of lead her to depression.

For this reason, everyone goes through a grieving process in order to move on with their life. Although, everyone has their own way to grieve, some of the ways are quite similar to each other. Take Emily and Amy for example. They both need a type of isolation to help mourn the loss of their loved ones. Emily needs solitude from the townspeople so she locks herself inside her house and “for almost six months she did not appear on the streets” (520).

Her body was very weak and she barely moved during the last stages of her illness. After Sarah’s mother passed away, leaving behind nothing but memory and grief. Sara suffered from severe depression due to the shock of the death. She stopped eating, taking

My medium was to create an alternate ending chapter with a stream of consciousness of Annie’s thoughts. I decided to do this because all of Misery shows Paul’s thoughts which allows you to really get to know Paul but it leaves you missing some important details about Annie. Since Annie’s thoughts aren’t shown, it leaves some questions about what she is thinking and why she does some of the things she does. This is why I wanted to make this chapter include Annie’s thoughts instead of Paul’s thoughts. I also decided to create an alternate ending where Annie survived because throughout the whole book Paul feels like he can never escape Annie and even calls her a goddess because she never dies. Therefore, I felt it would be interesting to see what would have happened if Paul was right and that Annie did survive. It also added to the suspenseful tone that was carried throughout the book because Annie is unpredictable and it leaves people wondering what happens when Annie sees Paul in my

1. Is the husband insensitive and indifferent to his wife’s grief? Has Frost invited us to sympathize with one character more than with the other?

Later on, Amy started getting seizures. Her first seizure was in August of 2007 (Amy Winehouse: behind the controversial documentary). This seizure was brought on by drugs. Along with her seizures, Amy had a number of other health issues. Winehouse had traces of emphysema in her system and also had a very irregular heartbeat (Amy Winehouse Biography). Amy Winehouse was also suffering from depression. This was all caused by her addiction to smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes as well. At this point, life was starting to look very gloomy for Amy. Along with her health issues, Winehouse and Fielder were starting to file for divorce. Being that Fielder was Amy’s love of her life, she was devastated. People stopped wanting to work with her because of her addiction. Also, Amy was starting to be known for her very infamous behavior. Back in 2008, the singer had elbowed a fan in the forehead after a hat was thrown at her. Luckily, she was not charged; however, the media went on a frenzy (Amy Winehouse Biography). During the Grammys in 2008, Amy had to perform via satellite, for she was denied a U.S visa because of her abuse of narcotics. She had to perform many drug tests (Amy Winehouse: behind the controversial documentary). At some point, Amy did check into rehab; unfortunately, she checked out after a week (Amy Winehouse (Full) The Untold Story- Documentary Channel 5

Robert Frost's poem "Home Burial" is an intriguing portrait of a marital relationship that has gone wrong. Though at first glance it may seem that the cause for the couple's trouble is the death of their child, closer reading allows the reader to see that there are other serious, deeper-rooted problems at work. The couples differences in their approach to grieving is only the beginning of their problems.

He talks of how he has been “acquainted with the night,” perhaps using “the night” as a symbol of emotional darkness and destitute. He speaks of how he has “outwalked the furthest city light,” indicative of how he has separated himself from society. He mentions how he has “looked down the saddest city lane,” a clear expression of how he has visited the lowest of emotional valleys during his life. He even mentions how he has stopped in his tracks to listen to a voice calling in the distance, with a false sense of hope that this voice is calling out for him. This poem could not be more obviously a commentary on Frost’s depression and loneliness, accomplished through symbolism and

When people experience the loss of a loved one, they typically go through a mourning period where they grieve their loss. The duration of this mourning period is different fore everyone, but their grief can be classified by five stages according to Swiss psychiatrist Elizabeth Kübler-Ross: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. After Maybelle passes away, Elise is overwhelmed with a series of emotions, and can be seen going through all five stages of grieving in The Broken Circle Breakdown (Groeningen, 2012). The syuzhet depicts Elise’s grief by manipulating sound to emphasize her emotional pain. The acoustic qualities of loud noises and silence highlight the five stages of grief Elise go through as she copes with the tolls of losing their child.