The Day That My Parents Made Me Try Something New! Have you ever been forced by your parents to try anything? The “The Learning Skate” and the “Brown Onion” are similar because at the beginning of the story, Linda and Erika don’t like something and their parents are trying to make them do it. The theme is that you have to try new things even if you think that you might not like it, but it might be good. However, the difference is the author's approach to the theme. In text one, her mother was being nice to her and one time the mother had enough and came into her room and dropped ice skates on her lap and she was forced to go ice skating.Linda was in her bed when her mother came into her room and forced her to go ice skating with her father. …show more content…
The quote explains that Erika and Linda don't want to try something new. However, the authors’ approach is different. Linda’s mom made her. Her dad loved them and made a deal with her. If she tries them, he will let her pick out something for him to eat. Erika tries the caramelized onions and asks for more. Linda was in her room and her mom came into the room and dropped a pair of ice skates on her lap. The text states,” ”Linda was reading when her mother walked up and dropped a pair of skates onto Linda's lap. This is the last weekend the rink is open, her mother said. I'm going out of town for work. And you're going skating with your father” (par. 19-20). The 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' This quote explains that Linda was in her room and her mom dropped ice skates on her lap. Erika hates the onions. Her dad would cook onions every Friday night. The text states,” Erika's father, on the other hand, lived for onions. He put them on everything: salads and sandwiches, toast and eggs. He liked them raw and he liked them fried; he liked them roasted to a crisp. But there was no way of cooking onions that made him happier than the one he sang about every week, caramelized”
Skate” and “Brown Onions” there are similarities and differences. In text one, Linda didn’t like ice skating, so her mother dropped a pair of skates in Linda’s lap and forced her to go skating with her father. In text two, Erika didn’t like onions because of the smell, so her father made a deal with her that if she tried the onions and didn’t like them, then he would eat anything that she wanted him to. In both texts, the theme is the same. In “Learning to Skate” and “Brown Onions” the theme is “You
"Learning to Skate" and "Brown Onions" Have you ever wanted something new that was disgusting but you ended up liking it?In the stories “Learning to Skate” and “Brown Onions” there are the same themes but different author approaches. In text one, Linda has a fear of skating and does not want to go at all until her mom makes her. In text two Erika said she did not like onions because of the smell, and that she had never tried them.In both texts the theme is “Change isn't always a bad thing.” However
afraid and giving up is not. The overall theme is, never be afraid to try something you're afraid of. In “Learning to Skate” and “Brown Onions” the theme is similar, however, there are differences in the authors’ approach to the theme. In text one, Linda was panicking about going ice skating. Her mother loved it and forced her to go with her father, and she hated it. On the other hand, she still had a good time afterwards. In text two, Erika didn’t like onions, but her dad loved them and he made a deal
to Skate” and “Brown Onions” the theme is similar while the approach to it is different. In text one, Linda hated ice skating and always avoided it. Then her mother made her go with her father, she kept on falling and falling until she finally got up and jumped over the side of the rink so she could sit and wait for her father. In text two, Erika hated onions, although her dad caramelized them every Friday night. One day she told him to stop. They made a deal for her to try the onions and she ended
that is unfamiliar to you, you might enjoy it. There is a common theme in the passage “Learning to Skate” and “Brown Onions.” In addition, there are similarities and differences in the authors’ approach to the theme. In “Learning to Skate,” Linda doesn't want to skate, but finds out that she likes it ,after she tries it. Similarly, in “Brown Onions,” Erika thinks she hates onions, but after she tries them she likes them. One similar theme in each text is that you don't know what you like until you try
In "Learning to Skate" and "Brown Onions" they have similar themes but different approaches. In text one, Linda and her mother argued about going skating. Linda’s mother finally got her to go skating with her family. Erika hated onions and never let them touch her food. Erika’s father always caramelized onions. She finally said something about it, but her father made her cook them with her then tried them and she liked them a lot.The similarities are in the theme of the passages which are trying
after try it. When comparing and contrasting, in “Learning to Skate” and “Brown Onions.” The texts both have the same theme but different approaches to the theme. In text one, Linda is scared of skating because she doesn't know how to skate, but when she goes skating she realizes her father can’t skate either. In text two, Erika doesn't like onions because they smell very bad. When she tried them, she started to like them. The theme in both texts is “when you're afraid of trying something new that you
kind of content. The very exclusive one where the abundance of joy cannot be defined. Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy explores the many sides to love. The entire poem is an extended metaphor that criticizes the stereotypical idea of love. Duffy uses an onion, a very unusual object as a symbol to represent a gift for one’s admirer. The poet reveals the positive aspects of the speaker’s attitude to love through the use of powerful imagery (similes, metaphors, repetition), prominent
of bitterness and resentment. Forceful comments such as, ‘…Here..’ and ‘…Take it…’ suggest that she still holds hidden anger towards the events from which she is drawing her memories. The main metaphor that she uses is of course an onion. She uses an onion to compare the different aspects of love in a number of ways. In the first instance of C.A.D’s use of an
going to study is 'Valentine ' by Carol Ann Duffy. In 'Valentine ' Duffy introduces the reader to her own symbol of love, the onion, which is unusual because the onion is a very tremble, malodorous, bitter and unromantic entity. Duffy throughout the poem uses the onion as a metaphor for love and develops it in different ways to demonstrate parallels between the onion and love. In 'Valentine ' there is contradiction if Duffy is expressing feelings from a female perspective because usually a
lives has constantly been the subject of literature. Whilst relationships have remained the same; our views on relationships have changed massively. In the poem ‘Valentine’, Carol Ann Duffy talks about the unorthodox love when she compares love to an onion. The use of strong imagery, powerful diction, distinct form and structure and various poetic devices (such as extended metaphors), enables the poet to present her unique perspective of love contrasting to the stereotypical way love is often thought
both titles). In “Learning to Skate” and “Brown Onions”, each text compares and contrasts the approaches each text uses to develop this theme. Summarize Text 1: In text one, Linda was forced to go ice skating with her father, and then decides to go. Summarize Text 2: In text two, Erika thought she didn’t like onions, but then, she made a deal with her father that if she didn’t like the onions, he’d eat whatever she wanted, and then, Erika tried the onions with a burger and actually ended up liking
about the thief and the impression created by the poem is that the thief is a cold and heartless person. Valentine is about the giving of a strange gift for Valentines Day, but the poem also explores love and the relationship between two people. An onion is used as a metaphor for the different stages of love. Both poems are written in free verse with no set rhyming pattern, and are spoken in the first person. They are both conversations with another person
about the unorthodox love when she compares love to an onion. The use of strong imagery, powerful diction, distinct form and structure and various poetic devices (such as extended metaphors), enables the poet to present her unique perspective of love contrasting to the stereotypical way love is often thought about. Moreover, Duffy has used a range of verbs to highlight the apparent difference
poem is essentially a critique of the cliched commercial form that the modern Valentine's Day has become. More generally it is also critical of a form of 'love' which lacks honesty, meaning, and use of the imagination. Duffy uses the symbol of an onion to represent a truly meaningful gift for one's lover. This is the opposite of the "cute card or a kissogram"(l.12). The poem asks the reader to evaluate not only this view of love, but also his or her conception of Valentine's Day in particular and