Catherine Called Birdy By Karen Cushman Analysis

“Owls” by Mary Oliver is a complex and imaginative view of nature and an analysis of its beauty and, at the same time, frightening aspects through the lens of Oliver. Throughout her story, Oliver explores the paradoxical anomalies of nature: the beauty contrasted with the fear as well as the complexity contrasted with simplicity. Using sensory language, parallel structure, and alliteration, Oliver establishes her awe-struck yet cautious view of nature as a paradoxical masterpiece.

A main conflict throughout the plot of Catherine, Called Birdy is person vs. fate. As daughter of a country knight and Lady Aislinn, Catherine must behave a certain way. The conflict of person vs. fate is first introduced in the inciting incident. “Now my father, the toad, conspires to sell me like a cheese to some lack-wit seeking a wife” (Cushman 6). Once her father decides she ready for marriage, he begins to invite suitors to the manor. However, Catherine will not allow her father to force her into marriage. Throughout the rising action, Catherine scares away each suitor. Despite, all her schemes, Lord Rollo arranges a marriage between Catherine and Lord Murgaw. Catherine strongly opposes this marriage but it seems she will not be

Catherine has changed throughout the book, Catherine Called Birdy because she changed her perspective and self centered personality after having interactions and a change in perspective. For example, the text states, “Thomas says the king, still on his way to London with the queen does not weep but rides with a face of stone, so deeply does he grieve. I wonder if mother of the two boy bandits hanged at Wooton grieves for them. I find I prefer fairs and feasts to hangings.” (Cushman 50) This quote states how Catherine has undergone major changes in the book Catherine Called Birdy she started off in the story being self-centered, spoiled, and bratty. Cathrine shows her true feelings of empathy in this quote because she feels for the mother

In the sequel birdy is living his life back in the states. One main point of the story is him talking to uncle Richie and how the war effected him. The second main point is his life back In the states and living with all that he's seen. That last point is birdy living with his PTSD. the book starts off with birdy back in the states on the forth of July

Queen, by Audrey Flack is a very captivating piece of artwork. It was painted in 1976, originally Audrey Flack took a picture and then used it as the basis for this painting. Queen is a painting of box that is full of special mementos. It has features such as a quarter of an open orange, a rose, a pocket watch, a queen playing card, a locket of an older and a younger woman, lip balm, perfume, a chess piece, blush, and a chain necklace with the letter “F” on it. The painting almost looks like a vanity drawer or a keepsake drawer. However, realizing the fruits and flower in the painting I understood it to be a collection of the artist's memories as opposed to a drawer. Audrey Flack was demonstrating the many things that were significant to her while aging. Queen signifies the fight against time. It shows that no matter what possessions you retain it will not keep you young. No one can win the battle against time.

The intriguing novel, To Kill A Mockingbird is written by the prestigious author Harper Lee. Lee has utilised the lifestyle and attitudes towards ‘African-Americans" in the 1930's to create a novel which presents the reader with Lee's attitudes and values. The dominant reading of the novel is focused on the issues of racial prejudice, but there are also a number of other alternative and oppositional readings. Examples of this are the Marxist and feminist readings which can be applied to the text.

As Stephen King once said, “The trust of the innocent is the liar’s most useful tool.” In the book "To Kill a Mockingbird", by Harper Lee, Jean Louise Finch, a young girl who also goes by Scout, experiences many things such as racism, friends, and family. Her father, Atticus Finch, is a lawyer who is sacrificing his reputation to defend a black man, Tom Robinson. Scout and her friends take it upon themselves to uncover the mystery of Boo Radley. In this book the mockingbirds represent innocence. Many characters take on the role of the “mockingbird". Exploring Lee’s title, to kill a mockingbird is to kill innocence.

The ambition of oneself to pursue justice and righteousness may result in prosecution. In the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, and movie "A Time to Kill" by Joel Schumacher, each demonstrate one’s open-mindedness and forward thinking leads to penalization through protagonists Atticus Finch and Jake Brigance. Both egalitarians take the position as an attorney for an African American and are prosecuted in the process.

"Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" (pg. 119.) Miss Maudie spoke the previous quote with deep thought going into each and every word. She wasn't just trying to teach Scout a lesson, but she wanted there to be a powerful meaning behind it. Miss Maudie's main purpose was to stress that you shouldn't kill something that is doing no harm. Everyday "mockingbirds" are killed, broke down, and mistreated by society.

She would want be someone else because she always thought her life is terrible, and that others have a more luxurious life. She does not understand that she must be herself, otherwise she can never be happy. Catherine has to learn about being herself .When starting to realize that the marriage draws closer, she records; “I who just be caged could no longer leave them in cages. So I set them free—all but the popinjay, who could not survive on his own. I gave him to Perkin, as well as the other half of my pouch of silver so he can buy his way free from his obligations to my father and find a way to become a scholar.”(pg 159) Catherine starts to be herself, her kind, more accepting self. Instead of trying to run away from her fate even more, she, in this part of the book, without thinking starts to make the best out of her situation. She realizes that although she is bonded to Shaggy Beard by spending his silver, she can still give the rest to help her friend. But when Birdy fully becomes aware of herself, she says “I realize that Shaggy Beard has won my body, but no matter whose wife I am, I am still be me.”(pg 162) She finally understands that she can’t run away and be someone else, or she would not be herself. Catherine is now aware that she must be used to her life and profile, and deal with the hardships that come with it. She now fully

However remaining loyal to her husband she turns him down and makes a joking promise. Taking the promise seriously he goes to the magician and gives all of his life's savings so he could be her lover. When he goes to the wife saying he made the promise "real" she is distraught and tells her husband everything. He tells her to go fulfil her promise and she goes to the garden. She pleads to the squire to let her go home and eventually he does in honor.

Examine the ways on which Alejandro Inarritu utilises literary technique to explore the central ideas of Birdman. The themes of greatness, reality/madness, and power in Alejandro Inarritu’s Birdman are explored using numerous literary and film techniques. The theme of greatness is examined through the use of intertextuality, juxtaposition and catharsis. The blur of diegetic/non-diegetic sound, an unreliable narrator, characterisation and irony illustrate the core theme of illusion/reality.

She realises that she has been living with a stranger, since the whole marriage is a charade to fulfil the expectations of Victorian society.

The short story "The Birds" was written by Daphne du Maurrier and was filmed and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It has a very interesting and suspenseful plot. The short story was well written and the film was well played, both are very similar. Although, they have a few differences the film and short story have the same mood and theme. Would the differences in the film and the short story affect the suspenseful and frightening plot?Alfred Hitchcock did an outstanding job filming the movie matching it with the short story. In both the short story and film flocks and flocks of gulls, robins, and sparrows join each other.

A little girl and a young boy play in a field, as the sky gets darker. The clouds are not covering up the sun, but instead there are hundreds of large birds. The birds start to fill up the sky, it is just full of the animals all shape, size and size. The children start to bolt to safety, but they are too late. The birds dive bomb the children like rain, tearing at their fragile skin. This is the picture that Daphne du Maurie painted in your mind and Alfred Hitchcock put on your screen. Daphne du Maurier's short story “The Birds” was written in 1952, which lead to the idea of the movie The Birds in 1963 by Alfred Hitchcock.