Essay on Experiment in Literature in My Life with the Wave

This is very good descriptive writing and I can really tell what the writer means. The first sentence he says “t mounts at sea, a concave wall” I know exactly what this means. This means when you are kinda feeling the pull of the wave it gets bigger and bigger once you're in the right spot and it becomes like a wall. This way when it comes crashing down a little you can get current and push to ride the wave. After this is it says “ribbed with shine” I don’t exactly know what this means but i kinda have an idea. Once you get up and is riding the wave you kinda have this feeling inside of joy or fun. When the

An important idea in The Wave is ‘words can be used for harm or for good’. This idea means that words can be used to hurt people mentally and create bad things, but, at the same time can cheer a person up and change their life in a good way. The confusing thing is, is that good words can also be bad. For example, if someone said that they won their basketball game and you said ‘good’, then that would be a good thing to say. It’s also quite the same with harmful words. In The Wave, this conundrum is used in a smart way. For example, Ben Ross is taking his first class with The Wave as a base when he introduces the line,

Edna's feelings of despondency fade as the sea's spell reaches out for her again. The narrator points out that "[the] voice of the sea is seductive, never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander in

The sea is breaking the men down to little or nothing and showing their true flaws. In the story

Like the current beneath its surface, it pulls and tugs at her soul, inviting her to its depths. Edna was attracted to the water, just the same as she was her changes. When she first begins to transition, she was chary and distant, hesitant of its mysterious qualities- she felt the same way towards the ocean. She was not sure why, but she could not resist the temptations of this new fantasy, and she could not stop herself from finding her way back to the water. In her eyes, “the voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abysses of solitude; to lose itself in mazes of inward contemplation,” (Chopin 33). Edna felt connected to the water; in it, she reached self-actualization and encountered a side of her no one else knew existed...even herself. It was only once its potent seductions drew her in did Edna begin to see and feel the alterations swelling inside her. The true turning point and catalyst in her awakening was her ability to swim on her own. While Edna did attempt to swim before, she was never truly free- she depended on the

He felt almost as if he were coming out of a trance. What had possessed him these last few days that could cause him to do something so stupid?” This quote shows me that David is in shock. He got frightened by his own actions. He no longer had a voice to speak for himself. The Wave was pushing him to fulfill certain actions. He then realizes that The Wave has possessed him to do certain things he would never even think about. He hurt his own girlfriend, the one he loved, in the name of The Wave. At this moment, both Laurie and David agree that The Wave has to end before anyone else gets hurt. Even though this was a classroom experiment, they now both perceive that it is causing harm in many ways. People are losing their individuality and are relying on The Wave to make the choices and actions for them. David obviously did not mean to do this, which is why it is obvious that The Wave has gotten out of

The waves in the beginning of the book represent the challenges that Young Ju will face in life, Apa says “you must learn to be brave” (Na 1) and Young Ju does just that. However, she shows reluctance at first to follow Apa’s advice, for standing up for herself is a problem for Young Ju. She aimlessly followed whatever her abusive Apa said, whether it be to wash the car, go to school, or anything to avoid a beating, but Young Ju becomes confident in herself, for she has friends, is first in her class, and eventually says no to her father for the first time. While being interrogated about her being seen with Amanda, Young’s forbidden-to-see American friend, Apa asks “Give me her number,” (Na 131) but Young Ju bravely covers her head and says no, knowing what will come next: a beating. Because of this exchange, the reader can see that Ju transforms from a girl who is fearful of her Apa, and follows every command he orders, to a woman who speaks up for herself and jumps the waves, even when she knows there will be consequences.

Due this conflict with her husband, Edna moves closer to the sin of adultery. She begins to have a passionate relationship with a man named Robert Lebrun. He devotes himself to being Edna’s swim teacher. Edna has the courage to go into the ocean and learn how to swim, which can also represent the courage to break the role of a devoted wife and begin an affair with a younger man. During the beginning of her awakening, “The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abysses of solitude”(13).The sea seems to symblolize Edna’s empowerment,and control over her own body as she has courage to swim. However, it is also where Edna takes her own life because her desires will never truly be fulfilled. Her love affair with Robert tempts her to give her into her own sexuality and desires which begins in the sea. This goes against women submissive role in

The voice of the sea is seductive, never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abysses of solitude; to lose itself in mazes of inward contemplation.  The voice of the sea speaks to the soul.  The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace (Chopin 25).

Also, the fish shows a struggle for dominance as he drags the old man far out to sea for days. Then, as he uses all his strength fighting and forgetting about how tired he is, he tries to break the sail and lines, hoping he could break free and win the struggle for dominance.

Did you know that Waves was only rated three stars, out of five? This is no hoax, since over a thousand people voted. Some readers may argue that Waves is very descriptive, and contains several little details, but other readers say that these details slow down the pace of the book, and the story uses long outdated terms and references, doesn’t contain many plot twists, and has a boring ending that makes the reader want to stop reading.

As Edna starts to form this intimate relationship with the sea, it leads her to start soul searching. The sea starts her process of awakening. The sea is described as both seductive and soft, suggesting that it will guide the way and help Edna find herself. Hence, the

and the narrator were about to be swallowed by the by the wave, K. didn’t notice the wave was there but the narrator did so the narrator yelled of K. but K. didn’t listen. It was too late if the narrator did decide to get K. they both would of possibly died. “Soundlessly (in my memory,at least, the image is soundless) it rose up behind K. to block the sky. K. looked at me for a few seconds uncomprehending. Then as if sensing something he turned towards the wave.

He is an old man who has shrunk to the point that he must roll his pants. He is so acutely aware of himself that he questions the part of his hair and if he should even eat a peach. He cannot even do the simplest of things. He describes how he has heard the mermaids sing, yet is sure that they will not sing to him. He has lost all hope at this point. The mermaids will sing to anyone, but he does not feel worthy. In the final stanza, he has wasted away, he has lingered so long that he is part of the ocean now. Just as the ocean is constant, so is he. He resembles the waves in their constant coming and going from the shore, as he walked toward and away from the room of

The ways Ernest Hemingway’s character Santiago shows masculinity in old man and the sea is a way not many people would express it. How he shows it is by making wise choices and doing what is needed. How he shows it is by sticking his hand into the water. He knows that his hand will go nauseous. He does that cause “pain does not matter to a man”(hemingway, pg.84, 2003). How that shows Santiago’s wiseness is because he is trying to lure in the fish.