The guilt only seeped through the cracks when he least expected it, and no place was safe. Not the stillness of the forest, not in Leona's voice or Logan's. Wherever he was, it was too, waiting for a split second of vulnerability to bury its fangs within, Benson was a tiny white mouse in a glass tank with a Burmese python who hadn't eaten in months. There was no escape, no matter how many times he cracked his skull against the glass, it wouldn't break. He was too weak. In a room at the top level of his exquisite home, the boy kept five snakes, all tenderly cared for and loved just the same. The huge tanks were spread along the wall, with practiced cursive sharpie labeling each one of his reptiles. Benson was beyond passionate about them; …show more content…
His favorite was an albino gopher snake named Hiss, a mild-tempered female who didn't mind being held. She ate on time and never bit, either, not to mention her excellent listening skills. To an invisible boy in a giant house, Hiss was a hero. She was the only face to greet him consistently each morning and each evening, thus, when the New Plague struck, the first and last thing Benson thought about was his snakes, Hiss included. Although he received the vaccine, it didn't guarantee his safety, or his parents', or his snakes'. Almost as quickly as it started, it was over. The ending was a rampaged house, wrecked and ruined, alongside two dead parents and five beheaded …show more content…
Leo smirked, explaining that the store lacked quality even before the New Plague, so she wouldn't be surprised if everything was a couple years old, at least. After, she shrugged innocently, chewing a sunflower seed. For some odd reason, Benson found the notion deliriously funny. He laughed, teeth stained red, and then, Logan laughed, too. Leona joined in, accidentally spewing a half-crushed shell into Logan's hair. It made them laugh even harder. Still chuckling, she combed it out and tossed it at Benson. It landed in his
I kept writing. It was hard, but I could get everything off of my chest. I could explain to people what had happened to me. I could tell my English teacher. It was a little hard, but I didn’t cry. I couldn’t cry. Greasers didn’t cry.
Surrounded by crowds of people sharing the same thought; are we really getting home today? Pepsi is too anxious. Vomiting all over himself and his new uniform. Sunshine lays into him, cussing and screaming. Laughter erupts! Growing rowdier as Doc yells “No matter what don’t stop us now, I’ll fix him”. Close knit groups of friends are scattered around having vivid discussions of the first thing they are going to do when they’re finally off. Grady chimes in on a conversation with his deep southern accent trying to imitate his favorite musician, DJ Screw saying “Man shiiitttt first thing I’m going to do is grab me a bottle, some shrimp, and sit my ass in the tub”. Craw Daddy can’t help but tease Grady, by reminding him to lay off the alcohol
“You’re better than that! I am always gonna love you, no matter what. No matter what happens. You’re the best thing in my life. But until you start believing in yourself, you ain't gonna have a life” ( Sylvester Stallone,Rocky Balboa). He was an old man that lived in Havana, Cuba in 1940’s near the Gulf of Mexico. He lived in a small shack. Santiago was the best fisherman but then there came a time where he did not catch one fish. This ended up ruining his reputation.But he did l not allow that to happen he went out deep into the sea. Marlin was Santiago’s best friend. He is like a son to him. Marlin Pampered the old man. Marlins parents end up taking Marlin away from Santiago. Santiago felt so empty in his life the only person that gave
The Weight of Life: Imagery and Diction in “The Rattler” Life is beautiful, precious, and once taken, can never be replaced. In the short story “The Rattler,” the narrator encounters a snake and—feeling it is his duty to protect the children and women living on the ranch nearby—kills the snake, unprovoked. Throughout the passage, the author uses imagery and diction to emphasize the snake’s beauty and humanity in order to evoke sympathy for the snake.
I was in juvie ready to be discharged out and ready to go to my home town. Who was there? Well I really didn't really know till we got to go to the game room person who i met his name was dominic he gave me advice to behave and try to do what they would tell me to do and then I met the bad girl my friend Brianna and the other one Abigail, also Gabe well he was more quiet. Why was I there for my bad decisions in life and that ended me in juvie. When did it happen… 23 August 2017 Where did It happen at At a parking Lot. This why you kids i'm not saying i'm the best person i'm not a angel but who said Someone can’t change their lives around it's possible people always be judging well I learned something if you're going to do something bad don't
“Look Lennie, I want you to look around here. You can remember this place, can’t you? The ranch is about a quarter of a mile up that way. Just follow the river.” “If you just happen to get In trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush. Till I come for you can you remember that?” Then as George told Lennie before and he did what he was told Lennie came back to the river after he accidentally killed Curley’s wife and the pup. George didn't want Lennie to suffer so he did he job himself, he wanted Lennie to be happy when he went away so he told him to face the river and think about the farm they wanted to live on and then George killed Lennie so he didn't have to suffer. Mercy killing/ euthanasia
As the initial path of conflict between snake and man is developed, literary devices such as imagery allow the reader to more easily visualize and connect to the story. Descriptive imagery is the first literary device used in “The Rattler”. The use of “ Light was thinning; the scrub’s dry savory odors were sweet on the cooler air. In this, the first pleasant moment for a walk after long blazing hours” (The Rattler 1) in the opening of the piece encourages the reader to delve into the narrator’s life and experience what he feels. After the narrator abruptly sees the snake, the imagery changes from the peaceful rural life to a dark, intense description of the snake, “a six-foot black snake thick as my wrist, capable of long-range attack and armed with powerful fangs” (The Rattler 2), changing to the viewpoint of the snake for the reader. The switch in the use of imagery takes the reader through a completely different path and alters their emotional response to the story. The snake’s presence illustrates the narrator’s obvious fear and anxiety while allowing the reader to feel the same emotions
Spalding Gray was an actor and a monologist, who talked about his life without holding back. His monologues were deep and personal. He spoke to his audience without hold back.
Lennie was the on’y one in the barn. He sat quietly looking at the dead mutt he repeated and repeated “ I didn’t mean to bounce you hard. George will tell me you done it again now you ain't gonna tend the rabbits Lennie.” Lennie sighs quietly. But lennie started to grow mad, angrily, Lennie grabbed a wooden box and threw it to the floor of the barn.
My friends and I walk into a packed venue, and are immediately met by a young guy with shaggy brown hair and a skull hoodie, who holds up a white piece of paper with a hastily scrawled "$8" in the center. I pull out my worn wallet from the left pocket of my leather jacket. My hands strain momentarily to pull the snaps open, before my fingers find their way to my single worn 10 dollar bill. The man hands me two dollars in change and stamps my hand with a blue paw print, and I turn to face the stage. All the while a man has been screaming and singing on stage, not unpleasantly. The vibe of this crowd feels different from the normal one, rougher. They have a more hardcore look to them, and I've never seen Alexia's band play with one that yells, other than one time at a small coffee shop in which a single kid with an acoustic guitar spent twenty minutes strumming and screaming slam poetry into the mic, while my friend and I sipped iced vanilla lattes in the other room.
The rain had just stopped pouring, and we had all gathered in a park nearby, as a makeshift memorial for Johnny. It wasn’t really a funeral, we didn’t have the budget for that, and it wasn’t like his parents cared enough to give him a proper goodbye.
When Santiago finally found the Pyramids, he follow the omen and found a place starting to find his treasure. There’s few people went by and grabbed the gold that Santiago had, although those gold was not there’s. It let me think about my childhood, my brother and I will take turn to watch TV, because we just had one TV in the house. When it’s my turn to watch TV, sometimes he would grab the controller and changed to the channel that he wanted to watch. He’s taller and older than me, there’s no way that I can win if we fight.
Our readings confirm Charles Taylor’s belief that at the beginning of the era covered by our readings in this unit, people believed themselves porous, but by the latest reading, people believed themselves to be buffered selves. The following characters in each of the readings provide sufficient evidence to confirm Taylor’s belief: Hamlet is porous in Hamlet, Mr. Wickham is buffered in Pride and Prejudice, Count Ugolino’s sons are porous in Inferno, Pozdnischeff is buffered in “The Kreutzer Sonata” and Ivan is buffered in “The Death of Ivan Ilych.” The characters of Count Ugolino’s sons are porous because they never blame their father for their terrible fate even though it is all his fault and they try to do what is best for their father when they are in prison. His sons continue to look out for him and state “‘Father, / it would be far less painful for us
As the snake “drew back his head and [the man] raised [his] weapon” they both were ready for their last fight. Both felt threatened by each other; thus, both felt the necessity to become defensive. However, neither one saw the situation as an immediate threat, so they did not immediately strike. When the narrator “made an unprovoked attack,” the snake performed “a little song of death.” The reader’s sympathy for the snake once again returns because the snake did nothing wrong. The “little song of death” depicts an image of the snake’s last effort to live. However, there is nothing “little” in death, but rather displays the snake’s submissiveness to the man. The “ominous” situation with “poison dripping from [the snake’s] fangs” is reminiscent of the tragedy that just occurred. The author reminds the reader of the necessity to rid the world of the danger from a snake. It lessens the reader’s grief towards the snake, bringing a more neutral tone to the
Make room so he can stand in front of me. Shylock, the world thinks, and I think so too, that you are