Milkweed Quotes

In the fictional story “The Scarlet Ibis”, James Hurst illustrates several themes of the text through the symbols of the Old Woman Swamp and green. Doodle “climbed rope vines”(Hurst 3) at the Old Woman swamp and “learned [how] to walk [there]”(Hurst 3). Old memories can bring people together. For instance, Doodle going to the swamp with his brother brought back memories of them having fun. This brought them closer, he realized he didn't always dislike his brother. Doodle walked through the “shady cool… dark green woods”(Hurst 4). Innocence can be found in nature. The quote helps explain how Doodle learned how to walk in nature and felt relaxed. Consequently, Hurst places importance on the Old Woman’s Swamp and green in order to uncover hope

It is crucial that we study Australian Narratives as it creates insights into events we may have not explored. This is evident in the novel "Crow Country" written by Kate Constable. It teaches us about Aboriginal beliefs and spirituality, Australia's History and respect, as we experience what it feels like to live in rural Australia, creating an understanding about Aboriginal people. Therefore, through a close read and study of "Crow Country", readers are able to learn new and important things about our past and present, showing that it is crucial to study Australian Narratives.

Simon Wiesenthal was born in Poland, December 31, 1908. Simon was a Jew trapped in 7 different concentration camps. He drew pictures of what he saw to recount the horror. Simon was liberated in May 5, 1945. Simon started a club/program to bring Nazis to justice. His main target was Adolf Eichmann; a Nazi who wanted to kill all the Jew’s and used little kids for lab experiments. Simon located him in Argentina. Adolf Eichmann was at trial and pleaded he was not guilty. After the trial Simon wrote a book about Eichmann. Simon didn’t spend time with his daughter since he was

After the storm hits, Esch continues to remain in line with Medea and Jason's story. Similar to Medea's betrayal of her brother, Esch unintentionally betrayed Skeetah by dropping the puppies from the bucket he worked so hard to keep them safe in into the raging flood waters. Torn, Skeetah chooses to rescue Esch from the deadly water rather than any of his dogs. Although Esch obviously did not mean for her father to push her into the water, the puppies and China, Skeetah's pride and joys, were washed away. The siblings are close with one another, so one's problem is a concern for them all. Skeetah will never be the same without his beloved companion, and his siblings feel the weight of his sorrows. His guilt will also be Esch's, adding yet another

“He’d do what he always did, find the sweet among the bitter” (265). In the book the Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, the Panama Hotel is on the corner of Chinatown and Japantown. The hotel is located between the two cultures Henry is tied to, the Japanese and the Chinese. The story takes place in Henry’s past when he first meets Keiko and the present, after his wife, Ethel, has died. The hotel acts as the connection in between the two cultures and the two time periods, and symbolizes how Henry does too.

Decisions are what direct a average person's life. Some decisions are easy some are hard. But that’s the way of life and how it works.

Throughout The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, I sympathized with Keiko and Henry the most. Although both are minority races, they are discriminated against differently. Keiko identifies as 'American', but that does not seem to matter as her family and the rest of the citizens of Japanese descent are whisked into armed, prison-like camps by U.S. officials. I can relate to her since I have been discriminated against because of my ethnicity. It seems easy for some to make stereotypes about other races, especially in a time where everyone is looking for somewhere to place the blame. For example, the discrimination is evident when Keiko and Henry try to buy a record- Keiko is not even acknowledged because she is Japanese.

Slaughterhouse-Five book is antiwar novel, and it written by Kurt Vonnegut. A man named Billy Pilgrim who is unstuck in time, and always goes all relives various occasions throughout his life. Billy pilgrim is a main character in this book. “Billy is born in 1922 in Ilium, New York. He grows into a weak and awkward young man, studying briefly at the Ilium School of Optometry briefly before he is drafted” (Borey 1). Then, after training he sent to the Germany during the war. Billy acknowledges diverse values and sees horrible and morbid occasions in a different contrast to others. Billy experiences acknowledges a lifestyle that is not visible to other people. Many readers would contend that Billy's encounters make him crazy; however,

Jerry Spinelli’s, historical fiction novel, Milkweed describes a young orphan’s endeavor to survive in a Polish ghetto during WWII. As Misha continues to struggle, he hopes that he will survive the Holocaust. In this story, milkweed, a plant that can grow almost anywhere is a symbol of hope.

Passage from the text (including citation) Analysis and Significance (3-4 sentences) "1. “Chapter Two: Minerva” “…people… say that until the nail is hit, it doesn't believe in the hammer. Then the hammer came down hard right on Lina Lovaton’s head. Except she called it loe and went off happy as a newlywed” (Alvarez 21 ). " Lina herself is a metaphor for the people of the Dominican republic.

In Milkweed and The Warden’s Daughter, the author portrayed the characters and their family situations as being similar. In the beginning of the book, Spinelli showed Misha as an orphan. On page nine, Uri takes Misha to an old barbershop and introduces him to their new home. The book states, “The cellar was a home . . . Tonight you sleep on the floor, he said. Tomorrow I’ll get you a bed.” The author shows that Misha does not have a family or a real home. The barbershop would be the only home that Misha has before, and that he would remember. By the end of the story, Misha has a real family and home that he would have to learn to accept and love. In The

I recently just finished Emily Howse’s Zitface. In this novel, the main character Olivia is an aspiring actress who wishes to make it big in the film and movie world, but the only thing stopping her from making it big is her acne. Olivia has been in a couple commercials and has never had skin problem like this before. Now Olivia has landed her a big commercial job, she was chosen to promote a water park called “Wacky Water”. This commercial could be the start of her building a big time acting job and career for herself as a famous actress.

Uri, another one of Misha’s most valuable allies throughout the novel, changes his identity drastically throughout the novel for the sake of his own survival. One of many of the orphans dining out in the horse stables is questioned by Misha as to what a Jew is, which he responds to by saying, “‘A Jew is an animal. A Jew is a bug. A Jew is less than a bug” (Spinelli 7). This portrayal of how the Jewish people and culture are viewed by society just goes to show that the dangerous mindset can put lives at risk. Additionally, as written by publishers for the Holocaust National Museum, “Of the almost 1 million Jewish children in 1939 Poland, only about 5,000 survived. Most of these youngsters survived in hiding.” Due to so few children surviving the Holocaust, and a vast majority of them only doing this by hiding their true self, it shows that Uri most likely chose to hide his own true self from the surrounding society in which lived because of the dangerous and harmful mindsets of those around him that threatened his well being. In short, Uri hid his

Then at the end of the story when Misha plants milkweed in his backyard, he is doing it have have hope to hold onto. Planting the milkweed also preserved his memories of Poland remembering the struggles he faced to get to where he was at the time. The first time milkweed

However, he continues to believe he had escaped on his own, and still suspects that he had truly conquered nature. This is an example of dramatic irony, because the readers know the opposite of what the man (mankind) thinks. It is also an example of satire, because it shows what the author thinks of humanity; our idiocy is so great that it can be shown through a joke. Man ignores the evidence which proves man should not try to overpower nature, and continues to try because of our arrogance. Arthur Gordon made this example of satire to raise the effectiveness of the message he was trying to get across. “[The man] saw the nightly plane [;] […] symbol of man’s pound mastery over nature.” (Gordon, 41) The man sees the plane as a symbol, which, in his perspective, would support his belief. To him, the plane shows how man can master nature. In contrast, he does not consider that nature can control the plane. For example, weather can cause problems to the plane, such as delays or