Passage In Sinclair Ross's The Lamp At Noon

When Paul Baumer returns from the war to visit his family, he is unable to relate to them anymore. He says: “I find I do not belong here anymore, it is a foreign world,” He has been away for so long, that he feels very distant from them. The people back home don't understand the pain and terrors of war that Paul has experienced. This makes him feel misunderstood by his loved ones, and he is unsure of how to share his thoughts with them. While his father thinks of the war as an honorable and respectable place to serve, Paul sees it as a violent and scary place to be.

During chapter 6, (Pages 91 - 92) Paul daydreams about life back at his house and how he misses it so much. He remembers the old poplars by the stream behind the town he used to live in and how, as a kid, he used to call it “poplar avenue”. He also recalls the fact that he used to listen to rusting the poplars while hanging his feet over the stream. Paul describes how important this is to him by saying “...and the image of those days still makes my heart pause in its beating”.

It is not an example of him getting taken advantage of, but it points to so many others because he was convinced that that did not happen, Erik and Vincent Castor got to walk away with virtually no punishment. It validates how Paul will be vulnerable and other people used it for their own benefit. So, when Paul forgets things it allows other people to use that against Paul which, in turn, makes him feel

In the short story “On the Rainy River” by Tim O’Brien he has a way of portraying certain events with great imagery. He uses this imagery to affect the overall tone of the story. O’Brien shows examples of this from receiving his draft letter, his place of work, and describing what he sees throughout his journeys. The day that O’Brien got his draft letter helps to set the tone in the beginning.

The narrator shares this story from his youth in the words of an educated man. His actions as a teen are in stark contrast to his phraseology as an adult. Early in the story, he viewed “nature” as sex, drugs and rock and roll (Boyle 112-113). However, as the story ends and the turmoil subsides, the narrator sees nature for the first time, through the eyes of a person matured by this traumatic experience. The “sun firing buds and opening blossoms” replaced the once revered beer and

He is hoping that the climate will change and he will get better yield from the land next time. Actually, he does not want to depend on others so he is really being selfish. When Ellen forces him to go to her house he says that “Think of me – and him” (Ross 66). This point where the Paul and Ellen argues. Paul knows that there is a massive problem with the wind, but Paul does not really want to go with Ellen and help her dad.

In “The Painted Door” by Sinclair Ross, it is evident that light is used to illustrate the degradation of Ann’s devotion to John as the night approaches and the time spent with Steven, due to John’s absence, lengthens. This is first demonstrated when the setting of a landscape with “bitter light” (1) is established. Despite the bitterness, caused by Ann and John’s non-communicative relationship, the light exemplifies that Ann retains a secure devotion towards John and is confident that he will return home no matter what circumstances. Moreover, this is demonstrated when Ann offers to “paint the kitchen wood-work… to make the room a lot lighter” (2). Although Ann is aware that painting the woodwork is an inconsequential task, as the paint will peel off, she is yearning to bring

In literature, an author often presents characters having arguments because of differing attitudes which later on tragedy happens. In the story, “The Lamp at Noon”, by Sinclair Ross, Paul and Ellen has different attitudes about staying on the farm, which causes arguments between them. These arguments between Paul and Ellen lead to Ellen leaving the farm with the baby without telling Paul. The sand storm that was taking place at that time period causes the death of the baby. Therefore, differing attitudes lead to arguments, resulting in tragedy.

In The Painted Door, the setting is a small farm which supports a man named John and his wife, Ann. The farm on which they live is rather desolate as they are not in a very close proximity to any of their neighbours and are often secluded to their house during the winter seasons with their only interactions being a game of cards with their neighbour, Steven. This scenario in which these two live can be reflected by the environment around them. The story takes place in the midst of a tremendous blizzard, the blizzard is so powerful that Ann can’t walk outside without being pushed over by the wind. This snow covered abyss exemplifies how alone the couple is. The darkness and literal isolation from the rest of the world are clear indicators of this. The dark and cold also represents how Ann views her relationship with John. She yearns for his affection and his attention, but despite these needs all John ever does is work. He works himself to the bone so that Ann can be comfortable with her place in life failing to realize that all she’s ever wanted was affection and company, which she eventually finds in Steven. The Lamp At Noon also makes good use of its setting to help develop the themes as well as the marriage of this story’s couple, Paul and Ellen. The setting of this story is a dried up farm where no crops grow. The whole farm is shrouded in a cloud of dust and wind. The dust fills the air of Paul and Ellen’s house completely smothering everything with dust. Ellen, coming from a richer household, urges Paul to leave believing that they have no future here and that the crops will never grow again. Ellen left a life of comfort and luxury for a dusty, decrepit farm, resulting in feelings of isolation, anger and hopelessness. However, Paul is determined to stay and live off the land, he has faith that the crops will grow and their farm will be prosperous once more. This is

The Painted Door, by Sinclair Ross published in New York in 1941. Is isolation the enemy of our improvement, or is our worst possible counselor? The letter "i" in illness is isolation, it is a feeling through which a person feels and has thoughts about being rejected by others, which leads us to the conclusion that being in that state of mind leads a person in the company of our worst enemy, the one within ourselves. Being Isolated from John was the loneliness Ann had felt which made her feels like it was forced upon her, like a punishment.

     The meaning of the passage to Paul is to strengthen his brothers in the faith. Paul wrote this to show them that things will not always be perfect and that some times they will face trials but with Jesus all things are possible. Paul also encourages himself through the encouragement of the church of Colosse. I think that when Paul writes to the church’s and tell them what he thinks, encourages them , prays for them, or even just telling them what he face for the gospel, that it gives him a sense of accomplishment or even a sense of why he is doing what he is doing.

Paul claims that this is all part of divine history, the way God had planned things all along. Finally, the theme of human redemption, which is the entire premise here, runs throughout the entire section. Social and cultural texture and intertexture can also be found here, as well as oral scribal intertexture. Paul was a first century Jew, he was also a thinker who underwent a disconnect with his religious tradition. In spite of the tension between his heritage and his convictions, he consistently attempted to show that his gospel was grounded in the sacred Jewish scripture.

Paul's father had abused him emotionally, and probably physically, throughout Paul's life. He did so much to Paul's flagging self-image that he had to boast to others to make himself feel big, when he felt tiny inside. When he finally achieved that "bigness" that he always wanted, the glamour of "the good life," his father found him out and took that away from him, or rather, made Paul give it up. This made Paul feel even smaller and made him feel that he would be better off dead. So Paul decided to make his life "better off" and

In conclusion, William Faulkner’s stories deal with a plethora of human problems, while at the same time they focus on social conflicts and misunderstanding. In, “That Evening Sun” this can all be clearly seen, as he focuses on one of the most urgent problems of that

Throughout the story, the author uses the power of emotion to draw the audience in. One way the author displays this idea is by connecting a real-world ideal to his claim. An example of this is when the author makes a connection of religion to his claim. As the author states, “Every religious tradition has considered darkness invaluable for a soulful life”. Like it or not, religion plays a huge role in the world. Religion throughout history, rallies people to fight wars, end empires, solve problems even to this day. If religion can start wars, then imagine what would happen when people’s religious practices are threatened by light pollution; more aggressive actions would be taken, possibly solving the problem. Another play on emotion is by relating the night sky with inspiration. The author mentions how