She Was Alone Essay

The poet orders his listener to behold a “solitary Highland lass” reaping and singing by herself in a field. He says that anyone passing by should either stop here, or “gently pass” so as not to disturb her. As she “cuts and binds the grain” she “sings a melancholy strain,” and the valley overflows with the beautiful, sad sound. The speaker says that the sound is more welcome than any chant of the nightingale to weary travelers in the desert, and that the cuckoo-bird in spring never sang with a voice so thrilling. Impatient, the poet asks, “Will no one tell me what she sings?” He speculates that her song might be about “old, unhappy, far-off things, / And battles long ago,” or that it might be humbler, a simple song about “matter of today.” Whatever she sings about, he says, he listened “motionless and still,” and as he traveled up the

In the town of Maycomb, a man who stands up against racism forever changes people’s views on racism. Scout, Jem and Atticus Finch all stand together against racism and prejudice in the tiny town of Maycomb. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, in the town of Maycomb, prejudice is a disease, but Jem, Scout, and Dill are immune to this illness because of the people who raise them. For example, when Cecil and Francis told Scout that Atticus is a disgrace to defend Tom Robinson, even though Francis is Scout’s cousin. When Scout and Jem hear the verdict of Tom’s case they both cry and are angry about the sentence while the rest of the town is ecstatic. And finally when Scout doesn’t want Walter Cunningham to come over for dinner because

She felt a chill run down her spine as she had a sense that someone was watching her from afar. Slowly turning to look behind her, she looked out in the distance of the woods by her house. When she felt certain that no one was there she proceeded the rest of the way to her front door.

The “Lizzie Borden” nursery rhyme is about a daughter murdering her father and stepmother. The poem references the violent murder of Lizzie Borden’s parents in Massachusetts, in 1892. Although Lizzie was accused of the crime, the Borden case went unsolved due to lack of evidence. The police reports say that Lizzie murdered her stepmother, Abby Durfree Gray Borden, then her father, Andrew Jackson Borden with an axe, and due to its unsolved status, the case has gained infamy over the years. Because of its horrific details, the case gained great notoriety during its day, and as it has gone unsolved for 123 years, as well as the fact the “Lizzie Borden” rhyme has continued to circulate, it remains a topic of interest to the present day.

Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Alone” is a reflection of his childhood. The first lines tell the reader that the speaker never felt kindred with the other children. As you read on, it is apparent to the reader that he felt lonely his whole life because of depression. Looking at the diction, symbolism, and allusions used in this poem, we can see that the underlying theme is that lost love can cause desolation.

In the novel The Diary of a Young Girl written by Anne Frank, Anne was a jewish girl living in the age of World War Two. She faced all kinds of adversity as she transitioned into a new life of hiding and survival. It is truly remarkable that a young woman was able to handle this adversity at such a young age.

this year. We have read novels, articles, historical documents, poetry, and so much more. Each one has its own message it wants to tell the reader, however some of them have a few things in common. My two favorite pieces of literature that we read this year was “Society and Solitude” by Ralph Waldo, and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

I’m not going to lie, i shed some extra tears. But as soon as i touched her cold hand and told her that i loved her, i knew that she was going to a better place and that she was no longer in pain. As i remembered all of the amazing times i had shared with her, i heard a voice in my head telling me that it was okay to be upset, and that it was all going to turn out okay. I believe in crying & acception. I believe that every storm runs out of rain. I believe that everything will turn out okay. I believe in

She demanded for an explanation. She demanded that her grade be alter. Demanded to be switch to another class. Demanded that

Mrs. Seaver also goes to on to talk about a multimillionaire, who was suffering from a similar fate. He was moved into the nursing home after he became incontinent. The powerlessness of this man is beyond what words can describe. This man developed a multimillion-dollar company; he had people working for him. He was in a position of authority his entire life. He definitely would have been able to afford a private caregiver to assist him at his house, but his family decided to move him to a home. He was dumped at the nursing home and had nothing left to his name. Knowing all of this, it is not difficult to see why he was described as being a loner by Mrs. Seaver. He would snap at his aides because that was the only thing he could do to maintain

"Lonely Hearts" written by Wendy Cope is an enjoyable piece that draws readers in with its simplicity and straightforwardness. The title of the piece, tells the reader exactly what the poem is about while the writer’s thoughts are followed throughout the length of the poem with the writer's unique style. Cope's approach of classified advertisements captures the reader's imagination and understanding that one may be so desperate to find love that he would go to many extremes to find someone special. Through word choice, diction, imagery and irony, she keeps the reader’s attention.

Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie is a simple tale of a young, pretty eighteen year old girl Caroline Meeber also know as Carrie.

The “early pioneer of science fiction” American writer during the 1800s, Edgar Allan Poe, is widely known for casualties, “premature burials, mysterious women who return from the dead” and decaying love (“Poe’s life”). Because of his writing style, Poe was dubbed “Father of the Detective Story” (“Biography.com Editors”). Poe was an unhappy and alone man, whose life was filled with mental illness and death. Poe has earned his reputation by writing his short stories filled with “tales of terror as well as on his haunting lyric poetry” (“Poe’s life”), such as “The Raven” and “Alone.” All the poems Poe has written seem to have at least one, if not more, familiar qualities: they all have a mournful, deserted mood. In his poem,

"No man is an island." This famous quotation explains the nature of man as a social being. It is truly a fact that human beings cannot exist in isolation. They need to be interdependent with each other in order to survive. This interdependence is needed because a human being alone will not be able to fill his own social needs, and his material necessities came from other people as well. All acts of society such as sex, love, and dependence are essential for the survival of any species. Interaction and socialization is the only way to prevent people from isolation, from solitude.

Alone, yet surrounded by people. Now really alone, more of a sense of aloneness. Invisible. Walk down a hall, everybody with someone beside them. Except me. Walking down a hallway of joy, with complete sorrow. People bumping into me for they don’t even know I am there.