Connection to Self: Tears of a Tiger I can relate to Tears of a Tiger to my own life. I can relate to how Andy went through depression and could not focus on his school work after Robert’s death; I was not able to focus after a death in the family. I can relate to Andy on how he would not forgive himself after the accident, I once made a mistake that it was hard to forgive myself. I can also relate to how Andy tried to reach out to people, but no one would listen; I have felt like that before. I can also relate to Rhonda on how she felt when she found out her classmates got into a car crash, she felt sick instead of sad knowing that they were drinking and driving; I would of felt the same. I have not experienced it, but I can relate to a situation
As new generations of architecture and technology come to fruition, the fruits of the past slowly turn into a distant memory, that is the message expressed in the story “Elephants” by Patrick Lane. This narrative poem tells of a construction worker who over the course of their job, carves an elephant out of brown soap given to them by a young Indian boy who lived near the area. When the worker gives the elephant to the boy, the worker tells of a story to the boy about a graveyard of elephants that were present in jungles. However, the elephant graveyard was never found—similarly—the boy tells of his parents graves, which were buried under the new highway that was constructed by the very same worker he was conversing with. Thus, as society
Sharon M. Draper in the suspenseful novel, Tears of a Tiger, illustrates the depression that goes on inside of a person when losing a loved one or friend. Draper supports her theme by illustrating what goes on through the mind of the protagonist, Andy Jackson, and what led him to committing his suicidal actions. The author’s purpose is to raise awareness of how the loss of someone close can lead to multiple scenarios. Survivors tend to blame themselves for what happened and may become depressed and often suicidal.
In both of Emily Dickinson’s poem she refers to her sight. In the poem, ”Before I Got My Eye Put Out,” it’s about her lost of sight, but throughout the poem she has many metaphors about her lost of sight. Like in the first stanza she’s talking about how she liked and enjoyed her sight when it was good but didn’t appreciate it as much when she had it. Then in her other poem, “We Grow Accustomed to the Dark,” it’s saying how her sight is bad but she’s getting used to the dark and can get around much easier towards the end of the poem. In stanza four she is saying how the brave stumbles in the dark but learns to walk properly. Finally the attitude of the poem, “Before I got my eye put out,” is kind of regretful because she wasn’t grateful for her sight when she had it but now regrets that. In the poem, “We grow accustomed to the dark,” the speaker shows perseverance when she talks about trying and trying to get used to the dark and adjust to it.
Helane Keating opens the poem “The Envious Heart” by talking about apples and how they represent Autumn. This is when the queen states she dislikes Autumn, due to this being the time of year she married her new husband (the king). When the king married the narrator he told her he had a daughter which he rarely saw or had any connections to. She was his queen, and when the king told her she was his “only” queen he also gave her a mirror to remind her of it. However, as she met the king’s daughter she realised they were close in age and the king favored her more than he led his new wife to believe. The daughter, Snow White, hated the new queen for coming so soon after her mother had passed and made sure to steal as much of her father’s attention as possible. Eventually the new queen feels as if everyone has forgotten her existence because Snow White is the most beautiful. The king no longer pays any attention to his new wife, due to his daughter talking and calling for him all the time. This poem uses
Amy Chua stirs up a controversial topic of the differences between Chinese and Western parenting styles in the article “Adapted from Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”. One may believe that the Chinese way is too harsh as others may believe Western parents are too lenient. Any parent can relate to one or both parenting styles that Chua is discussing. This article is reaching out to parents who are unaware of the Chinese and Western parenting styles. To give the readers a better understanding of how each parenting style works. This article was based on Chua’s personal experiences as a Chinese parent.
Each character has a different grieving process throughout the three books, the characters are dealing with loss of parents, and each character goes through the grieving process differently. Through the lens of psychology theory, sudden deaths of a parent in childhood affect the identity of children dealing with grief in Tiger Eyes by Judy Bloom, Grief Girl by Erin Vincent, and Tear Drop Soup by Pat Schubert and Chuck Deklyen resemble the different grieving processes of death by establishing moments of denial, anger, and isolation. In each book the characters are dealing with aspects that affect their denial, anger, and isolation. Family dynamics in the characters life is important because it is the characters support system. Each book has
✔The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane starts off by talking about the soldiers and how they are well prepared and are going into battle with full force. In line 3 he says “ The men at the head butted mules with their musket stocks. They prodded teamsters indifferent to all howls. The men forced their way through parts of the dene mass by strength.” Showing how well prepared they were mentally and physically going into battle. The soldier himself didn’t feel the same way other soldiers had. Showing how scared the main character was, when the rest of the characters were brave and ready to fight.In the poem they start to talk about how the soldiers camouflaged themselves and how long they waited for the enemy to appear. In line 1 Yusef Komunyakaa says that “ We tied branches to our helmets. We painted our faces & rifles with mud from a riverbank.” He then had said in the poem how they were mentally very patient in the war waiting for their enemy to come. Showing a difference between the characters that in the poem the main characters were brave and ready to fight, while the character in the novel excerpt had a different personality and was very scared and had no courage to go to war. ✔The theme of both of the novel except and the poem are the same. In the “ The Red Badge of Courage” shows how a character named Henry badger that runs away from the war with fear, realizing that he has to go back or otherwise he would carry a guilt that he wasn't courageous and masculine
Poetry Analysis: The Weary Blues In the poem The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes, the poet is able to use many sound devices and symbolism to fully develop clear sounds and images that the poem makes. This poem creates vivid images by using similes and personification. In line 13, the author makes reference to the musician playing the piano “like a fool”.
So many young athlete’s keep on their mind the fame, fortune, victories, and championships that come with being a good athlete. Some young athletes take hold of the feeling of being invincible and feel like they are on top of the world. Some people wonder what it would take to get this young athlete off this feeling and come down to reality. The answer is quite simple and unforgettable. The answer is death. Death comes to everyone, even if you are a state champion, star track runner, or captain of the soccer team. Death does not care about your list of accomplishments. When death calls, how will everyone remember you? In the poem To an Athlete Dying Young by A. E. Housman, the idea of dying young as an athlete is better than having to
Neglected and left for dead, man’s best friend shows the importance of never leaving its companion’s side. Under circumstances of weakness, mankind tends to put aside important factors of their daily lives and focus on themselves. However, a dog even when suffering internally, will put aside its pain and strive for its companions love and approval. Updike in the poem, Dog’s Death, uses the concept of diction, imagery, and symbolism to show readers the loyalty of a dog throughout its life no matter the circumstance that approaches its daily life.
I relate to Betty Cooper in Riverdale because she has had some traumatic events happen to her. For instance, her parents want to get divorced, she witnessed her brother kill someone, she had to hide a body and she has to keep secrets from her boyfriend to keep him safe. I relate to some of that. For example, I relate to keeping secrets from people because I have had
My connections examined the different ways people choose to deal with the feeling of pain and loss. My four texts are Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton, Imaginary Heroes directed by Dan Harris, How We Survive written by Mark Rickerby, and Still I Rise written by Maya Angelou. Tears in Heaven and Imaginary Heroes are similar to each other because they both explain how certain people dealt with pain and the loss of a loved one. I noticed that Tears in Heaven showed that one can accept the loss, whereas in Imaginary Heroes we see the negative effects of not being able to deal with grief. How We Survive and Still I Rise can be connected through the idea that human life is precious, that we should savour life while it lasts. If we do not remain positive
The theme I’m exploring in my book is dealing with loss of people. Darcy is losing her boyfriend and her grandmother, she's losing her grandmother because of her health and she losing her boyfriend because of his father's health. This is a very tough time in Darcy’s life because she is trying cope with losing both of them at the same time. It affects the book in a drastic way because Darcy is the main character, and I am focusing on her and her feelings about being left and feeling alone. She feels like nobody is there for her but soon things will get
The oil on canvas “Tears of Joy in the Garden of Giants” by Michael Zancan was created in south west France back in January of 2011. This surreal artist plunges into his fantasies creating mystical worlds filled with vivid hues and outstanding details. A long process awaited this particular piece. During one of his travels, the first draft got misplaced at a metro station for many months. Filled with hope, Zancan continued his research of varying structural forms that 1900’s dome glasshouses used in order to incorporate them into his masterpiece. Fortunately, he found architectural inspiration within the walls of The Grand Palais in Paris. A digital painting was drafted using the old sketch he had initially lost in the metro and on, December 2005 the first draft was ready for critique. This digital prototype served as a guide for the 120 by 200 cm oil on canvas. On to the drawing board! Fascinated by the vivid world, Zancan gave two additional coats of oil on the art to enhance the painting’s contrast before its final reveal. To this day, the original canvas remains by romantic’s side in France. Zancan is strategic, he wants to increase his popularity seeing that, his art’s value will growth along with it. In addition, high quality prints can be obtained and purchased through his web page.
Violet Markey has lost her older sister (and best friend) in a fatal car crash on an icy bridge. She is overwhelmed by guilt, as she was the one who begged her sister to take her home, and told her to take the shortcut, ultimately leading to Eleanor’s death. When this happens, she loses friends and is afraid to make any, afraid she will lose them too. After losing Mitch, I also lost my Nana and Papa (grandmother and grandfather). My cousin, Dimity had bowel cancer and although she is alive and well now, it is still scary to think how close we were to losing her. This made me realize, unlike other people my age, how close death is in our everyday lives, and, unlike cartoon character, we cannot peel ourselves from the rubble and complete our quest or journey. Losing some of the major people in my life has, just like Violet, made me scared to let go of people and even more scared of letting them into my heart. However, just like with Violet, her friends help her world to grow.