Symbolism Of The Birthday Party

On page 108, we see that Cap gives Sophie a bracelet that he says is from her dad which left her devastated after he left her in a very hard time in her life. On the bracelet it has the phrase, “All you need is love” engraved on it. This represents the relationship in between Cap and Sophie, even though Sophie hates Cap, Cap is still willing to go through the trouble of getting her something. The author used the craft move of symbolism in the text to stir empathy and show us that Cap is really getting treated badly however despite all of this he is continuing to be nice and kind towards others. Another example of symbolism in the text is with the character Zach Powers. Across the entire text we see that the main school bully’s name is Zach Powers. While this may not seem like it means anything it actually mean anything, when you start to look at Zach's personality you see that his name is a symbol that represents him. Throughout the book we see multiple occasions of when he is bullying, and one of the main reasons for bullying is because you want to be powerful or on top. On page 122 we see him say, “I’d been working up to that seet in the cafeteria since sixth grade!” The seat that he is referring to is where all the coolest and most popular kids sit at. So because of that we see that he is very popular and is power hungry. So because of all of this we can conclude that his name is a symbol that represents his

1) Page 16: Holden explains that his hat represents his individuality. Even though his hat looks “very corny” turned around, he likes that it looks different from the way anyone else would wear

As said in “Keynote Address to the 2004 democratic national convention” it explains “They don't want their tax money wasted by a welfare agency or the pentagon go into any inner city neighborhood and folks will tell you that government alone can’t teach kids to learn”. This shows that the government is not wanting to give enough money to support teachers in order for them to live well and continue teaching kids. This is saying that the economy in this country is bad enough no to give raises to teachers and shouldn't want to give raises to new people coming to america. In conclusion this shows that america's government doesn't want to raise payment to anybody and they wouldn't be able to teach the kid themselves if all the teachers would

One of the symbols mentioned in the very beginning of the novel is the red balloon. On Bobby’s 16th birthday, Nia brought him a red balloon and she told him that she was pregnant. The balloon represents Nia giving away her innocence to Bobby and giving up on what on they had. It symbolizes that she can’t go through the pregnancy on her own. Also, red can symbolize love, hurt, and help. “I’ll never forget that look and how her voice shook when she said, Bobby, I’ve got something to tell you” (Johnson 6). This shows how Nia is scared to have a baby because she is only a teenager and she is scared to tell her family.

It symbolizes how Stew misses his daughter and how he would like to be close to her. Another symbol in this story is the "tiny, smiling daddy" which Stew does not agree with. This element represents the inner parent meaning that it is Kitty's own judgment that helped her get through difficult times: "I would have acknowledged my own needs and created the possibility to connect with what therapists call ‘the good parent' in myself."(Gaitskill, 295) This tiny, smiling daddy stands for everything that Stew is not: a supportive, accepting and truly loving parent with who Kitty can have intimacy. Then, there is the relationship Stew had with his own father which can be viewed as a symbol that reflects on the relationship between Stew and Kitty. Stew admired his father, yet he rejected him: "Its almost godlike stillness and expressionless filled him with admiration and reassurance, until one day, his father slowly looked up from his cereal, met his eyes and said, ‘Stop staring at me you little shit.'"(Gaitskill, 298) Kitty herself experienced similar from Stew himself: "And if you ever try to come back here I'm going to spit

Additionally, the “pink ribbons of her cap” represent youth and innocence and these ribbons are to represent the Puritan society as a whole. Even though the ribbons appear to be holy, they fall to evil and show the truth of the Puritans. In the middle of his journey, he hears

After reading the article, I found that I was able to relate to the democratic views on education. The democrats are trying to make the public school system more successful and maintainable. They are also trying to “expand public school options for low income children and maintaining more magnet schools, charter schools, teacher-led schools, and career academics.” The

     Hats were worn by all members of the bedwetters and each hat symbolized something about them. For Cotton his choice of headgear was a military helmet that he strapped under his chin when he was about to do something dangerous or “manly”. He chose this form of headgear because he was very interested in Vietnam, which was going on at the time that this book took place. Cotton also intended on enlisting when he turned 17 with dreams of becoming a general. The Lally brothers each had matching bulky cowboy hats, showing that the parents just got them matching everything to save time. Shecker wore a golfing hat signed by Arnold Palmer, obviously showing his family has very important friends and no time for him. Teft wore and Africa korps hat probably because he had dreams of being in the military as well but maybe not for the United States. Lastly, Goodenow wore a Hopi Headband. Much like with the radios, the hats are also thrown at the buffalo by the boys. They are obviously done with the hats and no longer want to bee thought of by them. They want to be known for being themselves and for setting all of the buffalo free from the preserve.

The audience understands that these astonishing facts reveal that, at this rate, the average American child is destined for poverty and will attain no successful future. This allows the audience to “take it all in” and get a true understanding of the education system. Barber goes on to suggest that the government regulates its spending barely keeping education in mind. He states “...their government spending up to $35,000 a year to keep a young black behind bars but a fraction of that to keep him in school, they will write off school” (Barber 461). This captivates the audience because they determine that the government that is supposedly ran by the people, is doing everything but help its people. This particular portion helps appeal considerably to the liberal readers because of their strong attitudes on more government spending for public works, such as schools. It may also intrigue those who are strongly patriotic. This may elude them to blame themselves for allowing the government to regulate spending in this way when we, the people, should be deciding as a country; what is important to spend government funding on. They may argue that the only reason that there are so many criminals in the first place is because of dropouts and lowlifes who lacked an education. This would lead the activists to band together in order to demand the government to attack the problem at its source and raise educational funding.

The Democratic Party strongly opposes the school voucher system promoted by the Republican Party. Vouchers take away federal funding from the school systems and in turn private schools will benefit by getting the highest performing students and the families with the most ability to pay for their children’s education. Instead of vouchers, we propose that federal funds be used to reduce class size, which would stimulate student participation and individualized attention.

______. His red hunting hat is symbolic of many things. He wears it during important times such as writing the composition about Allie’s baseball glove, yet he seems to be embarrassed to wear it in public. “I took my old hunting hat out… and put it on. I knew I wouldn’t meet anybody that knew me” (122). Even though he lacks confidence to wear it frequently, it becomes a part of how he sees himself. He acknowledges that it’s “corny” but he personally likes how it looks; it is a symbol of his uniqueness and desire to be different. The red color of the hat is also noteworthy, the same as Allie and Phoebe’s hair. He may associate ‘red’ with purity and innocence those characters represent and wears it as a connection to them.

“Birthday Party” by Katherine Brush uses literary devices such as tone, point of view, diction, and sensory details to achieve her purpose.

“In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms.”

     As a conservative, I still feel that the social class of the individual greatly affects the political ideology that they have chosen. I have analyzed, that the education of the individual has a great deal of affect on the political party of their choice. Most liberals are only against conservatives due to medias bad review of conservatives. The media can affect our lives tremendously if we believe what they have to say. Education is the key to determining the political party or political ideology of our choice; therefore education is one of the leading issues many Americans feel strongly about today. As I stated in my last paper, schooling is very important to the success of our country. Although there are people that will argue that school should not be mandatory if the family must send there children to work to provide

Throughout the short story, The Birthday, the writer, Samantha Ashenhurst uses the writing tool: Get the name of the dog. To begin with, Samantha begins the story with a descriptive introduction, which gives the reader the ability to visualize the current circumstance’s atmosphere. For instance, the author mentions the specific kind of drink and pizza, the color of the blinds, the exact number of times she pukes, and takes medicine, etc. She describes the background’s setting in details as well. In my opinion, Samantha’s very specific, which portrays how honest she is. This also leads to building the writer’s own distinct voice. Thus, this effectively initiates a connection with the reader psychologically.