The Awakening: An Analysis Of A Green And Yellow Bird

The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner explores evolution through the most famous examples in history—the finches of the Galápagos Islands. Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection and the process of evolution are applied directly to what scientists refer to as Darwin’s Finches. Weiner follows scientists Peter and Rosemary Grant as they study the finches in real time on the Galápagos. Years of previous work, study and data is collected and analyzed. Different species of animals are observed and explained throughout history. The Grants have one goal, and that is to find the origin of the species, how organisms first began. They find that it really is about the “survival of the

There are many types of birds, but crows and ravens standout of the ordinary because of there special abilities. The authors, Terry Krautwurst and David Shaw have a positive outlook on them. The articles, “ A Soft Spot for Crows” and “ Brain Birds: Amazing Crows and Ravens” state information and prove their points. I have the same outlook on them, but some people despise them. Some people even call a group of crows a murderer. Crows and ravens are very intelligent, social creatures that are being doubted and these articles stand up for their popularity. Are you apart of the negative crowd that wishes there demise or do you support these creatures?

Thesis Statement: Mary Aprarico Castrejon reveals in her essay “The Fighter Bird” grit which she, her Papi, and her Ama have despite their poor living situations.

In Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, she emphasizes how the little things, such as detail, should become the primary focal point to writing. I believe that the chapter titled Index Cards, played a big role on how to use detail in your notes. The chapter titled Character, stressed the way to inhibit such detail in your writing and how far you actually need to go with that detail. Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird and her large press on detail provided me with insight on how to help me ace my future essays.

Did you know that a soldier in the Iraq war wrote about his experience during the war? A soldier in the Iraq war documented his experiences and his thoughts while the war was escalating. He talked about the intimidating and joyful times he experienced. He leaves the story at a cliffhanger as he explains how he and his friend didn't want to be the last people assassinated. In The Yellow Birds, the author, Kevin Powers, uses personification and imagery in order to explain the challenges and experiences he faced during the war.

The effect of the dashes in “by long-continued succession of notes and phrases, by swoops, bleats, echoes, rapidly repeated bebops-I mean rebopped bebops-...” represent the short pauses that someone would hear in Birds musc.

Darkness,sadness,and rejection all describe the gloomy tone that Maurier gives off to the reader, in“The Birds”. As she understands the concept, the reader can clearly visualize the amount of suspense given off which creates imagery towards to the climax. Daphe du Maurier builds up suspense by making the birds the antagonist because most average people would consider a bird normal and causing no harm to humans. In “The Birds”, Daphe du Maurier uses how and why the author builds suspense to reach a specific climax to reveal characters feelings/ emotions throughout the book.

I believe Hurst wrote this story to show how destructive it can be to change people. Now, change can be a good thing. However, it becomes dangerous when you attempt to change someone into something they aren't. Brother should've left Doodle how he was. Instead, he tries to change Doodle’s core being. Which adds to the theme that Hurst was trying to convey through this story.

Everyone makes mistakes whether he is young, old, child, or adult. Some are faced with harder, more serious and, possibly life-changing decisions. Two great examples of individuals who were faced with many life-changing decisions are Bartle and Sterling, characters from the book The Yellow Birds, which was written by Kevin Powers. These two are soldiers in battle accompanied by a memorable man, and fellow comrade, Daniel Murphy. The reader finds out that Daniel Murphy, Murph in short, was brutally murdered at the end of the book. Bartle and Sterling find Murph’s mutilated body and decide to burn the crime scene and send his body down the river (Powers 210-211). Why did they do it? Was covering up Murph’s death the

5. In this tale, what is meant by “marriage by purchase” and “elopement”? How are these practices viewed by the community here? Why do they accept Blue Bird? (see 104-105)

In the novel The Awakening, Kate Chopin utilizes symbolism, characterization, and an emotional appeal in order to portray how women in general struggle to develop their own self-awareness, while being limited by the society.

‘The Yellow Birds,’ written by veteran Kevin Powers, narrates the experiences of John Bartle in the midst of the Iraq war. Subsequent to witnessing demise of his war associate Murph, he endeavours to disclose the situation by discarding his corpse into the Tigris River and claiming he never found him. The story changes back and forth each chapter, between the battle in Al Tafar, Iraq and his post-war life in the USA in order to portray the powerlessness and inner enslavement felt by Bart. The novel details his internal struggle to reconcile the veracity of the situation with the perceived inevitable outrage from Murph’s mother. The utilisation of evocative and graphic language in order to bolster the reoccurring theme of brutality is prevalent whilst the author simultaneously upholds a sense of beauty. Powers strikes this balance through the use of imagery, juxtaposition and through referring to the surrounding environment and landscape.

In unit four grits and grandeur, we studied poems and excerpts that widely revolved around place. With any story they are all inspired by when and where the event happens, how the characters react and how they feel, and the people they are with. The story that stuck out to me the most was “a white heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett because of her loyalty to the animals and the forest and how she grew while she was in the forest and it became a huge part of her and her life. The three main qualities that stuck out to me was the forest, her growth as a person, and her connection and loyalty to the animals.

The Awakening explores the emotional and personal awakening of women in her in her late life. Kate Chopin uses symbols to compare Edna’s world and life to the natural world around her. Symbols such as birds, the sea and sleeping have deeper meanings that resonate with hidden motifs. Chopin’s use of birds throughout the novel, help build setting and develop a deeper meaning to Enda, the main character. Walt Whitman uses nature and animals in nature to develop feelings throughout his poem. Whitman uses animal metaphors throughout his poem “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d” to relate nature to loss and death. Both Chopin and Whitman use animals as means to symbolize and create a deep setting and emotion.