The Cross-Jacob Shoe Box

This story of Jacob and the angel can be interpreted as Joe’s sexual identity and his spiritual identity at war with each other. Joe sees himself as Jacob and his morals and upbringing as the angel.

← EDIT FOR THIS TO BE CLEAR “The Things They Carried” presents artifacts and identifies their connotation. For example, a simple pebble picked up by Martha on the Jersey shoreline and sent to Jimmy Cross as a good-luck token became much more significant once in his hands. His interpretation of the gift was that it was a romantic symbol of her truest feelings for him. Alas, O’Brien writes that Martha stated, “It was this separate-but-together quality, she wrote, that had inspired her to pick up the pebble and to carry it in her breast pocket for several days, where it seemed weightless, and then to send it through the mail, by air, as a token of her truest feelings for him”

e.) I think this box is used to store old artifacts that these people left in there.

Jacob took his exploration of the Bible in to many different atmospheres and on many different levels. It is clear that Jacobs dove into this challenging task headfirst and fully prepared. He had a typed of list of over 700 different laws and throughout the novel, he was constantly consulting with his religious advisors. The fact that he did that, gives his quest more value because it shows that the literal approach to each Biblical practice, was not solely based off of the way that he viewed it, but the way Biblical experts saw it as well. What kept the book interesting was that it was

When Cole and her father leave Birdie, they leave her a box that her father had written “Negrobilia” on the side. Birdie holds this box very dear to her heart, adding to it as the novel progresses. This Negrobilia box represents and symbolizes Black values and lifestyle consisting of items that Birdie, her father and sister owned, and had used. The items in

Jacob was very eager to go down to Paddan-aram to choose a wife as his father Isaac had instructed. He set out and arrived at a certain place. “The ambiguous word ‘place’ is used here, for the text emphasizes that Jacob has no idea that the he place has come upon is sacred, only when he wakes up does he realize it is sacred.” But as we know, his “departure received the blessing of his father and the support of his mother (28:1-5). His father’s blessing is linked with the earlier blessings bestowed on Abraham, and the content is similar, prominence is given to the idea of fertility and on the return to the land of Canaan where the promises made to Abraham will be fulfilled.” Jacob like the Hebrew people will go to exile, but he will eventually

They carried backpacks and pencils. They carried pens and notebooks and textbooks and basic books. They carried the pressures of meeting their friends’ expectations or even worse their parents’ expectations. Drew Birch carries the loss of his father, the headphones he was gifted by his ninety year old grandmother seven years ago, which he still use proudly. Bailey Allwine carried a water bottle and healthy snacks and running shoes, as she always tried to be the healthiest person in the room, and quite often was. They carried their relationships and friendships.

In the short story, "The Things They Carried," some of the things they carried were as follows:

I started the story out with the timid shoe still living in the store. However, this quickly changed. A smelly adult named Phil purchased him. As they were exiting the store, the shoe took a whiff of Phil and almost fainted. When they finally arrived at Phil’s house, Phil covered the shoe with wrapping paper. The shoe was covered in the wrapping

This “support” from his mother, working as the removed hand of God, is what allows Jacob to survive.

The second time Jacob visits the children’s home, he encounters a group of small children that he recognizes from the pictures his grandfather used to show him. One child asks if he is Abraham, but when they see his face, they are disappointed that he is not, and run away. Jacob runs after them and follows them into a tunnel, but gives up and decides to go home. As he walks through the town

Henry 's worn clothing, Bonita 's photo, and Henry 's boots were all used for symbolism in this story. The Red Convertible showed

To truly understand the religious themes and influences in the book, it is best to see how religion played into the author John Steinbeck’s life. John Steinbeck was born in the Salinas Valley of California (which is where narrator of the novel is born). He was born to John Ernst Steinbeck and Olive Hamilton (also a character in the book) who were both of Episcopalian faith. Not much can be said about Steinbeck’s religious beliefs

One of the inherent conflicts in the story of Joseph is the tension between Joseph and his brothers. The tension between them is caused by both Jacob and Joseph. First, Jacob shows favoritism toward Joseph, because he is the son of his favorite wife Rachel. Second, Joseph brings back bad reports when he is out pasturing with his brothers. However, what truly increased the hatred and jealousy was the Joseph’s dreams. The author notes that when Joseph recounts the dreams, “they hated him even more (Gen. 37:8).” Their jealousy for Joseph is strong enough that they are willing to murder him. However, they decide to instead sell him into slavery, and convince Jacob that he was killed.

Potter box is a four step process: 1.) Understanding the facts 2.) Outlining the values inherent in the decision 3.) Applying relevant philosophical principles 4.) Articulating loyalties. When looking from a public relations professionals stand point and having to come out with a news release. Using potter box would be a way to ethical judge a story to be released or not. First, I would start with the facts getting the full story and ethically thinking what needs to be printed. Second, loyalties because in PR truth to you and your jobs ethical values are your main concerns. Third, value because it’s about being truthful and thinking about keeping my job, telling the full detailed truth, and if needed invading privacy of the person