The Golden Apples Essay

The story I chose to analyze is “Why I Live at the P.O.” by Eudora Welty. The author, Eudora Wetly, is originally from Mississippi from a prosperous family, she was born in 1909 and passed away in 2001.During her early days she worked at small places involved with writing until she launched her literary career. ‘Why I Live at the P.O’ is about sibling rivalry and favoritism among family. My thesis states that this story shows a good example of favoritism among families and good insight from the outcast.

With every aspect of our lives we are making a point, arguing a belief, or refuting some other aspect of our existence. Aesthetic pieces, most avidly poems and songs, argue a message both in the lyrics and in the meaning posed between the lines. “American Pie,” in a multitude of ways, argues that American lives and memories are closely intertwined with the music of the time period. Not only does “American Pie” argue a message it also pulls many generations together. Today, thirty years after the initial release, “American Pie” still has an effect in our music and continues to be popular with all age groups. Don McLean accomplishes this task through using the context of the time period, placement of words, the words

The legend of Johnny Appleseed developed from the historical account of John Chapman because the two characters have many similarities in their traits and their journey. Basically, Johnny Appleseed and Jonathan Chapman are the same people, but the legend exaggerates his character traits, and the historical accounts state the facts about him. In both accounts, he is very religious because he has his Bible, which shows Christian belief, with him. The two people also plant apple trees throughout the frontiers of America. Johnny Appleseed/John Chapman endured many hardships, but Johnny Appleseed endured more difficulties than John Chapman. Therefore, the legend of Johnny Appleseed is an exaggeration of the historical account of John Chapman.

Although the primary method Jewett uses to characterize her narrator is through the content of the excerpt, the language used also serves to characterize. By using a word like “wonderful perfection”, Jewett shows that the narrator is a romantic thinker. By using extensive imagery in the opening of the selection, Jewett shows that the narrator is fixated on her physical surroundings, and is excellent at observing and describing

In the Stories of Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s story “The Yellow Wallpaper” there are many themes the two works have in common. The main one is how the two stories revolve around tragedy. Other topics to discuss are the roles and expectations of women in marriage. The authors describe marriage as a role that prohibits women from being free to think for themselves . Another common theme in both stories is how the author shows us the the day to day life of a woman and how she should act. The helps us to see how women have experienced sexism.

Looking around, we are surrounded by all sorts of people. Naturally we all tend to separate and define ourselves differently to be looked at in a more positive or negative light. We fall to what society has constructed as Class and Race. And liking it or not, having it affect our daily lives involuntarily. When reading Honky by Dalton Conely, we can clearly see how this comes into play in a young child’s life when attending school.

(AGG) The main point of the book, Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples, is to show the effect that loss can have on an average person, like you and me. (BS-1) When Nusrat had lost her beloved sister, she felt lost, and like she did not belong. (BS-2) Since her sister tragically died, helping children in need has helped Nusrat cope as she has been on a constraint search for the “why” that she felt she so needed to find. (BS-3) Her husband’s death has showed Nusrat her real self and that she must honor her husband and make amends for her mistakes in the past. (TS) The experiences and obstacles that Nusrat has within this book, are related to all of the loss that she has encountered in her life, changing her.

There are many instances throughout literature where two pieces, told by two different narrators, and telling two different stories can be found to have similar textual qualities. This instance can be shown between A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson by Mary Rowlandson herself and Our Nig by Harriet E. Wilson. The stories depict the great suffering of two individuals who express similar qualities in their writings; the qualities being that each piece is a captivity narrative, there is a struggle with faith, and a silenced sexual subtext.

Imagine a community being perfectly happy living life just how the people would like and having the freedom to do what they will, now imagine this freedom being taken away from them and along with it, the people's happiness, all because a group of people want you to live like they do. Doesn't seem too happy anymore, does it? In the book, Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples, this exact incident happened to the protagonist Najmah. Although in the book, the Taliban is portrayed as a cruel group of people who make unreasonable rules and discriminate against women, the book only mentions some less harsh events than the ones that happened in the reality of Afghanistan.

Prompt One: Honors Intensive English Midterm Gavin Guerrette “A Visit for Charity” by Eudora Welty follows an obligatory visit that Marian, a campfire girl, pays to two elderly women in an old ladies’ home. Welty utilizes a progressive variation in sentence length ( syntax ) throughout the plot of her short story to develop pacing that contributes most to its explosive climax where short sentences feel like the incessant pounding of a drum during the culmination of a symphony, vibrating your entire body. Syntax is the way in which sentences are structured to control verbal pacing and focus. Eudora Welty begins her piece with long, descriptive sentences such as the following, “ She stopped for a moment beside one of those prickly dark

       As the tale begins we immediately can sympathize with the repressive plight of the protagonist.  Her romantic imagination is obvious as she describes the "hereditary estate" (Gilman, Wallpaper 170) or the "haunted house" (170) as she would like it to be.  She tells us of her husband, John, who "scoffs" (170) at her romantic sentiments and is "practical to the extreme" (170).  However, in a time

The deconstruction of the conventions of the theatre in Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard predicts the more radical obliteration presented later by Pirandello in Six Characters in Search of an Author. The seed of this attack on convention by Chekhov are the inherent flaws of all the characters in The Cherry Orchard. The lack of any character with which to identify or understand creates a portrait much closer to reality than the staged drama of Ibsen or other playwrights who came before. In recognizing the intrinsic flaws of its characters, we can see how Chekhov shows us that reality is subjective, reality is not simple, linear, or clean, and that the real benefit of theater is to show this inane, subjective reality.There are essentially

In the novel, The Smell of Apples, by Mark Behr, one can clearly see how the Apartheid government indoctrinated people into believing that there was a power dynamic between whites and people of colour, placing whites at the top of the hierarchy. This is especially clear in the novel when Marnus encounters Chrisjan, who is now living as a beggar, years after he disappeared (163-166). This essay aims to analyse this extract, by contextualising and critically evaluating it.

"Unity in diversity is the highest possible attainment of a civilization, a testimony to the most noble possibilities to the human race. This attainment is made possible through passionate concern for choice, in an atmosphere of social trust." (Michael Novak). When we try to recognize our common passivity, it may be frightening at first, but it can inspire us to put forth acts of affection, warmth and give birth to the desire of standing united to support one another. Stress, often considered repugnant, may act as an opportunity for us to experience the most wonderful characteristics of life, connections and fondness. Solidarity, despite our differences often leads us to feel stronger and aids

In this essay I will analyse a given extract from Porcelain and Pink by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This will be done by considering what is revealed about the characters by analysing the features of conversation and drama. In the extract two females are having a conversation.