The Natural by Bernard Malamud

   A pattern of repeated words or phrases can have a significant impact in conveying a particular impression about a character or situation, or the theme of a story. In the story "The Storm," by Kate Chopin, and "The Chrysanthemums," by John Steinbeck, imagery is an integral element in the development of the characters and situation, as well as the development of theme.

Alexander Von Humboldt was a Prussian naturalist whose work has helped shape and define our modern understanding of nature. He used enlightenment rationalism to navigate his way through life and his deep connection to his natural environment inspired a visionary movement in ushering out the monotheistic creationist worldview. “Humboldt’s books, diaries and letters reveal a visionary, a thinker far ahead of his time. He invented isotherms...discovered the magnetic equator...came up with the idea of vegetation and climate zones that snake across the globe…and revolutionized the way we see the natural world.” (Invention of Nature, 5). Although his work was extensive, author of ‘The Invention of Nature, Andrea Wulf suggests that his work has largely been forgotten due to his polymath approach of including art, history, poetry and politics that made him unfavorable. While Humboldt gave us our concept of nature itself, “the irony is that Humboldt’s views have become so self-evident that we have largely forgotten the man behind them.” However, although his work individual work may be overlooked, Humboldt’s success in making science more accessible work and as a result, his legacy lives on as the source of inspiration for many influential thinkers throughout history.

Roy had very big expectations for himself, which all got destroyed when he got shot in the hotel. He wanted to break most of the records there was and wasn't satisfied with only breaking a few. After telling his story to Iris, she told him, “Perhaps it was because you were a good person.” She believes, “Experiences make good people better.” This quote can relate to Roy’s baseball ability because without going thought being shot and the events that followed, he might have not ended up being as good as he is now.

Have you ever been so blinded by a woman that you got yourself shot and lost the fifteen years of your career? Roy Hobbs knows exactly how that feels. In The Natural, a sports novel by Bernard Malamud, the protagonist Roy Hobbs meets more than his fair share of natural temptresses. In the 1950s, Baseball was huge as a sport and lived up to its title of being America's pastime. In this book the theme of temptation is very prevalent. Roy is the victim of these temptations but it also partly his own fault. Roy Hobbs is tempted not only once but twice by Harriet Bird and Memo Paris.

Imagery paints a picture in the reader’s head of how a landscape appears, or how a character feels, and Beah’s imagery illustrates the fearful violence of the war. When commentating on the funeral of Saidu, Beah “began to weep quietly. [Beah] let [his] tears drip on the earth and the summer dust absorb them” (Beah 86). During the death of his friend, Beah felt disbelief, but grieving could only ‘absorb the summer dust’. The war broke Beah into feeling numbness in everything, including his own emotion. Beah also presents imagery when his family is close in reach, but assumably dies, exclaiming that he “screamed at the top of [his] lungs and began to cry loudly as [he] could, punching and kicking with all of [his] might into the weak walls that

Authors of text 1 and 2 utilise the visual technique of imagery in positive and negative contexts to support their claims. Shepherd uses imagery as well as similes to compare Bill Cummings’ behaviour to a bulldogs; this makes the audience view him as more of an animal than as a human as he “[barks] orders [with] rabid intensity” at his son and those around him on the field. Aly, however, uses imagery to include the readers and appeal to their traditions by reminding them of the nostalgic and heart-warming atmosphere of “[gathering] before massive, outdoor screens” to watch sport in “the depths of winter nights.” Aly does this to lead readers into a sense of comfort and inclusion, making them more likely to agree with the text. Conversely,

Many people strive in life for the things that are not meant to be, but very few actually live life and follow the path that was set for them. Some fall into the path of greed, others into the path of lust, but the majority fall into the path of envy. This is the worse one to fall into out of all of them, when you start envying the goods of others it leads you to the other two paths: greed and lust. If you envy their wife you start lusting and if you envy their money to start to have greed and want it all. This particular situation happens with Roy in the novel "The Natural" by Bernard Malamud. Roy had many opportunities oportunities to be an exemplinary role model but instead he fell into these temptations of life: greed, lust, and envy.

In this novel Ralph Ellison drew the reader in by making the hardship that the main character face impact how the reader saw others lives. Many readers found it very easy to connect on a personal level with the main character and feel his hardships. This helped readers to realize that even though people look different from others they still face many of the hardships that everyone does and they feel the same emotions.

#Regeneration is documentary by Phillip Montgomery and it explains and argues on how Americans particularly the youth have become less apathetic about the global issues and presents reasons why these attitudes and a lack of motivation for change exist. First, a majority if not all of us care or should care about the global issues such as global warming, global war, poverty, education, healthcare, climate change etc.…but we find ourselves being ignorant or disengaged because of time and money. In regards, to this there is a reliance on the government to fix all these problems, but in reality it’s the people that should unite and make the difference however, it might come down to how motivated they want to see a change. Equally important, the media units and technology has shifted our attention from important issues and encourages us to spend more and which therefore would increase our self- esteem and self- actualization to the point where we become oblivious that we are being selfish and completely ignore other people’s security. This film does somewhat represent my generation, but not accurately because young adults especially college students have the knowledge of the world issues, and are less naïve to fall for the

Nature and humans are locked in an endless struggle for Earth. There are many ways in which we affect each other. In this essay, I will sum up the cons that nature and humans have on one another, the good and bad innovations that humans come up with that affect nature, and the pros of human and nature interaction. Here are some of the cons of human and nature interaction. Nature is becoming overpopulated, because humans are taking more forest area for building.

Naturalism is an extension to realism that is often much harsher and more unforgiving. There are many criterion that determine whether a text falls under the category of naturalism. Ernest Hemingway’s mastery of the naturalistic style is evident in his many works as he expertly applies the many different elements. It is clear that his work falls under the naturalist genre through looking specifically at his short story “The Big Two Hearted River”. Though Naturalism is a big part of Hemingway’s writing, one would be remiss to simply stop their analysis on the naturalistic elements of the story. “The Big Two Hearted River” goes against the traditional naturalist element of determinism through the use of the main character’s search for recovery

In the book People Meet Nature, Knut Rasmussen, a Danish explorer, tells the story of his meeting with an Eskimo named Sealdog. Throughout the time they spent together Sealdog told Knut multiple stories, all of which contained morals. However, one of the stories stood out to Knut, due to its lack of a larger lesson. When he asked Sealdog for the meaning behind the story, Sealdog mentioned that not all stories needed to have morals to be meaningful. Sometimes stories can be told for the sake of humor or enjoyment (Isberg, 2007). Often people feel the need to attribute a greater significance to everything and disregard what they perceive as useless. In this paper, I will be looking at whether or not there is a requirement in society for art and literature to be useful. The utility of diverse art forms stems from an individual’s unique perspective which many differ from the societal conceptions and the need one has to express one’s opinions.

While reading through this section I realized Ernest Hemingway utilized imagery to get his point across in multiple situations. “And when the flash came it was as though the whole world burst red and yellow before your eyes and two more bombs were in already. (Hemingway 212)”

Image, as a word, originates from Latin imago—which means “‘to imitate’” (Varshney 86). Hence, imagery in literature is an “artificial imitation of the external form of an object” (Varshney 86). In other words, an image is a form of expressing thoughts and feelings through representing reality by employing visual expressions. In the literary works of Bashō, Khayyám, and Tagore, natural imagery play a fundamental role in illustrating inner thoughts, vocalizing silent feelings, and dramatizing frozen emotions.

In naturalist writings, a common focus is to express the life of lower-class characters who live in poverty. An example from a naturalist author, was a book about a struggling family during the Great Depression. Another common characteristic of naturalism is to have the plots and conflicts of “‘man against nature’ or ‘man against