The Seduction Eileen Mcauley

Due to the novel’s reverse chronological order, the reader often draws parallels and fills in the gaps as the novel progresses. An example of this is on page 9, where Anna confides her sentiments to the reader, stating that losing herself, “in someone else’s thoughts is the greatest relief I can find from the burden of my own memories.” This is later built upon in the novel, where the source of her gloomy sentiments is revealed to the reader.

happens to her. Throughout my paper, I hope to analyze the poem, and ultimately gain a

7. She would spend rainy nights reading German ghost stories which inspired her to write her own.

For an example, in paragraph six it states “And so of course I want to make it across. It is the goal, and I should be so shallow to say that this year, the destination was even sweeter than the journey. But the journey itself was worthwhile taking.” Diana was told this dream was impossible, the danger she could’ve face, and she did it anyway. She took all those negative thoughts and turn into motivation. She didn’t let no one stop her from chasing her dreams and she believe in it and she succeed it. During those 53 hours it was intense and unforgettable life experiences. When the shore was coming she felt sad because her epic journey was coming to the end. Diana can make emotional connections with the audience. The target audience is everyone. Ms. Nyad can makes this connections because she has been there and especially now when she’s trying to achieving her goal at the age of sixty- two. Diana want's everyone to achieve their goal regardless of how old they are or where they are at in life. Diana is very passionate about following ones dreams because she went through it plain and

7. The setting is used as a reflection of the woman's inner emotions. The sun shines and birds sing with no sign of gloom because she is not actually mourning as she thinks to herself. The lack of sorrow from the woman cause the setting to seem even more lovely to her as she realizes she is feeling joy. The details used by the writer portray a sense of well being and positivity. The woman reaches out towards the window as if her joy is tangible, this is a vey important

When the narrator first encounters the girl, his friend's older sister, he can only see her silhouette in the “light from the half-opened door”. This is the beginning of his infatuation with the girl. After his discovery, he is plagued by thoughts of the girl which make his daily obligations seem like “ugly, monotonous, child's play”. He has become blinded by the light. The narrator not only fails to learn the name of his “girl”, he does not realize that his infatuation with a woman considerably older than himself is not appropriate. He relishes in his infatuation, feeling “thankful [he] could see so little” while he thinks of the distant “lamp or lighted window” that represents his girl. The narrator is engulfed by the false light that is his futile love.

This is done effectively by using techniques such as similes and alliteration. The poem shows how young teenage girls can be easily seduced under the influence of alcohol. ‘The Seduction’ also shows how young girls can be manipulated by the media. McAuley

A tear rolls down her pale face, her green eyes still staring as the car drives away, and when the volunteer of the week hurries the children along and into the house. When the lady asks her to come inside, Emma wipes of her tears before heading back inside, her arms crossed around her body to shield her from the insults the boys give, and the teasing from the girls.

Her imagery talks about a pencil box and she desires it, she tells the reader that she wants to go to school, she then describes how special the pencil box looks detail by detail and how nice it is. Her sister comes home everyday from school to tell her all about it, it makes her even more eager to go to school.

A ‘Solemn beginning’ they had said, With every step she takes, Reminds her of the mistakes; The old poor father defrayed, The mother’s jewellery sold, ‘Husband’- she called him, Inside she knew that was pure chin; She was nothing but a slave, Her corpse to be taken to the grave; Scratches Bruises. Contusions. Within, Perhaps, answer to her past life’s sin; Wonders her mind, to the thoughts - endless, She wished only if her LIFE wasn’t a mess; Solitude she seeks, to redeem her Individuality, Trying to find out the situation’s rationality; With a hope to find answers to her tedious quarry. Fragile start it portrayed; Her fate, at last betrayed; Her story is yet to be told;

In both pieces she wishes to be detached from love and responsibility, yet as the poem progresses, she has a change of heart, almost an epiphany.

This is a complete contrast within the poem. At the beginning she was travelling South, was pregnant and was relatively happy, now she is returning North, isn't pregnant and is depressed.

Sally stopped; picked a flower; kissed her on the lips. The whole world might have turned upside down! The others disappeared; there she was alone with Sally. (35)To say that the kiss is the most exquisite moment of her life shows that Clarissa feels utterly at ease being physically intimate with a woman. One might argue that this moment is so great that everything that follows pales, leaving Clarissa's sexual life as a married woman dull and uninteresting.

In the poems you have studied a recurring theme is that of ‘loss’. This can take many forms: death; identity; hope or loss of innocence

The mother's road to finding closure over her son's death is much longer than her husband's. Her feelings throughout the poem are of