The Theme Of Being Rich And Lonely

People may feel comfortable with just themselves. In the poem “Song of Myself” Walt Whitman said, “ I celebrate myself”-- meaning I can get along alone. Youth also has to do with loneliness.

Wright’s pet bird. When Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are looking through Mrs. Wright’s house, they discover a bird cage. The bird is a symbol for Mrs. Wright. The bird was isolated in a cage, much like Mrs. Wright and her marriage. The type of bird is also significant e in the play, it was a canary. Mrs. Wright liked to sing when she was younger, another way the bird and Mrs. Wright are alike. When discussing the bird and Mr. Wright, Mrs. Hale says, “No, Wright wouldn’t like the bird – a thing that sang. She used to sing. He killed that, too” (Glaspell, 1916, p. 844). The bird and Mrs. Wright were both cheerful and enjoyed singing, but they were both trapped in an isolated life where they could not escape. The bird reiterates the theme of isolation, because it was trapped in a cage its whole life. When it was free from the cage, it was killed. Mrs. Wright was isolated in her marriage because she had no company at home. Mr. Wright would be at work all day, they did not have any children, and Mr. Wright killed the one thing that kept Mrs. Wright company, her

When he bought it he whispered to the bird,”I know who will take care of you, little bird.” He was going to give the bird to his ill daughter to make her feel better. Like all of the other characters the man didn’t know what the swallow was saying. He placed the cage in the room and left. When the girl woke up in the middle of the night she saw the birdcage in her room and she realised how terrible it can be when a bird is in there. None of the characters understood what the bird wanted so badly but finally the bird has its chance. The bird slightly hesitated then opened its wings and flew away. Additionally, the girl said,”Will you fly for me, too, little bird?” stating that she can’t get free but she wants to feel free.

In her story she uses sorrow as a theme, Jay was sad that he had an argument. She also shows sorrow when Bird’s stepfather leaves because her dad already left her and her mother. Another theme is love, Jay, Ethan and Bird are similar in ways of how their hearts are all hurt. Bird is hurt because both of her father's left, Jay is hurt because his brothers loss, Ethan has a health problem so his heart is physically hurt. Bird made friends with Jay and Ethan but she also became friends with an elderly lady, Mrs. Pritchard. Mrs.Pritchard was living at home alone because her husband had to move to a nursing home. Bird was very nice to Mrs.Pritchard and treated her like a friend, and gave her a friend she didn't have. A few other themes/feelings in this novel are warmth and kindness. CCBC calls this novel, “a strong and delicate story about love, loss, and letting

One of the women made the comment that Mrs. Wright used to be pretty and happy, when she was Minnie Foster not Minnie Wright. This is just the beginning of realizing that she was just pushed to far into depression and couldn't live up to John Wright's expectations anymore. The Wrights had no children and Mrs. Wright was alone in the house all day long. The women perceive John Wright to be a controlling husband who in fact probably wouldn't have children and this may have upset Mrs. Wright. They eventually find vacant bird cage and ponder upon what happened to the bird, realizing Mrs. Wright was lonely they figured she loved the bird and it kept her company. The women make reference to the fact that Mrs. Wright was kind of like a bird herself, and that she changed so much since she married John Wright. They begin looking for stuff to bring her and they find the bird dead and they realize someone had wrung its neck. This is when they realize Mrs. Wright was in fact pushed to far, John Wright had wrung her bird's neck and in return Minnie Wright wrung his.

Mrs. Wright lived her entire marriage alone, confined to a tiny house in the outskirts of town, with her only true companion a bird who sung to her, she loved that bird like it was her child. Mrs. Wright blamed her husband for her loneliness because he wouldn’t allow her to sing in church, have friends over, or have a telephone to even call people occasionally. Mr. Wright made her feel as though she was in solitary confinement in a prison this was not a home. At least she had her canary to keep her company, well until he took that away from her too.

A key aspect in writing an interesting story is forming symbolism. As the result of symbolism, readers can dive just a little bit deeper into the meaning and core of the work. Birds are a moderately frequent emblem, serving as representations of freedom, independence, and not afraid to be loud or to speak their minds. In Kate Chopin’s novella, “The Awakening,” birds were used to express Edna’s true feelings and desires, to explain the courage required to defy the standards, and to show Edna’s final defeat.

The bird, in itself, is a symbol of Mrs. Wright’s life and her happiness. The event of the bird’s death shows how Mrs. Wright’s husband killed what she loved and how he was oppressive to her. He took away everything that was valuable to her like her bird, and her love for singing. “No, Wright wouldn't like the bird," she said after that--"a thing that sang. She used to sing. He killed that too.” Mrs. Hale even admits that he “killed” Mrs. Wright’s singing (Glaspell 12). “The women reason that the strangled bird

To End, Andrew and his dad’s life relates to ”the bird”. In the story, a bird in the book got stuck in the airport and waited a few days until it’s wing got better then flew away home. In the text Andrew said “ Fly Away Home! Though I couldn’t hear it, I knew it was singing. Nothing made me as happy as that bird. Andrew and his dad’s life relates to the bird because the bird got stuck in an airport. This illustrates that they live in an airport. Another reason the bird connects with their life, is because the bird eventually gets out of the airport. This means that someday, Andrew and his dad might get an apartment and leave the airport like the bird. Lastly, Andrew is positive that what happened to the bird will happen to him. This proves Andrew is hoping to get an apartment soon. Andrew and his dad’s life relates to “the

“But a caged bird stands on a grave of dreams... His wings are clipped and his feet are tied/so he opens his throat to sing…” (M.A 26-29). This quote describes the birds emotions as it loses its dreams, it doesn't lose its hope so it repeatedly sings hoping it will reach a bird for assistance. It also portrays a very positive them as the reader figures out that its perseverance pays off. “...and his tune is heard/on the distant hill…”(M.A 19-20). This is validating the fact that the bird’s prayers have successfully been retrieved and help is nearer than it has been thought.

"Trifles" Have you ever loved something so much that ends up bad? The play "Trifles" by Susan Glaspell is a tragic tale of love and suffering. Mrs. Wright lived thirty years in loneliness; just to end up "trapped" again as she was taken to jail. In the cold, gloomy farm house kitchen Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hales quickly started an investigation of their own.

Mother Theresa once said, “Loneliness and feeling that nobody needs you is the worst kind of poverty”. The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck has some very important themes. Loneliness is one of the major themes that is portrayed by almost every character in the book in some way. Race, age and gender are some of the key factors that make the characters lonely. In Of Mice and Men, different variations of loneliness can be seen through Crooks, Candy and Lennie.

The symbolism used adds to the story and adds to the idea of women stepping out of men’s shadows. One of the main female characters owns two birds: a mockingbird and a parrot. These birds are used to symbolize the main character Edna Pontellier’s true feelings. The parrot symbolizes Edna’s unspoken feelings and thoughts. The fact that the parrot is caged represents how Edna feels trapped in her loveless marriage. The mockingbird is used to represent Robert. The parrot and the mockingbird talk to each other and seem to be the only ones who understand each other, which is synonymous to Edna and Mademoiselle Reisz’s, a pianist and single woman, relationship. These two women share the same idea of wanting to be independent; however, only Mademoiselle Reisz lives this lifestyle. She understands that Edna wants this lifestyle and helps her reach it by teaching her artistic skills and by keeping her love for the neighbor boy Robert alive. The bird with the broken wing symbolizes Edna’s failed attempt at freedom. Just like the bird, she tried to escape her cage, but in the end, it cost her her life when she drowned while swimming in the sea.

In the beginning of the short story, we learn about Sylvia’s love for nature. Nature gave her a sense of utility the crowded manufacturing town could not offer. When she was walking home with Mistress Moolly, the cow, they encountered a deserted cat that came to greet them. She whispered to the cat saying, “This is a beautiful place to live in, and she never should wish to go home” (Page 527, para 3). As Sylvia grows closer to the stranger she is in an inner-conflict with the emotions of greed and her love of nature. The monetary reward in revealing the heron’s location gives Sylvia a temporary thrill, as we learn from the use of third-person-limited point of view, “No amount of thought, that night, could decide how many wished-for treasures the ten dollars, so lightly spoken of, would buy” (Page 530, para 1). However, the story concludes in a “relieving manner” for the reader. Although, we do not know if the hunter found the bird later on, the reader becomes alleviated by the fact the endangered bird was not revealed at that moment. Regardless of the monetary reward, Sylvia will not betray her values about the love for nature of which she shares with the white heron.

“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” depicts two birds which are used as metaphors to express the state in which the two classes of people live. In one description the poem describes the standard of living of a bird of privilege which alludes to the lives of whites. Then it describes caged birds whom of which are crying out for freedom, and are meant to represent African Americans during this time. It describes the feeling of being trapped and calling out for