The Transformation Of Elijah In Three-Day Road

The first interaction between Ahab and Elijah was when Elijah told Ahab that due to his unfaithfulness to God that a three-year drought punishment for his actions (Wilcox, 2014). Moreover, throughout the next three years, the drought caused issues throughout the land. Towards the end of the drought Ahab and his servant, Obadiah was looking for water for the Ahab’s horses, and Obadiah ran across Elijah who asked to speak with the king. Upon meeting with Ahab, Elijah proposed a demonstration before the people as to who was stronger, Baal or God.

The first epigraph that I choose is called “Family Happiness” by Leo Tolstoy. It is found in chapter 3, titled Carthage on page 15. The epigraph talks about “wanting excitement and a chance to sacrifice myself,” which it brought to my attention. The second epigraph I selected is found in chapter 5, on page 38. The title of this epigraph is “ The Call of the Wild” by Jack London. These epigraphs were chosen by the author of “ Into the Wild” to give a reader sort of an insite on what the chapter was going to be about.

The use of imagery in the poem created the feel of a long, twisted path to find the storyteller. This is significant because it allows the reader to infer that going on such a trip was new and mysterious to Walcott. Lines 5-6 (“Sunset would threaten us as we climbed closer to her house up the asphalt hill road”) show that not only was it a long journey, but also dangerous seeing as there was not much light besides the “lamp at the black twist of the past”, which is known to belong the house of the old storyteller.

Stanza two of the poem takes time to reveal what each individual notch or marking on the tally stick represents in their actual lives. The most intricate carving described represents the day of their

Lucy Deadman explores the existence of archetypes across all literary text types and how they revisit from our childhood by pressing replay in our lives.

An epigraph is used to introduce themes and concerns. In the epigraph above the themes include angels (spirituality), gather (family) and river (water). The prologue constantly focuses on these three themes and they each have their own individual representations and meanings.

In conclusion, the epigraphs in the book can show the reader a different type of tone of the text. These epigraphs helped connect the reading with the novel and also helped establish a better understanding of the mood. The epigraphs also inform the reader about the content of the story and

Today we will be talking about the different literary references used throughout Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path”. I will explain and decode different techniques used by the author throughout her story. The story is of an old southern African American woman, named Phoenix Jackson, making her way into to town to pick up her grandsons medication from the doctor’s office. But this is no normal old woman. She cannot see and is picking her way with a cane to make her way across a barrage of obstacles. Throughout her journey she comes upon different characters and situations, from these events we will draw our interpretations of the symbolism embedded within the tale.

The poem begins with Aurora Leigh's observations of her aunt. "Her somewhat narrow forehead braided tight/ As if for taming

Elijah is characterized by his desire for praise from the other soldiers in his battalion. Having learned English in residential school, Elijah quickly adapts to the ways of the wemistikoshiw, even adopting a British accent and changing his last name to appeal to his comrades. If you consider the windigo-esque attitudes of the European settlers, this could be foreshadowing his grisly fate. To cope with the stress and guilt, Elijah medicates himself with morphine. When he’s high, the euphoric effects cause Elijah to feel superhuman and confident on the battlefield, becoming “the invincible hunter. . . using his osprey’s vision to spot the enemy” (212). Basil Johnston, a Chippewa educator, has described the windigo of oral storytelling as “gaunt to the point of emaciation, its desiccated skin pulled tightly over its bones.” Elijah has also become thin and hollowed out, trading food for the sustenance of killing and morphine. Having the power to eliminate someone brings forth a sense of energy that “fills his belly when it gnaws for food” (200). Elijah morphs himself into a ruthless killer to ease the effects of the war on his conscience, and in the end, he is squandered by it. After his windigo transformation, Elijah is unrecognizable even to his own childhood friend Xavier.

“Identity is not inherent. It is shaped by circumstance and sensitivity and resistance to self pity,” (Dorothy West). Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road paints a clear picture of the shaping of the three main characters identity in result of their environment and experiences. Xavier Bird, Elijah Weesageechak and Niska each fight a battle within, alongside the conflict that society brings upon them. With each turn of the page the readers are taken through the agonizing aspects of war, the demoralizing events of Residential Schools and the discouraging experiences of racial discrimination. Countless tales are told within the novel allowing one to fully immerse themself into the excruciating experiences the

Heading into the season, an area of concern for WVU was its secondary but rest assured

Everyday people encounter challenges that stand in their way of achieving their goals, but with sheer determination most accomplish their mission. In the short story “A Worn Path” written by Eudora Welty, Phoenix Jackson, the main character, has a mission to complete while confronting many challenges. One way to convey this idea is with the literary use of theme. The theme of a literary work is defined as the central idea, concern or message about life that an author wishes to convey to his/her readers. There can be more than one theme in a literary work. One of the major themes in Eudora Welty’s short story “A Worn Path” is the sheer determination that Phoenix Jackson conveys via her actions. This short story centers on the

The Kite Runner, a novel written by Khaled Hosseini, focuses on Amir’s journey in life, both physically and emotionally. During Amir’s childhood Afghanistan became very unsafe. He and his father, Baba, fled from the city of Kabul to Pakistan and then made their way to America in hope of a better life for Amir. "For me, America was a place to bury my memories. For Baba, it was a place to mourn his." The need for Amir to "become good again" is embedded in the idea of a physical for redemption of his dignity.

provides the audience to picture the state that the character is in. Similarly, on page 1283, the chorus describes the