Important Aspects in the Novel In the Lake of The Woods and The Vietnam in Me by Tim O’Brien As most of the people in American spent time thinking about clothing and feeding themselves and their families, the rarely spend time thinking about philosophical issues. Tim O’Brien says that he jars people to look into important things, meaning that he makes people look into the deeper meaning of the issues reflected in his novels instead of focusing on the basic issues alone. This paper will analyze the
that demonstrates a theme regarding a common issue among the average productive person- forgetfulness. The author expertly uses syntax and diction to help the reader develop a deeper understanding of forgetfulness. On the other hand, E.B. White’s Once More to the Lake is a compelling essay based on his trips to a lake with his father and a subsequent trip with his son many years later. The theme of this story is also expressed through devices such as syntax and diction, a theme of memory and its significance
In the Lake of the Woods is about ghosts, personal and national, and about the impossibility of escaping them. Author Tim O’Brien poured much of his own likeness into protagonist John Wade. Wade grew up in Minnesota and like O’Brien, he served in Vietnam so he could maintain or get more love from his peers and family. Like O’Brien, he likely committed some wartime sins and like O’Brien, he cannot escape the past. However we see a key difference between the two mean as O’Brien confronts his personal
Tim O’Brien’s In the Lake of the Woods is centered around the mysterious disappearance of Kathy Wade. Mysterious is the key word, as throughout the novel O’Brien plays with the fine line between ambiguity and reality. Kathy’s husband John Wade, the main character, is a Vietnam veteran and former politician whose participation in the infamous Mai Lai Massacre caused his fall from grace. Following a landslide defeat in the congressional elections, Kathy and John retreat to solitude in an isolated
literary devices show importance to how authors portray themes and morals. The poem “Forgetfulness” by Billy Collins and the essay “Once More to the Lake” by E.B. White both illustrate similar themes through syntax, diction, and literary devices in their writing. The common theme that new experiences impact past memories is expressed through both sources. White writes about himself and his son, connecting his new experiences with his son at a lake with his past experiences with his father through a dual-existence
More to the Lake” and “Forgetfulness” The poem “Forgetfulness” by Billy Collins and the passage “Once More to the Lake” by E.B White, both use devices to develop a similar theme of time. The poem “Forgetfulness” uses figurative language and describing words to develop a theme of forgetfulness, while “Once More to the Lake” uses flashbacks and sensory details to develop a theme of accepting aging. In the passage “Once More to the Lake”, a man struggles with his identity while at the lake with his son
The story “Once More to the Lake,” by E.B. White and the poem “Forgetfulness,” by Billy Collins use diction and rhetoric to develop similar themes. The story “Once More to the Lake,” is about a father taking his son to where he used to go as a child, a placid lake. During the trip, he is overwhelmed by his memories. The poem “Forgetfulness” is about forgetting past memories and depict how the memories slip away from you. There is a lot of figurative language, mood, and tone throughout these two writing
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” in 1922 and 1923 respectively. Frost was born in 1874 in San Francisco then shortly after moved to Pennsylvania. After the death of his father, he moved to Massachusetts and became interested in reading and writing poetry during his years in high school in Massachusetts. After enrolling at many colleges and drifting from various occupations his first poem appeared on a New York newspaper and he became a dedicate poet after that. First, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy
“Once More to the Lake” by E. B. White is about a man who decides to take his son on the family vacation to the lake he took with his father when he was a child. During the essay, the author reminisces on his trips to the lake during his youth and tells the reader about how things have changed. The author uses wonderful detail and at some points in the essay feels as if he is a boy again standing in his son’s place with his father next to him. The author shows the readers he is a man who enjoys
Robert Frost’s Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening is a poem describing the journey of an unknown traveler on his way back home. At a certain point during his trip he is passing through the woods owned by a man who lives in the same village as he does. He decides to stop and savor the beauty of the woods on this particularly dark winter evening. This darkness, however, goes far beyond the physical setting in the story and is more fitting perhaps, for the way Frost’s traveler feels inside. Robert