Theme Of Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit

Lovely short story “The Osage Orange Tree” had been written by the addressed author William Stafford. Throughout this short story, two main protagonist include of a young female high school student named Evangeline, and a young male high school student which who narrates this beloved story. In this short story, there are many major key events that happen, even some that lead to the conclusions of different themes. Evangeline shows affection by buying newspapers just to see the narrator, she acts clingy around the narrator, and lastly the tree which symbolizes protection, is the protection for her and the boy from everyone else. Which with these examples the theme can be seen as, eagerness for friendship can lead to many crazy but

Angela McEwan-Alvarado was born in Los Angeles and has lived in many locations in the United States, as well as Mexico and Central America. She obtained her master’s degree at UC Irvine and since then has worked as an editor of educative materials and a translator. The story “Oranges” was the result of an exercise for a writer’s workshop in which the author managed to mix images and experiences accumulated throughout her life.

Oranges are not the Only Fruit starts out when Jeanette is seven years old and living with her adoptive parents in England. Jeanette’s mother is very religious, and her father is not around much. She gets pretty lonely; until she is seven years old she has been homeschooled. Her mother is so religious that she even taught Jeanette how to read from the Bible. Because Jeanette’s mother is so religious, she almost brainwashes her daughter to become a missionary. However, once Jeanette begins school things change. When Jeanette is seven years old, she loses her hearing. Her mother and the church think it is something religious when it is really just a sickness, so she is admitted into the hospital. When Jeanette is well again so goes back

“The truth shall set you free.” How many times have you told the truth? How many times have you not? In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor the main character Paul faces many times where he has knows what the truth is but does not tell. The truth is one of many themes in the novel. In the novel Tangerine the author Edward Bloor explores the saying “the truth shall set you free.”

Winterson’s Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit examines Jeanette’s struggle to come to terms with her sexuality and the religious community. Jeanette had developed a close bond with the church early in her life, and struggled to hold onto it amid her persecution and alienation before being essentially excommunicated from the church. Fruits and vegetables show up multiple times during Jeanette’s struggle to balance her religious identity with her secular experiences outside of the church. Towards the beginning of the book Jeanette sacrificed her individuality to fit in with her secular and religious surroundings, but Jeanette soon chooses to embrace her sexuality in the face of adversity. Winterson uses fruits and vegetables in the book to symbolize

Gary Soto was born April 12, 1952, in Fresno, California to Mexican-American parents. His grandparents emigrated from Mexico during the Great Depression and found jobs as farm laborers. Soto grew up poor in the San Joaquin Valley and learned that hard work pays off through chores, such as moving lawns, picking grapes, painting houses, and washing cars.

In the novel, Tangerine, one major theme is that, “Sometimes, a change can happen in new settings.” By way of example, the soccer ball at Paul’s new school, Tangerine Middle School, represents equality. As stated on page 94, Paul said, “Mom, you ruined my life at Lake Windsor Middle when you turned in that IEP. This is your chance to un-ruin it!... Football season and soccer season happen at the same time, Dad.

Similar to many other novels, Tangerine, by Edward Bloor is filled with symbolism. The author uses symbols as a more unseen way to infuse hidden messages or lessons into the story. Although it is greatly instilled everywhere throughout the book, there is quite a bit of symbolism surrounding and focusing on Erik Fisher.

In the poem, “Oranges” by Gary Soto, he talks about a cold day walking with a girl for the first time and they went to a drugstore and the boy wanted to give her a chocolate bar but he didn’t have enough money. So, he put down one orange that he had and a nickel on the counter. The lady knew what was going on so he let him have it. If I was the boy’s girlfriend, I would be pleased because he is doing whatever he can the chocolate bar to her. For example, the boy only had a nickel when the chocolate bar costs a dime. He didn’t want to leave without giving her the chocolate bar to her because he didn’t have enough money so he took out a orange and a nickel and put it on the counter. That shows his kindness and effort to giving her the chocolate bar. Another example

The short story “oranges” by Gary Soto focuses on feelings and thoughts of an adolescent boy who is about to meet up with a girl.He is also having his first date causing him to be full of nerves and apprehension but the two oranges he has in his pocket help offset the cold winter and his inner fear.One of the themes present in the short poem is that “sacrifice is essential for love to flourish”.The main character decided that he would go out and pick his date up and head over to a drug store and allow her to buy anything she wanted in order to fulfil his happiness.As they entered the drug store they headed “Down a narrow aisle of goods.[and] turned to the candies”(Soto,1)as they headed over to the counter to pay the bar costed too much he “didn’t

The Apple Tart of Hope by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald. The two main characters are Oscar and Paige best friends. Both Oscar and Paige have a close bond which seemed unbreakable until the Paige has to move to New Zealand and leave Oscar for a couple of months, which takes a turn for the worst leading to a broken friendship. In this book, it gives good lessons about trust and honesty.

At the end of the movie the two girls make peace and Susanna leaves wanting an eventual full recovery for Lisa. This serves as the best example of “a pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation”.(2)

In the novel Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, by Jeanette Winterson, most of the important, decision-making, characters are female. Jeanette, the female protagonist, is greatly influenced by her mother, a strong, overbearing, eccentric woman, and by Elsie, a prominent member of the family parish who becomes Jeanette's only friend and closest confidant. Elsie and Jeanette's mother act as polar forces in Jeanette's life, with the mother encouraging suppression of "unholy" or "unnatural" feelings and thoughts, and Elsie encouraging expression of feelings and accepting oneself for who one really is.

Anthony Burgess's writing style in his most famous novel, A Clockwork Orange, is different to say the least. This novel is praised for its ingenuity, although many are disturbed by Burgess's predictions for the future. However, for many, it is close to impossible to comprehend without outside help. This is because Burgess created a language specifically for this novel, called Nadsat. This Russian-based language forms conversations between the narrator, Alex, and his teenage, delinquent friends. There are many assumptions as to why Burgess chose to complicate A Clockwork Orange by filling it with the confusing Nadsat language. Some opinions are that the language shows A Clockwork Orange readers

What if I told you something so simple and quotidian was actually complex and completely riveting. To most people orange is just an occurrence between the red and yellow spectrum. Maybe an orange is what you have in a bowl on your kitchen counter, patiently waiting to be picked as a snack. Orange is not so simple or mundane as many may believe. At a very young age I despised orange, the color as well as the fruit. The color reminded me of an unfavorable rusty wrench. The fruit itself was lumpy and bravely bold, exhibiting an unconfident standoff with my taste buds. This outlook is no longer true, yet now I truly believe orange is a beautiful color as well as a delicious fruit. Orange is unique, symbolic, and full of history.