Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes and Nothing’s Changed

The second chapter of the novella begins in contrast to the vivid setting of the first. Where Chapter 1’s ​setting is captured in colorful ​and​ ​vivid imagery​, the setting of Chapter 2 is described in short sentences and dull colors. For example, the phrases ​"​runs​ ​deep​ ​and green",​ ​"twinkling​ ​over​ ​the​ ​yellow​ ​sands",​ ​and "​golden​ ​foothill​ ​slopes" in juxtaposition to the phrases “long rectangular building”, “walls were whitewashed”, and “floor unpainted” are clearly different in terms of color and syntax. The transition from a captivating forest to a sad room for workers represents the beginning of a uniformed life.

The first and likely the most obvious display of the trash-pickers class was right at the beginning of this short story. Based on the tone of the author, using words such as “maniacal” and “lowliness” to describe his personality and mental state, we can assume that life has not been so easy on him. If the theme of this story is sometimes life isn’t fair, the trash picker is the embodiment of it. Comparing him to, for example, Mrs. Ferrabye we can easily see that his dreams and possessions are laughable compared to her pre-existing possessions. At the pace he’s going, it seems impossible for him to even get close to how rich Mrs. Ferrabye is.

The women of the story are not treated with the respect, which reflects their social standings. The first image of the women that the reader gets is a typical housewife. They are imaged as “wearing faded house dresses and

Eighner adopts a non-critical tone by never attacking the people who have materialistic or wasteful tendencies. Instead, he provides entertaining stories that support his two lessons to avoid lecturing the audience, which would cause them to become resentful of the author criticizing their way of life, and close their minds to the message of the essay. Keeping the tone light and humorous keeps the minds of the audience open. To achieve the tone, Eighner narrates personal stories that all relate back to the central argument against materialism and wastefulness. Eighner remarks “Do not think I refrain from chuckling as I make original gifts from these kits,” humorously illustrating how he makes gifts out of what most people would consider trash. This demonstrates people’s inherent wastefulness without eliciting a negative reaction from the audience. Furthermore, Eighner makes the seemingly outlandish assertion that he is similar to the “very wealthy” in that he does not dedicate his life to acquiring meaningless items, which provides humor but also subtly denounces the materialism of the “rat-race millions” who entrap themselves in a struggle to gain material objects. By not making his criticism explicit, Eighner is able to persuade the audience to drop their materialistic

In Life in the Iron Mills, Rebecca Harding Davis tells the story of Hugh Wolfe, a lower-class man whose love of beauty and desire to move up in the world ultimately leads to his mental decline and demise. Wolfe lives in a town of smothering grey smog and works in an iron mill reminiscent of Hell, places that induce hopelessness and despair by appearance. In contrast to his surroundings, Wolfe possesses a fierce love of beauty and a talent of sculpting with korl, both of which are frequently associated with higher socioeconomic classes. Initially, it appears that Davis means to reinforce the common associations of beauty with the upper class and unseemliness with the lower class. In the story, beauty can be associated with the upper class characters through their polished appearances and admiration of art, inciting a positive association in response to beautiful imagery; unseemliness, on the other hand, can be associated with the lower class and negative feelings because the mill is reminiscent of hell and the characters are generally unattractive. However, when looked at with a closer lens, it appears the story cannot be taken at face value and the typical feelings surrounding beauty and ugliness do not apply in the story. Appearances can be deceiving: within Life in the Iron Mills, ugliness represents opportunity whereas the beauty serves as a distraction. By juxtaposing unsightly and attractive, Davis shows that mobility is possible only through unattractive, hard work

Evidently, Parks builds a strong interpretation of the rising population of poverty, bringing a new perspective and meaning to the reader. The use of distinct details lets the reader imagine exactly what wants to be visualized by Parks, describing “grimy walls” that had “large gaps,” and “floors, rotting under layers of grease and dirt” (Parks 2). Since Flavio's parents are away for most of the day, he is left with chores to do until “dark when he finally came back, his body sagging,” ready to end the day (Parks 2). Parks word choice creates immediacy, as if the reader were in Flavio's shoes, constantly struggling to support a family. This lets readers obtain a greater meaning of poverty, that can be reestablished and shared

In the poems Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and ‘Nothings Changed’ By Tatamkhulu Afrika, both poets present their feelings towards how nothing will change and how unequal our society is through past experiences and observations. Ferlinghetti presents social inequality through his observation of the contrast between two different classes of people in San Francisco during 1950’s. However, Afirka’s presents his idea and feeling of racial inequality through sharp images of what he observes when he goes back to his home in District Six, Cape Town after the Apartheid has ended and the consequences and aftereffects. Both poets effectively contrast and respond to their feelings of social inequality

One’s appearance is the first thing people judge when they come into contact. Some people immediately wonder about his or her status, weather that person comes from wealth, what their job is, are they married, do they have children, are the not wealthy. In the poem, short story, and drama being analyzed, the appearances of the characters and families are not what one may think. In fact, they are the complete opposite, one may say even deceiving. “Their minds shift and ready, like dunes” (Berger) is an interesting phrase used in Suzanne Berger’s “The Meal” to describe the state of the children. Berger’s “The Meal” along with Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” and Wendy Wasserstein’s Workout use carefully selected words, tone and imagery to portray a pertinent theme of deception in appearances. Suzanne Berger, Alice Walker, and Wendy Wasserstein all have some sort of family relationship and the woman of the family seems to bear the troubles and struggle. Throughout their literary works these problems help built the story. Alalysis, Oates-Indruchova Libora notes that women in today’s society are not as relevant as their counter parts. They do as much, if not more but do not receive the credit.

In the introduction the first sentence states the apartment the Younger family lives in is said to be “Comfortable and well- ordered if it were not for a number of indestructible contradictions. (Hansberry, 1542). Meaning the apartment other than well ordered has seen better days. The furniture is well taken care of but from overuse and cleaning a lot of things have lost their color and natural look which happens to anything over time. This has given the image and understanding that if everything is old, dull, and lost its light as readers it's understood that the Younger family is

The first photo by Jacob Riis is titled Under the dump at West 35 street, 1989-1913. The exact date cannot be pinpointed only the time frame in which the photo was taken. http://www.authentichistory.com/1898-1913/2-progressivism/2-riis/204.jpg May varying types of visual elements are seen in the photograph. The use of vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines provides for the structure of the underneath of the dump in which these people are living, this heightens one’s alertness to the overall picture we are viewing and the circumstances of the living arrangement. Here we also see the element of organic and biomorphic shapes while looking at the garbage built up on the right hand side of the screen, along with geometric shapes of the beams that hold up the dilapidated roof and the buckets that may hold water. The natural light shines on the key elements within the picture the women, the garbage the buckets and the interior corridor ahead. The shadow is cast upon the tools for working such as the pitchfork and shovel giving us the impression of the work that needs to be done to maintain a living quarters. The principal of designs that are used within this photo are variety and the balance is Asymmetrical. The photograph provides us with variety through the diversity of the objects and person within

In the excerpt, "On The Subway" we are presented with the two extreme ends of the social spectrum. The speaker uses various literary techniques such as imagery and metaphors to accentuate specific differences between the characters.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti writes ‘Two Scavengers In a Truck, Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes’. The poem’s surface meaning is the writer recalling a moment in a life when a garbage truck and a Mercedes were both stopped at traffic lights. It is built

In the poem the “Filling Station” by Elizabeth Bishop. The speaker depicts a family's grotesque gas station whose floors are “oil soaked, and oil permeated”(3). In this poem Elizabeth uses vivid imagery, personification, and various figurative language to express the tone of her poem. It starts out to be a little pessimistic then it gradually changes to an compassionate tone. At first, the speaker seems to be in such disgust and awe about how do these people live in these “dirty” (13)conditions.

The images of poverty are not limited to June. Albertine, another main female character, describes her vehicle as a “dull black, hard-driven car with rusted wheel wells, a stick shift,

Are All Men Created Equally? By:Chris In the novel Harrison Bergeron written by Kurt Vonnegut the story focused on a topic, are all men created equal; Not all men are created equally; not all men are physically or mentally equal; men are born into different social classes therefore making them go down a different path in life. It may not be fair, but it is true that men are not all created equal.