The Sick Rose Essay

were heading to a port in the Mediterranean to trade their goods. When the boat docked, many people went towards the boat to see what these men had brought. To their surprise, almost all of the sailors were dead; those who were not dead were extremely sick. Boils that oozed blood and pus were all over their bodies, along with other symptoms including

In “Silver Water” by Bloom, is a sad beautiful fictitious tale about a young girl named Rose, her struggle with schizophrenia and how her family copes with the illness. The tale was open up with the stellar line, “My sister's voice was like mountain water in a silver pitcher, the clear blue beauty of it cools you and lifts you up beyond your heat, beyond your body.” At this scene, the narrator talks about the sister's violet recalls her sister Rose's singing, then explains what she told

candles, and paper bags tied with strings. On the floor next to her she placed a canvas satchel.......The electric light was turned off. She opened the satchel and took out a framed picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe, which was hung on the all over the sick child’s head." She continued with the ritual but unfortunately the child died in the morning. These two situations that happened in the books has much to do with culture and traditions that the immigrants in the stories believe in and still practiced

in the prison, where a rose bush is visible outside the

“But he who dares not grasp the thorn, should never crave the rose.” -Anonymous In the vast world of literature, symbolism is a technique used by many authors to compose intricate pieces of text. Every word hides within it a realm of possibilities for a reader's imagination to run wild with, if the reader dares. In the same manner, William Faulkner, the author of “A Rose for Emily”, uses the word “rose” as a way to present his thoughts on his own stories characters. In a sense, this shows Faulkner's

rebellion against Puritan society. The basis of Nathaniel's writing style is symbolism and allegory, (where concrete objects usually have a hidden meaning). The symbolism found most importantly throughout the novel so far would be light, darkness, and the rose bush, all found in nature. Symbolism is present throughout the entire novel. The author uses light as a symbol of good or evil. In the Puritan community, it may be believed that light will shine on those who have not sinned. The others not in the

12/08/14 Tina Sebring Paroling the elderly and sick could be the best way to deal with the cost and overcrowding of he prisons. There is a large number of inmates who are elderly and have served half their sentence or more. Even though this is a good idea there are many factors that need to be taken into consideration. The most important of these factors is community safety. In this paper, we will discuss the arguments for and against keeping sick and older adult prisoners in jail. With the rising

arms around me. “ I raised warrior queens.” The story “Silver Water” is told in first person by a girl name Violet who has a sister name Rose who is mentally ill. Rose tends to have psychotic break, her mom noticed it before anybody else and decided to get her some help. Rose has the biggest support system from her family. After Rose favorite therapist dies Rose started to get worse this shifted with her ending her own life by overdosing on pills.In “Silver Water”, author Amy Bloom makes a point about

“let’s get going man”. We begin walking to school, no more than five blocks away from our houses, and he begins to say, “Leo I am sick of this, I am sick of everything. I just run away and disappear forever”. “Oh yeah? And where exactly do you plan on going when you have no money?”, I told him in hopes of making Tony face reality. “I don't know”, he said, “I am just sick of having to come home everyday and witness my father beat me and my mother, I can’t stand it anymore”. I had no idea what to say

Rose’s mental breakdowns. Rose goes through many different hospitals, doctors, and therapist only to only like one in 10 years. Throughout the text, the reader sees how the patience of mental illnesses are viewed and treated in the medical world. In Silver Water The lack of treatment makes the disturbing point that this is setting the medical world back from advancing to help the people affiliated with it. In the beginning of the novel, Rose’s family struggles to find Rose the right Half House to stay