Allen Mendler

poetry. There are many commonalities between these movements, and often, authors and works from the Beat movement incorporate various Confessionalist characteristics. Allen Ginsberg, one such author, combined both Confessionalism and Beat poetry in a variety of his works, including Howl and Kaddish. The Confessionalist aspects of Allen Ginsberg and his works, such as Howl and Kaddish were heavily outweighed by the Beat aspects in his work. The Beat poetry movement began in the 1950s due to the tense

one of the most influential poets in American history while Allen Ginsberg was and still is considered a leading figure of the Beat Generation. Both of these poets have similar poetic tendencies even though they were almost a century apart from each other. Walt Whitman helped to inspire many literary descendants ranging from writers to poets alike. One of his most famous poems is in his book, “Leaves of Grass”, called “Song of Myself”. Allen Ginsberg can be considered one of Walt Whitman’s literary

Annie Hall, an American romantic comedy released in 1977 retells the story of a man named Alvy Singer (portrayed by Woody Allen) and his attempt at comprehending why his relationship with Annie Hall failed. Annie Hall incorporates many cinematic techniques into its story which help solidify its place regularly on lists of best comedies (Snider). It uses conflict, different types of narratives and a classic three act structure. The movie beautifully conveys a story in New York in which one really

A life full of regret by Byron Byron provides a pessimistic point of view of his life in this poem. He is lamenting about his unpopularity at home, his grief, and his wasted life. His death seems to be the only thing on his mind even though he is only 36 which makes this poem very depressing and worrisome. He has given up on life and is ready for death at his young age. He writes as though there is nothing in his life that is a cause for happiness or joy to be exalted. An example of this is when

of his time, a writer that created a voice for the masses to no longer be a mass, but an individual. He was truly a pioneer of his generation, a revolutionary in thought, and this is not his quote. Due to his paralleled lifestyle to Walt Whitman, Allen Ginsberg learned and drew inspiration from such works as “Leaves of Grass” to apply towards his own book, “Howl and Other Poems” in the 1960s. The lives that they lived mirrored one another, in a way bringing the two poets closer despite a century

In the stories that author Kevin Wilson wrote in “Tunneling to the Center of the Earth,” several characters are ruled by fear. The fear that these characters have eventually winded up having a solution or solve that helps resolve their fears. Fear is defined as: "a feeling of agitation or anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger. An example of fear in one of the stories is Leonard in “Blowing up on the Spot,” because he fears death and it controls and restricts his life. Towards the

our dream. In Death Knock, Woody Allen distributes a different perspective of life and death which make myself to think deeply about life and dead. In the play Death Knock, the main character Nat is living as an old dress manufacturer in Brooklyn. One day, the death comes to find him and tell him Nat is dead. Nat does not believe that until he saw death’s neck is almost break his neck climbing in the bedroom window. Unlike the death in movie or religion, Allen gives us a new perspective of death’s

Heming Chen American Literature Ms. Crowl 1 December, 2017 I Could Be You The word democracy has its roots in the ancient Greek combination of dēmos, meaning the people, and kratía, meaning power or rule: literally translating as “the rule or power of the people”. To simplify the term further, Democracy is an arrangement in which individuals have similar equality in power. First conceptualized and adopted by the Athenians in fifth century B.C, democracy has made itself to be known as a powerful and

A woman frustrated with a friend for betraying her. She doesn't know whether or not to confront her or hold it in. The rage builds up as she has been holding it in for weeks now. This anger grows and grows until she snaps and their friendship comes to an end. Holding in that rage and devastation will cause it to grow more. This is shown throughout many different poems. “A Poison Tree” by William Blake and “A total stranger one black day” by e.e. cummings both convey the message that keeping in anger

Power of Knowledge: Chief Bromden’s transformation under McMurphy’s inspiration in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey Knowledge exists in various forms, for instance, a person can gain knowledge simply by watching someone’s actions. For example, witnessing a powerless person getting help, the witness learns the importance of aiding people, which is one's ability to think for oneself and others; thus, it is the true power. In fact, in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey, the use