Exploring the ways in how the author explores the theme of work in Monologue
Exploring the ways in how the author explores the theme of work in Monologue. Monologue by the late New Zealand poet Hone Tuwhare was inspired by an elderly Scotsman that he used to work with. This poem is a very thought provoking and contradictive poem about the world of work in this workplace. I believe the author is trying to make us picture this workplace in great detail and how it affects us and all around us. The persona in the poem is not the author but the elderly Scotsman he used to work with. The poet uses enjambment through out the poem to convey his message of the precariousness of the workforce. The enjambment also causes the pace to be smooth and continuous. The structure of the poem is free verse and very irregular. In the first stanza the persona wants to have the opportunity to escape and to have freedom in the workplace as he likes "working near a door". In the second verse he sets the coldness of the workplace by using the metaphor "Here the cold creeps under the big doors". This gives out an effect of bitterness and harshness as people work in the cold. We are given an industrial image when the poet uses the phrase "a lorry load of steel" this means the workplace could be using steel to make it into other products. In the third stanza we get more imagery of industry as the place they work in "is a noisy place with smoke rising" this gives me a sense
A clash of cultures
23/01/2005 A clash of cultures The two main stories which have a negative end are "The Train from Rhodesia" and "The Gold Legged Frog". Both of these stories include the aspect of "a clash of culture" which acts as a catalyst for the negative endings. "The Train from Rhodesia" incorporates the aspect of two cultures from different parts of the world coming together. This story is an allegory and outlines the clash of cultures when white people come into black people's land and exploit them. The story is about a young couple who are on holiday and they have bought lots of souvenirs. At the platform the young women is attracted to a skilfully carved lion. The young woman doesn't buy the lion since she thinks that the price is too high. When the train starts to leave the platform the old black man comes running after the train and sells the lion to the young man at half the original price. The young man tells her wife about his success and tries to please her but the young women reacts differently; she is furious at her husband. The young women is angry at her husband for humiliating the old man and making him run after the train, on top of that giving him less than half price for the lion. She feels that the price paid does not reflect the creativity and time spent on carving the lion. An alternative interpretation of this situation could be that the young woman was
Low Tide.
Low Tide The sky is grey; it is a cold November day. I look out at the sea; it also is grey. Bold, breakers, batter, the sandstone cliffs. The normally fearless, swooping, seagulls, have taken sanctuary high in their nests. Not me though. I'm here just as I always was, waiting, looking out over miles, and miles, of churning grey water. I sit and I think, wondering when you might come back, wondering if you thought of us. I'm getting wet now. Cold, fine, drizzle is falling, soaking me to the skin. Do you remember that type? The sort you only get near the sea. What is it they call it? Oh yes, I remember a sea fret. We bought those nice red jackets, so it wouldn't get us wet on days like these, do you remember? The children miss you. Anna is always asking. Ben tries not to think. Do you remember when we first came here before we had the children? Just you and me; we were so in love. No money, no job, just a battered mini, a desire to succeed, and each other: we were invincible. We were alive, buzzing with the anticipation of our future. We set up the business; the bank thought your ideas were sound, so did I then. Within five years we had it all: lovely house, new car, holiday abroad every year; not that we needed to leave this place, it was beautiful. Then I got pregnant; do you remember? You were like a dog with two tails; I had to bribe you not to
Creative writing - Monologues.
Oh no, I'm going to be late for work, I can't believe nobody woke me up, I've worked at the post office for 30 years and have never been late once. (Pause) These people won't let me go, if they don't let me go, I'll get the sack. (Pause) They keep sitting me in front of a television, saying that this is my home, this is not my home, and it's a strange place, where everyone keeps trying to be nice to me. And I don't understand what they're saying to me. (Pause, starts crying) I really don't know what's happening to me, these strange people keep coming to see me, and calling me 'Grandma' or 'mom' and I keep forgetting everything, I cant remember having children, but I might have, my memory is not how it used to be. I'm frustrated and angry with myself, because I'm not sure who I am anymore. (Pause) Jilly, Jilly, come to mommy, where's that stupid dog gone, and why does everyone keep looking at me strangely and asking who Jilly is, surely they should know. (Pause) I like going for walks, when my family, I go for walks, so I don't say anything stupid, or so I don't get confused again. (Pause) Money why do people keep asking me about money, my family ask me if I've got any, the people here ask me, why is everyone trying to steal my money. Got any money they say all I reply with is why? In my day we all had to walk everywhere, we didn't have all these
A Soldier's Life
9/09/04 A Soldier's Life 21st December 1915 It was cold this morning; frost lined the mud and filth surrounding my 'Dug Out'. Mud has seeped through my uniform the damp is causing me to become feverish, I have been sleeping in everything I have got recently and still shivering and today my great coat's so wet, I cannot use it. Oh well, a slight fever has got to be better than the dreaded trench foot, poor Harry he was taken off on a stretcher yesterday. He just couldn't continue his work here any longer. None of us can take our boots off some feet swell and swell to an immeasurable amount of pain. Then it goes gangrenous and unfortunately for Harry it is irreversible so his foot will probably have to be amputated. He had only been stationed here for ten days; it's a shame for him to miss all the fun. The toughest part of this job is getting up morning after morning half an hour before dawn, so we are on standby for dawn raids. Then, at 8am we have the usual period of 'daily hate' where exchange verbal abuse and gunfire. After this things always calm down. Breakfast rations usually consist of Bully beef tea, hard biscuits and bread which are nearly always stale by the time it reaches us. The first task of the day was on sentry duty which meant I spent the whole morning cleaning out the stinking Latrines and repairing the wall of the trench which has been damaged due
Toni Morrison has often been praised for the stylistic qualities of her writing - Choose two passages, compare them and consider your own response to her stylistic qualities as a writer of prose.
Annie Morgan TONI MORRISON HAS OFTEN BEEN PRAISED FOR THE STYLISITIC QUALITIES OF HER WRITING. CHOOSE TWO PASSAGES, COMPARE THEM AND CONSIDER YOUR OWN RESPONSE TO HER STYLISTIC QUALITIES AS A WRITER OF PROSE. The first passage I have decided to look at is page seventy- four that begins 'Upstairs Beloved was dancing...' The reason that this part of the novel is particularly stylistic is that there are many images put forward by Morrison that are idealistic. The idea that Beloved is dancing expresses inner happiness and contentment in Beloved. A child that is dancing conveys an image of contentment and harmony. Even the way in which Morrison describes fairly traumatic events is stylistic. This is to add to the slightly disturbing images she is depicting. For example, before the dancing scene there is the image of Beloved who is on the floor 'pop-eyed thrashing and holding her throat...' This gives a strange yet intriguing description of what is happening to Beloved. Morrison also writes 'Denver grew ice-cold', giving another way by which we recognise the writing of Morrison to be intriguing and fascinating. The section goes on to describe the actions of Denver, 'Denver sat on the bed smiling and providing the music'. This conveys the strength of the bond between Denver and Beloved. We can see that they are comfortable together and only need each other's company. This image we
Your honor lady's and gentleman we are gathered here today to assess wither Michael lamb is guilty of 1st degree murder
Your honor ladies and gentleman we are gathered here today to assess whether Michael lamb is guilty of 1st degree murder. Michael has no previous convictions; he has come from a good family background. Michael lamb comes from a little farm outside Ballycastle in Co Antrim. He had a mother and father who didn't abuse him like Owens's father and mother had done to him. Michael had a desire to give his life for others because he knew taking Owen out of out of the country would be having terrible consequences. He did this because he wanted to give an abused child a better chance in life, by taking Owen away. Michael had a deep faith because he dedicated his life to the church. Michael wasn't a violent man. He didn't believe that violence sorted situations out. Michael was in opposition to Benedict's tactics, Benedicts tactics were "kill and cure", a little of God and a lot of fear. Owen Kane was an abused child. His father had beaten him when he would come in drunk, with weapons such as a belt, bamboo cane, and a piece of rubber pipe. Also if Owen wet the bed, Owens's father would take Owen and plunge him in to a cold bath, and sometimes even force his head underneath the water, shouting "this'll toughen you up, ya pissin' cissy. This was supposed to be Owens's father figure, but he acted more like a bully than a father. Owens's mother had once tried to kill him. One
I am going to do an experiment on how high a squash ball bounces at different temperatures from the same height.
Karl Thierry Squash balls Introduction I am going to do an experiment on how high a squash ball bounces at different temperatures from the same height. Theory When a squash ball hits the wall the air molecules inside the ball heat up and make the ball warm. When they move faster they hit the rubber wall harder therefore makes the ball hotter. The reason why the ball moves faster is that when the ball hits the wall it causes friction and the molecules move faster an hit the wall harder therefore hotter molecules move faster and cold molecules move slower. When the ball is cold there is low internal pressure and when the ball is hot there is high internal pressure which makes the ball bounce better, it also makes it bigger. More energy is absorbed when the ball is hot; the ball also expands when it gets hotter. A ball bounces better if it is inflated because there are more molecules, so the ball has more spring energy, when it bounces the energy is absorbed into the ball to spring it back up. If the ball bounces on a hard surface the energy is absorbed into the ball and if the ball bounces on a soft surface the energy is absorbed into the surface. If a ball is used to often it will pop because it can only expand and contract so many times. Prediction I predict that by heating up the squash ball it will bounce higher because hot balls have high internal pressure.
Funfair - Narrative Writing
I stood on a rickety, wooden platform above the entrance to the funfair. The wood was very old, as was evident by the many missing planks. Over the years, people gad engraved things into the cold wood. I could see everything. Every icy breath I took I inhaled the aroma of hotdogs and popcorn. Everywhere I looked, I saw little children devouring pink balls of fuzz on sticks. The floor was coated in crisp orange leaves, and surrounding the funfair were dark, naked trees. Hiding in between the leaves, was a mixture of litter; ripped chocolate bar wrapper and empty drinks cans blended into the foliage. Below me were queues of people, eagerly awaiting entrance to the funfair. The chain of people became increasingly excited as they took a few infrequent steps forwards. From my sanctuary, I could see a group of distrustful teenagers eyeing a handbag. They all wore old, dark, tattered clothing with many tears in them. The sign of rebellious teenagers. A few of the thieves were trying to brainwash a member of their group into trying to steal it. The reassured youth snuck like a wolf, close to the potential victim, only to be thwarted at the last second. The pack of thieves moved away out of sight, but I knew that they would still be on the prowl for their next victims. I found my attention drawn towards a particularly colourful ride; the teacups. It had multicoloured lights placed
Personal Response to "A Modest Proposal"
Personal Response to A Modest Proposal James Keats ________________ In the essay A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift, tones of both Irony and Sarcasm are used to open the reader up to Swift’s underlying statement. The subtle, and unsubtle, uses of sarcasm and irony alike make the reader think back on some of things they have already read in the essay, and possibly have a new perspective on what Swift could possibly mean. Swift’s use of Irony in this essay was to make sure that nothing Swift says in the essay can be taken literally. This doesn’t just let the reader know that Swift has no actual plans of eating dead children, it also makes the reader look for alternative meanings to what Swift is literally saying. It opens up the reader’s mind to other possible interpretations. The fact that it would be absolutely absurd to believe a rational human being would want to partake in the slaughter and consumption of another human being makes sure that before anyone analyses the text they know it’s completely fictitious. Swift uses irony to let the reader know that he has no intentions of actually pursuing this ridiculous idea. The irony could also be used as a decoy in making people think that he is making a joke of such a ridiculous solution, when the underlying idea here is that he doesn’t want the poor, and the beggars in Ireland. Since this essay would only
