Compare and contrast the relationship between parent and child in three or more of the short stories you have read.
GCSE English Prose assignment (short stories) Compare and contrast the relationship between parent and child in three or more of the short stories you have read. Three stories that I have decided to contrast and compare are 'drunkard of the river', 'kiss miss carol' and 'the exercise'. Drunkard of the river is story by Michael Anthony set in Trinidad. It shows a negative relationship between a father 'Mano' and son 'Sona'. The relationship is not good; there is always conflict between the father and son. The son describes his father as a 'beast' because he had watched his mother put up with 'hell', 'sweat' and 'starvation'. He feels sorry but also anger. Because of the behaviour treatment of his father there is a lot of violence and argument towards his son and this effects how sona feels about him. He had made their life miserable. He works but doesn't spend any of his money on the family. "In his drunken rage the old man staggered towards his son" This happens when the father is intoxicated. The son feels shame towards his father. He hates his father because every time he goes to collect his father from a drunken state his father curses him "Go to hell yuh little bitch". He sees his father as a drunk, heartless, useless, embarrassing, and worthless man. At the end of the story the father is murdered by the son, this is not told but you can guess this creates
Compare how Wilfred Owen uses the natural world to reinforce the suffering that the soldiers faced in the poems 'Spring Offensive' and 'Exposure'
Compare how Owen uses the natural world to reinforce the suffering that the soldiers faced in the poems 'spring offensive' and 'exposure'. Wilfred Owen was an experienced soldier who fought in World War One. He wrote poems based on his experiences in the war. Many of his poems focus on the ordeals of the soldiers and the problems they face. In the poems 'Spring Offensive' and 'Exposure' Owen shows the love/ hate relationship between soldiers and nature. I think that Owens personal experiences of both battles of war and nature were the inspiration for these two poems. Wilfred Owen once said 'My subject is war and the pity of war. The poetry is in the pity'. These poems certainly show the pity of soldiers and of war. The poem 'Exposure' tells of men fighting two enemies. The enemy in battle but also an unexpected enemy that caused far more pain and suffering to the soldiers - nature and horrendous winter weather conditions. This poem shows the reality of war as in some parts the soldiers are dying from the weather, and hallucinating from its effects. The poem 'Spring Offensive' is set in a different scene but there is still a lot of detail to nature and the soldiers. The poem is about a group of soldiers who wait for the enemy and in this time they see the weather get worse and worse. When they finally attack the weather conditions are horrendous. They are exposed to open gun
In Love After Love and Presents From My Aunts, the theme of self-discovery is addressed.
Compare Love After Love with one other poem and explore the theme of self-discovery in each of the poems. In 'Love After Love' and 'Presents From My Aunts', the theme of self-discovery is addressed. LAL discusses reverting back to your true self after the break down of a relationship whilst, Presents is about a teenager's struggles of finding herself in terms of her culture. Both poems use language to convey the importance of self-discovery. In LAL, emotive language is used. For example, 'welcome', 'greet' and 'elation'. This shows the excitement in finding yourself again. Presents similarly uses emotive words; however, for a much more negative approach. She 'longed' for the conventional 'denim and corduroy' and felt 'alien' in the 'glistening' salwar kameez. Her choice of vocabulary show her discomfort to the clothes and, in turn, she feels disconnected from her P Pakistani roots. Personally, I find this disheartening to see how she feels so distant from her culture, an importance part of her identity. Alternatively, in LAL religious connotations are used. It says 'Give wine. Give bread.' This could be used to signify the importance as 'wine' and 'bread' could be associated with the last supper or the Christian Eucharist services. Both poems also use structure to further explore self-discovery. LAL features an enjambaunt: 'Give back your heart/to itself'. This could have
Compare and Contrast ‘Harry Pushed Her’ and ‘Hector the Collector’
Sarah King Compare and Contrast 'Harry Pushed Her' and 'Hector the Collector' Neither 'Harry Pushed Her' nor 'Hector the Collector' have any stanzas. In 'Harry Pushed Her' the lines are short, most containing around five syllables. The rhyme scheme changes throughout, from every other line rhyming to rhyming couplets. This changes the flow of the poem. I think the writer does this to emphasize points, to shock the reader at times and to change the mood of the poem. "Harry push her, push her now!/Harry push the crazy cow!", the flow of this emulates the mocking tone of children. 'Hector the Collector' has a mixture of long and short lines, ranging from six syllables to ten syllables. It has a regular rhyme scheme in quatrains, this creates a steady course and speed throughout. Both poems are focused on people who are not always correctly understood, they are seen as 'different' by many. People don't have the same outlook as they do and therefore they are cast aside. In 'Harry Pushed Her' our first impressions are that Harry bullies his sister. We think this because the poem reads, "Harry pushed her;/He pushed his sister;" the reader automatically comes to the conclusion that Harry pushes her in a violent way. The repetition of the word "push" is very effective as it implies to the reader that Harry is an incessant bully. We don't know or even suspect, until the last line
"North and South" depends on contrasts for its momentum. Discuss.
"North and South" depends on contrasts for its momentum. Discuss. Gaskell is a very capable writer; she uses many skills to create atmosphere, tension and emotion in her book. However, to create the energy in her stories that makes her stand out as a writer, she uses contrast in many different forms The locations in the story contrast with each other, reflecting different stages in life of Margaret. In London, where she first starts off, it is polite, reserved and superficial. Her life there is complacently indolent. When she moves back to Helstone, we see it is still very leisurely and languid, but there is a solid and healthy feel to it. She then goes to Milton, which is in complete contrast. Here it is a very functional town; everyone is preoccupied and determined. There is more a feeling of energy about the people, it is a centre for new ideas, but it is also very dirty, smoggy and cold compared to the green of Helstone. In chapter 8 we see a clear contrast in Edith's letter from Corfu, describing a hot, clean atmosphere of idleness and happiness compared to Margaret's depressed north. Social values are another important factor in the story that gives it momentum Views on Religion help to distinguish the characters. Bessy believes very strongly in God while Mr. Higgins does not. This is mirrored in Margaret's different attitudes to her father about questioning the
Compare the cultural backgrounds and the style of language these three black poets use to describe their experiences. They are: Maya Angelou-"Still I rise", Benjamin Zephaniah- "Miss World" and Grace Nichols-"Sugar Cane" through their poems.
By a close analysis of language, show how the poets convey their cultural heritage and experiences through their poems. This essay will compare the cultural backgrounds and the style of language these three black poets use to describe their experiences. They are: Maya Angelou-"Still I rise", Benjamin Zephaniah- "Miss World" and Grace Nichols-"Sugar Cane" through their poems. These three poems were written by black poets. They all have a theme of standing up for yourself, fighting for your rights and being strong and overcoming pain and suffering. "Sugar Cane" is a poem about the life of a sugar cane that is grown and harvested. The poet personifies the sugar cane so the reader can associate more with the sugar cane, and there is a compelling desire for the reader to want to read the poem. "Miss World" is about a girl who is beautiful inside and does not want to be judged like an object in a show. The poem is written like a rap and so is inviting to younger people. This poem teaches that appearances are not important. "Still I Rise" is about a woman talking about all the hardships her ancestors had to endure and how she will prevail whatever is thrown at her. This poem is about standing tall and strong and not letting anyone put you down. In "Sugar Cane", the poet uses very descriptive language that helps the reader visualise the sugar cane. For example,
What views of Indian Culture are portrayed in 'A stench of Kerosene'?
What views of Indian Culture are portrayed in 'A stench of Kerosene'? 'A Stench of Kerosene' written by Amrita Pritam, portrays the consequences of the strong influence of Indian culture in a village, which destroys a couple's marriage. Manak and Guleri have been happily married for eight years. The story opens to give the reader an insight into Guleri's homesickness. "Whenever Guleri was home-sick she would take her husband, Manak and they would go up to the top of the hill. 'She would see the homes of Chamba (her home village) twinkling in the sunlight and would come back, her heart glowing with pride'. This passage illustrates a happy couple in love, turning to each other for comfort. However the reader is given an impression of Guleri's imprisonment by her village customs and culture. Only 'once every year, after the harvest had been gathered in, Guleri was allowed to spend a few days with her parents' They would send a man to collect and bring her back to her own village. The story begins with Guleri recognising the neighing of the mare. She ran out of her in-law's house and put her head against her neck as if it were a door to her father's house! Doing this would relieve her from her homesickness. Pritam show sympathy for Guleri's homesickness, as she is cut-off from her family and there's no one apart from Manak to relieve her and comfort her. Because of the
Write an essay in which you compare and contrast The Earth on Turtle's Back, When Grizzlies Walked Upright, and The Navajo Origin Legend. Focus on two areas; discuss what each myth reveals about customs, attitudes, and beliefs
Unit 1 Essay Test Zohra Sayani 09/20/04 Topic: Write an essay in which you compare and contrast The Earth on Turtle's Back, When Grizzlies Walked Upright, and The Navajo Origin Legend. Focus on two areas; discuss what each myth reveals about customs, attitudes, and beliefs pr each tribe that created it and also, compare and contrast customs, attitudes, and beliefs within the three stories. When this world came to being, there was no single explanation of its origin. Many Native American tribes and other religious groups throughout the world created their own origin or creation myths for the earth on a whole or just the people of the earth. The basis of these myths was cultural and social beliefs of the many different tribes around the world. The Earth on Turtle's Back, When Grizzlies Walked Upright, and The Navajo Origin Legend are the three creation myths by the Onondaga, the Modoc, and the Navajo. Each of these myths are by far original and different, yet at the same time share many of the customs, attitudes, and beliefs of each of the individual groups, which were revealed to us throughout the stories. Origin Legends not only teach how a natural aspect of the world came to being, but also dives into the soul of the tribe that created a specific legend. If read closely enough, so much can be learned about the lifestyle of a whole group of people,
Compare the ways in which the poet presents confusion about identity in 'Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan" with the ways confusion about identity is presented in one other poem.
Compare the ways in which the poet presents confusion about identity in 'Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan" with the ways confusion about identity is presented in one other poem. The poems I am going to compare are 'Presents From My Aunts in Pakistan" by Moniza Alvi and "Search for My Tongue" (SFMT) by Sujati Bhatt. In Presents.. Alvi discusses the differences between her Asian identity and her British one, and how she feels she has no fixed nationality, therefore encouraging the reader to feel that she is confused. She emphasises about materialistic differences such as "jewellery" and a "salwar kameez". In Search for my Tongue, Bhatt discusses how she finds it hard to distinguish between her "mother tongue" and "foreign tongue", language is the part of identity she is confused about. In Presents... Alvi states how she is "of no fixed nationality". This is because she moved to England when she was very small "I ended up in a cot", so she is very used to the English culture but she admires her Pakistani culture this is shown by things like "I could never be as lovely as these clothes". This quote suggests that she finds her Pakistani culture "lovely" but does not consider herself in that way, so therefore not as a Pakistani young woman despite the constant reminders from the presents from her Aunts. She does not consider herself as of an English identity either as she
Compare two poems that look at different aspects of war and explain how each of them is effective
Into Battle...does it matter? Compare two poems that look at different aspects of war and explain how each of them is effective - (typed up timed essay) Does it really matter that you go into battle? According to Julian Grenfell it was a thing of virtue and patriotism. In his poem entitled "Into Battle", he talks of the glory and joy of tumbling over the ridge into the brazen frenzy. Julian Grenfell highlights the emotions felt before going to World War One. He galvanises the joys of war by euphemism. His diction entices the reader into thinking that the only way to fully enjoy life was by following Destined Will. He insisted that the true way to lead a human away from a stagnant and boring life was to go and fight for your country. "Dulce et decorum est" - this quote from the title of another poem significantly portrays what Grenfell thought. Although Wilfred Owen was contradicting the idea of grandeur in his poem, Grenfell believed that the struggle for survival was only a natural course to take. The title Into Battle seems to suggest a jaunty and uplifting motion. The idea of going 'into battle' was one to look forward to. Grenfell starts off the poem by using Mother Nature to inspire young men. He romanticises the notion of war by likening it to the growth and rebirth of the earth. The strict rhyme and rhythm give a sense of security. The balance insinuates
