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“Little Frogs in a Ditch is a story about a self-concerned character named Lenny. Lenny loses his job at the laundry place, and instead of admitting to his mistakes he starts blaming his boss for him being fired. After being fired Lenny told his grandfather that he was going to become a salesman, and he starts selling wild pigeons. As crazy as it sounds, people actually fell for his false ad stating that they were homing pigeons. One of his customers, Mr. Lejeune, was trying to find a pet for his crippled grandson, Alvin; however, at this point we are all unaware that he is crippled. Lenny suckers him into buying one of his pigeons, and he tries to tell him how to train it to always come back to his yard. Lenny’s girlfriend, Annie, eventually …show more content…
Annie was yelling at Lenny because she was very distraught with the way he gypped Mr. Lejeune and Alvin. Everyone but Lenny knows that what he did was very heartless, but Lenny failed to care about anyone but himself. He told Annie that she needs to get use to him doing things the way he likes; even if that means ripping off the elderly and the handicapped. At that point Annie finally understood why his parents left him in the street. She finally realized that there was a piece to him that was missing and was never going to be found. After Lenny heard her say that; he turned around and slapped her across the face, but she came back and punched him off his feet. This argument shows that Lenny will never care because he would rather do what he wants no matter what anyone else says. The fact that he would slap his girlfriend also shows that he doesn’t care about anyone but …show more content…
Lenny, Annie, and Lenny’s grandfather went to visit Mr. Lejeune, and watching him painfully train the bird to make Alvin happy seemed to almost make Lenny feel guilty. Lenny ended up tell Mr. Lejeune that he will give him a refund if he was unhappy. Mr. Lejeune turned down the offer. Annie starts talking to Lenny about what would happen if the bird doesn’t come back. Lenny said that if the bird spots the grain elevators, he definitely won’t return. Then he eventually says “Am I responsible for everything those birds do until they die?” He says all them things because he knew from the start that his training was all a lie; he already knew that his training was going to fail, and the birds are never going to return. This shows that Lenny isn’t going to change because he would rather charge people money for a wild pigeon with false training instructions than to admit to everyone that his training will fail. He would rather hurt a crippled kids feelings that to admit that his training would
In “A Caged Bird”, it is made clear that this bird has never experienced the freedom of flying with the other species or perching atop the highest building. All it has ever known is the cage in which is has been kept and fed plentifully, yet not punctually, and nurtured with the love of an owner and proper care.
The second little pig was building himself a house also, but he too, like his brother, was a lazy little pig that did not like to work much. He also decided to take the easy path of life, and make his home simply out of sticks. In no time at all, he finished building the cheap house. However, it too was insecure.
Lennie’s illness was seen as common and nothing to take concern over, which pertains to the vague yet soft sympathy from George whom “babysits” Lennie. George was an older brother to Lennie in a sense, helping him to get through life without any mishaps. However for George, Lennie’s illness determined their income and job status. In several incidences, Lennie overreacted in certain situations causing them to lose or leave their job spontaneously. At different points in the book, George became frustrated with Lennie: “You can't keep a job and you lose me ever' job I get. Jus' keep me shovin' all over the country all the time. An' that ain't the worst. You get in trouble. You do bad things and I got to get you out” (Steinbeck 12). This showed the overall frustration yet compassion towards Lennie, however extreme concern. According to Lennie, when he killed the puppy he said: “Why do you got to get killed, you ain’t as little as mice I didn’t bounce you hard” (Steinbeck 85). This really brought out the fact that Lennie’s illness was not to be tempered with, as he really couldn’t ever contemplate the harsh, unintentional things he’s done. When George and Lennie arrive at their new job, tension rises in the book and the author brings out that possible aspect of Lennie unintentionally doing something wrong which in turn would cause them to lose their job--or
...rmstid, comforts Mrs. Armstid, and then gives Mrs. Armstid advice on how to get her money back. The narrator of "Spotted Horses" brings an attitude of "regularness" to the story because he tends to look upon these characters as regular folks, yet finds the humor as well as the tragic within them. This is more than "Mule in the Yard" can accomplish with its more simplistic basis.
Throughout the novel Chopin reveals through the symbolism of the caged parrot Edna’s will to free herself from the life she lives. A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over: `Allez vous-en! Allez vous-en! Sapristi! That's all right!''' (19) Like the parrot, Edna is caged in the life she lives in with Mr. Pontillier and their kids. She has the desire, the want, to fly away and leave the cage but cannot. Mademoiselle warns Edna, “The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth." (82) Mademoiselle is telling Edna that her leaving could result in failure. Once more Edna wants to be that bird to get away from everyone, to fly away from the society she live...
Lenny is a retarded person who is very strong and big in size and is quite innocent since many things in the world are new to him, especially new experiences. Lenny had a soft spot for petting animals and soft things and was totally oblivious to the fact that he was much too big and strong for such delicate creatures, and even some humans. "Lenny's fingers fell to stroking her hair... he stroked harder... "Let go!" she cried... She struggled violently... and then she was still; for Lenny had broken her neck." (Page 91 of mice and men). In innocence of his own strength, Lenny had killed a woman and suddenly traded his innocence for guilt.
“They got it made. Eat all they want— fly around like crazy—sleep side by side— and raise gobs of squabs” (On the Waterfront). Terry Malloy is a pure symbolism of the definition of a pigeon. Terry Malloy, is willing to care for the pigeons in Joey’s coop. Though he lures Joey to his death with pigeon, afterwards letting it fly free. Yet, from that point on Terry is seen next to the pigeon’s cage. Terry eventually, but slowly, realizes his relationship with mob makes him feel cage and controll. In many ways, Terry is a pigeon because he partly lives on the rooftops. In the whole film Terry is never seen in his apartment only on the roof. The imagery of Terry inside the cage, when he tends the birds, suggest this man is delicate and sensitive. The mob is symbolize as the hawks, which they disturb the coexistent of everyday life. They brought violence, terror and sorrow. “I go for this stuff. You know this city's full of hawks? There must be twenty thousand of 'em” (On the Waterfront). They perch on top of the big hotels and swoop down on the pigeons in the park. Sometimes the pigeons can be use for horrible jobs like to inform on the tasks of other pigeons. “But going in that church, I'd be stooling for you, Charley. You make a pigeon out of me.” (On the Waterfront). Every time one of the characters in the
“It began over a chore Louie’s father asked him to do. Louie resisted, a spat ensued, and Louie threw clothes into a bag and stormed towards the front door. His parents ordered him to stay; Louie was beyond persuasion.” (15) He couldn’t take it any longer because all he did was run since Pete forced him to do so. Louie is respire, he wants to take a break. Furthermore, this is apart of his personality as he refused to listen to his parents. “The Bird demanded that Louie looks him in the eyes; Louie wouldn’t do it. The Bird tried to knock Louie down; Louie wouldn’t fall.” (181) “The Bird” was sadistic. Therefore, this explains of this character trait because he disobeyed when the bird demanded him to look at him in the eyes. “Other prisoners told him to give in or the Bird would beat him to death. Louie couldn’t do it.” (181) When he was held captive of war and “The Bird” was harangued. Consequently, this character trait because he ignored the other prisoners when they told him to give in or else the bird would beat him to death. If Louie was never rebellious his life would probably have been completely different.
When Dillard said the frog “seemed to collapse” like a “deflating football” she is describing how the frog shriveled up when it was slowly dying. Dillard then explains exactly why the frog died, her diction when explaining the frogs death suggests a homicide but the details of her telling suggest that it is a common occurrence in nature. The innocent child that once walked along the island shore gawking over the “inelegant” frogs, has been transformed into a child with a new understanding for the abysmal circle of life. The main character is notably upset at the end of the essay, the lifeless frog corpse sunk to the bottom of the shallow puddle and she “couldn’t catch [her] breath”. The water bug that killed the frog did nothing wrong and was only following instinct, but still it left the girl altered and with a new understanding for life,
...e was so curious about that puppy that he took one. A final example of Lennie’s curiousity is when he wonders why he accidentally killed his dog: “ Lennie stood up. ‘Why did you have to die ?!’ ”(page 85). This is important because Lennie realizes that he can’t control his strength and what happened to the puppy was his fault. Lenny’s curiosity is usually not a good thing because it always gets him into trouble.
Peters finds the bird cage, it is empty. This bird cage never actually had a bird in it. In paragraph 218, Mrs. Hale finds the canary has croaked: “‘There’s something wrapped up in this piece of silk,’ faltered Mrs. Hale. ‘This isn’t her scissors,’ said Mrs. Peters, in a shrinking voice. Her hand not steady, Mrs. Hale raised the piece of silk. ‘Oh, Mrs. Peters!’ she cried. ‘It’s—’ Mrs. Peters bent closer. ‘It’s the bird,’ she whispered. ‘But, Mrs. Peters!’ cried Mrs. Hale. ´Look at it! Its neck—look at its neck! It’s all—other side to.’”(Glaspell). Sadly, the bird was strangled, and I think that Mr. Wright did it. Mrs. Wright clearly loved her feathered friend. After it was killed, she wrapped it in a square of silk. Back then, silk was very expensive even for a little piece like that. Mrs. Hale explains how Millie loved to sing, and this bird must remind her of when she was happy. Mr. John Wright was not very happy with this bird. If he could stop his wife from singing and being happy, he could surely stop a little bird. So Wright goes into the room and snaps its neck, destroying his wife’s most prized
Birds are a sizable image in The Awakening. Edna feels like a caged bird, and wishes to be freed. When Madame Ratignolle plays the piano, Edna often creates pictures in her head that represent the music. Edna's picture of a musical peice called "Solitude" is "the figure of a man standing beside a desolate rock on the seashore" (71). "His attitude was one of hopeless resignation as he looked toward a distant bird winging its flight away from him" (71). Edna feels like this man, as though she is trapped and cannot spread her wings and fly. This is a danger, however. Caged birds, although they are not free, are safe. They do not know of the dangers that can come with freedom. Once Edna tastes freedom, she does not want to go back to the safety of a caged life. She does not know of all the possible dangers, and being naive, she is very s...
In the poem “Sympathy” the author explains why the caged bird sings, this is said many times through the poem. The caged bird attempts to get out of his cage, he doesn’t stop trying to escape. “I know why the caged bird beats his wing Till it’s blood is red on the cruel bars; For he must fly back to his perch and cling When he fain would
He became obsessed with the Bird, wanting revenge for the torture he had gone through. Louie resorted to alcoholism as a coping mechanism, and blamed all of his ongoing problems on the Bird. Around the world, the war was over; in Louie's mind, it raged on. For a period of time, Louie could not persevere through his plight. He began to lose his once irrevocable hope, and feared the man that be was becoming.
The audience knows that it is not natural to keep a bird in a cage as it is meant to be released into the world so it can fly and be free, which is exactly how the audience feels towards Andy. From this narration which Red gives, the audience feels a sense of authority from Red and takes his word about Andy, as the audience knows that Andy and Red were close friends while in prison