Relationships and Development of Characters How would you feel if every single day there was no sun and the sky was just grey? Imagine there being no sun shining to tell what time of day it was, imagine a never ending grey sky. Many things play into the development of the plot in “Searching for Summer,” but the biggest factor that Aiken uses to add to the flow of the plot is the setting and relationships between the different characters. Relationships between people is a big factor in the development of anything in life, but in this story relationships show that things that cause joy are often taken for granted. Aiken uses all kinds of relationships to show this like between Lily and Tom, the people and weather, and so on. An example of …show more content…
People take many things for granted like seeing the sun, which is used in the story, but it takes little things that make us realize that that moment should be celebrated. An example of a time when Aiken shows this is, “Then it was true, it was not their imagination, that a great dusty golden square of sunshine lay on the fireplace wall, where the brass pendulum of the clock at every swing blinked into sudden brilliance? That the blazing geraniums on the windowsill housed a drove of murmuring bees? That, though the window, the gleam of linen hung in the sun to whiten suddenly dazzled their eyes? “The sun? Is it really the sun?” Tom said, almost doubtfully,” (Aiken, 174-179). To old Ma Hatching and her son, who did not really see the sun due to blindness, did not seem to be affected by the fact that they had sunlight over the cottage but used it for good while Tom and Lily were amazed and taken back by the sun. You can tell that old Ma Hatching likes the sun though because they use the sun for many things, but if they let anyone know about the sun people will come swarming which is why Lily and Tom will most likely not tell anyone about where they saw sun. In the world today, if someone walks out of their house and sees sunlight they probably will not freak out and tour buses would not start showing up nearby because seeing the sun is just not a big deal to people and they expect it to be there. Another setting example is in “Searching for Summer,” the sun is characterized like a celebrity in fact that people swarm to catch a glimpse of the sun. An example of a time Aiken compares the sun to a celebrity is, “Stars, rainbows, and all other such heavenly sideshows had been permanently withdrawn, and if the radio announced that there was a blink of sunshine in such and such a place, where the cloud belt had
Julius Caesar is mentioned throughout the book, A Long Way Gone, many times. In A Long Way Gone, Ishmael would be reading Julius Caesar or a soldier would be reciting some of the speeches in the play. In Chapter 12 of A Long Way Gone, Ishmael is called over to talk with Lieutenant Jabati. Then, Lieutenant Jabati showed Ishmael the book he was reading, which was Julius Caesar, and asked Ishmael if he had ever heard of the book. Ishmael had read the book in school, and began to recite a speech from the book. After this happened, Lieutenant Jabati and Corporal Gadafi used emotional arguments to motivate the people in the village to stay there and support the military. Also, Lieutenant showed all the people in the village dead bodies to help
First off, as evidence, the kids didn’t ever remember seeing the sun, so they were extremely thankful and happy when they got the chance to see it. While we see it almost every day, and we don’t even think about the sun. It’s kind of like dessert, you don’t get it a whole lot, but when you do, it tastes amazing, kind of like the kids in All Summer in a Day, except you
Fitzgerald appeals to his audience's senses by describing the weather conditions and depicting the season changes. This creates a nostalgic tone by relating to the readers similar experiences. During summer, the days get longer and night becomes more distant, the sun gets hotter and the warmth lingers into the later hours—you set out on an adventure and the sun follows behind. Wistful moods are overcome by beautiful weather. “Sunshine” is associated with happiness and warmth which relates to Gatsby’s inner feelings and emotions. The sunshine reflects Gatsby’s mood; he is ecstatic, yet nervous, to see Daisy again—it has been five long, hard-working, anticipating years—and he needs to impress her. You wait all year for summer, through three undesirable seasons because it is associated with unforgettable memories, like the memories Gatsby shared with Daisy before he had to go to war.
Defining the American character is quite difficult because American identity is vaguely founded on shared values and ideologies, more so than a particular creed, race, or culture. In order to describe the American character, we will consider the dominate and distinctive qualities of Americans as interpreted by J. Hector St. Jon De Crèvecoeur and Thomas Paine. First, we will examine how Crèvecoeur illustrates Americans as industrious, prideful, and political in “Letters from an American Farmer.” Then, we will analyze from Thomas Paine's “Common Sense” how he depicts the prevalent qualities of Americans to be driven by justice, liberty, emotions, and individualism. Also, because both authors consider the American character and culture different
...riendship that is rare and uncommon. One would literally runaway for one another’s safety and do things for each other that might cost them their lives. You might tell your friend that you would take a bullet for them any day, but do you really mean it? Without one another, Jim probably would still not have had his freedom and Huck might have been back with his abusive father or possibly in jail. Friends keep you going after you’ve been kicked down, and help you get back up. Twain from beginning to end exhibits the pure relationship between Jim and Huck in contrast to Huck’s own pap. The love and trust are beyond family. What people perceive from the society is smashed into pieces. The inspiring and unbelievable relationship urges audience to make decision out morality instead of social value. The true bond can amazingly happens, even during an era of racism.
April Morning, by Howard Fast, is a novel that depicts what it was like for a 15 year old boy, Adam Cooper, fighting in the Revolutionary War in Lexington. His struggles began with his father, who is the antagonist, Moses Cooper. Moses Cooper is a character who is strict, strong-willed, and loving.
The primary character, Connie, in "Where Are Going, Where Have You Been?" is best depicted as the defiant, cliché American high schooler young lady. She fixated on beauty, hair, and what she wears; she is very shallow and narcissistic as she stresses only over herself and looks. She was fifteen, and she had a speedy, apprehensive laughing propensity for extending her neck to look into mirrors or checking other individuals' countenances to ensure her own particular was better than theirs.
Summer at Devon is easygoing as teachers mellow out and the rule enforcement dwindles, such carefree behavior represents childhood; Devon’s winter session is ultimately more strict and level, emphasizing the mood in adulthood. As the sun shines bright, tension unravels and everyone at Devon loosens up including the teachers as Gene explains on page 23, “Now on these clear June days in New Hampshire they appeared to uncoil, they seemed to believe that we were with them about half of the time, and only spent the other half trying to makes fools of them.” The summer days are filled with happy-go-lucky antics that seem to come with no serious consequence; exactly how a young child would spend everyday of his life as a youthful boy. There is no
Joyce Carol Oates got her inspiration for her short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” when she heard of a serial killer who would seduce and kill teenage girls. Her short story is about a fifteen year old girl named Connie. Connie is pretty and she knows it, and when she is walking by cars she will stop and look at herself in the mirrors and windows. Connie has an older sister, her name is June. Connie’s mother is constantly comparing her to her sister. “Why don’t you keep your room clean like your sister? … what the hell stinks? Hair spray? You don’t see your sister using that junk.” (317). The things her mother says hurts Connie’s feelings to the point where she wishes her mother and herself dead just so it would all be over.
“And it was the middle of the night when there was no wind and there had been no rain for a long time…” (Kincaid 4.61) Mr. Potter’s life begins in stark contrast to the opening of the book. When demonstrating Mr. Potter’s routine life, Jamaica Kincaid portrays “the sun…in its usual place, up above and in the middle of the sky…” (Kincaid 1.3) but she chose a very different setting for Mr. Potter’s birth. Instead of being born into a sun so bright it made “even the shadows pale” (Kincaid 1.3), Mr. Potter was born into darkness. This darkness, in fact, marked the beginning of his life and continued until his mother walked into the sea. “The water was thick and blank (it was a form of darkness)” (Kincaid 4.71). Although the book incorporates many repetitions of the line about the sun being in its usual place, up above and in the middle of the sky, this chapter emerges in darkness.
Who doesn’t love a bright summer morning? Sadly, even the greatest days are cloaked in stifling clouds. William Shakespeare, in his “Full Many a Glorious Morning Have I Seen”, connects both types of days to something much greater. Through the extended metaphor of the sun, he discusses a man's wonder and impassivity towards life.
Friendships are a major theme in the story and are expressed through having faith, their explorations, exchanging items, and sharing similar views. When Tom and Becky separate from the rest of the group, they venture throughout the cave by themselves. Soon after realizing that they are both lost, they rely on each other to find a way out of the cave and back to civilization. Another journey is when Joe Harper, Huckleberry Finn, and Tom go to Jackson’s Island which indicates the boyish, sociable relationship among each other. The companionship between Huck and...
Noah is the one of the main characters of The Notebook. He is the hero of this novel. Noah represents true love and true loyalty. In a way, The Notebook is similar to every modern day romance movie, and Noah represents the “dream man” that all the girls always imagine of having. The characters in movies are used to symbolize ideas, and in this novel, Noah represents true, faithful, committed love. Noah remains loyal to Allie even in the situation where he is unsure whether they will ever meet again or not.
At the beginning of the story, the narrator describes, “the afternoon sunlight was like a presence in the room” (Carver 5). Their optimism on their conception on love develops into pessimism. At the end of the story, the narrator notices, “the blue layer of sky had given way now and was turning dark like the rest. But the stars had appeared. I recognized Venus and, farther off and to the side, not as bright but unmistakably there on the horizon, Mars” (Carver
The statement "The relationships in our lives are one of the main reasons why we function as human beings.” In this text About a Boy by Nick Hornby there are elements where relationships between characters help them develop and without these relationships these characters would not be able to 'grow'. The relationship between will and Marcus and also the relationship between Marcus and Ellie proves how relationships in our lives are the reason that we function as human beings.