In the story “The Tattoo”, Chris McKinney’s book is about a set in contemporary Hawai’i. The story is revealing a side of paradise about the main character, Kenji “Ken” Hideyoshi. It’s mostly about a young man with a troubled past. There is 2 other main character’s besides Ken. There is Koa Pauhi Puana and Matthew “Cal” Brodsky. These three characters have very interesting life stories. There are reasons why these three characters are important in the story. Ken is the main character in the book “The Tattoo”. Ken is brought up by a twisted code of samurai traditions. His life is an odyssey in which he has to battle the world and himself. Ken has a really rough life when he was younger. At the age of six, Ken's mom died because of sickness. He doesn't have much memory of his mom since she died when Ken was really young. After his mother's death, his father started to drink a lot. Ken had a rough life when he was growing up. In his teenage years, he met Koa Pauhi Puana. They both met in Junior year and became best friends, more like brothers. In Ken's adult years, he got a job as a bartender and he met his girlfriend/wife Claudia Choy. As he got older, Ken somehow ended up in prison. In prison he met a guy named Matthew "Cal. Brodsky. He got a tattoo that …show more content…
Cal is Ken's mute cellmate in Halawa Prison. Cal is both a tattoo artist and veteran of the prison life. The reason he plays a main part of the story is because Cal and Ken have similar reasons of why they're in prison. Cal also gives Ken a tattoo which is from a book Ken was reading from. It is a big symbol that means "The Book of the Void" that is kanji. Cal has a scar on his neck which prevents him to speak. But he can communicate by nodded yes or no. He got in prison for killing his own wife. In the book, it doesn't explain why he killed her. These are the reasons why Cal is an important
In her spin-off of The Odyssey, Margaret Atwood employs a dead Penelope’s perspective to fill the gaps left by the classical epic and to push a righteous feminist agenda. Atwood uncovers an entirely different Penelope than the empty paragon of wifely goodness and loyalty from Homer’s epic. Atwood’s Penelope, although waiting twenty years for Odysseus’s return, actively protects herself from unwanted suitors, her bratty cousin, and even her deceptive, cheating husband. Limboing from the 21st century to Homer’s times to the underworld, Atwood’s narrative reflects on Penelope’s earthly life and encounters in Hades with the ghosts of the past. Specifically through the voice of the twelve dead maids, Atwood debases Odysseus's actions as unnecessarily
In The Odyssey, it takes Odysseus twenty years to make it home from the Trojan War. On his journey home, he runs into many obstacles and creatures that he must overcome. He encounters the sirens, the Cyclops, and others. Each event in this epic poem has a symbolic meaning behind it. Homer writes about the history, symbolism, and the characters in The Odyssey.
Students might moan and groan when you hand them The Odyssey. “It’s so big; it’s so confusing”, they could say. But, if you look a little deeper, The Odyssey is a perfect example of epic poetry for the Greeks. To the Greeks, an epic hero has a massive significance. It symbolizes everything they look for in a leader and the qualities he/she should posses. Odysseus, being an epic hero, is an essential part of making The Odyssey an epic poem. To be considered an epic, the writing must contain an epic hero, use elevated language, show values of the culture, and other crucial elements that make up this style of writing. Universal themes, a hero of larger-than-life status, and prophetic actions make up The Odyssey, a classic epic poem written by Homer.
Homer, Butcher, S. H., Lang, A., Parker, P. M., (2014). The Odyssey. Retrieved from: http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=8&sid=5c56c2f0-5b0e-4949-a4f7-a983e008ff71%40sessionmgr114&hid=111&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=nlebk&AN=149192
In Greek mythology, Sirens are half-bird and women that reside in Islands and lure men through flattery. Just as how in the Greek mythology, Homer’s The Odyssey, men are warned to plug their ears so that they could resist hearing the singing sirens. Men have to do this in order to prevent them from jumping overboard, because no man has ever ever returned as they are lured to their death by the Sirens(Atsma). “Siren Song” is included in Margaret Atwood’s 1974 poetry collection, You Are Happy (High Beam Research). The reference to The Odyssey, is relevant because the poem is intended to be between a Siren and a man hearing her speak, just like in the Greek myth. The poem opens with a Siren explaining what happens to men that hear her song. In
“Tattoo” by Ted Kooser, is interpreted in a multitude of ways. One-way to interpret this poem is the tattoo is used as imagery; to explain how elderly men are constantly trying to live the way they did when they were young. This point of view is identified in the poem, but it is not the main controversy being addressed. The controversy the speaker defines is how time changes a person. Another way to perceive this poem is that tattoos tell a personal story about the person. Many people excoriate others because they decided to get a tattoo. Tattoos could be important plus represent some significance to a person whereas others could just be a drunken mistake. The tattoo in this poem is seen as an emblem of manhood. Therefore, with age, the man’s
In the article "On Teenagers and Tattoos," Andres Martin tells a story on the rising trend of tattoos among teenagers and explains the different reasonings behind teenagers tattooing themselves. The main reasons Martin states for this existence is teenagers want to be indicated as individuals. What I agree with Martin is the relationship between tattoos and teenagers are quite widespread today, and tattoos are more for personal display rather than tattoo itself. Martin begins with bringing up his idea on the relationship between tattoos and identity. He uses the words of “autonomy,” “privacy,” and “insulation” to introduce his thought that tattoo is helping young people to reveal who
“Tattoo” by Ted Kooser can be interpreted in a multitude of ways. One way to interpret this poem is viewing the tattoo as being used as imagery. This imagery explains how elderly men are constantly trying to live the way they did when they were young. This point of view is obvious in the poem, but it is not the primary controversy being addressed in the poem. The speaker’s reason for writing the poem is to show how time changes a person. Another way to perceive this poem is that the tattoo tells a personal story about the person. Many people with tattoos get excoriated, due to the fact they have a tattoo. Tattoos are important and have significance to a person. There are cases where tattoos are just a drunken mistake. The tattoo in this poem
1. Write an outline of the different views on ink tattoos presented in the 3 texts.
Writing was used “to record public decisions and records, and then finally as more and more citizens became literate, or able to read, Greek literature was developed.”
Could the classic story The Odyssey be teetering on the edge of being or not being an epic? In any true epic, certain elements, such as a wicked temptress, or godly intervention, can dictate the difference between an epic and a novel. When Odysseus is tarrying upon the island of the God Aeolus, he is confronted by Poseidon, the God of the sea. Poseidon intimidates Odysseus. He recites a prophecy telling that Odysseus will have a long and hard travel home, and arrive “under a strange sail,” thus showing that Poseidon has intervened with Odysseus’s journey by saying what is to come. The Odyssey is an epic. The long and hard travel foretold by Poseidon, and many other elements in this journey come together to form
Brains over brawn, who will win this battle?Homer's tale of Odysseus' adventures in “The Odyssey” show that being intelligent and cunning can be far better than having physical strength. Being physically strong certainly has its advantages, but not in all circumstances. Strength in intelligence shows new meaning of strength. Odysseus is amused with himself when he defeats Polyphemus. His great skills with a bow outweigh the others abilities. Knowledge of the placement of his bed win his beloveds heart.
The Odyssey, written by Homer has a protagonist that are brave and clever and “The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connell has protagonists that are clever and intelligent. Rainsford and Odysseus went on a epic journey. On the epic journey they face the antagonists and they must survive.
In the middle of the great, blue ocean stood a ship and an immense sea monster, Cetus. The beast had shining, blue scales and bulbous, green eyes. Sharp spikes ran along its back and its mouth was filled with rows of jagged teeth and a long, forked tongue. Lydia and her ship were miniscule compared to Cetus, who was looming over the ship, casting a dark shadow. Pointed, rugged rocks protruded from the surface of the water, enclosing the ship and Cetus in a ring of rocks. The waters rippled ominously as the beast shifted its massive body. Poseidon appeared near Cetus and cried out,
I believe my men looked at me a little different today, with pride in their eyes. Like they wanted to be in my position. I was heroic today, and no god or other being will not tell me otherwise. Not only did I face, “A brute / so huge, he seemed no man at all of those / who eat good wheaten bread; but he seemed rather / a shaggy mountain reared in solitude.” I also scarred him with the maiming and traumatizing mark of I, the raider of cities.