Writers are commonly known to communicate their feelings and experiences through stories thus creating believable and realistic characters. Crowley has intertwined fiction and reality through her characters, scenes and lived experiences. Cath Crowley is a young adult fiction author based in Melbourne, Australia. Sister to three brothers, Crowley was born in 1971 in rural Victoria. She is notoriously known for writing works that charm the reader with her genuine and unique characters that create conflict that stays consistent within her stories. As a result of her brilliance, she has earned three awards and been shortlisted for her novel Graffiti Moon and shortlisted for Chasing Charlie Duskin. Her most recent work, Words in Deep Blue, recently …show more content…
The biggest and most overlooked is the metaphor behind the ocean. In the novel, the water took Rachel’s brother, consequently forcing her to move away from the beach. This made the ocean a source of pain and grief for her. The water is briefly mentioned at the beginning and end of the novel and doesn't seem to deserve much attention, but Crowley explicitly picked it because she found it the best way to communicate her definition of grief. She defines it as something that's too big and wide to be understood or grappled with and something unforgiving and never-ending. Crowley explains how there are many layers of the ocean and how the top touches the sun, seemingly harmless. It appears beautiful and inviting until you begin to understand it and it drags you down to its many layers of eternal darkness and desolation. A place where there is no light and you are forced to search for something beautiful. This, as explained is what she felt herself and Rachel shared when they lost someone special and close to …show more content…
She fell in love with the written word when her father began sending her books. As she was writing the novel her father passed away and soon after she found herself flipping through his old books and finding little pieces of him like postcards, notes, and words that had been circled and underlined. This inspired the idea of the Letter Library, in the book, Howling Books has a section full of old second-hand books where customers can go and scribble down thoughts and underline favorite lines. Cathy says, the idea of having people leave pieces of themselves between the pages of the book intrigued her. She says it feels almost like an eternal mark one has left in the world that can't be taken back. She has represented herself and her father within the Letter Library by introducing us to the books that they shared and lines they loved. Like Rachel was asked to do, she has documented the favorite lines in her books and underlined and circled them. Books in her novel such as Great Expectations, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Cloud Atlas were no randomly chosen but instead serve the purpose of representing pieces of the inspiration behind the Letter
It is one of her main reasons for letter writing and why She does some of the things that she does, because she does not want to lose her grip on her past. Ivy Rowe, in Lee Smith's Fair and Tender. Ladies, uses letter writing to keep a hold of her grip on the past and. where she came from. In Letters from Sugar Fork, Ivy writes for a number of reasons.
and Rose decides "no, it wasn't for books. The books could come in her room, and this room, well it could just stay closed" (pg. 40). The stolen generation' of Aboriginal children made to conform to the standards of white society are marginalised throughout the book, yet is a recurring issue that develops the library as a centerpoint for what some would name "negative karma". However, with the union of two families through the passion of Rose and Quick in the library, and the birth of Wax Harry months later in the same room, the spirits are exorcised in light, love, and family.
Holly Janquell is a runaway. Wendelin Van Draanan creates a twelve year old character in the story, Runaway, that is stubborn and naive enough to think she can live out in the streets alone, until she is eighteen.She has been in five foster homes for the past two years. She is in foster care because her mother dies of heroin overdose. In her current foster home, she is abused, locked in the laundry room for days without food, and gets in even more trouble if she tries to fight back. Ms.Leone, her schoolteacher, could never understand her, and in Holly’s opinion, probably does not care. No one knows what she is going through, because she never opens up to any one. Ms. Leone gives Holly a journal at school one day and tells her to write poetry and express her feelings. Holly is disgusted. But one day when she is sitting in the cold laundry room, and extremely bored, she pulls out the diary, and starts to write. When Holly can take no more of her current foster home, she runs, taking the journal with her. The journal entries in her journal, are all written as if she is talking to Ms.Leone, even though she will probably never see her again. Over the course of her journey, Holly learns to face her past through writing, and discovers a love for poetry. At some point in this book, Holly stops venting to Ms. Leone and starts talking to her, almost like an imaginary friend, and finally opens up to her.
Symbolism is strongly represented through Kaplan’s short story. The symbols represented are the ocean, the killing of the doe and the woods. Visiting the ocean for the first time at the Jersey Shore was new for Andy. Since then she had been awfully frightened of the ocean. She believes the ocean to be a huge, vast that constantly moved, keeps shifting
Metaphors and Similes are often used in this story, so the reader has a better image of the setting, this is something, and I find Connell did incredibly well, for instance when he refers to the darkness of the night like moist black velvet, the sea was as flat as a plate-glass and it was like trying to see through a blanket.
In the library she would alternate what types of books they would read. Whenever she would read to him she would read in a way that made you cling to every word the author wrote. In times like these, Rodriguez would become engaged in these books. “I sat there and sensed for the very first time some possibility of fellowship between reader and writer, a communication, never intimate like that I heard spoken words at home convey, but nonetheless personal.” (Rodriguez 228). During this part of Rodriguez’s life, his view towards books changed.
... the novel. Ranging from clothes, to birds, to the “pigeon house”, each symbol and setting provides the reader with insight into Edna’s personality, thoughts, and awakening.
One of the main literary devices would be imagery. One of the most important images found in the story pertains to Faith and reaching heaven. Goodman Brown says, "...I‘ll cling to her skirts and follow her to heaven."(H-CAL 375). This follows traditional Puritan belief that if you have faith you will go to heaven. The uses of dark and light also help convey the religious theme of good and evil. Dark is used to symbolize evil, the woods is mainly where this is seen. Light is mostly seen in the beginning, before Goodman enters the forest. Before it all becomes dark and gray. Colors also played an important role. In the beginning Faith pink ribbons in her hair, which represent that she is young and happy. With white symbolizing purity and red representing passion,...
Rachel does not turn for direction in her soul, but turns to her body instead, leaving her to be egocentric. If something doesn’t interest Rachel, it doesn’t matter to her. For example, when Ruth May died, the rest of the family handled the death badly, compared to Rachel, who seemed upset only because she wouldn’t be able to forget the Congo, and will continue to have memories of it. This is ironic, considering that Rachel does not show any interest in the Congo, but now she will have to have it haunt her for the rest of her
Alice Walker has distilled some of the most controversial literature of her time. Her work has been the foundation for many colored writer's ambitions as well as many others. Her work has stroked passion and evoked a copious amount of different emotion among not only Americans but people around the world. Her story The Color Purple is a prime example of the essence of her persona and the messages she tried to portray. Walkers ideas embedded into this story great strike the souls of Americans, even to the point where this story is being banned from high schools around the country. Jacqueline Bobo states in her book, “This analysis will show
There are numerous works of literature that recount a story- a story from which inspiration flourishes, providing a source of liberating motivation to its audience, or a story that simply aspires to touch the hearts and souls of all of those who read it. One of the most prevalent themes in historical types of these kinds of literature is racism. In America specifically, African Americans endured racism heavily, especially in the South, and did not gain equal rights until the 1960s. In her renowned book The Color Purple, Alice Walker narrates the journey of an African American woman, Celie Johnson (Harris), who experiences racism, sexism, and enduring hardships throughout the course of her life; nonetheless, through the help of friends and family, she is able to overcome her obstacles and grow into a stronger, more self-assured individual. While there are numerous themes transpiring throughout the course of the novel, the symbolism is one of the strongest prospects for instigating the plot. In The Color Purple by Alice Walker, numerous symbols influence and drive the plot of the novel.
Gloria Naylor begins her essay “The Meanings of a Word” with an analysis of words, their meaning, and why the power placed behind a word is more important than the word itself. This entire essay seemed to be about the weight a word can carry, and how no matter the permanent structure of the word itself, the weight can be shifted and transformed into something completely different. Specifically, the essay is about the word nigger, which feels as though it’s italicized constantly as some sort of defense mechanism for the writer. She goes on to describe the first time she heard the word, but by the end of the essay, we understand that this is only the first time that she recognized a hint of the cruel meaning behind it, because it is likely she heard the word many times before. This solidifies the idea that it is not actually the word that contains the power, nor the definition, but the connotation that the word
Rachel begins her book by painting us an image of a small quiet town. Keep in mind though, this town isn’t a real place, but is a parallel of our society. In this town, she describes the people living modest lives, and all is well. This is used to represent the calm before the storm, so to speak. The people start to notice strange things, such as birds dying and strange sicknesses. The people themselves are blissfully unaware of what is happening, and that they are to blame. This example is used in parallel to our world. We are unaware of the effects of Pesticides in the long term and if we don’t become aware of these effects, permanent damage will be done.
To conclude the three main objects are the train, Rachel’s old house and alcohol. All of these items play a very large role in the story and in who Rachel is. Some for the better and some for the worse, however I hope that Rachel soon finds peace with all of things both good and bad, what I think Rachel truly needs is a balanced constant in her
The upper shelf contains my most varied readings that span from books of love letters, tales of war, and chronicles of bildungsroman narratives. Rows upon rows of books are hidden behind the visible layer, with each story containing a cherished memory. These novels were recommended by inspiring teachers, received from knowledgeable relatives, or discovered on engaging odysseys to the bookstore.