The famous Polish poet Anna Swir has written some of the most beautiful and deeply stirring poems I have come across. That is “I wash the Shirt”, the poem dives deep into the frailty and the power of a woman's spirit. I admired the way this poem was written and I also found that it was very emotional and appealing to the senses. Throughout the poem, the shirt is symbolic of the remnants of a personal relationship between a father and daughter, following the father’s death. The alliteration in “the shirt smells of sweat” conveys strong aromas which appeal to our senses and further alludes to the personal connection the girl has to the shirt, through the conditioning of its smell of sweat which she so closely associates with her father. Thus,
What does it mean to be “inappropriately female” and what are the consequences for Daphne? To understand how being “inappropriately female” was coded in Daphne Scholinski’s The Last Time I Wore A Dress we have to understand when this was happening. In the early 80’s when Scholinski was growing up acts of sexual and gender nonconformity were not seen as acceptable ways of identifying. Laws surrounding criminalization of gender identification and sexual orientation were just beginning to be changed and public opinion on the matter was still catching up. Daphne’s nonconformity came from all directions. She’d always been a tomboy growing up, played sports, hung out with the guys, and didn’t behave. She wasn’t the calm, quiet, or followed the rules.
This story is fairly unique, as it is made up of several smaller tales. It starts off simply enough, as the main character fondly recalls a red plaid shirt that her mother bought for her one summer. Schoemperlen further builds up the plot as the main character discloses every detail that she can remember about the shirt, as well as many other articles of clothing. These details are gradually strung together into the sometimes unfortunate memories that form the story line. The reader cannot help but become involved in the story, for it is such a personal account of the protagonist’s life. Many of the readers have probably felt the same way about a few select articles of their own clothing, and attached the...
“Sweat” is a short story written by Zora Neale Hurston. It is a story where the husband, Syke, does terrible things to Delia, the wife. Such terrible things are being abusive, and having an affair with someone else. However, this does not hurt Delia any more than it could have. Delia possesses strong characteristics. She is a hard working person, who basically earns for both of their livelihoods, and also very courageous. In order to reveal Delia’s character, Hurston adds in symbols and allusions.
Lisa Delpit’s book, “The Skin We Speak”, talked about language and culture, and how it relates to the classroom. How we speak gives people hits as to where we are from and what culture we are a part of. Unfortunately there are also negative stereotypes that come with certain language variations. There is an “unfounded belief that the language of low income groups in rural or urban industrial areas is somehow structurally “impoverished” or “simpler” than Standard English” (Delpit 71). The United States is made of people from various cultures and speak many different variations of languages. As teachers we must be aware of some of the prejudices we may have about language and culture.
In her book, Against Love, Laura Kipnis explains her views on love and why she is against it. She begins with an explanation of how maturity plays into love; maturity in love is seen as the willingness to settle down while immaturity is not wanting to commit. Then she gives a tour of love throughout history, stating that romantic love didn't exist until only a few centuries ago. Also, Kipnis believes that advanced intimacy, one of the essential things to keep a relationship healthy, isn’t good and an overall scary experience. Lastly she lists off an endless list of arbitrary things that you can not do in a relationship anymore. Kipnis contends that if it helps a society to have its citizens believe that it’s shameful to start over, or that wanting more from a relationship is illicit, grizzly acts of self mutilation are clearly needed. However, I believe that love is, in essence, unnecessary. One can live their entire life without
I think that the poet is trying to contain his feelings by not expressing them freely. The opening stanza begins with the metaphor "The hospital smell combs my nostrils. " This suggests that the poet is sensing that there is a strong, disinfectant smell. The metaphor is unusual but very effective. It almost suggests the poet is feeling a bit of pain and sets the mood for the rest of the poem.
The poem "Bitch" by Carolyn Kizer describes the heartache in which most women get out from her former lover, who she had not seen in a long time. The tone of the poem is sad because of the horrible things about her relationship. She describes herself from the outside, pretending that everything are okay, "Fine, I’m just fine, I tell him". However, in her inside, she is fighting and struggling with her feelings, wanting to curl up to him, remembering their time together. An example of this is when she says, "She wants to snuggle up to him, to cringe" . getting to the end of the poem she left and felt indifferent about this man. Another metaphors that Carolyn
The poem that will be discussed in this essay is “Whats That Smell in The Kitchen”, written by Marge Piercy. This poem was really tense and a bit comical; but it was also sad at the same time. Some emotions received often while reading this poem is seriousness, sadness, and comedy.
Tradition means the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation (MacBook pro dictionary). My first impression was from my “Tradition” video watching by Mark Fiore about the direction and the magnification of American constitution. This constitution document was made people to be their own slave than property slave in this proud nation. This constitution was made a strong people, economy, politics, and nation by voting who is best and give enough for the people and nation as well as good for us now.
Jocelin Elizabeth (1596-1622) was an educated female author in Early Modern England. As she had a foreboding of dying in childbirth or not surviving it, she wrote The Mothers Legacie during her pregnancy, addressing her husband but mainly her unborn child, giving him or her directives and advises on education, mainly through the practice of religion.
In the poem the mother outlines specific details to her daughter how to perform certain household chores “wash the white clothes on Monday and put them on the stone heap; wash the color clothes on Tuesday and put on the clothes line to dry.” (Kincaid). This goes to show women was never empowered to get educated or given the privilege to build a successful career. Instead they stay home carry out duties of taking care of home while their husbands went out and work. Therefore, passing on traditional values to her daughter will help prepare her for the future and how to care for own family (“this is how you iron your father khaki shirt so that it doesn’t have a crease; this is how you iron your father pants, so they don’t have a crease” (Kincaid).