“Temporary Home” Believing in God’s plan will always keep us on the right path. In Carrie Underwood’s song, “Temporary Home”, she sings about three different people in their own life situations that God has put them in. Their stories show, that they believe that struggles, trials, and tribulations are only temporary, in this temporary world. In all three situations, we see that the little boy, the young mom and the old man are not afraid. Carrie Underwood’s chorus repeatedly intoned that their trials were just “windows and rooms that they were passing through”. Ultimately knowing that their lives here on earth are only temporary. Hence the
The fourth Chapter of Estella Blackburn’s non fiction novel Broken lives “A Fathers Influence”, exposes readers to Eric Edgar Cooke and John Button’s time of adolescence. The chapter juxtaposes the two main characters too provide the reader with character analyses so later they may make judgment on the verdict. The chapter includes accounts of the crimes and punishments that Cooke contended with from 1948 to 1958. Cooke’s psychiatric assessment that he received during one of his first convictions and his life after conviction, marring Sally Lavin. It also exposes John Button’s crime of truancy, and his move from the UK to Australia.
Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People" In "Good Country People" by Flannery O'Connor, uses symbolism in the choice of names, almost to the point of being ironic and humorous. These names center around the personality and demeanor of the characters. Hulga, once known as Joy, simply changed her name because it was the ugliest she could think of.
Summary and Response to Barbara Kingsolver’s “Called Home” In “Called Home”, the first chapter of the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year in Food Life, Barbara Kingsolver presents her concerns about America's lack of food knowledge, sustainable practices, and food culture. Kingsolver introduces her argument for the benefits of adopting a local food culture by using statistics, witty anecdotal evidence, and logic to appeal to a wide casual reading audience. Her friendly tone and trenchant criticism of America's current food practices combine to deliver a convincing argument that a food culture would improve conditions concerning health and sustainability.
The biographic features of a writer usually have an influence on the development of his or her literary creation. The biographic influence is especially strong on the literary work of Flannery O'Connor. Her life and experiences are reflected through her work in themes, characters, descriptions and style. There are two important features of her life, which had marked the short stories and novels of Flannery O'Connor: The South of the United States and her religion, Catholicism. These two aspects are reflected in her vision of life, society and above all in the vision of the human race.
As the narrator is attending his brother’s performance he realizes music lifts the suffering from Sonny’s life. He uses the simile “like the very cup of trembling” (100). As a comparison to Sonny’s music that could relieve those who listen and Sonny from suffering. The reference to Isaiah 51:17 guides the reader to a scripture for more understanding. Even though Sonny’s sins aid him in suffering God promised he would restore those who believed. The narrator listens to Sonny’s blues and realizes Sonny would continue to suffer until someone listens to him. “Freedom lurked around us and I understood, at last, that he could help us be free if we would listen, that he would never be free until we did” (99). Sonny was suffering and just wanted someone to listen to his pain. Thus the implication of the Bible helps the reader understand the relief from
“He would knock knock on my door, and I’d pretend to be asleep ‘til he got right next to the bed, then I would get up and jump into his arms,” (Beaty 2-4). A sentimental play between a son and father, but one morning the knock never sounded upon the door. “Until that day when the knock never came and my momma takes me on a ride past corn fields on this never ending highway ‘til we reach a place of high rusty gates,” (Beaty 6-7). As one can see, Beaty uses imagery to allow the reader to imagine the corn fields and the highway that seemed to extend for miles on end. Extensively, the mother had taken her son to visit his father in prison, but the boy did not comprehend the window separating him from his father. The boy tried effortlessly to break the glass so he could jump into his father’s arms, all the while his father sat silently and
The primary scary feature of the story is the concept that doing something as innocent as stopping a car can cause death. Death is something that most people fear, or wish not to encounter until they feel that they have lived their lives to the fullest.
First, the author uses Figurative language to develop the theme by the mother uses a metaphor to describe her life and how difficult it was. It says, “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it, And splinters. And boards were torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor—Bare.“This shows the author use Figurative language to develop the theme of You have to rise above the obstacles because life is going to throw obstacles at you and you have to try to avoid them. This shows the theme because instead of going back down the staircase where there are no problems you have to push through to get over the problem. Second, the author uses Symbol to develop the theme by using the staircase that represents life and life is hard and there will be a ton of thing that try to push us down and just try to stop us It says, “ I’ve been a-climbing’ on, And reachin’ landings, And turnin’ corners, And sometimes goin’ in the dark Where there ain’t been no light. “This shows the author used Symbol to develop the theme of You have to rise above the obstacles because the mother kept going non-stop. This is important to notice because there will be a ton of thing that try to push us down and just try to stop us. To, sum up, the author of “Mother to Son” revealed the theme through Figurative language and
Straying away from life as a whole only to be alone, some may say is the strong way to heal themselves when dealing with extreme grief or a major crisis . In the book Wild, twenty-two year old Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost it all. Dealing with the loss of her mother, her family torn to pieces, and her very own marriage was being destroyed right before her very eyes. Living life with nothing more to lose, lifeless, she made the most life changing decision of her life. Strayed never seems remorseful on her decisions to up and leave everything behind while deciding to flee from it all. This being her way of dealing with life, it shows her as being strong; a woman of great strength and character. She shows personal strength, which is more than just a physical word. It is a word of very high value and can only be defined by searching deep within your very own soul.
What is in a story if you can’t take something out of it and relate to your everyday life? The book “Typical American” by Gish Jen, gave me something that I never fully, and I probably still don’t, comprehend: foreigners, and their struggles in making a new life in another country. I have been on my share of trips, both domestic and abroad, but was never in a distant land long enough to feel the effects of the unknowing these people felt every day. The manner in which this story was presented has given me a new insight into, not only foreign nationals, but more importantly, how one goes about presenting emotional feeling not just through words, but setting, characterization, point of view, conflict, and theme.
In the opening verse of the song, the speaker discusses the need to see her childhood home at least once more before moving on with her life. She shares with the current homeowner some of her experiences while growing up in the house. For instance, she says, “I know they say you can’t go home again, but I just had to come back one last time.” This shows that the speaker realizes that returning “home” is going to be a different experience than it was when she lived there, but she cannot resist the temptation of a final visit to the “house”. The speaker says that “Up those stairs in that little back bedroom, is where I did my homework and learned to play guitar. And I bet you didn’t know, under that live oak, my favorite dog is buried in the yard.” This indicates some of the significant memories the speaker has of her time in the house, such as honing her...
Her grandson is what keeps her where she is at his sickness pleads for her to stay and take care of him and yes she can go places but the thought of him brings her back every time. It’s like she is the only one he has left and the thought of leaving him behind breaks her, so every time she gets to that hill something tells her to come back. Something tells her to make sure she doesn’t forget the little boy back home waiting for her. I believe there are chains that holds everyone back in life and one of mine I like to think is my
She knows her son would not want her to be in this pain and dwell on something she cannot change which is why the author states “But soon afterwards, when the child had been buried, it appeared by night in the places where it had sat and played during its life, and if the mother wept, it wept also, and, when morning came, it disappeared.” The little boy is referred to as ‘it’ because he is only appearing in the mother’s mind as she reminisces all of the memories they shared. The mother eventually comes to an understanding with this terrible incident and at peace for herself and her little boy when the story reads “Then the mother gave her sorrow into God’s keeping, and bore it quietly and patiently, and the child came no more, but slept in its little bed beneath the earth.” She finally let go. Also, in the last quotation, this is showing that the mother now worships God above all and is putting her faith in him. As opposed to the beginning of the story where the author states “THERE was once a mother who
Everyone wants to fall in love. Why? It is an experience that makes one feel alive and secure. Love is a universal feeling consisting of deep affection. It comes in many shapes and forms- some fall madly in love and some loves remain unrequited. These sentiments are shown and described by Sara Teasdale in her poem “I Am Not Yours.” Using a mix of similes, metaphors, and hyperbole, Teasdale expresses one’s longing for more of a passionate, true love during a relationship. The direct and effective use of descriptive and concise phrases help express Teasdale’s intense emotions.
Over the past year or so I have realized just how much I want to wait until I marry and how the decision affects my relationship with God. But, still today this song keeps me in check even though I do not need it anymore. It reminds me of what I went through and just how much I want to keep the promise I made to my future wife, kids, to myself and God. I no longer need to depend on “Wait for Me” because I have found the power to keep strong in my decision though Christ and through self discipline.