The epilogue included in Bel Canto gives insight about the message that author Ann Patchett is trying to relay in her novel. Truly comparing the quote’s in the epilogue to the overall theme of the novel first requires understanding the quote’s themselves. I found the first quote to be the most intriguing, “I asked the Gods for hills and springs; They listened to me at last. I shall live contended. And I shall never desire to go beyond that spring, nor shall I desire to cross that mountain” (qtd. in Patchett). The quote seems to say that one should be content with the life that they are given. The first thing that I thought about after reading the epilogue was something that my mom always told me when I was going through high school. She always …show more content…
used to say, “don’t lose your happiness on the pursuit for more”. Everyone in life desires to have their prayers answered and when they are finally answered, its hard to not aspire for bigger and better things. However, those who continually reach for new things can never enjoy where they are at in life. If someone works hard to achieve their goals, they owe it to themselves to be content with their accomplishments and enjoy what God has given them instead of constantly looking for more. Don’t get me wrong, achieving goals is a wonderful accomplishment and new goals should then be set to continue progressing as a person. However, if a person never takes the time to enjoy where they are at then they will never be content with their life. The epilogue relates directly to Bel Canto since it is a quote taken from opera composer, Vincenzo Bellini.
Opera is one of the most meaningful symbols in the novel and its main character Roxanne Coss. Initially Coss is worried about losing her career after being taken hostage. As time progresses, Coss actually gets to practice her singing more than ever before since its one of the only things to do in the mansion. Although she didn’t necessarily want something like this to happen to her, it signifies a spark in her career that allows her to become better at singing. However, Coss is a character that is constantly aspiring for more fame and success which doesn't necessarily align with the quote. A tuning point in Coss’ life happens when she finds love with Hosakowa in the mansion. Once she finally allows herself to love someone back she opens up to other character’s, like Caesar, who adore her. Since Coss has nowhere else to go, it has forced her to be content with the setting that God has presented her with. Finally being content has allowed Coss to achieve her goals and find love that she otherwise would've never …show more content…
found. After the character’s are abducted by terrorists, many of them are frightened for their life.
Although none of the character’s prayed to be taken hostage by terrorists, God had it in their plans. As time passes and relationships are made between the character’s and terrorists, their thoughts begin to change. The priest in the story, Father Arguedas, was quoted saying, “He did not pray to be rescued at all. He only prayed for God’s will, His love and protection” (Patchett 199). Earlier in the novel, the character’s were all worried about their survival and rescue. It seems that God has answered their prayers in His own unique way by possibly rescuing them from their old life’s instead. Many of the character’s have formed life changing relationships with the terrorists after spending so much time in the mansion together. Patchett describes each of the newly formed relationships and quotes many of the characters saying how happy they are in this new place. God has a unique way of answering prayers and once the characters begin to realize that He has given them happiness, they become content with their new life’s in the mansion. The characters quit worrying about when they will be rescued and some even fear the day. God has given them the “hills and the springs” and they wish nothing more than to remain where they
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...the narrator and all people a way of finding meaning in their pains and joys. The two brothers again can live in brotherhood and harmony.
author tried to tell readers life lessons that can happen to anybody. Last but not least is to be
Lewis (the main character) is in relationship with a woman named Lucy, and in a friendship with Nick, who has extreme and dedicated social views. Lewis states he is always in need of work by saying "I need the money". The play is set to take place in a theatre that smells of "burnt wood and mould", the cast are patients with different needs, and the play being performed by these mental patients is Mozart's Così fan tutte. Through working with the patients, Lewis discovers a side of himself that allows him to learn how to value love.
The main theme of A Prayer for Owen Meany is religious faith -- specifically, the relationship between faith and doubt in a world in which there is no obvious evidence for the existence of God. John writes on the first page of the book that Owen Meany is the reason that he is a Christian, and ensuing story is presented as an explanation of the reason why. Though the plot of the novel is quite complicated, the explanation for Owen's effect on Johnny's faith is extremely simple; Owen's life is a miracle -- he has supernatural visions and dreams, he believes that he acts as God's instrument, and he has divine foresight of his own death -- and offers miraculous and almost undeniable evidence of God's existence. The basic thematic shape of the novel is that of a tension being lifted, rather than a tension being resolved; Johnny struggles throughout the book to resolve his religious faith with his skepticism and doubt, but at the novel's end he is not required to make a choice between the two extremes: Owen's miraculous death obviates the need to make a choice, because it offers evidence that banishes doubt. Yet Johnny remains troubled, because Owen's sacrificial death (he dies to save the lives of a group of Vietnamese children) seems painfully unfair. Johnny is left with the problem of accepting God's will. In the end, he invests more faith in Owen himself than he invests in God -- he receives two visitations from Owen beyond the grave -- and he concludes the novel by making Owen something of a Prince of Peace, asking God to allow Owen's resurrection and return to Earth.
...o the conclusion of the theme. I strongly think that the message the author Sharon Draper was trying to explain to the readers is that even though we all fall that we also must learn to get back up. Amari had given me inspiration because even thought she went through some of the worst problems that any girl her age can experience Amari with the help of everyone around her was able to use her backbone to get her back up and lift her head up high to accept what future awaited her. The people around her helped shape who she will be one day and I can relate this to my life in which I choose to follow or not follow the ideas of society to help shape my future life into a better one than it is right now. And I have also learned that even through the toughest times to always remember that I am not alone, that I have my experiences and hopes to guide me through the journey.
This is emphasized when Roxanne realizes that Cyrano was the one who had written these letters after many years. He denies that it was him because he does not want to tarnish her memory of Christian. She recognizes Cyrano’s voice and declares how it was him she loved all this time. His fate, sorrowfully, is that they would have had the opportunity for a long lasting love if she had accepted his appearance and seen the poet underneath. His long nose stands
She doesn't want to be the reason that her friends are tortured, so she can't name them. She has to let them torture her and she has to endue the unbelievable pain. When she can not imagine going on her faith saves her. Without thinking the words of "Hail Mary" come to her mind.
The use of magical occurrences or fantasy in Brockmeier’s story plays a crucial role in the development of the overall moral lesson in the story. Brockmeier writes that the man magically finds a slip of paper in his pocket with a prayer on it. He writes, “He discovered a prayer that read, Let someone speak to me this time – anyone, anyone at all – or else…” (265). Although this can't actually happen in real life, this element in the story shows that even though someone may experience through...
He uses specific and powerful wording to portray the effects of not undergoing a conversion. Edwards horrifies the people when he uses powerful, frightening words to portray these effects. He speaks of the notorious Devil, whose name makes people shutter; they will do anything to escape from the Devil, even undergo a conversion. Edwards states, “The Devil is waiting for them,” as in the ones whom do not undergo conversion. Edwards also explains to the congregation that not only will they be greeted by the devil if they do not convert, but they will also be endangered by their own God. Their God will be outraged of those who do not undergo a conversion. He explains, “You are in the hands of an angry God.” Edwards’s explanation of this outraged God urges the congregation to undergo conversion fast. Moreover, Edwards uses one last horrific wording to convince the congregation to undergo conversion when he speaks of how some may not escape this dreadful future; this ultimately urges others to hurry in undergoing an emotional conversion. Edwards states, “There are many in this congregation … that will actually be the subjects of this very misery to all eternity.” To conclude, Edwards’s use of negative diction on the outcome of not undergoing conversion urges the congregation to undergo an emotional
It holds such power over captives and captors alike that they cannot help but feel enamoured to the life it brings. Cesar especially feels the beauty of music “Oh, how he loved to hear the words in his mouth… It didn't matter that he didn't understand the language, he knew what it meant. The words and music fused together and became a part of him” and through music, he discovers his latent talent for singing (224). Based only on Roxanne’s previous arias, Cesar’s potential is outstandingly bright when he sings for the first time without any training whatsoever. Not only do the others learn to appreciate his gift, but Roxanne herself recognizes how promising he is or she would not have bothered to waste her time tutoring him. Beforehand, Cesar is nothing remarkable, just another one of the terrorists who detains them, but the opera transforms him into a separate person. Like the mansion enveloped in the garua, Cesar is heavily shrouded by serious self-esteem issues and fear, but after his breakthrough, his worries suddenly disappear and his life becomes a reservoir of joy. If “life, true life, was something stored in music”, then Cesar has lived a deprived life; his passion for music was just unfolding, but fate robs the world of who “was meant to be the greatest singer of his time” (5,
Because Belisa Crepusculario had such a difficult childhood in which she experienced so much loss in her life, she is forced to become a stronger person both mentally and physically to survive such devastating circumstances. It will ultimately be this strong sense of survival that she develops through these experiences of great loss, which will guide her through the survival of life threatening situations.
The theme that Leif Enger wanted the readers to take away after reading this novel is that we should have faith in God. Through the extraordinary situations described in the book, we can learn that God is always there in our lives to pave a path for us, we need to have confidence in God to see him in our everyday life, and that we can see God through miracles and other events that happen in our life. Even when you are going through really bad moments always remember that there is a reason for that and there will always be good moments afterwards. This is as true as telling someone that tomorrow the sun will rise again. No matter what you are living at this moment if you have faith you will find a solution.
She does not spew out all the reasons why she loves Othello or say that she is unavoidably attracted to him as she could have. Instead, she picks a practical reason –
Opera is a unique genre of spoken word and song accompanied by music. The music takes one through ascending and descending ranges of emotions. Mozart's Don Giovanni is a perfect example of how this genre emits a wide variety of feelings and attitudes. This "dark comedy seems to convey Mozart's feeling that events have both comical and serious dimensions…" (Kerman, 205). The opera, as a whole, is neither exclusively comedic nor entirely tragic.
Erika Miklosa has neither the range, nor the vocal skills, nor the temperament of the Queen of the Night. She might make a good Queen of High Tea. In short, a highly uneven musical evening, and one in which the music was never able to soar and beguile as The Magic Flute must. Komische Oper is the third tier company in Berlin, in budget as well as in ticket prices. This has the distinct advantage of making opera accessible to young people and there were plenty in the audience the other night, rarely seen, one would guess, at the other houses here and almost never in the US.