City Girl Analysis

A Rebellious tone appears through the character of Sister Hope, “everyone tries to transcend, but she’s the only one to make progress. She the only one to survive” (Lecture). The irony that the men attempt (and fail) at “graceful tasks” such as farming to get closer to God and Sister Hope keeps her wits and moves past them is highly ironic from the initial setup. By the same token, a feminist tone is found in the character of Sister Hope. Using the quote from before the men attempt “graceful” work, yet it is Sister Hope who “saves the commune by harvesting wheat before a frost comes, she does all the useful house work, and though she is the only woman she is the most practical,” (Lecture) highly ironic for a community that exploited women and gave them no decision making power.

Everyone pursues happiness, even in Our Town. There are a variety of ways to do this, some with positive and some with negative side effects. Simon Stimson, filled his life with drinking, and a grumpy bad attitude, and as a result he felt his life was empty. Emily Webb chose a good relationship with George on the farm over a bright academic future. Then at the same time, George Gibbs chose a relationship with Emily over baseball and going to agriculture school.

The persuasive essay "Field of Broken Dreams", by Sharon Butala discusses the issue of farms in the west being corporatized. It is essentially a good essay that is effective in conveying its message, but falls short in garnering attention. The author argues that the way we are progressing in not ideal and spends the first six paragraphs describing how things were in the past, comparing them to the way they look at the time of writing. The memories are written to seem as beautiful as possible, as a way to garner an emotional response from the reader, which contrasts sharply with the harsh tone used with "the noisy and relentless agricultural machinery," and "death-dealing chemicals. " In the seventh paragraph is the thesis statement, "the corporatization

(Mansfield 268)   The girl responds by saying that “it’s her fu-fur which is so funny. It’s exactly like a fried whiting.” (Mansfield 268)   This hurts Miss Brill’s feelings because her fox stole is something that makes her happy, and it upsets her when the girl makes fun of it.

Winter and summer formed a doubled-edged sword. In addition, periods of drought, rainstorms, tornadoes, swarms of grasshoppers could destroy fields of crops. For experienced farmers it was a Herculian task to build a home and establish a farm, but the free land, abundant wildlife, and the rich soil was so enticing, the opportunity hard to resist. My Antonia by Willa Cather embodies not just the physical hardships,

While, if you carefully listen you can hear subtle tires against the pavement and the cars whizzing moving the wind from one direction to the next. Frame shot also shows that Sen is upset and gloomy that they are moving to a new town. The rule of thirds focuses on Sen even though she is on the bottom middle. From the dusk of the sun is glaring into the room. What you can hear in this frame shot is the water dripping down towards the basement floor.

This story also includes naturalism and romanticism, although realism is the theme that comes across most throughout the story. They use the compelling and realistic details to make the story pragmatic. “When Frank Shabata got home that night, he found Emil's mare in his stable. Such an impertinence amazed him.” In the story Emil puts his horse into Frank’s barn.

The Grass is Always Greener over the Battlefield: How Carl Sandburg’s use of free verse, anaphora and tone in the poem Grass inform us of how forgetting history dooms us to repeat history. Carl Sandburg’s use of free verse, anaphora and tone transform a simple eleven-lines of verse into a powerful and dynamic poem. One could apologize for the nod to Erma Bombeck’s book The Grass is Always Greener over the Septic Tank a book that uses humor to explain the growing dissatisfaction of suburban housewives in mid-century America, however while Grass is far from being a humorous poem, the image of covering over something foul and fetid with a carpet of green grass is a worthy comparison. This helps us understand Sandburg’s antiwar message is important

The Grass is Always Greener over the Battlefield: How Carl Sandburg’s use of free verse, anaphora and tone in the poem Grass inform us of how forgetting history dooms us to repeat history. Carl Sandburg’s use of free verse, anaphora and tone transform a simple eleven-lines of verse into a powerful and dynamic poem. One could apologize for the nod to Erma Bombeck’s book The Grass is Always Greener over the Septic Tank a book that uses humor to explain the growing dissatisfaction of suburban housewives in mid-century America. However while Grass is far from being a humorous poem, the image of covering over something foul and fetid with a carpet of green grass is a worthy comparison.

In the poem, the speaker lived on an orchard farm where work ethic had been developed and strengthened. The speaker has developed a strong work ethic that drives her to stay up all night picking peaches. This strong work ethic encourages the girl to complete her responsibilities. “and the pond was—I could see as I laid the last peach in the water—full of fish and eyes.” The fish in the pond represent how the unseen events can rupture a person’s success within time with people challenging and downplaying one’s hard work and success.

APiper dropped the paper bag on the granite kitchen counter, balancing her cell between her shoulder and the crook of her neck and continuing her conversation while she began unpacking the numerous bags of groceries. • You have to go with us, Diane - Piper protested into the phone while pushing almond milk into the fridge- Alex won’t enjoy her birthday if you aren’t there. • I’m sure Al with prefer to spend a romantic couple of days with her girlfriend – Diane replied sarcastically with a snort – than having her mother tag along. • We traveled a lot this year.

Both of the main characters in the two passages are judgmental people. Babbitt judges his neighbors on their actions while Maud judges the farmers and civilians in small towns on where they live. The passages express the idea that people are always judgmental no matter what their own situation is. In the second passage, Maud describes her love of New York and all its glamour.

While I feel painfully self conscious under the glares of concerned adults, I quite enjoy the isolation. By the time I am done with the day’s errands, I rush home to prepare dinner for my parents. The chopping of vegetables is borderline therapeutic, but even more so when accompanied with dim lighting and a diverse playlist of

I rise and descend the tight hallway to the kitchen. My mother greets me, helps make my breakfast and sits down opposite me slowly eating her own. I break the monotony and say, “Do I have to go to the Nazi speech today?’’ “We must” states my mother. She knows how much I abhor standing out in the public.

“The Treaty Story”, By the Minnesota Historical Society, and “What Does Justice Look Like?” by Wazyatawin are two pieces about Native American treaties when Minnesota was first being established. They both discuss the initial discovery of the land by fur traders and European settlers in the 1700’s and on, as well as the first communication between natives and white settlers. Both are credible, factual, but they differ when it comes to the speaker, the audience, and the word choice used throughout each text. “The Treaty Story” is an online interactive text meant for 6th grade students in Minneapolis Public Schools who are in the Minnesota history course; therefore the Minnesota Historical Society wrote it to be as unbiased as possible.