Mary Oliver’s The Black Walnut Tree displays a relationship between a family (the mother and daughter) and their tree. In the beginning of the poem towards the middle , both the mother and daughter are conflicted with the decision of tearing down the tree , and in return being able to pay off their mortgage. On the contrary , if the family decides to cut the tree they are afraid they may lose the strong family ties, and past generations that are connected to the tree. Ultimately the family of two has to make the decision to cut the tree or allow the tree to stay along with it’s symbolism. Mary Oliver utilizes figurative language devices such as imagery in reference to the appearance of the tree ; symbolism which corresponds to the symbolic
When it comes to domestic atmosphere, the worldviews of the two characters differ considerably. Montag appears to be oblivious to his surroundings the majority of the time, as this has become the social norm. Arriving home, Montag gets the same sensation as a "cold marbled room of a mausoleum"; a lackluster simile to hint to the reader of the home's silence. This is further emphasized by Bradbury's description of the residence as "complet[ly] dark," which depicts Montag's dull life. When Montag walks into the room, he finds "his wife on the bed... like a body... of a tomb," a zombifying simile for how people have become in the future.
The book is filled with what some call self-discovery, where ego does not get in the way of what Beston wishes to say, and that it restores life to him (Sherman). Later in life, Beston would feel that civilization suffered from an absence of a relationship with the Earth, an alienation from nature, and that society had no future if that would continue (Nelson). For this reason The Outermost House is an important work because it discusses everything that needs to be discussed about how one looks at the natural world and about how, like it did for Beston, can heal the wounds suffered mentally from traumatic
The tree is portrayed in the passage as, “one tree, weak, a scratch of light against the gray of everything else, tossed in a film of blossoms… The tree drew him with its delicate perfume ” (Erdrich, line 42-46). In essence, Erdrich specifically compared the tree’s attributes to that of Karl’s as a way of signifying how he did not belong. The environment’s impact is further symbolized when the tree eventually dies due to the damage caused by Karl’s skirmish with an aggressive dog. Furthermore, the tree is a physical representation of Karl, where Karl’s nature is not fit for this inhospitable environment.
In Genesis, that tree was the tree of knowledge of good and evil. God told his woman creation, Eve, to not eat from that tree, but curiosity got the better of her and she ate from the tree (New American Bible, Genesis 3.1-7). In doing so she broke the harmony of the world. In the Iroquois story, a woman dug up their sacred tree so she could eat its roots.
Society becomes more advanced everyday, but no one knows what an advanced society is like. Fahrenheit 451 is a book taking place in 2026. Books are banned at this time and a fireman 's job is to destroy them. Guy Montag, a fireman, burns books every day for the government . One day, Montag meets Clarisse, who is a wise girl who loves books.
Aside from the people suffering within the camp, the trees are the only sign of life in the otherwise barren desert. The tree is a representation of a better life that has been taken away from his family and other Japanese-Americans. His plucked leaf from the tree must represent his wish for a better life. Over the winter the trees that are planted for them die and they no longer have the trees to enjoy. The boy shamefully thinks back to picking the leaf.
“You can’t ever have my books!” yelled a woman before she set herself on fire. This beautifully crafted statement demonstrates how well of a dystopian novel Ray Bradbury was able to compose. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Bradbury extensively utilizes imagery and juxtaposition to help create his vision of a dystopian society. Bradbury uses imagery throughout to such an extent that the reader can perfectly imagine what his vision was. When Bradbury also employs the use of juxtaposition in conjunction with imagery, he shows just how different the world he envisioned with Fahrenheit 451 is from the world that exists today.
The message is that many other things go on even when there are no humans left. The house is on a very tight schedule and did things at a precise time. Portraying the house as a person really helps get the story and the message across because without personification there frankly would not be a story. There Will Come Soft Rains uses Personification to tell the story and get the point across that the world will still go on without humans
The house is really the only "character" in this story. We sympathize with the house just like we would with a human (or Martian) character, because Bradbury describes it like one: it has a skeleton, skin, and nerves . It even has a personality: it does things "carefully" and has "an old-maidenly preoccupation with self-protection". So we relate to the house as if it were a person, but do we like it?
He depicts humanity as lacking decision-making abilities; for example, the technology within the house expects that Mrs. McClellan, likely the wife of the homeowner, cannot even select a poem to read. Because humankind is thoughtless, the home’s automation chooses to recite a piece by Sara Teasdale, “There Will Come Soft Rains.” Interestingly, this poem asserts that nature will outlive mankind, and it foreshadows the next events in Bradbury’s story. During the climax, a tree crashes through the house and causes a devastating inferno. Bradbury states that the fire which represents the natural world is “clever,” and it engulfs the abode (Bradbury 3).
A dystopian society is a dysfunctional society that is marketed to its citizens as a utopian society. It includes elements such as a lack/ downplay of religion or one government sanctioned religion that everyone must follow. The government either uses force and or fear to control its population. There is a suppression of freedom of speech and a suppression of intellectualism. In this society, there is a protagonist who rebels against the status quo.
He adds to the idea of personification by letting the readers in on the House’s fear of death in the following quote: “The house tried to save itself. (Bradbury 31)” by shutting its windows tightly to starve the fire and keep it from burning the house down. In this scene, it forgets all other things and concentrates simply on stifling out the fire to save itself. The emotional connection created with both these lines is meant to let the readers believe that life has not changed so much that humans no longer have a place on Earth anymore, even if it is emphasized that Mankind has deserted the planet long ago. Humans’ desires to be remembered are prominent in the human-like traits granted to technology and how they are played with in the
The setting of the house represents the influence of World War II. The house is standing alone amidst the destroyed neighbor houses, just like England who remained independent during the war. The war, however, did leave marks on the English society which is now on the verge of collapsing: the house is tilted and needs the support of “wooden struts” because of the “blast of the bomb” (88). The broken pipes represent the damage caused by World War II. Pipes are essential to a house’s daily function of water circulation.
At the beginning of the play the house was just a slab but as the play progress it started looking more and more like a house, by the middle of act 2 the house was damaged as Christine took out her emotions on it, but in the end the house was completed. This kind of parallels the idea of resilience, the house faced a complication and that is being beaten by Christine She gives the frame a huge thump with the hammer but also back and forth discussions of being built, sold or destroy, despite of these issues somehow the house was completed by the end, this is sort of the meaning of resilience, being able to rise back up form adversity and that is what Oswald’s intentions were to entertain the audience, give a glimpse of the struggles of people and the importance of resilience through the ideas of her characters and the house as a symbol of life and
