Lonesome Dove: Similarities Between Augustus And Call

When one is seeking a new voyage to self-discovery such as love, death, war, or even an exciting moment in your life, it’s a struggle to find yourself when all of these occupancies’ are happening. In James Joyce “Eveline” and Tim O’Brien “The Things They Carried”, the characters overwhelming circumstances of events have a topic similar to each other’s story, love. With comparing any two stories, there is differences in a few topics as well. James Joyce story “Eveline” is regarding about a young girl name Eveline.

In Alan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" the old man had an eye that symbolizes death and discomfort. The first quotation that makes the eye seems like it symbolizes death is " One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture - - a pale blue eye, with a film over it (Poe). " the vulture like eye that he saw could have made him feel as if it was after him. He said that it was "a pale blu eye (Poe)" the eye could have been a pale blue color because the old man could have been blind in one eye. He was anxious because of the eye.

Family members and close friends impact people’s lives in immeasurable ways. Octavia E. Butler uses this to develope Lauren in Parable of the Sower through interactions with the people around her. Growing up in a bleak area of a now dismal United States, her faithful upbringing contrasts with the necessary survival mentality demanded by the outside world. Two effectual characters in Lauren’s journey are her father, Reverend Olamina, and her younger brother, Keith. These two characters represent extremes of both devotion and destruction as they influence Lauren to choose her own path as an adult.

Adventure and desire are common qualities in humans and Sarah Orne Jewett’s excerpt from “A White Heron” is no different. The heroine, Sylvia, a “small and silly” girl, is determined to do whatever it takes to know what can be seen from the highest point near her home. Jewett uses literary elements such as diction, imagery, and narrative pace to dramatize this “gray-eyed child” on her remarkable adventure. Word choice and imagery are necessary elements to put the reader in the mind of Sylvia as she embarks on her treacherous climb to the top of the world. Jewett is picturesque when describing Sylvia’s journey to the tip of one unconquered pine tree.

Early into the age of romantic writing, a wonderful passage was written by Washington Irving called “The Devil and Tom Walker.” The short story was about a man named Tom Walker who stumbles upon another man who changes his life. Irving took many ideas that are present in other romantic pieces, one of them being mystery. Mystery was an important part in many of the lives of romantics. One example in his story was when Tom meets a man in the forest who prints his signature, or fingerprint, on the forehead of Tom.

Being the keeper of a secret is an important job for humans. Secrets, while they can be destructive, are also a blessing. Someone who is trusted with a secret suddenly feels a sense of responsibility and importance. In the “A White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett, the little girl named Sylvia discovers a beautiful white heron in the woods. The story, which is told from a third person omniscient point of view, provides an intimate reading experience that puts the reader into the story with Sylvia.

In chapter 1, Foster states that not every trip is a quest. For example, a trip would not be a quest if a quest were to fail or if the protagonist does not end up with self knowledge. This means that the original reason to travel on the journey is never the real reason for travelling.   He also states that not every journey is made obvious to the reader and is up to the reader themselves to figure out what the author is leading up to.

There is a new movie out in theaters. An action-packed movie where a young African American and his city block of misfits take on rapid dinosaurs in the driveways of their own homes. Sounds like a normal movie but this movie is not focused on the “color” of the boy but on the actions of the neighborhood. The stereotypes of colored men and women in the film industry are beautifully destroyed in the free verse poem “Dinosaurs in the Hood” as Danez Smith makes a trailer of words for this movie, just waiting to be released. Smith is a colored queer poet who is known for his fiery political poems that took Youtube by storm.

J. F. Powers omnisciently narrates a story of a former white-collared worker that becomes a temporary, manual laborer and his acclimation to his new life. “The Old Bird, A Love Story” tells about the mental journey that Mr. Newman goes on to accustom to his new life as a blue-collared worker. The author explains his situation in a sympathetic manner by describing Mr. Newman’s thoughts and facial expressions as he goes through his day. He often compares his previous lifestyle with his current one which gives of a sentimental feeling, similar to a parent as they look at their grown up. They reminisce about the past, but do not wish for it back.

In every story, a hero can be found. Some stories have superheroes who go on epic adventures, save the day, and make it to their happy ending. Other stories begin with untroubled people living bucolic lives, but are made heroes through the hardships they have faced and survived. Of course, no one is simply born a hero. Every knight in shining armor has a backstory, a childhood, which lead to them taking on the responsibility of slaying the dragon.

Octavia E Butler’s Afro-futuristic novel Parable of the Sower relates a story of the post-apocalyptic USA jeopardized by environmental catastrophe, the collapse of civilization, economic crisis, and breakdown of community. The book unfolds the intricacies of biopower through the idea of community, safety, life, and death and to understand this I have focused mainly on Roberto Esposito’s idea of community and immunity in relation to biopolitics. In this article, Esposito presents Foucault's biopolitics as a point of departure to understand contemporary biopolitics and tries to trace its immunitary origin and dispersion. Relating community to immunity Esposito argues that the relationship between these two biopolitical structures is one of juxtaposition

Hurston’s use of symbolism creates a dynamic piece of literature that can be looked at through multiple lenses. The symbolism in Sweat is somewhat overt, making it difficult to not be noticed. There is a heavy use of religious metaphor, tying the story back to the story of Adam and Eve from the Christian bible. This gives the piece a personal touch, showing us that Hurston has a strong spiritual connection. It also helps to add a whole other layer, creating a depth to the story that would not otherwise be accessible.

Death, love, darkness, betrayal, greed, and cruelty are all themes that Edgar Allen Poe use in his stories. He uses these themes with different settings and characters, which all relate. The Tell Tale Heart and The Black Cat are two of Poe’s stories that have different settings and characters but have the same themes. Edgar Allen Poe was a nineteenth century author who wrote stories. His stories were full of mystery, suspense and horror.