Octavian Carson: A Short Story

The cat… tried to effect an unnoticed retreat, and in doing so backed into the pickle-dish, which fell to the floor with a crash” (Wharton, chap 4). When Mattie moves in and her relationship with Ethan grows, she begins to break Zeena and Ethan’s marriage. Mattie moving in could be represented by the cat getting on the table. When the cat knocks over the dish, it breaks. This symbolizes that when Mattie got too close, Ethan’s marriage broke apart.

”(Holland). In this quote from the essay Holland describes the human as a cat. Since cats have the reputation for being aloof it show that Americans can relate to a cat at the end of the day for the reason of not having that benefit of getting a nap throughout a busy and packed

The man begins to despise the cat, especially after his wife points out that the white tuft on its chest forms the image of a gallows, which was a wooden device used to hang

Luka also spread the rumor the he and Karla Homolka were dating. He denied dating her to media outlets, though he made a “tribute” video with his mother, who he pretended to be Karla, and himself in the Caribbean. In late 2010, he posted two videos to YouTube. The first one was called 1 Boy Two Kittens. This video shows him putting 2 cats in a vacuum, and sucking out air, until both kittens suffocates.

My favorite ad is #CATmageddon by the organization, Truth. This commercial started running in the beginning of the year and used video of current internet cat memes such as, Keyboard Cat, Roomba Shark Cat and Pirate Cat along with facts and slogans to address Truth 's anti-smoking campaign, "Smoking Kills pets too". The video first presented the fact that cats are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes. This demonstrates the use of rhetoric logos to convince the audience with logical reasoning. In addition, the video also uses pathos, the love and enjoyment people get from watching cat video.

For example, the conscience the grandmother invokes at the beginning of the story is conveniently silent when she sneaks Pitty Sing (the

“If I get a cat, should I name it Daisy or Fred?” I asked my boyfriend, sipping out of my water at Applebee’s, a conversation that was quite the norm for us. I stared at him in a serious expression waiting for his answer. The lights were dim, resembling a nice quiet candle-lit night in, as an 1800’s novel would portray. The dim lighting set a good mood for this type of conversation, as the lights hit his face perfectly, bringing out the soft features in his face.

Her red scarf, lips, and ribbon all connected her to the symbolic object, the pickle dish. The pickle dish is first showed as Zeena's and Ethan's physical meaning of their marriage. Once Mattie comes into Ethan's sight of love, her presence destroys it. The way it happens in the story is that as Ethan and Mattie prepare for dinner the cat jumps onto the table and breaks the red pickle

In Klosterman’s Harry Potter essay, he states, “I honestly don’t give a shit if my assumption is true or false” (“Death by Harry Potter”). Klosterman casually throws around words most professional writers avoid because it fits his style of humor and connects him with readers. Since Klosterman’s essays are already more informal due to his biting sarcasm and hyperbole, his use of curse words only adds to his growing bond with the audience. Modern society has built crass language into our basic vocabulary; Klosterman’s use of profanity presents him as an average person to his audience in order to connect with them. The accentuation of his opinions with expletives makes him seem more human and therefore relatable to

Based on information from Murphy 's owner, a veterinarian determined through blood tests (unclear if allergy test includes cat dander) and physical examination that Murphy is physically healthy. Despite that report, Murphy has a habit of licking his front legs obsessively after his meals or when he wants to fall asleep. Murphy’s companions are his human and a cat named Nike who is like family to the dog. He has an active routine consisting of 2 runs daily to the beach, swimming, and playing with his ‘ballies’ which are his toy balls.

Vibrant blue Today was gonna be different.. i knew it was, when Zach saw the sparking of an idea in my eyes.. it went off from there. Zach proceeds to sit down and slide down from his normal parking of his body in the cafeteria. I look at him and ask why he's moving and he replies with “There is s*** on the table.

Closed off, no stable relationships, no will to maintain having friends how are we supposed to see what Holden feels? In the Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger, Holden is afraid of being open with people and not willing to reveal his true thoughts. Throughout the story, Holden’s fears are revealed using strong figurative language. Salinger uses powerful symbolism to show Holden’s inner thoughts and fears of death and change. Holden is afraid of death and also afraid of change

Tommy sat in his Thunderbird, listening to the beat of jackhammers beating the Chicago sidewalks at noon. “Why is Al taking so long?” Tommy asked himself. Tommy got out of his car and got onto the sidewalk to enter Tso’s Food and Deli, walking through the restaurant he could smell the savory Gong Bao chicken.