The Phantom Lover How many times had Lilly not stood, at the garden gate of the biggest mansion in town. She often wandered during the spring and summer, out of town and up the hill. Where at the top stood a magnificent house, with a garden that bloomed all summer long and had many paths, benches and even a fountain. Lilly often stopped by the garden, peering in and admiring all the flowers that grew there. Often she fantasized about who might live there, but even if the garden was well kept, no one was ever seen coming from or going to town. So one night when the moon was full, as Lily dreamed by the garden gate, making a slight move she stumbled, falling against the gate to discover it open. Quietly she slipped into the moon bathed garden
Kristina and Trey gathered all of their little belongings mostly caring about the lockbox containing about $3,600 of the finest mexican glass a.k.a meth. Rushing out of their little apartment as soon as possible after seeing a wanted picture in the newspaper of kristina stealing money illegally with a fake id. She thought it was odd that she had very very little remorse about getting up and leaving without saying goodbye to her baby that wouldn't even recognize her, her mom which she stole her identity and money from. It didn't phase her and she kept loading what little belongings she had into Trey's mustang. They rushed onto the snowy freeway still tweaked as usual, but exhausted from no sleep like usual and running from the police and the mexican drug lord that they owe and weren't planning on paying back.
The entrancing image of the garden brings the garden to life and creates an astounding picture that the reader appreciates. Matsu’s garden portrays that he creates the beauty in his life and shares it. As Stephen shows interest in his garden, Matsu opens up to him more and more and their relationship
She had never before seen the meadow by moonlight. They lay serene and still, wrapped in thin veils of drifting mist. She found the path quite easily. … ‘Hannah dear,’ she said, struggling to control her panting breath. ‘Wake up! ‘Tis Kit.
The wire fence in which her chrysanthemums reside “protected her flower garden from cattle and dogs and chickens” (Steinbeck 243). The wire fence not only shelters the flowers, but can also serve as a metaphorical protection for Elisa, further revealing the thin line between Elisa and her flowers. Elisa relies heavily on the chrysanthemums support and guidance due in part to her geographical location, the Salinas
Mama feels like the plant is all she has close to the garden she wants. “Lord, if this little old plant don’t get more sun than it’s been getting it aint never going to see spring again” (Hansberry, 16). The plant and sunlight represents Mamas happiness in the dark dreary apartment. “Well, I always wanted me a garden like I used to see sometimes at the back of the houses down home. This plant is close as I ever got to having one” (Hansberry, 26).
The words ¨old garden¨ generate the picture of an abandoned or unattended garden. The words ¨moonlit evening¨ evokes the impression of a peaceful night. The first paragraph
She wrapped her finger in a Wet Wipe and got into the driver’s seat dreading the trip home. As the car backed down the lane, she took one last glimpse at the house and added saving the roses to her list. She wanted the sweet fragrance of flowers to fill the rooms at Glendara. To restore the homestead would be a major undertaking.
Alice Walker uses imagery and diction throughout her short story to tell the reader the meaning of “The Flowers”. The meaning of innocence lost and people growing up being changed by the harshness of reality. The author is able to use the imagery to show the difference between innocence and the loss of it. The setting is also used to show this as well.
She took a look out the window and could seelife in the trees, able to breath fresh air and could smell the freshness in it. Able to hear the voices of life in the street.
Walker described her mother as radiant when she was planting, her work outshining the wrongdoings done to her and the people before her. The garden was where her mother could make truly make “art.” The garden was also a representation of the creativity of the women who hold a talent close to their heart
In Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue by Quiara Alegria Hudes, Ginny, mother to Elliot, suffers from PTSD, and maintains a garden as a means of possessing a sense of stability. In 4/Prelude, she recalls her purpose for bringing the garden to life, and the memories it brings back when she spends time there. Through elements of style such as diction, figurative language, and imagery, Hudes establishes Ginny’s garden as a symbol of healing. In this scene, Hudes establishes Ginny’s garden as a symbol of healing, as she utilizes diction to reference Ginny’s specific reasons for constructing the garden, and memories of Vietnam.
The garden is something that the narrator has loved ever since she moved into the house, and the fact that she cannot touch the garden or go outside shows that she is trapped. The second example of the narrator feeling trapped is the bed
“The girl was running. Running for her life, in the hope of finding a safe haven for her and her family. She never looks back, the only indication her father was still behind her was his ragged breathing above her head, forming puffs of air in this cold morning. She suddenly stumbles on a root, but her mother secures her fall with a small wisp of air. They lock hands, all three of them, and continue pushing themselves, desperately trying to find the others they lost on the way.
The garden had an impact on the psyche of Colin and Mary, leading “[...] new and beautiful thoughts [to begin] to push
A young girl (perhaps the poet as a young girl) informs us that this is her house. There are lemon trees in the neighbour's garden. We are led to a place which we enter before anyone else has risen. There is a sense of the forbidden as though we should not be observing the buttons which keep coming undone on a dress, and the girl seems to be catching her breath as this is happening. The scene may at first seem innocent, almost playful, the delivery warm and colourful with the blue sky (or the blue dress) and the yellow lemons.