Schizophrenia Poem Summary

It is used in multiple ways to represent different objects. One of the symbols is the house, it means death of the family. For example in Short Stories for Students it states “the Usher mansion is the most important symbol in the story; isolated, decayed and full of the atmosphere of death, the house represents the dying Usher family itself” because at the end of the story the house falls apart (Wilson 7 and 8). The fissure is known to be a symbol in this short story. On page eight of Short Stories for Students it says “the fissure in the house is also an important symbol.

The poem is about schizophrenia but Stevens uses a “madhouse” metaphor to show how a schizophrenic mind is. The song is about an abusive dad and a broken family. The song uses a storm and a house as a metaphor to show the audience how broken the family really was. The poem and song both use symbolism that

They broke the love for each other in the house. The suitors lead the maids to disobey Penelope. The suitors were being very rude to trash Odysseus's house. The maids thought that they could disobey Penelope because she was weak. The suitors invaded Penelope's space.

He became a father figure and has to take care of his sibling. He does all sort of things, beginning with waking his brothers up, then sending them to school and picking them up from school. He is never appreciated for what he does. There are few descriptions in the text that stand for my thesis: “Salvador of the crooked hair and crooked teeth”, “Salvador inside that wrinkled shirt”. Mothers usually send their children to the dentists, to the hairdressers and they iron their kids´ clothes.

In the beginning of the poem, Oliver writes, “the whole house / began to tremble / and you felt the old tug / at your ankles”, representing a force attempting to stop the reader from moving on. The “old tug / at your ankles” can represent many personal things in someone’s life that hold them back from going on with their lives or moving on to something better. For example, a person who has had an addiction to drugs, can figuratively feel like

He is angry that she rarely has time to visit him. “Bit of free time, drop in and see the old man, eh?” (1159). Katie tells her father that she is busy with work. “And that’s more important than your own father” (1159). Ev is being very hypocritical when he says this, as he was never around during Catherine’s childhood because of his job.

For in “The Black Cat” the setting is connected to the deterioration of the main character. From “he attended me where I went about the house” to “into the cellar of the building which our poverty compelled us to inhabit”. This transition of settings attributes to the frustration and anger received from reading. In contrast, “The Telltale Heart” the setting gives a certain eerie tone which emphasizes the madness of the character. The observations the character gives such as “I undid it just so much that a single thin ray fell upon the vulture eye.” The setting is now adding on to the dark madness of the character.

While James starts to lose fights, and is struggling to find work because of his broken hand. With Ona dead, Jurgis is on his own and only has to worry about himself (Page 189). Which allows him to experience may things, good and bad. These men have families, who are important to them. Jurgis is married to Ona (Pg.

A house characterized by its moody occupants in "Schizophrenia" by Jim Stevens and the mildewing plants in "Root Cellar" by Theodore Roethke, fighting to stay alive, are both poems that reluctantly leave the reader. The house in "Schizophrenia" raises sympathy for the state the house was left in and an understanding of how schizophrenia works as an illness. In "Root Cellar", the conditions disgust at first, but then uncover a humanly desperate will to live in the plants. Both poems contribute to their vivid meaning by way of well placed sensory details and surprising personification. In Roethke’s poem “Root Cellar”, the writer consistently uses words ending in “nk”, such as “rank” and “stink” to convey the sense that the cellar not only smells terrible but is vividly prison-like.

Since Rex is not being sensible with the situation, and is acting poorly it creates a dysfunction in the family be-cause everyone is constantly fighting. Rex is also an alcoholic which leads too many family issues because when under the influence Rex does not act like himself and starts trouble with Rose. At one point the children witness their mom hanging out of a window and she claims that Rex has pushed her out, Rose states, “ He tried to kill me,” (Walls 72). The incident involving Rose and Rex getting physical creates a stir in the family because sides are being formed and depending on which side the kids believe in it creates tension for the whole family. Therefore, creating drama because arguments occur over the topic.