Short Story 'Excerpt From Katerinas Wish'

In today’s world, oppression of women, African Americans, and disabled people is still a problem, but since the era of the Great Depression society’s views of these people have greatly improved. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck it is shown how oppression among these types of people was commonplace. This novel begins with two men named Lennie and George; these men travel together and George takes care of Lennie who is mentally disabled. George and Lennie have to flee out of the town, Weed, after an incident happened. They travel to a different town and begin working on a ranch, and shortly later another fatal occurrence happens.

The people burn their possession in a desperate

George and Lennie constantly talk about their dream about owning a farm and they almost came close to it, but a series of unfortunate events occurred and that’s where theme of loneliness come into play. Steinbeck portrays that loneliness is caused by both social barriers and personal choice by exemplifying dialogues and the actions of Curley 's wife, Crooks, and George. Steinbeck uses Curley’s wife as an example to show that loneliness is not only caused by choice but also by social barriers. Curley’s wife is kept in isolation because she is a woman and Curley wants to keep her in the house fearing that she will cheat on him because she flirts with other men. She’s the only woman on the ranch, so she goes out and looks for attention because of her loneliness and doesn’t get any attention at home.

Winter and summer formed a doubled-edged sword. In addition, periods of drought, rainstorms, tornadoes, swarms of grasshoppers could destroy fields of crops. For experienced farmers it was a Herculian task to build a home and establish a farm, but the free land, abundant wildlife, and the rich soil was so enticing, the opportunity hard to resist. My Antonia by Willa Cather embodies not just the physical hardships,

This misfortune was beyond the mouse’s control. In Steinbeck’s novel, George and Lennie endure the Depression and the strenuous work while pursuing their dream of owning a small farm. The hope of these best-laid plans is shattered by events which are

When my mom asked me to take care of my 4-H goat, Clover by myself one day, I told her I would. I mainly did it to help out; it was the least I could do. I was thrilled about taking on a new responsibility and her trusting me with it, but I was also nervous that something may go wrong. However, that Saturday morning when I walked up to the pen, I knew it was a mistake. I wasn't excited at all anymore.

(XXXII. 72-76). Dante has walked around Hell for a long time and he has never stepped on a head, but when he got to circle nine and saw the frozen souls in the pond and when he stepped on one, he knew that immense pain that they were enduring because he had a sense of pain in himself for simply stepping on someone’s head. Although being in the deepest part of Hell, it includes the deepest amount of pain that was felt. Virgil and Dante journey to the deepest pouch in Hell: Judecca. As they were traveling and made it to the last pouch in circle nine, Dante says, “I drew behind my leader’s back again. /

In William Faulkner’s Barn Burning, Colonel Sartoris Snopes ("Sarty") creates his own individuality as he try’s to resolve battle between justice and his loyalty towards his father. Being raised in 1895 by a poor family, Sarty has to adapt and work under the circumstances at a very young age. The Snopes are a family of sharecroppers; they work on farmland owned by wealthy proprietors. The antagonist, Abner Snopes, develops his own justice system by setting barns on fire. By doing this it sets a boundary between Sarty and Abner furthermore, by doing this it gives Sarty a pick and choose senior between him and his father.

Men Made of Earth: The Land and Its People in The Grapes of Wrath They may have been part of the land, but they could not hope to keep it. In John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, he follows the journey of migrant workers from their farms in the central states to the false bounty of California. The most fascinating relationship is that of the workers and their land – the farms they have, and the ones they dream of. The fields and orchards are a part of their lives as they reflect their emotions.

“Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck, is set in the 1930’s during the Great Depression in California. George and Lennie are the two protagonist characters; they are farm workers who have a dream of one day owning their own ranch. They find work in a ranch near Soledad and are met by different characters, most of which are lonely, with only their dreams keeping them alive. Loneliness is the unpleasant emotional response to isolation and lack of companionship, in the novel “Of Mice and Men” Steinbeck portrays the theme of loneliness and isolation effectively through key fictional characters, and the themes in the book will be described throughout this essay.

Regularly the Frank’s and the Van Pelt’s had to be cautious. They no longer could they go beyond the door to the rest of the building. On pages 290 and 348, this problem is

As a result, Logan’s house became Janie’s first destination to find her love. However, as time went by, Janie began to feel that her marriage is not the marriage she had fantasized about for the past years. Thus, Janie constantly believed that she cannot be content with Logan. One day, when Janie was at the barn peeling potatoes, she encounters a man named Joe Starks, the second and final evil knight. Joe explains that he is on his way to a town being built by only African Americans, and persuades Janie that she should come with him.

In the short story Amelia’s Road, by Linda Jacobs Altman the author symbolized home with the tree that Amelia put some of her belongings near. This symbolizes home because even though Amelia moves around a lot depending on the crops growing she always has a place that she can go back to, that is truly hers. On page two Linda Jacobs Altman explains Amelia's feelings for the tree the tree as, “When Amelia finished, she took a step back and looked at the tree. Finally, here was a place where she belonged, a place where she should come back to.” This quote explains how Amelia feels she finally has a place where she feels she belongs and can go back to.

In the story “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier there is a lot of imagery and diction. The imagery was mainly focused on how the town looks and the contrast between the town and Miss Lottie’s house. In the text is states how that the only beautiful part of the house is the marigolds, “Miss Lottie's marigolds were perhaps the strangest part of the picture. Certainly they did not fit in with the crumbling decay of the rest of her yard”(Collier 23). This quote is trying to say that her house was a very old house that no one really cared for but, the marigolds were always taken care of and that was the only beauty in the whole yard.