Tree Essays

story along with the tree progressing through the seasons. Throughout the story a tree is used as a symbol because of its complex nature and relatability to Melinda’s life. Melinda is in art class when she is struggling on drawing a tree thinking that the tree needs to be perfect. Melinda believes that

In the book “The Giving Tree”, the tree gave all she could to the boy she loved very much. I believe “Be the Tree” means that Seth would have wanted to be like the tree to everyone receiving the scholarship. He would want to be like the giving tree, which he is in a special way. To me, Being the tree is the scholarship recipient. I have read where Seth was a very Christian person, who wanted everyone to know Christ. I think that is also apart of being the tree, learning and teaching people about

The cool, upland air, flooding through the everlasting branches of the lively tree, as it casts a vague shadow onto the grasses ' fine green. Fresh sunlight penetrates through the branches of the tree, illuminating perfect spheres of water upon its green wands. My numb and almost transparent feet are blanketed by the sweetness of the scene, as the sunlight paints my lips red, my hair ebony, and my eyes honey-like. The noon sunlight acts as a HD camera, telling no lies, in the world in which shadows

to become more mature than ever and are not able to experience the beauty of life. The boy in The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein moves through life at such a rapid rate, while the tree sits back and watches life go by her. This tree represents the pleasures in life that some may take for granted as they rush through life without reflection. In the earlier pages, the boy in The Giving Tree represents the quintessence of innocence: childhood. He represents a careless free spirit while he only thinks

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There once was a young willow tree that lived by a big rushing river surrounded by large, flowing meadows. The willow tree lived in harmony with the few insects and animals that lived nearby. It had a happy, simple existence. It would watch the birds fly all day, and listen to the crickets play their calming symphonies all night in the summer and the wolf’s howl in the winter. One bright and sunny day, a family of foxes came to the willow’s waterfront home. The mother of the foxes approached

The Giving Tree By: Shel Silverstein (PB), (F/F) A little boy would always play, climb on the tree, and would eat the apples. But eventually the boy got older and would stop visiting the tree. Then the boy went back and asked for things like money and then a house. The boy cut off the tree branches for a house. The boy then asked for a boat so the tree said to cut down his trunk. Then the tree had nothing to offer and was an old stump. Then the boy sat on the stump and rested. Activities: 1.

to the 5.10 climbing route. Known as the park namesake, the Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia, is a member of the Agave family. (Until recently, it was considered a giant member of the Lily family, but DNA studies led to the division of that formerly huge family into 40 distinct plant families.) Like the California fan palm, Washingtonia filifera, the Joshua tree is a monocot, in the

The tree of heaven is a very important symbol in the book, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, as it symbolises the main character, Francie’s, strength, and because of my interest/ background in botany I found myself wondering right away what this tree was like and why it was so significant. I then remembered that earlier this year in my botany horticulture class, we researched and made presentations on a plant of our choice. These presentations included basic information such as a brief description of the

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, introduces the main symbol in the title. Growing up in poverty, main character Francie Nolan doesn’t have a whole lot of anything. Her and her family live in a poor tenement in Brooklyn, and outside their third apartment, the one where Francie lives for most her life, there’s a tree, referred to as the tree of Heaven. Throughout the years the tree continues to grow with very little sunlight, water, or nutrients, and grows out of concrete. It grows in the poorest

the tree. A method that scientist use to analysis the pattern of the growth of a tree is known as Dendrochronology. The way that tree rings are produced, is during growth season the trunk grows thicker that produces a new layer of wood (United States Environmental Protection Agency). Paleoclimatologist use tree-rings to analysis the climate changes and the health of the forest or the environment around it. Each of the rings is consist with a year of growth and tell scientist how long the tree has

There's little to no challenge in chopping a tree down, but what kind of challenge would be faced when putting back together a tree that has already fallen? Clear concise instructions are required, and that's what W.S. Merwin (292) provided in his essay "Unchopping a Tree.” Merwin clearly suggests an insightful meaning with his absurdity in his instructions of actually unchopping a tree. Merwin’s thoughts are implying that after ecological destruction of sorts, the efforts to restore our environment

In “The Black Walnut Tree,” Mary Oliver’s use of metaphor, hyperbole, and personification conveys the walnut tree to be an integral symbol of the family's history that's worth is being challenged in a time of financial struggle to underscore the importance of preserving family values. Caught in a moral dilemma, a woman and her mother must raise enough money to pay their mortgage and turn to their sacred family landmark, a black walnut tree, that threatens their property while also holding sentimental

The tree mentioned is one that gives. The story of the tree begins with shade, apples and branches on which the boy at first plays on. As the boy turns into a young adult and then eventually into a man, he demands more and more of the tree. Takes the apples to sell, cuts down the branches to build a house and uses the trunk to build a boat. “Every time the tree gives something to the boy, there is a refrain of “and the tree was happy.” Finally, the boy comes back as an old man, and uses the stump

Single Shard” is Tree-ear. He is a twelve-year-old boy growing up in Ch’ulp’o. He is an orphan that got his name from a mushroom that grows onto rotting logs “without benefit of parent seed”. Tree-ear, Crane-man and his protector live under a bridge. Crane-man taught Tree-ear the importance of being honest. First of all, Tree-ear shows the reader his desire of honesty when a traveling man spills rice, and Tree-ear stops the man and lets him know. As a poor and hungry orphan, Tree-ear could have used

Oliver's “The Black Walnut Tree”, a mother and daughter debate whether they should cut down an old tree or let it stand. There are a slew of reasons why the mother and daughter ought to cut the tree down. The women need money for a mortgage, the tree will eventually fall on their house, its leaves are heavy and its fruit is harder to gather every year. However, as the poem progresses it is revealed that the mother and daughter possess a deep emotional attachment to the tree which spans back generations

"The Giving Tree" is a popular children's book by Shel Silverstein that was released in 1964. Silverstein tells a story about a tree that gives everything it has to a little boy, who constantly asks and asks for stuff from the tree. While the story goes on, it reads how the little boy grows older and keeps asking the tree for things and the tree gives whatever it can to the boy, hence the title “Giving Tree.” The book has been praised for its simple yet profound message, but also criticized for its

Lovely People The story of The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein about an apple tree that gives her love freely to a boy. The boy was demanding and selfish. He requested the tree to give him what he wants. In return, the tree was always cheerful and patient, by giving everything she has to the boy without conditions. I thought it’s a sorrowful but touching story that taught many lessons about life. There are three important people in my life that acts like the tree. They are my mom, my sister, and Ms

this poem, the caring, kind, and non-self absorbed character is not a person, it is actually a tree. “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein pursues the topic/theme of sacrifice and love, by showing how the tree gave so much to the boy as he grew up, to make sure he was happy… because if the boy is happy, then the tree is happy. The giving tree is a parent figure towards the boy. He needed money, so the tree gave him apples to sell. He needed a house, so he cut off the trees branches to build one. He

The poem “Black Walnut Tree” by Mary Oliver illustrates the higher significance of their walnut tree. The greater idea that blood and heritage are more valuable than money. The speaker reinforces this idea through the use of figurative language, tone, and diction. The poem opens with a literal tone where the mother and speaker are discussing what to do with the walnut tree. They “debate” with themselves about whether or not to take down the tree for money. However, “debate” switches to “talk