Cited: Ibsen‚ Henrik. "A Doll ’s House." Kennedy‚ X.J. and Dana Gioia. Literature. 1879. 1603 - 1606. Mason‚ Bobbie Ann. "Shiloh." Kennedy‚ X.J. and Dana Gioia. Literature. 1982. 577-578. Porter‚ William Sydney. "The Gift of the Magi." Kennedy‚ X.J. and Dana Gioia. Literature. 1906. 169-172. Steinbeck‚ John. "The Chrysanthemums." Kennedy‚ X.J. and Dana Gioia. Literature. 1938. 226. Steinbeck‚ John. "The Chrysanthemums." Kennedy‚ X.J. and Dana Gioia. Literature. 1938. 231-233.
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style but always felt anxiety in the house because they didn ’t make enough money for the social position in which they had to keep up (Lawrence 592). The society‚ culture‚ and economy are examined to help interpret the content of literary works (Gioia and Kennedy 2029). Throughout "The Rocking-Horse Winner‚" it is apparent that the family ’s focus is on finances. "There was always the grinding sense of the shortage of money‚ though the style was always kept up" (Lawrence 593). Watkins analyzes
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Planting a Sequoia is a poem written by Dana Gioia‚ and it’s about a man planting a tree‚ to commemorate the death and birth of his son. This poem has three main themes which would be life and death‚ tradition and grief. The poem starts off with the voice of the father who is speaking to his dead son as he starts to plant a tree and explains the tradition in Sicily‚ Italy where at the birth of the first son‚ the father would normally plant a fig or olive tree. But to his son that died‚ he plants
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English September 25‚ 2005 Greed Greed can be any person ’s eventual downfall. Greed does not discriminate between race‚ wealth‚ age or sex. According to Webster ’s Dictionary‚ Greed means "excessive desire‚ especially for wealth". The identified characters will have their lives evaluated‚ and how greed has caused them to suffer a great downfall. The stories I have derived the characters from are "A Rose for Emily"‚ "Good Country People"‚ "Story of An Hour"‚ "The Necklace" and "Godfather
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Cited: Vonnegut‚ Kurt Jr. "Harrison Bergeron." Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ and Drama. X. J. Kennedy‚ and Dana Gioia. 4Th compacted. New York: Pearson Longman‚ 2005. 191-196. X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. "Theme" Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ and Drama. X. J. Kennedy‚ and Dana Gioia. 4Th compacted. New York: Pearson Longman‚ 2005. 185-199.
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Reflection on Planting a Sequoia by Dana Gioia The poem is narrated by a father who is mourning the death of his child through the planting of a sequoia tree. I found this poem interesting to read because of the irony that envelops the whole burial ceremony. In his hands‚ the father holds a small sapling wrapped with the umbilical cord of his demised son‚ who did not live long enough to grow up and become prosperous in life. In a similar way‚ the sequoia tree‚ when aged‚ bears no fruits. Thus‚ the
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title‚ taken from a line in the Shakespearean play‚ foreshadows the death about to occur. Macbeth speaks a line after hearing of his wife’s death‚ comparing Lady Macbeth ’s death to a candle blown out‚ he says “Out‚ out‚ brief candle” (Kennedy and Gioia 417). The speaker tells the story in a somber and serious tone‚ almost as though he is a close observer of the events. The serene scene of the poem is set in Vermont at sunset‚ where a boy is cutting wood with a “buzz-saw” (1). When the boy’s sister
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John Tucker Dr. Larry Composition II 30 April 2010 The Struggle of Acceptance The short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” portrays forgiveness and change as a key factors leading to emotional turmoil resulting in the death of the grandmother. Both‚ forgiveness and change give reasoning for the murder and reasoning to prevent the murder. In both cases Jesus Christ shows His impact on life‚ peoples beliefs and motives. Death‚ even though a horrible incident‚ really gives perspective of how
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Cited: Kennedy‚ X.J and Dana Gioia. An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ and Writing. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 11th ed. New York: Longman‚ 2010. Print. London‚ Jack. “To Build a Fire.” Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ and Writing. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 11th ed. New York: Longman‚ 2010.114-124. Print.
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and Dana Gioia. Literature An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ Drama‚ and Writing. Sixth . Boston: Longman‚ 2010. Print. Fear‚ Freedom and the Perils of Ethnicity: Otherness in Kate Chopin ’s ’Beyond the Bayou ’ and Zora Neale Hurston ’s ’Sweat ’. Suzanne D. Green. Southern Studies 5.3-4 (Fall-Winter 1994): p105-124. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Ed. Thomas J. Schoenberg and Lawrence J. Trudeau. Vol. 80. Detroit: Gale‚ 2005. From Literature Resource Center. Kennedy‚ X.J.‚ and Dana Gioia. Literature
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