In the novels Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen and Shooting the Moon by Frances O’Roak Dowell the theme, What you once thought was small or pointless, could mean all the difference to someone else, is shown by Hannah’s rejection of knowledge, her thought’s outcomes, and Jamie’s relationships. The authors of these novels express the theme of the book by placing the characters out of their comfort zone or by living in a different scene where the character can experience and learn new things. One reason why this book shows this theme is how Hannah rejects her memory and her knowledge. She thinks it is small or pointless. “All Jewish holidays are about remembering.” She then goes on to say, “I’m tired of remembering” (Yolen,4). Later in the story, Hannah is transported back in time to …show more content…
“The moon was just a bright blob of light in the night sky” (Dowell,48). Jamie talked about how the moon didn’t do anything spectacular. “ A comet would be interesting, and a meteor plummeting toward Earth would be very interesting. But the moon just kind of sits there all night” (Dowell,49). Her brother on the other hand, TJ, who went missing in the Vietnam War, saw the moon as a piece of art, he studied it every night. “I think the shadows are interesting. And I like the idea that there are human footprints on the moon’s surface” (Dowell,49). In this story, Jamie thought the moon was pointless and that it didn’t and wouldn’t ever affect her. Her brother TJ, though, admired the moon. The author revealed the theme in the same way as the author did in the book Devil’s Arithmetic. She revealed it by putting the character outside of their comfort zone or by living in a different setting then what they’re used to. The author put TJ in such a vulnerable and dangerous position at war that it made him realize the significance of the moon and all of its
“Passover isn't about eating, Hannah. It's about remembering.” Pg.4. This quote from Hannah's mother is a huge contribution to the story. It represents what will happen to Hannah- she will learn to remember.
Title: A Long Way Gone Author: Ishmael Beah Page range: 16 Entry #1: “We must strive to be like the moon” In this quote Ishmael Beah, the narrator, is speaking from Khalilou’s house (Ishmael’s friend) in Mattru Jong. Ishmael and his brother Junior were just returning before the rebels attacked their town, Mogbwemo.
Could you picture around 6 million people? Now how would you feel if all of them were killed right now? All of them being killed because they were African American or they were Mexican. The Holocaust was when the Nazi’s led by Adolf Hitler persecuted, tortured, and killed people just because they were Jewish. People were separated from their families and gassed or burned just to keep up with how many people were coming into the camp, or just to amuse themselves.
“Mary Moon and the stars” written by Janice Galloway is a short story in which the main character Mary is who we “........................” This is due to the techniques the writer has used these include character, setting, language and symbolism. The author has used the appropriate techniques which results in her success. Mary is clearly restless and anxious when we are introduced to her on her first day of primary school. The unnamed narrator struggles to create a friendship with Mary as Mary is brutally judged by those around her, children and adults included.
1. Alternating between two points of view, Ed’s and Lucy’s. Graffiti Moon follows former high school students as they travel around the city of Melbourne the night after graduation in search of the famous street artist Shadow. The two main characters, despite not being very fond of each other team up to search for Shadow.
In both books, the main character witnesses the loss of someone close to them, whether it is friends or family. In The Devil’s Arithmetic, as they are in the concentration camps, Hannah witnesses the woman that his uncle is going to marry die on the ground. On page 153, it says, “He bent down and kissed the top of her head as the guns roared, a loud volley that drowned out birdsong and wind and screams. When it was silent at last, the commandant threw the shoes on top of Fayge's body. ‘Let them all go up the stack,’ he said.
In his book A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah retells the very intense and traumatic events of being forced into the Sierra Leone civil war at such a young age. As he wanders through the African wilderness, trying to escape the Rebels, Beah explains old memories of his past to the readers. These memories mostly consist of his family and old adages he was told by them. One of these adages is about the moon, which will act as comfort for Beah as he searches for his family. Another thing that comforts as well as saves Beah throughout his journey is music.
In Ishmael Beah’s A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, the moon is introduced as an important symbol in the first chapter of the book. Ishmael is told by an old man, “We must strive to be like the moon”. Later that day, Ishmael asks his Grandmother what the old man meant by this.
[ looking up at the moon through the jail cell window ] I have been stripped of all my senses [ pause ]. I now know what true isolation feels like, this sense of loneliness. This place of darkness but for the moonlight seeping through the bars. Elizabeth who are you? [ pause ] Sitting here in this jail cell with the child I will soon bear.
Fahrenheit 451 proves this by showing Montag going down the river. Montag is able to find himself and he is able to be in a quiet space where he could think and reflect, “He saw the moon low in the sky now. The moon there, and the light of the moon caused by what. By the sun, of course. And what lights the sun?
Early in the story there is a mood of hope and excitement despite the boys “incarceration”. This is highlighted in the description of the moon illuminating the snow covering the ground outside the boys sleeping quarters. “The moon and the stars spread a thin blue light over the whitening ground below.
In the short story “ Harrison Bergeron” written by Kurt Vonnegut the solemn, melancholy and nightmarish moods are expressed by the theme and figurative language, and it helps the reader understand better the story. Vonnegut used simile to describe when the buzzer went off in George's head(22). Also, when Harrison showed how easy it was to take off the handicaps showing that it was as fragile as tissue paper(25). People were impressed on how easy it was to take the handicap off. Vonnegut used hyperbole to describe events that were exaggerated.
The night of Chapter 28 was so dark, it seemed that "there was no moon." Throughout the night, Jem and Scout can barely see and are surrounded by unknown forests, which is, of course, a sinister
Katherine Mansfield wrote about an aged woman, Miss Brill who is isolated from the real world. Miss Brill attempts to build a fantasy life to protect herself from the harsh facts of her existence. The short story “Miss Brill” is very descriptive and has decent examples of imagery to help readers better understand and see what is happening. Robert Peltier mentioned that “Miss Brill” has a rise and fall in each paragraph, so in his overview of “Miss Brill”, he also “chose the rise and fall of every paragraph to fit her, and fit her on that day at that moment” (Peltier), to help readers picture what is happening. The character Miss Brill does not look past what is present, which causes her to be narrow minded and not understand why things happen
The book I decided to read is entitled, “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.” This book is written by Robert A. Heinlein. It was actually a very interesting book; it was pretty much about a “lunar revolt” against planet Earth written in 3 books. Book 1: That Dinkum Thinkum, Book 2: A Rabble in Arms, and Book 3: TANSTAAFL! I will outline all three in this paper.