Stop The Sun Poem Analysis
Literary Analysis
“A man never cries” is a popular proverb told to children all around the world. In the two texts, Stop the Sun by Gary Paulsen, and “A Man Never Cries” by José Craveirinha, the issue of crying is addressed. In Stop the Sun, a young boy called Terry is introduced. Terry gets very embarrassed as his dad throws a tantrum. Then he realises why. “A Man Never Cries” expresses a childhood of bravery then it advances to the current in which he realises he can cry. Stop the Sun is an innovative short story while “A Man Never Cries” is a meaningful poem. Each text contains a character paradigm shift in that both reach a similar conclusive statement that a man, can cry.
First of all, Stop the Sun. Terry’s Dad, as explained, has undergone the serious Vietnam War which he has kept a secret from Terry. Terry finally gets his Dad to crack and spill the beans about the war. His Dad explained that he was the only one out of his pack of 54 brave soldiers to survive the war against brutal shooting and other practices. Regarding this, Terry realises that his Dad has experienced a brutality of the worst and …show more content…
Craveirinha states his old experiences in which all of his friends stereotyped bravery as not crying at all. They all used to play arrogant games and imitated some of the valiant heroes in their times. Then he unexpectedly goes into the fact that “Now (he trembles) / And now (he cries)” (Craveirinha 8-9). This is a very sudden movement which doesn't explain very much but it is possible to pull some information out of that. The theme in the poem, is directly stated in line nine. Something has happened in the lifetime of the anonymous character which is not stated. There are can be a lot of theories; maybe he may not be happy about his life, Maybe Regardless, the theme is exhibited apparently in the text sitting there for eyes to gaze upon
“A man never cries” is a popular proverb told to children all around the world. In the two texts, Stop the Sun by Gary Paulsen, and “A Man Never Cries” by José Craveirinha, the issue of crying is addressed. In Stop the Sun, a young boy called Terry is introduced. Terry gets very embarrassed as his dad throws a tantrum. Then he realises why. “A Man Never Cries” expresses a childhood of bravery then it advances to the current in which he realises he can cry. Stop the Sun is an innovative short story while “A Man Never Cries” is a meaningful poem. Each text contains a character paradigm shift in that both reach a similar conclusive statement that a man, can cry.
First of all, Stop the Sun. Terry’s Dad, as explained, has undergone the serious Vietnam War which he has kept a secret from Terry. Terry finally gets his Dad to crack and spill the beans about the war. His Dad explained that he was the only one out of his pack of 54 brave soldiers to survive the war against brutal shooting and other practices. Regarding this, Terry realises that his Dad has experienced a brutality of the worst and …show more content…
Craveirinha states his old experiences in which all of his friends stereotyped bravery as not crying at all. They all used to play arrogant games and imitated some of the valiant heroes in their times. Then he unexpectedly goes into the fact that “Now (he trembles) / And now (he cries)” (Craveirinha 8-9). This is a very sudden movement which doesn't explain very much but it is possible to pull some information out of that. The theme in the poem, is directly stated in line nine. Something has happened in the lifetime of the anonymous character which is not stated. There are can be a lot of theories; maybe he may not be happy about his life, Maybe Regardless, the theme is exhibited apparently in the text sitting there for eyes to gaze upon