In the terms of hope and despair ‘The Second Coming’ is a particularly interesting focal point by which we empathise with Yeats’ despair at the breakdown of humanity and it affect on society (in particular Ireland). Conversely one may suggest that the concept of a ‘Second Coming‘ implies that Yeats feels hope for the future‚ as the title clearly alludes to the return of Christ thus suggesting the salvation of humanity. ‘September 1913’ is another poem in which Yeats expresses his despair at the
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had always dreamed of owning a cattle ranch and had finally saved enough money to buy his dream spread in Wyoming. His best friend flew out to visit and asked‚ “So‚ what’s the name of your ranch?” His buddy told him that he had a really hard time coming up with a name that he liked. He and his wife couldn’t agree on what to call it so they settled on‚ “The Double R Lazy L Triple Horseshoe Bar-7 Lucky Diamond Ranch.” His friend was really impressed and then asked‚ “So where are all the cows?” To
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disasters‚ differing beliefs on what the source of these phenomenons are. One theory is that they are caused by ‘global warming’‚ but on the other side of the spectrum‚ there is talk that this is the sign of the second coming of Jesus Christ. However‚ the belief that these are signs of the second coming‚ just is not logical. These natural disasters have appeared all throughout the country‚ as well as causing major damage to islands residing in the Caribbean. Directly on
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[Easter 1916] A man in old age alienated vibrant youthfulness: ‘The young in one another’s arms‚ birds in the trees – Those dying generations – at their song’ [Sailing to Byzantium] Death of innocence: ‘The ceremony of innocence is drowned’ [Second Coming] The self in old age‚ forsaken by beauty: ‘when I awake some day to find they have flown away’ [Wild Swans] Death chosen out of a sense of despair: ‘A waste of breath the years behind‚ in balance with this life‚ this death’ [Airman] Death and
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Your Name Professor’s Name English 1020 29 January 2013 THE SECOND COMING A sense of loss is depicted from the work of Yeats in The Second Coming. She uses specific terminology to represent and end to something with an uncertainty of what the future may hold. It is interesting to note that Yeats makes references to the bible and the end of the world as a twister that only widens and does not cease‚ which cause things to fall apart. The poem does not describe the end of the world as volcanoes
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A & P: Coming of Age John Updike’s A & P takes place in a small New England town north of Boston in 1961. The story’s main charter is Sammy a soon to be 19 year old checker at the local grocery store. He will be our narrator for the store giving us views of the town‚ patrons and the A & P especially. Sammy is frustrated with his boring minuscule life and seeks the excitement and freedoms he feels the three teenage female shoppers of the local A& P display. His unconscious decision to rebel
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In the introduction‚ Sandra Gilbert explores the novel‚ The Awakening‚ by viewing it as a feministic and fantasy life of Edna Pontellier‚ who seems like the second-coming of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite. Gilbert’s purpose for writing the introduction is to shed a new light on the novel by viewing it a different way that most of us haven’t considered before‚ in hopes to explain parts of the novel that have often been misunderstood‚ and to argue or persuade that despite the realism of the book‚ Chopin
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Cooke often had themes of nature‚ freedom and passion imbedded into her poetry. These themes come alive in her poem Captive by her strict structure and her word choice. She paints a picture of desire for freedom and of love. The idea of the Summer coming then dying in the first line‚ creates a dark undertone to the poem. The summer dying and no sunshine expresses a feeling of hopelessness. She describes leaves falling from the trees also creating an image of these beautiful red leaves dying. It creates
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in the world around him. A personal and depressive depiction of humans is seen used in “The wild swans at Coole‚” where Yeats reflects on the final rejection from Maud Gonne whom he was in love with. A juxtaposed human state is seen in “The Second Coming‚” where Yeats depicts the chaotic and destructive nature of humans as a result of an external spiritual/religious force being removed. Both poems depict different representations of what is to be human‚ however both depictions are still very relevant
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We live in a world that is cold and dark. Some people try and make the world a better place. Through centuries of dark and light‚ people have made a difference in the state of the world. People have talked about the world coming to an end for many centuries. WB Yeats and Joan Didion used their knowledge of writing to express the state of the world we live in. WB Yeats and Joan Didion illustrate their skill in writing by using all sorts of literary techniques in their works of literature; but their
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