summary of general reading lists

Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou
Numerous thoughts scattered through my mind as I strived to comprehend this poem. In my opinion, the writer’s main intentions of this poem was to convince the readers to take heed to yourself and no one else. In this poem the author illustrates a female that is imperfect but she is content regardless. I can honestly say this poem made me felt overwhelmed. The logic behind was because I had no idea I would have enjoyed it. It indirectly administered me food for thought and how I can apply it to life. I would strongly suggest that adolescents and teens read this poem because it can assist them in coping with peer pressure.
Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson
This poem is relating to unfortunate death of an affluent man. The author demonstrates the paradox of a male that appears to portray the image that he has the ideal life. When in reality it is not what it depicts it as. I can personally relate to this poem because I have somewhat mutual feelings as Richard. It is extremely difficult and tiring to maintain an image especially when you feel completely opposite. I totally understood why he committed suicide which was because of depression and exhaustion of trying to display an image you are not. For the main point of the poem was not that he killed himself but instead exterior presentation may not always imply what is happening on the inside. Also another point was that you can have all the material things but once you are not surrounded by love, they will serve no purpose.
The Heavenly Christmas Tree by Fyodor Dostoevsky
This story was not anywhere near interesting to me. It starts off with a narrative point of view in a first person context. The main character was the prisoner and the main point of view was that they are laid back in the jail and they being under the influence is not an issue. This has been an ongoing problem in prisons globally and in this story the officials try their best to ignore