6. If you would like to paraphrase you may, but you need at least 2 exact quotes from the text…
The House on Mango Street is in a poverty- stricken neighborhood in Chicago. That is where Esperanza Corderos and her family moved to. When the Corderos family lived in a house on Loomis, a nun (working at Esperanza’s school) was in disbelief when Esperanza pointed out where she and her family had lived. The way the nun acted affected Esperanza, making her feel dissatisfied and embarrassed of where she was living. Esperanza could not wait to move again. Esperanza describes the new house stating “ Bricks are crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in”. Her dream house would have working pipes, a basement, more than one bathroom, and real stairs. The house might not be perfect as the dream house she…
For instance, the nursery was installed to prevent or repel harmful thoughts; however, Peter and Wendy use the nursery in a destructive way that led to the death of their parents. Another example is the abundance of technological assistance with everyday tasks. The children live in a world where everything is done for them. They never learned to tie their own shoes or even brush their own teeth. These skills have become unnecessary because they have machines to do these things for them. The biggest issue is how the parents, George and Lydia, have let machinery become the caregivers to their children. They do not help their children or teach them. They have let machines take over their jobs. As a result, Peter and Wendy think of the machines as their parents and their real parents as an insignificant waste of space. "You've let this room and this house replace you and your wife in your children's affections," says psychologist David McClean. "This room is their mother and father, far more important than their real parents" (Bradbury, 8). These are the reasons that "The Veldt" is much more dangerous.…
In The Birchbark House, three characters had died. There was the visitor, a white man, Ten Snow, Omakayas’ friend, and Neewo, Omakayas’ youngest brother. In Waterlily, Gloku, Waterlily’s grandmother, dies as well as Sacred Horse, Waterlily’s husband.…
In the “Illustrated Man”, Ray Bradbury demonstrates that when one is obsessed with something negative, consequences are bound to happen. In “The Veldt”, Peter and Wendy are obsessed with the nursery and as a result get into a fight with their parents, which lead to their parent’s death. When the parents threaten to shut the nursery off, their obsession becomes obvious, as they lock their parents into the nursery and say, “Don’t let them switch off the nursery and the house”. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley excessive spending on their children caused them to become obsessed with technology. When their parents threaten to shut down the nursery, the children develop hate towards them and acted irresponsibly by locking them into the nursery. This story helps to advance the main theme as the children’s obsession lead to the consequence of their parents dying.…
Oakland Unified School District - Lesson by Mary. Scott for House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros…
Have you ever wanted a house that will do basically everything for you? I mean they have cars that will drive for you. What is the difference between a house that does everything and car that drives you, they both make you lazy and do thing for you. If you had a house or car that would do everything for you then what would the point of family be? I mean you do lots of things with your family like make dinner or play games with them. If there was a house that would do this what would the point of family. That is exactly what happens in the story The Veldt by Ray Bradbury. From the story Cradle Hold by David Klass a boy named Duke just joined a wrestling team and his dad would go to every match that he had. Some of Duke’s teammates…
The House on Mango Street is the “coming of age” story of a Mexican-American girl named Esperanza Cordero. The story covers a year in Esperanza's life starting with when she moved to the house on mango street. As the year progresses Esperanza grows emotionally and artistically, as the novel roams through her experience of life. Esperanza, her friends (Rachel, Lucy), and her sister Nenny have many adventures throughout the book. Esperanza has many life experiences including the art of poetry and music also the downsides of poverty and shame. Although the novel includes unforgettable men it also includes women who a trapped in many ways. For Example, Mamacita does not leave the apartment b/c she is afraid of the English language. Rafaela who…
4. A Ghost town is a desolate place. A ghost town is sad for multiple reasons. One reason is there is nobody there, its lonely. At one point that town was new, and now it’s nothing. If you were in a ghost town there would be no food, no water, and no new clothes. Nobody could survive in a ghost town. You’d be starving, you’d be dehydrated, you’d be dirty, and you’d be tired. The sun would be the energy out of you, you’d be…
(SIP-A) Mildred has been so obsessed with all her electronics that she has developed a non communication relationship with Montag. (STEWE-1)” ’Will you turn the parlor off?’ he asked. ‘That's my family.’ ‘Will you turn it off for a sick man?’ ‘I'll turn it down’ “ (46). Mildred yet again shows the consequences of focusing on almost only electronics. She is so addicted that she refuses to turn the parlor off even though Montag is sick. She even refers to the parlor walls as her ‘family’, even though they are not real, and her real family is right in front of her. (STEWE-2) Mildred's addiction has gotten so bad that her mind is so full of stuff that she doesn't remember important events in her life. “ ‘When did we meet? And where?’... ‘I don't know,’ she said “ (40). Mildred has been so caught up in all this fake “stuff” that it has caused her to not really care about her relationship with Montag. (STEWE-3) Mildred and Montag have lost connection because they have been only caring about materials and not each other. ” ‘I can't talk to my wife; she listens to the walls’ “ (78). Mildred yet again shows that she only cares about what is NOT important in life, instead of having a strong relationship with Montag. (SIP-B) Other people in the society don't have strong relationships because they are not focused on each other and they don't truly care about each other. (STEWE-1) Mrs. Phelps’ relationship with her husband shows that they don't really have a strong bond with each other.” ‘He said, if I get killed off, you just go right ahead and don't cry, but get married again, and don't think of me’ “ (91). To these people, marriage is like a game and they treat each other like objects. No sane person would not mourn a lost loved one unless they are focused on all the fake “stuff” instead of building a stronger relationship. (STEWE-2) They don't even care about their own children…
1. Using one of the theories in your Reading, why do you think an older adult might choose to live in the same house that she has occupied for most of her adult life, rather than moving into a smaller apartment? Explain.…
Because Bradbury illustrates such a humane individual in a pleasant view against his society and putting it in such a cold, harsh light it shows that he is a supporter of individualism. This cheerful character is…
These many poems that we read in the class all contain different themes in each poem. Both Wilfred Owen’s and Sara Teasdale’s poem holds a theme of their own. We as a class read two Wilfred Owen poems, “Dulce et Decorum Est,” and “Anthem for Doomed Youth,” and one named “There will come Soft Rains,” by Sara Teasdale. All these poems that we read have different themes and many could say that there is no similarity in between them.…
Jessica writes about her life starting as a young girl at the age of ten who is responsible for a lot more work than many average ten-year-old. Hermauer wrote this essay to share her experience about working on her family’s farm, and how being brought up with chores and responsibilities made her successful in managing her time and being involved in her student body. Different audiences could relate to her age, social experiences and responsibilities. For example, someone who’s familiar with the duties of farm life might find the purpose of the essay to be about how farm life teaches you the importance of responsibilities you have to take care of farm. The daily authority and struggles that Jessica goes through as growing young women represents ethos in many ways. By working long hard hours completing many chores this switched her to a strong girl that brought her to a succeeded student and young women.” My eyes are heavy with sleep and struggle to open “. Jessica explains how they didn’t want to wake up so early to go to farm, however they had to wake up to help their farther, and how their father shouted like Wake up!!! “As soon as we open the door to the basement, we can smell the putrid aroma of cows that has seeped from our clothing into the damp cool air.” After when we go to breakfast “The delicious smell of smoked bacon and cheese omelets grows more intense with each step.” I love bacon and omelets, and I can just imagine how good that would smell and taste after working as hard as she did on the farm. Jessica makes farm life seem like it would really suck when she talks about how she could never play sports or join clubs and that would make her audience feel sorry for her. But then, she writes about the day that her father called a meeting and said that he would no longer need her help on the farm and she could do whatever she wanted. Turns out, that crappy farm life she had ended up helping her out a lot in the long run. She does a great job of wrapping…
Q 6.Life is often a reflection of one’s own deeds. When we do good deeds, we are rewarded with…