The story took place in a small town in central Florida near Orlando. The events took place in the spring and snakes are known to be prevalent in the area during that time.…
Trigonometry was used in order to calculate the unknown length of the arm of the claw.…
As a result, Rudyard Kipling creates an excellent story about a young mongoose and deadly snakes battling to death for the safety of their family. The author gives each character unique traits of a human.…
She let a Egyptian cobra snake bit her because it was believed that snakebite would ensure immortality…
Jim, who moved to Nebraska when he was ten, to live with his grandparents.He meets Antonia, and becomes quick friends, as she is the closest to his age. Both spend much time exploring the landscape, which was new to both of them. Jim taught Antonia English, which in a way, bonded them. One incident that occurred during the children’s exploration, involved a huge snake. To be more specific, it was a huge rattle…
Later in the story we find out about Grandmother Snake and the Alligator King and they become very important in the end of the story. But Grandmother Snake is filled with loneliness and hatred from her daughter leaving her and from the jar she is stuck in. The Alligator King also has a rivalry between himself and Gar Face.…
In the passage “The Rattler” the writer uses details about the man, details about the snake, and details about the setting to lead the reader to feel sympathy for both the man and snake. The detail that shows sympathy for the man is when he’s out for a walk and he unexpectedly comes across the snake. The man’s first instinct was to “let him go on his way” and he would go on his. This shows that the man wasn’t really aggressive and really did not want to hurt the snake. The man then goes on to decide if he should kill the snake or not. But he “reflected that there were children, dogs, horses at ranch, as well as men and women” and his “duty, plainly, was to kill the snake.” His indecision leads you to have more sympathy for the man because he came on to his decision only because he thought it was his duty and if it wasn’t for that he would have let the snake go. Even after killing the snake the man didn’t “cut off the rattles for a trophy” and imagined seeing the snake “as he might have let him go, sinuous and self-respecting” showing that he felt guilty of taking the life of the snake.…
Throughout Grahn’s poem, feminine characterization is portrayed through her constant connection and linkage to those similar actions of a broken down mother, and a common rattlesnake. Grahn introduces such word play with an exclamation that “She’s a copperhead waitress, tired and sharp-worded”/ (line one) in order to give the reader the fairly elaborate picture of Ella. Grahn familiarizes the reader with the looks of Ella being a tough, proud, fierce, redheaded waitress, who would do anything to protect her young; much like a rattlesnake would, therefore, introducing the idea that the common woman is much like a rattlesnake. Grahn uses a great deal of imagery words to attempt to persuade the reader that everyday women are as tough and aggressive as a rattlesnake in such that “She keeps her mind the way men keep a knife” (line seven) implying that the common worn out woman is still as sharp as can be and demands the respect she may not continuously get. For the reason being that neither women have the satisfactory lives they wish for, they portray their wants and feelings onto the animal they feel fits them best.…
The snake is a common factor in a number of James Dickey’s poems. In many cultures, snakes are associated with death. In Egypt, snakes were used for sinister purposes such as murder and suicide. In Greek mythology, snakes were often associated with deadly presences. Medusa, the Gorgon, had snakes growing from her head instead of hair. In Christianity, the Serpent tempted Adam and Eve into eating the forbidden fruit. God cursed the Serpent “above all animals”…
The author’s techniques used in “The Rattler” convey the obligation the man feels to kill the snake, but also his regret at having to take the life of a living thing. The reader feels the weight of the predicament through contrast in diction,…
The speaker 's connection to the snake is not very close but she shows some compassion when she buries the snake. The speaker is somewhat optimistic about the snake 's death.…
The author's techniques in “The Rattler” convey the narrator's obligation to protect those living on the ranch, but also the narrator's uncertainty about the need of killing the snake. The reader feels sympathy for the rancher and also identifies with his conflict. The author does this through the use of Diction, Imagery, and Organization.…
First, I mean why? That was literally the first thing that came to mind when I read this short example. Though I could write all day about how sick to my stomach even the thought of eating rattlesnake gives me, it is actually very interesting. Keep in mind, the people that visited this woman were not in any way shape or form forced to eat the snake. They voluntary did so until they were full and even the author of this chapter uses the term “delicious” in order to describe these sandwiches. It’s not until they find out it’s rattlesnake do they violently throw up. It’s interesting because though it tasted great, the norm in our society is that rattlesnake should never be something to eat but rather an annoying creature left outside. It is this paradigm from our culture that we shouldn’t do certain things despite unknowingly liking them which is why the snake story is fascinating. I hope she at least called it something catchy like “rattlesteak wraps” or…
In “A Rose for Emily,” we truly found out how strange Emily became as story went on, and how she lived a life that was secretive and hideous until the day she died. William Faulkner’s skillful use of words and time allows much insight into the life of Miss Emily without ever hinting at her struggle with death. Faulkner’s reference to the Old South and his unconventional plot lures his readers to places he wants them to be, giving them just enough to keep them in suspense. He uses subtle clues to foreshadow a ghastly outcome. References to smell, decay, and Miss Emily’s corpse like appearance all guide his readers to the climatic end’s ultimate irony.…
This is dedicated to those students did not realize that the most important to our life is our knowledge, and to those student that only are doing is using cigarettes, they never tell their self that using a cigarette may cause a disease and it may be the one thing that will destroy your future and to your education.That`s why I will dedicate this to all students that still using cigarettes, stop using cigarette, focus in studying because it will help you to became a good person in the future.…