hedons and dolors in a situation. Ultimately it says that the most ethical thing to do is whatever is for the greater good. The hedons are people that are positively impacted from a situation‚ while the dolors are the people that are negatively impacted from a situation. Determining if a situation is ethical or not is decided by assessing the impact on hedons and subtracting them by the impact dolors. According to a Utilitarian standpoint‚ if the impact to the hedons outweigh that of the dolors‚ then
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“My Papa’s Waltz” Theodore Roethke uses a type of dance to symbolize the narrator’s relationship with his violently alcoholic father‚ the antagonist. The evidence in the poem suggests the boy‚ the protagonist‚ has come to terms with the domestic violence and accepts it. The narrator believes the beatings are inevitable and relates them to every human’s inevitable fate‚ through death. The narrator doesn’t blame his father and in fact blames himself for the beatings. Roethke argues that the relationship
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My Papa’s Waltz Theodore Roethke was born to Otto and Helen Roethke on born on May 25‚ 1908. As a child his parents and his uncle owned and operated a greenhouse in Saginaw Michigan. Theodore spent a lot of time helping with his father working in the greenhouse. In 1923 his father died of cancer and shortly thereafter he turned to literature. His poem "My Papa’s Waltz" is a very emotionally stimulating poem. Roethke’s use of ethos in this poem helps establish his creditability. He writes
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by Theodore Roethke‚ entitled Root Cellar‚ I envisioned a dark‚ scary‚ ghost story. The poem was very understandable to read and on the surface it explains vegetables in a root cellar. The text has a literal meaning of that but the figurative language Roethke used in his poem painted a very different picture then a plan root cellar. I saw dead and living things in the dark. I believe the poem Root Cellar is about more than just an underground pantry of vegetables‚ but instead Roethke is trying to
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Granny’s Garbage Theodore Roethke was raised in Michigan‚ where cities and towns are woven with lakes‚ streams‚ and rivers. This atmosphere gave Roethke a "mystical reverence for nature‚" (McMichael‚ 1615) and allowed him to take a grotesque image and transform it into natural magnificence. A great example of this is Roethke’s poem "Root Cellar." The poem describes a cellar‚ which most people would consider to be a death-baring‚ cold place. Instead‚ Roethke gives the dungeon life and enchantment
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by Theodore Roethke‚ and Those Winter Sundays‚ by Robert Hayden‚ are similar comparing the fathers. In the poems the two fathers are caring and giving the children love and support‚ a father should always do for their children‚ by doing so‚ he gains their love and respect. In the two poems Roethke and Hayden take an admiring look back at the actions of their fathers‚ although; they both imply that their parents were not perfect. In My Papa ’s Waltz‚ Theodore Roethke describes an
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“My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke‚ imagery‚ diction‚ and the overall meter of the poem contribute to the reader’s understanding of the theme. The complexity of Roethke’s chosen language emphasizes the ambiguities and tensions within the father-son “waltz”. Through the use of these poetic devices‚ Roethke is able to convey the deep‚ unyielding love the narrator has for his father. The theme of the poem is largely apparent in the abundant imagery used by Roethke. Not only does he use the sense
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Theodore Roethke wrote the poem “My Papa’s Waltz” which reflects on his childhood memories of his father carrying him to bed. He reminisces about a past memory of him clinging to his father while walking through the house in a drunken state. He remembers how the voluminous smell of whiskey on his father’s breath could make him dizzy. How his father would accidently knock the pans until they fell off the kitchen shelf still lingers in his memory. He recalls his ear being scraped against his father’s
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emotions and to help the reader see the words with their senses. In both poems‚ Roethke and Terranova use imagery to convey a child’s perception of a parent or adult. Both authors also use imagery to demonstrate the theme of dysfunctional families and how the family members are affected by this dysfunction. Finally‚ the authors use imagery in both “Rush Hour” and” My Papa’s Waltz” to develop
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The Sloth: Paying Attention to Detail Theodore Roethke‚ a twentieth century American poet‚ was a pioneer of poetry by varying his use of form and focus of attention in his writings. Due to intricate childhood history‚ including his father passing away and uncle committing suicide‚ his creative life was affected. Furthermore‚ shaping the way he writes from a young age. In “The Sloth”‚ Roethke insinuates that humans can be lethargic and tiresome through his use of figurative language‚ traditional
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