ELA by Sahil Shrestha

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

shresthasahil — 2024-11-15 13:38:13 UTC

The main message of this text is how the impact of racism has a negative effect on young minds, which is seen when Maya has trouble socializing as a result of racial discrimination. With these effects being evident when "[Maya's] teachers report[ed] that they [had] trouble getting [her] to talk in class" (Angelou 110-111).
The main tone through this story is admiration as seen when Maya states how "[Mrs. Flower] had the grace of control to appear warm in the coldest weather" (Angelou 4-5).
Characters : Maya, Momma, Mrs. Flowers, and Bailey.

Mrs. Flower conveys a characteristic of perfectness as seen through the eyes of Maya as she states how she "was certain that like everything else about [Mrs. Flowers] the cookies would be perfect" (Angelou 151-152).
With this text taking place in the 1930's, at the peak of racial tensions, the setting develops the plot as the racial discrimination develops Maya's feeling of racial futurity. As a result Maya associates whiteness with refined beauty as she states how Mrs. Flowers "acted as refined as white folks" (Angelou 53).
The narrator only reflects on the last two sentences, when Maya states how "all [she] cared about was that [Mrs.Flowers] made tea cookies for [her].... It was enough to prove [that] she liked me" (Angelou 177-178). With this abrupt ending we are able to see the amount of impact Mrs. Flowers had on Maya, with her being a role model in the eyes of the child.
This text uses imagery as Maya describes Mrs.flowers as having "rich black skin that would have peeled like a plum if snagged" (Angelou 10). As this vivid desperation of Mrs. Flowers we are able to see how Maya's views on the beauty of her skin.

Pretty Beyond Belief

shresthasahil — 2024-11-16 21:51:25 UTC

The main message of this text centers around how beauty is ultimately worthless. With this idea of beauty being highlighted as Amy's mother's first husband claiming how "her beauty and her pride were worth nothing" (Tan 6).
Throughout the course of the text, Amy conveys a tone of greed as she "long[s] to look like [her] [mother]"
(Tan 11).
Charters: Amy Tan, Mother, Father, Grandma, and Amy's mother's first husband.

Amy's mother develops concern for the character by warning Amy how looking physically good "can be bad luck" (Tan 4).
With Amy Tan being a first generation immigrant in the 1950's, the text develops an more westernized plot as Amy longs to be, "attractive according to an American aesthetic based on Marilyn Monroe" (Tan 1).
Only at the end of this text, does Amy just realize that physical beauty may not always be a blessing, as she wonders "if beauty is bad luck" (Tan 11).
A noteworthy syntax in this text is seen in Amy's mother's influent English as she sates how "everyone spoil me" (Tan 4), highlighting the difference in background between Amy and her mother.

Going to Japan

sobocinskisean — 2024-11-19 18:29:36 UTC

1. The main message of this passage is to appreciate forgiveness as seen when Kingsolver states how "to forgive, for [her], is the highest satisfaction" (Kingsolver line 55).

2. The most used tone in this text is distress as Kingsolver always feels like "every thing [she does] is wrong"( Kingsolver line 57), as a result of her inability to fit.

The characters are; King solver, her friend, the flight attendant, and the police officer.

Kingsolver's friend shows concern for her as seen when she reassures Kingsolver that "you probably [made] many people happy here" (Kingsolver line 58-59), after hearing her distress.
The setting of a foreigner in Japan, develops the plot as it pushes Kingsolver to distress making her feel out of place like how " Igor would blend in with a crops de ballet in Swan Lake" (Kingsolver line 23-24).
At the end of Kingsolver's stay only does she just realize that joy comes from forgiving others for their imperfections. With her recognizing: "what a rich wisdom it would be, and how much more bountiful a harvest, to gain pleasure not from achieving personal perfection but from understanding the inevitability of imperfection and pardoning those who also fall short of it" (Kingsolver line 70-74).
Kingsolver uses figurative language to express how she feels out of place as she states how "when [she] stepped on a streetcar, a full head taller than all the other passengers, [she] became an award giant" (Kingsolver line 21-23).

How we fight for our lives

sobocinskisean — 2024-11-21 14:32:37 UTC

The main message of the story is too be your true self, as seen when Saheed regrets how "[he] had come out as a gay man, but within minutes, [he] realized [he] had not come out to her as [himself]" (Jones 98).
The tone throughout this text is regret, as Saheed"[wrestles] with complicated feeling... [realizing] [he] had passed the moment when [he] could've innocently confessed [him]self in the open" (Jones 96).
Characters: Mother and Saheed

Saheed's mother develops a characteristic of care as she calls Saheed and states how: "I love you Saeed... and honestly, you sound happy. If you're happy, I'm happy" (Jones 97). Through her willingness to accept Saheed, emphasizing her love for her son.
The setting of, Saheed's mother not having a collage experience, develops the plot as it causes Saheed to "[steer] conversations away from studies... [and] [navigate] leading questions about [his] dating life" (Jones 95). As a result of these complications, it further pushes his feeling of having to express being gay to his mother.
Only near the end does Saheed express his guilt as he recognizes that "[he] had come out as a gay man, but ... [he] had not come out to her as [himself]" (Jones 98).
Saheed uses figurative language in this text to express his anxiety to come out as gay. With his unease being evident as he imagines the conversation as "watching a melodramatic silent film without captions" (Jones 95), expressing his fear of being misunderstood and overwhelming emotions he anticipates during the moment.