IB English Food for Thought 2025 by Vicki Quinn

In both “The Light Gatherer” by Carol Ann Duffy, and “The Flash” by Italo Calvino both authors use symbolism and tone to show that pivotal moments lead to enlightenment and maturation.

koerbeck — 2025-06-03 12:58:57 UTC

Kafka’s An Imperial Message and Calvino’s The Flash portray how modern reality is construction not only by man but also by the mind.

2025-06-03 13:00:20 UTC

jade, Addie, Aarna, Thalia, Payten

fenladdi — 2025-06-03 13:01:59 UTC

The motif of light as a sense of authority, individualism, and meaning are seen in an Imperial Message by Franz Kafka and the Light Gatherer by a carol ann Duffy, to show the global issue of how connection and certainty in one’s identity offer a richer meaning of life.

Ashlyn, Ella, Rowan, Wyatt, Emily

2025-06-03 13:04:26 UTC

In the two works, "The Light Gatherer" by Carol Ann Duffy and "The Flash" by Italo Calvino, both authors demonstrate the human desire to bridge connections through their use of motifs and imagery.

Clay, Caleb, Tommy, David

2025-06-04 16:09:16 UTC

In “An Imperial Message” by Franz Kafka, and “The Flash” by Italo Calvino, both writers use imagery and symbols to express a lack of hope that causes one to yearn for a sense of belonging.

Nolan, Andrea, Liz, Lauren, Caleb

2025-06-04 16:09:26 UTC

The contradictions in Kafka’s “An Imperial Message” and Calvino’s “The Flash” employ that understanding alters one’s perception of reality.

Lou, Em, Elsa, and Phoenix

2025-06-04 16:10:48 UTC

Both Calvino’s “The Flash” and Kafka’s “An Imperial Message” use light motifs and purposeful structure to convey the unwillingness to conform and a deeper desire to belong.

cyrissa, jeze, mitchel, abby, brynn

2025-06-04 16:42:01 UTC

Through imagery, the authors of both works (The Flash, and The Light Gatherer) explore how maturing can happen in an instant, or may take many years to occur.

Emelia, Allie, Hailey, and Grace

2025-06-05 13:31:11 UTC

Both works utilize the motif of cycles, juxtaposition of light and dark, and expansive setting to depict how the majority is in control of society.

(Kafka and Calvino)

Lukas, Brady, Tommy, AJ, Noah

2025-06-05 13:31:16 UTC

In both An Imperial Message by Franz Kafka and The Flash by Italo Calvino, the authors use the motif of light and a story that follows a protagonist to convey how the voice of a collective overpower the voice of an individual.

In both works, Duffy and Calvino illustrate that when faced with absurdity, one has two choices: give up or continue.

2025-06-05 14:03:03 UTC