In terms of the prevailing meta-narrative, familial ties must be documented by family trees. ... The history of black families is told through the story of the slaveholder and, thus, gives information relevant to the business of slavery "everything that measurable. ...
But when he is confronted in arguably the most intuitive part of the story 'Calvin' is horror-struck seeming out of his comfort zone, the author gives a realistic image of someone who has met a ghost. ... She also uses gothic effects to show trauma and conflictfor example using an old manor house with a locked up wing, shrouded in branches and enclosed by surrounding trees this sets the scene of a big dark building in the middle of know where with big gates and fences almost isolated from the outer world almost prison like. ...
The way in which Willy interprets what Ben is saying now begins to give the audience some idea of his delusions; it is obvious to most that Ben never answers his brothers questions but Willy hears only what fits in with his preconceived ideas, only what will make him feel better. ... In the play the flute music, a lyrical motif for Willy's father, represents this aspect of the characters" lives; "telling of grass and trees and the horizon". ...
That said, between 1800 and 1840, some Americans began to take care of their homes and yards better by planting tree and flowers or painting their houses. ... Almanacs helped give insight to the mysteries of natural cycles of growth and procreation with plants and animals. ...
Harmon and Janie would take the "ladies", which is what they had considered the tapes to be, and listen to them in the basement or sometimes in the tree house on headphones so no one could hear what they were doing. ... When these boys first met Leshaya they did not want to give her a chance to prove herself of how well she could sing until she was showing the pastor and the boys had happened to over hear her singing. ...
