1. Heart of Darkness
That makes those three lines The first stanza straight from the start gives off a dark feeling as you read it. Our speaker calls herself a "possessed witch/haunting the black air " (1-2) and by this she means she thinks she's kind of crazy or going crazy and the witch is more a symbol of darkness because when people think of witches they think of dark and lonely creatures. The second line just adds to the creepiness and darkness the witch brings. Black air just sounds dark and cold. ... She is not only accepting death but is welcoming it because death would be better then the life s...
Line 3 announces that marriage is a "fatal knot", telling the female reader that marriage can be compared to death, for as one descends into final darkness, there is no return. In this way, the writer warns women that once a man has taken his place as husband, he will see himself as king or god, or if the wedding is death and marriage is Hell, then he may assume the role of Satan. ...
"The Story of an Hour- by Kate Chopin Commentary "The Story of an Hour- is a startling portrayal of a woman's awakening upon receiving news of her husband's death. ... Where Louise should have looked out the window and see signs of darkness or hopelessness, she ironically noticed qualities of renewal and birth. ... Looking beyond the sadness, what Louise's husband's death really meant, dawned on her. ... Millard's death affected his wife, and not on the death itself. ... This abrupt cessation of joy is the ultimate cause of her death. ...
Particularly in this painting, with its drastic dark colors and unapologetic approach, Cassatt is presenting an austere, noble, and mature woman. ... She is not crying or weak, and her face is unaffected by what we can imply is the death of her husband. ... The non-traditional elements of dark color, quick unblended strokes, and a veil that impedes on the beauty of the face really exemplify the themes Cassatt was interested in portraying. ...
This essay argues that Behn's juxtaposition of native qualities with values of the period constructs the gender of her characters in such a way that they function only as dark-skinned representatives of white virtue. ... Finally, Imoinda's heartrending death is enacted by her husband as part of his plan to take revenge on the white men who betrayed him. He fears that if he dies in his attempts, Imoinda would be left behind and "ravaged by every brute, exposed first to their nasty lusts, and then a shameful death " (53). ... Oddly enough, in the case of Oroonoko, Imoinda and Yarico, ...
In the dark poem "Strange Fruit," author Joy Harjo, explores the difficulties that minorities in the world. ... This is just to show the dark nature of the KKK. ... Instead, she beautifies this strange fruit making it the opposite of a fruit symbolizing death, she uses words like beautiful and sweet, making the reader feel that there is still hope left in humanity. ... This tree which ended all hope, this tree of death, hatred and violence appears. ...
Upon hearing the news of Brently's death Mrs. ... Usually when a character dies, the weather becomes dark, gloomy and foreboding. ... Brently Mallard's untimely death was Mrs. ... Mallard's death, and unwittingly her marriage as well. ... Mallard's happiness was in fact, the cause of her death. ...
In the story Ishtar appears infront of Gilgamesh to tell him that gods were mad at him for killing Humbaba; she told him if he married her, she could make them forget about blaming him for Humbabas death. ... "When he arose, she washed his body and dressed him / And spoke of pleasures he could find with her / Instead of going on in foolishness. / But he, when he was fully awake, / Threw off the clothes she had put on / And dressed again in the dark pelts he had come so / far in. / Her presence seemed to suffocate him now." With that he asked for the way to Utnapishtim; she told him that no m...
In addition to her significant contributions to black women's education, Walker owned a house in Harlem, nicknamed the "Dark Tower," and Villa Lewaro, a neo-Palladian-style, 34-room mansion designed by Vetner Woodson Tandy, the first registered black architect. Harlem Renaissance notables frequented Walker's homes, after her death in 1919 when her daughter took over the helm. ...
The house setting of her house fits perfectly for her characteristic, dark and cold. ... When she invites Neff to her home when her husband wasn't there, the death of the husband's last wife, and the insurance policy talk; is where my suspicion came from. ...
Obviously, they have a great respect for Miss Emily's family and felt that they should pay their respects upon her death. ... As a solution to their problem, the men finally go to her house under the cover of darkness to spread the lime. ... When, after her father's death, Emily is not seen for a while, "a few of the ladies had the temerity to call" (89). ...