"The Finish of Patsy Barnes" and "Tears of Autumn," tell the story of two characters each striving for their goals. Both stories show the determination of the characters. They travel to a distant land in search of new opportunities and strive to reach a goal in order to save a loved one. The stories are similar and different and reflect similar morals and ideas. Patsy Barnes and his mother are African-Americans who live in a part of Kentucky called "Little Africa." They are a poor family who live in a segregated town. Patsy's father died while riding a horse. Hana in "Tears for Autumn" is a Japanese woman who travels to the United States to meet her husband and her future. Patsy Barnes faces the challenge of saving his mother from a severe illness. He has to raise money to call a doctor who may be able to cure her. Since Patsy is of African-American descent, and at this time, Africans were considered inferior to whites, he does not have many options to choose from. Patsy enters a horse race riding the same horse that killed his father. He wins the race and the conflict is resolved.
In "Tears of Autumn," Hana is a Japanese woman living with her family in rural Japan. She has the notion of leaving her family so she does not have to marry a farmer and work in fields all day. Therefore, when her uncle mentions of a Japanese man in the United States who is lonely and is looking for a wife, she responds. Therefore, after much thought, her family agrees to the marriage and Hana is on her way to the United States. "The Finish of Patsy Barnes" and "Tears of autumn" are similar in many ways. The main characters, Patsy and Hana both face challenges and take risks that help define their character. Both are determined to work to achieve their goals. Both stories show how the main characters both face prejudice: Patsy as being an African-American and Hana at the office of immigrant affairs where immigrants, especially Japanese and Asian immigrants, were not treated well.
The poem, "To Autumn"," written by the poet, John Keats, is an ode. ... In this poem the effective topic is autumn. ... The poem is an ode to autumn, and the poet analyzes the beauty and changes that come in the season of autumn. ... In "To Autumn ", Mr. ... "To Autumn " is full of sensory and visual imagery. ...
The three dominant imageries present in John Keats poem, To Autumn, are kinesthetic/organic, visual, and auditory, progressing through the early to late stages of the fall season as morning to night. ... The morning setting parallels with early autumn and the images create a sense of freshness, abundance, as well as the anticipation of harvest. In the second stanza, the poet personifies autumn and uses visual imagery, "sitting careless on a granary floor,//thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind" (14/15). The imagery is effective as the reader feels that it is late afternoon, the harvest is...
Analysis of "Tears, idle tears" Lord Alfred Tennyson's, "Tears, idle tears", has many references to symbols and images that reflect the mood of the poem. ... These happy thoughts are described as "happy autumn-fields"(4), in which the author is looking, at the time. ... He describes this tear as a "beam glittering on a sail"(6). ... The first tear was not the last tear that was shed over this event. ... "Tears, idle tears." ...
Barnes was an angry boozer who believed in the war's causes and represented the evil side of war. ... In the following nights attack by the enemy, Barnes sets out to kill Elias. Chris, in attempting to find Elias, finds Barnes, who tells him that Elias is dead and "sees in his eyes- that Barnes killed Elias. In a subsequent battle, Chris, thought to be "good- like Elias, turns around and kills Barnes. ... They could choose to accept it the way it is, like Barnes did, or the way it ought to be, like Elias chose. ...
Barnes usually moved seasonally and for better jobs for her dad. ... Through out her early years, a large, happy extended family surrounded Barnes in logging camps. ... As Barnes grew older, resentment and contempt for her mother began to grow. ... Hale and Barnes each had intense, most often disagreeable interactions with their mothers. ... Barnes" relationship with her father was more strained than her interaction with her mother. ...
Tears, Idle Tears Lord Tennyson Alfred's poem "Tears, Idle Tears" is a brief account of a gentleman reminiscing on the days that are no more. ... Early in the work, the line "Tears from the depth of some divine despair" conveys more than the initial words lead the reader to believe, bolstering Alfred's tone. ... Opening with a scene gazing into the happy autumn fields, ridden with tears, he proceeds to make dark comments of pleasant situations. ...
In the next ode "To Autumn", deals with the presence of nature and how autumn itself is more significant than any of the other seasons. ... This line shows how autumn has its greatness, with the fruit being fully ripe and the apple trees filled with apples. ... The descriptions of fruits ripening in nature, shows how autumn is significant to the seasons. ... As the poem continues the aspect of autumn is portrayed as a harvester. ... Spring being the season symbolizing birth defines the differences it has with autumn. ...
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STANZA 1 The poem is addressed to Autumn by name, just as a prayer would begin by invoking or naming the god it addresses, and then carries on to use a description rather than Autumn's proper name. ... To Autumn" is in iambic pentameter form. ... A reading of "To Autumn" leaves one with a pleasant feeling of harmony and purpose. ... The characters here are described not as people, but as Autumn itself. ... "Maturing" is the key word here that unlocks the deeper meaning of "To Autumn". ...