.... Walden, and "To a Waterfowl" can show how American authors explore the ideals of human existence through aesthetic representations of nature. William Cullen Bryant, who has been called "the father of American poetry," is one of the earliest artists to capture the essence of nature in America and apply it to the human experience. In his poem "To A Waterfowl" he uses the example of a waterfowl to reach a better understanding of human existence. In the poem, the waterfowl is portrayed as a near-perfect creation, and it is treated with a sense of reveren .....

.... one leader as a representative in the "Em City Council" which helps to attempt a community atmosphere within the prison according to McManus' idea. The population is supposed to reflect real prisons with 70% of inmates who are colored. There is one character that represents the predominantly white-collar viewer, Tobias Beecher, an attorney who is serving a sentence for vehicular manslaughter. He involuntarily hit and killed a young girl on a bicycle. He is in the "others" grouping. Our reactions to what is going on inside of Oz mirrors his. As the settin .....

.... of all hope. Both Brooks and Red had gone through its final stage, but Red’s friendship with Andy gave Red a glimmer of hope. Brooks and Red, although slightly different, were essentially the same in every way. It’s just that hope had set Red free. .....

.... like how a bird acts while on the ground. Even though the bird is on the ground for a short amount time it still acts cautiously because its natural habitat is in the sky. And the he drank a Dew From a convenient Grass– And then hopped sidewise to the Wall To let a Beetle pass– When the bird finally flies away the poem's flow mimics that of a flying bird, very calm and free "And he unrolled his feathers / And rowed him softer home–". She describes a birds flight like rowing in an ocean, but without all the splashing of the oars. In the first two stanza of the .....

.... this is toward the beginning of Guigemar’s tale. “They gathered in pursuit of a large stag and the hounds were released. The hunters ran in front and the young man lingered behind.” (p.44) It is only when Guigemar is alone that he sees the mysterious doe with the antlers of a stag and a fawn. This creature also serves as a signpost telling us that Guigemar has crossed over from this world into the realm of Fairy and magic. It is this encounter with the animal that wounds Guigemar with an injury only love can heal. Directly after this we see another, more iro .....

.... the paragraph and no dialogue. King on the other hand, has very short sentences and almost every paragraph has a couple sets of dialogue. King tells the story through the characters speech. Poe tells the story through the explanations not through speech. Even though they have differences, they also have some similarities. Both writers use a part of nature that is out of control to overcome people. In Poe's story it was a simple whirlpool while in King's its was just the flu bug. These things of nature became bigger and destroyed the people in the story. .....

.... Odysseus and Penelope's marriage clearly illustrates the theme of love. There are also many other bonds formed in life that show great love and guidance. One of the most emphasized in is the father - son relationship. These relationships clearly support the issue of love in . The father - son relationship between Odysseus and Telemachos is a little awkward because they both never really got to know each other but they still care for each other's well being. When Odysseus hears of all the suitors devouring Telemachos's future fortune and mistreating him, he w .....

.... nature and their surroundings. This account shows Delaware beliefs on how the world was created and how life began. Each Manito, which is a god of evil or good creations, is what the Delaware felt created life and its methods. The actual writing of the myth is in short descriptive phrases, leaving out any unnecessary words or clauses. It speaks as if Earth and Nature are people, a part of their kin. The Delaware use detailed characteristics to describe the universe that surrounds them. They speak of only subjects that are important to them and deeply express t .....