Post by devanj5392 on Mar 11, 2009 17:53:47 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]Purpose and Meaning[/glow]
-Observing her bold personality, we can see that Dillard’s mother can be described as “one who is always at the top of her game.” Dillard’s mother always seemed enthusiastic about learning, for example, “'Terwilliger bunts one”, she was amazed about how the syllables in the english sounded, and said to her husband, “No wonder you listen to baseball”. She had also used that quote for many other things, such as testing a microphone or pen. In the ending paragraph, her daughter made a statement about the favored winner of an election. Her mother asked if she had any factual proof that the outcome is true; with this personality, we can assume that Annie Dillard is the type who uses language to take a stand for what she believe in, having evidence to support her opinion.
-The use of powerful language can be of assistance in characterizing one’s personality. Even in the most outrageous moments, the constant occurrence of the phrase “Terwilliger bunts one", gave Dillard’s mother a spontaneous personality; the tongue-tied syllables can exemplify a free spirited person. In the paragraph elaborating on the speech called “Pittsburghisms”, can easily separate a group of people from another, based on their geography. For example, people who live in Pittsburgh cannot decipher between the pronunciation of the words “leave” and “let”. People in Florida, on the other hand, can easily depict the differences on pronunciation of the two words. This concoction, furthermore, supports that powerful language can easily amuse, place, and separate people from one another.
-The empowering use and teachings of language from her mother, Dillard has learned and been influenced from the variety of language and how it can keep individuality. One can always remember what their mother has taught them, character traits such as, self-confidence and wit. The central theme throughout the passage, holding on to important memories and how an individual can prosper the knowledge, as Dillard has learned the fundamentals of language from her mother. As a final thought, Dillard notes that it is important to defend your own belief, even when nobody else supports it. Hence, in order to have a belief, one must have it examined, with following evidence.
[glow=red,2,300]Language and Style[/glow]
-Reading aloud the words “Terwilliger bunts one”, “royal Poinciana”, and “Tamiami Trail”, the complication of words give a diverse tone to the passage. When pronouncing difficult sounding words, it is proven that the reader will constantly repeat the word, such as Dillard’s mother as she repeats “Terwilliger bunts one”; it gives the passage a harsh tone, an example of cacophony. The phrases “royal Poinciana” and “Tamiami Trail” are smoother tones, euphony, and set off a calmer mood.
-Using such a variety of language, such as the contrasting sounds, hard images, and active verbs, in paragraph 7, gives the writing more “life”. As in the story, the drama in the words “Tamiami Trail” stirred Dillard’s mother. The esoteric details, which lead to distressing images, let the reader imagine the scenario of building the Tamiami Trail, therefore imagining the distress Dillard’s mother felt, whenever she heard the term “Tamiami Trail”. The use of these words contradicts how the reader may feel, after she had said “anyone could drive over this road without a thought.”Another example of this stylistic method is in paragraph 23, “On a long, sloping beach by the ocean, she lay stretched out sunning with Father and friends, until the conversation gradually grew tedious, when without forethought she gave a little push with her heel and rolled away. People were stunned. She rolled deadpan and apparently effortlessly, arms and legs extended and tidy, down the beach to the distant water's edge, where she lay at ease just as she had been, but half in the surf, and well out of earshot.”
-Enabling the reader to envision a distinguishing scenario is the reason why Dillard is so careful to be specific. For example, in paragraph seven, the use of explosives is notably vague and has absolutely no affect on the following sentences. With the use of “explosives”, the reader can imagine anything, a smoke bomb, for example, is a weak explosive, therefore the reader cannot apprehend the power trying to be described in the following sentences. The specificity of the word “dynamite” is more effective, because the reader can presume that dynamite is an empowering explosive, thus visualizing the prevailing scenery of destruction. With Dillard being as specific as possible, she has accomplished the effect of power, in her following sentences.
-The use of dialogue and narration create a humorous tone in the passage. "There's a deer standing in the front hall," she told me one quiet evening in the country. "Really?" "No. I just wanted to tell you something once without your saying, 'I know.' " This dialogue between the author and mother set a humorous tone in the passage because it portrays a common bond between a parent and child; the child thinks they know more knowledge than the parent. In the dialogue, Dillard’s mother sends out the message, that her daughter does not know everything, not a strong, but subtle humor. “And off she sashayed, taking me firmly by the hand, and leading us around briskly past the monkey house and away. She thingyed an ear back, and both of us heard the desperate man begin, in a high-pitched wail, " I swear, I never saw her before in my life .. . .”, this narration gives a clearer sense of humor.
[glow=red,2,300]Strategy and Structure[/glow]
-It is simple and effective to identify one’s self, when you look at the person, whom they’ve been influenced upon. In Dillard’s case, we can easily compare her personality with her mother’s, because she has been strongly influenced through strong language and enthusiasm. Dillard’s writing style and character can be considered the result of her mother’s teachings, which therefore gives her reason, why her mother is such a good model for Dillard’s self-discovery.
-In the passage, Dillard never exploits her mother’s name to the reader, but doesn’t fully infer that she is failing to see her as an individual. This affects the reader’s point of view, in a way to show anonymity and respect. Referring to her as “mother”, Dillard formally accounts her mother with respect and admiration. It is known to be disrespectful to parents, if the child calls them by their first names, therefore, the reader can assume that influence is the reason why Dillard never revealed her mother’s name, but instead gave her a title of respect.
-As a final thought, Dillard purposely pointed out that it is important for an individual to have a mind of their own. Dillard’s reason for saving this point as the last sentence is so she can reiterate the lesson in her story. As a writer, this is crucial for Dillard to have her own sense of mind, because it will help her understand and relate to her readers, through writing.
-Observing her bold personality, we can see that Dillard’s mother can be described as “one who is always at the top of her game.” Dillard’s mother always seemed enthusiastic about learning, for example, “'Terwilliger bunts one”, she was amazed about how the syllables in the english sounded, and said to her husband, “No wonder you listen to baseball”. She had also used that quote for many other things, such as testing a microphone or pen. In the ending paragraph, her daughter made a statement about the favored winner of an election. Her mother asked if she had any factual proof that the outcome is true; with this personality, we can assume that Annie Dillard is the type who uses language to take a stand for what she believe in, having evidence to support her opinion.
-The use of powerful language can be of assistance in characterizing one’s personality. Even in the most outrageous moments, the constant occurrence of the phrase “Terwilliger bunts one", gave Dillard’s mother a spontaneous personality; the tongue-tied syllables can exemplify a free spirited person. In the paragraph elaborating on the speech called “Pittsburghisms”, can easily separate a group of people from another, based on their geography. For example, people who live in Pittsburgh cannot decipher between the pronunciation of the words “leave” and “let”. People in Florida, on the other hand, can easily depict the differences on pronunciation of the two words. This concoction, furthermore, supports that powerful language can easily amuse, place, and separate people from one another.
-The empowering use and teachings of language from her mother, Dillard has learned and been influenced from the variety of language and how it can keep individuality. One can always remember what their mother has taught them, character traits such as, self-confidence and wit. The central theme throughout the passage, holding on to important memories and how an individual can prosper the knowledge, as Dillard has learned the fundamentals of language from her mother. As a final thought, Dillard notes that it is important to defend your own belief, even when nobody else supports it. Hence, in order to have a belief, one must have it examined, with following evidence.
[glow=red,2,300]Language and Style[/glow]
-Reading aloud the words “Terwilliger bunts one”, “royal Poinciana”, and “Tamiami Trail”, the complication of words give a diverse tone to the passage. When pronouncing difficult sounding words, it is proven that the reader will constantly repeat the word, such as Dillard’s mother as she repeats “Terwilliger bunts one”; it gives the passage a harsh tone, an example of cacophony. The phrases “royal Poinciana” and “Tamiami Trail” are smoother tones, euphony, and set off a calmer mood.
-Using such a variety of language, such as the contrasting sounds, hard images, and active verbs, in paragraph 7, gives the writing more “life”. As in the story, the drama in the words “Tamiami Trail” stirred Dillard’s mother. The esoteric details, which lead to distressing images, let the reader imagine the scenario of building the Tamiami Trail, therefore imagining the distress Dillard’s mother felt, whenever she heard the term “Tamiami Trail”. The use of these words contradicts how the reader may feel, after she had said “anyone could drive over this road without a thought.”Another example of this stylistic method is in paragraph 23, “On a long, sloping beach by the ocean, she lay stretched out sunning with Father and friends, until the conversation gradually grew tedious, when without forethought she gave a little push with her heel and rolled away. People were stunned. She rolled deadpan and apparently effortlessly, arms and legs extended and tidy, down the beach to the distant water's edge, where she lay at ease just as she had been, but half in the surf, and well out of earshot.”
-Enabling the reader to envision a distinguishing scenario is the reason why Dillard is so careful to be specific. For example, in paragraph seven, the use of explosives is notably vague and has absolutely no affect on the following sentences. With the use of “explosives”, the reader can imagine anything, a smoke bomb, for example, is a weak explosive, therefore the reader cannot apprehend the power trying to be described in the following sentences. The specificity of the word “dynamite” is more effective, because the reader can presume that dynamite is an empowering explosive, thus visualizing the prevailing scenery of destruction. With Dillard being as specific as possible, she has accomplished the effect of power, in her following sentences.
-The use of dialogue and narration create a humorous tone in the passage. "There's a deer standing in the front hall," she told me one quiet evening in the country. "Really?" "No. I just wanted to tell you something once without your saying, 'I know.' " This dialogue between the author and mother set a humorous tone in the passage because it portrays a common bond between a parent and child; the child thinks they know more knowledge than the parent. In the dialogue, Dillard’s mother sends out the message, that her daughter does not know everything, not a strong, but subtle humor. “And off she sashayed, taking me firmly by the hand, and leading us around briskly past the monkey house and away. She thingyed an ear back, and both of us heard the desperate man begin, in a high-pitched wail, " I swear, I never saw her before in my life .. . .”, this narration gives a clearer sense of humor.
[glow=red,2,300]Strategy and Structure[/glow]
-It is simple and effective to identify one’s self, when you look at the person, whom they’ve been influenced upon. In Dillard’s case, we can easily compare her personality with her mother’s, because she has been strongly influenced through strong language and enthusiasm. Dillard’s writing style and character can be considered the result of her mother’s teachings, which therefore gives her reason, why her mother is such a good model for Dillard’s self-discovery.
-In the passage, Dillard never exploits her mother’s name to the reader, but doesn’t fully infer that she is failing to see her as an individual. This affects the reader’s point of view, in a way to show anonymity and respect. Referring to her as “mother”, Dillard formally accounts her mother with respect and admiration. It is known to be disrespectful to parents, if the child calls them by their first names, therefore, the reader can assume that influence is the reason why Dillard never revealed her mother’s name, but instead gave her a title of respect.
-As a final thought, Dillard purposely pointed out that it is important for an individual to have a mind of their own. Dillard’s reason for saving this point as the last sentence is so she can reiterate the lesson in her story. As a writer, this is crucial for Dillard to have her own sense of mind, because it will help her understand and relate to her readers, through writing.
