With cheerfully colorful buildings everywhere you look, beautiful mountains painting the sky in the distance, and the mouthwatering smell of tlayudas and tacos wafting through the air at every street corner, it’s no wonder I didn’t want to leave Oaxaca City.
Ultimately, Karen’s behavior humanizes her, but it also forces the readers to call her reliability into question. What is her goal with this project? Is this book truly written just for Jake, or is part of it for her own peace of mind? Perhaps these are the questions Grodstein invites us to consider in choosing to write this story the way she did.
In “catalog of unabashed gratitude,” poet Ross Gay predominantly uses the second-person point of view to acknowledge and express his thanks directly to his readers, as well as the people, objects, life experiences, emotions, and elements of nature for which he is grateful. But what is the effect of this artistic choice on the message of the poem? What is its effect on the reader’s consumption of the poem? In repeatedly addressing his readers as “you,” Gay positions them not only as objects of his gratitude, but also as his friends; he ultimately creates a reading experience defined by intimacy and vulnerability by drawing members of his audience into direct conversation with him and establishing a relationship with them.
Death is a powerful, recurring theme throughout August Wilson's Fences, and each character views it differently. Rose believes death should not be discussed (10). Gabriel believes death is a vehicle for Judgment Day and the afterlife. For protagonist Troy, however, death is much more personalized—so much so that it becomes its own character throughout the play.
One of the biggest challenges brands encounter in developing an identity for a new product or service is capturing their desired audience through an engaging narrative. For many, it’s a highly creative process, but for others, it’s a bit more formulaic. That being said, both story and strategy are key components to a brand’s short- and long-term success. But how does one even begin building a brand?