Abstract The paper reviews Jamaica Kincaid's novel "Annie John" in terms of the culture and history that helped produce it. The paper describes the "Coming of Age" theme. The paper also explains the family heritage, the mother/daughter relationship and the difficulty of resolving family problems.
From the Paper "Mothers and Daughters in Kincaid's "Annie John." "Annie John" by Jamaica Kincaid is a novel that focuses on the process of growing up, of coming to terms with one's family and heritage and developing an autonomous identity. In a review of the book, Barbara Williamson stated that the stories contained in the novel are distinguished by their minute examination of Annie's relationship to her mother being in her mother's grace, being banished from her mother's protection, finally exiling herself."
Abstract The paper examines "Annie John" and discusses the development of the young girl in the story, Annie, throughout the many stages in her life. The paper conveys the close relationship that Annie shares with her mother, then the rift in their relationship and how Annie tries to replace her mother. The paper describes Annie's major revelation that she must move on and escape from her mother.
From the Paper "Sometimes it is more appropriate to say that the child is the father of the man rather than to say it the other way around. Simply put, the relationships, experiences, and the life that we live when we are young, in turn, shape who we become as we get older. Such is the case in Jamaica Kincaid's short narrative Annie John, where the reader witnesses the development of a young girl, Annie, throughout many stages in her life. The novel Annie John is thus a narrative bildungsroman, "a novel that recounts the development of an individual from childhood to maturity, to the point at which the main character recognizes his or her place and role in the world." Notable, too, is that the book has an initial situation which is reversed as the plot unfolds, and that ultimately leads to a powerful revelation (Miller)."
Abstract This paper examines the book, "Annie John", by Jamaica Kincaid, the story of a girl growing up on the island of Antigua. In particular, it looks at the ways that Annie John's need to leave the island is related to her rejection of the traditional gender expectations placed on her by both family and friends. It also discusses how the mother-daughter relationship described in "Annie John" can be seen as a paradigm of the relationship between the powerful and the powerless.
From the Paper "As Annie grows older, she begins to question the cultural beliefs of her island world. In school she at school she intuitively rebels against authority. What is most frightening for Annie however is that her mother begins to see Annie as a young lady, instead of the little girl she once was; an object of unconditional love and adoration. Her mother now seems to become her adversary. When she finishes her, Annie decides to leave Antigua and her family, but not without hint of sadness, especially for the mother she formerly knew and never stops mourning. ?For I could not be sure,? she surmises, "whether for the rest of my life I would be able to tell when it was really my mother and when it was really her shadow standing between me and the rest of the world" (p.107)."
Abstract This essay reviews "Annie hall". It analyzes the social interaction between Annie and Alvy from three different views. One is a Davis' concept of six tasks that have to be accomplished fro a successful "pickup", followed G.H. Mead's concept of the "I" and the "me". Finally some of the elements from Goffman's "Presentation of Self in Everyday Life" are found in the movie sequence.
From the Paper "Annie Hall Annie and Alvy meet through some friends and play tennis together. After the match the Annie shows an interest in Alvy and initiates contact with him. This essay will analyze the social interaction between Annie and Alvy from three views. One is a Davis' concept of six tasks that have to be accomplished fro a successful "pickup", followed G.H. Mead's concept of the "I" and the "me". Finally some of the elements from Goffman's "Presentation of Self in Everyday Life" will be found in the movie sequence. This pick-up does not exactly follow the sequence found in Davis."
Abstract This paper looks at the novel by Jamaica Kincaid , Annie Johns and discusses the key scene chapter two of the relationship between Annie and her Mother. The paper also looks at how the idea of seeing a world through a child's eyes can have an effect upon the reader.
Abstract "Annie Hall", by Woody Allen, is a film that deals with relationships, the quest for meaning in life and the nature of romantic love. The paper examines the film which revolves around the relationship between Alvy Singer, a pessimistic comedian who thinks that life is meaningless, and Annie Hall.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
A Relationship is Like a Shark
A Deeper Analysis
Conclusion
Bibliography
From the Paper "Just as history entails a working out of events through narrative, so also all narrative establishes an anticipation of retrospection. The natural desire of narrative for an ending is evident about two-thirds of the way into Alvy Singer's opening monologue, "Annie and I broke up and I still can't get my mind around that." Alvy gives us the ending of the story before he really gets started into the process of telling it. The anticipation of retrospection becomes clear in the attempt through repetition to understand the significance of this failed love relationship. The eruption of this thought about Annie from the midst of so much seemingly irrelevant material dramatizes the existence of latent desires and replicates in the text the tension of the unconscious in Alvy."
Tags: narrative, Catskills, monologue, Coney, Island
Abstract This paper discusses Woody Allen's ambivalence toward his Jewish identity and toward love as portrayed in "Annie Hall". The author points out that, to Allen, Judaism is more a secular ethnic identity than religious. The paper explores Allen and his characters as neurotic protagonists that employ humor as both a defense mechanism and a communication device.
From the Paper "Alvy's humor both exacerbates and assuages his sense of misplacement. Alvy's brand of humor is distinctly Jewish: Full of cultural references and self-deprecation. It also hints at the discomfort of being Jewish that is rarely expressed explicitly in Allen movies. Alvy tells Rob, "The failure of the country to get behind New York City is anti-Semitism. I"m not discussing politics or economics this is foreskin.? Humor here serves as a buffer against anti-Semitism and parallels Alvy's ambivalence towards his ethnic minority. His sarcasm embodies the tension and duality of being pulled in two directions."
Abstract This paper discusses the lives of two female photographers, Annie Leibovitz and Imogeni Cunningham. The paper includes their history, influences, similarities and differences. The paper also analyzes how these two influenced photography itself.
Abstract This paper studies James Merrill's poem, Annie Hill's Grave", in terms of its sounds and how the sounds relate to the subject matter of the poem, death. Through an analysis of Merrill's use of assonance, alliteration, rhyme and iambic and trochaic feet, the paper explains how the sounds reflect and represent the meaning of this poem.
From the Paper "In the first stanza much alliteration exists; "s" sounds predominate. Also, the "k" in "casket" is repeated in "like"; there are "t" sounds in "casket," "visit," "airtight," and "comfort"; there are "n" sounds in "Necropolis" and "not," "nice," and in a way in "amen," "streamlined," "one," "want," "underground," and "round"; and "w" sounds are found in "would," "one," and "want." Interestingly, a particular consonant sound tends to repeat within the same line."
Abstract This paper analyzes the use of writing in Annie Dillard's personal essay "The Chase," from her book "An American Childhood." It looks at Dillard's recreation of a childhood event and the emotions she felt at the time.
From the Paper " Narrative writing allows an author to tell a personal story in which the author believes readers will also find personal meaning. In her story The Chase, Annie Dillard recreates a childhood event and the emotions she felt during the..."
Tags: narrative, writing, Annie, Dillard, The Chase, An American Childhood
Abstract This paper explains that Annie Dillard's essay on "The Giant Water Bug" begins as an example of nonfiction, meditative nature writing and ends with a murder---of the frog. The author points out that,to convey a sense of meandering in her thoughts and her walking path while she watches the frog, Dillard uses long sentences and often repeats words, particularly adjectives. The paper relates that the injection of biological language suggests a sharp change in narrative tone and a reminder of the scientific aspects of nature and natural survival.
From the Paper "Nature's real ugliness injects itself into the homespun narratives about frogs. A lower life form begins to devour a higher life form. The giant water bug that the author had only read about and appreciated in an academic sense rears its ugly head. She knows it "eats insects, tadpoles, fish, and frogs." But suddenly its presence injects drama into the descriptive passage. Now the fear and ominous nature of the passage's description of the frog's skin, its fear, and the occasional use of biological vocabulary becomes all comes together."
Abstract The paper discusses the book " Annie on my mind " by Nancy Garden and explains that it is a fictional novel of a voyage of one young girl seeking to find solidarity in her sexuality. The paper tells us that the main storyline ventures through a relationship with another girl. In addition, the paper explains that the story portrays a conflict of emotions and depicts both sides of a homosexual relationship through the eyes of an adolescent girl. The paper mentions that other emotions such as denial and fear are also represented throughout the novel.
From the Paper "Several important insights were viewed when reading this book. While the girls sought to be happy with one another, the aspect of no one truly accepting them other than the lesbian teachers seem to drive them into each others' arms. This allows for a very close-minded environment to be established in the book--something that seems unfamiliar to a city such as New York. While individuals may not have chose to accept the behavior, the storyline of rejecting the relationship seems to only build the morals of the story of accepting those of different ways."
Tags: sexuality, conflict, of, emotions, homosexual, adolescent, girl, denial, fear
A review of the theme of darkness in the novels "The Fall of the House of Usher", and "The Pit and the Pendulum" and the poem "For Annie" by Edgar Allen Poe.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 13 sources, 2002, $ 89.95
Abstract This paper explores two stories by Edgar Allen Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher", and "The Pit and the Pendulum". These stories are considered in relation to a poem Poe wrote called, "For Annie", a verse written for a friend of his, Annie Richmond. The theme of this paper is about "darkness," where darkness is a metaphor that imbues Poe's horror stories with themes of consciousness and experiences with terror. Because Poe was especially interested in the susceptibility of the imagination, this paper attempts to "imagine" Edgar Allen Poe in relation to varying metaphors of darkness that characterize the author's life and literature.
Abstract Annie Dillard's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, A Pilgrim at Tinker's Creek, is set in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. This paper examines chapter 3 which is entitled "Winter." Despite the chilling cold Annie Dillard must face in the mountains. It looks at how the chapter not only focuses on Dillard's struggle to survive the elements and the wilderness with few resources. It also discusses how chapter 3 also includes the author's perceptions of the local animal populations struggle to cope without the help of civilization's comforts and how she uses both literary metaphors and also facts about the animal world, gleaned from scientific as well as literary study.
From the Paper "Dillard notes that her attempts to survive alone, indoors, means she must "bloom" like a "forced forsythia," or like a delicate, fragrant, and hot house grown flower in all of its glory. Because she is exposed to warmth and sun artificially, against the nature of the climate, she is full of energy indoors, yet the outdoors strikes her carefully tended constitution as unduly harsh. This metaphor suggests that the winter is not keeping with the author's natural inkling for outdoors and warmth. (40) But still Dillard bears up. Thus, Dillard, by this metaphor, suggests she is a summer or spring person by nature who prefers to be free and unencumbered, but there is a incongruity between her inner nature, and the outer, winter nature of the harsh mountains."
An analysis of how the public's perception of New York City was affected by three movies: Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets", Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" and Woody Allen's "Annie Hall".
Abstract This paper looks at how the public's perception of New York City has been affected by Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets", Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" and Woody Allen's "Annie Hall". Through an exploration of these three films, the paper demonstrates how the popular imagination has been infused with the idea of New York as a melting pot of people from all over the world.
Outline:
Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets"
Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing"
Woody Allen's "Annie Hall"
Conclusion
From the Paper "On a superficial level, Mean Streets is about gangsters in New York's Little Italy neighborhood. Going deeper, however, one realizes that Mean Streets is actually a film about living in a state of sin. Whatever Charlie (Harvey Keitel) does throughout the film, we are constantly aware that he is living in a state that he is unable to escape from, even as he tries to help the seemingly helpless Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro.) The plot of the film involves Charlie's difficult attempts at reconciling all of the conflicting worlds he involves himself in. Charlie works for Giovanni, a restaurant owner and Mafioso. Charlie shows promise in the underworld and is being groomed to take over the restaurant, but Giovanni does not like his association with Johnny Boy, a troubled figure that Charlie feels it is his Christian duty to help and protect. Johnny Boy owes money to another character, Michael, who is growing restless over Johnny Boy's ongoing failure to pay it back."
Tags: conflict, minorities, violence, melting, pot
