What is Power?

Power is having influence or control over people, or regions. 

 

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10.28.14  20:34

Expiration Date

10.27.14 14:38

The Admiration of Turtles and Moths

  The Admiration of Turtles and Moths 

I believe we, as humans, typically admire animals because of the attributes they display that are so similar to human characteristics. For example Hoagland uses a plethora of adjectives and verbs traditionally used when referring to humans, to describe a turtle. Both Hoagland and woolf admire the liveliness (often unseen) within turtles and moths. Hoagland described turtles as having “sailorly souls” while woolf described moths as “pure life” these descriptions indicate liveliness and human likeness. A species of animal that I admire are birds. The type of bird is not all that relevant, so long as it is not a penguin. I admire birds because of their ability to fly. Flying is commonly seen as a representation of freedom, and the freedom that birds have is one that I admire. They have the power to go where they choose, when they choose and this is a quality I have always been envious of. 

Date: 10/9 21:41

Emmy 

Zimmer 

October 1, 2014

Passage 

“The dead were parted one from the other and could no longer remember the faces and lands they had loved in the light.”

This passage stood out to me because it encompass’ the presence of death, which has a strong essence and representation in this writing. I like the comparison between between death and darkness, and the their opposing sides, light and life. This mix using death to represent darkness and light to represent life make the visual imagery in the writing more potent. I didn’t like the phrasing used: “one from the other” it was awkward for me to read because of the familiarity I feel with the phrase “from one another.” I believe that Dillard’s goal in this passage was to put the imagery of the contrast between  death and light into the readers mindset so they can read the remainder of the writing knowing that this is the feeling the eclipse has emitted within her. It also lets the reader know that the darkness she felt during the full eclipse, was only comparable to death. This passage fits seamlessly into the writing as a whole because of its central theme. The passage centers around the caparisons between light, darkness, life, and death which is exactly what this writing as a whole exhibits.