Analysis of Anzia Yezierska's 'The Lost Beautifulness'

“Beauty” by Tony Hoagland was written in 1998. In this poem, Hoagland expresses his feelings on how women care too much about physical appearances. Throughout his poem he tells the story through the eyes of a brother of a girl who learns to love herself for who she is. Hoagland’s poem stresses the importance that beauty goes deeper than the surface. Throughout his poem, Tony Hoagland uses many literary devices to perfect his poem. These devices include the message, tone, imagery, figures of speech, and personification.

Lutie is a single mother who tries to survive the rough streets of Harlem. Living in a world where she is oppressed by white people for being black and by men for being a woman, Lutie works to save herself and her son. She believes money can support her family, even though working in a home away from her own caused it to fall apart. Her working leads to her husband, Jim, having an affair with another woman. His only response was “What did you expect?” (Petry 54) as her firm belief in the idea that money and wealth will make

Anzia Yezierska provided readers a small glimpse into the world of immigrant life during the progressive era in her novel, Arrogant Beggar. Though narrator of the story, Adele, was an American born citizen— she was immersed in a world similar to the experience of one of immigrant status. Throughout her story, we see how social class, ethnicity, and political factors play a part in daily life of early nineteenth century Americans. Her journey is a reflection of what many young immigrants experienced in their search for freedom, prosperity and “The American Dream.”

Katherine Boo, a staff writer at The New Yorker and former reporter and editor at The Washington Post, has worked for over two decades “reporting within poor communities, considering how societies distribute opportunity and how individuals get out of poverty” (Boo 257). In November 2007, she and her husband, an Indian citizen, moved from the United States to India to study a group of slum dwellers in Annawadi, Mumbai (Boo 249). While studying this group of individuals in India from 2007 to 2011, Boo’s goal was to learn why the individuals within this slum have not banded together against a common enemy in order to gain upward mobility. She illustrates several common issues of developing nations including: corruption, education, the mismanagement of foreign aid, and the possibility for social mobility in her book, Behind the Beautiful Forevers. In this literary work, Boo accurately portrays the acts of corruption and as well as how corruption has entered the sphere of education, which is typically an individual’s only avenue to social mobility and success in that area. She argues that instead of rising up against a higher power, the individuals within the slum fight against one another to get a leg up on their competition, even if it keeps them in the same social class.

The long-established attraction of migrating to America is derived from its historic reputation as the land of opportunity. The Statue of Liberty symbolizes the ability of the wretched refuse to surpass birth and class distinctions through hard work and economy. But the overwhelming importance placed on possessions as status symbols has gradually lost its allure. In Music For Torching, A.M. Homes reveals that the contemporary world of suburbia, viewed as the culmination of financially successful households, is not as wonderful as it is presumed to be. Her constant citation of designer labels reveals the importance placed on

Desiree's Baby by Kate Chopin Desiree's Baby is a short story written by Kate Chopin. It is set in 19th century Louisiana. The story starts with Madame Valmondé going to visit Desirée and her baby. She thinks back on her memories of Dé

Ever wondered if gender equality is reflected to how the government treats its citizens? The similarities between the two are almost identical, and in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, Edna Pontellier is faced with the same restraining lifestyle that inhibits her independence as politician William Jennings Bryan notices with how imperialized nations like the Philippine Islands in 1900 went through. Edna expresses the same reaction as many imperialist nations have, such as the Philippine Islands: the habitual need to revolt for their freedom and no longer there being a “King.” Bryan states that commercial interests make it a major reason to hold on to the citizens’ land, and the same goes to how Edna has been held back because of her children that need her. One of Edna’s close friends, Mademoiselle Reisz, exhibits Bryan’s vision

Although the small Idaho town where I grew up had a population of barely eleven hundred people, it wasn’t as if we were all alike. My best girlfriend was a Jehovah’s Witness, a boy I dated in high school was a Mormon, and the town undertakers were Seventh Day Adventists. The prettiest girl in town’s father was black, and down the valley some Japanese farmers owned land, but that was about it, except for the Basque sheepherders who brought their flocks through Long Valley in springtime, and the original Finn settlers, some of whom generations later still spoke the language. I never thought much about how insular we were until the Walkers adopted Elvira from Mexico.

Immigrants often move to America to have a better life; however, this is not what some get. In the poem, “My Mother, Who Came from China, Where She Never Saw Snow” the immigrant factory workers moved here for a better life, but ended up having to work multiple hours in a factory with very little pay. The workers work diligently every day but never get enough money to actually buy the items that they are making. In the poem, Laureen Mar uses imagery, irony, and punctuation to demonstrate the injustices of immigrant factory work of the time period.

In the article “Desiree’s Baby” written by Kate Chopin it is about when Desiree was left behind as a baby and Monsieur had found her and when she grew up a boy named Armand which was very recognized in the state of Lousiana failed in love with her at first sight and they got together and had a baby, but when the baby was born Armand became distance with Desiree because the baby didn’t come out white and he thought that Desiree had cheated on him with someone else, not knowing that that was not the truth, and he would have never expected what the truth was until he figured it out himself.

4.28: Virgin of Vladimir (Connecting with the God) Communication with the Gods has been an important subject matter for many cultures. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, Virgin of Vladimir were used as holy figures and focus for devotion and source of inspiration. Virgin of Vladimir is known for many as the lady who saves Russia and it’s the most loved image of the Eastern Church. They believed that she can communicate with God and sometime considered to have other miraculous powers. She was honored as the unconquerable shield of the Russian people and her blessing was sought before battle.

The city of Mumbai has seen much growth in the past years. A string of elegant hotels have been set up for travelers and high-class business men. An ever growing, top of the line airport has been built for those coming in and out of the country. From the outside, Mumbai seems to have taken a liking to being internationally integrated with the rest of world, otherwise known as globalization. This is not the case, however; as seen in Katherine Boo’s novel Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity. This novel is set in a slum right next to the Mumbai International Airport called

Many things one does or does not do in life are based on perception; our perception of someone, their perception of us, and even our perception of ourselves. John Moore says, “your opinion is your opinion, your perception is your perception–do not confuse them with “facts” or “truth.” Wars have been fought and millions have been killed because of the inability of men to understand the idea that everybody has a different viewpoint (Quotations for Martial Artists, John Moore, p 1).” In Kate Chopin 's A Respectable Woman, perception is a major theme; for example, Mrs. Baroda 's perception of her husband’s friend, Gouvernail, shifts drastically throughout the short story. Chopin’s main theme of perception is displayed well because of her use of literary devices such as imagery, setting and dialogue; through these devices, Chopin reveals Mrs. Baroda’s feelings and thoughts, based on the way she perceives Gouvernail before, during and after meeting him for the first time; this paper will discuss the literary devices and how Kate Chopin uses them to portray themes of freedom, identity, desire, as well as perception.

Beauty has been a word that people use to described objects, things and most important people. Beauty can be defined in so many ways. The play “Beauty” written by Jane Martin has more than just one meaning. The author uses beauty to be her main objective that makes almost every situation in the play revolve around “beauty.” Being that beauty is considered something almost all women want and it can lead to devastation when you get greedy and envious about it, as it did to both Carla and Bethany.

There’s an ongoing, almost always unsaid joke, that women have one million emotions within a twenty-four hour period, which is completely opposite from that of a man’s day. But has anyone really taken the time to look at what goes into being a woman? It goes without saying that if a woman doesn’t know how to contour, or highlight her face, other women will talk down to her and about her when she leaves; men won’t even be interested. At the same time, if she does use makeup, but it’s not the BEST kind, or highest quality, there’s a chastising and condescending tone used during conversation, or an assumption that these women are “simple” or “easily amused”. She must not have a lot of money. Poor thing. With so many pressures and expectations a woman has to meet on a day to day basis, can this contribute their stress or lack of self esteem?