Bread Givers Metaphors

In the essay, Supermarket Pastoral by Michael Pollan the idea of shopping at Whole Foods and organic foods. While shopping at Whole Foods, Michael was able to understand the context behind the term “organic” and what the terms “humanely raised” and “free range” mean. The rhetorical situation is food items such as, “range fed sirloin steak” that states “it was formerly part of a steer that spent its days ‘living in beautiful places’ ranging from ‘plant-diverse-filled flats’”. Another example is eggs “from cage-free vegetarian hens, milk from cows that live ‘free from unnecessary fear and distress,’ wild caught salmon by Native Americans in Yakutat, Alaska, and heirloom tomatoes from Capay Farm, ‘one of the early pioneers of the organic movement.

In the early twentieth century, Fania, Bessie, and Masha, the older children of the Smolinski family are unable to find work to support their hungry, weak family.The youngest daughter in the Smolinski family is named Sara and will go outside and make some money by selling herring when Mrs. Molinski loses hope for the family 's financial situation:"I was about ten years old then. But from always it was heavy on my heart the worries for the house as if I was mother. I knew that the landlord came that morning hollering for the rent," (P.1). Reb Smolinsky is the girls’ father. Reb is also out of work and as a poor Jewish man, spends his days reading holy books and living off of what little money his own children make. Eventually the older daughters will find work. Mrs. Smolinski is then able to rent a second room. The family is very excited when Bessie announces that she and a man named Berel Berenstein had fallen in love. Bessie invites him to dinner at her home. Reb finds out about his daughter’s relationship with Berel and even that Berel was willing to marry her. Despite the joy and enthusiasm expressed by the rest of the family, doesn’t decide to congratulate her, but rather that because of the family’s financial situation, Berel must also pay the full cost of the wedding. Reb also demands that Berel set him up a business. After that, Berel becomes infuriated and leaves. After reading this I couldn’t help but wonder, one

In the essay “Turkeys in the Kitchen” (), Dave Barry, nationally known humorist implies that “men are still basically scum when it comes to helping out in the kitchen” (72), and how they are incapable of doing a simple task. Barry illustrates his point by using a hypothetical scenario to prove his point, "Let's a woman is in the kitchen...the, the man feeling guilty...offers to help. The woman says something like: "Well, you can cut the turnip" (73-74) later he shows how men stumble around until they are excused. Using an example from a hypothetical scenario (making dinner), he exaggerates how men are not that useful when helping in the kitchen in order to demonstrate how men are still considered scum when it comes to kitchen work; Barry

‘Food Inc’, is an informative, albeit slightly biased, documentary that attempts to expose the commercialisation and monopolisation of the greater food industry. The film attempts to show the unintended consequences resulting from this, and for the most part this technique is very effective; however there is an overreliance on pathos in lieu of facts and statistics at times.

In the publication “The Track Star Economy” known journalist and author for The New Yorker James Surowiecki conveys many things. The basic analogy we are given starts off involving the 2012 Olympics. He starts off by comparing the foreign athletes that come to train over here in the US, only to bring the knowledge and skills they have learned back to other countries. Yet why is this? If America is the land of opportunity why are these immigrants not staying and building lives here in America? The answer is actually quite simple, it’s because most of them are stuck in “immigration limbo” as Surowiecki so carefully puts it. These people are simply not tended to fast enough, therefore they go somewhere else where they can establish themselves and make a life with the education they have earned here in America. This is hurting our country.

Sara Smolinsky is the youngest of four sisters; the eldest is Bessie, whom everyone calls the “Burden-bearer” because the whole family lives on her pay check. “I knew the landlord came that morning hollering for rent. And the whole family were hanging on Bessie’s neck for her wages. Unless she got work soon, we’d be thrown in the street to shame and to laughter for the whole world.”(1) The second eldest

Of the doomed relationship between the females and Rabbi Smolinksy, there is one female that stands out. This is the rocky relationship between Rabbi Smolinsky and his youngest daughter Sara. Sara, from a young age, was independent. This independence was illustrated at the time when her family was destitute and starving. On her own initiative, Sara ran out into the street to sell herring in order to bring a couple of dollars home to her family. There is a conflict in Saras’ independence. On one hand, her independence is useful in that it allowed her to assist with the family finances. On the other hand, Rabbi Smolinsky is opposed to her independence because of the fear that she will leave the house, as well as the family values, all together. Rabbi Smolinsky needs Sara at home indefinitely, or at least to marry into a wealthy family, who will then support him. This is not Saras ambition. Due to their clash in values, Sara reaches her breaking point and runs off to become the independent soul she is. “My will is as strong as yours,” she replies. “Nobody can stop me. I’m not from the old country. I’m American!” Sara then rediscovers her independence through education, employment, and love.

    For thousands of years people have left their home country in search of a land of milk and honey. Immigrants today still equate the country they are immigrating to with the Promised Land or the land of milk and honey. While many times this Promised Land dream comes true, other times the reality is much different than the dream. Immigration is not always a perfect journey. There are many reasons why families immigrate and there are perception differences about immigration and the New World that create difficulties and often separate generations in the immigrating family. Anzia Yezierska creates an immigration story based on a Jewish family that is less than ideal. Yezierska’s text is a

The 1920s was a hard and painstaking era in American history. Many family's throughout New York lived in absolute poverty and saved week to week just to make enough to eat and pay the rent. Many Immigrants flooded the streets desperate for work while living conditions were harsh and many starved. This is just the case of the novel Bread Givers, written by Anzia Yezierska. In this story we follow Sarah Smolinsky, an ambiguous independent Jewish girl "trapped" by her religious traditions. Her story unfolds as she breaks away from her controlling parents and moves to work and go to school for hopes of being a school teacher. Her life is not easy and she must endure countless sacrifices just to get by. With the determination of

Through fictitious events and plot development, Yezierska portrayed an experience that models what individuals went through during the 1920s. This book resonated with many during that time due to the relativity of the novel not only to the author, but to the public. I do think that Yerierska’s experience is unique to herself, but also not unusual due to the public

In his short story, “The Semplica-Girl Diaries”, the author George Saunders crafts an all too human tale as he shows the journal entries of the narrator, a husband and father of three who faces financial insecurity, and displays the effect money, whether in lack or excess, has on our actions and thoughts. The social setting of the story is almost identical to our current society, however there is a distinct divergence in the Semplica Girls, which are girls from impoverished backgrounds that hang from a wire in their heads as an odd, inhumane, and yet expensive, lawn ornament. In the pursuit of the “good life” for both his family and himself, the father places great importance on wealth in order to secure happiness, joy, and status through

     After leaving Poland to venture out into the New World of America, the Smolinsky family endured impoverished lifestyles and countless hardships. For example, After an incident between Reb and the landlady (which made Reb revered), boarders began to occupy the Smolinsky family’s

Through characterisation, the author is able to construct representations of disempowerment. One of the most important characters in the story is “Fat Maz” and her parents. In the story, the main character is portrayed as being fat, unmotivated to do anything and living a very bland life. For example,

Advertisements are everywhere. From billboards, to magazines, to newspapers, flyers and TV commercials, chances are that you won’t go a day without observing some sort of ad. In most cases, companies use these ads as persuasive tools, deploying rhetorical appeals—logos, pathos, and ethos—to move their audiences to think or act in a certain way. The two magazine ads featured here, both endorsing Pedigree products, serve as excellent examples of how these modes of persuasion are strategically used.

The advert “Hostesses unafraid” published in the TIME magazine, is filled with figurative language. The advert about Campbell’s Tomato Soup persuades the customers throughout the advert to make a purchase of it. It uses a hostess to get its message across and has pictures of the soup to further clarify to the readers the product Campbell is selling.