Alden Nowlan

order to help others or to advance a cause,” - which is shown excessively through the poem; Dancer, by Alden Nowlan. The poem showcases to the readers that sometimes, limitations should be placed on altruistic movements for the well-being of an individual. Although, the question still remains; to what extent is an individual willing to go when facing these situations? Dancer by Alden Nowlan, is a poem that is constricted, but free. The poem creates a scenario of a sport, which once delved in

discovery, and dreams. Education is an essential to human living and a fulfilling life, but what happens when the path one takes is not the choice that one personally wants? In “University”, written by Leona Gom, and “Warren Pryor”, written by Alden Nowlan, the poems present both negative and positive effects of education on society. The good intentions of the parents

about the role adversity plays in shaping an individual’s identity. In the short story “The Glass Roses” by Alden Nowlan. Nowlan portrays the idea that adversity is part of our lives, and this adversity shapes us as individuals. But in the face of adversity an individual must either strive to fulfill their individual self-interests and ideas or abandon them to conform to authority. Nowlan suggests this idea through the character, Stephen and his struggle to conform to authority or pursue his ideas

have the whole world to conquer and rule. The multiple responsibilities of a man are deemed as very important since he is the person who earns the family income. In contrast, Teddy, the main character of “The Fall of a City” by Canadian author Alden Nowlan, is a very inventive and quiet child, who uses his imagination to build himself a utopian escape in his dark, gloomy attic. He uses scrap paper to create the citizens of Upalia and cardboard to fabricate the radiant city of Theodoresburg. Eventually

The short story “Hurt” by Alden Nowlan offers a glimpse into the effect of childhood relations. The story is a recollection about the narrator, Skip’s, childhood friend, Stevie, and how he interacted with the people around him. Stevie lives a difficult life but learns from the hardships instead of turning bitter. The most influential relationship children have in their early life is with their parents. In "Hurt" Stevie's father does not take care of him and just let’s him do what he wants. This

The Glass Roses In the story “The Glass Roses” written by Alden Nowlan. He uses the character Stephen to suggest that when individuals are perceived as weak by others. It can create a negative self-image of themselves. This perception made by society creates an illusion of unachievable ideals. Being able to realize these toxic standards and and change to escape this ideology, and achieve positive self-actualization. The unrealistic expectations placed on individuals by society to fit into their

The short story The Fall of a City by Alden Nowlan is a warm and emotional text. The main idea of this beautiful story is that some situations in life are just unavoidable. Life is full of both good and bad surprises, it's inevitable. Alden Nowlan authenticates that life in unpredictable by using symbols, imagery and figurative language. Nowlan uses plenty of symbols in this short story. One of them are the city Teddy created using his paper dolls. The city represents Teddy's life in a more playful

Alden Nowlan in the story “The Fall of a City” demonstrates through imagery, foreshadowing, and dramatic irony that one should not openly judge another, as it can greatly impact the said person. Firstly, imagery is used when Teddy’s uncle makes a comment about Teddy, and Teddy compares his uncle’s face to an antagonist from his imaginary kingdom. For example, “He’s got his head in the clouds again. His uncle laughed mirthlessly. Out of the corner of his eye Teddy looked at his uncle’s round, florid

The Glass Roses by Alden Nowlan is a short story focused on a young boy named Stephen who faces challenges and expectations in his pursuit of becoming a man; his childhood innocence is challenged as he transitions to become a man in his father’s eyes. Stephen discovers through Leka, a foreigner, that he is working with, that being your own individual is more important than stereotypes others set out for you and Leka has become a good role model for him. Stephen likes working with Leka, because “when

My Critical Response to ‘The Fall of the City’. "The Fall of the City" is a short story by Alden Nowlan from the 1960s. It follows an imaginative boy named Teddy, who lives with his aunt and uncle. In his attic, he creates a fantasy world using paper dolls and cardboard boxes. Teddy loves this world until his relatives discover it and ridicule him. Frustrated and confused, he ultimately destroys his creation. Three key literary elements are shown throughout the story: mood, tone, and theme. First