Natural landscape

A.Title: My Àntonia Author: Willa Cather B. Setting: My Ànotina is set on a prairie in Black Hawk, Nebraska C.Main Characters Jim Burden:Jim is the narrator for most of the novel. He was orphaned at 10 years old when he goes to live with his grandparents on a prairie in Nebraska. Jim distances himself from boys his own age, instead he takes liking to older immigrant girls. He later becomes a successful lawyer in New York City, but he never forgets his childhood friend Àntonia. Àntonia Shimerda:

Sustainability is something we talk about a lot. It’s taught to kids in elementary and middle schools now, but when I was in primary school it was not heavily focused on. There has been shift in priorities between generations, and I feel that it’s very hard to get my generation on board with living in a sustainable manner. I once gave a speech on the importance of recycling that almost put the entire class to sleep. I think this is because my generation does not care, it’s not their problem, the

romanticism in them in one way or another. I chose to express a desire to connect with nature in “Rip Van Winkle”, “Thanatopsis”, and Walden. Rip Van Winkle desires to leave his nagging wife, driving him into the woods revealing a gorgeous, woodland landscape and a

The Revenant, violence and death become the constants of two characters amongst the rigid, natural landscape of the United States of America in the 1800s. In both of these novels, the natural order of the United States is harshly stripped away by settlers trying to dominate the land that thrived perfectly well without their presence. Those who are unnatural to the land seek to punish those who are natural to it. In this environment, violence brings “order” where there wasn’t before. To maim or to

reference to himself through simile as a part of the natural landscape, "I wandered lonely as a cloud / That floats on high" (Wordsworth, Line 1). The diction used in the opening simile puts the reader in the poet's state of mind. A cloud is a lightweight, free-flowing image. Cloud paired with the action "floats", lets the

boldness, internationalism and cultural neutrality. Its setting in the Golden Gate Park’s landscape with the topography, vegetation; weather and light are taken advantage of. The significance of nature and the art that is housed in the museum from the Americas, Oceania, and Africa can be seen as having resonance in the architecture. Many of the works of art are sacred in their cultures, are made of natural materials and were never intended to be displayed in formal settings. Post modern theme of

across some of the worlds harshest terrain to save her fortune. Throughout the film, both the characters and land go on a transformative journey. The film displays various representations of the classic Australian landscape throughout the storyline. The film depicts the Australian landscape in both positive and negative lights, fully capturing the essence of the setting in its dramatic format. The film portrays the Australian outback as an unknown land of

film, One Night The Moon, Issues relating to culture and social class are explored through the perspectives of different characters, as they confront a tense and divisive situation. Perkins explores the characters’ relationship with the outback landscape through a series of emotive songs and structural features, such as camera angles and wide shots. With the use of contrasts, Perkins is able to express the theme of cultural difference in a number of ways , however, despite the crisis of Emily running

In John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row, Mack and his ravenous companions depart the inhospitable coastal fog of Monterey, California, and head east toward Carmel Valley, searching for sun. Turning down a sinuous two-lane road running alongside the Carmel River, they discover an Elysian plain basking beneath crystalline skies. Wildflowers stippled the orchards and quilted greenery at the base of the Santa Lucia Mountain Range. The men scoop up carrots fallen from a flatbed. Their truck runs over a rooster

many charms that the speaker lists, "How often have I paused on every charm,/ The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm,/ The never-failing brook, the busy mill." (ll. 9-11) These described parts of the village are implying life, human or natural, in the village landscape. The sheltered cot and busy mill are two places that villagers regularly occupy. People sleep in the cot and work