Read this excerpt from "A Visit from the Goon Squad." Whatever the reason, a swell of approval palpable as rain lifted from the
center of the crowd and rolled out toward its edges, where it crashed against buildings and water wall and rolled back at Scotty with redoubled force, lifting him off his stool, onto his feet (the roadies quickly adjusting the microphones), exploding the quavering husk Scotty had appeared to be just moments before and unleashing something strong, charismatic, and fierce. Anyone who was there that day will tell you the concert really started when Scotty stood up. How does the author portray Scotty in this excerpt?
The author first portrays Scotty as timid on stage. He is sitting on his stool and performing without a great deal of energy. However, when the energy and positive reaction from the crowd hit him like a wave, he gains his confidence. He stands up and begins to perform with energy and enthusiasm. He is first described as a "quavering husk". It gives the image of him almost hiding like an ear of corn inside its protective husk. Then he is described as strong, charismatic and fierce - a significant change from when he first took the stage.
The poem connects to your life because you usually write about your life experiences or heart felt moments and put it into a poem to express how you emotionally feel or physically feel
This is a great line and sequence from this play. If you haven't already seen the film version with Daniel Day-Lewis, please do so. Day-Lewis delivers the above line in such a way that it is the part that I remember the most.
At this point in the play, John Proctor has already admitted to the court that he committed adultery with Abigail Williams. In essence, he has intentionally hurt his reputation in the community. Many people looked up to Proctor as a good, strong, and moral man, but the adultery will taint that image.
The court asks John to sign his name and admit to witchcraft, and John refuses to let the court keep the paper that he signed. John is okay with his reputation being hurt because he was trying to save others, but he is not okay with his name (and his family's name) being tainted by...
Actually, there is a lot of pitfalls in the credibility in this argument. There are a lot of websites in the Internet with information about the so called French Invasion that occurred on the 24th of june, 1812.
The French Invasion is also known in Russia as The Patriotic War of 1812 and in France is known as the Russian Campaign. Try to search under these alternative names and you might find more information.
