The family at the beach in the window is dressed for the beach. This is in direct contrast to the speaker and her father who are dressed much more formally. Her father is in a three piece suit and she is in her best dress and party shoes. Originally, the speaker was told that she was going to the beach with her family. However, instead of going to the beach they went to an abandoned airport and waited for a plane to relocate them to New York City.
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Homer tells us that Phaeacians are friendly people who welcome outsiders and that they are excellent ship builders and sailors.
Common Points:
- In “The Black Ball” by Ralph Ellison is a story that focuses mainly on racial discrimination and prejudice.
- In “Why, You Reckon?” by Langston Hughes is also focused on the struggle of the African Americans in American society.
Differences:
- In “The Black Ball” by Ralph Ellison uses metaphors and allegories and characterization to show how racism and discrimination affect people in their way of being and thinking. The story happens in a Hotel, John works at it and has a conflict with the Hotel Manager and The Union worker.
- In “Why, You Reckon?” by Langston Hughes uses slang words that were used in the 1930s and also uses a lot of suffixes like “ing” and “in”. He also uses a lot of symbolism even though he speaks about real places like Harlem and the darkness of the furnace. The story takes place in Harlem New York a place of extreme poverty in the 1930s.
<em>The main difference between both stories is that Hughes wants to show the pursuit of happiness despite adversities. In the Black Ball, Ellison tries to show that there is no differences between people.</em>
Answer:
I believe that this expression would be classified as hyperbole.
Explanation:
It is a hyperbole because it's a stretch from the truth, they (being "we") didn't actually walk a hundred miles.
