Sure, the river is Huck and Jim's transportation. It's taking them from captivity (slavery; child abuse) to (hopefully) freedom in the state of Ohio. But the river ends up symbolizing freedom in its own right.
Before hitting the rapids, Huck feels confined—both by both society (which, figuratively, kept Huck imprisoned by its restrictive rules) and by Pap (who, literally, kept Huck locked up). And the river is the only route they can take if they want to be free both in that present moment and in their respective futures. Check out the way Huck describes it:
So in two seconds away we went a-sliding down the river, and it did seem so good to be free again and all by ourselves on the big river, and nobody to bother us. (29)
"Free again," "All by ourselves," "nobody to bother us": to Huck, the river represents a life beyond the rules of society. And that's a life he could get used to.
Answer:
Irony occurs when someone means the opposite of what he or she says. Thus, in Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," it is ironic that the doctors say that Louise Mallard dies of "heart disease of joy," because heart disease is medically never associated with happiness but with stress and pain. Josephine and Richards console Louise when she grieves her husband's death, so they see her devastated. However, there is also irony in the fact that Louise then locks in her room and, after thinking about it, she feels overjoyed to know her husband is dead and she is liberated. Finally, she dies when she sees that he is alive.
The answer may be C.
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Answer: In<em> "Love Song, With Two Goldfish</em>", the female fish is unhappy in her relationship with the male fish. In<em> "To My Dear and Loving Husband",</em> it seems that both the man and woman are happy. Their marriage is described as a union.
Explanation:
In<em> "Love Song, With Two Goldfish"</em>, Grace Chua tells a love story about the two fishes - a male fish that wants to get the attention of the female fish. By describing the relationship between the fishes, the author provides a metaphor for a relationship between a man and woman. The two fishes are forced to live in a bowl, so their love lacks adventure. The female fish wants "a life beyond the bowl", which the male fish, hard though he tries, cannot give to her. The female fish is, therefore, clearly dissatisfied with their relationship.
In Anne Bradstreet's poem, "<em>To My Dear and Loving Husband"</em>, we have a different relationship. Namely, the speaker of the poem describes her love for her husband, celebrating their union and happiness. She claims that she can never repay him for the love that he gives her. It seems that these two people are very happy in their marriage and satisfied with what they have.
