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I will create a short presentation or a video about child labor and which company is worthy and which is not.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj_o5FiKTu8

Losing his parents at a young age, Harry struggles to live with his aunt, uncle, and cousin. Harry’s aunt, uncle and cousin never accepted him into the family.  They treat him poorly.  Harry’s cousin consistently bully him . His aunt and uncle forces Harry to be absent when guest comes over to the house.  It is as if Harry’s existence does not matter.  In this scene, Harry is trying to leave the house. He is unable to stand the humiliation from the family. He cannot stand being mock.  He never called this place his home because he never felt the love and comfort of being there. Instead, he once said Hogwarts is his home. He has nowhere to go except to stay at Hogwarts.

 

 

1. What are the impacts of gentrification on residents that are already living there?
2. How does gentrification connect to the theme of displacement?

In the beginning of the short story, it was noticeable that there were not love in between Mr. and Mrs. Das. Both of them were arguing who should take Tina to the toilet. The theme of displacement it shown through this lack of love between the Mr. and Mrs. Das. As a result of this, the children gets very little attention. Mrs. Das did not even want to take a family picture together during the trip. Additionally, she did not want to travel with her children or her husband. There is very little romance between Mrs. and Mr. Das. However, Mrs. Das did show a little bit of affection to Mrs. Kapsai during the car ride. She even proclaims to a stranger that Bobby was not Mr. Das’s biological son. This shows the agony that Mrs. Das is going through inside. She does have any friends to share her feelings with. Moreover, her husband does not give any attention to her. As a result, she is oppressed to conceal  her inner thoughts and emotion. This leads to Mrs. Das having affairs with her husband’s friend because she can not stand the pain and loneliness that she is facing.  

The Journey

By Mary Oliver

 

One day you finally knew

what you had to do, and began,

though the voices around you

kept shouting

their bad advice–

though the whole house

began to tremble

and you felt the old tug

at your ankles.

“Mend my life!”

each voice cried.

But you didn’t stop.

You knew what you had to do,

though the wind pried

with its stiff fingers

at the very foundations,

though their melancholy

was terrible.

It was already late

enough, and a wild night,

and the road full of fallen

branches and stones.

But little by little,

as you left their voices behind,

the stars began to burn

through the sheets of clouds,

and there was a new voice

which you slowly

recognized as your own,

that kept you company

as you strode deeper and deeper

into the world,

determined to do

the only thing you could do–

determined to save

the only life you could save.

Everyone have or will experience displacement at some point of their life. Displacement is not a pleasurable experience. Displacement can cause one to feel isolated from others. It prevents individuals from expressing their needs and desires. Various factors can cause one to feel displaced. For example, not meeting societal expectations, facing others criticism, or fear can result in one to feel displaced. In the poem “The Journey” by Mary Oliver, Oliver communicates the idea that one should follow the path that they desire the most. Oliver starts off the poem  stating that, “One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advices– through the whole house began to tremble” (Line 1-7). Oliver presents that it is extremely important for individuals to realize what they desire the most. People often are lost between making decisions that are good for themselves or making decisions based on what others tells them to do. Oliver expresses that criticism is inevitable, however, it should not be an excuse from preventing one to accomplishing their goals. This relates back to the displacement because no matter how much displacement have impacted you, you should not let it impact you from accomplishing your goals.

“It was a kind of schizophrenia. A moral split. I couldn’t make up my mind. I feared the war, yes, but I also feared exile. I was afraid of walking away from my own life, my friends, and my family, my whole history, everything that mattered to me. I feared losing the respect of my parents. I feared the law. I feared ridicule and censure.” (O’Brien, 176).

In this section, Tim O’Brien expresses that he does not want to fight the war in Vietnam. On the other hand, O’Brien claims that if he does not fight the war he would be seen as a coward. He fears that he would lose his reputation. Part of him wants to escape from the draft and flee to Canada, but the other part of him did not want to lose the respect of his family members, friends and society.  This shows the inner displacement or conflict that the narrator is going through. The narrator proclaims his agony of trying to meet societal expectation of men. Men are obligated to be tough and courageous characteristics. O’brien feared that his sudden departure would cause people to view him negatively. He is afraid that he would lose his reputation as men.  Tim O’Brien’s short story: On the Rainy River communicated the emotional pain of being oppressed by society. Therefore, the pain of trying to meet societal expectation can effect an individual’s action, behavior and emotions. As a result, the pressure of trying to maintain the masculine features forced the narrator to return. Unable to risk the embarrassment, he went to war.

1. Moving back to New York City and having to adapt and adjust to this new environment
2. Visiting the neighborhood that I use to live in when I was a childhood.
3. Be able to speak two languages, and what do they mean to me.

1. What does the author mean when he states ” I wanted to rescue things everywhere, as though by restoring them here I might…” (p.21)
2. On page 20 it states, “She looked very innocent, very Old World, and very out of place, almost pleading to be rescued from this ugly shrub…” what does the statue symbolize?
3. What is Aciman trying to communicate about the idea of changes in his text?