... , a young Kashmiri poet. In both chapters, the poem planes very different roles. While in chapter thirty, the poem acts as a pleasantry for Doc to read to his guest, in chapter thirty two the poem reflects on Cannery Row itself, and the story that Steinbeck has narrated about it. (145 words; 7 sentences ... of the Indian King, the poem reflects his mourning and desire for "his girl". However, after being translated into the form in which it is read in Cannery Row, the poem is not much more than a mere love poem that brings tears to the eyes of Doc's invitees. In the third ... to catch f...

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... starts of with Claudia, a friend of Pecola, saying "Quiet as it's kept there were no marigolds in the fall of 1941. We thought, at the time it was because Pecola was having her father's baby that the marigolds did not grow." This introduction is to introduce the idea that some seeds that are planted are ... what society finds "beautiful". Morrison depicts many descriptions throughout the book, which helped me build up the characters. Morrison's writing was very easy for me to read and understand what she was trying to say or illustrate to the reader. However, her writing style did confu...

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... is affronted by the town grocer, she is teased by the neighborhood boys, and is also blamed for killing a cat. This is when I started to get excited and I started to read further into the book. 8. The main turning point in the story is when Pecola's father, Cholly, rapes her. Pecola is changed because now she is pregnant from her father. Claudia ... and Frieda are changed because they do not sell the marigolds sells instead they plant the seeds and they said if they grow everything will be alright, but if they do not grow something bad will happen. Cholly is changed because ... ...

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