Paragraphs on symbol or simile

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Paragraphs on symbol or simile

• And some rewriting of awkward sentences

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Paragraphs on symbol or simile
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Topic Sentence

• Introduce the symbol or image in the simile by
  stating
• The colorful clothes that Taylor wears represent
  her bright personality and her desire to be
  different from the other girls at her school.
• (notice symbol works on two levels)

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Symbol should reveal character or theme

• Bright clothesstanding out in a crowd
• Taylor is different from others in her school.
• Doesnt follow norms of town getting pregnant
  and dropping out.
• Refuses to blend in with the others beige or
  pink Bobbie Brooks matching sweater-and skirt
  outfits.
• Thinks for herself clothes as symbol of
  independence. Appropriate for the one who got
  away.

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Commentary
-Like her clothes, Taylor is memorable, special.
-Another family-trait inherited from mom. -She
likes to be her own person and she
demonstrates this by dressing in brilliant
colors.

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• The colorful clothes that Taylor wears
  represent her bright personality and her desire
  to be different from the other girls at her
  school. She refuses to blend in with the beige
  or pink Bobbie Brooks matching sweater-and -skirt
  outfits (6). Taylors fashion statement is as
  uncompromising as her character. Unlike all the
  other girls, who are getting pregnant and
  dropping out of high school, Taylor is determined
  to graduate. For Taylor, dressing like an eye
  test, was her way of standing out in a crowd.
  Her preference for bright colors, like her desire
  to be her own person, is another family trait
  handed down from her mother. Taylor learns that
  if you cant dress elegant, dress memorable.
  Taylors clothes are a symbol of her unique
  personal expression and her independence.
  Appropriate for the one who got away.

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• Notice that paragraph is very strong in analysis.
  Little summary exists.
• Closing statement relates back to topic sentence
  and also goes one level deeper.
• There are not one, not two, but 3 supporting
  details.
• Bobbie Brooks, eye test, dress memorable

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Lou Ann on the other hand frequently puts herself
down. For example she tells Taylor that she ought
to be shot for looking like this (27) Taylor
tries to build Lou Anns confidence by
complimenting her.
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• Lou Ann, on the other hand, frequently puts
  herself down. For example, she tells Taylor that
  she ought to be shot for looking like this
  (27). Taylor tries to build Lou Anns confidence
  by complimenting her.

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Romeo compares Juliets beauty to fire O, she
doth teach the torches to burn bright.  

• Romeo compares Juliets beauty to fire O,
  she doth teach the torches to burn bright (11).
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• After Mattie shows Taylor the garden behind Jesus
  is Lord Used Tires, Taylor describes it as a
  bright, wild wonderland of flowers and vegetables
  and auto parts (62) This crazy quilt garden
  symbolizes the diversity among the community. The
  different characters, just like the different
  flowers, grow with each other.
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• After Mattie shows Taylor the garden behind Jesus
  is Lord Used Tires, Taylor describes it as a
  bright, wild wonderland of flowers and
  vegetables and auto parts (62). This crazy
  quilt garden symbolizes the diversity among the
  community. The different characters, just like
  the different flowers, grow with each other.
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• The sky itself becomes a mantle of oppression
  when the narrator later speaks about religion as
  another symbol of defeat It was a Sundaythe
  sky was a blue that was at once overwhelming and
  ordinary (132). Here, the narrator uses the
  phrase overwhelming and ordinary, ironically. The
  conquerors religion is as pervasive as the sky.
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• Louise feels trapped in her marriage. After the
  news of her husbands death sinks in, however,
  she realizes that beyond the bitter moment, a
  long procession of years to come would belong to
  her (23.) She now looks forward to living her
  life without being under the control of her
  domineering husband.

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The new years pig is a symbol for the raising of
a girl because she is being raised to live with
another family.

• The new years pig symbolizes the devaluation of
  women.

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The scarecrow represents a person because all are
alike. It just depends what they are raised and
held up by,

• To Taylors mother, the stick the scarecrow is
  mounted on symbolizes the support one receives
  from their family.

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Exmples

• 1. Taylor
• Taylor has a good stick or, support system.
  Her mother .
• a) when she brings home fish
• 2. Lou Ann
• mother didnt want her to marry Angeldoesnt
  respect Lou Anns choice for a husband.
• Beaten by father low self-esteem

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The Broken arrow motel represents how Turtle is
an abused Native American, broken abused,
arrow Native American.

• Cut how is
• The Broken Arrow Motel represents both Turtles
  ____________ and her_____

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The hotel Broken Arrow represents the childs
abuse and the symbol of her race.

• The Broken Arrow Motel represents the childs
  past abuse and also serves as a symbol of her
  Native American background.

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Having Turtle grab on like a mud turtle.

• Dont ever begin a topic sentence like this.
• Turtles grasp like a mud turtle represents her
  need to_______

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Tire

• Does it represent a fear of leaving home?
• (No) It represents her fear of tires(maybe things
  going wrong, unexpected events?)
• And her desire to leave home.

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Tips

• Be specific must relate to theme or character!
• Use semi-colons between complete sentences that
  contain similar ideas.
• Dont use because of or how is the fact
  being