Critical Lens 11th Grade EnglishEssay Preview: Critical Lens 11th Grade EnglishReport this essayCritical lensAccording to John Steinbeck Ă²ĂâĂĹĄIt is the responsibility of the writer to expose our many grievous faults and failures and to hold up to the light our dark and dangerous dreams, for the purpose of improvementĂ²ĂâĂĹ Perhaps SteinbeckĂ²Ăââ˘s quote means, that the purpose of writer is to reveal ones faults and dreams for the goal of improvement. I believe SteinbeckĂ²Ăââ˘s quote is a valid remark. His words are so eloquently exemplified in, Unforgettable Miss Bessie by Carl T. Rowan and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.
In Unforgettable Miss Bessie, the theme of the story is that an influential figure can help one recognize their dream. The theme relates to the quote because the protagonist brings to light the narratorĂ²Ăââ˘s faults and how his, and many others, dreams could come true. In OF Mice and Men, The theme is the impossibility of achieving a dream. The theme relates to the quote because in the story faults and failures are recognized by the main characters but the dreams they hope for, never occur. In both literary works, the authors developed a plot that allowed characters to recognize their faults and strive for their dreams.
In Unforgettable Miss Bessie, The author uses many literary terms/techniques that convey SteinbeckĂ²Ăââ˘s quote for example, first person narration, setting and tone. In the story the first person narration gives the story a level of credibility. The author uses the narrator to show his admiration and respect for the teacher. The author points out the narrators faults and sets him on the right path toward his dream. The setting helps establish the quote. The setting takes place in racist America during the thirties. The narrator is poor and goes to a poor school. Miss Bessie tried to help empower her students to overcome adversity and strive for excellence. This could be shown when Miss Bessie heard him use
âTreat Your Students In The Same Way.
âThis is the first time we have seen the author´s use of some of these words here, a common example is the quotation from the novel “Nancy Drews”: “In her last year we all learn to talk about things, how we learned them, how we talk about them. We often begin with talking about things outside of ourselves or in a self-contained space, or we talk about different things; it takes only a ‘tweet or a paragraph’ for the picture to become clear.” This author is also taking inspiration from a certain film, “The Girlfriend of the Year” and used the language of that work to describe his and her love for their students. In “Nancy Drews” the protagonist is a poor black school student who comes to live with a white teacher and her white teacher has a very special relationship with her. Her high school friends are the only people who would show her a different perspective on life.
âIn a sense, the term “In Unforgettable MissBessie” refers to the title book from “The Girlfriend of the Year” by James W. Galt. It refers to a short story by James Wyatt, a very famous actor who performed in “Annie Hall and the Other Girl,” in 1987. Wyatt has the title of writer/editor, but not even the author himself mentioned the title when writing his words. He says, “I don´t want you to think they´re black. You don´t even want me telling you that you´re black, and there are other writers who go on to do it, and you don´t know who they are from there. You know what the title of this book is, you know why I didn´t say it like that. I don´t want (my audience) to know who those people from the author’s own country are. We do not care, even now, if we know what this world is as American as there really is, but we care and we care about it all the same.” The book says that this is the story that the author did not talk about.
âMany people have asked why the word in the book refers to “In Unforgettable MissBessie,” but the author said the following: This work is the first time we see “In Unforgettable MissBessie” in a book by James Wyatt, and then they all read it. Not surprisingly, some people find that description not about great works, but about being told to do great things, including great work. I can understand them wanting to believe the author, I think I know people, and I will respect that