A magician pulls a rabbit out of his hat. Huzzah! We are all amazed. “Things are not always as they seem.” He says grinning craftily. Things are not always as they seem, this lesson can be applied to many things as we go through many stages of our everyday lives. It can be seen in many stages of our everyday lives. An example of this the theme “things are not always as they seem” is the Cherokee tale “Big Feet”. The story ‘Big Feet” is about a self conscious meadowlark with big feet. A text example of this is when it says, “The creator cursed me with these terrible gargantuan feet.” Though Meadowlark is ashamed of his feet, they turn out to be quite helpful! This is showed when Meadowlark says, “My feet are big, but they are good for something!” Another example of this is when Meadowlark saves Quails un-hatched eggs. The poem “Identity” is about being unique, and how things are not always as they seem. This is showed many times throughout the poem. “Let them be as flowers, always watered, fed, guarded, admired, but harnessed to a pot of dirt.” This is a very powerful detail. This is saying that the flowers seem to have it all, they are loved, cared for, and yet they are inside a pot of dirt unable to go anywhere. They are as the poem says, “Growing in clusters… Where they’re praised, handled, and plucked by greedy human hands.” The flowers are loved- until they are found in fields and are endlessly plucked. This supports the theme, “things are not always as they seem. These two texts exhibit traits of the quote, “things are not always as they seem.” They are two very great inspiring works of art. Both texts revolve around the same important moral. They show that not everyone views everything the same way, and therefore not everything is as it seems, depending on who you are, everything you see and do might vary.
Have you ever felt like you need to be somebody that you’re not? The theme of, “Things are not always what they seem,” appears in many works of literature. You can find this quote in the story, “Thank-You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes and the poem, “Identity” by Julio Noboa Polanco. In the poem, “Identity” the theme of, “things are not always what they seem” is clear. For example, “Let them be as flowers, always watered, fed, guarded, admired, but harnessed to a plot of dirt”. This is saying that she doesn’t want to be the same as other people, she wants to be different. In the story, “Saying Yes,” the theme of “things are not always what they seem” is shown. “Not neither-nor not maybe, but both, and not only,” this is saying that she’s saying that she’s not one identity, she’s exactly two identites. These examples show that you don’t have to be different to be looked at or be cool like the others kids. “Things are not always what they seem” because it appears in many works of literature which means that this quote is very famous in literature. I remember when I was in elementary school I always wanted to be cool at that time, so I went to do a bad thing like bully a kid and I got big, huge trouble at school and at home. I learn that I need to be me, not somebody that I want to be.
Have you ever thought of this quote before: “Things are not always what they seem”? The life lesson, “Things are not always what they seem,” is a constant concept people will go through throughout their lives. This quote is in the Cherokee tale, “Big Feet” and “Thank you Ma’am” by Langston Hughes. In The Cherokee Tale, “Big Feet” the theme of , “things may not always be what they seem,” is clear. The quote,” The creator cursed me with these terrible gargantuan feet,” explains the theme. This explains the theme by saying that the bird thought that they were horrible and he looked at it as a negative problem. This connects to the theme because his feet are big but they can also be useful. In the story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes there are reasons why the theme, “things are not always what they seem” appears in this story. The author writes “You could have asked me”. This quote means that she would’ve been considerate but he didn’t expect that from her. Also, he could’ve asked instead of instead of making assumptions about Mrs. Bates being someone when she was someone else. Therefore, he could meet her before he jumps to conclusions about who she is and about her personality. To conclude, there you have it the theme, “Things are not always what they seem”, was clearly picked out and explained inside the Cherokee tale “Big Feet” and “Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes. Not everything in life is as it seems.
Have you ever seen a dog and thought you were going to be chased? The life lesson, “things are not always what it seem” happens over and over again. This theme can be found with in the Cherokee tale “Big feet “ and Julio Noboa Polanco’s poem “Saying Yes”. In the Cherokee tale. “Big Feet” the theme of, “things are not always what they seem” is present. “Why are you hiding in the grass you should be living in trees and singing to the skies.” Meadowlark felt like he was being judged even though he wasn’t. In the story “Saying Yes” things are not always what they seem” is also demonstrated. When the author writes “really Chinese? Really American?” This shows that people can have more than one identity. Also, when the author says, “but I would rather say both” means she wants to belong to both of those cultures and not just one. These examples show how something’s are not always what they seem. The life lesson that, “things are not always what they seem” means you can think one thing but society can think differently. This theme reappears in life and in literature. So, it is important to not doubt yourself or make assumptions about yourself and other people.
Have you ever had an experience when you noticed that something wasn’t what it originally seemed? The theme of, “things are not always what they seem,” appears in many works of literature and in life. This theme is present in the Cherokee tale, “Big Feet” and the poem, “Saying Yes” by Diana Chang. In the story, “Big Feet” the them e is everything is not what it seems. Meadowlar state, “They are starign at my ugly feet.” This relates to the theme because at the end he noticed his ugly feet were helpful. This states that not everything is what it seems. In the poem, “Saying Yes” the theme is not everything is what it seems. The speaker asks, “Are you Chinese? /Yes/American /yes,” this relates to the theme because that person is assuming that she is one cultures but she is two cultures. This clearly tells you that not everything is what it seems. Therefore, it is important so you can learn the lesson or moral of this literature the grass isn’t always green on the other side. This example connects to the theme because it shows that it’s important that sometimes are not always what they seem.
Joyce Chesson
ReplyDeleteA magician pulls a rabbit out of his hat. Huzzah! We are all amazed. “Things are not always as they seem.” He says grinning craftily. Things are not always as they seem, this lesson can be applied to many things as we go through many stages of our everyday lives. It can be seen in many stages of our everyday lives.
An example of this the theme “things are not always as they seem” is the Cherokee tale “Big Feet”. The story ‘Big Feet” is about a self conscious meadowlark with big feet. A text example of this is when it says, “The creator cursed me with these terrible gargantuan feet.” Though Meadowlark is ashamed of his feet, they turn out to be quite helpful! This is showed when Meadowlark says, “My feet are big, but they are good for something!” Another example of this is when Meadowlark saves Quails un-hatched eggs.
The poem “Identity” is about being unique, and how things are not always as they seem. This is showed many times throughout the poem. “Let them be as flowers, always watered, fed, guarded, admired, but harnessed to a pot of dirt.” This is a very powerful detail. This is saying that the flowers seem to have it all, they are loved, cared for, and yet they are inside a pot of dirt unable to go anywhere. They are as the poem says, “Growing in clusters… Where they’re praised, handled, and plucked by greedy human hands.” The flowers are loved- until they are found in fields and are endlessly plucked. This supports the theme, “things are not always as they seem.
These two texts exhibit traits of the quote, “things are not always as they seem.” They are two very great inspiring works of art. Both texts revolve around the same important moral. They show that not everyone views everything the same way, and therefore not everything is as it seems, depending on who you are, everything you see and do might vary.
that was very intresting
Deleteuse lots of good details & quotes from the text ..GREAT JOB!!!
DeleteHave you ever felt like you need to be somebody that you’re not? The theme of, “Things are not always what they seem,” appears in many works of literature. You can find this quote in the story, “Thank-You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes and the poem, “Identity” by Julio Noboa Polanco.
ReplyDeleteIn the poem, “Identity” the theme of, “things are not always what they seem” is clear. For example, “Let them be as flowers, always watered, fed, guarded, admired, but harnessed to a plot of dirt”. This is saying that she doesn’t want to be the same as other people, she wants to be different.
In the story, “Saying Yes,” the theme of “things are not always what they seem” is shown. “Not neither-nor not maybe, but both, and not only,” this is saying that she’s saying that she’s not one identity, she’s exactly two identites.
These examples show that you don’t have to be different to be looked at or be cool like the others kids. “Things are not always what they seem” because it appears in many works of literature which means that this quote is very famous in literature. I remember when I was in elementary school I always wanted to be cool at that time, so I went to do a bad thing like bully a kid and I got big, huge trouble at school and at home. I learn that I need to be me, not somebody that I want to be.
Very well thought out Kristin.
DeleteHave you ever thought of this quote before: “Things are not always what they seem”? The life lesson, “Things are not always what they seem,” is a constant concept people will go through throughout their lives. This quote is in the Cherokee tale, “Big Feet” and “Thank you Ma’am” by Langston Hughes.
ReplyDeleteIn The Cherokee Tale, “Big Feet” the theme of , “things may not always be what they seem,” is clear. The quote,” The creator cursed me with these terrible gargantuan feet,” explains the theme. This explains the theme by saying that the bird thought that they were horrible and he looked at it as a negative problem. This connects to the theme because his feet are big but they can also be useful.
In the story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes there are reasons why the theme, “things are not always what they seem” appears in this story. The author writes “You could have asked me”. This quote means that she would’ve been considerate but he didn’t expect that from her. Also, he could’ve asked instead of instead of making assumptions about Mrs. Bates being someone when she was someone else. Therefore, he could meet her before he jumps to conclusions about who she is and about her personality.
To conclude, there you have it the theme, “Things are not always what they seem”, was clearly picked out and explained inside the Cherokee tale “Big Feet” and “Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes. Not everything in life is as it seems.
Nice job, "Bay Bay". I'll be sure to call you that in public. :) Haha.
DeleteHave you ever seen a dog and thought you were going to be chased? The life lesson, “things are not always what it seem” happens over and over again. This theme can be found with in the Cherokee tale “Big feet “ and Julio Noboa Polanco’s poem “Saying Yes”.
ReplyDeleteIn the Cherokee tale. “Big Feet” the theme of, “things are not always what they seem” is present. “Why are you hiding in the grass you should be living in trees and singing to the skies.” Meadowlark felt like he was being judged even though he wasn’t.
In the story “Saying Yes” things are not always what they seem” is also demonstrated. When the author writes “really Chinese? Really American?” This shows that people can have more than one identity. Also, when the author says, “but I would rather say both” means she wants to belong to both of those cultures and not just one. These examples show how something’s are not always what they seem.
The life lesson that, “things are not always what they seem” means you can think one thing but society can think differently. This theme reappears in life and in literature. So, it is important to not doubt yourself or make assumptions about yourself and other people.
Beautiful use of details! You're use of examples are superb as well. :P
DeleteGREAT quotes & details.. !! :)
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DeleteHave you ever had an experience when you noticed that something wasn’t what it originally seemed? The theme of, “things are not always what they seem,” appears in many works of literature and in life. This theme is present in the Cherokee tale, “Big Feet” and the poem, “Saying Yes” by Diana Chang.
ReplyDeleteIn the story, “Big Feet” the them e is everything is not what it seems. Meadowlar state, “They are starign at my ugly feet.” This relates to the theme because at the end he noticed his ugly feet were helpful. This states that not everything is what it seems.
In the poem, “Saying Yes” the theme is not everything is what it seems. The speaker asks, “Are you Chinese? /Yes/American /yes,” this relates to the theme because that person is assuming that she is one cultures but she is two cultures. This clearly tells you that not everything is what it seems.
Therefore, it is important so you can learn the lesson or moral of this literature the grass isn’t always green on the other side. This example connects to the theme because it shows that it’s important that sometimes are not always what they seem.