Spreading Light The poem the lesson of the moth written by Don Marquis is told using writing techniques that are unique and unusual. Marquis’s writing techniques are unusual because his poems and articles are told from the perspective of a fictional cockroach named Archy, and they have no included grammatical punctuations due to the character Archy’s short arms that is supposed to be writing Marquis’s work. The poem the lesson of the moth follows Archy’s conversation with a moth, as he inquires about
making his humanity very present, as his thoughts and emotions are still very strong and shown, although he has no longer a human body. With this, he is able to create a very important effect, that makes the reader sometimes even forget Gregor is a cockroach, so when Kafka remarks gregor’s physical transformation throughout descriptions or lack of actions, it contrasts with the rest and stands out, which then causes Gregor´s role in the family to stand
on the wall. It also turned hard as a rock you could take an eye out with” (Smith). I could not even imagine what happens during the digestive process. Another event Smith explained was about an unexpected surprise in the food. “She found a huge cockroach in her bread roll. It was baked into the bread and served with butter” (Smith). This confirms the carelessness of cafeteria personnel. Some may say that cockroaches contain nutrients, but they are also one of the most disgusting and dirties insects
Vasilis Panagakos English 102 “The Metamorphosis” is a story about a man who wakes up transformed into a giant insect and the effects his transformation has on his daily life. “District 9” is about a man that is rejected from human society and is hunted by various groups due to his alien properties. Although these two stories reflect different places and time periods and seem like different stories, they actually are very similar to each other. The characters from “The Metamorphosis” and “District