Lisas Ritual a Poetry Essay - 1534 Words

Professor Mark Fink English 1020 September 8, 2009 I. The poem that I chose to write about for my assignment is â€Å"Lisa’s Ritual, Age 10 by Grace Carolyn Bridges. The reason I chose this poem is because as soon as I read it, I immediately felt drawn to this poem, something that seems important when connecting with a piece of work. The poem appears to focus on a young girl named Lisa, and her experience with incest between herself her father. It touches not only on that experience, but how it makes this little girl feel, and what she does after each time this happens to her. Throughout my paper, I hope to analyze the poem, and ultimately gain a better understanding as to what exactly the author is trying to convey through†¦show more content†¦Sweaty, hairy, sticking to skin–these are all things that are very much unpleasant, and only further helps the speaker convey how awful her experience has been. She is simply a child, and these traits are very unappealing to a 10 year old. And the wall is just the opposite of that (or him, rather). Strong, smells fresh, familiar, clean. While leaning against the wall, the little girl finds herself drifting away from the experience, probably because she is so worn from going through it. The wall offers her temporary protection, and for that, she seems grateful. â€Å"...falls away:† (20) â€Å"...hands lost† (21) all give an impression that she is slipping away to a place that is anywhere but where she is. Also, â€Å"like kitchen dirt slips off the dustpan into noplace† (27-29) it shows that it doesn’t matter where she slips to, as long as it’s away from where she’s at is all that matters. The final stanza picks up right where the second left off, but it brings full circle her feelings after going through what she did. â€Å"a place where nothing happens, nothing ever happened.† ( 31-33) lets the reader know that she wishes to be somewhere that this never could have happened. This is a safe place that the little girl takes herself to, because where she is now doesn’t offer her that protection. Because of her experience, she has imagined a place where she could be safe from what her father is doing, and theShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesCulture’s Functions 516 †¢ Culture Creates Climate 516 †¢ Culture as a Liability 517 Creating and Sustaining Culture 519 How a Culture Begins 519 †¢ Keeping a Culture Alive 519 †¢ Summary: How Cultures Form 523 How Employees Learn Culture 523 Stories 523 †¢ Rituals 524 †¢ Material Symbols 524 †¢ Language 524 Creating an Ethical Organizational Culture 525 Creating a Positive Organizational Culture 527 Spirituality and Organizational Culture 529 What Is Spirituality? 529 †¢ Why Spirituality Now? 530 †¢ Characteristics