How are the characters Kitty, Joe, and Tom interpreted through Saroyan's passage and how is the passage reflected on the play?
How are the characters Kitty, Joe, and Tom in" rel="nofollow">interpreted through Saroyan's passage and how is the passage reflected on the play?
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The Time of Your Life by William Saroyan
In the time of your life, live—so that in" rel="nofollow">in that good time there shall be no uglin" rel="nofollow">iness or death for yourself or for any life your life touches. Seek goodness everywhere, and when it is found, brin" rel="nofollow">ing it out of its hidin" rel="nofollow">ing-place and let it be free and unashamed. Place in" rel="nofollow">in matter and in" rel="nofollow">in flesh the least of the values, for these are the thin" rel="nofollow">ings that hold death and must pass away. Discover in" rel="nofollow">in all thin" rel="nofollow">ings that which shin" rel="nofollow">ines and is beyond corruption. Encourage virtue in" rel="nofollow">in whatever heart it may have been driven in" rel="nofollow">into secrecy and sorrow by the shame and terror of the world. Ignore the obvious, for it is unworthy of the clear eye and the kin" rel="nofollow">indly heart. Be the in" rel="nofollow">inferior of no man, nor of any man be the superior. Remember that every man is a variation of yourself. No man’s guilt is not yours, nor is any man’s in" rel="nofollow">innocence a thin" rel="nofollow">ing apart. Despise evil and ungodlin" rel="nofollow">iness, but not men of ungodlin" rel="nofollow">iness or evil. These, understand. Have no shame in" rel="nofollow">in bein" rel="nofollow">ing kin" rel="nofollow">indly and gentle, but if the time comes in" rel="nofollow">in the time of your life to kill, kill and have no regret. In the time of your life, live—so that in" rel="nofollow">in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the in" rel="nofollow">infin" rel="nofollow">inite delight and mystery of it.
Many people have found this passage movin" rel="nofollow">ing, and some have suggested that it embodies the playwright’s philosophy. Still others fin" rel="nofollow">ind it to be an appropriate prologue to the 5 act play (advertised as 3 acts!) that follows.
Prompt: How do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink this passage reflects on the play? Use and analyze at least three characters to argue your in" rel="nofollow">interpretation. If you wish, draw heavily from your group presentation analysis.
Guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines: As you did with your first literary analysis, create a strong, precise argumentative thesis that forecasts the analysis to follow. Support your ideas fully by showin" rel="nofollow">ing rather than tellin" rel="nofollow">ing your reader what you mean, how you arrive at your conclusions, and what significance you derive, etc. Organize your paragraphs effectively so that you can create connections between them and present a logical in" rel="nofollow">interpretation that flows smoothly. Quote and cite the text correctly usin" rel="nofollow">ing the documentation guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines in" rel="nofollow">in WAL and MLA. For this essay, please do in" rel="nofollow">include a correct Work Cited section.
Length: 4-5 pages (1000-1250 words)
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