In the short story The Paper Parcel by Owen Marshall, the paper parcel has been used to create a contrast between the understanding of adults and children.
The parcel creates a contrast between the gap in understanding between parents and teenagers. The narrator’s parents don’t realize how important the dance is to him, they think it’s just “some kids thing”. His mother thinks the parcel is a great hit”, “original” and “a cheap costume”. The narrator uses repetition and profanity “a parcel; Jesus” to show his horror and bitter disgust at the idea of the parcel. The paper parcel makes the contrast of how differently parents and adolescents see and view the world, “how little adult convention applies to the young”.
So we can see how Owen marshall uses the symbol of the paper parcel to develop the contrast between how the way parents and teenagers think is different.
The parcel creates a contrast between the gap in understanding between parents and teenagers. The narrator’s parents don’t realize how important the dance is to him, they think it’s just “some kids thing”. His mother thinks the parcel is a great hit”, “original” and “a cheap costume”. The narrator uses repetition and profanity “a parcel; Jesus” to show his horror and bitter disgust at the idea of the parcel. The paper parcel makes the contrast of how differently parents and adolescents see and view the world, “how little adult convention applies to the young”.
So we can see how Owen marshall uses the symbol of the paper parcel to develop the contrast between how the way parents and teenagers think is different.
In the short story "The Ace of Diamonds Gang" by Owen Marshall uses symbols of the Ace of Diamonds and the Library Card to create a contrast between fantasy and boyhood and reality and adolescence.
The Ace of Diamonds Gang are represented by masks with red diamonds on them and by the Ace of Diamonds calling card. These two items represent free imagination to the gang and helps them "escape from being 13 years old in a provincial town". They use the masks to give them anonymity on their adventures as a 'gang' and become like 'wraiths and 'sentinels'. The boys see themselves as non-conformists and being outside the law, they compare themselves to organizations like "fish Christians in the catacombs, the Black Hand, Jacobite's and the Scarlet pimpernel".
The Library Card shows up in place of the Ace of Diamonds calling card on one of the gangs escapades in which they harass the local scrapyard owner, and contrasts the ace of diamonds. It is the representation of conformity, geekiness, nerdiness, reality, safety and being lawful. It is the object that gets the gang caught by revealing the identity of one of the members of the gang who in turn reveals the identity of the others that were involved, in doing so he puts an end to free imagination. "It was the end of free imagination, and of boyhood perhaps". It shows that they are ordinary citizens living ordinary lives but trying to escape from it all.
To conclude we can see how Owen Marshall has used the Ace of Diamonds and the Library Card to create a contrast in the text having free imagination, losing it and also bringing an end to their boyhoods.
The Paper Parcel, Upgrade
Analyse how symbols have been used to develop your
understanding of people OR ideas
in at least TWO short written texts that you have studied.
In the short written text “The Paper Parcel” by Owen Marshall, the paper parcel has been used to symbolize and develop and understanding of the main ideas of how quickly sexual attraction can be lost and the gap in understanding between parents and teenagers.
The paper parcel symbolizes the loss of sexual status. Early in the story the narrator finds that he is sexually attractive to girls when he is asked to the school dance by Kelly Howick. This makes the narrator ecstatic and he “felt the new power within”. However when he turns up at the school dance dressed as a paper parcel his sexual status is stripped from him. Upon arriving at the dance he describes his friends as heroic figures such as Captain Marvel and a Fire Chief, he uses descriptive words like ‘startling’ and ‘cherry red’ to enhance the imagery of their costumes. Then he goes onto describe his own costume making it sound dull and mundane “a brown paper parcel that crinkled” to show his disgust, disappointment and hatred of the costume. Kelly’s reaction to his costume is grim, when she dances with him “she had a dull expression on her face”. She makes up excuses to get away from him as quick as possible after the first dance of the night, like helping with supper and cleaning up. As a result of wearing the costume to the dance the narrator discovers “the transience of sexual preferment”. Having found sexual attraction he realizes that it doesn’t last and the paper parcel symbolizes this.
The parcel also represents the gap in understanding between parents and teenagers. The narrators parents don’t realize how important the dance is to him, they think its just “some kids thing”. His mother thinks the parcel is “a great hit”, “original” and “a cheap costume”. The narrator uses repetition and profanity “a parcel; Jesus” to show his horror and bitter disgust at the idea of the parcel. The paper parcel symbolizes how differently parents and adolescents see/view the world, “how little adult convention applies to the young”.
So the paper parcel develops the main ideas of the text, how quickly sexual attraction can be lost and the gap in understanding between parents and teenagers. At the start of the story the narrator gains sexual status but the parcel takes it away. When he relies on his parents to help him they show that they don’t understand the importance of the dance when they come up with the idea of the paper parcel.
In the short written text “The Paper Parcel” by Owen Marshall, the paper parcel has been used to symbolize and develop and understanding of the main ideas of how quickly sexual attraction can be lost and the gap in understanding between parents and teenagers.
The paper parcel symbolizes the loss of sexual status. Early in the story the narrator finds that he is sexually attractive to girls when he is asked to the school dance by Kelly Howick. This makes the narrator ecstatic and he “felt the new power within”. However when he turns up at the school dance dressed as a paper parcel his sexual status is stripped from him. Upon arriving at the dance he describes his friends as heroic figures such as Captain Marvel and a Fire Chief, he uses descriptive words like ‘startling’ and ‘cherry red’ to enhance the imagery of their costumes. Then he goes onto describe his own costume making it sound dull and mundane “a brown paper parcel that crinkled” to show his disgust, disappointment and hatred of the costume. Kelly’s reaction to his costume is grim, when she dances with him “she had a dull expression on her face”. She makes up excuses to get away from him as quick as possible after the first dance of the night, like helping with supper and cleaning up. As a result of wearing the costume to the dance the narrator discovers “the transience of sexual preferment”. Having found sexual attraction he realizes that it doesn’t last and the paper parcel symbolizes this.
The parcel also represents the gap in understanding between parents and teenagers. The narrators parents don’t realize how important the dance is to him, they think its just “some kids thing”. His mother thinks the parcel is “a great hit”, “original” and “a cheap costume”. The narrator uses repetition and profanity “a parcel; Jesus” to show his horror and bitter disgust at the idea of the parcel. The paper parcel symbolizes how differently parents and adolescents see/view the world, “how little adult convention applies to the young”.
So the paper parcel develops the main ideas of the text, how quickly sexual attraction can be lost and the gap in understanding between parents and teenagers. At the start of the story the narrator gains sexual status but the parcel takes it away. When he relies on his parents to help him they show that they don’t understand the importance of the dance when they come up with the idea of the paper parcel.
The Paper Parcel, N/A
Analyse
how symbols have been used to develop your understanding of people OR ideas in
at least TWO short written texts you have studied.
In the short txt “The Paper Parcel” by Owen Marshall uses the symbols of the paper parcel costume and the lack of understanding between adults and adolescence, to show the transience of sexual preferment and the speed with which it can pass and the effect this can have on a person.
The paper parcel is used to symbolize how quickly sexual preferment can be taken away from a person and how that can have an effect on a person both physically and emotionally for example, in the text when the narrator gets asked to the dance by Kelly Howick he feels “the new power within me” and believes that, that power can be transferred and expressed in his running abilities, but when he shows up at the dance wearing a paper parcel his sexual preferment is taken from him as Kelly makes up excuses to not be seen with him because of the costume he is dressed in.
The lack of understanding between adults and adolescence is symbolized by an event in the text that is a meeting between mother and son, where the mother was casual and unperturbed about the costume her son needs for the ‘ball’. When the mother is insistent on the paper parcel being the costume because it was “a hit” at a work do, what she doesn’t realize is how much of an effect it has on sexual preferment and the adolescent population and how much it means to them.
To conclude we can see how Owen Marshall has used the symbols of the paper parcel and the gap in understanding between adults and adolescents to develop the main ides of sexual preferment and the effect it has on a person.
In the short txt “The Paper Parcel” by Owen Marshall uses the symbols of the paper parcel costume and the lack of understanding between adults and adolescence, to show the transience of sexual preferment and the speed with which it can pass and the effect this can have on a person.
The paper parcel is used to symbolize how quickly sexual preferment can be taken away from a person and how that can have an effect on a person both physically and emotionally for example, in the text when the narrator gets asked to the dance by Kelly Howick he feels “the new power within me” and believes that, that power can be transferred and expressed in his running abilities, but when he shows up at the dance wearing a paper parcel his sexual preferment is taken from him as Kelly makes up excuses to not be seen with him because of the costume he is dressed in.
The lack of understanding between adults and adolescence is symbolized by an event in the text that is a meeting between mother and son, where the mother was casual and unperturbed about the costume her son needs for the ‘ball’. When the mother is insistent on the paper parcel being the costume because it was “a hit” at a work do, what she doesn’t realize is how much of an effect it has on sexual preferment and the adolescent population and how much it means to them.
To conclude we can see how Owen Marshall has used the symbols of the paper parcel and the gap in understanding between adults and adolescents to develop the main ides of sexual preferment and the effect it has on a person.
Ace of Diamonds Gang, response improved?
In the short story "The Ace of Diamonds Gang" by Owen Marshall, the main ideas of the need of boyhood and free imagination are symbolized by the Ace of Diamonds which represents fantasy and boyhood and the Library Card which represents reality and adolescence.
The Ace of Diamonds Gang are represented by masks with red diamonds on them and by the Ace of Diamonds calling card. These two items represent free imagination to the gang and helps them "escape from being 13 years old in a provincial town". They use the masks to give them anonymity on their adventures as a 'gang' and become like 'wraiths and 'sentinels'. The boys see themselves as non-conformists and being outside the law, they compare themselves to organizations like "fish Christians in the catacombs, the Black Hand, Jacobite's and the Scarlet pimpernel".
The Library Card shows up in place of the Ace of Diamonds calling card on one of the gangs escapades in which they harass the local scrapyard owner. It is the representation of conformity, geekiness, nerdiness, reality, safety and being lawful. It is the object that gets the gang caught by revealing the identity of one of the members of the gang who in turn reveals the identity of the others that were involved, in doing so he puts an end to free imagination. "It was the end of free imagination, and of boyhood perhaps". It shows that they are ordinary citizens living ordinary lives but trying to escape from it all.
To conclude we can see how Owen Marshall has used the Ace of Diamonds and the Library Card to symbolize the two main ides of having free imagination, losing it and also bringing an end to their boyhoods.
Ace of Diamonds Gang, response. N/A
In
the short story "The Ace of Diamonds Gang", the main ideas of the need
of boyhood and free imagination are outlined by the Ace of Diamonds and
the Library Card.
The Ace of Diamonds Gang are represented by masks with red diamonds on them and by the Ace of Diamonds calling card. These represent free imagination to the gang and helps them "escape from being 13 years old in a provincial town". They use the masks to give them anonymity. The boys see themselves as non-conformists being outside the law, like "fish Christians in the catacombs, the Black Hand, Jacobites and the Scarlet pimpernel".
The Library Card shows up in place of the Ace of Diamonds calling card on one of the gangs escapades. It is the representation of conformity, geekiness, nerdiness, reality, safety and being lawful. It is the object that gets the gang caught and in doing so puts an end to free imagination. "It was the end of free imagination, and of boyhood perhaps". It shows that they are ordinary citizens living ordinary lives but trying to escape from it all.
To conclude we can see how Owen Marshall has used the Ace of Diamonds and the Library Card to symbolize having free imagination and losing it
The Ace of Diamonds Gang are represented by masks with red diamonds on them and by the Ace of Diamonds calling card. These represent free imagination to the gang and helps them "escape from being 13 years old in a provincial town". They use the masks to give them anonymity. The boys see themselves as non-conformists being outside the law, like "fish Christians in the catacombs, the Black Hand, Jacobites and the Scarlet pimpernel".
The Library Card shows up in place of the Ace of Diamonds calling card on one of the gangs escapades. It is the representation of conformity, geekiness, nerdiness, reality, safety and being lawful. It is the object that gets the gang caught and in doing so puts an end to free imagination. "It was the end of free imagination, and of boyhood perhaps". It shows that they are ordinary citizens living ordinary lives but trying to escape from it all.
To conclude we can see how Owen Marshall has used the Ace of Diamonds and the Library Card to symbolize having free imagination and losing it
