“Discoveries, whether positive or negative, shape the way we live our lives.”
...hought you dance in living light, I am the earth, I am the root, I am the stem that fed the fruit…” Although the two texts are in different text types are in different text types, both texts, ‘Paula’ and ‘Mother to Child’, explore the relationship and connection in a maternal relationship, the way in which the texts convey their ideas are in some ways similar. The use of first-person speech makes the passage sounds more personal and reaches the responder easily, conveying the message effectively. Using dashes and commas suggests emphatic pauses to emphasise the self-discovery of her initiation into a new realm of motherhood that Allende makes: “With a primeval sob, I felt in the core of my being the sacred experience of birth- the effort, the pain, the pain- and gratefully…” Similarly in the related text, “Woman to Child’, the composer makes use of metaphors to effectively evoke a sense of connection between a mother and her child which is discovered at child birth: “I am the earth, I am the root, I am the stem that fed the fruit.” Comparable to Allende, the composer of ‘Woman to Child’ also narrates the poem in first person, again evoking a personal, reflective tone which is effective in gaining the responders attention and understanding. Where adversity through the concept of Childbirth is a positive approach upon discovery, this is much symbolic of our life today. Isabelle Allende learns a great deal about herself from evaluation and understanding the different types of relationships interacted with people around her. Allende observes these relationships from a reflective point of view. As this book revolves around ‘Paula’, Isabelle discovers herself from her relationship with her daughter. “My children have determined my life…” This suggests that Allende understands that her children have a great impact on her life and behavioral patterns. When Isabel reaches the stage of motherhood, she realises the importance of her relationships are to her children. “I tried to give priority to a lover, but it did not work out, and in the end I left him to return to my family” No matter how much she attempted to step away from her children, she realised that they are a significant factor in her life. “Those months you were inside me were a time of perfect happiness. I have never since felt so closely accompanied. We learnt to communicate in code.” The responder is made aware of the strong bond between Isabel and Paula, and that Isabel simply cannot survive without Paula as she has made such a great impact to her life. A spiritual connection is shown between Isabel and Paula. Isabel and her mother’s relationship shapes her relationship with Paula, they echo each other in a correspondingly spiritual nature. ‘I’m not a girl, not yet a woman’ vocals by Britney Spears also discovers the connection of relationship through the course of life. From infantry and childhood through to the stages of adolescence and adulthood. “I used to think, I had the answers to everything” suggests her self-recognition of naivety. That what she once believed was a utopian world is in fact very diverse to reality. Throughout the song, the use of first person narrative suggests that she is expressing her feelings and emotions to a close relative. This is evident in Paula. “I have lover he longer than anyone in my lifetime…” With each sentence beginning with ‘I’ throughout both texts emphasises on self-discovery as the overall tone of each text. “Began the day of conception and has already lasted a half century.” The day Isabel was born, she ‘escaped’ her mother’s womb but she hasn’t escaped from the unconditional love of her mother. “You shall escape but not escape” from ‘Woman to Child’ is similar to ‘Paula’ in the sense that she will never truly escape from her mother’s love. ‘Paula’, ‘Woman to Child’ and ‘I’m not a girl not yet a woman’ has confirmed the perceptions of discovery. Every youth discovers one’s self through interaction with others. Out lives are determined in this way when we become conscious of who we really are inside. Similar to how Discovery is simply a new learning experience. Allende portrays her subconscious thought through her writing. “I plunge into these pages in an irrational attempt to overcome my terror” Instead of using ...