Read “George Gray” and “Lucinda Matlock” and answer the following questions.
1. What object symbolizes George Gray’s life? How is this object representative of him?
The object tha symbolizes George Gray’s life would be the sailboat. It represents him by saying that the when the sailboat is docked in the harbor with furled sails, it is him living his life simply and safely because he was to afraid to go out and experience life. Gray found that you should live your life and give it meaning, even if you are afraid.
2. How was Lucinda Matlock’s life different than George Gray’s? How do you interepret the last line of the poem?
Matlock’s life differs from Gray’s because she had accomplished many things in her time. She was not afraid to go out and experience the world, even if it meant sorrow. How I interpret the last line of the poem “It takes life to love life” is that everyone is given chances in their life, never knowing what is going to happen. You should use this in the future to learn to love and cherish the life that you have, since you don’t always know what’s ahead of you in the future.
3. How are “George Gray” and “Lucinda Matlock” examples of realism?
Both of these stories relate to realism because each of them focus on the fact that you should be going through life unafraid and give meaning to your life. Live your life full of love, and most of all, take chances that you normally wouldn’t take.
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