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Claim  Evidence  Commentary Structure

This poem by Ted Kooser vividly portrays how blind individuals unexpectedly influence our lives, evoking sympathy and criticizing societal indifference towards disability. The imagery of blind people filling spaces disrupts our perceptions and societal norms. The portrayal of blind individuals as a "great white porcupine of canes" emphasizes societal discomfort with difference. Kooser's work challenges readers to reconsider their treatment of disabled individuals, urging empathy and understanding.

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Claim  Evidence  Commentary Structure

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  1. ClaimEvidenceCommentaryStructure

  2. Evidence Commentary/ SO WHAT? (Justify)

  3. The Blind Always Come as Such a Surpriseby Ted Kooser • The blind always come as such a surprise,suddenly filling an elevatorwith a great white porcupine of canes,or coming down upon us in a noisy crowdlike the eye of a hurricane.The dashboards of cars stopped at crosswalksand the shoes of commuters on trainsare covered with sentencesstruck down in mid-flight by the canes of the blind.Each of them changes our lives,tapping across the bright circles of our ambitionslike cracks traversing the favorite china.

  4. Literary Analysis: Claim This poem uses excellent imagery to depict how blind folks affect our lives, to evoke sympathy for the blind, and to criticize mainstream America for its callousness towards the disabled. In the first three lines Kooser describes how the blind can suddenly fill an elevator “with a great white porcupine of canes.” A porcupine is noted for its prickliness; we are apprehensive when it is around and we do not want to touch it. The blind person, according to Kooser, evokes a similar reaction: their presence in a situation causes “prickliness,” and it makes us uncomfortable. Data Commentary/ SO WHAT

  5. In Animal Farm, Clover represents a caring and motherly figure to the other animals. For example, she talks to Mollie, the horse, when others will not. In addition, Clover warns Boxer to slow down and nurses him when he collapses. Furthermore, she sees the changes in the Seven Commandments and in the pigs at the end. She works hard to help the other animals regardless of what the negative consequences may be. In Animal Farm, Clover represents a caring and motherly figure to the other animals. She talks to Mollie, the horse, when others will not. She cares about keeping the animals together. She isn’t mean to Mollie but wants her to understand how her decision to leave may affect the farm. In addition, Clover warns Boxer to slow down and nurses him when he collapses. In her concern for him, she models the kind of behavior that the animals wanted from Mr. Jones but did not get. She sees the injustice of the system and understands the punishment of hard work. Furthermore, she notices the changes in the Seven Commands and in the pigs’ behavior at the end. The knowledge that something is wrong leads her to speak out. Her commitment to Animal Farm is most important in her mind, and she wants to put her beliefs into action. Clover works hard to help the other animals, regardless of what might happen to her. Literary Analysis:

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