1. At the end when "her lip trembles. she looks on the verge of breaking down. she is about to let go of the balloon when she pulls it down to her. she looks at it a while before she gently kisses it. she lets go of the balloon. she follows it with her eyes as it rises and rises", these physical actions and gestures me feel like she finally was listening to what Cal said and accepted andre for who he really was. This is part especially made me feel like it contributed to the climax and the resolution.
2. The spectacle that was significant in the play was the balloons because as Cal said "they represent the soul. when you let go, it means you're letting his soul ascend to heaven.That you're willing to let go. Breaking the last earthly ties". It was significant in letting Andre go.
3. I think the theme of the place is cherish what you have and don't wait for something until its too late. I feel this way because Andre's mother waited too long to accept her son for who he was. and as Cal was telling her she realized she was wrong until the end when she finally accepted it. Andre was scared to tell her what was going on and now that he is gone they will never get to talk about because she didnt want to accept it while he was alive.
4. The protagonist would be Cal because he is simply trying to get Andre's mother to understand where he is coming from and to understand her son a little more. Readers would symphatize because he is pouring his heart out to her. The antagonist would be Andre's mother because she is just so bitter. she didnt want to accept her, and then on top of that when Cal was talking to her she showed no emotion like it wasnt phasing her.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Drama!
1. the genre for Captured by Feministas was comedy, high comedy. I felt like when the narrator was talking it kind of made me laugh what he was saying from how he ended with "You're really serious? I'll show you. Go ahead, shoot me. But before you do, I've got one thing to ask." and then starts pouring his heart out lol. He was just being macho a minute ago. then at the end how they untie him he just starts talking nonsense making him still look like a macho. that brings about an issue that reflect life of how they think of women's rights. the genre for You Know How To Whistle, Don't You? is tragicomedy. for the simple fact that she has some funny lines in there and she sounded with confidence then all of sudden she started to belittle herself. i think that is a tragic when someone belittle themseleves.
2. His choice of diction kind of confused me, but actually gave me a feel for the play because it took me a minute to catch on and think "oh its just one person in this play and no one else". It made me feel like i was in front of them though. It was very continuous and always had a good ending.
3. I believe the theme of captured by feministas is feminism and women standing up for themselves. The narrator was so macho, the women wanted to tell him about their rights. For example they said "All men started off as women until their Y chromo-some screwed up. You are mutants, return to your feminine good side. Women are able to communicate. Men are bad". the women are saying they should be respected. So when the narrotor pleaded his case and how he would change. as soon as they gave him a chance, he became macho again. I think the theme of you know how to whistle, don't you is freedom. i got this theme from the simple line of "People sipped...Cuba libre here. Cuba libre means free Cuba. Free Cuba, Cuba libre." she wants to be free from cuba. at first she wanted the money and had confidence then she didnt want the money anymore. i guess she just wanted to do something to get her mind off being stuck in Cuba.
4. The protagonist of Captured by Feministas is the women because im sure readers were cheering the women on when the narrator started being disrespectful to the women at the end after he pleaded he would change. he was still macho no matter what. the women were standing up for women's rights. I think the antagonist is the narrator because hes just disrespectful, so disrespectful in his words. jacuzzi, massages? right after he pleaded he would change. im sure the readers disagreed with him. The protagonist in You Know How To Whistle, Don't You? is the girl because readers pity with her because she just wants to be free. and the antagonist COULD be the government. they are kinda the reason that she is belittle herself. if the government was making them feel secure and that they have some kind of freedom then she wouldnt be going through this.
5. Both the plays were amazing! they made me laugh and kinda made me a little sad. the themes in them were amazing because they are two valuable that are occuring in life. so it kinda brought my attention to women's rights and freedom.
2. His choice of diction kind of confused me, but actually gave me a feel for the play because it took me a minute to catch on and think "oh its just one person in this play and no one else". It made me feel like i was in front of them though. It was very continuous and always had a good ending.
3. I believe the theme of captured by feministas is feminism and women standing up for themselves. The narrator was so macho, the women wanted to tell him about their rights. For example they said "All men started off as women until their Y chromo-some screwed up. You are mutants, return to your feminine good side. Women are able to communicate. Men are bad". the women are saying they should be respected. So when the narrotor pleaded his case and how he would change. as soon as they gave him a chance, he became macho again. I think the theme of you know how to whistle, don't you is freedom. i got this theme from the simple line of "People sipped...Cuba libre here. Cuba libre means free Cuba. Free Cuba, Cuba libre." she wants to be free from cuba. at first she wanted the money and had confidence then she didnt want the money anymore. i guess she just wanted to do something to get her mind off being stuck in Cuba.
4. The protagonist of Captured by Feministas is the women because im sure readers were cheering the women on when the narrator started being disrespectful to the women at the end after he pleaded he would change. he was still macho no matter what. the women were standing up for women's rights. I think the antagonist is the narrator because hes just disrespectful, so disrespectful in his words. jacuzzi, massages? right after he pleaded he would change. im sure the readers disagreed with him. The protagonist in You Know How To Whistle, Don't You? is the girl because readers pity with her because she just wants to be free. and the antagonist COULD be the government. they are kinda the reason that she is belittle herself. if the government was making them feel secure and that they have some kind of freedom then she wouldnt be going through this.
5. Both the plays were amazing! they made me laugh and kinda made me a little sad. the themes in them were amazing because they are two valuable that are occuring in life. so it kinda brought my attention to women's rights and freedom.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Hamlet- Act III, Scene 1: Hamlet's famous Soliloquy
1. I think hamlet is stating his thoughts on committing suicide. he is staying that if people knew what they were going to go through in the afterlife, their lives would be totally different. I feel this in the line of "but that dread of something after death" I believe that he is going crazy and thinking this because of Ophelia which draws him to have these thoughts. After seeing the video once again i felt this way after i saw ophelia. When he walked to her there was a lot of emotional intensity.
2. This soliloquy is so famous because it bring up a very good debate. Hamlet talks about death because to me its stating people would kill themselves if they were sure what would happen to them in the afterlife. Everyone is uncertain about the afterlife so thats what stops people from committing suicide. For example, if i knew what was going to happen in my afterlife and i knew i was going to be 100% happy i would committ. because it would save me from some unhappiness that i might experience in life. ( no pun intended though lol!) I feel this way all in the first 3 lines "to be, or not to be: that is the question; whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer; the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune". he questions it all in this.
2. This soliloquy is so famous because it bring up a very good debate. Hamlet talks about death because to me its stating people would kill themselves if they were sure what would happen to them in the afterlife. Everyone is uncertain about the afterlife so thats what stops people from committing suicide. For example, if i knew what was going to happen in my afterlife and i knew i was going to be 100% happy i would committ. because it would save me from some unhappiness that i might experience in life. ( no pun intended though lol!) I feel this way all in the first 3 lines "to be, or not to be: that is the question; whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer; the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune". he questions it all in this.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Hills like white elephants
1. Train station. The couple has to make a big decision at one point in their relationship whether to stay together or go their separate ways. It shows the choices between having the baby or having the abortion.
2. Third person. He is a very masculine towards his characters. They do not express their intimate thoughts at all.
3. I describe Hemingway's style as using a few words to create his story and leaving it up to the reader's to get the picture.
4. Ernest Hemingway is a well known author. He worked as a reporter for the Kansas City Star. He also served as a First World War ambulance driver. His narratives frequently contain masculine motifs, such as bull-fighting (Death in the Afternoon), hunting (The Green Hills of Africa), war (A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls), and fishing (The Old Man and the Sea). All of these motifs derive from Hemingway’s own experiences as a traveler and an adventurer. Some people say he was a better short story teller than a novelist.
Travelor and adventurer, very masculine, and using very short of his words not telling intimate thoughts.
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2. Third person. He is a very masculine towards his characters. They do not express their intimate thoughts at all.
3. I describe Hemingway's style as using a few words to create his story and leaving it up to the reader's to get the picture.
4. Ernest Hemingway is a well known author. He worked as a reporter for the Kansas City Star. He also served as a First World War ambulance driver. His narratives frequently contain masculine motifs, such as bull-fighting (Death in the Afternoon), hunting (The Green Hills of Africa), war (A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls), and fishing (The Old Man and the Sea). All of these motifs derive from Hemingway’s own experiences as a traveler and an adventurer. Some people say he was a better short story teller than a novelist.
Travelor and adventurer, very masculine, and using very short of his words not telling intimate thoughts.
cummingsstudyguides.net/guide4/hills.html
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Everyday Use and The Lottery
1. "Everyday use" represents the bond and legacy between woman of different generations. The connection and bond is strong but it can be very vunerable too. Walker chose this title because it refers back to the one's culture. Mama and Dee do not see the quilts as decoration and to be respected as folk art, but they acknowledge it as household items that they use everyday.
2. Dee views heritage as something of the past, dead, rather than thinking of it as an ongoing creation. Mama and Maggie defines heritage as family objects that were used by the family members everyday. They actually see the family traditions.
3. It is ironic that Dee changed her name to Wangero because she feels like it gives her a more feeling of her African heritage as displayed in the african culture clothes that she wears. But the clothes are insignificant. She has little understanding of her culture,so what she percieves to be more true to her culture is false. Dee does not understand her own heritage.
4. If Mama was not the narrator of the story, we would not be able to understand the two different views of culture and tradition during that time. The author was trying to show us the difference.
The Lottery
I believe that the purpose of the lottery was to show that an action or behavior is passed down from generation to generation without any question to it even if it cruel. Jackson was trying to show and give an example what happens when traditions are passed from generation to generation. The theme behind this story is the example of what can happen when people do not change or question traditions. The author is saying new generations should at least question a tradition.
2. Dee views heritage as something of the past, dead, rather than thinking of it as an ongoing creation. Mama and Maggie defines heritage as family objects that were used by the family members everyday. They actually see the family traditions.
3. It is ironic that Dee changed her name to Wangero because she feels like it gives her a more feeling of her African heritage as displayed in the african culture clothes that she wears. But the clothes are insignificant. She has little understanding of her culture,so what she percieves to be more true to her culture is false. Dee does not understand her own heritage.
4. If Mama was not the narrator of the story, we would not be able to understand the two different views of culture and tradition during that time. The author was trying to show us the difference.
The Lottery
I believe that the purpose of the lottery was to show that an action or behavior is passed down from generation to generation without any question to it even if it cruel. Jackson was trying to show and give an example what happens when traditions are passed from generation to generation. The theme behind this story is the example of what can happen when people do not change or question traditions. The author is saying new generations should at least question a tradition.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The Tell Tale Heart and Araby
Assignment: "The Tell Tale Heart"
The narrator is the protagonist and the antagonist. I feel like he is the protagonist because he is the main character. He is the one that brings the plot forward. The readers see everything from his perspective and we emphasize with him. I believe the narrator is also the antagonist because he brings the conflict to the story as well. The narrator antagonizes the old man to his death.
The conflict that needs to be resolved is the conflict the narrator has within himself. In the beginning of the story he has no problem with the old man just the old man's pale blue vulture eyes. But at the end of the story the conflict still lies within the narrator because of the guilt he has of killing the old man. He goes from being confident to being a paronoid man.
The climax is when the narrator guilt begins to get to him. It leads the conflict to be resolved because they he reveals the truth to the policeman. It no longer has an issue within himself because the eye is gone and his guilt is gone by admitting to the crime.
Assignment- "Araby"
The only time Joyce uses images of light is when she is describing the narrator's imagination. This images represent the love that he has for his friend's sister. For example, she states "i kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, I quickened my pace and passed her." She uses darkness to represent the reality that the boy lives in. For example at the end when he realizes the bazaar is not what was expected and his love only existed in his mind. Joyce shows the darkness when she states "gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger".
The various things Araby (the bazaar ) might represent to the narrator is romance, mystery, and beauty. When he thinks of the bazaar he feels like it will change everything. He will get to be with his friend's sister because of buying her gifts and this might lead to romance for him.
The climax and falling action is when the narrator finally arrives to the bazaar and it is not what he expected.The narrator's eyes burned at the end because the bazaar was not what he had expected. It is beginning to close and he feels very useless. He simply gives up and realizes that he did not need to give gifts to the girl. He learns that his relationship with Mangan's sister is just a wishful idea and that he was just misguided by the idea of the bazaar.
The narrator is the protagonist and the antagonist. I feel like he is the protagonist because he is the main character. He is the one that brings the plot forward. The readers see everything from his perspective and we emphasize with him. I believe the narrator is also the antagonist because he brings the conflict to the story as well. The narrator antagonizes the old man to his death.
The conflict that needs to be resolved is the conflict the narrator has within himself. In the beginning of the story he has no problem with the old man just the old man's pale blue vulture eyes. But at the end of the story the conflict still lies within the narrator because of the guilt he has of killing the old man. He goes from being confident to being a paronoid man.
The climax is when the narrator guilt begins to get to him. It leads the conflict to be resolved because they he reveals the truth to the policeman. It no longer has an issue within himself because the eye is gone and his guilt is gone by admitting to the crime.
Assignment- "Araby"
The only time Joyce uses images of light is when she is describing the narrator's imagination. This images represent the love that he has for his friend's sister. For example, she states "i kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, I quickened my pace and passed her." She uses darkness to represent the reality that the boy lives in. For example at the end when he realizes the bazaar is not what was expected and his love only existed in his mind. Joyce shows the darkness when she states "gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger".
The various things Araby (the bazaar ) might represent to the narrator is romance, mystery, and beauty. When he thinks of the bazaar he feels like it will change everything. He will get to be with his friend's sister because of buying her gifts and this might lead to romance for him.
The climax and falling action is when the narrator finally arrives to the bazaar and it is not what he expected.The narrator's eyes burned at the end because the bazaar was not what he had expected. It is beginning to close and he feels very useless. He simply gives up and realizes that he did not need to give gifts to the girl. He learns that his relationship with Mangan's sister is just a wishful idea and that he was just misguided by the idea of the bazaar.
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