Visual action can be as important on the stage as speech.” How far do you agree with this claim? In you answer you should refer to two or three plays you have studied.
I completely agree with the claim of visual action being just as important on stage as speech is. I would love to back this up between the books of "Blood Wedding" and "The Wild Duck". I think they both show that stage directions give out a huge part of their plays and at times, when reading the stage directions, the reader will feel more into the story picturing what is actually happening. Also, the audience watching probably sees the intensity of what is going on rising through certain scenes with visual action.
"The Wild Duck" uses stage directions very detailed. On page 181 in "The Wild Duck", the stage directions say he is walking around without looking up. They say him just walking around and pacing himself. These visual actions help the audience depict how Hjalamar is feeling instead of through just his words. His words are misleading and without seeing Hjalamar's action, it would be difficult to see how he is truly feeling. These stage directions help show that Hjalamar is very uneasy and that he has something on his mind that he does not like. These visual actions of Hjalamar show his emotions instead of his speech.
In "Blood Wedding", you can see the emotions and feel the intensity rising when the Bride is about to be married through her visual action. Without words, you can tell she feels uncertain and does not like the situation she is in through her action in the stage direction of, "Restless, in a great inner struggle" (Lorca 68). Her voice and her visual actions feed off of each other to make the audience feel the restlessness, and the nervousness the Bride is feeling. The visual action here creates a stronger image than just her talking because you can picture her feeling the way she is feeling. It is easier to relate to images than to words.
Overall, I feel that visual action is just as important, if not more important than the speech in these plays. I think, for an example, silent movies. Watching movies with no sound are easier to follow and feel closer to than just the sound. Well, I think so at least. Also, visual action and the speech feed off of each other. With both together, the playwrights create a wonderful image and feeling to their plays.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Comments
I was also thinking about this, but you were able to explain it a lot better then I could, so good job! I like your outerman and inner man support of the public vs private life. I think there is more support needed in Oedipus the King to show the effect of keeping private life secret. -Isabella
Well I think this is pretty neat, maybe not be so cliche with the whole ignorance is bliss, but this is a journal and think you got the general concepts. In my opinion at least. -Matthew Merkling
hahahahahahah best journal I read. Very entertaining and nice job clearly expressing your opinions. I think the plot plays a big role in both plays, not just Oedipus. There is lots of foreshadowing, which I think is a big part of the plot and the audience loves that. I disagree with you and people can hear consonance. In fact, I can tell consonance better aloud than just reading it. But oh well, very humorous and delightful to read Mr. T. -Travis Eurick
Well I think this is pretty neat, maybe not be so cliche with the whole ignorance is bliss, but this is a journal and think you got the general concepts. In my opinion at least. -Matthew Merkling
hahahahahahah best journal I read. Very entertaining and nice job clearly expressing your opinions. I think the plot plays a big role in both plays, not just Oedipus. There is lots of foreshadowing, which I think is a big part of the plot and the audience loves that. I disagree with you and people can hear consonance. In fact, I can tell consonance better aloud than just reading it. But oh well, very humorous and delightful to read Mr. T. -Travis Eurick
journal #6
A dramatist often creates a gap between what the audience knows and what the characters know. With reference to at least two plays, discuss how and to what effect dramatists have used this technique.
In the stories of "The Wild Duck" and "Oedipus the King", both writers used a gap of what the reader knows and what the characters know to create foreshadow and dramatic irony. Foreshadow is created when the audience gets to understand the characters more and can tell how they will react to a certain event that the audience knows, but the actual character doesn't. In "Oedipus the King" there was obvious foreshadow when the mother is trying to warn Oedipus from trying to figure out who is mother is. The audience knows that she is already his wife/mother, but Oedipus doesn't. From earlier in the story, Sophocles makes Oedipus seem like a heroic, but flawed character who gets too worked up and the audience know that with the wife warning him, there is going to be something huge about to happen. Likewise, in "The WIld Duck", Ibsen creates foreshadow of Hjalamar going to freakj out when he realizes Hedvig probably is not his child. This is shown with the wife warning Hjalamar not to go on a talk with Gregers and that Greger's dad is blind and has poor eyesight, which Hedvig also has poor eyesight. So there is this gap of knowledge from the reader and character because the audience can see a conflict building up, while the characters cannot.
Dramatic irony is used in "Oedipus the King" when the audience knows more than the characters do. this creates a funny situation because the audience knows Oedipus is very liking going to screw everything up and can see that Oedipus can easily prevent things from happening, but it is humerous seeing Oedipus dig himself into holes. Ibsen is more serious then Sophocles. He does not really create humor, he makes the audience feel sad. When Ibsen talked about the fully loaded gun and how Hedvig just wanted Hjalamar to be happy, the audience knew what was going to happen. It is irony though because Hjalamar was just talking about how Hedvig probably does not love him until he realized the gun was gone and thought he heard a shot. But still, he thought the opposite thinking Hedvig actually killed the WIld and she was happy, but really, she was dead. This is very sad. but ironic.
In the stories of "The Wild Duck" and "Oedipus the King", both writers used a gap of what the reader knows and what the characters know to create foreshadow and dramatic irony. Foreshadow is created when the audience gets to understand the characters more and can tell how they will react to a certain event that the audience knows, but the actual character doesn't. In "Oedipus the King" there was obvious foreshadow when the mother is trying to warn Oedipus from trying to figure out who is mother is. The audience knows that she is already his wife/mother, but Oedipus doesn't. From earlier in the story, Sophocles makes Oedipus seem like a heroic, but flawed character who gets too worked up and the audience know that with the wife warning him, there is going to be something huge about to happen. Likewise, in "The WIld Duck", Ibsen creates foreshadow of Hjalamar going to freakj out when he realizes Hedvig probably is not his child. This is shown with the wife warning Hjalamar not to go on a talk with Gregers and that Greger's dad is blind and has poor eyesight, which Hedvig also has poor eyesight. So there is this gap of knowledge from the reader and character because the audience can see a conflict building up, while the characters cannot.
Dramatic irony is used in "Oedipus the King" when the audience knows more than the characters do. this creates a funny situation because the audience knows Oedipus is very liking going to screw everything up and can see that Oedipus can easily prevent things from happening, but it is humerous seeing Oedipus dig himself into holes. Ibsen is more serious then Sophocles. He does not really create humor, he makes the audience feel sad. When Ibsen talked about the fully loaded gun and how Hedvig just wanted Hjalamar to be happy, the audience knew what was going to happen. It is irony though because Hjalamar was just talking about how Hedvig probably does not love him until he realized the gun was gone and thought he heard a shot. But still, he thought the opposite thinking Hedvig actually killed the WIld and she was happy, but really, she was dead. This is very sad. but ironic.
Journal #5
Setting: This includes cultural as well as geographical and historical setting. What effect does the setting have on story, character, theme?
In the story, "Wild Duck", a family lives in a little home called a studio. This setting plays a huge impact on the story. A Studio is like a mini apartment and is fairly small with not much room for a family of 4 or more people to live in. The Ekdal's have Hjalmar, Edvig, Gina, grandpa (Ekdal), and a new person outside of the family, Gregers living in this small little area.
This setting helps create the character, Hedvig on who she is. She is very childish and the setting helps portray this. Children tend to want their mom and dad to be close to them all the time. They get homesick very easily. This setting makes Hedvig appear very childish because Hedvig claims she never wants to leave the house., When Greegers asks her if she wanted to explore outside and see what it is like, Hedvig surprises him in a way and says she has all these books read about what life outside her home is like. She likes being contained within the home.
This setting can create a theme suggesting that people are uncomfortable going beyond their limits. People do not like stretching and trying something new, Hedvig likes the idea of exploring, but she is to nervous to actually do it. This proves that the setting reveals how people get very uncomfortable trying new things and going outside their typical life and experiencing something new.
In the story, "Wild Duck", a family lives in a little home called a studio. This setting plays a huge impact on the story. A Studio is like a mini apartment and is fairly small with not much room for a family of 4 or more people to live in. The Ekdal's have Hjalmar, Edvig, Gina, grandpa (Ekdal), and a new person outside of the family, Gregers living in this small little area.
This setting helps create the character, Hedvig on who she is. She is very childish and the setting helps portray this. Children tend to want their mom and dad to be close to them all the time. They get homesick very easily. This setting makes Hedvig appear very childish because Hedvig claims she never wants to leave the house., When Greegers asks her if she wanted to explore outside and see what it is like, Hedvig surprises him in a way and says she has all these books read about what life outside her home is like. She likes being contained within the home.
This setting can create a theme suggesting that people are uncomfortable going beyond their limits. People do not like stretching and trying something new, Hedvig likes the idea of exploring, but she is to nervous to actually do it. This proves that the setting reveals how people get very uncomfortable trying new things and going outside their typical life and experiencing something new.
Monday, May 23, 2011
journal #4
What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out?” To what extent do you find this statement applicable in at least two plays you have studied?
Drama is very interesting. Without the dull bits, it is very dramatic and has lots of excitement. It is life without the dull bits. From two plays ive been reading, "Oedipus the King" and "The Wild Duck", they both have some sort of a dramatic lifestyle to it. There is always something going on within the people during the play, which creates emotions at a high level.
sophocles does this with "Oedpus the King" by having an interesting prophecy Oedpus is always thinking about. With this prophecy, this creates humor and dramatic irony because the reader knows exactly what is happening, but Oedipus does not. There is no dull bits in it. If there was, this would be too realistic and boring. Oedipus always has a problem and he turns everyhting like it is out to get him. If he was completely normal, there would be no point to this story.
In "The Wild Duck", Ibsen does have some dull parts at first, but as you keep reading, you realize these conversations between all of these characters are possibly foreshadowing furture events or revealing any secrets in the book. This story creates dramatic irony, just like ":Oedip[us the King". Although, emotions aren't all high in humor. This story is more serious.It seems this has some dull parts, but one can argue it is very important conversations that do not make it dull when looked back upon.
Drama is very emotional. The dull bits cut out intensifies the emotions in the plays. If the dull bits were included, people watching the plays would also dull out their emotions. Playwriters try to always make sure there is something interesting or funny happening in order to enguage the people and do this by attracting certain emotions.
Drama is very interesting. Without the dull bits, it is very dramatic and has lots of excitement. It is life without the dull bits. From two plays ive been reading, "Oedipus the King" and "The Wild Duck", they both have some sort of a dramatic lifestyle to it. There is always something going on within the people during the play, which creates emotions at a high level.
sophocles does this with "Oedpus the King" by having an interesting prophecy Oedpus is always thinking about. With this prophecy, this creates humor and dramatic irony because the reader knows exactly what is happening, but Oedipus does not. There is no dull bits in it. If there was, this would be too realistic and boring. Oedipus always has a problem and he turns everyhting like it is out to get him. If he was completely normal, there would be no point to this story.
In "The Wild Duck", Ibsen does have some dull parts at first, but as you keep reading, you realize these conversations between all of these characters are possibly foreshadowing furture events or revealing any secrets in the book. This story creates dramatic irony, just like ":Oedip[us the King". Although, emotions aren't all high in humor. This story is more serious.It seems this has some dull parts, but one can argue it is very important conversations that do not make it dull when looked back upon.
Drama is very emotional. The dull bits cut out intensifies the emotions in the plays. If the dull bits were included, people watching the plays would also dull out their emotions. Playwriters try to always make sure there is something interesting or funny happening in order to enguage the people and do this by attracting certain emotions.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Journal #3
Dear Diary,
What shall I do? Where do I go? I am a mess. I no longer have my eyes, so i could not see my two daughters. I found out that I killed Laius, who i found out was my real dad, and that i figured out my wife is my mom! Now she is dead! I tried running way not to see them because their is a prophecy of me killing them. I panicked and I left my home town and travelled to Thebes, where I saw my dad. I did not know at the time and I thought he was just some pesky person, so I killed him. Everything is not going the way I want it to be! My mom just died and I am falling apart.
Although everything is not going my way, I will blame myself and myself only. My father's death is my fault. My mother's death is my fault. Creon was right, he did not kill Laius, I did. Now I should be driven out of Thebes in exile. But I want my children with me. Creon is taking my power away, and that includes my kids. He is taking my children away from me, but I wanted them. I do not want to be in Thebes anymore though. I think Colonus is going to be my new destination.
What shall I do? Where do I go? I am a mess. I no longer have my eyes, so i could not see my two daughters. I found out that I killed Laius, who i found out was my real dad, and that i figured out my wife is my mom! Now she is dead! I tried running way not to see them because their is a prophecy of me killing them. I panicked and I left my home town and travelled to Thebes, where I saw my dad. I did not know at the time and I thought he was just some pesky person, so I killed him. Everything is not going the way I want it to be! My mom just died and I am falling apart.
Although everything is not going my way, I will blame myself and myself only. My father's death is my fault. My mother's death is my fault. Creon was right, he did not kill Laius, I did. Now I should be driven out of Thebes in exile. But I want my children with me. Creon is taking my power away, and that includes my kids. He is taking my children away from me, but I wanted them. I do not want to be in Thebes anymore though. I think Colonus is going to be my new destination.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Journal #2
Readers are attracted to moments of intensity in a writer’s work. By what means and with what effect have writers in your study offered heightened emotional moments designed to arrest the reader’s attention?
By comparing Oedipus and 1984, they both heighten emotional moments in similar ways, but also different. Some similar ways these two stories do this is by, first, dialogue. When the chorus in Oedipus is speaking, it is similar to the narration in 1984, from what I remember atleast. They are not too entirely emotional. Although, when dialogue between two characters is present, the writers create tension. In Oedipus the King, Creon and Oedipus were talking. They were in an argument against eachother and this created a high emotional dialogue seen. In 1984, Winston and the other doude in the ministry of Love? were in this intense conversation. This created a huge sense of intensity during the scene, like the conversation in Oedipus the King.
These writers do create intensity of emotions with other ways though. At times, in 1984, Winston talks to himself. He expresses all of his thoughts in such a strong, powerful, and negative tone that raises the readers emotions.Sophocles never really uses tone to build this feeling. He mainly uses dialogue and weird techniuques, like irony, to develop annoyance or humour over Oedupus. Like, irony when Oedipus is complaing over not knowing his mom and his real mom tells him to not worry, but he keeps talking about it. 1984 does not do this at all, it uses some narration and long conversation to build up high emotions.
By comparing Oedipus and 1984, they both heighten emotional moments in similar ways, but also different. Some similar ways these two stories do this is by, first, dialogue. When the chorus in Oedipus is speaking, it is similar to the narration in 1984, from what I remember atleast. They are not too entirely emotional. Although, when dialogue between two characters is present, the writers create tension. In Oedipus the King, Creon and Oedipus were talking. They were in an argument against eachother and this created a high emotional dialogue seen. In 1984, Winston and the other doude in the ministry of Love? were in this intense conversation. This created a huge sense of intensity during the scene, like the conversation in Oedipus the King.
These writers do create intensity of emotions with other ways though. At times, in 1984, Winston talks to himself. He expresses all of his thoughts in such a strong, powerful, and negative tone that raises the readers emotions.Sophocles never really uses tone to build this feeling. He mainly uses dialogue and weird techniuques, like irony, to develop annoyance or humour over Oedupus. Like, irony when Oedipus is complaing over not knowing his mom and his real mom tells him to not worry, but he keeps talking about it. 1984 does not do this at all, it uses some narration and long conversation to build up high emotions.
Monday, May 16, 2011
journal #1
There does not really seem like there is a specific point of view. Throughout this tragedy that I've read so far, it just seems like there is bunch of dialogue and this story is told in 3rd person. It is difficult to get to know the characters, unless you use thew back part of the book. Some characters, like a god (Apollo), stand out more than other characters. I find myself repetitively looking at the back of the book to see who a certain character is. These characters, like Oedipus, are not that credible. Early, Oedipus said he wanted to find who killed Laius. It made me think that there was a murderer, but later, it turned out he might have actually killed Laius. He is not credible. The characters are presented through dialogue and the chorus's singing usually brings in the character's of the gods. Sophocles is able to persuade us to like/sympathize with some characters and dislike some characters by strong emotions of other characters. He develops strong conversations in dialogue where a character will be hating on another character. It makes me feel the hate against a character, like Creon and Oedipus. They both seem annoying, in my opinion, and Jocasta seems like the mature one trying to get them to stop, along with the chorus.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Journal #3 Topic C
The author's vision is very powerful, but I don't really see this taking place. It is very strong because it turns society into a completely different world. I don't really see this happening. I do not see the world becoming stable. I cannot see everybody give into a world government, or huge government used in this society. The chances of this society in this book is very very rare. In all honesty, I can't even see how the author can think of this being a possibility. This society uses a magical potion/plant called soma that gives a false image of happiness with no negatives. They have too many what if's in this society. Like, somehow breeding everybody to become perfect or making them into a lower class. This is very unlikely, and I consider it a what if, what if we can breed people into classes? The main reason why I can't see this society taking place is due to their stability. They try hard to be stable. Our society today is constantly changing. I can see the idea of wanting it to be stable, but I can't see the actual ability of being stable. Like I said earlier, people have different opinions and will always think differently of what society wants its people to be. People will always want to be themselves, I think.
This author gives us a hope that everyone will be happy someday, well, at least people will try to create happiness. He is tyring to say that medicine will greatly improve our society (soma). He uses a controlled embryo center to give stability in the society, which means that he hopes to have a controlled population in the future so we don't have to worry about over population. Lastly, he gives an alternative of death. Every dead body is cremated and the remains will do good for the future benefiting a eco friendly environment producing good materials instead of just rotting.
This author gives us a hope that everyone will be happy someday, well, at least people will try to create happiness. He is tyring to say that medicine will greatly improve our society (soma). He uses a controlled embryo center to give stability in the society, which means that he hopes to have a controlled population in the future so we don't have to worry about over population. Lastly, he gives an alternative of death. Every dead body is cremated and the remains will do good for the future benefiting a eco friendly environment producing good materials instead of just rotting.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Journal #2/ Main Character
Bernard Marx is an alpha plus in his society. He is considered to be one of the top quality type of person in this society. Unfortunatley, he has some problems. Unlike Lenina, who is another high ranked person in this society, he thinks differently than everybody else. Lenina has thoughts and feelings that are normal, and don't go out and beyond society. Bernard on the other hand has a hard time staying within society's norm. He feels limited in this society. He wants to be what society used to be like. He wants to feel and know multiple things, then just know what he needs to know in society. He can't just accept who he is. He wants to develop himself on his own in order to be himself truly. He dislikes society for sleep talk and how they put things into their minds.
I think Bernard has both external and internal conflicts. As stated earlier, he doesn't like the society he is in. Bernard feels trapped within this society. They make him follow certain rules and act certain ways. They tell him to drink soma, a bottled medicine to make you feel happy. He didn't like it because he wanted to feel happy for himself. Not from medicine making you feel that way. It is artificial to him. Bernard feels like he is alone. He feels werid and unusual that he is the only person thinking outside of the thoughts and knowledge that are jammed into your brain from society.
Bernard resists society by ignoring the soma and not drinking it. He also resists by his actions and talks with Lenina. He tells her what is outside and what he wished to feel. And understand what family is like. Bernard had to go to Iceland for his behavior. Society accused him for being a threat of not being stable.
I think Bernard has both external and internal conflicts. As stated earlier, he doesn't like the society he is in. Bernard feels trapped within this society. They make him follow certain rules and act certain ways. They tell him to drink soma, a bottled medicine to make you feel happy. He didn't like it because he wanted to feel happy for himself. Not from medicine making you feel that way. It is artificial to him. Bernard feels like he is alone. He feels werid and unusual that he is the only person thinking outside of the thoughts and knowledge that are jammed into your brain from society.
Bernard resists society by ignoring the soma and not drinking it. He also resists by his actions and talks with Lenina. He tells her what is outside and what he wished to feel. And understand what family is like. Bernard had to go to Iceland for his behavior. Society accused him for being a threat of not being stable.
Monday, April 4, 2011
journal #1
Andrew Nodland
Journal #1 Topic A
"Bottle of mine, it's you I've always wanted!
Bottle of mine, why was I ever decanted?
Skies are blue inside of you,
The weather's always fine;
For
There ain't no Bottle in all the world
Like that dear little Bottle of mine." p. 76
This society is structured by divided groups based on how you were developed at the hatching center. The fully developed ones are very smart and attractive. I think they are perfect or almost perfect. But there are one's that aren't as fully developed and aren't as smart. In the hatchery, they lower the amounts of oxygen delivered to the embryos to make the peoople turn out not as develpoed as others. When you are maturing, they have voices repeating over and over things in order for you to gain knowledge. Also, they shock you when around certain things, such as books, so you don't like them. They don't want the lower developed people to read because they want them to be as stable as they can and do one thing and one thing only. Books will make them think of various things which will ruin what this society has going.
This passage above is chosen because in this society, they tell the people to be joyous and here is the people singing this song. I think this is like propaganda, as in Ford is making them drink their daily dose and presdcribed bottles in order for everybody to not realize what this society is doing and just most importantly, make this society as stable as it can be. That's the World State's motto: Community, Identity, Stablity.
As I have been reading this book, I have noticed there is this kind of awkwardness in this society. They do certain things that aren't acceptable in our world today, like letting children interact with eachother in exotic and inappropiate ways. But they reference to our world saying we do bad things like having families. Also, that this person said he has this little unique thought in his head that he thought was weird. This makes this society have some flaws and that not all the people are perfectly stable.
Journal #1 Topic A
"Bottle of mine, it's you I've always wanted!
Bottle of mine, why was I ever decanted?
Skies are blue inside of you,
The weather's always fine;
For
There ain't no Bottle in all the world
Like that dear little Bottle of mine." p. 76
This society is structured by divided groups based on how you were developed at the hatching center. The fully developed ones are very smart and attractive. I think they are perfect or almost perfect. But there are one's that aren't as fully developed and aren't as smart. In the hatchery, they lower the amounts of oxygen delivered to the embryos to make the peoople turn out not as develpoed as others. When you are maturing, they have voices repeating over and over things in order for you to gain knowledge. Also, they shock you when around certain things, such as books, so you don't like them. They don't want the lower developed people to read because they want them to be as stable as they can and do one thing and one thing only. Books will make them think of various things which will ruin what this society has going.
This passage above is chosen because in this society, they tell the people to be joyous and here is the people singing this song. I think this is like propaganda, as in Ford is making them drink their daily dose and presdcribed bottles in order for everybody to not realize what this society is doing and just most importantly, make this society as stable as it can be. That's the World State's motto: Community, Identity, Stablity.
As I have been reading this book, I have noticed there is this kind of awkwardness in this society. They do certain things that aren't acceptable in our world today, like letting children interact with eachother in exotic and inappropiate ways. But they reference to our world saying we do bad things like having families. Also, that this person said he has this little unique thought in his head that he thought was weird. This makes this society have some flaws and that not all the people are perfectly stable.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Journal #8
The Stranger is a very great book in my opinion. I thought it was very unique and interesting the first time I read it. I did not know nearly as much about the book and what was in it when I first read it. The second time I read The Stranger, i noticed more motifs like windows. At first, I noticed just the basics of the sun and cigs and coffee. I also recognized red, black, and white to be main colors he describes. Also, the second time I read this book, I realized that this book is very twisted and has various of messafes in it like freedom and absurdism. I realized thge myth of syphisis when Mersaullt was in jail and how life was pointless and death is a great punishment. (I don't think deth is good). Overall, this book was great and very interesting. I prefer it over Their Eyes Were watching God by far.
Theme: Camus uses contratand conflict between characters to show that thoughts will become meaningless and that one's beliefs may not mean anything to another person's belief. This shows that people tend to contradict eachother's opinions or argue with them.
Theme: Camus uses contratand conflict between characters to show that thoughts will become meaningless and that one's beliefs may not mean anything to another person's belief. This shows that people tend to contradict eachother's opinions or argue with them.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Journal #7
Camus expresses that a person's own emotions are meaningless to other people, but the physical aspects of life will give off different values and meanings to everybody.
Ciggrettes and coffee: Mersault greatly values these and make him feel relaxed.
"I drank the coffee. Then I felt like having a smoke" p8
"I was smoking Raymond's ciggrettes because i was out"p31
"By the time the coffee came, my head felt heavy and i smoked a lot."p52
Windows.
""We hadnt open the blinds, the day, already bright with the sun, had hit me like a slap in the face." 47
"There was some commotion behind the windows, theneverything quieted down again." p12
"I left the window open, anbd the summer night air over our brown bodies felt good." p35
beach
"With every blade of light that flashed off the sand, from a bleached shell or a piece of broken glass, my jaws tightened."p57
Maria
"Her hair were in her eyes and she turned towards me."p20
These quotes are just to try and put a puzzle together. I feel like I can somhow tie them together to make an improved thesis.
"You could make out the shape of her firm breasts, and her tan made her face look like a flower."p34 SIMILIE
"I felt my her legs wrapped around mine and i wanted her."p51
Sunday. Saturdays
"I would have had Saturdayand Sunday off anyway. Obviously, that still doesn't keep me from understanding my boss's point of view." p19
"Sunday was over [...] nothing had really changed." p24
meaningless
"But when i had to give up my studiesI learned that none of it really mattered."p41
"I explained to her that it didn't really matter and that if she wanted to, we could get married."p41
"I noticed that he had a habit of finishing everfything with "and heI'd even say" when really it didnt add anyhting to the meaning of his sentence."p50
Ciggrettes and coffee: Mersault greatly values these and make him feel relaxed.
"I drank the coffee. Then I felt like having a smoke" p8
"I was smoking Raymond's ciggrettes because i was out"p31
"By the time the coffee came, my head felt heavy and i smoked a lot."p52
Windows.
""We hadnt open the blinds, the day, already bright with the sun, had hit me like a slap in the face." 47
"There was some commotion behind the windows, theneverything quieted down again." p12
"I left the window open, anbd the summer night air over our brown bodies felt good." p35
beach
"With every blade of light that flashed off the sand, from a bleached shell or a piece of broken glass, my jaws tightened."p57
Maria
"Her hair were in her eyes and she turned towards me."p20
These quotes are just to try and put a puzzle together. I feel like I can somhow tie them together to make an improved thesis.
"You could make out the shape of her firm breasts, and her tan made her face look like a flower."p34 SIMILIE
"I felt my her legs wrapped around mine and i wanted her."p51
Sunday. Saturdays
"I would have had Saturdayand Sunday off anyway. Obviously, that still doesn't keep me from understanding my boss's point of view." p19
"Sunday was over [...] nothing had really changed." p24
meaningless
"But when i had to give up my studiesI learned that none of it really mattered."p41
"I explained to her that it didn't really matter and that if she wanted to, we could get married."p41
"I noticed that he had a habit of finishing everfything with "and heI'd even say" when really it didnt add anyhting to the meaning of his sentence."p50
Friday, March 11, 2011
Journal #6
1. Why does Camus have Mersault have more physical feelings then emotional feelings?
2. What purpose is the use of short and simplistic sentences used in The Stranger? What effect does Camus try to make with it?
3. Is there any significance when Camus repeats Mersault's feelings of specifically, "wanting" Maria? Why does Camus not mix up the words?
4. Why is the setting heavily described with imagery at certain times?
5. Do the repeating windows mean anything?
6. Does Mersault really love Maman?
Megan's Blog:
Why does Albert Camus create a character who's emotions are dependent on the environment?
Camus uses a character who's emotions, for the most part, are dependent on the environemnt to establish that other people's thoguhts are meaningless or less important comparing to physical things which canc generally effect everyone in similar ways.
1. on Tate's Blog:
Camus only describes saturdays and sunday to reflect on Mersault. Mersualt thinks work is the same thing over and over again, so it isn't as meaningful to talk about meaningless days comparing to unexpected things happening on the weekends.
Shannon's Blog:
3. Camus uses the symbols of ciggerettes and coffee to represent Mersualt's freedom.
Montana's Blog:
1. Camus creates a character, that at first appears as a sociopath, but he is not entirely different. Camus puts his ideas of absurdism into Mersault, which does not make him crazy, it makes him interesting. He does things to which he believes, and he believes that not much actually has meaning. Like everybody else, he chooses to what he believes.
2. What purpose is the use of short and simplistic sentences used in The Stranger? What effect does Camus try to make with it?
3. Is there any significance when Camus repeats Mersault's feelings of specifically, "wanting" Maria? Why does Camus not mix up the words?
4. Why is the setting heavily described with imagery at certain times?
5. Do the repeating windows mean anything?
6. Does Mersault really love Maman?
Megan's Blog:
Why does Albert Camus create a character who's emotions are dependent on the environment?
Camus uses a character who's emotions, for the most part, are dependent on the environemnt to establish that other people's thoguhts are meaningless or less important comparing to physical things which canc generally effect everyone in similar ways.
1. on Tate's Blog:
Camus only describes saturdays and sunday to reflect on Mersault. Mersualt thinks work is the same thing over and over again, so it isn't as meaningful to talk about meaningless days comparing to unexpected things happening on the weekends.
Shannon's Blog:
3. Camus uses the symbols of ciggerettes and coffee to represent Mersualt's freedom.
Montana's Blog:
1. Camus creates a character, that at first appears as a sociopath, but he is not entirely different. Camus puts his ideas of absurdism into Mersault, which does not make him crazy, it makes him interesting. He does things to which he believes, and he believes that not much actually has meaning. Like everybody else, he chooses to what he believes.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Journal #3
Angnogg's Pilosophy
1:One can never be 100%
2: No matter how one achieves their goals;sucess is happiness.
3:some say time is meaningless, they are wrong. Time is very important, you only live once for a certain period of time. Live to every minute of your life at the fullest.
4:A true couple will only work if both people are affectionate with for eachother.
5:There is never such a thing as too much because it would have to be over 100%, which unattainable, although there is an exception. Too much for one to handle is possible.
6: Everything is contradictory due to cause and effects.
7:Everything has a cause and an effect. There is a why for everything and it's meaning.
8:Everybody does learn something from their mistakes, but its how much they learn and their will to fix them that matters the most.
9:Everybody is different, yet they are also the same.
10:Responsibilities are important, but not required.
1:One can never be 100%
2: No matter how one achieves their goals;sucess is happiness.
3:some say time is meaningless, they are wrong. Time is very important, you only live once for a certain period of time. Live to every minute of your life at the fullest.
4:A true couple will only work if both people are affectionate with for eachother.
5:There is never such a thing as too much because it would have to be over 100%, which unattainable, although there is an exception. Too much for one to handle is possible.
6: Everything is contradictory due to cause and effects.
7:Everything has a cause and an effect. There is a why for everything and it's meaning.
8:Everybody does learn something from their mistakes, but its how much they learn and their will to fix them that matters the most.
9:Everybody is different, yet they are also the same.
10:Responsibilities are important, but not required.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Journal #2
Part 1: I would say that Ward was the best translator. I feel like he characterized Mersault the best. The other translator made him seem too thoughtful on everything. It's hard to explain for me. The main reason why I like Ward's translation the best is that the dialogue and the narration are different. They are similar at times, but it shows that Mersault speaks out loud differently then when he speaks in his head. The other translator make him speak the same to himself and to others. THe reason why I dont like this is bthat one usually speaks to themselves differently. Well, maybe I am just biased to myself for dong and maybe nobody else does it.
Part 2: I would call this book the stranger. The outsider and foreigner make him seem too distant from everything, but he really isnt. The stranger, in my opinion, is more close because a stranger can come from the same town as everybody, but a foreigner and outsider makes me feel like Mersauly is from different areas of the world which impacted on his distances form everything. So The Stranger just makes more sense because he would be strange due to his own thinkings that were probably influenced from what he experienced. It just sounds better, The Stranger. It gives Mersault a more awkward and weird appearance. Foreigner and outsider dont match in my opinion.
Part 2: I would call this book the stranger. The outsider and foreigner make him seem too distant from everything, but he really isnt. The stranger, in my opinion, is more close because a stranger can come from the same town as everybody, but a foreigner and outsider makes me feel like Mersauly is from different areas of the world which impacted on his distances form everything. So The Stranger just makes more sense because he would be strange due to his own thinkings that were probably influenced from what he experienced. It just sounds better, The Stranger. It gives Mersault a more awkward and weird appearance. Foreigner and outsider dont match in my opinion.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Journal #10
Theme: It is hard to be yourself when you have others judging you, so you become what they think of you.
I know this theme is vague, like becoming yourself. The last part i will need to clear up as well. I want to improve upon this, but I think my conept is still good.
"But before Ah seen de picture Ah seen de picture Ah thought Ah wuz just like de rest." p.9
"Me, married? Naw, Nanny, no ma'am!.." p.12
"A pretty doll-baby lak you is made to sit on de front porch and rock and fan yo'self and ear p'taters dat other folks plant just special for you." p29
"Thank yuh fuh yo' compliments, but mah wife don't know nothin' 'bout no speech-makin. She's uh woman and her place is in de home. p43
"When you pull down yo' britches, you look lak de change uh life. p79
I know this theme is vague, like becoming yourself. The last part i will need to clear up as well. I want to improve upon this, but I think my conept is still good.
"But before Ah seen de picture Ah seen de picture Ah thought Ah wuz just like de rest." p.9
"Me, married? Naw, Nanny, no ma'am!.." p.12
"A pretty doll-baby lak you is made to sit on de front porch and rock and fan yo'self and ear p'taters dat other folks plant just special for you." p29
"Thank yuh fuh yo' compliments, but mah wife don't know nothin' 'bout no speech-makin. She's uh woman and her place is in de home. p43
"When you pull down yo' britches, you look lak de change uh life. p79
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Journal #9
Germaine made the hardest decision of his life. Today was the day he was going back to his home state, Iowa. Although he was only 12, Germaine had experienced a lot of things. He spent most of his life living in San Jose. He lived in small apartments. He went to school and was a social outcast. He tried to hangout with certain groups and fit in with everybody, but always looked the fool.
It all began when Germain was seven years old during spring time. San Jose was witnessing a beautiful day. The sky was as blue and patchy as Germain's torn jeans during a joyful day at the park. Around seven o' clock, most of the young kids started to return back to their homes for dinner. The rest of the kids, including Germaine, still wanted to play. The day was growing older and the skies started to dim. There wasn't much light out and the kids felt like it was the perfect setting to play a game of cops and robbers.
\ "Germaine is the cop and the rest of us is the robber!" a couple kids shouted because they all knew Germaine loved being the cop. Germaine took his role very seriously. He wanted to show people how good he was at playing this game. Germaine caught everybody very quickly, except for Hidalgo. Hidalgo was fast. Germaine was trying to catch Hidalgo and everybody was shouting. Hidalgo was just very quick. Germaine thought about giving up because he was all out of breathe, but then he thought he had to impress everyone and stop Hidalgo. Germaine saw a rock and he thought about throwing the rock at Hidalgo. He didn;t think of how bad it could hurt him, he just thought that it was the only way he could stop Hidalgo and make everyone think he was cool. Germaine chucked the rock and it smashed and cracked Hidalgo's head. Germaine made the wrong decision and this was when he became a social outcast.
One day at school, Germaine was sitting by his lonesome self during lunch. A group of kids were pointing and laughing at Germaine. The kids noticed Germaine's butt crack was showing due to his unfitting shorts.
"I adore your shorts Germaine!" said Lucy, a pretty girl thought Germaine.
"You do?" Germaine was surprised.
"Yes! You should wear them more often. They always bring a smile to my face," Lucy giggled.
Germaine thought Lucy actually like those shorts, so he wore them all the time, even though he thought they were uncomfortable. He thought he was impressing her. Later Germaine found out everybody made fun of him because his crack was showing. All he was doing was trying to impress Lucy. He did not even like those shorts.
Germaine always fell into peer pressure. He only did things because he wanted to impress people. One time, he let some person cheat off of him during a test and he got caught. He was sent to the principle's office. His Aunt Gemimma had a talk with him.
"Why did you let Hank cheat off you? You are a smart guy. Why would you do a dumb thing like that?" asked his aunt with great concern.
"Well Hank was telling me how awesome I would be if I let him cheat," replied Germaine with tears forming underneath his eye lids. His aunt rolled her eyes
"Did letting him cheat make you feel good and awesome like he said you would be?"
"Not at all. He told me I was cool, but never talked to me again,"said Germaine in a soft low voice.
"You need to understand that trying to make yourself something others want you to be will not always be good. In fact, the only thing that will make you happy is yourself and by doing what you want."
A bit after this incident, Gemaine's aunt died. He had a choice to either live with his uncle and go back to Iowa form where they came from, or stay in San Jose, but live in a foster home. Germaine wasn't as much of an outcast as he used to be. He was known for being the smartest kid in his class, which everybody liked him because he helped others learn. He thought back to his Aunt Gemmima. She told him that he shouldn't do what others' wanted him to do, but do what he wants to do. Germaine decided to return to his home state.
The theme i tried to use was that you have to be able to understand your goals in life in order to make decisions, otherwise you risk allowing others' judgement and wishes to dictate how you live your life.
Some techniques i used was dramatic irony on how we knew that the little girl was making fun of Germaine, but he didn't. This was just to emphasize the theme that you shouldn't do things because of others.
I used a Mentor to pretty much throw the theme out and make it obvious. Although, I just now realized I shouldn't make the theme come out obvious, but i already wrote pastiche.
I used Flashback on Germaine's childhood to show how important this theme is to many people's life and how often it can occur.
It all began when Germain was seven years old during spring time. San Jose was witnessing a beautiful day. The sky was as blue and patchy as Germain's torn jeans during a joyful day at the park. Around seven o' clock, most of the young kids started to return back to their homes for dinner. The rest of the kids, including Germaine, still wanted to play. The day was growing older and the skies started to dim. There wasn't much light out and the kids felt like it was the perfect setting to play a game of cops and robbers.
\ "Germaine is the cop and the rest of us is the robber!" a couple kids shouted because they all knew Germaine loved being the cop. Germaine took his role very seriously. He wanted to show people how good he was at playing this game. Germaine caught everybody very quickly, except for Hidalgo. Hidalgo was fast. Germaine was trying to catch Hidalgo and everybody was shouting. Hidalgo was just very quick. Germaine thought about giving up because he was all out of breathe, but then he thought he had to impress everyone and stop Hidalgo. Germaine saw a rock and he thought about throwing the rock at Hidalgo. He didn;t think of how bad it could hurt him, he just thought that it was the only way he could stop Hidalgo and make everyone think he was cool. Germaine chucked the rock and it smashed and cracked Hidalgo's head. Germaine made the wrong decision and this was when he became a social outcast.
One day at school, Germaine was sitting by his lonesome self during lunch. A group of kids were pointing and laughing at Germaine. The kids noticed Germaine's butt crack was showing due to his unfitting shorts.
"I adore your shorts Germaine!" said Lucy, a pretty girl thought Germaine.
"You do?" Germaine was surprised.
"Yes! You should wear them more often. They always bring a smile to my face," Lucy giggled.
Germaine thought Lucy actually like those shorts, so he wore them all the time, even though he thought they were uncomfortable. He thought he was impressing her. Later Germaine found out everybody made fun of him because his crack was showing. All he was doing was trying to impress Lucy. He did not even like those shorts.
Germaine always fell into peer pressure. He only did things because he wanted to impress people. One time, he let some person cheat off of him during a test and he got caught. He was sent to the principle's office. His Aunt Gemimma had a talk with him.
"Why did you let Hank cheat off you? You are a smart guy. Why would you do a dumb thing like that?" asked his aunt with great concern.
"Well Hank was telling me how awesome I would be if I let him cheat," replied Germaine with tears forming underneath his eye lids. His aunt rolled her eyes
"Did letting him cheat make you feel good and awesome like he said you would be?"
"Not at all. He told me I was cool, but never talked to me again,"said Germaine in a soft low voice.
"You need to understand that trying to make yourself something others want you to be will not always be good. In fact, the only thing that will make you happy is yourself and by doing what you want."
A bit after this incident, Gemaine's aunt died. He had a choice to either live with his uncle and go back to Iowa form where they came from, or stay in San Jose, but live in a foster home. Germaine wasn't as much of an outcast as he used to be. He was known for being the smartest kid in his class, which everybody liked him because he helped others learn. He thought back to his Aunt Gemmima. She told him that he shouldn't do what others' wanted him to do, but do what he wants to do. Germaine decided to return to his home state.
The theme i tried to use was that you have to be able to understand your goals in life in order to make decisions, otherwise you risk allowing others' judgement and wishes to dictate how you live your life.
Some techniques i used was dramatic irony on how we knew that the little girl was making fun of Germaine, but he didn't. This was just to emphasize the theme that you shouldn't do things because of others.
I used a Mentor to pretty much throw the theme out and make it obvious. Although, I just now realized I shouldn't make the theme come out obvious, but i already wrote pastiche.
I used Flashback on Germaine's childhood to show how important this theme is to many people's life and how often it can occur.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Journal #8
In the first paragraph of page 100, Hurston uses simple sentences. These sentences emphasize what Janie is thinking. These are her inner thoughts on what Tea Cake is doing and that he might be fooling with her. This technique characterizes Janie making her seem worried and cautious and that she assumes things.
p108, the first paragraph has lots of figurative language in it to show Janie's emotions. She feels doubtful. She is trying to doubt her love for Tea Cake, and is trying to doubt his love for her. It is the first time she ever felt like this. This technique of figurative language sets the atmosphere and mood Janie is in. It contains lots of imagery where you feel like you are part of Janie and feel like you are experiencing it too.
"De men wuz talkin' bout it in de grove tuhday and givin' her and Tea Cake both de devil." p111
Hurston uses dialogue for this particular technique. In this passage, it talks about all the people discussing about Janie and that what she is doing is bad. This technique is used to give an outside view of the main event and main character. It makes the story more interesting and makes the reader if this outside conflict will turn out to be a bigger problem then what it really is.
p108, the first paragraph has lots of figurative language in it to show Janie's emotions. She feels doubtful. She is trying to doubt her love for Tea Cake, and is trying to doubt his love for her. It is the first time she ever felt like this. This technique of figurative language sets the atmosphere and mood Janie is in. It contains lots of imagery where you feel like you are part of Janie and feel like you are experiencing it too.
"De men wuz talkin' bout it in de grove tuhday and givin' her and Tea Cake both de devil." p111
Hurston uses dialogue for this particular technique. In this passage, it talks about all the people discussing about Janie and that what she is doing is bad. This technique is used to give an outside view of the main event and main character. It makes the story more interesting and makes the reader if this outside conflict will turn out to be a bigger problem then what it really is.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Journal #7
And then Buck smiled upon his own Glory. Glory, it's paws grasping its prey. The king of the jungle that filled like a jelly bean container, mysterious with unknown flavors. What discovery must Glory find, and what tools gives this beast Glory? He uses his sense of smell to pick out his flavor. Sniffing and smelling whenever he is hungry,waiting for the right scent that satisfies his needs. Hunting for hours after the last target failed. He was turning the wrench the opposite way forgetting his righty tighty and lefty loosey. He was sweating and struggling. Poor Buck! He shouldn't have stripped the nut. He tried using his own strength, but that wasn't enough. Building muscles are for tough jobs like these, but they just couldn't apply enough power. The machine was a stickler. Always breaking down and such. Maybe the machine is unrepairable. That was what Buck had thought. So as he walked on out of the shop, he saw the power tools. The shop was massive, so he thought to take a gander around the shop, and he then saw the power tools. Determined that their must be a way to fix the machine. He almost gave up on the job. Perseverance, his tools, helped Buck fix the machine.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Journal #6
The second sentence ," Death, the stranger being with the huge sqaure toes who lived way in the west." This makes me feel a little confused on exactly who is death, but i know death is a character in this book and is playing a significant role.
"What need has Death for a cover, and what winds can blow against him?" From this sentence, I'm realizing Zoa Neale Hurston is suggesting Death is very powerful if no wind blows against him because there will be notihing going against Death, thus Death is unstoppable.
The author states that Death has been standing over the world over looking it before there was a where or a when or a then. I think this means that even the most powerful men, I think referring to Joe, that the most pwerful men can still lose all their power and look very weak from nature because nature has excisted vefore men, and will excist after men.
I think, this might be overthinking, but I think that she parallels birds and the wind together. A bird flies better when the wind is going along with the bird, which resembles that life is going good. Then when the wind is blowing against the bird, the bird is going to suffer through harsh times. And when the bird loses all of its feathers, t wont go anywhere and the wind can't take it anywhere. She was talking that Janie would find a feather the birds wings, and that means that the bird is getting closer to death.
"What need has Death for a cover, and what winds can blow against him?" From this sentence, I'm realizing Zoa Neale Hurston is suggesting Death is very powerful if no wind blows against him because there will be notihing going against Death, thus Death is unstoppable.
The author states that Death has been standing over the world over looking it before there was a where or a when or a then. I think this means that even the most powerful men, I think referring to Joe, that the most pwerful men can still lose all their power and look very weak from nature because nature has excisted vefore men, and will excist after men.
I think, this might be overthinking, but I think that she parallels birds and the wind together. A bird flies better when the wind is going along with the bird, which resembles that life is going good. Then when the wind is blowing against the bird, the bird is going to suffer through harsh times. And when the bird loses all of its feathers, t wont go anywhere and the wind can't take it anywhere. She was talking that Janie would find a feather the birds wings, and that means that the bird is getting closer to death.
Journal #5
Thesis Statement:
Zoa Neale Hurston uses wind throughout the enitre book and to symbolize power and along with power, change will occur. Whenever the wind is blowing hard, it can blow anything in it's direction depending on how powerful it is.
Zoa Neale Hurston uses wind throughout the enitre book and to symbolize power and along with power, change will occur. Whenever the wind is blowing hard, it can blow anything in it's direction depending on how powerful it is.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Journal #4
Pattern#1
Joe and power. A pattern of Joe having lots of power has been occurring a lot throughout chapter 5 and 6. People think he has lots of power and he thinks he does too. This power is allowing him to do pretty much whatever he wants and make people do whatever he wants.
ex: They bowed down to him rather, because he was all of these things, and then again he was all of these things because the town bowed down. (p50)
ex:
Pattern #2
Wind: Wind has been used to describe many things so far in this book. I think the wind describes power and may relate to power because power can destroy things when its really strong and wind can do the same. They can be used interchangeably at times.
ex: "He's a whirlwind among breezes," Jeff Bruce threw in.
"Speakin' of winds, he's de wind and we'se de grass. We bend which ever way he blows." (p49)
Pattern #3
The Oak tree/trees in general: Oak trees. In all honesty, i forgot why i tabbed the oak tree, besides it seeming like it was a motif.
ex: In the first place everybody was late in coming; then the next thing as soon as they heard where Jody was they kept right on up there where the new limber was rattling off the wagon and being piled under the big live oak tree. (p40)
Joe and power. A pattern of Joe having lots of power has been occurring a lot throughout chapter 5 and 6. People think he has lots of power and he thinks he does too. This power is allowing him to do pretty much whatever he wants and make people do whatever he wants.
ex: They bowed down to him rather, because he was all of these things, and then again he was all of these things because the town bowed down. (p50)
ex:
Pattern #2
Wind: Wind has been used to describe many things so far in this book. I think the wind describes power and may relate to power because power can destroy things when its really strong and wind can do the same. They can be used interchangeably at times.
ex: "He's a whirlwind among breezes," Jeff Bruce threw in.
"Speakin' of winds, he's de wind and we'se de grass. We bend which ever way he blows." (p49)
Pattern #3
The Oak tree/trees in general: Oak trees. In all honesty, i forgot why i tabbed the oak tree, besides it seeming like it was a motif.
ex: In the first place everybody was late in coming; then the next thing as soon as they heard where Jody was they kept right on up there where the new limber was rattling off the wagon and being piled under the big live oak tree. (p40)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Journal #3
PART 1: I researched a little bit on Walter Francis White. Walter Francis White was an African-American civil rights activist. He was one of the founders of the Harlem Renaissance. Zora Neale Hurston accused him for stealing costumes from her play, The Great Day. He never returned the costumes, even after she mailed and pleaded him. He led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Walter White joined this staff in 1918 and led from 1931 to 1955. He recruited a bunch of people and set up the Legal Defense Fund.
PART 2: Dialect Rules
1: pronunciation
"h" becomes "g" (here-gere)
"th becomes "f" (that-fat) (the-fee or fuh)
"g" becomes "qu"
2: Grammar
verbs all past tense
future tense verbs will be normal tense
every sentence starts with verb
3. Phrases
person.
I'm not treading the same book.- I don't get you.
Fiving your frandma a visit- chill out and relax.
alien minded- crazy
PART 3: Story
Walter Francis White and Biblo (White's imaginary dream character) are in an argument. Biblo is trying to tell Walter to return to Zora Neale Hurston's costumes in the play, The Great Day. He will not return them and found himself arguing with his conscious in his dream.
"Returned you must costumes to Zora." Biblo told Walter while slanting his eyebrows in a concerned manner.
"No, I will not return them. They are mine now." replied Walter.
"Gurted Zora's feelinqus, you are," responded Biblo quickly, " Gurted people's feelinqus do you like?"
"Of course I don't. A man like me, who has been fighting for African-American rights, proves i care for others." Walter said with a face that looked like he just won a debate.
"Cared you did not about Zora's feeliqus fen?" Bilbo asked curiously.
"Must you keep on pushing my buttons?" Walter asked while clenching his fists.
"Yes. Would I," while starring and daydreaming about Zora, Biblo said."Was Zora now currently a lovely person."
"I know she is. I care about her a ton. She is a wonderful lady." said Walter.
"Read the same book you are not. Liked her, if you did, keeped her costumes you did fen?" asked Biblo.
"Fine already!" screamed Walter, "You are driving me crazy!"
"Feeze Walter. Cooled down and fiving your frandma a visit." Biblo said sarcastically.
"Alright Biblo. Do you really want to know why I have taken Zora's costumes?" Walter asked Biblo calmly.
"Yes. Say to me. Fought everybody fat you was alien minded." Biblo told Walter.
"Well, you see Biblo..:" Walter started to explain why he is not retuning the costumes.
"Was fis better be!"rudely interrupting Walter, Biblo shouted while Walter was still talking.
"Okay, be quiet and listen! So, the reason why I have not returned Zora her cost..." Boom! A bunch of members from the Ku Klux Klan broke into Walter's house and woke him up.
"Are you Walter Francis White?" shouted a member.
PART 2: Dialect Rules
1: pronunciation
"h" becomes "g" (here-gere)
"th becomes "f" (that-fat) (the-fee or fuh)
"g" becomes "qu"
2: Grammar
verbs all past tense
future tense verbs will be normal tense
every sentence starts with verb
3. Phrases
person.
I'm not treading the same book.- I don't get you.
Fiving your frandma a visit- chill out and relax.
alien minded- crazy
PART 3: Story
Walter Francis White and Biblo (White's imaginary dream character) are in an argument. Biblo is trying to tell Walter to return to Zora Neale Hurston's costumes in the play, The Great Day. He will not return them and found himself arguing with his conscious in his dream.
"Returned you must costumes to Zora." Biblo told Walter while slanting his eyebrows in a concerned manner.
"No, I will not return them. They are mine now." replied Walter.
"Gurted Zora's feelinqus, you are," responded Biblo quickly, " Gurted people's feelinqus do you like?"
"Of course I don't. A man like me, who has been fighting for African-American rights, proves i care for others." Walter said with a face that looked like he just won a debate.
"Cared you did not about Zora's feeliqus fen?" Bilbo asked curiously.
"Must you keep on pushing my buttons?" Walter asked while clenching his fists.
"Yes. Would I," while starring and daydreaming about Zora, Biblo said."Was Zora now currently a lovely person."
"I know she is. I care about her a ton. She is a wonderful lady." said Walter.
"Read the same book you are not. Liked her, if you did, keeped her costumes you did fen?" asked Biblo.
"Fine already!" screamed Walter, "You are driving me crazy!"
"Feeze Walter. Cooled down and fiving your frandma a visit." Biblo said sarcastically.
"Alright Biblo. Do you really want to know why I have taken Zora's costumes?" Walter asked Biblo calmly.
"Yes. Say to me. Fought everybody fat you was alien minded." Biblo told Walter.
"Well, you see Biblo..:" Walter started to explain why he is not retuning the costumes.
"Was fis better be!"rudely interrupting Walter, Biblo shouted while Walter was still talking.
"Okay, be quiet and listen! So, the reason why I have not returned Zora her cost..." Boom! A bunch of members from the Ku Klux Klan broke into Walter's house and woke him up.
"Are you Walter Francis White?" shouted a member.
(end of chapter)
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Journal #2
"' Tain't Logan Killicks Ah wants you to have, baby, it's protection. Ah ain't gittin' ole, honey. Ah'm done ole. One mornin' soon, now, de angel wid de sword is gointuh stop by here. De day and de hour is hid from me, but it won't be long. As ast de Lawd when you was uh infant in mah arms to let me stay here till you got grown. He done spared me to see de day. Mah daily prayer now is tuh let dese golden moments rolls on a few days longer till Ah see you safe in life"
- The author obviously writes in a style that when you read, it is hard to understand. The style how the blacks used to talk back around the time where the setting takes place.
- done is italicized to emphasize Nanny's tone when she is speaking.
- The tone in this paragraph is a mix of sadness and a tone that has a important part where one learns something.
- Day is used several times to represent time and that time plays a significant role throughout this story and in life in general.
- The excessive usage of commas while Nanny speaks means she is calm while speaking to Janie.
- Nanny talks about the lord and talks about praying, so this characterizes her and makes her seem very religious.
- The last sentence has many words ending in "s" and the author may have done this to make this sentence stand out more to the others.
- The last sentence's purpose to stand out can be foreshadow and show that without Nanny, Janie will not be safe.
Journal #1
If I were to tell my entire life story, I would tell it to my step sister. She is currently living in Monmouth, Oregon and i attending Western Oregon University. I would begin it during a time right before she left my family and it changed my perception of our world today.
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