Question: November 2003 (b)
Unpacked: How do the jobs and demands of the work place form or define the characters in 2 or 3 works?
Lit. Tech's: Characterization
Works: Metamorphasis, Darkness at Noon, Rappacinni's Daughter (?)
Question: May 2008 (a)
Unpacked: Explain how at least 2 novels or short stories show the development of a sense of self and how sometimes this development is through a purposeful process in which we realize what is happening and strive for change and sometimes it is through an unconscious process in which we don't realize it has happened until after the process is finished.
Lit. Tech's: Characterization, lit movements (like existentialism)
Works: Metamorphasis, The Bluest Eye
Monday, May 4, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Commentary Outline (aka paper 1)
"I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE!!!!!!!!" How many times have each of us thought that this week? The girl in this poem may have thought the same thing at some point within the piece too. In her poem, Adolesence- II, Rita Dove uses diction, simile, imagery and metaphor to discribe the story of a girl who cuts as a way out of the life she's experiencing.
I) The idea of the story of a teen who is cutting begins to be conveyed through the use of diction.
i) "slice" "sharpened tines" "strips"
a) idea of blades conveyed
ii) "licorice"
a) idea of blood (red stream compared to a red vine)
iii) "bathroom"
a) cutting generally takes place in the bathroom behind closed doors where it can easily be
cleaned up
iv) "'Can you feel it yet?'"
a) can you feel the weight and reality of life
b) does the pain help you know life is real
c) both common reasons cutters say the do it
II) The feeling and imagery of blood and scars are conveyed through metaphor.
i) "pools of ink under moonlight"
a) blood on the bathroom floor
ii) "the ragged holes"
a) hoels ripped in the skin by the blades or what ever object she used to cut
iii) "at the edge of darkness"
a) at the edge of the unfeeling, but unlifted pain of life
iv) "venetian blinds slice up the moon"
a) the pale skin of the girl being slit by the element used to cut
III) The interpretation of the similes within the poem are the last leg of the story of the
girl cutting.
i) "eyes as round as dinner plates"
a) the shocking feeling felt by the cutter
ii) "eyelashes like sharpened tines"
a) the blades of a razor
b) the number three also helps with this image because of the common use of three
bladded razors
IV) conclusion
I) The idea of the story of a teen who is cutting begins to be conveyed through the use of diction.
i) "slice" "sharpened tines" "strips"
a) idea of blades conveyed
ii) "licorice"
a) idea of blood (red stream compared to a red vine)
iii) "bathroom"
a) cutting generally takes place in the bathroom behind closed doors where it can easily be
cleaned up
iv) "'Can you feel it yet?'"
a) can you feel the weight and reality of life
b) does the pain help you know life is real
c) both common reasons cutters say the do it
II) The feeling and imagery of blood and scars are conveyed through metaphor.
i) "pools of ink under moonlight"
a) blood on the bathroom floor
ii) "the ragged holes"
a) hoels ripped in the skin by the blades or what ever object she used to cut
iii) "at the edge of darkness"
a) at the edge of the unfeeling, but unlifted pain of life
iv) "venetian blinds slice up the moon"
a) the pale skin of the girl being slit by the element used to cut
III) The interpretation of the similes within the poem are the last leg of the story of the
girl cutting.
i) "eyes as round as dinner plates"
a) the shocking feeling felt by the cutter
ii) "eyelashes like sharpened tines"
a) the blades of a razor
b) the number three also helps with this image because of the common use of three
bladded razors
IV) conclusion
Friday, March 27, 2009
Jewel
the 1st ? i had while reading this book regarded Jewel and it was a pressing question that really engulfed me as i was reading causing me 2 b really excited when i was able to write on Jewel fer my character analysis. way back at his section on page 14-15 i asked if he was an atheist because he asks. “if there is a God, what the hell is HHHHe for?” now as i sit here i realize that the same question is staring me in the face. from what i’ve read i come up w/the answer, maybe he is. he doesn’t show the same reverence that the other characters seem to show and tends to use the phrase, “Goddamn” a lot. like in the scene where he’s taming his horse. Darl ‘splains that he constantly yells and hits the horse, using the phrase, “Pick up, goddamn your thicknosed soul!” (97) causing us to realize that not only does he not have a very x-tian mouth, but his actions aren’t very x-tian either.
Jewel is further chrarcterized by the fact that he’s not one of Anse’s sons and generally doesn’t act like he’s actually part of the Bundren family. 4 ex in the beginning one of the 1st thins Dewey Dell says is, “And Jewel dont care about anything he is not kin to us in caring, not carin-kin” (26). this st8ment in the beginning gives us the idea that he is very different from the rest of the Bundren family. Tull also explains how Jewel is always off by himself and rather than helping the family, worked to get $ to buy his horse. it’s further ex through the passage that Samson has when Quick says, “’There’s one of them Snopes horses Jewel’s riding.’…. ‘He bought it from pappy’” (112-113). this shows that Jewel is more concerned with his horse than with the rest of his family. the outsiders characterize him through ex how he got his horse not how he acts or where he belongs in the family. this idea is furthered through Darl’s st8ment to Vardaman that Jewel’s mother is a horse. that seems to b the culmination of it all, the person that seems 2 b the leader of the family st8ing that his mother is a horse.
Jewel does have a couple surprises in him for us though. within the passages about the river x-ing, we find that Jewel does indeed care bout his family even if he hadn’t showed it earlier. In the beginning of Darl’s excerpts, Jewel is the same old, not caring, off on his own person that we saw through the beginnin of the book, but then he changes. he becomes the only one in the family really working 2 get the wagon across and then to get Cash’s tools out of the river. he goes into the water many times; even going under to retrieve the saw, which is apparently dangerous since Dewey Dell whimpers his name as he dives to get the saw. this shows that even though he doesn’t constantly show affection for his fam, he does indeed care bout them.
through this ex of Jewel we see that he is a distant, possibly atheist soul who ex the phrase “still waters run deep”. he may not constantly show that he cares, but deep down there is some strong emotion there.
Jewel is further chrarcterized by the fact that he’s not one of Anse’s sons and generally doesn’t act like he’s actually part of the Bundren family. 4 ex in the beginning one of the 1st thins Dewey Dell says is, “And Jewel dont care about anything he is not kin to us in caring, not carin-kin” (26). this st8ment in the beginning gives us the idea that he is very different from the rest of the Bundren family. Tull also explains how Jewel is always off by himself and rather than helping the family, worked to get $ to buy his horse. it’s further ex through the passage that Samson has when Quick says, “’There’s one of them Snopes horses Jewel’s riding.’…. ‘He bought it from pappy’” (112-113). this shows that Jewel is more concerned with his horse than with the rest of his family. the outsiders characterize him through ex how he got his horse not how he acts or where he belongs in the family. this idea is furthered through Darl’s st8ment to Vardaman that Jewel’s mother is a horse. that seems to b the culmination of it all, the person that seems 2 b the leader of the family st8ing that his mother is a horse.
Jewel does have a couple surprises in him for us though. within the passages about the river x-ing, we find that Jewel does indeed care bout his family even if he hadn’t showed it earlier. In the beginning of Darl’s excerpts, Jewel is the same old, not caring, off on his own person that we saw through the beginnin of the book, but then he changes. he becomes the only one in the family really working 2 get the wagon across and then to get Cash’s tools out of the river. he goes into the water many times; even going under to retrieve the saw, which is apparently dangerous since Dewey Dell whimpers his name as he dives to get the saw. this shows that even though he doesn’t constantly show affection for his fam, he does indeed care bout them.
through this ex of Jewel we see that he is a distant, possibly atheist soul who ex the phrase “still waters run deep”. he may not constantly show that he cares, but deep down there is some strong emotion there.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
r-rite, here it is, just for Shoji- my interp of the Red Fox
k, so i'm sure ur all xpectin it by now, but i have an odd interpretation of the Red Fox.
in "A Modest Proposal" Johnathan Swift creates a very despirate view of the people during the Industrial Revolution. i was reminded of this while reading Margret Atwood's "The Red Fox" in which Atwood communicates the idea of a woman becoming a prostitute to try to feed her children. this idea is communicated through symbolism/metaphor, imagery, and diction.
so you're probably wondering where the prostitute came from. so, we'll start out with diction. first, the phrase "pawning their bodies" screams prostitute. next, "elegant scoundrel" signifies that the idea that the animal (or person) is not necessarily one that everyone approves of, but that they look nice and can be "foxy" (ok, i had to use the pun, deal with it). "eyes filled with longing" tends to have a sexual connotation and when paired with "despiration" we can gain the idea that the woman was trying to lure men to sleep with her so that she can get some kind of income.
symbolism/metaphor is the next major way of gaining this interpretation. (i grouped them cuz they really work as one entity.) the description of the body in the 3rd stanza gives the idea in multiple ways. first is that it gives a physical description that has allusions to the cunning mind and alternative motives of a prostitute. the idea that her skinny feet are adept at lies is like they are good at trickery and can be interpreted as though this woman is really good at making a man think that he wants her. i don't remember whose idea it was, but someone said that the feet were a means to an end, a means to getting where you're going, and that fits here too, the idea that the "street walker" uses her feet as a means to a dishonest end works out very well. the line where the speaker says that the fox could tell if they had "a gun or dog" can be interpreted as the prostitute being able to tell if the person was a cop cuz police carry guns and some have dogs too. the "raw heart" can be interpreted as being able to tell if the client is a virgin cuz a professional can tell when someone has no experience what so ever just like a raw heart is untouched and fresh, like raw meat. the phrase "it's only an excuse for zero charity" communicates the idea that the pracice shouldn't be allowed 2 continue n that it's a way not to help these womyn get themselves out of that life.
finally, the imagery in this poem not only helps gain this interpretation, but also helps can be seen when we look at the idea that the 5th stanza is filled with IR imagery, "hunger corrpupts" "mothers squeezing their breasts" and others give the feeling is the IR.
Through this i get the interpretation that the poem'sa about a prostitute
in "A Modest Proposal" Johnathan Swift creates a very despirate view of the people during the Industrial Revolution. i was reminded of this while reading Margret Atwood's "The Red Fox" in which Atwood communicates the idea of a woman becoming a prostitute to try to feed her children. this idea is communicated through symbolism/metaphor, imagery, and diction.
so you're probably wondering where the prostitute came from. so, we'll start out with diction. first, the phrase "pawning their bodies" screams prostitute. next, "elegant scoundrel" signifies that the idea that the animal (or person) is not necessarily one that everyone approves of, but that they look nice and can be "foxy" (ok, i had to use the pun, deal with it). "eyes filled with longing" tends to have a sexual connotation and when paired with "despiration" we can gain the idea that the woman was trying to lure men to sleep with her so that she can get some kind of income.
symbolism/metaphor is the next major way of gaining this interpretation. (i grouped them cuz they really work as one entity.) the description of the body in the 3rd stanza gives the idea in multiple ways. first is that it gives a physical description that has allusions to the cunning mind and alternative motives of a prostitute. the idea that her skinny feet are adept at lies is like they are good at trickery and can be interpreted as though this woman is really good at making a man think that he wants her. i don't remember whose idea it was, but someone said that the feet were a means to an end, a means to getting where you're going, and that fits here too, the idea that the "street walker" uses her feet as a means to a dishonest end works out very well. the line where the speaker says that the fox could tell if they had "a gun or dog" can be interpreted as the prostitute being able to tell if the person was a cop cuz police carry guns and some have dogs too. the "raw heart" can be interpreted as being able to tell if the client is a virgin cuz a professional can tell when someone has no experience what so ever just like a raw heart is untouched and fresh, like raw meat. the phrase "it's only an excuse for zero charity" communicates the idea that the pracice shouldn't be allowed 2 continue n that it's a way not to help these womyn get themselves out of that life.
finally, the imagery in this poem not only helps gain this interpretation, but also helps can be seen when we look at the idea that the 5th stanza is filled with IR imagery, "hunger corrpupts" "mothers squeezing their breasts" and others give the feeling is the IR.
Through this i get the interpretation that the poem'sa about a prostitute
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Lovers on Aran by Seamus Heaney
The timeless waves, bright, sifting, broken glass,
Came dazzling around, into the rocks,
Came glinting, sifting from the Americas
To posess Aran. Or did Aran rush
to throw wide arms of rock around a tide
That yielded with an ebb, with a soft crash?
Did sea define the land or land the sea?
Each drew new meaning from the waves' collision.
Sea broke on land to full identity.
so this his 2 b the shortest poem i've eva read by Heaney, but i really like it
though this is one of Heaney's shortest poems, it is one of his most meaningful and erotic. Heaney cr8s a "hidden message" of sex in his poem, Lovers on Aran though his use of diction, symbolism, and imagery.
the first, and most noticable is the diction. he uses a lot of naudical imagery like waves, rocks, and sea, these have a very calming effect and communicate a very serine feeling about the setting. the idea of the sea also gives us the idea that it is never ending and thus that love is never ending. the words timless, broken glass, dazzing, and sifting have a more corse, feeling to them and they communicate the idea of a harshness. this harshness is extended through the use of the crashing wave words. words like ebb, soft crash, waves' collision, throw, and broke all give us the idea of waves crashing onto the shore which help create the feeling of the deeper meaning offered within this poem.
next is the symbolism and imagery. the symbolism is found within the imagery of this poem. the images of the breaking waves, and the lovers on the beach of Aran cr8 the symbolism of this poem. the continuous image of waves breaking on the beach paired with the talk of possessing the island create the idea that the poem is about sex. dazzling around cr8s the idea of wooing or foreplay. throw wide arms cr8s the image of the lovers falling on2 the beach. the phrases soft crash, waves' collision, and sea broke all give the idea that the lovers are actually having sex. the line saying "did sea define the land or land the sea?" takes this idea further and we get the idea that he's asking the question did the sex begin in the love or did the love begin because of the sex.
these images are unprecedented in the poetry that we've read by Heaney. in his other poems he didn't talk about sex except for the idea that the girls shouldn't have engaged in sex with the british soldier or that there was a bad conntation to adultary. here he speaks about sex as a very passionate act.through these devices, we see that Heaney creates a ver erotic and sexual message about the island of Aran .
The timeless waves, bright, sifting, broken glass,
Came dazzling around, into the rocks,
Came glinting, sifting from the Americas
To posess Aran. Or did Aran rush
to throw wide arms of rock around a tide
That yielded with an ebb, with a soft crash?
Did sea define the land or land the sea?
Each drew new meaning from the waves' collision.
Sea broke on land to full identity.
so this his 2 b the shortest poem i've eva read by Heaney, but i really like it
though this is one of Heaney's shortest poems, it is one of his most meaningful and erotic. Heaney cr8s a "hidden message" of sex in his poem, Lovers on Aran though his use of diction, symbolism, and imagery.
the first, and most noticable is the diction. he uses a lot of naudical imagery like waves, rocks, and sea, these have a very calming effect and communicate a very serine feeling about the setting. the idea of the sea also gives us the idea that it is never ending and thus that love is never ending. the words timless, broken glass, dazzing, and sifting have a more corse, feeling to them and they communicate the idea of a harshness. this harshness is extended through the use of the crashing wave words. words like ebb, soft crash, waves' collision, throw, and broke all give us the idea of waves crashing onto the shore which help create the feeling of the deeper meaning offered within this poem.
next is the symbolism and imagery. the symbolism is found within the imagery of this poem. the images of the breaking waves, and the lovers on the beach of Aran cr8 the symbolism of this poem. the continuous image of waves breaking on the beach paired with the talk of possessing the island create the idea that the poem is about sex. dazzling around cr8s the idea of wooing or foreplay. throw wide arms cr8s the image of the lovers falling on2 the beach. the phrases soft crash, waves' collision, and sea broke all give the idea that the lovers are actually having sex. the line saying "did sea define the land or land the sea?" takes this idea further and we get the idea that he's asking the question did the sex begin in the love or did the love begin because of the sex.
these images are unprecedented in the poetry that we've read by Heaney. in his other poems he didn't talk about sex except for the idea that the girls shouldn't have engaged in sex with the british soldier or that there was a bad conntation to adultary. here he speaks about sex as a very passionate act.through these devices, we see that Heaney creates a ver erotic and sexual message about the island of Aran .
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Plog Numero 3- BREAK!!!!!! o, i wish it were mine...
ok, so we're all feelin the need for a break, but i highly doubt it's the kinda break Seamous Heaney talks bout in his poem, "Mid-Term Break". in this poem, Heaney creates a somber tone and a "hidden message" (yeah, that's what i wanna call the one u gotta look fer, u got a prob, 2 bad, deal) of the feeling of loss caused by war. He creates this feeling though his use of diction and imagery.
the diction in this piece just kinda smacks u in the face. Heaney uses a lot of emotion words to give the reader the fell of being over run w/emotion like they would b if they were experiencing death in war. the strange mixture of words like laughed and cooed with words like angry and crying. these help 2 give the feel of bein stuck in a war. life goes on while a war is goin n this mix of happy n sad words gives us that feel. additionally, he uses words with a connotation of sickness n/or death like college sick bay or bells. in a college sick bay you are surrounded with sickness all the time and bells are commonly used at church survices and funeral serives in particular.
the other thing that really screams @ u in this poem is the imagery that Heaney uses, specifically the war imagery. the use of things like the ambulemce arrived and the corpse (he uses the corpse rather than my brother or something- all i can pic is Hawkeye talkin bout meatball surgery and none of u actually understood that ref. so w/e but i like it so there it is) and gaudy scars and poppy brusies and stanched and bandaged. these are thins u'd spect 2 hear while talkin 2 a war correspondant and the detached feeling that u get is a feeling u'd get from a bad news anchor. these aren't thins u'd spect 2 hear bout a guy whose little brother just died cuz he was hit by a car. idk, seems odd. it's almost like the little kid was a soldier in the fight that the speaker was talkin bout.
i guess the important thin is that we understand that life isn't somethin that u can sluff through n have it always b ok. that's what Heaney is getting at here, life doesn't always work out the way we spect it 2. sometimes little kids die, sometimes bad stuff happens, sometimes soldiers get killed. the important thin seems to b that they were fightin fer somethin they believed in or that they were playin a game that they liked. (yeah, if ur hearin the sound track in my mind, you're totally hearin John Mayer's Believe rt now...) this is the effect that Heaney achieves in "med-term break" a somber tone and the feeling of loss due 2 war.
the diction in this piece just kinda smacks u in the face. Heaney uses a lot of emotion words to give the reader the fell of being over run w/emotion like they would b if they were experiencing death in war. the strange mixture of words like laughed and cooed with words like angry and crying. these help 2 give the feel of bein stuck in a war. life goes on while a war is goin n this mix of happy n sad words gives us that feel. additionally, he uses words with a connotation of sickness n/or death like college sick bay or bells. in a college sick bay you are surrounded with sickness all the time and bells are commonly used at church survices and funeral serives in particular.
the other thing that really screams @ u in this poem is the imagery that Heaney uses, specifically the war imagery. the use of things like the ambulemce arrived and the corpse (he uses the corpse rather than my brother or something- all i can pic is Hawkeye talkin bout meatball surgery and none of u actually understood that ref. so w/e but i like it so there it is) and gaudy scars and poppy brusies and stanched and bandaged. these are thins u'd spect 2 hear while talkin 2 a war correspondant and the detached feeling that u get is a feeling u'd get from a bad news anchor. these aren't thins u'd spect 2 hear bout a guy whose little brother just died cuz he was hit by a car. idk, seems odd. it's almost like the little kid was a soldier in the fight that the speaker was talkin bout.
i guess the important thin is that we understand that life isn't somethin that u can sluff through n have it always b ok. that's what Heaney is getting at here, life doesn't always work out the way we spect it 2. sometimes little kids die, sometimes bad stuff happens, sometimes soldiers get killed. the important thin seems to b that they were fightin fer somethin they believed in or that they were playin a game that they liked. (yeah, if ur hearin the sound track in my mind, you're totally hearin John Mayer's Believe rt now...) this is the effect that Heaney achieves in "med-term break" a somber tone and the feeling of loss due 2 war.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Donne # 2
the 1st thin u think of when u hear the wrd "song" is generally something rather happy, maybe Jack's Mannequin in sound. this is not the case fer John Donne apparently, judging by his poem, "Song". in "Song," Donne uses diction, use of imperatives, enjambment, and tone to show the speaker's frustration w/himself about his treatment and views of womyn.
the 1st thin that strikes u when lookin @ this poem is his use of imperatives. the 1st stanza has a lot of these. he uses wrds like "go," "get," "tell," "teach," and "find." these r all wrds that imply that he is lookin fer somethin 2 actually happen from the speaker's convo with the listener. this use of imperatives soon disappears as he seems 2 lose site of what he wants. in the 2nd stanza, he begins 2 use statements like "if thou" and "wilt." these are wrds that imply that he doesn't necessarily want the answers 2 the ?'s that he asked in the beginning. this shows not only confusion as 2 what he wants, but also a kinda frustration as 2 the way he views n interacts w/womyn.
we can find a further indication of his frustration in his sudden flip in tone in the 3rd stanza. in the 1st n 2nd stanzas, the speaker has a very bitter n cynical tone. he basically says that a tru, honest woman doesn't exist. he continues to say that he wants the person he's addressing to return n tell him bout this tru woman if he/she finds such a creature. in the 3rd stanza, he says, "stanza 3 he says, "if thou findst one, let me know… yet do not, I would not go…" he continues to say that even if he found such a woman, he wouldn't deal w/her cuz she would b "false, ere I come, to two, or three." Essentially he says that the woman would b goin against her nature if she were tru, so he'd rather just have 2 or 3 womyn @ a time. this cr8s a rather cynical, bitter tone and the frustration w/this way of life is clear.
the final indication of his frustration comes from the use of enjambment. The 2 commas in the first stanza (1 aftr go in the 1st line n one aftr tell me in the 3rd line) cause the reader to pause and the thought is broken up in an odd way as though the speaker is havin a hard time communicatin what he wants 2 happen. In all 3 stanzas, the 7th n 8th lines are composed of 2 wrds n indented. this cr8s a feel of confusion and frustration cuz not only is the thought broken up, but the reader is caused to make long pauses while jumping to the beginning of the nxt line.
thus we come 2 find that the speaker in Donne's poem, "Song," is highly confused and frustrated. that effect was achieved through Donne's use of imperatives, enjambment, use of diction, and cr8ion of tone. idk, it seems unfortunate that Donne didn't actually have a song in mind when writin this, cuz the tones of Jack's Mannequin's MFEO or Holiday from Real would be far more pleasant to listen 2 than the cynical frustration xtpressed in this poem.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
plog numero uno
Donne clearly a hopeless romantic, yeah, uk the ppl that r all, “OMG I’m so in luv w/my gf and we’ll neva separ8 n my life wasn’t complete til her!” yeah, those. this poem SCREAMS hopeless romanticism. in addition 2 b-in a hopeless romantic, he was a brite intellectual. we c this through the many skolastic refrences that he makes through the poem.
we’ll talk bout the geographic refrences 1st cuz we all know I flippin luv geo! just the fact that he knows about the many ideas and theories and prts of geo allows us 2 infer that he’s highy educated. geo also cr8s contradiction w/in the poem and even w/in a single line which shows that he was in luv. this may sound strange, but s’tru. luv tends to make ppl sound confused or get lost in their thoughts, and that is clearly what happens w/in the 3rd stanza. generally speakin, we don’t say “sharp N” or “declining W” cuz those rn’t thought 2 b proper terms nor r they thought of as “sensical” thins 2 say. sharp lft or declinin S maybe, but not sharp N or declinin W. furthermore, the diction indicates discovery, and that’s said 2 b what luv is about. the idea that he covers both land n c implies that his luv is spanning all elements thus proving that he’s a hopeless romantic. the fact that he’s able to talk bout all these thins in such a detailed and relatively correct way allows the reader to infer that he is highly educated, as st8ed b4.
further indication of his intellect is the scientific refrence. 1st is the theory of mixing parts and unequal prts will die. this is a theory that was only known n understood among the skolastic wrld. the same thing went fer the theory that all ppl were their own wrld. ppl in general knew this, but it was spoken bout n understood by the intellectual community. these thins show that he was clearly educated.
the next thin i noticed was that there was a lot of end rhyme. i think this helps in the mood of luv as well cuz the voice of the poem then takes on a song like quality. normally, i'd say that rhyme causes the voice to seem crazy or psycotic (maybe it's my fear of Dr.Suess? idk) but those are qualities of luv, so this fits. it also helps cr8 the meter/rhythem of the poem cuz the rhyme gives ur voice a steady, melodic quality when u say the rhymin wrds. finally, the pattrn btwn the 1st n 3rd stanzas help show that he is intellegent. it takes a lot of wrk 2 out 2gether a rhyme scheme and Donne accomplishes that quite well.
the final thing i have 2 talk bout is the massive amount of eye imagery. he not only talks bout "my face in thine eye. thine in mine appears," but bout the Seven Sleepers and seeing and fancies, and beauty, and sights, and a lot more. all of these things have something 2 do w/eyes and that is an odd quality, i think. now, the old addage of eyes bein the window 2 the soul may have somethin 2 do w/it cuz of the idea that he's talkin bout luv. these references 2 eyes may be 2 make the voice sound more sincere n believable cuz the idea that the luv is in his soul seems like it would mean that the luv was tru. on the othr hand, this could b thought of like the priest in Romeo n Juliet thought bout Romeo, luv was only in his eyes. essentially, that the luv was only cuz the chick was pretty. idk what the case is here, but the idea of eyes carries both connotations. whether it is a false luv or not, the quality of luv is proven nonetheless. the idea that he thinks bou this luvr @ all times is communicated too cuz of the fact that both waking n dreamin r included in the poem. the idea that he's an intellectual is again thought of when we consider that vision is one of the most relied on human senses. cuz of this, we may think of this as a scientific refrence. the final connotation that this motif could have is that of luv @ 1st site. this once again brings 2 mind that he's a hopeless romantic.
through these thins we can easily c that Donne was a bit of a hopeless romantic, but that he was highly educated as well. it doesn't take a rocket sci 2 fig out that only educated ppl understand the scientific and geographic refrences and could cr8 n truly follow a rhyme scheme like Donne's, but the thins he talks bout with these subjects lead us back 2 the idea of luv. through the motif of eyes n the end rhyme itself, we can see that he is a major tie to luv n can truly b considered a hopeless romantic.
we’ll talk bout the geographic refrences 1st cuz we all know I flippin luv geo! just the fact that he knows about the many ideas and theories and prts of geo allows us 2 infer that he’s highy educated. geo also cr8s contradiction w/in the poem and even w/in a single line which shows that he was in luv. this may sound strange, but s’tru. luv tends to make ppl sound confused or get lost in their thoughts, and that is clearly what happens w/in the 3rd stanza. generally speakin, we don’t say “sharp N” or “declining W” cuz those rn’t thought 2 b proper terms nor r they thought of as “sensical” thins 2 say. sharp lft or declinin S maybe, but not sharp N or declinin W. furthermore, the diction indicates discovery, and that’s said 2 b what luv is about. the idea that he covers both land n c implies that his luv is spanning all elements thus proving that he’s a hopeless romantic. the fact that he’s able to talk bout all these thins in such a detailed and relatively correct way allows the reader to infer that he is highly educated, as st8ed b4.
further indication of his intellect is the scientific refrence. 1st is the theory of mixing parts and unequal prts will die. this is a theory that was only known n understood among the skolastic wrld. the same thing went fer the theory that all ppl were their own wrld. ppl in general knew this, but it was spoken bout n understood by the intellectual community. these thins show that he was clearly educated.
the next thin i noticed was that there was a lot of end rhyme. i think this helps in the mood of luv as well cuz the voice of the poem then takes on a song like quality. normally, i'd say that rhyme causes the voice to seem crazy or psycotic (maybe it's my fear of Dr.Suess? idk) but those are qualities of luv, so this fits. it also helps cr8 the meter/rhythem of the poem cuz the rhyme gives ur voice a steady, melodic quality when u say the rhymin wrds. finally, the pattrn btwn the 1st n 3rd stanzas help show that he is intellegent. it takes a lot of wrk 2 out 2gether a rhyme scheme and Donne accomplishes that quite well.
the final thing i have 2 talk bout is the massive amount of eye imagery. he not only talks bout "my face in thine eye. thine in mine appears," but bout the Seven Sleepers and seeing and fancies, and beauty, and sights, and a lot more. all of these things have something 2 do w/eyes and that is an odd quality, i think. now, the old addage of eyes bein the window 2 the soul may have somethin 2 do w/it cuz of the idea that he's talkin bout luv. these references 2 eyes may be 2 make the voice sound more sincere n believable cuz the idea that the luv is in his soul seems like it would mean that the luv was tru. on the othr hand, this could b thought of like the priest in Romeo n Juliet thought bout Romeo, luv was only in his eyes. essentially, that the luv was only cuz the chick was pretty. idk what the case is here, but the idea of eyes carries both connotations. whether it is a false luv or not, the quality of luv is proven nonetheless. the idea that he thinks bou this luvr @ all times is communicated too cuz of the fact that both waking n dreamin r included in the poem. the idea that he's an intellectual is again thought of when we consider that vision is one of the most relied on human senses. cuz of this, we may think of this as a scientific refrence. the final connotation that this motif could have is that of luv @ 1st site. this once again brings 2 mind that he's a hopeless romantic.
through these thins we can easily c that Donne was a bit of a hopeless romantic, but that he was highly educated as well. it doesn't take a rocket sci 2 fig out that only educated ppl understand the scientific and geographic refrences and could cr8 n truly follow a rhyme scheme like Donne's, but the thins he talks bout with these subjects lead us back 2 the idea of luv. through the motif of eyes n the end rhyme itself, we can see that he is a major tie to luv n can truly b considered a hopeless romantic.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
OMG, AIDS
ok, so i'm not really doin so well (i'm actually being kept home from school tomorrow) so i'm gonna make this quick. So J'mag, Alyia, and i wore AIDS shirts to raise awareness on World AIDS day. It didn't go as well as we had hoped. I had a couple people ask me about the shirt and why Africa wasn't all the same color to which i had to xplain about choroplethic maps and how they work (i think we raised awareness about geography not AIDS). otherwise nothing really changed. I'm sure the shirt was read, but idk... AIDS is now nbd i guess. kinda sad that so many people are dying and the old age cohort is becoming affected by it due to unforeseen reasons and no one really cares too much. hopefully some one will read my blog and go "old people are not becoming more infected!!!" and go reasearch it.
OMG i fell asleep! dude, this is gonna b late. dang, now what?
OMG i fell asleep! dude, this is gonna b late. dang, now what?
Sunday, November 16, 2008
wraping up the end
yeah, that pun was intended, if u don't get it, wait and think about it a sec....... ok now, yeah, ok.
so over all, i liked Lysistrata and i liked it even more after c-in The Boycott. i think that the language was not as bad as i was expecting and the puns weren't as good as i was hoping for, but decently indecent for a high school class. i think i'll prolly take this book to st8 4n6 n we'll get a reading outta it, we have some gr8 actors and almost all 4n6 n db8 kids have dirty minds (generally speaking, not the rule, but tends 2 b a commonality) so the acting will b enhanced by the fast interpretation of the puns. i really liked that the book was easily interpreted through many lenses, historical, marxist, feminist, etc. i like that it was a happy medium of the other 2 plays we read; the womyn weren't the catty, annoying, rather weak girls that the Alba daughters were, and none of them were the globally manipulative, my-way-or-the-highway person that Hedda was. essentially, i have mostly good things to say about the book, i liked it (this is honestly a good yr, last yr i think i liked 2 books- The Metamorphasis and Night). so, even though this seems really short for me, this is about it. i really think that the imagery inhanced the play because we, as readers, had to interpret and create mental images to understand the play and it was easy to do that because of Aristophanes' language and use of imagery. i loved the puns and metaphors, they made me laugh. and i liked how it was so diverse in it's ability to b interpreted. ok, this is me being officially finished, can't wait fer the next book.
so over all, i liked Lysistrata and i liked it even more after c-in The Boycott. i think that the language was not as bad as i was expecting and the puns weren't as good as i was hoping for, but decently indecent for a high school class. i think i'll prolly take this book to st8 4n6 n we'll get a reading outta it, we have some gr8 actors and almost all 4n6 n db8 kids have dirty minds (generally speaking, not the rule, but tends 2 b a commonality) so the acting will b enhanced by the fast interpretation of the puns. i really liked that the book was easily interpreted through many lenses, historical, marxist, feminist, etc. i like that it was a happy medium of the other 2 plays we read; the womyn weren't the catty, annoying, rather weak girls that the Alba daughters were, and none of them were the globally manipulative, my-way-or-the-highway person that Hedda was. essentially, i have mostly good things to say about the book, i liked it (this is honestly a good yr, last yr i think i liked 2 books- The Metamorphasis and Night). so, even though this seems really short for me, this is about it. i really think that the imagery inhanced the play because we, as readers, had to interpret and create mental images to understand the play and it was easy to do that because of Aristophanes' language and use of imagery. i loved the puns and metaphors, they made me laugh. and i liked how it was so diverse in it's ability to b interpreted. ok, this is me being officially finished, can't wait fer the next book.
extended metaphor (ha ha, i crack myself up)
ok, so since i've kinda run outta things to comment on i'll do my last commentary-esk blog on the extended metaphor of the town and the yarn. ok, so i c this in a marxist lite. first, the womyn are the proletariat rising up against the dirty, capitalist bourgeoisie, the men. next, the yarn that these womyn want to spin is a utpoia and the explaination of how to spin yarn is the plan for creating this utopia. scrubbing it in a public bath can mean exposing all the corruption of the current government to the people so that they know what's really going on, kinda like airing ur dirty laundry. cudgeling the leeches and vermen is expelling the corrupt officials from office and making sure the problem won't repeat itself and cause the yarn to unravel because of imperfections. the next step is essentially getting the people on the same level, making them equal like standard distribution of land. then culling the colonies is opening up free trade so that the econ can survive and flourish and even brining all the communist states together to help revolutionize the rest of the world to create a tru workers' paradise. the idea that this is being done by womyn fits in with communism too cuz hey were all about equality of all ppl n they tended to allow womyn to do more and hold higher, bttr positions. suddenly i'm feeling that the book could be a key for communist revolution all over. there are a lot of places where u can do a marxist reading and get even more outta this play. it sounds like the steps that should have been taken by Kruschev after gettin rid of Stalin to truly insure the survival of the USSR and communism (rather that Stalinism) are in this play. it's unfortunate that these leaders weren't up on their classic greek plays and IB english cuz they may still have power and not b the "bad guys" in our history books.
** disclaimer: i am not a commi, just a historical thinker and an opportunist
** disclaimer: i am not a commi, just a historical thinker and an opportunist
double dehumanization
r-rite so by now, we've all figured out that Peace in the end is not only a concept, but a woman, and a really pretty one at that. the men's reaction to this is um, enthusiastic to say the least. now, i've talked about this b4, but it really bothers me n imma xplain it again and in bttr depth. 1st there's the standard thing we look out for (well, i look out for as a "femanazi"), dehumanization and degradation of womyn. this is easily seen in the way that the men goggle her and her naked body. they know nothing but that they like what they see, she is a body, a piece of a&$ if you will. she doesn't have an opinion or a vote or even a brain, she's just flesh. the men continue this kind of treatment as they split her up and argue over who gets the "mountains" and legs and "gulfs". now, it's bad for this 2 happen @ all, but in a book where the theme is the power of womyn? really, that's sad. now, don't worry, the men get their turn. i think it's degrading and dehumanizing that the men are portrayed as animals so in need of a good screwing session that they will agree to anything and are drueling over Peace like dogs over a porter house steak. now we can read further into the text. pg 104 is about nothing but Peace's butte, i mean the Promonyory of Pylos. here we see that these men can't talk about real problems because their minds r 2 busy w/um, the Netherlands. (yeah, bad pun, but u should b usewd 2 it by now.) the idea that they argue about geography over a female's geography and are thinking about nothing but biology is really sad and over simplifies the male mind (ok, maybe not, but imma try 2 stay positive n try not 2 offened ne more guys than i already have). in essence, these men have been reduced to animal status and their higher thinking skill have been removed, they are no longer humans with a frontal lobe that allows decision making, but rather animals driven by instinct to continue the species. in general, i think this was a poor way to end the book and a sad interpreation of a book that had a powerful message.
pg 92 and phallus
ok, so i'd like 2 start out with an insite in2 my twisted mind/ pop culture refrence. so everytime i read the word "erection" i can't help but think about this Adam and Andrew song, "Emo Kid". In the song there's a line that says "hearing songs about getting dumped give me an erection"and everytime i read "erection" in this book i wanna start singing the song. ok, that's enough on that.
ok, so quick historical idea and slight queer reading (maybe, not sure). ok, so back when this was written there was supposed to have been a lot of "gay" activity and it was supposed to have been widely accepted, so here's the quesiton, was the commissioner gay? so he throws open the Sparten's cloak to reveal his erection (emo kid song) and then says that he has one 2 n shows the Spartan. then there's a lot of talk about things bein "up in the air" and going to explode. now, i think this is something to b xplored. the guys of this time had no problem being open and talkin bout their personal um, problems, showing vulnerability, which is something that's considered girly or weak or even "gay" now. if a guy is really emotional he's accused of being gay. now these men are a change, they are militaristic and really matcho by that standard, but then they sit around and talk about their erections and how they feel because of their womyn not screwing them?! major twist, i think. i think this may b used to advocate that being gay is not a matter of being weak or less manly, but merely likeing the same sex as you. this would be especially tru if the commissioner was gay because he seems 2 b the guy w/the most power. idk, i think this could b a poweful idea to use and re-read the book with. i mean it is said that Greek society viewed homosexual activity VERY differently than our society does, but i think this could quite possibly b a text 2 use 2 bring back that acceptance.
ok, so quick historical idea and slight queer reading (maybe, not sure). ok, so back when this was written there was supposed to have been a lot of "gay" activity and it was supposed to have been widely accepted, so here's the quesiton, was the commissioner gay? so he throws open the Sparten's cloak to reveal his erection (emo kid song) and then says that he has one 2 n shows the Spartan. then there's a lot of talk about things bein "up in the air" and going to explode. now, i think this is something to b xplored. the guys of this time had no problem being open and talkin bout their personal um, problems, showing vulnerability, which is something that's considered girly or weak or even "gay" now. if a guy is really emotional he's accused of being gay. now these men are a change, they are militaristic and really matcho by that standard, but then they sit around and talk about their erections and how they feel because of their womyn not screwing them?! major twist, i think. i think this may b used to advocate that being gay is not a matter of being weak or less manly, but merely likeing the same sex as you. this would be especially tru if the commissioner was gay because he seems 2 b the guy w/the most power. idk, i think this could b a poweful idea to use and re-read the book with. i mean it is said that Greek society viewed homosexual activity VERY differently than our society does, but i think this could quite possibly b a text 2 use 2 bring back that acceptance.
imagery and Myrrhine
ok, so here's the poop on the scene with Myrrhine and Kinesias, well my interpretation of the poop ne way (yeah, i just used MASH phrases). so first of all the imagery in this scene was incredible, kind of akward (esp. to read in class) but uncredible nonetheless. the idea that Aristophanes was able to create such a vivid scene for us merely with words is an incredible thing 2 me. i mean you can picture this going down in your mind. he's all hot and bothered and she finally comes out and then she takes forever, going back into the Akropolis (sp?) multiple times and making him wait longer only to roll out of bed w/o actually giving him anything more than a kiss and maybe a glimpse of flesh, only making his condition worse. kind of low, but aparently not low enough, o that was a bad one, my fault.
re-reading this after finishing the book does cause me to notice something though, Myrrhine uses the word "Peace" with a capital "P". Here's the rub (o, another bad one, gotta watch that), Peace is a woman, so when she says, "no cheating about the Peace," does she mean that he shouldn't b cheatin on her with this amazingly gorgious woman? on that question i kind of think that he wouldn't seein as he defends the woman who left him high and dry (o, srry) because the Koriopahaos (sp?) essentially calls her a mean hearted slut. idk, i think idea is interesting, i mean the guys drule of Peace at the end and argue about splitting her up, so is that what she's talking about?
re-reading this after finishing the book does cause me to notice something though, Myrrhine uses the word "Peace" with a capital "P". Here's the rub (o, another bad one, gotta watch that), Peace is a woman, so when she says, "no cheating about the Peace," does she mean that he shouldn't b cheatin on her with this amazingly gorgious woman? on that question i kind of think that he wouldn't seein as he defends the woman who left him high and dry (o, srry) because the Koriopahaos (sp?) essentially calls her a mean hearted slut. idk, i think idea is interesting, i mean the guys drule of Peace at the end and argue about splitting her up, so is that what she's talking about?
expansion of the comment and quazi-historian review of the play
ok, so i just commented on J'mag's blog and thought, wow, i should expound on that in my own blog cuz it's totally a mini comentary! ok, so here it is:
J'mag asked the question why didn't the womyn use their children as a means of stopping the war rather than abstaining from sex. so, historical context: Greek society was militaristic, generally speaking (yeah, i just brought geography into it!). because they lived in a militraristic society, fighting was a common thing and so was the idea that the men would have stopped fighting based on the affect that it had on their children and that their children missed them is kind of rediculous. the idea of military service wasn't like it is 2day. they didn't think, omg he's gonna have 2 go 2 war and he's gonna get shot and killed! no, these ppl thought, ok, time 4 u 2 sign up n go fight n if u die, well, that's the god's will. ok, maybe they weren't that cruel, but it wan't like 2day that u sign up for the military and maybe go to war, u signed up n u went n u were IN THE ARMY no reserves stuff. the society didn't function around the idea of loss of life like we do, they were kinda like Stalin in that regard, it was that winning of the war, not the loss of life that they cared about. (i just realized how many of us talked about Stalin in these blogs, hmm, IB Global anyone?) i think that's a big difference in our reading of the play and the society that it was written for. they thought of military service as normal and we think of it as sacrificial.
J'mag asked the question why didn't the womyn use their children as a means of stopping the war rather than abstaining from sex. so, historical context: Greek society was militaristic, generally speaking (yeah, i just brought geography into it!). because they lived in a militraristic society, fighting was a common thing and so was the idea that the men would have stopped fighting based on the affect that it had on their children and that their children missed them is kind of rediculous. the idea of military service wasn't like it is 2day. they didn't think, omg he's gonna have 2 go 2 war and he's gonna get shot and killed! no, these ppl thought, ok, time 4 u 2 sign up n go fight n if u die, well, that's the god's will. ok, maybe they weren't that cruel, but it wan't like 2day that u sign up for the military and maybe go to war, u signed up n u went n u were IN THE ARMY no reserves stuff. the society didn't function around the idea of loss of life like we do, they were kinda like Stalin in that regard, it was that winning of the war, not the loss of life that they cared about. (i just realized how many of us talked about Stalin in these blogs, hmm, IB Global anyone?) i think that's a big difference in our reading of the play and the society that it was written for. they thought of military service as normal and we think of it as sacrificial.
deconstruction
r-rite, so i haven't been able to get these womyn's oath outta my mind, so i'll share my ideas on it w/u n c what u think. first, the idea of the cup... all i can think of is The Da Vinci Code. so in there it talks about the picture of the last supper and how the woman in there is Mary and how there are symbols in there about fertility. etc. so the "U" or "V" shaped space is supposed 2 b like a woman's uterus. now, a cup is shaped like a "U" and thus we can interpret the cup to b like the uterus of the woman taking the oath. now, in talkin w/u guys the water that "taints" the wine in the cup has 2 possible meanings, sperm or a penis. either way it's symbolic of a guy tainting the uterus. i really think that the line "who moves my direction in erection" is a clever line. really, not only does it rhyme it gets the poiont across really well. it communicates "i won't screw ne body" w/o blatently saying it. i think that the rest of the oath creates great imagery and is icily mean. i can see the images of the womyn being complete suductresses (is that a word?) and then telling their husbands, "ik i'm hot, but not for you rt now, maybe later." i think that's brilliant on the part of Aristophanes, he creates imagery in a play that's meant to b preformed, thus word images inside physical images. brilliant! i think that adds a lot to a play, the audience suddenly gets a lot of brain imput and that means at least part of it sticks and they process more leaving a greater impression! i also like the amount of aliteration that he uses is great. the double sounds make people remember what they're hearing bttr. i think it was a great way to get the idea and theme of the play's plot out there and stuck in the minds of the audience.
The Boycott (part one)
ok, so Nic took me 2 c the Boycott (yeah, he took me cuz i was plannin on sluffin off that nite rather than going, but when he WANTED to go to c a play i couldn't say no) and i thought it was AMAZING, like 4 real, great play!
ok, so first of all, splitting the name Lysistrata into a first and last name was genious! Next, she did a great job turning the scene between Kenisis and Myrnie into the scene between Jack and Izzy. i think she did a good job incorperating modern humor into that scene 2, if uk what i mean. the frog, crazy insane genious!!!!! i love that that thing totally hopped and poped all ovr!!!! 4 real!! i was kinda surpirzed at the performance though, it was kinda a 4N6 performance on seriods cuz it had lights n sound that came through speakers rather than her makin it herself, but yeah, it was pretty funny, i had a hard time concentratin on the play as i would a play and found myself kinda kritiking (yeah, i use the db8 spelling, get ovr it) it in my mind- which left me feelin kinda bad. (we'll get to that in part 2 just cuz i don't feel that i can put the good and bad parts of my Boycott exploration together.) next, i think the way that she staged it was really smart. all of her props were interactive and that adds something. i'm not really sure how to xplain it, maybe it's a theatre nerd thin, but yeah, it was pretty cool 2 c her bring inaimate obj's to life. she did some unexpected thin's 2 like the crazy rant about how not havin sex revolutionized the world and the way that parents and kids interact. i thought that was cool. i liked that she kinda modeled the prez after JFK (rt dwn to the cheatin) and the vice prez after Cheney. the idea of reese witherspoon (yeah, i can't spell her name, i don't really care) was kinda funny in my eyes, but yeah. i guess that's about it, i mean it was good theatre and it used Lysistrata as the base so it was a good connection of our lit n some modern culture.
ok, so first of all, splitting the name Lysistrata into a first and last name was genious! Next, she did a great job turning the scene between Kenisis and Myrnie into the scene between Jack and Izzy. i think she did a good job incorperating modern humor into that scene 2, if uk what i mean. the frog, crazy insane genious!!!!! i love that that thing totally hopped and poped all ovr!!!! 4 real!! i was kinda surpirzed at the performance though, it was kinda a 4N6 performance on seriods cuz it had lights n sound that came through speakers rather than her makin it herself, but yeah, it was pretty funny, i had a hard time concentratin on the play as i would a play and found myself kinda kritiking (yeah, i use the db8 spelling, get ovr it) it in my mind- which left me feelin kinda bad. (we'll get to that in part 2 just cuz i don't feel that i can put the good and bad parts of my Boycott exploration together.) next, i think the way that she staged it was really smart. all of her props were interactive and that adds something. i'm not really sure how to xplain it, maybe it's a theatre nerd thin, but yeah, it was pretty cool 2 c her bring inaimate obj's to life. she did some unexpected thin's 2 like the crazy rant about how not havin sex revolutionized the world and the way that parents and kids interact. i thought that was cool. i liked that she kinda modeled the prez after JFK (rt dwn to the cheatin) and the vice prez after Cheney. the idea of reese witherspoon (yeah, i can't spell her name, i don't really care) was kinda funny in my eyes, but yeah. i guess that's about it, i mean it was good theatre and it used Lysistrata as the base so it was a good connection of our lit n some modern culture.
The Boycott part 2 (you'll understand in a minute)
So, i told u all the awesome thin's that i think were perfectly amazing, now i have a couple complaints, just minor ones though.
ok, numero 1
this chick changed the speaker of the house back in to a man, womyn finally got the job and then she goes and reverts?!?! no comprendo!!!!! correct me if i'm wrong, but i'm pretty sure this is a book that has the power of womyn as a major theme and this is what she does?!?! not ok in my eyes.
numero 2
she obviously doesn't know how a real press confrence works. ppl don't just ask questions willy nilly b4 the speaker gives their little prepared speech. Stupid Tufalooans.
numero 3
um, i've never had amathis, or what ever booze they were lookin for from Lincoln, but from what i understand about alcohol and drugs (uk, reasearch in health class, etc.), LSD/acid type things cause those types of hellucinations, not being drunk as a skunk.
That's it, as i said in part 1, i really loved the play, but i really had 2 get those thin's off my chest.
ok, numero 1
this chick changed the speaker of the house back in to a man, womyn finally got the job and then she goes and reverts?!?! no comprendo!!!!! correct me if i'm wrong, but i'm pretty sure this is a book that has the power of womyn as a major theme and this is what she does?!?! not ok in my eyes.
numero 2
she obviously doesn't know how a real press confrence works. ppl don't just ask questions willy nilly b4 the speaker gives their little prepared speech. Stupid Tufalooans.
numero 3
um, i've never had amathis, or what ever booze they were lookin for from Lincoln, but from what i understand about alcohol and drugs (uk, reasearch in health class, etc.), LSD/acid type things cause those types of hellucinations, not being drunk as a skunk.
That's it, as i said in part 1, i really loved the play, but i really had 2 get those thin's off my chest.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
First Impressions of Lysistrata
r-rite, so to start this off i'm going to inform u of the sad fact that debaters (now on refered to as db8rs) are relitively dirty minded people. we all know that i'm a db8r and so i need say no more. now, i'm thinking that Lysistrata is definately a book that my team (and its extended family at a couple other skools) should read together. it's incredibly entertaining because of the puns that are included and the slightly dirty nature of those puns. i wasn't surprized at first, but slowly i got to the point that all i could think was "i don't believe he wrote that!!!" the inability of the womyn in the story to wrap their minds around the idea that they wouldn't b having sex for a while kind of floored me. stereotypically it's the guy that u c having issues cuz he's not "gettin ne" but hearin the womyn complain about not screwing their husband? that's pretty rare. i did think the opening was interesting because the womyn seem not to really pay attention to to much that Lysistrata says. first they don't show up 4 the meeting and then they oppose most of what she says. something about that seems odd 2 me. normally, the "leader" is followed from the beginning and this time they're all being nay sayers cept the chick from the "podunk town up north" (thanks Long, and yeah, that is how i'm gonna refer to Sparta since Lampito talks like an uneducated chick from a farm). idk, maybe it's just me, but aren't leaders spose 2 b so carismatic that you can't help but get behind them? (and i'm gonna yell at the 1st person who says Obama there cuz the election is gonna b over by time ne 1 reads this entry.) o well, i guess that's it for now cuz i can't really think of ne thin else 2 say at this point in the book cuz nothin's really happened yet.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
dang, i was rt- opps that sounds bad
ok, so member b4 when i said that ib eng ruins ur life? well, it's tru. i just jumped outta bed after dreamin bout ib eng and was like, "wait! idk if that first blog counts cuz it wasn't on the content of Hedda Gabler!!!!! i bttr rite another one just in case!" yep, not only is this crazy class interrupting my dates and messing w/my sense of self, no now it interrupts my sleep more than it did when it was just, "oops, that ppr is due in like 5 hrs." i guess i'll rite on the book as a whole n kinda wrap this up cuz i can't really think of anything else to rite about. this was one of the books that i connected to most. usually when i read books fer eng i'm just like, "that book was dece. but idc about it in reality." this one was like, "dang, i love this book n it actually relates to my life!" like the metamorphasis, i LOVED that book, but i don't connect to the idea of turning in2 a bug cuz i neva did it, i may understand Gregor's feelins bout his situation, but i've neva been a bug. Hedda on the other hand, she reminds me of myself and like that might b bad- idk, i don't think i'm that manipulative, but i def am not just gonna walk away when i want somethin- but it's tru. i like 2 think that i don't seem like a controling b*%^h about Nic, but i spose i'm not the best judge of that. o well. i think the problem is i wouldn't admit it if i were closer 2 her n understood her character bttr, but i can admit that i connect to the book because of her character. i think i'll neva like Thea cuz she's everything i can't stand in a chick (yeah, SURPRIZE i use that word, idk, i don't find it offensive, so w/e). she seems weak, she's a user (Hedda might use men, but at least she's open about it, Thea does it on the sly n the guy thinks she love him! check it- she starts working fer the sherif n he suddenly starts payin more attn to her than to his wife so when the wife croaks she can suddenly move rt in, then she leaves him fer Lovborg whose memory she just kinda leaves behind n starts workin on movin in on George as soon as Lovborg's body is cold- ok so if you didn't spect me to sound like that, get used to it, the p/c-ness that i usually show tends to disappear at like midnite, just like Cinderella's pumkin.) ok, so i'm sposein that ur tired of hearin me rant bout this book n that pretty much wraps up how i feel cept for one thin, I HATE GEORGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He's weak n annoying n doesn't realize what's goin on around him. ur wife flippin hates u buddy! she is thinkin bout the other opportunities out there n if u don't fig out how to wake up outta ur daze she's gonna b gone (well, she ends up gone, but she'd b gone in the sense that she leaves fer another guy or just mentally she does)!!!!! pleze someone give him a clue!!!! ok, now i'm done, ur freakin out bout, "Talor doesn't usually talk like that!!" and ur prolly sick of readin, so i think i can b done too. Thanks Hedda, that was a great story. n thanks Ibsen, you wrote it all down.
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