Friday, August 31, 2007

Their eyes were watching god chapters 1-6

Janie crawford was walking down the road toward her home in coveralls and all the porchsitters were gossiping because she isnt wearing fancy clothes and why she wouldnt say anything to them, even a hi how you doing. Some of the porch sitters even thought she was high and mighty, self- centered. Her best friend Pheoby Wilson finally got upset with all the gossip and took Janie her supper. In chapter 2 she , referring to Janie, reminessed to some flashbacks of when she was young and living with her "nanny", who had raised her from a wee little thing. her parents wasnt around so she could not remember her mother and father. one day she was caught kissing Johny Taylor through her nannys fence and her nanny told her it was time for her to be married and to Logan Killicks.Janie begged but her nanny seen to it that she married him. Her nanny told janie that one day she would fall in love with him.she never did.
In the 3rd chapter she doubted and asked about how to love and when will i love him. Her nanny was very protective over her, Janie that is .Janie felt that she had failed all who loved her and the things she loved also. Finally she realized that love dont make a marriage and she was forced to grow up even more than before. In chapter 4, Janie felt as if and knew that she was not being treated like a new bride so she got upset about that and one day Logan Killicks told her, Janie that no man would want you, take care of you or feed you and that was the last straw, she hung up her apron, and left to go to florida with Joe Starks.They made a small town into a big town and at first Joe treated her well. Eventually she was told what to do and not allowed to speak much. Joe Starks was jealous over other men staring at his wife,Janie. She hated being stuck running the store and post office and also hated having to keep her hair up in a head rag.
Joe had bought a mule from Matt Bonner and it lived a peacefull life and when the mule died,Joe denied Janie from going to the funeral and said you dont do things "normal" people do.Finally the insults got so bad from Joe to Janie that one day Joe said,"you need to told what to do because she is no smarter than a chicken or a cow".When supper one night didnt turn out right, Joe slapped her across the face and she finally realized that the marriage was over and that he wasnt what she wanted in a husband. Also when a lady asked for money to feed her children and he gave her a small piece of pork she complained that it was too small, she left the store and all the porch sitters made fun of the lady.Janie got mad and spoke out, Joe told her she was getting too mouthy.
The dialect and voice used was hard at first to understand, but when you read on more and more the wordings were easier to understand. So far this is a VERY interesting and involved story that i would recomend everyone read, it puts some reality of life back then and helps understand what the colored people had to deal with and without throughout their lives.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

why do you write summary

with the little few paragraphs we read for class i found that we learn to write by reading and writing repeatedly. the teachers we use on writing may be deceased or living also we receive our vocation by passing it on by your work,education,etc.
writers are apart of a special community filled with writers and storytellers that go back a long way the society of humans.being apart of the human society we seem to agree and disagree to it depending on the situations. whether you agree or disagree the pressures that you have to put with will be strong and intense and sometimes fatal. in the third paragraph they have in quotation :for women and other groups the writer Margaret Atwood is trying to get us to understand that some who are feeling like they are getting kicked down by others agree and disagree with some situations, or try to run your life and tell you what to say in your or their way.if you fall for the commands and obey them, you become like them. basically you do or say what you want to say, and let them do or say what they want to.

Sunday, August 26, 2007

the dead by james joyce

The dead by james joyce is all about a husband names gabriel conroy who is married to gretta. The story began with the preparation of the morkan sisters annual dinner and dance that is always taken place at their home in the early wintery season. guests begin to arrive and thats fine, but the sisters are concerned due to mr and mrs. gabrial conroy is late showing up. eventually they show up and mr. conroy basically blamed his wife for being late. Gabriel went to put their coats up in the coat closet when he made a remark to the maid, lily by basically saying any marriage purposals or any interests in any men? she got upset and not happy with what gabriel said. later when he had to make a speech he was in self awareness of a poor speech and no one understanding it. also succeeding due to being the favorite nephew of the morkan sisters. later in the story he became aroused by seeing his wife at the top of the stairs(after finally recognizing her) and when they get back to the motel he started caressing her and she was seemingly distant from him as if she was in another world from the past. And she was actually , back in her young years when she lived with her grandmother before going to the convent school. what brought the memories back was the song mr. d'varcy sang back at the party. finally the story ended with gabriel thinking about him, his wife, her story from the past with michael passing when she was young, the living and the dead.

Friday, August 24, 2007

Mythological Criticism

With what i read about mythological criticism i am understanding that it tries to bring out cultural myths and also identify what is in literature to create deep universal responses from the readers.
Writers demonstrate many varieties of mythological criticism through the certain parts of the text.
Myths are reflections of a profound reality, represent our instinctive understandings, and are collective and communal that bring the sense of wholeness and togetherness to social life.

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

talking about fiction

with talking about fiction i feel that cassille and bausch is saying that fiction is eventually coming apart when it is instantly experienced. every reader sees a differant aspect of a setting,character,plot,theme,image, and point of view.
there are 6 parts of a fiction story or book. they are 1. the character and setting,2. action, plot, and complication 3. point of view 4. indirection 5. the part and the whole and last but not least 6. coherence.
the character and setting is very important in creating a good fictional story or book by choosing a theme, background, and characters.
the actions of the characters as well as the plot of the story is also important to keep the readers on the edge of their seats in suspence to find out what will happen next. the complication is when the writer mixes the actions, attitudes, and interactions of characters to keep the story going right from the beginning.
the point of view is needed for the reader to have an individualized vision, attitude, and interpretation of each book or story he or she reads.
indirection helps build up and guide the imagenation of the reader to the extent of all the information in the story or book comes together to better understand what is going on in the story and/or book.
the part and the whole of a fiction story or book helps comprehend the relationship of the single word or phrase and with all of the actions and situations all in one understanding.
finally the last thought and important part of the fictional story or book is coherence, in which they say a well made fiction has one situation or thing that continues from another situation and/or thing in the fictional story to create a natural and personal meaning to be easily understood by the reader and writer as well.

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