Friday, April 27, 2018
essay 4 idea draft
- the evening sun- William Fawkner
- white author writing about AA
- main character: Nancy
- black servant
- traumatized
- prostitution
- Nancy was afraid to walk home
- why? --> she was pregnant and Jesus was supposedly back for her
- after a couple of times being afraid to walk home, the mother of the family won't have it
- Nancy convinces the children to go with her
- father comes and takes the kids home
- jesus not in sight
- father had a gun
- Cliffhanger: readers don't know if Jesus kills Nancy or not
- Jesus
- husband?
- Theme: fear and power
- nancy can't find help from white family she works for
- out of control of her life
- "he aint gone nowhere.. i can feel him now in his lane"(1.65)
- "hes there waiting. i know done livedcwith him too long. I know what is fixing to do fore he know it himself"(2.25) -POWER
- Jesus: will kill anyone who impregnated Nancy his wife
- "i can cut down the vine if did come off of"(1.18)
- Nancy is pregnant by a white man
- reason why Jesus mad
- Nancy fears Jesus
- the young king- Oscar Wilde
- main character: 16 yo king
- old king's grandson
- mother was killed by him for having a child with a lower class
- from rags to robes --> luxury life
- Has 3 dreams
- 1. silk factory: oppressive conditions of people making his robe for his coronation day
- 2. Slave ship: slaves' life being used to find the perfect pearl for ornate specter
- horrific and maltreated
- 3. Minesite: witnesses death and depression but the reality of men looking for the perfect ruby for his crown
- DREAMS=REALITY
- sacrifice of power
- fear of leadership
- empathy for people
- Power: God crowns him to be king
- money could go to something else that benefits the poor instead of his coronation
- fear of popular opinion
- fear of change
- grateful to greed
- fear of his dreams=reality
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
blog #11
The pit and the pendulum is a short story about a man being sentenced to death by the Spanish inquisitors. He goes unconscious and describes seeing angels and first and then a firey death experience. He wakes up in a dark cell, which is a dungeon. He finally has the strength to get up and decided to measure the cell wall by ripping part of his clothing. The narrator explains that he falls into a deep sleep again but hit time when he wakes up, there is food for him. He proceeds to measure the cell and falls into a whole infested with rats and skeleton bodies. He goes into a coma again in which he believes he was drugged with the drink he was given. When he wakes up again and he is tied up on a table with only his left hand free. There was a pendulum above him going towards him which was to slice him up for a torturous death. As time is ticking, the reaches the for the dish besides him to rub it all over what is keeping him tied up. He does this in order for the rats to chew him out free. The walls start to get closer and he eventually has no choice but to go down the hole. He was saved and finally free by the French.
The Young King is about a kid who is announced to be the new king in throne because the present king was dying. The weird thing about it is that the present king didn't have any sons and chose to announce his daughter's son as king. The kind admired beauty and art. His daughter's son were poor and in a low class. As the king sent out people to look for him, the future young king was excited. He enjoyed all the colors, fancy clothes, and the gold and gems. His mind changes a lot when he has interesting dreams.
I found out that the king ordered someone to kill his daughter because she had an affair with a man who was in a low class. The boy remained alive which is why the king wanted to announce him king at sixteen years old. The boy realizes he like the life he was living and doesn't want to become king.
The Young King is about a kid who is announced to be the new king in throne because the present king was dying. The weird thing about it is that the present king didn't have any sons and chose to announce his daughter's son as king. The kind admired beauty and art. His daughter's son were poor and in a low class. As the king sent out people to look for him, the future young king was excited. He enjoyed all the colors, fancy clothes, and the gold and gems. His mind changes a lot when he has interesting dreams.
I found out that the king ordered someone to kill his daughter because she had an affair with a man who was in a low class. The boy remained alive which is why the king wanted to announce him king at sixteen years old. The boy realizes he like the life he was living and doesn't want to become king.
The only thing I’ve done is compare some of the short stories and poems. I notice that connections are hard to find because there are different themes for each one. I feel unprepared for this essay but I do like this class because I’m comfortable to participate more and share my ideas when talking about the short stories. The enjoyed reading The Brief and Wonderous Lofe of Oscar Wao the most.
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
blog #10
In 2-3 paragraphs, respond to the language in the 2 Short Stories we read for this week. What do you think of the language? What made the language in the two stories similar? Different? How does this depend on or relate to the identity and background of the authors?
The language in "Sweat" was the language used to depict how African Americans would talk. There are two characters, Sykes and his wife, that live together and talk to each other as improper english. In the other short story, "The Evening Sun," the author depicted the language of Nancy similar to the way African Americans talked in the other short story. What made the language similar to each other is the fact that they were heard to pronounce as some words are very emphasized and spelled different. What made it different was depending on the character. Sykes was more of a loud and hysterical type of person while Nancy was more scared and serious.
The language relates to the identity and background of the authors by who they are and how they perceived other races. The author of "Sweat" was a white author and views the language of African Americans very different. The author of "The Evening Sun" is an African American women and didn't see the language as such a big deal when writing.
The language in "Sweat" was the language used to depict how African Americans would talk. There are two characters, Sykes and his wife, that live together and talk to each other as improper english. In the other short story, "The Evening Sun," the author depicted the language of Nancy similar to the way African Americans talked in the other short story. What made the language similar to each other is the fact that they were heard to pronounce as some words are very emphasized and spelled different. What made it different was depending on the character. Sykes was more of a loud and hysterical type of person while Nancy was more scared and serious.
The language relates to the identity and background of the authors by who they are and how they perceived other races. The author of "Sweat" was a white author and views the language of African Americans very different. The author of "The Evening Sun" is an African American women and didn't see the language as such a big deal when writing.
blog #9
Well - I don’t understand why you people are reacting this way. What do you think you are going to gain by moving into a neighborhood where you just aren’t wanted ans where some elements - well - people can get awful worked up when they feel that their whole way of life and everything they’ve ever worked for is threatened”(2.3.80)
Walter is embarrassed of his job of being a chauffeur as he rants to Mama stating “that ain’t no kind of job… that ain’t nothing at all”(1.2.224)
Walter is embarrassed of his job of being a chauffeur as he rants to Mama stating “that ain’t no kind of job… that ain’t nothing at all”(1.2.224)
blog #8
Social issues that are introduced in Act I that are important to me is classification of society, racism, and gender roles. These social issue are important to me because the social classification of one is determined if one is poor or rich. The poor reach to at least get to the middle class and the cycle continues until one is considered to be in a high class. People are identified and judged by what class they are in and I believe that is something idiotic in society due to the fact that certain people don't want to associate people within the other social classes or think lesser than them.
Racism is the most common social issue in this play. Racism in the first act is pointed out on how the family is living in their small apartment, the jobs the Young family has, and lack of misinformed information Beneath receives in school. The example of gender roles in this is fact that Walter believes he should provide for the family since he is the man. He hates his job as it reflects what social class he is in. These two social issues are important to me because racism still exits in today's world and gender roles are still common mostly in poor areas of the world.
Racism is the most common social issue in this play. Racism in the first act is pointed out on how the family is living in their small apartment, the jobs the Young family has, and lack of misinformed information Beneath receives in school. The example of gender roles in this is fact that Walter believes he should provide for the family since he is the man. He hates his job as it reflects what social class he is in. These two social issues are important to me because racism still exits in today's world and gender roles are still common mostly in poor areas of the world.
Thursday, April 5, 2018
essay 3 reflection
I didn't have any issues on my mine other than the fact on what theme to choose. I really liked my theme because I feel like it was one of the most important things to talk about from this play. My research and examples came out smooth to support my points. My research was exactly what I was looking for. The thing that was most challenging was the examples I had to say according to the play and reality.
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