Thursday, March 22, 2012
Journal #4 Stranger
Meursault and the end of The Stanger comes to the conclusion that it doesn't matter what you do in life because eventually everyone dies. He also believes that you shouldn't be afraid of death but embrace and accept it. I think that Camus wanted people to not be afraid of death. He also wanted them to choose their own path in life regardless of what others think of them.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Journal #3
I believe Camus split The Stranger into 2 parts to show how Mersault acts, behaves, and thinks differently after he murders the Arab. In part 1 Mersault thoughts/actions are based on a day to day mindset, meaning he lives for today rather than the future. This can be seen when Mersault turns down the job opportunity in Paris. In part 1 Mersault neglects to really reflect on his past, but is given plenty of time to do so when he's in jail in part 2. Also in part 2 Mersault essentially gives up life and just goes with the flow of things. By the end of the story Mersault is happy for his upcoming death and hoped that there was "a larger crowd of spectators" and that he is greeted with "cries of hate" (Camus 123)
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Journal #2 Stranger
I believe Sun/light is a symbol for how others views Mersault. The sun is always on Mersault and it seems like he's the only one being affected by it. He is always being "Judged" by the sun and this stresses Mersualt out along with making him confused on what to do. This develops the theme that society has a certian set of standards that are to be followed. The can be tied into how Mersault doesn't have a religion and that society looks down on that.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Journal #1 Stranger
Police officer in the beginning of Chapter 4:
The police officer comes into the story when Raymond is beating up his ex-girlfriend. He arrives to see what was going on in Raymond's room. But instead of taking Raymond to jail he mealy tells him to wait in his room until he was summoned to the police station. The office made no real direct attempt to help the girl. Camus created this character to show how the loose the justice system was at the time.
The strange woman at Celeste's restaurant:
A strange woman walks over to Mersault and asks if she could sit with him. After Mersault says yes she orders her entire meal at once. She then adds up the cost for her meal and gets the exact amount out of her purse. She continues to do other odd things during the meal before she gets up and leaves without a word. Camus created this character to contrast the personality of Mersault. Camus goes into detail on everything the woman does, and creates her to be a very organized person. She also has distinct purpose in her actions.
Raymonds ex-girlfriend
She is being attacked by Raymond early in chapter 4. When the cop arrives he doesn't seem to pay much attention to her. When she told the cop that Raymond had attacked her he basically shrugged it off and gave Raymond a slap on the wrist. Camus also didn't give this character a name. Camus does this to show how little voice women had in society, and to demonstrate what was basically socially acceptable. He did this to also show how women were treated in the justice system.
The police officer comes into the story when Raymond is beating up his ex-girlfriend. He arrives to see what was going on in Raymond's room. But instead of taking Raymond to jail he mealy tells him to wait in his room until he was summoned to the police station. The office made no real direct attempt to help the girl. Camus created this character to show how the loose the justice system was at the time.
The strange woman at Celeste's restaurant:
A strange woman walks over to Mersault and asks if she could sit with him. After Mersault says yes she orders her entire meal at once. She then adds up the cost for her meal and gets the exact amount out of her purse. She continues to do other odd things during the meal before she gets up and leaves without a word. Camus created this character to contrast the personality of Mersault. Camus goes into detail on everything the woman does, and creates her to be a very organized person. She also has distinct purpose in her actions.
Raymonds ex-girlfriend
She is being attacked by Raymond early in chapter 4. When the cop arrives he doesn't seem to pay much attention to her. When she told the cop that Raymond had attacked her he basically shrugged it off and gave Raymond a slap on the wrist. Camus also didn't give this character a name. Camus does this to show how little voice women had in society, and to demonstrate what was basically socially acceptable. He did this to also show how women were treated in the justice system.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Journal #8
1. I think Hurston picked the title because she wanted to show that in the end its god who is really in control of your life. It shows how people look up to someone of power. I think that because of the title the book almost teaches you a lesson about power. It doesn't have that fiction story feeling to it.
2. I think that another good title would have been Porch Talk because of how much the symbol of porch is tied into the story. I think that with this title the focus of the story would have been changed. It would be more focused on the idea of community rather than the idea of power.
3. The story of my pastiche is The Ride. I think that this title can represent two things; one being the phisical ride in the ambulance, and the second being a symbol for what life is. I think that the title helps with the development of my theme.
2. I think that another good title would have been Porch Talk because of how much the symbol of porch is tied into the story. I think that with this title the focus of the story would have been changed. It would be more focused on the idea of community rather than the idea of power.
3. The story of my pastiche is The Ride. I think that this title can represent two things; one being the phisical ride in the ambulance, and the second being a symbol for what life is. I think that the title helps with the development of my theme.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Journal #7
Simile: (Pg 118) "The room inside looked like the mouth of an alligator..."
In this sentence fragment the room is described as being like an alligators mouth. This helps create the room to be long and have possible "sharp" contours to it. This could also describe how Janie feels in the room; trapped, help-less and in danger. In the paragraph before this sentence Janie is freaking out because Tea Cake has been gone for a long time and her money was gone. This could explain why Hurston described the room like she did.
Metaphore: (Pg 93) "They were all so respectful and stiff with her, that she might have been the Empress of Japan"
Here Hurston is describing how the people of Eatonville are treating Janie after Joes death. Janie feels like she is being treated like an important person, like people are watching what they say or do around her because of her position. This can also be seen as a hyperbole.
Assonance: (Pg 124) "Dem wuzn't no high muckty mucks."
The mu sound is repeated in this sentence. The sound mu sounds sticky and squishy. The way it sounds can be realted to someone walking in thick mud. They first enter the mud quickly much like how the mu sound goes by fast. Their foot then comes out of the mud slowly as they try to take another step, which is like the rest of the word after mu. This assonance creates a slow sticky feeling in the sentence.
In this sentence fragment the room is described as being like an alligators mouth. This helps create the room to be long and have possible "sharp" contours to it. This could also describe how Janie feels in the room; trapped, help-less and in danger. In the paragraph before this sentence Janie is freaking out because Tea Cake has been gone for a long time and her money was gone. This could explain why Hurston described the room like she did.
Metaphore: (Pg 93) "They were all so respectful and stiff with her, that she might have been the Empress of Japan"
Here Hurston is describing how the people of Eatonville are treating Janie after Joes death. Janie feels like she is being treated like an important person, like people are watching what they say or do around her because of her position. This can also be seen as a hyperbole.
Assonance: (Pg 124) "Dem wuzn't no high muckty mucks."
The mu sound is repeated in this sentence. The sound mu sounds sticky and squishy. The way it sounds can be realted to someone walking in thick mud. They first enter the mud quickly much like how the mu sound goes by fast. Their foot then comes out of the mud slowly as they try to take another step, which is like the rest of the word after mu. This assonance creates a slow sticky feeling in the sentence.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Journal #6
The first thing i did to revise my paper was to rewrite the first paragraph. I tried to make it a bit more interesting and have it catch the readers attention more. I also added more description to each of the paragraphs to try to copy what Hurston does. I made some minor changes to the dialect in order to make it easier to read. One of the big things i saw in my paper was that the sentences didn't really flow together very well, so i when and changed the structure of most of the sentences. This would make the entire paper easier for the eyes to read. With the ending of the pastiche i rewrote the ending because it didn't feel like it did anything to support the theme. And finally i went through and attempted to strengthen the literary terms used. Hopefully they are easier to pick out in the pastiche.
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