Scene Analysis
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
Individual Scene Analysis
Scene actually begins at 2:52 and ends at 5:13, but it would be a good idea to watch the part before, because i use alot of context from that scene to support the actual scene.
Individual Scene Analysis
Will Dewald
Per. 1 6/13/09
Ms. Wecker
Curse of the Golden flower
A position in power is often associated with wealth, happiness, and freedom. However, appearances can be deceiving in most cases. Power comes with restriction in some cases, very rarely are powerful people able to do whatever they want, or are even able to enjoy life. Restrictions and appearances are two ideas that are emphasized in the film Curse of the Golden Flower. The writer/director Yimou Zhang conveys these two main ideas through the motif of Gold, the Empresses sickness, the various servants, the symbol of hair, denial of pleasure, and through the bamboo curtains.
Shown through this scene is the idea of restriction, which acts as a way of evolving the characters and as foreshadowing. Hair is the main symbol depicting this. Throughout the scene, there are several shots concerning hair, or having hair being the main subject. Every person preparing their hair does in upward or in tightly knit buns. The Empress’s hair is the main subject in the scene before this scene as two separate girls prepare it and her son looks after it. Emphasized is shot 4 as the camera goes around her hair, as it is the focus. Her hair elaborately decorated and tightly done makes it look restricted and her uncomfortable. The Empress, denied of pleasure is another main contributor to the idea of restriction. During shots 27-32, the empress wants to have sexual relations with her stepson. Her son pushes her away from him, and they both become upset. This shows how everybody seems to be contributing to the empress’s restriction, as her love is being restricted. While the Empress is walking down the hallway in shots 1-8, the waiting servants pull up various bamboo shades. The bamboo shades, consistently emphasized, shows in shot 16 while the empress talks to the prince. The curtains are surrounding the characters from all sides, excluding the door. Shot 16 is a shot from behind the bamboo shades, which make it look almost as if it is a cage surrounding the prince and the empress. This effect contributes to the idea of both restriction and appearance since it makes it seem like they are trapped people observed through a cage.
Appearance is an important to the royalty in this film. It is used to display how wealthy and powerful the people are within the Forbidden City. The stereotype association of gold with power controls the people of china, so that they will remain subdued, both inside and outside the Forbidden City. Gold is the most important contributor to this appearance. Gold is the main part of the clothing, makeup, pillars and especially hair. The two princes both have their hair tied up in golden ribbon, while the empress’s hair is elaborate and overdone with solid gold accessories. The sheer number of the servants is an emphasized point within the scene and pre-scene. Seen as lower people, the servants in the scene before hand are all shot from a high angle. They work only to please the royalty, and contribute to the appearance that the royalty is powerful. Servants, in this sense, serve because of the Empress’s and the Emperor’s power, and at the same time they contribute to the power, making it real. The fact that the Empress is stricken with a mysterious sickness also lends to this falseness in appearance and power. The disease serves as a way of displaying lack of control, since the symptoms include uncontrollable spasm like action in the hands, and profuse sweating. The lack of control is shown in shot 5, when she stops in the middle of the hallway and grips her dress. Shot 5 is an extremely low angle shot, which elevates the empress as a power figure (makes her look taller) yet she is unable to control herself. This symbolizes how those in power do not have actual control or power. The sweat that follows the spasms symbolizes the rotting of her appearance, since it ruins her make-up and makes her seem weak. This represents the destruction of her appearance and power, and serves as a foreshadowing as to what may happen later in the plot.
The Film Curse of the Golden flower written by Yimou Zhang conveys the falseness of appearance and restrictions of power through the motif of Gold, the Empresses sickness, the various servants, the symbol of hair, denial of pleasure, and through the bamboo curtains. In doing this, he conveys how falseness of power has been present throughout history, as well as today. He makes the point that power is nothing but a illusion put up by the people, and that this “fake power” binds the power figures making them as miserable as the rest of the world.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Scene Analysis Proposal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0elpHep5a1Q
Im sorry, i could not find the one done in chinese. the voice overs arent really that good, but enjoy. the scene i want to do is the one that begins at 2:52 and runs to 5:13
Movie: Curse of the golden flower
Scene: second scene after the credits
Scene running time: 2:20
Description: the Empress is walking with an almost spitfull or angry intention down a vast hallway, which seems to be made up of a variaty of materials and in various bright, intense colors. as she walks, servants and her youngest son follow her, and servant women bow to her as she walks. she is dressed in an elaborate chinese golden dress, her hair built high and piled with a large assortment of jewelry, all gold. her servants are dressed in gold colored dresses. as she walks servants are pulling up bambo blinds. she then looks as if she is sick, and the camera pans around to her face, and then a sudden low angle shot of her gripping her dress. her son asks her what is wrong, and a servant comes to wipe her sweat and the empress smacks her hand away. she then looks at her son, and walks again. it then cuts to one scene of the empresses oldest son, servants attending to him with an orienting camera angle. the empress then walks down the hall and enters the room and she dismisses everyone but the eldest son. music begins to play, which sounds sort of like women moaning as the empress moves toward the son. she moves close to him, and he looks uncomfertable. she asks if he is going to go to a city somwhere(we dont know where or why yet) and asks if he is afraid. he says that she is his mother and continues to look uncomfertable. she smirks, and loudly whispers, "you know that were not related, we've been intamate for three years". he says that he is first his fathers son. she looks emotional and tryes to almost suduce him by closing in on him. he looks uncomfertable and trys to move away. as he does this, her long gold nails cut into his cloths, pushing her hand downward. she wants to know why he pushes her away, and says that things can be changed. he says that nothing can be changed. she looks upset and turns away, then asks what if she trys to. he wants her to tell him what she is plotting, and she tells him to go greet the emporor first, smirks, walks toward the door(he is watching her). she presses the door to make a ringing sound, and servants open the door, and she exits, leaving the prince concerned. this all takes place in a very colorfull palace, with lots of golden objects.
Im sorry, i could not find the one done in chinese. the voice overs arent really that good, but enjoy. the scene i want to do is the one that begins at 2:52 and runs to 5:13
Movie: Curse of the golden flower
Scene: second scene after the credits
Scene running time: 2:20
Description: the Empress is walking with an almost spitfull or angry intention down a vast hallway, which seems to be made up of a variaty of materials and in various bright, intense colors. as she walks, servants and her youngest son follow her, and servant women bow to her as she walks. she is dressed in an elaborate chinese golden dress, her hair built high and piled with a large assortment of jewelry, all gold. her servants are dressed in gold colored dresses. as she walks servants are pulling up bambo blinds. she then looks as if she is sick, and the camera pans around to her face, and then a sudden low angle shot of her gripping her dress. her son asks her what is wrong, and a servant comes to wipe her sweat and the empress smacks her hand away. she then looks at her son, and walks again. it then cuts to one scene of the empresses oldest son, servants attending to him with an orienting camera angle. the empress then walks down the hall and enters the room and she dismisses everyone but the eldest son. music begins to play, which sounds sort of like women moaning as the empress moves toward the son. she moves close to him, and he looks uncomfertable. she asks if he is going to go to a city somwhere(we dont know where or why yet) and asks if he is afraid. he says that she is his mother and continues to look uncomfertable. she smirks, and loudly whispers, "you know that were not related, we've been intamate for three years". he says that he is first his fathers son. she looks emotional and tryes to almost suduce him by closing in on him. he looks uncomfertable and trys to move away. as he does this, her long gold nails cut into his cloths, pushing her hand downward. she wants to know why he pushes her away, and says that things can be changed. he says that nothing can be changed. she looks upset and turns away, then asks what if she trys to. he wants her to tell him what she is plotting, and she tells him to go greet the emporor first, smirks, walks toward the door(he is watching her). she presses the door to make a ringing sound, and servants open the door, and she exits, leaving the prince concerned. this all takes place in a very colorfull palace, with lots of golden objects.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Compairing themes
Theme: Ignorance does not bring happiness, and happiness is not what should be the goal of life.
This theme is communicated in an obvious way in Antigone, particularly in Anouilh's verson of Antigone. It is done through the way she almost denounces happiness, claiming that it is not all there is to life. she offends creon who belives that happiness is the goal of life, "life is nothing more than the happiness you get out of it"(41). This subject can be seen in Sophocles's Oedipus. Oedipus is similar to antigone in that he questions everything, like he is seeking for knowlege of everything and follows his passion. everybody didnt want Oedipus to know his past(his wife/mother, the farmer), and people dont want Antigone to follow her passion(Chorus, Creon). Oedipus could have just ignored his past, or not cared and then he would be happy, but he didnt.
Theme: fate controls peoples lives, not just what they do.
This theme is especially prominant in Oedipus, seeing as how the gods predicted all that he would do. no matter how he tryed to counter it, or the people around him did, the events did unfold. this message is somwhat different in medea. there is no prediction or prophasy as to her actions, only what is assumed by the people. the reson for this is most likely becasue Medea sees herself(many do) as a godess, which in tern means that she determines her own fate.
This theme is communicated in an obvious way in Antigone, particularly in Anouilh's verson of Antigone. It is done through the way she almost denounces happiness, claiming that it is not all there is to life. she offends creon who belives that happiness is the goal of life, "life is nothing more than the happiness you get out of it"(41). This subject can be seen in Sophocles's Oedipus. Oedipus is similar to antigone in that he questions everything, like he is seeking for knowlege of everything and follows his passion. everybody didnt want Oedipus to know his past(his wife/mother, the farmer), and people dont want Antigone to follow her passion(Chorus, Creon). Oedipus could have just ignored his past, or not cared and then he would be happy, but he didnt.
Theme: fate controls peoples lives, not just what they do.
This theme is especially prominant in Oedipus, seeing as how the gods predicted all that he would do. no matter how he tryed to counter it, or the people around him did, the events did unfold. this message is somwhat different in medea. there is no prediction or prophasy as to her actions, only what is assumed by the people. the reson for this is most likely becasue Medea sees herself(many do) as a godess, which in tern means that she determines her own fate.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Antigone jornal #6: word choice in Anouilh
life
one of the ideas that Anouilh discussed was the idea of life and what the point of it is. creon seems to think that the point of life is to attain happiness, "life is nothing more than the happiness you get out of it"(41). Creon thinks that the only way that people can attain happiness is to remain ignorant, as clearly pointed out by Antigone, "Whom do you want me to leave dying, while i turn away my eyes?"(41). she is making it seem like the Creon turns away from what is painful or "dying" in order to find happiness. the fact that Creon uses the metephor of a child in order to display happyness adds to this idea of ignorace is bliss, since children are happy mainly because they do not know the evils of the world, "life is like a child playing around your feet"(41). he also seems to want Antigone to stay a little girl forever, and doesnt want her to grow as an adult so that she may be happy(in his eyes). this makes creon see almost stupid and tyranical because he most likely wants the public to be happy and remain blissful, which would involve not letting them make any dicisions or forming any opinions. he keeps the secret of polineces from the people, whats to keep him from keeping more? Antigone remains the heroin as she "spits" at creons idea of happiness. she states that happiness is something that is attained through knowlege and passion as seen by how she wants to ask questions and not just accept everything that she is told, "if he too has to learn to say yes to eveything--why, no, then , no! i do not love Haemon!"(42). by use of ambiguous terms that could mean multiple things to multiple people, like happiness and life, Anouih charicterizes antigone as passionate and quesioning and charicterizes Creon as tyranical.
one of the ideas that Anouilh discussed was the idea of life and what the point of it is. creon seems to think that the point of life is to attain happiness, "life is nothing more than the happiness you get out of it"(41). Creon thinks that the only way that people can attain happiness is to remain ignorant, as clearly pointed out by Antigone, "Whom do you want me to leave dying, while i turn away my eyes?"(41). she is making it seem like the Creon turns away from what is painful or "dying" in order to find happiness. the fact that Creon uses the metephor of a child in order to display happyness adds to this idea of ignorace is bliss, since children are happy mainly because they do not know the evils of the world, "life is like a child playing around your feet"(41). he also seems to want Antigone to stay a little girl forever, and doesnt want her to grow as an adult so that she may be happy(in his eyes). this makes creon see almost stupid and tyranical because he most likely wants the public to be happy and remain blissful, which would involve not letting them make any dicisions or forming any opinions. he keeps the secret of polineces from the people, whats to keep him from keeping more? Antigone remains the heroin as she "spits" at creons idea of happiness. she states that happiness is something that is attained through knowlege and passion as seen by how she wants to ask questions and not just accept everything that she is told, "if he too has to learn to say yes to eveything--why, no, then , no! i do not love Haemon!"(42). by use of ambiguous terms that could mean multiple things to multiple people, like happiness and life, Anouih charicterizes antigone as passionate and quesioning and charicterizes Creon as tyranical.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
act: Haemon
Haemon is a charicter who is motivated at first to be loyal to his father, and too please him, "no marriage could ever mean more to me than you, whatever good direction you may offer"(93). this primary motivation stays as an underlieing one, for the begining part of his talk with Creon anyway, as can be shown by how he doddles around the point, and trys to not offend Creons pride. he says things like, "its no disgrace for a man, even a wise man, to learn many things and not to be too ridgid"(96). he could have just said it flat out, or in an agressive matter. he could have said somthing like, "you need to learn better, because your ways are wrong. dont be stubbon!". eventually his mood shifts as creon and Haemon argue back and forth, and creon discovers Haemons true motivation and opinion, "this boy, i do believe, is fighting on her side, the womans side"(97). haemon even makes his opinion and motivation perfectly clear, "Its no city at all, owned by one man alone"(97). haemon had a clear motivation to save antigonie, since he suggests that he will die if antigonie does, "then she will die...but her death will kill another"(99). he is motivated by love, and resentment to his fathers method of rule and unjust punishment. this motivation plays a significant role in the play because it displays a clear bond between antigonie and haemon. this adds to the drama and sadness of the play, as well as sympathy for both haemon and antigonie.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Antigone jornal #5: lit tech in Anouilh
1. Foil (Ismene vs. Antigone): Antigone is pointed out from the begining as a different type of person. she is described as somone who was "the first out of bed because she loved the touch of the cold morning air on her barre skin"(12) and is basically represented as a lover of nature and somone who isnt like the other girls in their beauty or manor. Ismene says that other girls and boys stare at her. Ismene is shown as somone who is beautiful, who fears death, and especially somone who always follows orders. this contrast between the two emphasizes eachothers traits, and makes it easyer to predict how each of the people will behave or respond.
2. parallel structure: it is used mainly in two paragraghs. the first describes how creons towns people will react to Antigone burying the body that is forbidden to bury. there is repitition within the sentence of the topic(Ex: "a thousand arms will seize our arms"(12)). it is also used by antigone when she questions haemons love for her, the difference is that the word lying is used constantly as the topic of three questions (ex. "your arms around me arent lying, are they(17)). this is done to make the flow seem more thurough and/or efficient.
3. Simile: there is one example of a similie that has a significant effect on the charicterization of Creon. as the guard speaks to him, "Its nearly the end of night. your eyes are like lead"(21) this is done to not only communicate how heavy his eyes are from being tired, but also how powerful his judgements may be, or his influance(since the guard seems so fearful of what he says or thinks).
4. Moif(night): the motif of night is used to indicate rash or passionate emotion. notice how happy antigone is while happly playing outside in the dark, or how she references night whenever she talks about Haemond, "you did love me that night didnt you? im sure of it!"(17). it is also used as an indicator of passion or rash decision making(in a negitive way in addition to a positive), "stronger than any nightmare, stronger than the shadow of the cupboard that used to snarl at me"(14). darkness is used specifically to communicate night as she vividly describes her passions. this is done in order to serve as a forshadowing as to how her passions may lead her into darkness or death.
2. parallel structure: it is used mainly in two paragraghs. the first describes how creons towns people will react to Antigone burying the body that is forbidden to bury. there is repitition within the sentence of the topic(Ex: "a thousand arms will seize our arms"(12)). it is also used by antigone when she questions haemons love for her, the difference is that the word lying is used constantly as the topic of three questions (ex. "your arms around me arent lying, are they(17)). this is done to make the flow seem more thurough and/or efficient.
3. Simile: there is one example of a similie that has a significant effect on the charicterization of Creon. as the guard speaks to him, "Its nearly the end of night. your eyes are like lead"(21) this is done to not only communicate how heavy his eyes are from being tired, but also how powerful his judgements may be, or his influance(since the guard seems so fearful of what he says or thinks).
4. Moif(night): the motif of night is used to indicate rash or passionate emotion. notice how happy antigone is while happly playing outside in the dark, or how she references night whenever she talks about Haemond, "you did love me that night didnt you? im sure of it!"(17). it is also used as an indicator of passion or rash decision making(in a negitive way in addition to a positive), "stronger than any nightmare, stronger than the shadow of the cupboard that used to snarl at me"(14). darkness is used specifically to communicate night as she vividly describes her passions. this is done in order to serve as a forshadowing as to how her passions may lead her into darkness or death.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Antigone jornal #4: 1940s and new version
after looking it up, i found out that jean anouilh is french. this version of medea was also writen in WWII(1940s), which should have a great impact on the events in the book. the first thing that i thought about(before reading) is that it would go more in depth with feminism, because of the role reversal that took place during WWII when women had to take mens jobs since they were off fighting war. this could still happen, but it doesnt seem as relevent as i thought it would be. a key thing about the french during WWII was that they were almost immediatly taken over by germany, and controlled. this could influance the play by making the charicters more good vs evil exagerated, emphasizing conflicts, or making creon look like an evil person who takes over the lives of the people of thebes (like hitler taking over the french). There is also a HUGE difference in language and style that could be influanced by the time period itself.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Antigone jornal #3: casting
Antigone
"So Fiery-and it ought to chill your heart"(64)
"like father like daughter, passionate, wild..."(82)
"give me glory! what greater glory could i win than to give my own brother decent burial?"(84)
Kate Winslet- passionate blue eyes, needs to dye hair a deep red color, lean cut body, long hair, soft slightly pale skin, full lips
-fiery, spontanious, rebelious, feirce emotion, defensive, passionate, expressive, unreserved, brash
why?- kate winslet already had most of the phisical qualities required, and in several of her movies she displays qualities of spotinaity(eternal sunshine) or passion(titanic)
Ismene
"when a law forbids the city?"(61)
"I have no strenght for that"(63)
"tell me dear one, what can i do to help you, even now?"(88)
Rosario Dawson- typically a motherly attitude, not unattractive but not 100% desirable body type, bland emotion
-passive, motherly, wise, experienced, loving, trustworthy
Why?- Rosario Dawson has shown a type of motherly/older sister attidude in josie and the pussycats, and would fit the role becuase of her faithfulness to her loved ones in several different roles.
Creon
"Am I to rule this land for others-or myself?"(97)
"you, get out, wherever you please-"(81)
"follow your orders closly then"(69)
Ian McKellen-intimidating, elderly
-aggressive, intimidating, vicious, selfish, uncaring, firey, unjust, tyranical
Why?- Ian Mckellen would be good for the role because he has played the antagonist before(magnito in x-men), which is a charicter that also grows power hungry and selfish. (note: irrelivent to his role of creon, but just fyi he was gandalf ^^)
Haemon
"now, you see?who's talking like a child?"(97)
"its no city at all, owned by one man alone"(97)
"what, brazen threats? you go too far!(99)
Jet Lee- athletic body, powerful presence, rebellious charicter roles
-rebellious, deciving, inteligent, rightious
why?- Jet lee would suit Haemons role because of the several roles he has previously played involving him being either a trator, or a deciver(Hero).
"So Fiery-and it ought to chill your heart"(64)
"like father like daughter, passionate, wild..."(82)
"give me glory! what greater glory could i win than to give my own brother decent burial?"(84)
Kate Winslet- passionate blue eyes, needs to dye hair a deep red color, lean cut body, long hair, soft slightly pale skin, full lips
-fiery, spontanious, rebelious, feirce emotion, defensive, passionate, expressive, unreserved, brash
why?- kate winslet already had most of the phisical qualities required, and in several of her movies she displays qualities of spotinaity(eternal sunshine) or passion(titanic)
Ismene
"when a law forbids the city?"(61)
"I have no strenght for that"(63)
"tell me dear one, what can i do to help you, even now?"(88)
Rosario Dawson- typically a motherly attitude, not unattractive but not 100% desirable body type, bland emotion
-passive, motherly, wise, experienced, loving, trustworthy
Why?- Rosario Dawson has shown a type of motherly/older sister attidude in josie and the pussycats, and would fit the role becuase of her faithfulness to her loved ones in several different roles.
Creon
"Am I to rule this land for others-or myself?"(97)
"you, get out, wherever you please-"(81)
"follow your orders closly then"(69)
Ian McKellen-intimidating, elderly
-aggressive, intimidating, vicious, selfish, uncaring, firey, unjust, tyranical
Why?- Ian Mckellen would be good for the role because he has played the antagonist before(magnito in x-men), which is a charicter that also grows power hungry and selfish. (note: irrelivent to his role of creon, but just fyi he was gandalf ^^)
Haemon
"now, you see?who's talking like a child?"(97)
"its no city at all, owned by one man alone"(97)
"what, brazen threats? you go too far!(99)
Jet Lee- athletic body, powerful presence, rebellious charicter roles
-rebellious, deciving, inteligent, rightious
why?- Jet lee would suit Haemons role because of the several roles he has previously played involving him being either a trator, or a deciver(Hero).
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Antigone jornal #2
knowledge: what were creons actions and attitudes in Oedipus the king? what were creons actions and attitudes in Antigone?
Comprehension: how did Creon handle each the defiers of his laws? how did creon respond to What his son Haemon said about his actions?
Application: How does creons attitudes in Oedipus the king and in Antigone compaire?why is it that creon acts differently while in a position of power?
Analysis: what emotion would the audience have felt at creons sentence of antigone?what do you as a modern audience feel? who do you as the audience feel is the most victimized in this situation? Antigone, Haemon, the people of Thebes, or Ismene?
Synthesis: why is it that Creon seems to have changed from Oedipus the king to Antigone? how have the people of thebes changed since Oedipuses rule?
Evaluation: why is it that everybody seems to be against Creon in this play? is it because Creon has begun to show aspects of a dictators role in society? why would Creon not sentence Antigone to death?
Comprehension: how did Creon handle each the defiers of his laws? how did creon respond to What his son Haemon said about his actions?
Application: How does creons attitudes in Oedipus the king and in Antigone compaire?why is it that creon acts differently while in a position of power?
Analysis: what emotion would the audience have felt at creons sentence of antigone?what do you as a modern audience feel? who do you as the audience feel is the most victimized in this situation? Antigone, Haemon, the people of Thebes, or Ismene?
Synthesis: why is it that Creon seems to have changed from Oedipus the king to Antigone? how have the people of thebes changed since Oedipuses rule?
Evaluation: why is it that everybody seems to be against Creon in this play? is it because Creon has begun to show aspects of a dictators role in society? why would Creon not sentence Antigone to death?
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Antigone jornal #1
one technique used frequently on page 61 is the use of breaks in thought or pause in statement. for example, "what? you'd bury him--when a law forbids the city?"(61) the reason this is done is to convey a mood of shock and fear. this same type of pauseing creates tension, and allows for the audience to stop and think about the conflict or tension occuring.
Another effect used is the constant comparison to fire, or burning things. this sets a tone of charicterization for antigonie as it is used to describe her by Ismene, "So Fiery"(64) and is at the same time used to set a tone of prosparity, "Glory!--great beam of the sun"(65)Chorus. this effects the reader and changes the tone of the reading by making it seem like everything has a good and bad side to it, as fire does. it could also be an foreshadowing technique used to convey that something having to do with fire will occur.
There are many conflicts right off at the begining of this play, which shows that the play will be dealing with many issues. there is a conflict in personality between Antigone and Ismene in the begining about what should be put first, what is right and what is law, "I'd do them no dishonor...but defy the city?"(63) she questions Antigones values concerning the burial of their brothers, and places the citys rules as higher up. there is also constant concern for the law and order through out the play, and a conflict between what is right and wrong.
Another effect used is the constant comparison to fire, or burning things. this sets a tone of charicterization for antigonie as it is used to describe her by Ismene, "So Fiery"(64) and is at the same time used to set a tone of prosparity, "Glory!--great beam of the sun"(65)Chorus. this effects the reader and changes the tone of the reading by making it seem like everything has a good and bad side to it, as fire does. it could also be an foreshadowing technique used to convey that something having to do with fire will occur.
There are many conflicts right off at the begining of this play, which shows that the play will be dealing with many issues. there is a conflict in personality between Antigone and Ismene in the begining about what should be put first, what is right and what is law, "I'd do them no dishonor...but defy the city?"(63) she questions Antigones values concerning the burial of their brothers, and places the citys rules as higher up. there is also constant concern for the law and order through out the play, and a conflict between what is right and wrong.
Medea vs Oedipus on catharsis
The plays Medea and Oedipus are both examples of tragety because of their seperate use of cathersis, the downfall of power figures, and the fact that the play deals with the idea of fate.
In both medea and Oedipus the King, there is a systematic build of emotion followed by a purge of the same emotional energy. In the begining of the book, the audience feels that Oedipus is a kind person and feels that he is the more rightious charicter in the play as he speaks about his people, "I grieve for these, my people"(pg 163). yet at the end of the book, because of his actions and what he has done, we feel almost sorry for him. Especially since he has taken all the blame and punished himslef by gouging his eyes out. Medea uses cathardic elements in order to evoke anger from medeas actions when the audience once felt sorrow for her and her loss.
The two plays also involve a downfall in the main charicter in some way, the key difference between the two plays is the way the two charicters loose there power or influance. in Oedipus, he looses power through learning that he is the plauge of his city, and that he is the one to be blamed. In his seat of power he accused Creon of going against him, but in the end Creon emerges innocent after the events of the play unfold and has power over Oedipus because of what has been learned, and because of what Oedipus did as self punishment. Medea looses power in a way, because her credibility has been tarnished among the people of greece. She began as a charicter to feel sorry for because she had been hurt by her husband and childbearer Jason, which made the audience feel sorrow for her. however, in the end she killed her children, and posined Jasons fionce and her father. in doing this, she riled up the city and Jason, and has been lowerd in power.
Fate is discussed in both plays. Oedipus toys with fate in a more evident way than Medea becuase in the end, after all this attempt to defy the prophisy made by the Gods, the terrible tragety of Oedipus still occured. this means that the primary meaning in Oedipus is that fate is somthing that cannot be prevented. Medea plays with the idea of fate in a different fashion. the Creon in Medea as well as Jason both do there best to make sure Medea doesent end up doing somthing rash, by trying to appease her and trying to make her leave the land even though they know it will probily happen. they cannot defy the prediction that medea will do somthing rash, and she does making the idea of fate evedent and enevitable.
In both medea and Oedipus the King, there is a systematic build of emotion followed by a purge of the same emotional energy. In the begining of the book, the audience feels that Oedipus is a kind person and feels that he is the more rightious charicter in the play as he speaks about his people, "I grieve for these, my people"(pg 163). yet at the end of the book, because of his actions and what he has done, we feel almost sorry for him. Especially since he has taken all the blame and punished himslef by gouging his eyes out. Medea uses cathardic elements in order to evoke anger from medeas actions when the audience once felt sorrow for her and her loss.
The two plays also involve a downfall in the main charicter in some way, the key difference between the two plays is the way the two charicters loose there power or influance. in Oedipus, he looses power through learning that he is the plauge of his city, and that he is the one to be blamed. In his seat of power he accused Creon of going against him, but in the end Creon emerges innocent after the events of the play unfold and has power over Oedipus because of what has been learned, and because of what Oedipus did as self punishment. Medea looses power in a way, because her credibility has been tarnished among the people of greece. She began as a charicter to feel sorry for because she had been hurt by her husband and childbearer Jason, which made the audience feel sorrow for her. however, in the end she killed her children, and posined Jasons fionce and her father. in doing this, she riled up the city and Jason, and has been lowerd in power.
Fate is discussed in both plays. Oedipus toys with fate in a more evident way than Medea becuase in the end, after all this attempt to defy the prophisy made by the Gods, the terrible tragety of Oedipus still occured. this means that the primary meaning in Oedipus is that fate is somthing that cannot be prevented. Medea plays with the idea of fate in a different fashion. the Creon in Medea as well as Jason both do there best to make sure Medea doesent end up doing somthing rash, by trying to appease her and trying to make her leave the land even though they know it will probily happen. they cannot defy the prediction that medea will do somthing rash, and she does making the idea of fate evedent and enevitable.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Medea jornal #3
one interesting thing that should be noted is that throughout the begining of the play, only females used the gods or referenced them(chorus, Nurse, Medea), yet after Medea has poisined a couple people and killed her sons, then the males speak to the gods or reference them(messanger, Jason). Medea, throughout the play, interacts with the gods by making them almost seem equal to her as she goes along. but one of the key things Medea does is reference how the gods know something, or there knowlege in general. in the last episode, she talks about how the gods know what has happened from her side, "The gods know who began this whole calamity"(76). in doing this she sets herself as her equals by saying that they would take her side in the matter, and would agree that this entire tragety was Jasons fault to begin with. earlyer she even swears on the gods which makes it seem like they are hers to swear on, "Swear by the sun, my father's father dread. swear by every god and godhead"(56). Jason however interacts with the gods like what would be typical of a greek citizen, he asks them for things, "For the love of the gods allow me"(77). He is asking the gods for things, which in turn makes it seem like the gods have power over him. while Medea seems to use and reference the gods as if they have power over other people.
Topic/ kinda thesis statment: In the play Medea Euripides uses different interactions that his charicters have with the gods to display how some people place themselfs higher in power through Medeas use of gods as if they have power over people and Jasons use of the gods to act as if he is lower than them by asking the gods for things.
Topic/ kinda thesis statment: In the play Medea Euripides uses different interactions that his charicters have with the gods to display how some people place themselfs higher in power through Medeas use of gods as if they have power over people and Jasons use of the gods to act as if he is lower than them by asking the gods for things.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Medea jornal #1
The role of the corus in Medea differs from the chorus in Oedipus in several different ways. first of all, the chorus in Medea are all women and they are able to relate to the charicter more and have a closer relationship because of this. they seem to be able to relate to her problems in a more direct manor since they all share this common bond. notice how the chorus references Medea, " Oh, My poor Medea"(Medea 44). another difference is that Medea has a more personal connection with the chorus and speaks to them directly throughout the play. Medea exchanges looks with them, shares Secrets with them and has no fear of doing so. while in Oedipus, he was more afraid of sharing the secrets with his people till the very end. notice how Medea references the Chorus, "We Women are the worst-treated things alive" (Medea 40).
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Jornal entry #5: Sophocles
Sophocles evokes fear specifically in the audience by doing several different things. one thing he does is uses motifs of things that everybody either knows, or can relate to and by doing this he connects to other peoples lives. He first of all often references Nature and the power of nature, which is something that everyone can understand becuase we are all surounded by it. He also uses the gods, which are superior beings that everybody prayed to and everybody could relate to. in order to evoke fear or pity from the audience he creates situations that arent simply "sad" or something completely impossable. he uses things that the audience could see actually happening, or things the audience belives could happen in order to create another connection between what is going on in the play and real life. he also introduces self punishment in the behaviors of his charicters so the audience feels sorry for them. if the charicters didnt feel the need to take responsability for what they have done, then the audience would probibly just dislike the charicters rather than sympathize with them.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Oedipus jornal #4
"why scan the birds that scream above our heads?"(Oedipus the king 1055-1056) throughout the play, there is a repeating metaphor for prophesies. the same word usage is used through the play, there are birds circling in the sky, and the metaphor is always referenced after talk of prophesies or things concerning the future. the this connects back to the atmosphere of conflicting ideas of man controlling his destiny, and man not being in control of his destiny. birds can serve as an indicator of changing seasons(migratory) or impending doom, which means that they are prophesy. questioning these impending prophesies makes it seem like the people are not in control of there destiny, so why be worried about it? the idea is referenced earlyer in the play, "the skilled prophet scans the birds and shatters me with terror!"(Oedipus the king 550). the foreseeing prophet brings fear to the people because he scans the sky for the birds, or looks for prophesies. since the chorus basically represents the people, this displays how heavy an influence a profit is on the people. they are reliant on what he and the gods say about there Oedipus's destiny which contributes to the idea that man is not in control of his destiny since the people are so reliant on what there destiny is foretold to be.
Monday, April 27, 2009
sophocles journal #3
each character so far all speak to Apollo the most. Apollo is the god of the sun, and life so it makes sense that this is the god that people turn to most often, "So I turn to you, Apollo, you are nearest"(Oedipus 1007), the chorus and Jostica feel that this god is closer and easier to pray to. the fact that they are connecting to this god more suggests that the people are clinging to life more, as well as warmth, prosperity, and all other things associated with the sun which shows that the people are desperate and in a time of need. the most common symbol used is that of birds in the sky, the symbol represents prophesies and things of this nature, "why scan the birds that scream above our heads?"(Oedipus 1056-1057) this quote can then be interpreted to question looking for prophesies that suggest such terrible things. one metaphor used on page 209 discusses the consequences of pride, making it seem like pride is something that can be gorged and soon become "overripe and rich with ruin" (Oedipus 965). most of the characters feel that the gods are all powerful and end up deciding everything, unless what they predict is exceedingly terrible. Jocasta seems to deny the prophesy foretold by Apollo just because it is so out there, yet she ends up realizing that it is true. never the less, the chorus especially, constantly prays to the gods for help, and believe that they determine everything and whatever they say is right "the god does not grow old"(Oedipus 162-163).
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Oedipus jornal #2
thus far in the play, Oedipus seems to lack some basic leadership qualities and doesnt act with reason or with a level head. he easly looses his temper and calls Tiresias "scum of the earth", which probibly gives his people the impression that he behaves like a child. another thing is that he so angrlily denies that he is a murderer which almost makes it seem like he did have something to do with it judging by his reaction to Tiresiases conviction. why not just let it go if its not true? A good leader needs to know when to brush certain things off. he also seems to get caught up in his emotions, which influances his convictions against others and it also makes him stuborn and unable to see reason, particularly when he goes against Creon. Oedipus seems to go through a type of transformation as the play goes along. he at first attempts to be sympathetic and just with his citizens and himself. he later turns into an angry and vengful leader, who tryes very hard to avoid any word against him.
Creon seems to be the most relatable of the upper class. he is sensable, not extremely intelecent, and doesnt get caught up in his emotions. i would say that he is meant to be the person that the audience is meant to connect to, and understand better. he is being wrongfully accused by Oedipus, which also makes the audience feel sympathy for him. Teiresias seems like a very wise person, who is able to predict and forshadow. he also seems like a person who doesent want to hurt anyone or tell people things that they dont want to hear, as displayed by the way he and Oedipus began fighting becuase Teiresias didnt want to tell Oedipus that he was the killer. but it does seem that he can develope a temper, as seen by his long speech and snappy combacks towards Oedipus, critisizing his leadership.
Creon seems to be the most relatable of the upper class. he is sensable, not extremely intelecent, and doesnt get caught up in his emotions. i would say that he is meant to be the person that the audience is meant to connect to, and understand better. he is being wrongfully accused by Oedipus, which also makes the audience feel sympathy for him. Teiresias seems like a very wise person, who is able to predict and forshadow. he also seems like a person who doesent want to hurt anyone or tell people things that they dont want to hear, as displayed by the way he and Oedipus began fighting becuase Teiresias didnt want to tell Oedipus that he was the killer. but it does seem that he can develope a temper, as seen by his long speech and snappy combacks towards Oedipus, critisizing his leadership.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
sophocles pages 159-170 jornal assignment
Pg.159- oedipus has made observations that his city is in trouble and wonders what the trouble is, so he asks an honorable priest to speak for the people to find out whats wrong.
pg. 160- The priest responds by saying that men of all ages and status are looking for help by praying to the gods and visiting there temples because the ships sink, the crops and cattle are diseased, and women and children are dieing rapidly.
pg. 161- the priest goes on to say that oedipus is the mightyest of all men and has liberated the people once before, and he needs to do it again to once again proove his ability.
pg. 162- oedipus has been sadened by his dieing city and so he sent his wifes brother creon to ask the orical at delphi what he should do to save the city. and he has just arrived.
pg 163- creon brings seemingly good news about what will happen to the city, but does not wish to share the words of the gods with commonfolk
pg 164- according to creon, the only way to cure the city is to kill the man who was responsable for killing the leader before Oedipus.
pg 165- the murderer they need to find has traveled to find an orical, and was not to be found after that. all the witnesses to his travel have been killed exept a terrified person who fled, who can only tell them one thing.
pg 166- a band of thiefs attacked the former king and killed him, and the only reason these people got away was because sphinx convinced the people that they should just let it go.
pg 167- oedipus has decided that this must be whats wrong, so he plans to help kill the murderer at all costs and tells the priest to get other priests to help track the murderer down. oedipus and creaon then enter the palace, and the priest announces what has been found.
pg 168- the people of the city comoe in and ask for what knowlege creon has gained from delphi, then they go on glorifing Oedipus.
pg 169- the people of the city talk about how great the city once was, and now everything in it is dieing. generations die, and the city has become a place of mourning and dread for its people.
pg 170- the people are now begging the multuple gods for assistance to stop this plauge by assulting it.
Motifs
1. there was an awful lot of death and morbid words such as blood, banish and murder repeated throughout the section, which lends to a darker sort of tone
2. Nature was repeated through the play, which kinda lays the importance of nature in the society down
3. the gods were referenced many times, and each time involved them having some kind of power over the people. the people also begged them alot for things. this shows how dependent the people were on there gods and godesses
dramatic type structure
1. by placing only one or two words at the begining of a line, the speaker sounds like he is being dramatic or is emphasizing the word. especially when they begin with things like "Our leader" or "whose murder?"
my questions
1. what are the branches that priests have? why are they frequently talked about?
2. why is it that the only people that are "individual" in there thought and speech are the more uppercut people? why are the citizens all one voice?
pg. 160- The priest responds by saying that men of all ages and status are looking for help by praying to the gods and visiting there temples because the ships sink, the crops and cattle are diseased, and women and children are dieing rapidly.
pg. 161- the priest goes on to say that oedipus is the mightyest of all men and has liberated the people once before, and he needs to do it again to once again proove his ability.
pg. 162- oedipus has been sadened by his dieing city and so he sent his wifes brother creon to ask the orical at delphi what he should do to save the city. and he has just arrived.
pg 163- creon brings seemingly good news about what will happen to the city, but does not wish to share the words of the gods with commonfolk
pg 164- according to creon, the only way to cure the city is to kill the man who was responsable for killing the leader before Oedipus.
pg 165- the murderer they need to find has traveled to find an orical, and was not to be found after that. all the witnesses to his travel have been killed exept a terrified person who fled, who can only tell them one thing.
pg 166- a band of thiefs attacked the former king and killed him, and the only reason these people got away was because sphinx convinced the people that they should just let it go.
pg 167- oedipus has decided that this must be whats wrong, so he plans to help kill the murderer at all costs and tells the priest to get other priests to help track the murderer down. oedipus and creaon then enter the palace, and the priest announces what has been found.
pg 168- the people of the city comoe in and ask for what knowlege creon has gained from delphi, then they go on glorifing Oedipus.
pg 169- the people of the city talk about how great the city once was, and now everything in it is dieing. generations die, and the city has become a place of mourning and dread for its people.
pg 170- the people are now begging the multuple gods for assistance to stop this plauge by assulting it.
Motifs
1. there was an awful lot of death and morbid words such as blood, banish and murder repeated throughout the section, which lends to a darker sort of tone
2. Nature was repeated through the play, which kinda lays the importance of nature in the society down
3. the gods were referenced many times, and each time involved them having some kind of power over the people. the people also begged them alot for things. this shows how dependent the people were on there gods and godesses
dramatic type structure
1. by placing only one or two words at the begining of a line, the speaker sounds like he is being dramatic or is emphasizing the word. especially when they begin with things like "Our leader" or "whose murder?"
my questions
1. what are the branches that priests have? why are they frequently talked about?
2. why is it that the only people that are "individual" in there thought and speech are the more uppercut people? why are the citizens all one voice?
Thursday, April 2, 2009
JOHN LOOK AT THIS TO PUT IN FINAL DRAFT!!!
i hope you get this comment, you prob wont. for the sentence in my section(third paragraph) that we though was confusing. i tryed rewriting it,
Zamyatin attempts to give this idea of balance in society by creating a scale, and depending on what is hapening in the society, the scale may tip towards security or towards civil liberties.
it combines two sentences, the sentences it combines are in the last part of my analysis on my first quote, and the sentence just before introducing the second quote. I REALLY HOPE YOU GET THIS, because it sounds alot better
Zamyatin attempts to give this idea of balance in society by creating a scale, and depending on what is hapening in the society, the scale may tip towards security or towards civil liberties.
it combines two sentences, the sentences it combines are in the last part of my analysis on my first quote, and the sentence just before introducing the second quote. I REALLY HOPE YOU GET THIS, because it sounds alot better
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
3rd paragraph for WE rough draft
Zamyatin creates a conflict between the one state and the mephi in order to offer the idea that societies have a scale that balances security and civil liberties. The conflict Zamyatin creates is evident because of the word choice used by D-503, a member of the one state, while he is describing members of the mephi. D-503 has just entered the world outside the green wall, “In the clearing-people… Or-I don’t know what to call them-perhaps, more precisely, beings” (Zamyatin 155). Not knowing how to classify them, D-503 has just described these fellow humans as beings not as people but as beings. D-503 has just set himself and members of the one state as greater because they are people, which separates the two societies. This displays a conflict between them, since another society would classify the other as less than them. Depending on what is happening or has happened in societies, especially conflict, the balance scale may tip too much towards security or towards balance. Zamyatin attempts to give this idea of balance in society by creating a scale. D-503 has just announced his opinion on madness after someone in the audience regarded the rebellion as madness, “‘Yes, yes, madness! The sooner the better! And everyone must lose his mind, everyone must! The sooner the better! It is essential-I know it’” (Zamyatin 158). Members of the one state must be taught that security and protection are essential for humans to survive, or else the people would stand up for individual rights rather than societal security. This thought is imbued in their minds, it has become part of them and D-503 is stating that the people must lose their minds in order to rebel against the one state (need for security) to fight for civil liberty. Zamyatin is attempting to communicate the idea that in order to fight for liberty, one must give up the need for security, which assists in the idea that security and civil liberty are balance, equal and opposite. This idea of a balance scale contributes to a warning against having a total secure and protected society, since then civil rights would need to be abandoned or heavily restricted.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Dystopian Journal #3: WE, Topic C
The author’s primary concern with society was the issue involving lack of civil liberty. Zamyatin was concerned about a balance scale that is created naturally in modern day societies, this balance scale is between civil liberties and overall security. In the novel, Zamyatin offers this dystopian society which is “Over secure” as a result from the 200 years war. It is over secure to the point that civil liberties (such as privacy) are given up. Through the novel, Zamyatin hopes to convey the message that civil liberty and overall security must be balanced. This vision is powerful and believable when considering the fact that all societies give up many civil liberties during time periods of mass paranoia or post-war, which is only natural since people become frightened of radical behaviors. In turn, civil liberties must be given up to keep the people feel secure. This principle can be applied to periods in history such as the cold war. Fear of communism lead the American people to denounce all communists or disallow their right to free speech. Zamyatin is trying to illuminate what could happen if fear got to a high point and restricted civil liberties on an extreme level. Yevgney Zamyatin hopes that balance is something that may be achieved not only in war time, but in peace time so that today’s societies never reach the point of abandoning civil liberties or leaving societies unsecure.
Word count: 241 words
Word count: 241 words
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Propiganda poster!!!!
http://daddytypes.com/archive/chinese_space_poster_srl.jpg
The propiganda is targeting the chinese people. it is effective because it shows a happy child going into space in the push toward industrialization and capitalism. it also shows cultural animals that represent happyness, which adds to convincing the chinese people that capitalism(specifically in space)is good, happy and pure. because of the happy nature and passive child and animals, the poster dose not indicate overbearing control on the people. because of the bright colors and the well depicted images, it will most likely stay in peoples minds.
The propiganda is targeting the chinese people. it is effective because it shows a happy child going into space in the push toward industrialization and capitalism. it also shows cultural animals that represent happyness, which adds to convincing the chinese people that capitalism(specifically in space)is good, happy and pure. because of the happy nature and passive child and animals, the poster dose not indicate overbearing control on the people. because of the bright colors and the well depicted images, it will most likely stay in peoples minds.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Dystopian journal #2: WE- Topic
"All that night i was tormented by wings. i walked about shielding my head with my hands from the wings. and then, there was the chair. not one of ours, not a modern glass chair, but an ancient wooden one. it moved like a horse-front right foot, rear left, front left, rear right. it ran up to my bed, climbed into it, and i made love to the wooden chair. it was uncomforatable and painful. Amazing: acn't anyone invent a remedy for this dream-sickness? or else turn it into something rational, or even useful?" (Zamyatin 124)
The society in which D-503 lives is a society in which it is not normal to have dreams, or a soul for that matter. Therefore, the lack of dreams is a societal influence that has made its mark on D-503 since he feels that dreaming is not normal. By accomplishing this, the society has rid its people or “irrational” thought, which is how D-503 describes it. This loss of imagination makes it less likely that the people of the society will think there is another way to live, and will not push for reform or rebel. This proves that the society is against dreaming. This also displays the governments primary interests, which include making sure that the people have as little imagination as possible. The society has also taught its people that the ancient ways are bad, as displayed by D-503’s reaction to the wooden chair. Society has taught him that this ancient world is bad and is to be discouraged, seeing as how it was “Painful”. This is in the best intrest of the society. Since disregarding, the ancient society would most likely lead to chaos since the people would be able to reflect on the old ways for a future different from theirs.
Word count: 205
The society in which D-503 lives is a society in which it is not normal to have dreams, or a soul for that matter. Therefore, the lack of dreams is a societal influence that has made its mark on D-503 since he feels that dreaming is not normal. By accomplishing this, the society has rid its people or “irrational” thought, which is how D-503 describes it. This loss of imagination makes it less likely that the people of the society will think there is another way to live, and will not push for reform or rebel. This proves that the society is against dreaming. This also displays the governments primary interests, which include making sure that the people have as little imagination as possible. The society has also taught its people that the ancient ways are bad, as displayed by D-503’s reaction to the wooden chair. Society has taught him that this ancient world is bad and is to be discouraged, seeing as how it was “Painful”. This is in the best intrest of the society. Since disregarding, the ancient society would most likely lead to chaos since the people would be able to reflect on the old ways for a future different from theirs.
Word count: 205
WE MOTIF
through out the novel Zamayatin uses Teeth as a motif to express mainly primitiveness, particullarly unique to I-330. Zamayatin tends to describe I-330's teeth whenever she is doing something either divious, "ancient" or dangerous. I-330 describes the ancient house, "'This is my favorite...' and suddenly she seemed to catch herself. A bite-smile, white sharp teeth. 'I mean, to be exact, the most absurd of all their 'apartments''' (Zamyatin 27). by favoring this ancient house for whatever reason, I-330 sets herself apart from her society in which favoring an old house is considered silly since it is ancient. Teeth is typically associated with primitiveness in todays society, since man is said to have evolved beyond the need for large sharp teeth. by using teeth Zamayatin give I-330 a primitive attribute which is used in this particular quote to be relitive to her favoring of the ancient house.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Dystopian Journal #1: WE, Topic B
I-330 is a character in Yevgeny Zamyatin’s novel WE who is locked in a personal struggle against her society. I-330 is victimized by her society in that her interests, beliefs and personality especially conflicts with what her society expects of her. I-330 is noticeably different in her personality, and it is noticed by others. She is also caught in self-conflict because of this external conflict. She is constantly criticizing the ancient society when she actually embraces there ideals and habits( ie. Drinking and smoking). This not only displays self conviction, but an act of open rebellion against what her society expects of its people. She attracts D-503 because she does these forbidden things, while the blinds are closed and nobody can see. Smoking, drinking and even tempting D-503 with writing a note to excuse him from work are all things that this society forbids, because each of these things is for personal benefit only and has contribution to the community. Just as today’s teens rebel because they seek attention, I-330 seeks attention from D-503. In a sense, her open rebellion against her society was successful since it was able to gain attention from D-503. She even gave him the burden of love, dreams and the worst known condition of the society, a soul. In response to this, she simply laughs. As if she is unconcerned about societal norms, and what she knows she has accomplished by showing D-303 the forbidden ancient world of sin and self-gain.
Word count- 247
Word count- 247
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
mostly brand new thesis
Camus expresses the idea that abstract things in life, such as religion, emotion, and worry, are not needed through Meursaults lack of expression to Marie, Meursaults lash against religion, in speech and life style, and Meursaults lay back attitude concerning his schedule and lack of dwelling upon his mothers death.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Revised Thesis
Camus "the Stranger" can be seen as a representation of how people only gain the ability to express emotion when judged by society when considering Meursaults inability to express emotion when it is normally appropriate, Meursaults sudden emotional floods felt at the end after realizing he has been convicted, and Meursaults notion that all interacions with people are equal on emotional levels.
Jornal entry # 17
Meursault comes to the conclusion that life is something that can be appreciated only upon reflection, that all lives are equal in death, and that death is an inevitable thing that cannot be avoided so there is no use in dwelling upon it weather death comes soon or later. also that all lives are equal in general, and the ways we change each other should be accepted by the person and not forced.
Camus wants everybody to come to different conclusions or else he wouldn't have made such a controversial character, in such a controversial situation. some people will assume that whatever conclusions made by Meursault must be negative all the time, while others may assume that his last thoughts are of positive meaning.
Meursault is happier at the end of the novel. he is able to realize that people love and care for him and that he is able to love and miss others for non-physical purposes. he is also able to appreciate the world around him. although, making himself open to emotion also makes him more vulnerable, and more prone to being hurt or dissatisfied. staying neutral all the time allows a person to not feel downs as bad, and it makes them incapable up feeling ups.
Camus wants everybody to come to different conclusions or else he wouldn't have made such a controversial character, in such a controversial situation. some people will assume that whatever conclusions made by Meursault must be negative all the time, while others may assume that his last thoughts are of positive meaning.
Meursault is happier at the end of the novel. he is able to realize that people love and care for him and that he is able to love and miss others for non-physical purposes. he is also able to appreciate the world around him. although, making himself open to emotion also makes him more vulnerable, and more prone to being hurt or dissatisfied. staying neutral all the time allows a person to not feel downs as bad, and it makes them incapable up feeling ups.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Thesis for "The Stranger"
Camuses "The Stranger" expresses the notion that emotion can only be felt when judged by others are judged when considering Meursaults notice of how people must have thought about his lack of emotion, the scene in which Meursault enters the courtroom and emotion is generated from everybody giving him attention, and Meursaults respose to other pepole directly judging him( about his lack of faith and his mother)
Sunday, March 1, 2009
jornal entry # 16
The primary reason for Camus to create two parts to "The Stranger" is to display a change in outlook and emotion that is experienced by Meursault. In the beginning portion of the book it can be easily noted that he has a lack of emotion and caring about anything existing outside the physical realm, yet in the second part, having all of what he took for granted taken away form him, having experienced a relationship and having actually cared for his dead mother creates a contrast. Camus compairs several situations which have been experienced by Meursault in his old and new outlooks and emotional capabilities. An example would be how in the beginning of the book, when attending his mothers funeral, everybody stares at him and they all somewhat judge him in the way he left his mom in a home. he experiences a general lack of care for this. during his time in court, he enters a court room in which everybody stares and judges him in similar ways, and he is heavily effected emotionally by this judgement. this suggests emotional growth within Meursault.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
jornal entry # 15 part 2
1. Why does Camus/Ward (translator) use simple words to describe so formal a book?(Carsh)
A. The simple words in the translation are used in order to convey the personality of the Protagonist as shown by the way the simple words are concise, are easly interpreted and can be associated with a genral lack or emotion about the world.
2.Why does Camus vary the sentence length?(Carsh)
A: the sentence length is varied in order to show the varying intencities felt by the Protagonist, and the way his mind works as displayed by the varying depth of sentences, the genral fluxuation in emotion of charicter, and to display the lack of morality.
3.Why does Camus show how little Mersault is affected by the images around him except a select few? (the sun and ocean)(Watanabe)
A: Camus allows the sun and the ocean to effect mersaults emotions because they are a a part of nature, and therefore effect everybody and everything as displayed by the fact that Mersault lacks emotion in material things, has no interest in trivial relationships, and by his constant need for the natural craving of Sex.
4. What is Camus trying to tell use with the constant use of the sun through out the story?(Watanabe)
A. The constant use of the sun displays the intensity of how the reader is supposed to feel in particular situation as displayed by Mersaults genral lack of emotion in normally considered emotional situations, by the building of emotion in the situations that go unresolved and by the order in which Camus places said Situations.5.Why does Camus not use figures of speech, and what does that reveal about Meursault?(Brown)
A: Figures of speech arent used by Camus in order to display meursaults unemotional and skin deep perseptions.
6. Why does Camus use short statements at the beginning of every chapter?(Brown)
A: Camus uses short statements in order to further develope Mersaults charicter as displayed by mersaults lack of emotion, short stems of thought, and uneventful way of thinking.
7.What message is Camus trying to show with the motif of the sun and heat?(Kevin w's)
A:Camus uses the sun and heat to display the different emotions and intensitys felt by mersault due to the consistant reference during intence emotional situations, mersaults genral supression of emotion, and the affect that the sun has on mersaults moods.
8. Why does Camus use Mersault as a narrator instead of someone else?(Kevin W's)
A: Camus uses Mersault as a narrator so that the reader can develope a personal connection with Mersault, and mersaults inability to create a proper relationship with others aids in the readers intrest of the charecter and the emotions felt by him.
9.Why does Camus choose to make days go by quickly, and how does it reflect a theme? (Brown)
A: the days go by quickly so the reader may develop a sense of Mersaults perspective on emotion, and the way he feels about the meaning of things.
A. The simple words in the translation are used in order to convey the personality of the Protagonist as shown by the way the simple words are concise, are easly interpreted and can be associated with a genral lack or emotion about the world.
2.Why does Camus vary the sentence length?(Carsh)
A: the sentence length is varied in order to show the varying intencities felt by the Protagonist, and the way his mind works as displayed by the varying depth of sentences, the genral fluxuation in emotion of charicter, and to display the lack of morality.
3.Why does Camus show how little Mersault is affected by the images around him except a select few? (the sun and ocean)(Watanabe)
A: Camus allows the sun and the ocean to effect mersaults emotions because they are a a part of nature, and therefore effect everybody and everything as displayed by the fact that Mersault lacks emotion in material things, has no interest in trivial relationships, and by his constant need for the natural craving of Sex.
4. What is Camus trying to tell use with the constant use of the sun through out the story?(Watanabe)
A. The constant use of the sun displays the intensity of how the reader is supposed to feel in particular situation as displayed by Mersaults genral lack of emotion in normally considered emotional situations, by the building of emotion in the situations that go unresolved and by the order in which Camus places said Situations.5.Why does Camus not use figures of speech, and what does that reveal about Meursault?(Brown)
A: Figures of speech arent used by Camus in order to display meursaults unemotional and skin deep perseptions.
6. Why does Camus use short statements at the beginning of every chapter?(Brown)
A: Camus uses short statements in order to further develope Mersaults charicter as displayed by mersaults lack of emotion, short stems of thought, and uneventful way of thinking.
7.What message is Camus trying to show with the motif of the sun and heat?(Kevin w's)
A:Camus uses the sun and heat to display the different emotions and intensitys felt by mersault due to the consistant reference during intence emotional situations, mersaults genral supression of emotion, and the affect that the sun has on mersaults moods.
8. Why does Camus use Mersault as a narrator instead of someone else?(Kevin W's)
A: Camus uses Mersault as a narrator so that the reader can develope a personal connection with Mersault, and mersaults inability to create a proper relationship with others aids in the readers intrest of the charecter and the emotions felt by him.
9.Why does Camus choose to make days go by quickly, and how does it reflect a theme? (Brown)
A: the days go by quickly so the reader may develop a sense of Mersaults perspective on emotion, and the way he feels about the meaning of things.
jornal entry # 15
Word choice-
the words used by Camus dont give any definate feeling, and the words used dont convey power.
Dose Camus intentionally give vauge and literal words to create any sort of effect?
Sentences-
Camus uses both incomplete sentences and regular rythm in order to create a flow.
Why dose Camus create a fast paced sentence stucture?
Images-
Images found in nature are primarily used to convey emotion(sun, heat, ocean)
Why would Camus create such vivid imagry in nature
Symbols-
the sun is frequently used, and referenced during moments in which protagonists displays emotion.
Why dose Camus use the Sun in particular to display emotion
Firgures of speech-
there arent many similes or metaphors used in Camus's "the Stranger"
why dose Camus choose to not use similes or metaphors?
Rhetorical Devices-
Camus uses juxtaposition and foil to compaire Marie and Meursault
why dose Camus make Marie so emotional and loving?
Pattens-
Camus uses a consistant motif of hunger in a variety of situations
why dose Camus use Hunger as a motif?
Narrators-
Camus uses a first person perspective.
What effect dose first person perspective achieve that would not be achived with a third person perspective?
Structure-
Camus makes time go slow and fast depending on the situation of the protagonist.
Why dose Camus change the time laps depending on charicter?
the words used by Camus dont give any definate feeling, and the words used dont convey power.
Dose Camus intentionally give vauge and literal words to create any sort of effect?
Sentences-
Camus uses both incomplete sentences and regular rythm in order to create a flow.
Why dose Camus create a fast paced sentence stucture?
Images-
Images found in nature are primarily used to convey emotion(sun, heat, ocean)
Why would Camus create such vivid imagry in nature
Symbols-
the sun is frequently used, and referenced during moments in which protagonists displays emotion.
Why dose Camus use the Sun in particular to display emotion
Firgures of speech-
there arent many similes or metaphors used in Camus's "the Stranger"
why dose Camus choose to not use similes or metaphors?
Rhetorical Devices-
Camus uses juxtaposition and foil to compaire Marie and Meursault
why dose Camus make Marie so emotional and loving?
Pattens-
Camus uses a consistant motif of hunger in a variety of situations
why dose Camus use Hunger as a motif?
Narrators-
Camus uses a first person perspective.
What effect dose first person perspective achieve that would not be achived with a third person perspective?
Structure-
Camus makes time go slow and fast depending on the situation of the protagonist.
Why dose Camus change the time laps depending on charicter?
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
jornal entry # 14
my viewpoint effects the way i analyze events. even if something isnt caused by a particular event or meeting, i will seek out how the event took place by looking at the charicters personality traits and determaining what could have triggered the event from charicters thoughts or minor actions. i also look at how the charicters life was and how it turned out. i try to balence what made that charicter happy in the beginning and end of life. i also find that i am facinated by all foregin ideas or cultures, and especially odd people.
jornal entry # 13
the motif of the sun:
"The office overlooks the sea, and we took a minute to watch the freighters in the harbor, which was ablaze with sunlight" Camus 25)- this use of sun helps interpret charicters feeling of pleasure and indicates visual awarness.
" We were out of breath; the truck was bumping around on the uneven cobblestones of the quay in a cloud of dust and sun".( cacmus 26) - the sun and the dust contrast eachother making it interesting, since the sun typically makes things clearer, and dust was making it difficult to see.
" The four o'clock sun wasn't too hot, but the water was warm, with slow, gently lapping waves'.(Camus 34) - there is consistant reference to wether and how it subtly plays on meursault's attitude. the setting and the tone of happyness int the sentence also seems to be consistant with water(or even going for a swim)
" The sun was shining almost directly overhead onto the sand, and the glare on the water was unbearable".(Camus 52) - this is a time when the sun is referenced as negitive, which is a bit offputing twards the reader or even the purpose of the motif.
The motif of Maman:
" His bed creaked. and from the perculiar little noise coming through the partition, i realized he was crying. for some reason i thought of Maman". (Camus 39) the author seems to bring up Maman whenever a sad emotion is meant to be experianced by the reader or even Meursault. almost like in order for him to feel emotin, he must first reference somthing back to his own experience with the emotion instead of creating it.
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"The office overlooks the sea, and we took a minute to watch the freighters in the harbor, which was ablaze with sunlight" Camus 25)- this use of sun helps interpret charicters feeling of pleasure and indicates visual awarness.
" We were out of breath; the truck was bumping around on the uneven cobblestones of the quay in a cloud of dust and sun".( cacmus 26) - the sun and the dust contrast eachother making it interesting, since the sun typically makes things clearer, and dust was making it difficult to see.
" The four o'clock sun wasn't too hot, but the water was warm, with slow, gently lapping waves'.(Camus 34) - there is consistant reference to wether and how it subtly plays on meursault's attitude. the setting and the tone of happyness int the sentence also seems to be consistant with water(or even going for a swim)
" The sun was shining almost directly overhead onto the sand, and the glare on the water was unbearable".(Camus 52) - this is a time when the sun is referenced as negitive, which is a bit offputing twards the reader or even the purpose of the motif.
The motif of Maman:
" His bed creaked. and from the perculiar little noise coming through the partition, i realized he was crying. for some reason i thought of Maman". (Camus 39) the author seems to bring up Maman whenever a sad emotion is meant to be experianced by the reader or even Meursault. almost like in order for him to feel emotin, he must first reference somthing back to his own experience with the emotion instead of creating it.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
the stranger jornal 3: my new world view
1. Healthy people are born with a equal capability of experiencing pleasure and dis-pleasure, people may experience this pleasure at the beginning of life, at the end or distributed through life.
-ex. playing video games while having HW to do gives you pleasure now, but later you will experience displeasure from not completing your work(possibly guilt, or others not liking you or other factors)
2. Most people need some Almighty power or greater purpose in order to live sanely, while others do just fine without. which is just fine.
- many people need to have a religion to stay healthy, but many people don't need religion. people need to respect each others spirituality in order to avoid conflict.
3. people need to learn from each other and from themselves in order to live and grow. people must also learn from history and especially from all cultures.
- so there are no negative stereotypes, and prevent repeating mistakes.
4. we are all influence by each other and our relationships, no matter how insignificant, it contributes to future events, actions, and thoughts for life.
- its all about chaining. like someone seeing a good deed, which get them into a good mood, then they may possibly do another good deed. and the chain goes on.
5. every behavior enacted by a person is environmentally and genetically influenced.
- like if someone had a depressed mother, and had just been through a divorce. they might experience a long term state of depression
6. always be prepared. you can never determine wether or not something will happen so you should bring everything you can to prepare.
- like if you are going to walk the dog. you never know if he is going to #1 or #2 so you always bring a bag
7. in order for proper psychological development, one must acquire an understanding of the world around one.
- with out this understanding, one may have irrational ideas and problems communicating or developing in life.(also functioning in our society)
-ex. playing video games while having HW to do gives you pleasure now, but later you will experience displeasure from not completing your work(possibly guilt, or others not liking you or other factors)
2. Most people need some Almighty power or greater purpose in order to live sanely, while others do just fine without. which is just fine.
- many people need to have a religion to stay healthy, but many people don't need religion. people need to respect each others spirituality in order to avoid conflict.
3. people need to learn from each other and from themselves in order to live and grow. people must also learn from history and especially from all cultures.
- so there are no negative stereotypes, and prevent repeating mistakes.
4. we are all influence by each other and our relationships, no matter how insignificant, it contributes to future events, actions, and thoughts for life.
- its all about chaining. like someone seeing a good deed, which get them into a good mood, then they may possibly do another good deed. and the chain goes on.
5. every behavior enacted by a person is environmentally and genetically influenced.
- like if someone had a depressed mother, and had just been through a divorce. they might experience a long term state of depression
6. always be prepared. you can never determine wether or not something will happen so you should bring everything you can to prepare.
- like if you are going to walk the dog. you never know if he is going to #1 or #2 so you always bring a bag
7. in order for proper psychological development, one must acquire an understanding of the world around one.
- with out this understanding, one may have irrational ideas and problems communicating or developing in life.(also functioning in our society)
Monday, February 23, 2009
the stranger jornal 2: Meursault
meursault seems like a laid back type of guy who has the ability to feel emotions, but dosent really allow himself too. he thinks an awful lot, yet dosent really delve that deep. he only skims the surface of reality( which might be why there are fragments). he dosnet seem to let himself get attatched to anybody, or any particular thing. his actions are very basic, and lifestyle rather uninteresting( possably foreshadowing change?). Camus would create him to give reader someone very easy to connect too in the sense that Meursault has a basic lifstyle full of rather unexiting things, and when unexiting things do happen he remains unemotional. the outlook of Meursault also lets the reader take in his charicter more easly, with out trying to place all sorts of labels and assume things about him, he is very streight forward.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Jornal entry: the opening and closing of the novel, compairisons
when comparing the beginning and ending of the book, noticeable themes and motifs take place. particularly in the beginning and closing paragraphs. they both have a sea fairing motif to them. notice that both scenes depict either a horizon or a sea, which could represent many things about the world Janie lives in. even tide is mentioned in both of them in accordance to experiences. the main difference to both of them is that the beginning paragraph has a slightly hopeless overtone, "his dreams mocked to death by time"(Hurston, 1) conveying hopelessness in achieving all of ones dreams, while the last paragraph conveys a sense of experience and light.
Monday, February 16, 2009
jornal entry: Their eyes were watching God- significance
Hurston attempts to communicate that the characters all have a common perception and connection with God. During the hurricane, motor, teacake and Janie all huddled together and prayed that they would be saved. yet at the same time they felt that God had a power over them that could not be controlled. all they felt they could do was sit there and wait for what God had "planned" for them, or had in store for them. the characters perceive God as Nature and all that is or can be. the relationship between God is not particularly personal, as today's born again Christians believe, but that they need to wait and see and watch for Gods actions. the title suggests that through out the book the characters are at the mercy of their God, and that they have little power to prevent or begin things.
Jornal entry: Mrs. Turner
Mrs Turners relationship with her husband makes her character a more dominant and proud type of person. her husband claims her wild, which gives her confidence and an air of snootiness. because of this control, she probably craves control in all her relationships, which explains why she attempts to have Janie fall in love with her brother, because she want to control her love life. when comparing her relationship with others, the clear difference between theirs and every other relationship in the book is that the female seems to be the dominant spouse. Janie's and teacakes relationship are on a reasonably equal level, while in her past relationships the male has always been the dominant spouse, inconsiderate too. the roles have switched in Mrs. Turners case. They also seem less fun loving and active in their relationship when compared to Janie and Tea Cake.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
jornal entry:more literary terms( 13-15)
page:119
Term:Figurative language
Quote: "all she found out was that she was too old a vessel for new wine."
why/effect: this was used in order to convey figuratively how Janie is becoming too old for much change or even a new life partner. using this particular type of figurative language allows for the audience too picture how Janie feels about her self in a way that isn't obvious and allows the audience to think on it. the word choice in particular also lets us understand how she feels through imagery.
Term:Figurative language
Quote: "all she found out was that she was too old a vessel for new wine."
why/effect: this was used in order to convey figuratively how Janie is becoming too old for much change or even a new life partner. using this particular type of figurative language allows for the audience too picture how Janie feels about her self in a way that isn't obvious and allows the audience to think on it. the word choice in particular also lets us understand how she feels through imagery.
jornal entry:more literary terms(13-15)
page:131
Term:Parallel structure
quote: "Dancing, fighting, singing, crying, laughing, winning, and losing love every hour."
why/effect: this parallel structure is used in order to convey constant action, as well as make it easy to read. but mostly to help the audience understand whet life was like every night now for Janie, and how action packed and fun it was to her. it helps the audience connect to the character and create their own feelings of excitement, and project or imagine it in the book.
Term:Parallel structure
quote: "Dancing, fighting, singing, crying, laughing, winning, and losing love every hour."
why/effect: this parallel structure is used in order to convey constant action, as well as make it easy to read. but mostly to help the audience understand whet life was like every night now for Janie, and how action packed and fun it was to her. it helps the audience connect to the character and create their own feelings of excitement, and project or imagine it in the book.
jornal entry:more literary terms( 13-15)
Page: 137-138
Term: Imagry
Quote: "They wrestled on until they were doped with their own fumes and emanations; till their clothes had been torn away; till he hurled her to the floor and held her there melting her resistance with the heat of his body, doing things with their bodies to express the inexpressible; kissed her until she arched her body to meet him and they fell asleep in sweet exhaustion".
why/effect: the reason for using such provocidive imagry is to express teacakes and janies passion in a raw way. using such sensual tones and making it almost seem like a romance novel helps the audiance connect to the couple, and imagine their passion and even the way their passion takes shape. all the emotional conflict that had occured between them melt away in their sea of love, being able to "express the inexpressible" through such provocitive imagry is somthing a realistically sexualized audience can relate too.
Term: Imagry
Quote: "They wrestled on until they were doped with their own fumes and emanations; till their clothes had been torn away; till he hurled her to the floor and held her there melting her resistance with the heat of his body, doing things with their bodies to express the inexpressible; kissed her until she arched her body to meet him and they fell asleep in sweet exhaustion".
why/effect: the reason for using such provocidive imagry is to express teacakes and janies passion in a raw way. using such sensual tones and making it almost seem like a romance novel helps the audiance connect to the couple, and imagine their passion and even the way their passion takes shape. all the emotional conflict that had occured between them melt away in their sea of love, being able to "express the inexpressible" through such provocitive imagry is somthing a realistically sexualized audience can relate too.
Jornal entry: janies changes, and motivations
Janie has gone through radical change in the last two chapters. her past marriages both ended in what should be defined as disappointment, and hurt full. this gives Janie a very cynical outlook on the idea of men and of marriage. but then Tea Cake comes along and dramatically changes her attitude by treating her like a person as opposed to a second class citizen as her past husbands had. through the course of chapters 11-12, Janie slowly becomes trusting and positive. she also becomes confident in her appearance, outlooks, and actions. when relating her changes through the book, it can be observed that Janie becomes experience and intelligent as time goes on, but only now is she able to use these things she has gained and channel them towards a positive outlook on life. She also now has new motivation. she wants to make Herself and tea cake happy, and doesn't care about the opinions of others other than tea cake. she wants to start a new life for love and not out of what others pressure her to do, but for what she desires.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Jornal entry-mimicing Mrs. Hurston
Then Alexis began to ponder in isolation. isolation, that intriguing being with shining pleasantry who lived close in the mind. The despaired who existed on the land like a prairie with no grass, and no flowers. What need has isolation for grass, and what life can grow upon her? She sits upon her surly steppe, sadness that stalks the galaxy. Sits observing and stoic with her words conserved, waiting for her envoy to breeze her in. Been sitting there before there was a where or a when or a then. She was subject to find a claw from her paw lying in her living room any night now. She was disheartened and petrified at the thought. Rotten Andrea! She shan't not to condone fisticuffs in there by herself. She summoned Siouxsie in to submit a stay, but Andrea said no. The herbalists wher untrained in accordance with the unearthly physical complexity's, but they were knowledgeable in things for a case such as this. she would become sickly as soon as the double tailed man found what spell had been cast over her. She was sure to die. That's what she anticipated. but Siouxsie spoke to her in contrary, so she understood. And then if she had not, the next evening she was meant to know, for people strayed from her abode near the ice cream shop and pine forest. Beings who had typically visited the old house strayed away and did not glance at the house. Simply, they wandered away past the pine forest and walked on. Breeze, that claw less paw, had moved over the forest.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
this is my outline for the people watching thing
I. Introduction
A. This Observed man is in need of friendship and security in his life.
B. Thesis: This observed man can be seen as insecure, afraid of rejection and attention starved when considering his unnaturally dark hair, his tense body language, and walking speed.
II. Body
A. Unnaturally dark hair
1. The man’s darkened hair points to an insecurity with himself
a. He most likely dyes his hair because he feels he is inadequate, and his natural hair color is unacceptable.
b. His hair was extremely dark and shiny because of the gel he put in it, which further points to a want to change himself.
2. The man’s darkened hair points to a fear of rejection
a) He dyes his hair because of his want to please others, and fear of being disliked by another person
b) Whether people realize it or not, people dye their hair in order to do the same thing, win acceptance from others
B. His tense body language
3. The man’s tense body language points to a stressed mind due to fear of rejection
a. He appears relaxed at first glance but upon further inspection, his arms are stiff on each arm of his chair, his stomach is protruding, and his neck is stiff looking around slowly.
b. He could be sitting like that because he is afraid of judgment, if he sits too casually people could judge him negatively
1. The man’s tense body language points to a strengthening insecurity
a. He sits like this because he fells the way he sits comfortably is wrong or bad
C. His waking speed and drink consumption
1 . The man’s walking speed is the final stage of a fear of rejection
a. The man just bolted out before he could finish his drink with no known cause. He could have felt a rejection by the others sitting around him who weren’t talking to him.
b. The way he sipped his drink as he was dashing out could be a nervous tick
2. The man’s walking speed points to a need for attention
a. The way he dashed out so abruptly did get him some turning heads, he could have done it because he knew if he went out then he would get his attention.
Conclusion
A. This Observed man is in need of friendship and security in his life.
B. Thesis: This observed man can be seen as insecure, afraid of rejection and attention starved when considering his unnaturally dark hair, his tense body language, and walking speed.
II. Body
A. Unnaturally dark hair
1. The man’s darkened hair points to an insecurity with himself
a. He most likely dyes his hair because he feels he is inadequate, and his natural hair color is unacceptable.
b. His hair was extremely dark and shiny because of the gel he put in it, which further points to a want to change himself.
2. The man’s darkened hair points to a fear of rejection
a) He dyes his hair because of his want to please others, and fear of being disliked by another person
b) Whether people realize it or not, people dye their hair in order to do the same thing, win acceptance from others
B. His tense body language
3. The man’s tense body language points to a stressed mind due to fear of rejection
a. He appears relaxed at first glance but upon further inspection, his arms are stiff on each arm of his chair, his stomach is protruding, and his neck is stiff looking around slowly.
b. He could be sitting like that because he is afraid of judgment, if he sits too casually people could judge him negatively
1. The man’s tense body language points to a strengthening insecurity
a. He sits like this because he fells the way he sits comfortably is wrong or bad
C. His waking speed and drink consumption
1 . The man’s walking speed is the final stage of a fear of rejection
a. The man just bolted out before he could finish his drink with no known cause. He could have felt a rejection by the others sitting around him who weren’t talking to him.
b. The way he sipped his drink as he was dashing out could be a nervous tick
2. The man’s walking speed points to a need for attention
a. The way he dashed out so abruptly did get him some turning heads, he could have done it because he knew if he went out then he would get his attention.
Conclusion
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Literary term 5
page:27
Term:personification
Quote:But springtime reached her in there so she moved everything to a place in the yard where she could see the road.
why: this type of personification is used to display springtimes effect on Janie, and how it made her move outside to enjoy the sun. the good wheather and spirit of spring could also represent as incomeing change, which is something about to happen to her when she meets joe. it helps for the transition into meeting him also. this can also be called a type of forshadowing.
Term:personification
Quote:But springtime reached her in there so she moved everything to a place in the yard where she could see the road.
why: this type of personification is used to display springtimes effect on Janie, and how it made her move outside to enjoy the sun. the good wheather and spirit of spring could also represent as incomeing change, which is something about to happen to her when she meets joe. it helps for the transition into meeting him also. this can also be called a type of forshadowing.
Literary term 4
page: 32
Term: Simile
quote: The morning road air was like a new dress.
why: This symbolizes Janie's new start, and allows the reader a better perspective on how this new start might feel like. it could also help give perspective into the characters femininity, as well as time period. Using this device is very useful at the time to convey emotion, and it also keeps paragraph flow.
Term: Simile
quote: The morning road air was like a new dress.
why: This symbolizes Janie's new start, and allows the reader a better perspective on how this new start might feel like. it could also help give perspective into the characters femininity, as well as time period. Using this device is very useful at the time to convey emotion, and it also keeps paragraph flow.
literary term 3
page: 32
term: dynamic characterization
quote: What was she losing so much time for? A feeling of sudden newness and change came over her. Janie hurried out of the front gate and turned south. Even if Joe was not there waiting for her, the change was bound to do her good.
why: the author uses this to progress the story, and to display Janie's character in many more dimensions. Janie was not going to sit back and take this verbal abuse much longer, so she ran away to seek new love and a new life. This definitively adds depth to her character at this time in the book, and helps the story pick up with new excitement and fresh start, keeping the reader reading.
term: dynamic characterization
quote: What was she losing so much time for? A feeling of sudden newness and change came over her. Janie hurried out of the front gate and turned south. Even if Joe was not there waiting for her, the change was bound to do her good.
why: the author uses this to progress the story, and to display Janie's character in many more dimensions. Janie was not going to sit back and take this verbal abuse much longer, so she ran away to seek new love and a new life. This definitively adds depth to her character at this time in the book, and helps the story pick up with new excitement and fresh start, keeping the reader reading.
Literary term 2
page: 31
term: imagery
quote: The sun from ambush was threatening the world with red daggers, but the shadows were gray and solid-looking around the barn.
why: this not only paints a picture for the audience of the sun rising and how vivid and impacting it is to Janie, but it also helps audience identify Janie's mood in describing the scene. The words "dagger" and "shadow" are used to convey Janie's emotional state after recently being yelled at by her husband. The technique is used to help the audience identify with Janie's emotions as well as display the setting.
term: imagery
quote: The sun from ambush was threatening the world with red daggers, but the shadows were gray and solid-looking around the barn.
why: this not only paints a picture for the audience of the sun rising and how vivid and impacting it is to Janie, but it also helps audience identify Janie's mood in describing the scene. The words "dagger" and "shadow" are used to convey Janie's emotional state after recently being yelled at by her husband. The technique is used to help the audience identify with Janie's emotions as well as display the setting.
Literary term 1
pg: 29
term: metaphor
quote: "you behind a plow! you ain't got no mo' business wid uh plow than uh hog is got wid uh holiday!"
why: the author uses this literary technique to display how ridiculous it is for Janie to be plowing. A hog celebrating a holiday is a ridiculous idea that dose not occur in nature, which suggests how it is against nature for Janie to be plowing.
term: metaphor
quote: "you behind a plow! you ain't got no mo' business wid uh plow than uh hog is got wid uh holiday!"
why: the author uses this literary technique to display how ridiculous it is for Janie to be plowing. A hog celebrating a holiday is a ridiculous idea that dose not occur in nature, which suggests how it is against nature for Janie to be plowing.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
jornal entry #2
The setting, which is communicated by the Harlem dialect and Nanny's story, affects the atmosphere of the work by introducing the tensions that existed in an era in which the civil war recently took place. In the periods after the civil war there existed many degrees of tension between whites and blacks which led to segregation. The time frame set up in the book is also a time when white women were practically looked at as inferior. Combining both these tension makes life particularly harsh for an African-American woman( Janie). These two factors are also elevated due to the fact that the book is set in the south. Characterization is changed in the setting in the same way that atmosphere is changed. African-American women could not have much opportunity for education, and there also limited from the prejudice of whites. This limits characterization. Motivation is also affected. An African-American woman in the books setting had very little to hope for and little job opportunities. The only remaining motivation would be finding a good husband and defining yourself by that husband, since women were denied this identity during the this time period.
Jornal entry #1
The narration in the book seems to have a more educated, poetic, articulate and formal, while the dialect that is used communicates an unintellectual, inarticulate, loose and informal voice. Use of these two styles create a contrast that gives depth to the book, and allows the reader to see form all perspectives of the situation, as well as read different emotions in styles of speaking. The narration tends to state emotion in a situation, while the dialect actually helps the reader feel emotions in its informality. Take for example one of the first situations where the dialect is used. In its first use it indicates humor, friendship and love even going into the 3rd chapter. The use of intelligent words and complex sentence structure allows the reader to read emotion, instead of experience it. The dialect also communicates a setting and a culture all on its own that can not be achieved by just narration.
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