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.

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?

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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btw, i forgot to include a title for the world view thing. its destestism

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.