Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 24th, 2009 No Comments »
Chinua Achebe makes excellent use of direct and indirect presentation to depict the characterization of Ekwefi.
INDIRECT PRESENTATION:
“…the tree was very much alive. Okonkwo’s second wife had merely cut a few leaves off it to wrap some food, and she said so.” (pg. 33)
“But although Okonkwo was a great man whose prowess was universally acknowledged, he [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 15th, 2009 No Comments »
There are three primary purposes of the first chapter of the novel Things Fall Apart. First of all, it establishes the protagonist of the story for the reader. The first sentence clearly tells the reader the primary character, “Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond.”
Also, the first chapter provides the setting and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 28th, 2009 No Comments »
To begin my research, I first looked up images of grecian urns. They are depicted as having several different deities all around them, and they are made of marble. So right away I knew that this would be a large part of the poem, this motif of Greece and coldness. Then I thought it would [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 25th, 2009 No Comments »
If I had the opportunity to redo my timed write on the poem entitled “Evening Hawk”, there are several things I would change. First of all, I would read the poem itself much more carefully and pay more attention to the pronouns being used. For example, in the fourth stanza the prounoun “he” is used, and it [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 13th, 2009 No Comments »
1. Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
2. Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.
3. Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.
I’ve decided to go with [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 13th, 2009 No Comments »
On the first page of “War Dances”, by Sherman Alexie, a prominent symbol is established. “…I unpacked my bag and found a dead cockroach, shrouded by a dirty sock, in a corner.” Then later, after the speaker lists all of the side effects of a disorder he has called phenobarbital, he says, “How do you like [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 5th, 2009 No Comments »
Willa Cather’s short story entitled “Paul’s Case” explores the thought that we as humans are born into a certain standing in the world, and that no matter how hard we may try, there is no way that can be changed.
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 24th, 2009 No Comments »
“The Rocking-Horse Winner”, by D. H. Lawrence, is a short story filled with different symbols and allegories. An obvious symbol in the story is the whispers the protagonist Paul hears in his home. They constantly say things like, “There must be more money! There must be more money!” So, these imaginary voices represent the greed [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
There are two main archetypes that are present in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”. The more obvious one is that of the social outcast. In most pieces of literature or film there is an “outsider” character that does not fit in and is disliked for some reason. In “The Lottery”, the social outcast is Mrs. Hutchinson. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 21st, 2009 No Comments »
The short story “Paul’s Case”, written by Willa Cather, gives the reader an interesting glimpse into the human desire to improve one’s circumstances. The protagonist Paul has a literal “case”, he is sick of his inferiority and wants to live a more glamorous, fashionable life like those of the upper-class. Cather uses specific choices in [...]
