I believe that I addressed my problems with identifying different time periods of literature by my responses to the poems in 4.
"The poem describes a man who seems to be the epitome of what everyone wants to be; rich, well dressed, well mannered, and well off. However, at the end of the poem he shoots himself in the head. This shows the feeling of disillusionment that the author was feeling at the time. The poem was in essence saying that being this ideal of a successful human being does not guarantee you happiness. The story of the poem flies in the face of traditional American thinking about success."
Monday, May 17, 2010
4.
Richard Corey
The poem describes a man who seems to be the epitome of what everyone wants to be; rich, well dressed, well mannered, and well off. However, at the end of the poem he shoots himself in the head. This shows the feeling of disillusionment that the author was feeling at the time. The poem was in essence saying that being this ideal of a successful human being does not guarantee you happiness. The story of the poem flies in the face of traditional American thinking about success.
Mending Wall
The poem tells a story about two men who are building walls between each other, seemingly thinking that this is what they should do. The poem has a moment in the middle where the man who is like "an apple orchard" wonders to himself why "good fences make good neighbors". He ponders this for the rest of the poem, but ultimately continues on his path of building the wall of stone between himself and the pine man. The Modernistic qualities of the story are evidenced by the questioning of the norms that the orchard man seems to accept at the beginning of the poem. He wonders to himself what it would be like if he were to not have a fence up separating him from the world.
A Dream Deferred
A Dream Deferred asks the question what does injustice look like in a society? The poem is very modernistic in that it questions the American dream by suggesting that it is like rotting meat that is being waved in front the African Americans of the country.
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
The poem shows a mans feelings about his African heritage. It describes his pride of being of African descent and is modernistic in that it shows the world from a very different perspective than the traditional white one.
Incident
Incident describes a boy riding on the subway in Baltimore who is called a nigger by a white man for no reason whatsoever. This moment sticks with him for the rest of his life as his major memory of Baltimore. The story is Modern in that, like A Dream Deferred, it shows the inequality between blacks and whites and shows things from a perspective that does not think everything is well and fine.
The poem describes a man who seems to be the epitome of what everyone wants to be; rich, well dressed, well mannered, and well off. However, at the end of the poem he shoots himself in the head. This shows the feeling of disillusionment that the author was feeling at the time. The poem was in essence saying that being this ideal of a successful human being does not guarantee you happiness. The story of the poem flies in the face of traditional American thinking about success.
Mending Wall
The poem tells a story about two men who are building walls between each other, seemingly thinking that this is what they should do. The poem has a moment in the middle where the man who is like "an apple orchard" wonders to himself why "good fences make good neighbors". He ponders this for the rest of the poem, but ultimately continues on his path of building the wall of stone between himself and the pine man. The Modernistic qualities of the story are evidenced by the questioning of the norms that the orchard man seems to accept at the beginning of the poem. He wonders to himself what it would be like if he were to not have a fence up separating him from the world.
A Dream Deferred
A Dream Deferred asks the question what does injustice look like in a society? The poem is very modernistic in that it questions the American dream by suggesting that it is like rotting meat that is being waved in front the African Americans of the country.
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
The poem shows a mans feelings about his African heritage. It describes his pride of being of African descent and is modernistic in that it shows the world from a very different perspective than the traditional white one.
Incident
Incident describes a boy riding on the subway in Baltimore who is called a nigger by a white man for no reason whatsoever. This moment sticks with him for the rest of his life as his major memory of Baltimore. The story is Modern in that, like A Dream Deferred, it shows the inequality between blacks and whites and shows things from a perspective that does not think everything is well and fine.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
3.
I read "Soldier's Home" by Earnest Hemingway and I found it to brilliant. The writing style easily captures the readers attention, while also not being underdeveloped. Hemingway describes very gracefully the sense that this young man, Harold, is more or less dead inside. He returns home from WWI years after the fact, and years after most of his fellow soldiers had come home. He receives no parade and no fanfare upon his return, and is instead expected to enter back into regular society. Harold seems to be deeply disturbed and disillusioned by the horrors he has witnessed in the war. Upon his return, he seems to have zero ambition and zero sex drive. His nature seems to have been corrupted by the atrocities that he has seen or maybe even committed.
His utter lack of interest in the All American activities of taking girls out in a nice car, loving his mother, and working in a good job suggests that his emotional troubles may go even deeper than just disillusionment, and may even be something of the nature of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He no longer sees the world as something to be excited about, and certainly not something that he wishes to be a part of. He sees the world through a lens of truth that interferes with the perfect image of American life that the people in his home town are trying to hoist upon him.
His utter lack of interest in the All American activities of taking girls out in a nice car, loving his mother, and working in a good job suggests that his emotional troubles may go even deeper than just disillusionment, and may even be something of the nature of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He no longer sees the world as something to be excited about, and certainly not something that he wishes to be a part of. He sees the world through a lens of truth that interferes with the perfect image of American life that the people in his home town are trying to hoist upon him.
2. Disillusionment
I chose disillusionment as my theme of modernism because I feel that there is still much illusion in every day life around the world and especially in America.
I expect to see this theme portrayed in a very broad manner in the literature from the Modern era. During the first half of the 20th century, it seemed like people finally were not blinded by the lies of government and society. I expect to see examples of disillusionment from all around the world and focusing on a variety of issues.
I expect to see this theme portrayed in a very broad manner in the literature from the Modern era. During the first half of the 20th century, it seemed like people finally were not blinded by the lies of government and society. I expect to see examples of disillusionment from all around the world and focusing on a variety of issues.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Unit 4 intro
ELAALRL2 The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of theme in a work of American literature and provides evidence from the work to support understanding.
Sometimes I have trouble differentiating between two different themes. Such as Naturalism and Romanticism.
Sometimes I have trouble differentiating between two different themes. Such as Naturalism and Romanticism.
Friday, April 30, 2010
12.
ELAALRL1 The student demonstrates comprehension by identifying evidence (i.e., examples of diction, imagery, point of view, figurative language, symbolism, plot events and main ideas) in a variety of texts representative of different genres (i.e., poetry, prose [short story, novel, essay, editorial, biography], and drama) and using this evidence as the basis for interpretation.
I showed my ability to identify evidence in my response to The Battle With Mr. Covey:
"This vivid description shows how horrible life as a slave was. It also shows the very realistic traits that the author is using in his writing. He is not leaving anything up to your imagination. He wants you to see how horrible life as a slave really is."
ELAALRL2 The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of theme in a work of American literature and provides evidence from the work to support understanding.
"Through these intense descriptions of the atrocities that took place under slavery the reader is made aware of the social issue that Douglass wants to address; which is slavery itself. The story shows a reader who is not aware of the crime that is slavery how bad it really is. The story, in my opinion, is also a warning to slave owners in the south that the slaves can and will rise up from their appaling treatment eventually. The story effectively raises awarness of the social issue to those who are not in the know and threatens those who know what is happening, but are willingly taking part in it."
ELAALRL3 The student deepens understanding of literary works by relating them to their contemporary context or historical background, as well as to works from other time periods.
I showed my understanding of works of art with my analysis of Eastern Promises:
"My example of a piece of realistic art is the film Eastern Promises by David Cronenberg. The film depicts the brtual life of the underworld of Russia. The film has one exceedingly disturbing scene in which an undercover police officer who is trying to deeply infiltrate the mafia organization is told to rape a prostitute as his initiation. The scene bluntly shows you how terrible things really are for those who have fallen into such a life in Russia. This is an excellent example of realism because it jars you into remembering that there are horrific circumstances around the globe that we are not aware of simply because we are not there."
ELAALRL4 The student employs a variety of writing genres to demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of significant ideas in selected literary works. The student composes essays, narratives, poems, or technical documents.
I displayed this skill with my short story:
"He knew not where he was, or for how long he had been there. The rope that tightly bound his hands behind the chair was digging into his already raw wrists with every tug and tussle that he made in effort to break free from his bondage.
“I know you know where the rest of the explosives are” the soldier said to him.
“You can keep playing coy with us as long as you want, but we’re going to find out where the bombs are sooner or later, one way or another.”
He knew that the soldier was more than just a grunt, his insignias told him that much. Upon deducing this piece of information he hoped that he could reason with man, but just as he went to open his mouth to plead for his freedom the shock coursed through his body again.
Khadim remembered it all. He was standing on the sidewalk waiting on the 4 o’ clock bus when the ground shook beneath him. He awoke about a minute later with intense ringing in his ears, as he raised he saw the destruction of the checkpoint about 20 yards from him. A lone rifle lay on the ground; bent wildly out of shape from the force of the blast. Chaos ensued for about 20 minutes. Khadim waited for another blast to occur, as they usually come in pairs, but one never came.
Instead, four Humvees emerged on the scene. Twelve American soldiers came out and one of them who knew Arabic announced to the crowd of the injured and confused that they were securing the area until Iraqi Security Forces and the medics arrived. One of the soldiers immediately saw me, Khadim waived the solider to come over, and he did. But instead of helping the woman who was bleeding profusely from her arm the soldier rifle butted him right in the nose and once more Khadim fell out of consciousness.
The jolt of electricity to his back had triggered the flashback. He remembered now that this was the third time he had been tased during the interrogation. As Khadim raised his head slowly, in agonizing pain, he saw that the solider that was of higher rank than the others in the room was speaking with yet a higher ranked army official. This one was Iraqi. He seemed to be yelling at the American, but Khadim couldn’t make out any of their words. Finally, the Iraqi left the room and a man from behind Khadim untied him from the chair. The officer said get him out of my sight. And with that Khadim was dumped outside of the compound a free, but badly battered innocent man."
I showed my ability to identify evidence in my response to The Battle With Mr. Covey:
"This vivid description shows how horrible life as a slave was. It also shows the very realistic traits that the author is using in his writing. He is not leaving anything up to your imagination. He wants you to see how horrible life as a slave really is."
ELAALRL2 The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of theme in a work of American literature and provides evidence from the work to support understanding.
"Through these intense descriptions of the atrocities that took place under slavery the reader is made aware of the social issue that Douglass wants to address; which is slavery itself. The story shows a reader who is not aware of the crime that is slavery how bad it really is. The story, in my opinion, is also a warning to slave owners in the south that the slaves can and will rise up from their appaling treatment eventually. The story effectively raises awarness of the social issue to those who are not in the know and threatens those who know what is happening, but are willingly taking part in it."
ELAALRL3 The student deepens understanding of literary works by relating them to their contemporary context or historical background, as well as to works from other time periods.
I showed my understanding of works of art with my analysis of Eastern Promises:
"My example of a piece of realistic art is the film Eastern Promises by David Cronenberg. The film depicts the brtual life of the underworld of Russia. The film has one exceedingly disturbing scene in which an undercover police officer who is trying to deeply infiltrate the mafia organization is told to rape a prostitute as his initiation. The scene bluntly shows you how terrible things really are for those who have fallen into such a life in Russia. This is an excellent example of realism because it jars you into remembering that there are horrific circumstances around the globe that we are not aware of simply because we are not there."
ELAALRL4 The student employs a variety of writing genres to demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of significant ideas in selected literary works. The student composes essays, narratives, poems, or technical documents.
I displayed this skill with my short story:
"He knew not where he was, or for how long he had been there. The rope that tightly bound his hands behind the chair was digging into his already raw wrists with every tug and tussle that he made in effort to break free from his bondage.
“I know you know where the rest of the explosives are” the soldier said to him.
“You can keep playing coy with us as long as you want, but we’re going to find out where the bombs are sooner or later, one way or another.”
He knew that the soldier was more than just a grunt, his insignias told him that much. Upon deducing this piece of information he hoped that he could reason with man, but just as he went to open his mouth to plead for his freedom the shock coursed through his body again.
Khadim remembered it all. He was standing on the sidewalk waiting on the 4 o’ clock bus when the ground shook beneath him. He awoke about a minute later with intense ringing in his ears, as he raised he saw the destruction of the checkpoint about 20 yards from him. A lone rifle lay on the ground; bent wildly out of shape from the force of the blast. Chaos ensued for about 20 minutes. Khadim waited for another blast to occur, as they usually come in pairs, but one never came.
Instead, four Humvees emerged on the scene. Twelve American soldiers came out and one of them who knew Arabic announced to the crowd of the injured and confused that they were securing the area until Iraqi Security Forces and the medics arrived. One of the soldiers immediately saw me, Khadim waived the solider to come over, and he did. But instead of helping the woman who was bleeding profusely from her arm the soldier rifle butted him right in the nose and once more Khadim fell out of consciousness.
The jolt of electricity to his back had triggered the flashback. He remembered now that this was the third time he had been tased during the interrogation. As Khadim raised his head slowly, in agonizing pain, he saw that the solider that was of higher rank than the others in the room was speaking with yet a higher ranked army official. This one was Iraqi. He seemed to be yelling at the American, but Khadim couldn’t make out any of their words. Finally, the Iraqi left the room and a man from behind Khadim untied him from the chair. The officer said get him out of my sight. And with that Khadim was dumped outside of the compound a free, but badly battered innocent man."
11. Realism
He knew not where he was, or for how long he had been there. The rope that tightly bound his hands behind the chair was digging into his already raw wrists with every tug and tussle that he made in effort to break free from his bondage.
“I know you know where the rest of the explosives are” the soldier said to him.
“You can keep playing coy with us as long as you want, but we’re going to find out where the bombs are sooner or later, one way or another.”
He knew that the soldier was more than just a grunt, his insignias told him that much. Upon deducing this piece of information he hoped that he could reason with man, but just as he went to open his mouth to plead for his freedom the shock coursed through his body again.
Khadim remembered it all. He was standing on the sidewalk waiting on the 4 o’ clock bus when the ground shook beneath him. He awoke about a minute later with intense ringing in his ears, as he raised he saw the destruction of the checkpoint about 20 yards from him. A lone rifle lay on the ground; bent wildly out of shape from the force of the blast. Chaos ensued for about 20 minutes. Khadim waited for another blast to occur, as they usually come in pairs, but one never came.
Instead, four Humvees emerged on the scene. Twelve American soldiers came out and one of them who knew Arabic announced to the crowd of the injured and confused that they were securing the area until Iraqi Security Forces and the medics arrived. One of the soldiers immediately saw me, Khadim waived the solider to come over, and he did. But instead of helping the woman who was bleeding profusely from her arm the soldier rifle butted him right in the nose and once more Khadim fell out of consciousness.
The jolt of electricity to his back had triggered the flashback. He remembered now that this was the third time he had been tased during the interrogation. As Khadim raised his head slowly, in agonizing pain, he saw that the solider that was of higher rank than the others in the room was speaking with yet a higher ranked army official. This one was Iraqi. He seemed to be yelling at the American, but Khadim couldn’t make out any of their words. Finally, the Iraqi left the room and a man from behind Khadim untied him from the chair. The officer said get him out of my sight. And with that Khadim was dumped outside of the compound a free, but badly battered innocent man.
I believe that my writing is an accurate representation of realism due to its highly descriptive nature:
"Khadim remembered it all. He was standing on the sidewalk waiting on the 4 o’ clock bus when the ground shook beneath him. He awoke about a minute later with intense ringing in his ears, as he raised he saw the destruction of the checkpoint about 20 yards from him. A lone rifle lay on the ground; bent wildly out of shape from the force of the blast. Chaos ensued for about 20 minutes. Khadim waited for another blast to occur, as they usually come in pairs, but one never came."
And its addressing of the problem of American forces torturing innocent Iraqis in the war on terror:
"The jolt of electricity to his back had triggered the flashback. He remembered now that this was the third time he had been tased during the interrogation. As Khadim raised his head slowly, in agonizing pain, he saw that the solider that was of higher rank than the others in the room was speaking with yet a higher ranked army official. This one was Iraqi. He seemed to be yelling at the American, but Khadim couldn’t make out any of their words. Finally, the Iraqi left the room and a man from behind Khadim untied him from the chair. The officer said get him out of my sight. And with that Khadim was dumped outside of the compound a free, but badly battered innocent man."
“I know you know where the rest of the explosives are” the soldier said to him.
“You can keep playing coy with us as long as you want, but we’re going to find out where the bombs are sooner or later, one way or another.”
He knew that the soldier was more than just a grunt, his insignias told him that much. Upon deducing this piece of information he hoped that he could reason with man, but just as he went to open his mouth to plead for his freedom the shock coursed through his body again.
Khadim remembered it all. He was standing on the sidewalk waiting on the 4 o’ clock bus when the ground shook beneath him. He awoke about a minute later with intense ringing in his ears, as he raised he saw the destruction of the checkpoint about 20 yards from him. A lone rifle lay on the ground; bent wildly out of shape from the force of the blast. Chaos ensued for about 20 minutes. Khadim waited for another blast to occur, as they usually come in pairs, but one never came.
Instead, four Humvees emerged on the scene. Twelve American soldiers came out and one of them who knew Arabic announced to the crowd of the injured and confused that they were securing the area until Iraqi Security Forces and the medics arrived. One of the soldiers immediately saw me, Khadim waived the solider to come over, and he did. But instead of helping the woman who was bleeding profusely from her arm the soldier rifle butted him right in the nose and once more Khadim fell out of consciousness.
The jolt of electricity to his back had triggered the flashback. He remembered now that this was the third time he had been tased during the interrogation. As Khadim raised his head slowly, in agonizing pain, he saw that the solider that was of higher rank than the others in the room was speaking with yet a higher ranked army official. This one was Iraqi. He seemed to be yelling at the American, but Khadim couldn’t make out any of their words. Finally, the Iraqi left the room and a man from behind Khadim untied him from the chair. The officer said get him out of my sight. And with that Khadim was dumped outside of the compound a free, but badly battered innocent man.
I believe that my writing is an accurate representation of realism due to its highly descriptive nature:
"Khadim remembered it all. He was standing on the sidewalk waiting on the 4 o’ clock bus when the ground shook beneath him. He awoke about a minute later with intense ringing in his ears, as he raised he saw the destruction of the checkpoint about 20 yards from him. A lone rifle lay on the ground; bent wildly out of shape from the force of the blast. Chaos ensued for about 20 minutes. Khadim waited for another blast to occur, as they usually come in pairs, but one never came."
And its addressing of the problem of American forces torturing innocent Iraqis in the war on terror:
"The jolt of electricity to his back had triggered the flashback. He remembered now that this was the third time he had been tased during the interrogation. As Khadim raised his head slowly, in agonizing pain, he saw that the solider that was of higher rank than the others in the room was speaking with yet a higher ranked army official. This one was Iraqi. He seemed to be yelling at the American, but Khadim couldn’t make out any of their words. Finally, the Iraqi left the room and a man from behind Khadim untied him from the chair. The officer said get him out of my sight. And with that Khadim was dumped outside of the compound a free, but badly battered innocent man."
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