Sunday, January 30, 2011
paper topic
For my paper topic I would like to write about the lottery. My paper would be about how the stoning was a sacrifice to have good crops. Never in the story did it say they were Christian as I recall. Maybe that's why the townspeople didn't seam so upset about the lottery.
The Lottery
As i began reading I wondered right away, "what kind of lottery is this?" What kind of lottery lets kids participate and what kind of lottery involves stones? The author seams to empasize the pile of stones a lot. The air seams heavy throughout the beginning. The nevousness before the lottery seams like they're waiting for something bad to happen, instead of good. When Bill got the slip of paper, Tessie was enraged. The lottery most not be good after all.
It doesn't surprise me that Tessie was the one that ended up winning the lottery and getting stoned. At the beginning of the story she already stood out by being late. It might be fate that she was the one to get stoned. Her personality seamed rude compared to the other wives who arrived on time.
"Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon," is a quote used. I wonder if the lottery is a sacrafice to have good crops. The town was talking down on the surrounding areas that have givin up the lottery. Maybe they think they won't have a good crop like they will. Why else would the town decide to kill somebody at random?
It doesn't surprise me that Tessie was the one that ended up winning the lottery and getting stoned. At the beginning of the story she already stood out by being late. It might be fate that she was the one to get stoned. Her personality seamed rude compared to the other wives who arrived on time.
"Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon," is a quote used. I wonder if the lottery is a sacrafice to have good crops. The town was talking down on the surrounding areas that have givin up the lottery. Maybe they think they won't have a good crop like they will. Why else would the town decide to kill somebody at random?
Young Goodman Brown
In the beginning of the story I already knew something evil was amidst. Faith's reaction to her husbands departure was quite haunting. She knew he wasn't up to anything good. Maybe it was her dreams that tipped her off?
Young Goodman Brown felt guilty and was paranoid throughout the story. On his way to the forest he was afraid the Devil was watching him. When he came across the stranger I knew this had to be the Devil. As they travel through the forest Goodman Brown keeps thinking about Faith. When he's taking a break he hears voices, but never sees anyone. He thinks these voices are real, but I don't. If the Devil as a magical staff then what is able to stop him from tricking Goodman Brown into hearing voices?
I think Goodman Brown's journey through the forest actually happened. I do think that everything he saw and the voices he heard were tricks of the Devil.
Because of this one night, Goodman Brown is forced to live a life of fear and being paranoid.
Young Goodman Brown felt guilty and was paranoid throughout the story. On his way to the forest he was afraid the Devil was watching him. When he came across the stranger I knew this had to be the Devil. As they travel through the forest Goodman Brown keeps thinking about Faith. When he's taking a break he hears voices, but never sees anyone. He thinks these voices are real, but I don't. If the Devil as a magical staff then what is able to stop him from tricking Goodman Brown into hearing voices?
I think Goodman Brown's journey through the forest actually happened. I do think that everything he saw and the voices he heard were tricks of the Devil.
Because of this one night, Goodman Brown is forced to live a life of fear and being paranoid.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Yellow Wallpaper
Overall I liked this story. At first I pitied the narrator and thought she was not ill and her husband was overreacting. I kept wondering to myself, what kind of husband locks his wife in a room? He had a reason that I never came to understand.
As the story proceeds the character does actually become crazy. Maybe there was something in the wallpaper. She stated at the beginning of the story that the house was eerie. Or maybe the narrator was crazy the whole time and her husband took her to this house and room so she wouldn’t be a threat to others.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
A Rose for Emily
When I started reading A Rose for Emily I pitied Emily. Her father died and her funds were low. But, as the story continued my feelings changed towards her. I began to think she was a little stuck up because she wouldn't venture out of her home or marry.
I didn't think she was mad until she went to the store to get arsenic and wouldn't give a reason why. I caught onto the foreshadowing about Homer Barron disappearing soon after the arsenic was bought and her house was locked up.
I also don't think Barron was homosexual. I think he likes to have a fun time with his guy friends and doesn't want to settle down.
The point of view for this story was what made it so interesting. If it was 1st person it would have been completely different. It was for the best to know other facts the narrator threw in.
I didn't think she was mad until she went to the store to get arsenic and wouldn't give a reason why. I caught onto the foreshadowing about Homer Barron disappearing soon after the arsenic was bought and her house was locked up.
I also don't think Barron was homosexual. I think he likes to have a fun time with his guy friends and doesn't want to settle down.
The point of view for this story was what made it so interesting. If it was 1st person it would have been completely different. It was for the best to know other facts the narrator threw in.
Monday, January 24, 2011
A Tell-Tale Heart
This selection is very interesting. The first sentence really captures the reader's attention and the rest of the selection is based around it.
"True!-nervous-very,very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?"
This stops the reader in their tracks to begin with. Why is the character nervous? And why will we call him mad?
I think the character is, of course, mad. They eye of the old man brought out strong emotions in the character that it heightened his senses. It's unreal how the character takes up a whole night nervously and carefully putting his head in the door to the old man's room first, and then fixating the lantern on his eye. Although the character is quite nervous the reader will find he gets more confident leading up to the old man's death.
In fact, the character gets so confident he invited the police into the old man's room where his dead body parts lay. I think the character did this to show power and the eye did not control him. In the end he did not escape his struggles the eye has caused him. Maybe he went mad from the guilt.
I thought this piece was rather depressing, but I found myself wanting more of the story when I was done reading it. Poe can really capture the reader by using amazing descriptive details.
"True!-nervous-very,very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?"
This stops the reader in their tracks to begin with. Why is the character nervous? And why will we call him mad?
I think the character is, of course, mad. They eye of the old man brought out strong emotions in the character that it heightened his senses. It's unreal how the character takes up a whole night nervously and carefully putting his head in the door to the old man's room first, and then fixating the lantern on his eye. Although the character is quite nervous the reader will find he gets more confident leading up to the old man's death.
In fact, the character gets so confident he invited the police into the old man's room where his dead body parts lay. I think the character did this to show power and the eye did not control him. In the end he did not escape his struggles the eye has caused him. Maybe he went mad from the guilt.
I thought this piece was rather depressing, but I found myself wanting more of the story when I was done reading it. Poe can really capture the reader by using amazing descriptive details.
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