Macbeth
I have never read Macbeth before, nor do I have any knowledge of it. From what I have heard, Macbeth is a joy to read, so I look forward to reading! The relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth shows that they know each other very well, and have spent a great deal of time together. I think that they both care about the other to the extreme. Lady Macbeth is very intelligent, and Macbeth is able to communicate well with her. She is strong-willed and very determined, which could cause occasional problems with Macbeth. It should be fun to continue reading!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
"The Chimney Sweeper" & "London"
The Chimney Sweeper
I was young when my mom died and my father left when i was very little
I sweep your chimneys and rest in dirt
There's Tom who cried when he got a haircut
I told him not to worry because now he couldn't have dirt spoil his pretty hair
He was quiet that night and had a tremendous sight
Thousands of sweepers were locked in coffins
An angel came with a key and opened the coffins
They ran, leaping and happy in a field; then bathe in the river and dry in the sun
Just themselves, no baggage. They are free spirited.
The angel tells Tom to behave and he will be blessed
Tom awakes, and aquires bags and brushes to go to work
It was a cold morning, but Tom was happy from the dream. If everyone does their job, everything will be okay.
London
I walk through the streets along the Thames River.
I watch the people. They look weak and depressed.
Every cry from man and child is fearful.
In every voice I hear madness spreading
The chimney sweepers cry through the dark church
The soldier's sigh in exhaution.
Above all I hear the harlot's curse.
A new child is born, but only into darkness.
I was young when my mom died and my father left when i was very little
I sweep your chimneys and rest in dirt
There's Tom who cried when he got a haircut
I told him not to worry because now he couldn't have dirt spoil his pretty hair
He was quiet that night and had a tremendous sight
Thousands of sweepers were locked in coffins
An angel came with a key and opened the coffins
They ran, leaping and happy in a field; then bathe in the river and dry in the sun
Just themselves, no baggage. They are free spirited.
The angel tells Tom to behave and he will be blessed
Tom awakes, and aquires bags and brushes to go to work
It was a cold morning, but Tom was happy from the dream. If everyone does their job, everything will be okay.
London
I walk through the streets along the Thames River.
I watch the people. They look weak and depressed.
Every cry from man and child is fearful.
In every voice I hear madness spreading
The chimney sweepers cry through the dark church
The soldier's sigh in exhaution.
Above all I hear the harlot's curse.
A new child is born, but only into darkness.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
The Yellow Wallpaper
"The Yellow Wallpaper" was a very different story. In reading, I came to one conclusion, and that is that the woman (narrator) is in a mental hospital or facility. John is her doctor and so is Jennie. She metions that they are physicians, but it is in her head that they become her family. The bed is nailed down and there are bars on the window. The woman is clearly mentally unstable.
The majority of the beginning of this story deals with the daily norms for the narrator; how she has to take pills, she is kept to her room. The people walking out in the gardens could be other patients as well as nurses and doctors. She cannot have visitors because she is not well.
As the story progresses, the woman's condition seems to worsen as she starts to see people come out of the walls. The fixation of the woman on the wallpaper is very similar to the fixation of the eye in Edgar Allan Poe's "A Tell-Tale Heart."
The majority of the beginning of this story deals with the daily norms for the narrator; how she has to take pills, she is kept to her room. The people walking out in the gardens could be other patients as well as nurses and doctors. She cannot have visitors because she is not well.
As the story progresses, the woman's condition seems to worsen as she starts to see people come out of the walls. The fixation of the woman on the wallpaper is very similar to the fixation of the eye in Edgar Allan Poe's "A Tell-Tale Heart."
A Tell-Tale Heart
"A Tell-Tale Heart" was destined to be as whacky as it was due to the author being Edgar Allan Poe. It is clear that the narrator of the story is crazy, driven mad by the old man's odd eye. The eye is described as being like the eye of a vulture, pale and blue with a film over it. It made the blood of the narrator run cold. But why is there such fixation on the eye? The narrator seems to be letting something as worthless, and as harmless as an eyeball determine that the old man must be killed so that the suffering will cease for the narrator.
The identity of the narrator is never revealed. The way that the narrator was able to sneak around the house and also creep in and out of the old man's room makes a person wonder if the narrator is a female. If true, it is likely that the narrator would be quiet and light on foot. However, in this time period, a woman would have to be very specialized in order to know how to move and replace floor boards, and would also have to kill a man and chop his body into pieces.
I believe that the narrator was very concise, possibly a victim of an obsessive compulsive disorder. The way everything was planned for the murder, and the articulation of details of getting away with it were far planned out. The narrator knew that they had to make a clean kill, and the execution was precise.
The narrator acted very normal and sane when the police arrived. Surprisingly, the craziness was set aside, and everything was seeming to work out for the narrator. The beating heart that grew louder in his head diminished the chances of not getting caught. It seems that the madness could not subside long enough.
The identity of the narrator is never revealed. The way that the narrator was able to sneak around the house and also creep in and out of the old man's room makes a person wonder if the narrator is a female. If true, it is likely that the narrator would be quiet and light on foot. However, in this time period, a woman would have to be very specialized in order to know how to move and replace floor boards, and would also have to kill a man and chop his body into pieces.
I believe that the narrator was very concise, possibly a victim of an obsessive compulsive disorder. The way everything was planned for the murder, and the articulation of details of getting away with it were far planned out. The narrator knew that they had to make a clean kill, and the execution was precise.
The narrator acted very normal and sane when the police arrived. Surprisingly, the craziness was set aside, and everything was seeming to work out for the narrator. The beating heart that grew louder in his head diminished the chances of not getting caught. It seems that the madness could not subside long enough.
Friday, January 21, 2011
A Rose For Emily
"A Rose for Emily" made me think about a few things. It is difficult to see exactly what type of person Miss Emily was. She desired zero contact with other people, but at the end of the story, a iron-gray hair of hers is found next to Homer Barron's dead body. The hair was found on the pillow which layed on the opposite side of the bed, and there was also evidence of an indentation of a head in the pillow, which means that Miss Emily might have had feelings and emotions buried deep down.
I think that Miss Emily was crazy just like old lady Wyatt, but underneath all of her problems (denial, anti-social, unstableness) she was a normal human being with plenty of emotions and thoughts. It seems that she grew up wealthy, with many pressures of settling down with a man when she becomes of age. There is evidence in the beginning of the story that Miss Emily was a good-looking woman, and I think that she decided to tell everyone to "F off" and she would do whatever she wanted. She knew that she would have the money to live for many years, with or without her father, and she was not going to be told what to do and follow in line with how everyone else wanted her to live her life.
I am confused to why she killed Homer Barron. She had wanted nothing to do with any man her entire life, and all of a sudden she takes in a man. She buys him things and then kills him. I think that she grew a liking to Homer Barron, but he was gay so she killed him so that he would always be there to lay with her.
I think that Miss Emily was crazy just like old lady Wyatt, but underneath all of her problems (denial, anti-social, unstableness) she was a normal human being with plenty of emotions and thoughts. It seems that she grew up wealthy, with many pressures of settling down with a man when she becomes of age. There is evidence in the beginning of the story that Miss Emily was a good-looking woman, and I think that she decided to tell everyone to "F off" and she would do whatever she wanted. She knew that she would have the money to live for many years, with or without her father, and she was not going to be told what to do and follow in line with how everyone else wanted her to live her life.
I am confused to why she killed Homer Barron. She had wanted nothing to do with any man her entire life, and all of a sudden she takes in a man. She buys him things and then kills him. I think that she grew a liking to Homer Barron, but he was gay so she killed him so that he would always be there to lay with her.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
1st Blog
In English 101, I learned to expand my thought process into detailed descriptions of what I was writing about. Although I do not fancy writing papers, I feel that English 101 prepared me for college writing. The workload and dedication are two things that are essential to being successful in college-level English. I have many things to improve on, but I am looking forward to this semester.
Here's a little about me:
I'm from Wisconsin, more specifically a town of about 13,000 people named Chippewa Falls. Chippewa Falls is home to the Leinenkugel brewery, which has been brewing perfection for 5 generations ;) I also play football here at the U. I am the punter. However, my favorite sport is baseball. I am a huge Chicago Cubs fan. Being from Wisconsin, I am a die-hard Packer fan.
I don't really write in my free time. I certainly don't hate it, but it's just not a passion of mine. From this class, I am hoping to develop more of a hobby of writing, as well as improve my writing skills.
Here's a little about me:
I'm from Wisconsin, more specifically a town of about 13,000 people named Chippewa Falls. Chippewa Falls is home to the Leinenkugel brewery, which has been brewing perfection for 5 generations ;) I also play football here at the U. I am the punter. However, my favorite sport is baseball. I am a huge Chicago Cubs fan. Being from Wisconsin, I am a die-hard Packer fan.
I don't really write in my free time. I certainly don't hate it, but it's just not a passion of mine. From this class, I am hoping to develop more of a hobby of writing, as well as improve my writing skills.
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