Rosie Charles
AP ENG III
The Minister’s Black Veil
In the story of The Minister’s Black Veil, the writing theme is typical of any gothic short story. In each and everyone, there is always something that is out of the ordinary and eerie. Also, what I have noticed with the Gothic style of writing is that most things start out perfect: too perfect. Not only does this short story follow the guidelines for gothic themed stories, it also appeals to the rhetoric triangle.
The very first thing I noticed was the common characteristics of gothic themed stories. As stated above, gothic tales are eerie. Most are dark and evil filled. But in this short story, the environment is pleasantly happy: until the minister comes out one day in a black veil. Also another thing I noticed that I can compare too other gothic stories are that the main character dies. In almost all gothic stories, the main character dies or has to suffer with something.
Secondly, I noticed that in almost all gothic tales there is a sense of flaw and emotion. By flaw I mean that there is always someone or a group of people that has a great flaw. This reminds me of the constant tragic flaw that was always present in old day tragedies. In these stories the people are too weak minded, or too trusting, or in this case too judge mental. By emotion, I mean that there is always a set sense of uncomfortable ness. While reading, the writers of gothic tales hope for the reader to feel a certain emotion. Whether it is fear, anxiety, or reluctance.
Lastly, I noticed the logical-sarcasm behind this certain gothic tale. The logical part is that the Puritan church was not only unjust, but also unfair. This is also the sarcasm of this story. It is known that as the continuation of gothic tales went on, so did the ridicule of the old customs and beliefs, like Puritanism.
The story of The minister’s Black Veil dos not only appeal to the rhetoric triangle, but it makes common sense. It shows the darker side of the Romanticism era and show the feelings of this specific writer.
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Y0uNG G0OdM@N Br0Wn!
Rosie Charles
AP ENG III
Young Goodman Brown
The story of Young Goodman Brown is one of many “gothic tales” in the late 17th century. Like most tales, it has a plot dealing with the devil and the deals that are made with him. Unlike most plots, it was not from the devil’s point of view, and, of course, the character didn’t follow through with anything. Also, in this literature, the writer appeals to some many concepts of the rhetoric triangle. These concepts help readers break down and interpret the writing.
The first concept of the rhetoric triangle that I noticed is that of appeals to emotion. This short story is completely dedicated to emotion. By the dark setting, it is suppose to set off fear and suspense, and the author succeeds. An example of this is, “It was now deep dusk in the forest, and deepest in that part of it where these two were journeying.” This direct quote only exemplifies the proof that the author’s intended purpose was to install some sort of anxiety or fear into the reader.
The diction within this short story really brings it all together. One main part of diction that stands out is the precise word choice. The author uses old English that uses words like: thou shalt, sayest, ‘t (it), etc. By using this sort of “slang”, the story and feeling of the time comes to life for the reader. It also helps the reader understand the type of people/ beings the characters were.
Lastly, is the great and dramatic irony of this short story, In the beginning, Young Goodman Brown comes off as this Christian man whom can do no wrong. But then he is seemingly trapped in this world so unknown to him. He is in a dark place that exhumes evilness. Another thing that is ironic is the part when he wife comes back in to the picture. This is something that is not expected because he is seemingly sneaking off from his wife, of three months, to do his “mission”.
In conclusion, the short narrative of Young Goodman Brown is once of pure excellence. This story is highly proclaimed as one of the best pieces of literature in American works. What makes this story stand out is for one: the author’s writing style. Unlike most gothic authors, he writes in the language that is expected of the characters to speak. Also, it is dark, without being horribly tarrying like Edgar Allan Poe for instance.
AP ENG III
Young Goodman Brown
The story of Young Goodman Brown is one of many “gothic tales” in the late 17th century. Like most tales, it has a plot dealing with the devil and the deals that are made with him. Unlike most plots, it was not from the devil’s point of view, and, of course, the character didn’t follow through with anything. Also, in this literature, the writer appeals to some many concepts of the rhetoric triangle. These concepts help readers break down and interpret the writing.
The first concept of the rhetoric triangle that I noticed is that of appeals to emotion. This short story is completely dedicated to emotion. By the dark setting, it is suppose to set off fear and suspense, and the author succeeds. An example of this is, “It was now deep dusk in the forest, and deepest in that part of it where these two were journeying.” This direct quote only exemplifies the proof that the author’s intended purpose was to install some sort of anxiety or fear into the reader.
The diction within this short story really brings it all together. One main part of diction that stands out is the precise word choice. The author uses old English that uses words like: thou shalt, sayest, ‘t (it), etc. By using this sort of “slang”, the story and feeling of the time comes to life for the reader. It also helps the reader understand the type of people/ beings the characters were.
Lastly, is the great and dramatic irony of this short story, In the beginning, Young Goodman Brown comes off as this Christian man whom can do no wrong. But then he is seemingly trapped in this world so unknown to him. He is in a dark place that exhumes evilness. Another thing that is ironic is the part when he wife comes back in to the picture. This is something that is not expected because he is seemingly sneaking off from his wife, of three months, to do his “mission”.
In conclusion, the short narrative of Young Goodman Brown is once of pure excellence. This story is highly proclaimed as one of the best pieces of literature in American works. What makes this story stand out is for one: the author’s writing style. Unlike most gothic authors, he writes in the language that is expected of the characters to speak. Also, it is dark, without being horribly tarrying like Edgar Allan Poe for instance.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Washinton Irving
Rosie Charles
AP ENG III
The Devil and Tom Walker
In the particular short story, Irving uses the gothic theme of romanticism. Just like Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving’s thought process seems very sick and twisted. In this story, Irving uses the rhetoric triangle in almost all aspects.
Irving used many concepts of the rhetoric triangle. The one that stood out the most to me is imagery. Washington Irving was very detailed in what he wrote, just like most people that wrote back in Irving’s time. For example in the first paragraph, lines 1-7, the environment is being described beautifully. A minor quote for instance: “the land rises abruptly from the water’s edge, into a high ridge on which grow a few scattered oaks of great age and immense size.” This sentence is not only descriptive, but it gives to reader a visual image of what is going on.
“Had an air of starvation.” This is a quote that appeals directly to pathos and figurative language. The author does not literally mean that the environment smells of starvation. He means that the feeling of the environment is sickly like. Another example of figurative language in this short story is this quote: “were as articulate as the bars of a gridiron.” IN this quote the author is speaking of the starving horses and how potent their ribs are. These are prime examples of how talented the author was in using his diction to explain the information that is trying to be provided.
Lastly, is the setting and tone of the story. As we know, the theme is gothic. The setting appeals to the gothic by a mile, but also the tone. The way the words are phrased and the words are used compliments to theme. For example, all of the death in the story appeals to gothic. Also, the specific figurative he uses. It is all dark. For example the quote “looking like alligators, sleeping in the mire.” Alligators are dark: the opposite of happiness.
Irving is an awesome writer who vaguely uses the rhetoric triangle in almost each and every way. Unlike some authors, Irving’s writing was dark, yet hopeful. Also, the main character felt bad afterwards.
AP ENG III
The Devil and Tom Walker
In the particular short story, Irving uses the gothic theme of romanticism. Just like Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving’s thought process seems very sick and twisted. In this story, Irving uses the rhetoric triangle in almost all aspects.
Irving used many concepts of the rhetoric triangle. The one that stood out the most to me is imagery. Washington Irving was very detailed in what he wrote, just like most people that wrote back in Irving’s time. For example in the first paragraph, lines 1-7, the environment is being described beautifully. A minor quote for instance: “the land rises abruptly from the water’s edge, into a high ridge on which grow a few scattered oaks of great age and immense size.” This sentence is not only descriptive, but it gives to reader a visual image of what is going on.
“Had an air of starvation.” This is a quote that appeals directly to pathos and figurative language. The author does not literally mean that the environment smells of starvation. He means that the feeling of the environment is sickly like. Another example of figurative language in this short story is this quote: “were as articulate as the bars of a gridiron.” IN this quote the author is speaking of the starving horses and how potent their ribs are. These are prime examples of how talented the author was in using his diction to explain the information that is trying to be provided.
Lastly, is the setting and tone of the story. As we know, the theme is gothic. The setting appeals to the gothic by a mile, but also the tone. The way the words are phrased and the words are used compliments to theme. For example, all of the death in the story appeals to gothic. Also, the specific figurative he uses. It is all dark. For example the quote “looking like alligators, sleeping in the mire.” Alligators are dark: the opposite of happiness.
Irving is an awesome writer who vaguely uses the rhetoric triangle in almost each and every way. Unlike some authors, Irving’s writing was dark, yet hopeful. Also, the main character felt bad afterwards.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
T. J. !! Dec. of Indp.
Rosie Charles
AP ENG III
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was a man of many aspects. Not only did he write The Declaration of Independence, but he also served as our vice-president, president, and Governor of Virginia which is his home town. Most people Jefferson as a founding father of America. They should because if it was not for Jefferson, we may be back under the control of Britain, or worse.
In the particular work, I noticed that Jefferson appealed largely to the aspect of pathos. Throughout the whole passage, emotions and feeling are being told and expressed. Jefferson’s tone in the Declaration is filled with emotion. I almost sense hatred in his address to the “king”. Also, this passage influences emotional changes within its audience. As a reader, you emotion are probably intensifying as the writing does.
Thomas Jefferson also appeals to the concept of logos in this work. Logic is a hard concept to use in writing. Everything Jefferson said was logical, because it was absolutely true. When he spoke about the king and all the wrong things that he had done, it was logical.
Jefferson’s diction within this literature was perfect. When he spoke about the king, his words were strong and fierce. What I also noticed is that Jefferson continued to us pronouns like us and we. By using words as such, the reader now feels like you are on their level and vise versa. This also helps in making the king look bad. Jefferson refers to him as he, and not as a person almost.
In conclusion, T.J. was one of the most influential founding fathers ever. This is true because he was more than a one thing person. He did several things for America because he was a genuine man and loved his nation.
AP ENG III
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was a man of many aspects. Not only did he write The Declaration of Independence, but he also served as our vice-president, president, and Governor of Virginia which is his home town. Most people Jefferson as a founding father of America. They should because if it was not for Jefferson, we may be back under the control of Britain, or worse.
In the particular work, I noticed that Jefferson appealed largely to the aspect of pathos. Throughout the whole passage, emotions and feeling are being told and expressed. Jefferson’s tone in the Declaration is filled with emotion. I almost sense hatred in his address to the “king”. Also, this passage influences emotional changes within its audience. As a reader, you emotion are probably intensifying as the writing does.
Thomas Jefferson also appeals to the concept of logos in this work. Logic is a hard concept to use in writing. Everything Jefferson said was logical, because it was absolutely true. When he spoke about the king and all the wrong things that he had done, it was logical.
Jefferson’s diction within this literature was perfect. When he spoke about the king, his words were strong and fierce. What I also noticed is that Jefferson continued to us pronouns like us and we. By using words as such, the reader now feels like you are on their level and vise versa. This also helps in making the king look bad. Jefferson refers to him as he, and not as a person almost.
In conclusion, T.J. was one of the most influential founding fathers ever. This is true because he was more than a one thing person. He did several things for America because he was a genuine man and loved his nation.
Incidents in the life of a SLAVE GIRL
Rosie Charles
AP ENG III
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an autobiography inscribing the life of being a black woman in America at a specified time. Harriet Jacobs (or Lisa Brent), had to be persuaded it to publish this autobiography. All in all, throughout the rest of the story, many aspects of the rhetorical triangle are applied.
The first concept of this story is pathos, which is emotion. The prime example of this is the how she was raped and harassed. No one, men and women, both, dislike the fact of any one being violated. As of me, it sparked my interest because the author was very honest and straight forward. Another example of the emotional setting of the story was environment in which she hid for 7 years. That is an emotional quote. No one likes to watch their children from afar. This also heightened the anger.
The next concept of the autobiography is diction. In this story Jacob’s diction was normal. But I believe that was intentional. Jacobs wanted to appeal to all crowds. By her talking in the “white” man’s term, blacks might start to think that she believes she is just too raw. Also, look at it vise versa. If it was written in pure black lingo, whites most likely would not read, or even care.
In conclusion the story by Jacobs was a wonderful one. This novel is so different in many ways. You have emotion that is portrayed in the story. There is also happiness and despair. Emotions are the backbone to a good story.
AP ENG III
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an autobiography inscribing the life of being a black woman in America at a specified time. Harriet Jacobs (or Lisa Brent), had to be persuaded it to publish this autobiography. All in all, throughout the rest of the story, many aspects of the rhetorical triangle are applied.
The first concept of this story is pathos, which is emotion. The prime example of this is the how she was raped and harassed. No one, men and women, both, dislike the fact of any one being violated. As of me, it sparked my interest because the author was very honest and straight forward. Another example of the emotional setting of the story was environment in which she hid for 7 years. That is an emotional quote. No one likes to watch their children from afar. This also heightened the anger.
The next concept of the autobiography is diction. In this story Jacob’s diction was normal. But I believe that was intentional. Jacobs wanted to appeal to all crowds. By her talking in the “white” man’s term, blacks might start to think that she believes she is just too raw. Also, look at it vise versa. If it was written in pure black lingo, whites most likely would not read, or even care.
In conclusion the story by Jacobs was a wonderful one. This novel is so different in many ways. You have emotion that is portrayed in the story. There is also happiness and despair. Emotions are the backbone to a good story.
Rosie Charles
AP ENG III
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an autobiography inscribing the life of being a black woman in America at a specified time. Harriet Jacobs (or Lisa Brent), had to be persuaded it to publish this autobiography. All in all, throughout the rest of the story, many aspects of the rhetorical triangle are applied.
The first concept of this story is pathos, which is emotion. The prime example of this is the how she was raped and harassed. No one, men and women, both, dislike the fact of any one being violated. As of me, it sparked my interest because the author was very honest and straight forward. Another example of the emotional setting of the story was environment in which she hid for 7 years. That is an emotional quote. No one likes to watch their children from afar. This also heightened the anger.
The next concept of the autobiography is diction. In this story Jacob’s diction was normal. But I believe that was intentional. Jacobs wanted to appeal to all crowds. By her talking in the “white” man’s term, blacks might start to think that she believes she is just too raw. Also, look at it vise versa. If it was written in pure black lingo, whites most likely would not read, or even care.
In conclusion the story by Jacobs was a wonderful one. This novel is so different in many ways. You have emotion that is portrayed in the story. There is also happiness and despair. Emotions are the backbone to a good story.
AP ENG III
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an autobiography inscribing the life of being a black woman in America at a specified time. Harriet Jacobs (or Lisa Brent), had to be persuaded it to publish this autobiography. All in all, throughout the rest of the story, many aspects of the rhetorical triangle are applied.
The first concept of this story is pathos, which is emotion. The prime example of this is the how she was raped and harassed. No one, men and women, both, dislike the fact of any one being violated. As of me, it sparked my interest because the author was very honest and straight forward. Another example of the emotional setting of the story was environment in which she hid for 7 years. That is an emotional quote. No one likes to watch their children from afar. This also heightened the anger.
The next concept of the autobiography is diction. In this story Jacob’s diction was normal. But I believe that was intentional. Jacobs wanted to appeal to all crowds. By her talking in the “white” man’s term, blacks might start to think that she believes she is just too raw. Also, look at it vise versa. If it was written in pure black lingo, whites most likely would not read, or even care.
In conclusion the story by Jacobs was a wonderful one. This novel is so different in many ways. You have emotion that is portrayed in the story. There is also happiness and despair. Emotions are the backbone to a good story.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
EdGAR ALLAN POE * TH3 FALl 0F TH3 H0uS3 0F U$H3R*
Rosie Charles
Edgar Allan Poe
The House of Usher
AP ENG II
The Fall of the House of Usher, written by Edgar Allan Poe, is one of the usual mysterious stories of this era. By usual I mean the writing style, which is Gothic. Edgar Allan Poe is infamous for he gory, scary, and evil filled stories. In this particular story, the theme definitely meets the status quote
As readers know very well, Poe is a very detailed writer. Not only detailed with diction, but detailed visually. In this short story, Poe uses the concept of imagery to demonstrate the environment of the story. For example: “the simple landscape features of the domain – upon the blank walls – upon the vacant eye-like windows – upon a few rank sedges – and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees”. In the preceding quote, the words reflect upon a deeper meaning of the place. I believe that it symbolizes the emptiness of the place, and how is it void.
Going along with being detailed, Poe’s diction plays a huge role in his writings. Poe is one of the many writers that use numerous amounts of adjectives to reel in readers. Besides adjectives and diction, pathos was used. This whole story consists of emotional. The emotions stream from worry to fear to confusion. The fear in this short story mainly takes place toward the end, where the sister was standing behind the door and ran in and killed her brother.
Edgar Allan Poe is a writer like no other. Even thought many people wrote “gothically” so to speak, Poe was different for many reasons. One, he was seemingly purely crazy. Everything, in almost all of his stories, end bad or with death. Another reason why Poe is like none other is because of his diction, not many author can pull of a page of adjectives and make it sound great.
Edgar Allan Poe
The House of Usher
AP ENG II
The Fall of the House of Usher, written by Edgar Allan Poe, is one of the usual mysterious stories of this era. By usual I mean the writing style, which is Gothic. Edgar Allan Poe is infamous for he gory, scary, and evil filled stories. In this particular story, the theme definitely meets the status quote
As readers know very well, Poe is a very detailed writer. Not only detailed with diction, but detailed visually. In this short story, Poe uses the concept of imagery to demonstrate the environment of the story. For example: “the simple landscape features of the domain – upon the blank walls – upon the vacant eye-like windows – upon a few rank sedges – and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees”. In the preceding quote, the words reflect upon a deeper meaning of the place. I believe that it symbolizes the emptiness of the place, and how is it void.
Going along with being detailed, Poe’s diction plays a huge role in his writings. Poe is one of the many writers that use numerous amounts of adjectives to reel in readers. Besides adjectives and diction, pathos was used. This whole story consists of emotional. The emotions stream from worry to fear to confusion. The fear in this short story mainly takes place toward the end, where the sister was standing behind the door and ran in and killed her brother.
Edgar Allan Poe is a writer like no other. Even thought many people wrote “gothically” so to speak, Poe was different for many reasons. One, he was seemingly purely crazy. Everything, in almost all of his stories, end bad or with death. Another reason why Poe is like none other is because of his diction, not many author can pull of a page of adjectives and make it sound great.
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