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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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.
Monday, October 12, 2009
3DGAR AlLAN P03! PiT & THE PENDULUM !
Rosie Charles
Edgar Allan Poe
The Pit & the Pendulum
AP ENG III
The Pit & the Pendulum is the perfect name for this story. For one, those two items are the main aspects of the story. And two, with that title, readers don’t know what exactly to expect. This element of suspense and twist is the writing fashion of esteemed Edgar Allan Poe. But yet, in this particular story, Poe does something that is quite unusual in most of his other writings. While unusual, he strays toward the rhetoric triangle in a different type of way, while still using tactics that he always does.
The first thing I, as a reader, noticed was that the whole story was dark. This is exactly what I was expecting. Mostly all of Poe’s story are dark and evil, if I may say so myself. This type of writing is called Gothic writing. This was the exactly opposite side of the writing of the Romanticism era. I choose to characterize the story as gothic because, for one, the entire environment is inside an enclosed pit. The pit is dark, and dark! Also I choose gothic because of the sequence of events that took place in the story. Nothing about this story is happy, well besides the ending.
The ending! Edgar Allan Poe’s ending are always infamous. All his ending are sad, or evil. Mostly ending in death, or despair, or worse! This is where the appeal to pathos comes into play. In the story, the character/narrator lives. But before we find this out, he has hope. Hope is a quality in Poe’s writing that is basically non-existing. If the characters have hope, the narrator doesn’t, or vise versa. But since the narrator was the main character, readers are quite lost, as was I. Another appeal to pathos/emotion is this one particular quote: “And then I fell suddenly calm, and lay smiling at the glittering death,”. I classify this under emotion because emotion has to do with mentality. And in this quote it seems as thought his mentality was shot! I believe he went a little crazy before his burst of hope came skipping along.
All of Poe’s stories have amazing imagery. And almost all of the very visual effects are of gruesome details in the work. In The Pit & the Pendulum, the breath-taking imagery took place with the pendulum. For example: “was formed of a crescent glittering steel, about a foot in length from horn to horn; the horns upward, and the under edge evidently as keen of that of a razor.”. In this quote, a reader can see exactly what is being spoken of and exactly how it looks. Another example of imagery is this: “it swept so closely over me as to fan me with its acrid breath”. While also being figurative language, the reader can see how close the pendulum really is to cutting the narrator.
Edgar Allan Poe’s the Pit & the Pendulum is one of his very best, in my eyes. It has a twist, like his entire writings do, but yet not in the way familiar readers of Poe’s expects to be “twisted”.
Edgar Allan Poe
The Pit & the Pendulum
AP ENG III
The Pit & the Pendulum is the perfect name for this story. For one, those two items are the main aspects of the story. And two, with that title, readers don’t know what exactly to expect. This element of suspense and twist is the writing fashion of esteemed Edgar Allan Poe. But yet, in this particular story, Poe does something that is quite unusual in most of his other writings. While unusual, he strays toward the rhetoric triangle in a different type of way, while still using tactics that he always does.
The first thing I, as a reader, noticed was that the whole story was dark. This is exactly what I was expecting. Mostly all of Poe’s story are dark and evil, if I may say so myself. This type of writing is called Gothic writing. This was the exactly opposite side of the writing of the Romanticism era. I choose to characterize the story as gothic because, for one, the entire environment is inside an enclosed pit. The pit is dark, and dark! Also I choose gothic because of the sequence of events that took place in the story. Nothing about this story is happy, well besides the ending.
The ending! Edgar Allan Poe’s ending are always infamous. All his ending are sad, or evil. Mostly ending in death, or despair, or worse! This is where the appeal to pathos comes into play. In the story, the character/narrator lives. But before we find this out, he has hope. Hope is a quality in Poe’s writing that is basically non-existing. If the characters have hope, the narrator doesn’t, or vise versa. But since the narrator was the main character, readers are quite lost, as was I. Another appeal to pathos/emotion is this one particular quote: “And then I fell suddenly calm, and lay smiling at the glittering death,”. I classify this under emotion because emotion has to do with mentality. And in this quote it seems as thought his mentality was shot! I believe he went a little crazy before his burst of hope came skipping along.
All of Poe’s stories have amazing imagery. And almost all of the very visual effects are of gruesome details in the work. In The Pit & the Pendulum, the breath-taking imagery took place with the pendulum. For example: “was formed of a crescent glittering steel, about a foot in length from horn to horn; the horns upward, and the under edge evidently as keen of that of a razor.”. In this quote, a reader can see exactly what is being spoken of and exactly how it looks. Another example of imagery is this: “it swept so closely over me as to fan me with its acrid breath”. While also being figurative language, the reader can see how close the pendulum really is to cutting the narrator.
Edgar Allan Poe’s the Pit & the Pendulum is one of his very best, in my eyes. It has a twist, like his entire writings do, but yet not in the way familiar readers of Poe’s expects to be “twisted”.
Desiree's Baby ( its actually a 3 pg lit.. lol)
Rosie Charles
AP ENG III
Desiree’s Baby
This story, Desiree’s Baby, was written by Kate Chopin on Nov. 24th in 1892. In this work, Chopin refers to race, gender, and discrimination as a whole. She is also writing off her own experience. Like many other families, Chopin’s family help slaves in the 1850’s. In this story, there are many aspects or the rhetoric triangle along with other concepts of literature, like irony.
The very first thing I noticed after reading this short story was that it was emotional, which appeals to pathos. This story was emotional in each and every way. From the love that Desiree gave her baby to the hatred that Armand now had for his baby. For example, “The blood turned like ice in her veins, and a clammy moisture gathered upon her face.”. In this sentence, emotional is most definitely present. The emotion here is panic and distress. In the sentence, ““Look at my hand; whiter than yours, Armand”, she laughed hysterically.”, the emotional boundaries are upon both panic and a slight hint of nervousness. Also, one of the most important quotes of this short story is: “She was like a stone image: silent, white, motionless after she placed it there.”. This is the most significant because after all the ups and downs she went through. This shows she has no emotion left to spare.
I believe that Chopin’s diction in this short story is what made the story a great one. Her diction leads us exactly where she wanted it to, but yet didn’t give away the twist until the very end. In the sentence, “He absented himself from the home; and when there, avoided her presence and that of her child, without excuse.” , take notice to the way the author uses the pronoun “her”. It shows exactly how Armand distanced himself from them and how he didn’t care anymore either. Also, when it says “her child”, the way he disowns the child is now exemplified. Another great example of the spectacular diction used in this here literature is the response to Desiree’s letter from her mother. It read: “My own Desiree: Come home to Val monde; back to your mother who loves you. Come with your child”. I believe that this was the strangest of all the quotes yet. The wording shows that the mother had no remorse, no sympathy, and did not care what was happening to her “dear child”. It also leaves the next step opened ended because by her saying bring your child in that sense, that does mean that he is going into slavery? Or even worse: the both of them?
The last main concept of this short story, besides slavery, is feminism. Yes, FEMINISM. The story is so against women in every particle of it’s sense. For one, when this story was written, and even now, women were more looked to as property and not human beings, like men. But what makes the whole work feminist is that the blame of someone being black went straight to Desiree, and not a speckle to Armand. As you know, in the end we find out that Armand’s mom could have been black also, and most likely she was: just lighter than most blacks. This is also the irony I brought up earlier in this paper. Women weren’t respected then and really aren’t now. So now that you know the message, what are you going to do to fix this problem?
AP ENG III
Desiree’s Baby
This story, Desiree’s Baby, was written by Kate Chopin on Nov. 24th in 1892. In this work, Chopin refers to race, gender, and discrimination as a whole. She is also writing off her own experience. Like many other families, Chopin’s family help slaves in the 1850’s. In this story, there are many aspects or the rhetoric triangle along with other concepts of literature, like irony.
The very first thing I noticed after reading this short story was that it was emotional, which appeals to pathos. This story was emotional in each and every way. From the love that Desiree gave her baby to the hatred that Armand now had for his baby. For example, “The blood turned like ice in her veins, and a clammy moisture gathered upon her face.”. In this sentence, emotional is most definitely present. The emotion here is panic and distress. In the sentence, ““Look at my hand; whiter than yours, Armand”, she laughed hysterically.”, the emotional boundaries are upon both panic and a slight hint of nervousness. Also, one of the most important quotes of this short story is: “She was like a stone image: silent, white, motionless after she placed it there.”. This is the most significant because after all the ups and downs she went through. This shows she has no emotion left to spare.
I believe that Chopin’s diction in this short story is what made the story a great one. Her diction leads us exactly where she wanted it to, but yet didn’t give away the twist until the very end. In the sentence, “He absented himself from the home; and when there, avoided her presence and that of her child, without excuse.” , take notice to the way the author uses the pronoun “her”. It shows exactly how Armand distanced himself from them and how he didn’t care anymore either. Also, when it says “her child”, the way he disowns the child is now exemplified. Another great example of the spectacular diction used in this here literature is the response to Desiree’s letter from her mother. It read: “My own Desiree: Come home to Val monde; back to your mother who loves you. Come with your child”. I believe that this was the strangest of all the quotes yet. The wording shows that the mother had no remorse, no sympathy, and did not care what was happening to her “dear child”. It also leaves the next step opened ended because by her saying bring your child in that sense, that does mean that he is going into slavery? Or even worse: the both of them?
The last main concept of this short story, besides slavery, is feminism. Yes, FEMINISM. The story is so against women in every particle of it’s sense. For one, when this story was written, and even now, women were more looked to as property and not human beings, like men. But what makes the whole work feminist is that the blame of someone being black went straight to Desiree, and not a speckle to Armand. As you know, in the end we find out that Armand’s mom could have been black also, and most likely she was: just lighter than most blacks. This is also the irony I brought up earlier in this paper. Women weren’t respected then and really aren’t now. So now that you know the message, what are you going to do to fix this problem?
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Spontaneous Me !
Rosie Charles
AP ENG III
Spontaneous Me by Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman was known as the most famous American poet in the 19th century. Born May 31st of 1819, Whitman was also a man of many works. Not only was he an extraordinary writer/poet, he knew the trade of printing, was a teacher, and founder of the weekly newspaper Long-Islander. Walt Whitman is best known for his literature called Leaves of Grass. But the poem titled Spontaneous Me is what caught my eye. In this specific poem, I believe Whitman was at his best. It was deep in every which way. The most abrupt way is in the use of pathos that stems from the rhetoric triangle.
This poem reflects a man’s feelings. Whether sexual, sensual, or sensitive, Whitman has them expressed. One main point that stood out to me is the concept of imagery. With the help of Whitman’s expertise diction, the imagery literally comes to life. For example, “The hillside whiten'd with blossoms of the mountain ash,”. In this quote, reader’s can visualize a mountain draped with shades of white.
“The hairy wild-bee that murmurs and hankers up and down, that gripes the full-grown lady-flower, curves upon her with amorous firm legs, takes his will of her, and holds himself tremulous and tight till he is satisfied;”. This quote is a prime example of the figurative language used in Whitman’s wondrous poem. Also in this quote is a hidden meaning. The bee represents a man, while the flower represents a woman. I believe that the rest of the quote represents the sexual relationship between man and woman, or better yet, between him and his wife. This quote also reflects upon the story of the birds and the bees, ironically.
To conclude, Whitman is a great writer who has no fear to say what is on his mind, but in a writer’s fashion. I believe the purpose of this poem is to show the feeling of a man, and how men want what they want. Whether it is sex wise, or child wise.
AP ENG III
Spontaneous Me by Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman was known as the most famous American poet in the 19th century. Born May 31st of 1819, Whitman was also a man of many works. Not only was he an extraordinary writer/poet, he knew the trade of printing, was a teacher, and founder of the weekly newspaper Long-Islander. Walt Whitman is best known for his literature called Leaves of Grass. But the poem titled Spontaneous Me is what caught my eye. In this specific poem, I believe Whitman was at his best. It was deep in every which way. The most abrupt way is in the use of pathos that stems from the rhetoric triangle.
This poem reflects a man’s feelings. Whether sexual, sensual, or sensitive, Whitman has them expressed. One main point that stood out to me is the concept of imagery. With the help of Whitman’s expertise diction, the imagery literally comes to life. For example, “The hillside whiten'd with blossoms of the mountain ash,”. In this quote, reader’s can visualize a mountain draped with shades of white.
“The hairy wild-bee that murmurs and hankers up and down, that gripes the full-grown lady-flower, curves upon her with amorous firm legs, takes his will of her, and holds himself tremulous and tight till he is satisfied;”. This quote is a prime example of the figurative language used in Whitman’s wondrous poem. Also in this quote is a hidden meaning. The bee represents a man, while the flower represents a woman. I believe that the rest of the quote represents the sexual relationship between man and woman, or better yet, between him and his wife. This quote also reflects upon the story of the birds and the bees, ironically.
To conclude, Whitman is a great writer who has no fear to say what is on his mind, but in a writer’s fashion. I believe the purpose of this poem is to show the feeling of a man, and how men want what they want. Whether it is sex wise, or child wise.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
KAT3 CH0PiN TH3 STOrY 0F aN H0Ur
Rosie Charles
AP ENG III
The Story of an Hour
Kate Chopin was born in 1851, in St. Louis. She always loved writing but her first novel wasn’t published until she was nearly forty-years old. This novel was called At Fault (1890). The story, The Story of an Hour, was written on April 19th 1894 and was published in Vogue on December 6th of that same year. In this piece of literature, Chopin appeals mainly to the pathos part of the rhetoric triangle.
The first concept of pathos is the most common: imagery. In this short story there are several references to the art of imagery. "The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the street below a peddler was crying his wares. The notes of a distant song which some one was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves." These above sentences portray imagery. By reading these sentences, the reading can better understand the character’s emotions. Also, the outside world is also captured within the emotions.
“As a child who has cried itself to sleep continues to sob in its dreams.”. This quote addresses the concept of a simile. Usually most similes have a similar thing and a contrasting thing. The crying child is compared to the crying adult. They are both crying/sobbing so hard that they are shaking themselves. That is the part that is similar. The contrast part is that the child cries it self to sleep and the fact that it is a child. This is an important figurative language because it make the scene more real and believable.
Lastly is the figurative language that exaggerates. This is called the hyperbole. In this piece of work, a hyperbole isn’t as common as most may think. The one that stood out to me, though, is “Her fancy was funning riot along those days ahead of her.”. This means that her imagination was thinking very quickly about the things she could now do in the later days to come. This is a hyperbole because no one’s fancy (imagination) runs any where. This is also personification because running is a human-like trait that thought cannot do.
I, as a reader, believe that the main purpose and/or message of this short story is to appreciate your freedom whether you are being held down or not. Because you will never know when that freedom may be taken away from you in any form.
AP ENG III
The Story of an Hour
Kate Chopin was born in 1851, in St. Louis. She always loved writing but her first novel wasn’t published until she was nearly forty-years old. This novel was called At Fault (1890). The story, The Story of an Hour, was written on April 19th 1894 and was published in Vogue on December 6th of that same year. In this piece of literature, Chopin appeals mainly to the pathos part of the rhetoric triangle.
The first concept of pathos is the most common: imagery. In this short story there are several references to the art of imagery. "The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the street below a peddler was crying his wares. The notes of a distant song which some one was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves." These above sentences portray imagery. By reading these sentences, the reading can better understand the character’s emotions. Also, the outside world is also captured within the emotions.
“As a child who has cried itself to sleep continues to sob in its dreams.”. This quote addresses the concept of a simile. Usually most similes have a similar thing and a contrasting thing. The crying child is compared to the crying adult. They are both crying/sobbing so hard that they are shaking themselves. That is the part that is similar. The contrast part is that the child cries it self to sleep and the fact that it is a child. This is an important figurative language because it make the scene more real and believable.
Lastly is the figurative language that exaggerates. This is called the hyperbole. In this piece of work, a hyperbole isn’t as common as most may think. The one that stood out to me, though, is “Her fancy was funning riot along those days ahead of her.”. This means that her imagination was thinking very quickly about the things she could now do in the later days to come. This is a hyperbole because no one’s fancy (imagination) runs any where. This is also personification because running is a human-like trait that thought cannot do.
I, as a reader, believe that the main purpose and/or message of this short story is to appreciate your freedom whether you are being held down or not. Because you will never know when that freedom may be taken away from you in any form.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Ms Turth "@iNT i @ W0M@N?"
Rosie Charles
AP English III
Aint I A Woman?!?
In the speech “Aint I a Woman”, there is a lot of controversy about who wrote certain versions and why it is written certain ways. In one version, the title is “Aint I a Woman by Frances Gage (or Sojourner Truth)” There are two different ones. One is written in standard/correct English, while the other is written in “black dialectic”. Diction played a very important role in both of these pieces of work.
In the version with “black dialectic”, the diction is what stand out to me the most. For example, there are words like: aint, chilren, dey, dat, eber, ober, da, and ‘cause. I believe that this specific diction is a major asset in this speech because it targets a certain audience. For one it would be more understood by people who actually speak this way. Also, it makes the speech more down to Earth than anything. When someone speaks the way you do, it comforts you/the audience. It also make the writer/speaker seem more sincere. With this diction, the writer isn’t speaking over anyone’s head.
In the version with the Standard English, it has its advantages also. With this type diction I believe the source of the audience changes. For instance, the audience is no longer the “black” community. It is now the upper class that speaks proper. To me this seems as if the version is now aimed towards white people. This is the problem though. In the passage, Truth says we and uses pronouns that relate to each other, so why would this be toward white people.
I believe that Sojourner Truth wrote this speech in black dialectic, but not because she wasn’t as smart as whites, but because she wanted to relate to her people and her audience. I believe Truth was smarter than people have perceived. I have a strong feeling that the Standard English one was re-written for the upper class, and not to show Truth’s intellect. Why would she need to show that when she recently critized it in her speech?
AP English III
Aint I A Woman?!?
In the speech “Aint I a Woman”, there is a lot of controversy about who wrote certain versions and why it is written certain ways. In one version, the title is “Aint I a Woman by Frances Gage (or Sojourner Truth)” There are two different ones. One is written in standard/correct English, while the other is written in “black dialectic”. Diction played a very important role in both of these pieces of work.
In the version with “black dialectic”, the diction is what stand out to me the most. For example, there are words like: aint, chilren, dey, dat, eber, ober, da, and ‘cause. I believe that this specific diction is a major asset in this speech because it targets a certain audience. For one it would be more understood by people who actually speak this way. Also, it makes the speech more down to Earth than anything. When someone speaks the way you do, it comforts you/the audience. It also make the writer/speaker seem more sincere. With this diction, the writer isn’t speaking over anyone’s head.
In the version with the Standard English, it has its advantages also. With this type diction I believe the source of the audience changes. For instance, the audience is no longer the “black” community. It is now the upper class that speaks proper. To me this seems as if the version is now aimed towards white people. This is the problem though. In the passage, Truth says we and uses pronouns that relate to each other, so why would this be toward white people.
I believe that Sojourner Truth wrote this speech in black dialectic, but not because she wasn’t as smart as whites, but because she wanted to relate to her people and her audience. I believe Truth was smarter than people have perceived. I have a strong feeling that the Standard English one was re-written for the upper class, and not to show Truth’s intellect. Why would she need to show that when she recently critized it in her speech?
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