January 31, 2006
Trifles
Glaspell, ''Trifles'' (1916) -- Jerz: American Lit II (EL 267)
I had to read this play at work because I work every day...but at first glance this is what I thought was intersting...
County Attorney: Well, ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it?
When I read this line, I kinda felt like the attorney was disrespecting the women. I guess it was just in the way that I was reading the play. I think that the attorney knew that the women were disturbed by what had recently happened in that house and maybe he was just trying to break the ice a little. As i said i just read the play pretty quickly, but when i started, I couldn't put the book down. I was so mad when I got to the end and they did not tell the ending...
Posted by MalloryWallace at 10:49 PM | Comments (0)
Lehman, ''The World Trade Center'' (1996) -- Jerz: American Lit II (EL 267)
The World Trade Center
The twin towers were ugly monoliths
That lacked the details the ornament the character
Of the Empire State Building and [especially]
The Chrysler Building, everyone's favorite,
With its scalloped top, so noble.
I think that this was very interesting because he refers to them as ugly "monoliths". I mean the buildings are not gorgeous, but they did not change very much after this bombing. He compares them to two beautiful buildings, not that I ever saw them, but from what i hear they are very nice. I am kinda torn on what side to be on. In class I was thinking, how can you change your mind that quick, but when I really think about it...we do not realize what we have until it is gone, or in this case damaged.
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January 26, 2006
After Apple Picking
This poem kinda makes me think about myself...I take on such a heavy workload and I am exhaused by the time that it is over. I take 17 credits and I work 6, sometimes 7 days per week. I also need to leave time to clean my house, play with my dogs, and to spend time with my fiancee, friends, and family.
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Mending Wall
Mending Wall was a pretty interesting poem. It intrigued me because there were a lot of different ways in which you can analyze the poem. When I read it the first few times, i was very confused. I had to read it 3 times before thoughts came to my head. What I thought of was when I was little, my neighbor had a huge privacy fence. All of the neighborhood kids were afraid of her. We all thought she was a mean, little, old lady. But as in this poem, she just wanted someone to talk to. I really liked how Frost related this poem to nature and animals.
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