1) The Love Song looks at the tortured psyche of an average everyday modern man.
2) This is a poem about Prufrock's personal life so through writing this he is showing that he is very accepting of his life and his inadequacies.
3) He seems to lack self confidence and has put himself into a shell of isolation due to the fact that no one can really understand him emotionally.
4)
Prufrock has a conflict between himself and a woman because of his inner sexual frustration.
He wants to ask this woman something but feels a lack of confidence to do so because he feels he is growing older due to the loosening of his teeth and the loss of some of his hair.
In the end he does not pursue this desire to ask the woman a question and he lives out his life in sadness.
5) When your anxious about something it's difficult to get that though off of your mind. Prufrock is showing the reader this feeling through writing by repeating scenery and key words such as 'time' and 'meet'.
6)
120-121: Prufrock is accepting his fate that is inevitable but for him just a little early.
122-123: He starts with two questions which means he's really at a loss for what to do about his hair. The peach could be a symbol of youth? He decides to accept being old by wearing white flannel trousers and walking on the beach.
124-125: He speaks of mermaids singing to each which is a sign of hope, but he doesn't think that they will sing to him. He obviously feels he has no hope. This is typical of the main character due to his lack of confidence.
126-131: Prufrock speaks of seeing mermaids riding waves (women with their men), combing the white hair of the waves blown back (the women caring for their men), When the wind blows the water white or black (in both good times and bad times), We have lingered in the chambers of the sea (We, as in I, have waited too long), Till human voices wake us, and we drown (Till people give us too much personal advice/personal opinions and we kill our selves)
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Monday, February 10, 2014
Last Huck Finn Questions
1. What do we learn about Jim in these chapters?
We learn that as a person, Jim has changed quite a bit. He is now shown as a real person who feels emotions and holds his own beliefs. When he reveals himself to the doctor after Tom Sawyer is shot, Jim shows that he is a good person by pretty much giving himself up as an escaped slave.
2. What effect does the Doctor's speech in support of Jim have? How do you feel about that?
The doctor says that Jim is a good person and for the townspeople to not cuss him out. The people then listen to the doctor and don't cuss him out. Jim is still kept on a bread and water diet though whilst also being chained up. This just seems wrong after all that Huck and Jim have been through.
3. What is the significance of the bullet?
It is a keepsake for Tom. He keeps it to remember the great adventure he had. Tom brought the adventure upon himself though so the bullet is also a sign telling Tom to get real.
4. Where is Huck going at the end of the novel? What does this imply about his view of the world in which he lives?
Huck is going to the western territories. Huck doesn't really like civilization and seeks to escape it by moving west to where things are a little less developed.
5. Comment on the style of the novel. Do you feel it represents the Realist tradition as we have discussed it? What aspects of Huck's character make him a good narrator? What problems did you encounter (if any) due to Huck's narration? Speculate on how a different narrator or a third person omniscient narrator would impact the story.
The story as a whole is very realistic and I feel fits the definition of a book written with realism in mind. Even though Tom Sawyer's reappearance is a little on the romantic side, the rest of the book fits like a glove. Huck's voice throughout the book is what really made him a great narrator. The young mind of Huck Finn sometimes made things a little more on the humorous side mostly because of his lack of knowledge and his way of being extremely literal. Without Huck as the narrator we would've probably lost the importance of the maturation of Huck's morals.
We learn that as a person, Jim has changed quite a bit. He is now shown as a real person who feels emotions and holds his own beliefs. When he reveals himself to the doctor after Tom Sawyer is shot, Jim shows that he is a good person by pretty much giving himself up as an escaped slave.
2. What effect does the Doctor's speech in support of Jim have? How do you feel about that?
The doctor says that Jim is a good person and for the townspeople to not cuss him out. The people then listen to the doctor and don't cuss him out. Jim is still kept on a bread and water diet though whilst also being chained up. This just seems wrong after all that Huck and Jim have been through.
3. What is the significance of the bullet?
It is a keepsake for Tom. He keeps it to remember the great adventure he had. Tom brought the adventure upon himself though so the bullet is also a sign telling Tom to get real.
4. Where is Huck going at the end of the novel? What does this imply about his view of the world in which he lives?
Huck is going to the western territories. Huck doesn't really like civilization and seeks to escape it by moving west to where things are a little less developed.
5. Comment on the style of the novel. Do you feel it represents the Realist tradition as we have discussed it? What aspects of Huck's character make him a good narrator? What problems did you encounter (if any) due to Huck's narration? Speculate on how a different narrator or a third person omniscient narrator would impact the story.
The story as a whole is very realistic and I feel fits the definition of a book written with realism in mind. Even though Tom Sawyer's reappearance is a little on the romantic side, the rest of the book fits like a glove. Huck's voice throughout the book is what really made him a great narrator. The young mind of Huck Finn sometimes made things a little more on the humorous side mostly because of his lack of knowledge and his way of being extremely literal. Without Huck as the narrator we would've probably lost the importance of the maturation of Huck's morals.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Huck Questions XXI-XL
2.
Why does Huck observe but not participate in the schemes of the duke and king?
Huck's morals are much better than both the King and the Dukes. A main theme of this book is Huck's inner battle with his conscience. He constantly has to decide between his own choices and the views of society that he was raised with.
3.
Twain satirizes the idea of Southern honor that was prevalent even before the civil war. At the drugstore the colonel is stating that they do not have a leader for their cause and therefore they are all cowards. He also believes that the only way he'll be hung is by the klu klux klan in the middle of the night.
4.
The circus crowd was filled with people and the performers/horses were dressed in beautiful garb. The king and the duke had homemade costumes and hardly brought in a crowd the first night.
5.
He's unreliable as a narrator, very literal, and he doesn't quite understand the idea of a circus. The ringmaster.
6.
Twain is implying that most people are snobs and believe they are high class even when they are not. When people attend events because a friend is attending they are trying to get/remain in good graces with their friends. There's also the occasional person who attends for their own benefit.
7.
He is implying that Jim is too dumb to understand the situation or that he doesn't know what a real king/duke looks like. This could be because of Huck's upbringing because I honest think Jim would understand the situation perfectly fine
8. This story shows that Jim has actual emotions.
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1. Clothes in these chapters represents a way of protecting identities. There are both good and bad ways that the clothes protect. Jim is disguised to protect the fact that he's running away from society. The king disguises himself to portray himself as a someone else for his own benefit.
2. This is when Huck finally decides that he definitely does not agree with the King and the Dukes morals or ways of profiting. Because they just arrived in this town and the King is posing as a deadman's close relative. Because he completely disagrees with what the two men are doing to people, and he is aging as a person.
3. They are young girls who don't know any better. They don't actually know who their uncles are and are just trying to get through the grieving process.
4. Because she is separated due to her hair-lip. She is forced to eat with the niggers because she is different and cannot help it. She's called "the hare-lip" because she was born with a defect. A new theme I see is just segregation. At first it was all slavery but now it seems to be anything that doesn't seem normal has to be seperate.
5.This is a way for Twain to say that overall people are cowards and only stand up and say something when it benefits themselves.
6. The king wants to take the family for everything they have. Huck disagrees with this because that would be devastating to the any family. Simply the King and the Duke have gone too far. Bildungroman? Huck is becoming more and more mature which means he is developing his morals.
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1. The undertaker is seen as one of the most popular and happy people in town. At the funeral he kills a dog because it was too loud during the service. During this time of mourning he is killing off another soul and doesn't seem to sad about his actions by the looks of his attitude.
2. Huck tells Mary Jane the truth because he feels that she shouldn't be lied to again. These are Huck's morals developing.
3. Before Huck has simplied lied to stay on the road and/or hide Jim. Now Huck is lying to protect people and their feelings.
4. Jim is in the far south and wants to avoid even being around these people. The focus is also mostly on Huck and the development of his morals.
5. It reveals the romantic idea of digging up hidden treasure. Hines also comes off as greedy which supports the ideas of the society.
6. Huck likes Mary Jane the most of the three girls and trusts her. He tells her to go away because he has to sort out some things. He is trying to take control of a situation. Perhaps showing off and asserting dominance?
7. Huck believes that it is easy to tell which story is fake. The family though has fallen for the idea of their uncles coming from far off to support them in their time of grieving. Since they didn't know what the uncles looked like any one could've fit the title.
8. The doctor is the realistic point of view which is much needed due to our untrustworthy narrator.
9. They remain villains because they are strengthening and changing Huck's morals and character.
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1. Yes because after being influenced by so many people Huck is finally making the decision to apparently go to hell. Huck only believes he's doing an evil thing because of his previous upbringing. The fact that he's even going against his upbringing to this extent is ground breaking to his moral stand point.
2. This is the climax of the story and even though he feels that he is doing something extremely bad he knows that this is only because of the beliefs held by society. Huck has a general bearing on his morals and knows that what he is doing is a good deed.
3. The land symbolizes his previous time spent with Tom Sawyer.
4. Most of what Huck knows about providence has been a taught to him by Miss Watson. I think Miss Watson would disagree with Huck's escapades mostly because he was travelling with Jim. The running away I don't think she would care about because he was staying with Pap.
5. A man was killed in the steamboat accident but it was a black man so no one really cared that he had died.
6. Romanticism is throughout this book and the idea of Tom Sawyer traveling such a distance and seeing the runaway Huck along the way is near impossible. I'd have to say Romanticism vs realism.
7. Huck wants to free his friend while Tom just wants to have another adventure. This is classic Tom Sawyer but Huck has become a little more serious and mature.
8. Even though Huck disagrees with mostly everything the two men do he still feels a sense of compassion towards the two men. He feels sorry for anyone that would have endure such a thing.
9. Tom is shown in a new light when he doesn't want to actually steal something. Huck has always wanted to be like Tom but this contrasting action has even the reader a little taken a back.
10. Huck has wished multiple times that Tom had been there to help out in a situation and now is his time to shine. This is also the way that things usually went back at home since. Tom would lead his gang for his own amusement and through doing this entertain his friends.
Why does Huck observe but not participate in the schemes of the duke and king?
Huck's morals are much better than both the King and the Dukes. A main theme of this book is Huck's inner battle with his conscience. He constantly has to decide between his own choices and the views of society that he was raised with.
3.
Twain satirizes the idea of Southern honor that was prevalent even before the civil war. At the drugstore the colonel is stating that they do not have a leader for their cause and therefore they are all cowards. He also believes that the only way he'll be hung is by the klu klux klan in the middle of the night.
4.
The circus crowd was filled with people and the performers/horses were dressed in beautiful garb. The king and the duke had homemade costumes and hardly brought in a crowd the first night.
5.
He's unreliable as a narrator, very literal, and he doesn't quite understand the idea of a circus. The ringmaster.
6.
Twain is implying that most people are snobs and believe they are high class even when they are not. When people attend events because a friend is attending they are trying to get/remain in good graces with their friends. There's also the occasional person who attends for their own benefit.
7.
He is implying that Jim is too dumb to understand the situation or that he doesn't know what a real king/duke looks like. This could be because of Huck's upbringing because I honest think Jim would understand the situation perfectly fine
8. This story shows that Jim has actual emotions.
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1. Clothes in these chapters represents a way of protecting identities. There are both good and bad ways that the clothes protect. Jim is disguised to protect the fact that he's running away from society. The king disguises himself to portray himself as a someone else for his own benefit.
2. This is when Huck finally decides that he definitely does not agree with the King and the Dukes morals or ways of profiting. Because they just arrived in this town and the King is posing as a deadman's close relative. Because he completely disagrees with what the two men are doing to people, and he is aging as a person.
3. They are young girls who don't know any better. They don't actually know who their uncles are and are just trying to get through the grieving process.
4. Because she is separated due to her hair-lip. She is forced to eat with the niggers because she is different and cannot help it. She's called "the hare-lip" because she was born with a defect. A new theme I see is just segregation. At first it was all slavery but now it seems to be anything that doesn't seem normal has to be seperate.
5.This is a way for Twain to say that overall people are cowards and only stand up and say something when it benefits themselves.
6. The king wants to take the family for everything they have. Huck disagrees with this because that would be devastating to the any family. Simply the King and the Duke have gone too far. Bildungroman? Huck is becoming more and more mature which means he is developing his morals.
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1. The undertaker is seen as one of the most popular and happy people in town. At the funeral he kills a dog because it was too loud during the service. During this time of mourning he is killing off another soul and doesn't seem to sad about his actions by the looks of his attitude.
2. Huck tells Mary Jane the truth because he feels that she shouldn't be lied to again. These are Huck's morals developing.
3. Before Huck has simplied lied to stay on the road and/or hide Jim. Now Huck is lying to protect people and their feelings.
4. Jim is in the far south and wants to avoid even being around these people. The focus is also mostly on Huck and the development of his morals.
5. It reveals the romantic idea of digging up hidden treasure. Hines also comes off as greedy which supports the ideas of the society.
6. Huck likes Mary Jane the most of the three girls and trusts her. He tells her to go away because he has to sort out some things. He is trying to take control of a situation. Perhaps showing off and asserting dominance?
7. Huck believes that it is easy to tell which story is fake. The family though has fallen for the idea of their uncles coming from far off to support them in their time of grieving. Since they didn't know what the uncles looked like any one could've fit the title.
8. The doctor is the realistic point of view which is much needed due to our untrustworthy narrator.
9. They remain villains because they are strengthening and changing Huck's morals and character.
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1. Yes because after being influenced by so many people Huck is finally making the decision to apparently go to hell. Huck only believes he's doing an evil thing because of his previous upbringing. The fact that he's even going against his upbringing to this extent is ground breaking to his moral stand point.
2. This is the climax of the story and even though he feels that he is doing something extremely bad he knows that this is only because of the beliefs held by society. Huck has a general bearing on his morals and knows that what he is doing is a good deed.
3. The land symbolizes his previous time spent with Tom Sawyer.
4. Most of what Huck knows about providence has been a taught to him by Miss Watson. I think Miss Watson would disagree with Huck's escapades mostly because he was travelling with Jim. The running away I don't think she would care about because he was staying with Pap.
5. A man was killed in the steamboat accident but it was a black man so no one really cared that he had died.
6. Romanticism is throughout this book and the idea of Tom Sawyer traveling such a distance and seeing the runaway Huck along the way is near impossible. I'd have to say Romanticism vs realism.
7. Huck wants to free his friend while Tom just wants to have another adventure. This is classic Tom Sawyer but Huck has become a little more serious and mature.
8. Even though Huck disagrees with mostly everything the two men do he still feels a sense of compassion towards the two men. He feels sorry for anyone that would have endure such a thing.
9. Tom is shown in a new light when he doesn't want to actually steal something. Huck has always wanted to be like Tom but this contrasting action has even the reader a little taken a back.
10. Huck has wished multiple times that Tom had been there to help out in a situation and now is his time to shine. This is also the way that things usually went back at home since. Tom would lead his gang for his own amusement and through doing this entertain his friends.
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