The poem from the list we got in class I chose was "To Myself" by W.S Merwin. This poem stuck out to me; it doesn't rhyme and it's not very long nor short. I feel the need to use the new "describing poems"thing we got in class.
The meaning of this poem is personal. It is about being lost but not exactly. The feeling is as if you lost yourself but you really didn't. W.S Merwin's antecedent scenario was probably that he felt like he was lost and when he went to look for himself he didn't need to look because he wasn't really lost. The whole poem is one stanza with no speicific line count. The climax would have to be the end when you discover when you're lost you really aren't. That part explains it all and just sums it up. Tone is important and the tone used in this poem is realization, or explaination because the author is explaining what he realized. In general I really enjoyed this poem because it is unique in style and tone.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
The Great Gatsby
I am surprized how well I enjoyed this book. It made complete sense to me: Gatsby's dream and life is the American dream. There was so much lying and distrust, that's how America was at the time. The combination of romance, affair, misguidence, and history is extrodinary.
The want for wealth was extreme in both the book and America at the time. The book seems to be familar to Fitzgeralds. He feel in love with a woman who wanted wealth. The Great Gatsby shows how the want for wealth could tear apart someone or even kill someone. Gatsby was wealthy and powerful yet he died for love, a love that was an affair. I felt the sadness and anger as i read the book. The thought of the "American dream" is shown through Gatsby and his reaction is what makes him so great. The connection between the character and the author is huge.
I had heard about this book a few times and never thought it would be as interesting as it was. I did some reasearch about Fitzgerald and he resembles Gatsby. After this I would like to read more Fitzgerald books.
The want for wealth was extreme in both the book and America at the time. The book seems to be familar to Fitzgeralds. He feel in love with a woman who wanted wealth. The Great Gatsby shows how the want for wealth could tear apart someone or even kill someone. Gatsby was wealthy and powerful yet he died for love, a love that was an affair. I felt the sadness and anger as i read the book. The thought of the "American dream" is shown through Gatsby and his reaction is what makes him so great. The connection between the character and the author is huge.
I had heard about this book a few times and never thought it would be as interesting as it was. I did some reasearch about Fitzgerald and he resembles Gatsby. After this I would like to read more Fitzgerald books.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Is your heart full of darkness?
For me there isn't much to say about the book, maybe later in class I'll have more to say.
This is an adventure up the Congo river in Africa. When I first read the title of this book I had no idea what expect, but if i did expect something it surly wasn't what this book is. The Heart of Darkness is a great title for such a book. The main character Marlow is full of adventure but his adventure doesn't seem to be a good one. I can't even begin to imagine what it would be like to travel the Congo river and experience the culture of Africa along the way. It is full of secrets and illness.
The book is gloomy, and dark, I didn't like it that much.
The pilgrims and the company seemed to catch my attention; it is interesting how the pilgrims don't try and achieve the goal they're after. Marlow is disgusted with the company and how Kurtz is degenerating. This all the adventure is about. Marlow is aboard a ship full of brutality and the morals of Africa's civilization. Marlow is interesting because in his actions he seems like a typical hero but he also is somewhat broken. As a read you have to be open-minded when thinking about Marlow. Now Kurtz is different, Marlow thinks of him as "hollow," but don't take is as a bad thing because his "hollness"could be what makes him who he is.
I can't seem to pull anything else from this book, maybe later but as of now I'm done.
This is an adventure up the Congo river in Africa. When I first read the title of this book I had no idea what expect, but if i did expect something it surly wasn't what this book is. The Heart of Darkness is a great title for such a book. The main character Marlow is full of adventure but his adventure doesn't seem to be a good one. I can't even begin to imagine what it would be like to travel the Congo river and experience the culture of Africa along the way. It is full of secrets and illness.
The book is gloomy, and dark, I didn't like it that much.
The pilgrims and the company seemed to catch my attention; it is interesting how the pilgrims don't try and achieve the goal they're after. Marlow is disgusted with the company and how Kurtz is degenerating. This all the adventure is about. Marlow is aboard a ship full of brutality and the morals of Africa's civilization. Marlow is interesting because in his actions he seems like a typical hero but he also is somewhat broken. As a read you have to be open-minded when thinking about Marlow. Now Kurtz is different, Marlow thinks of him as "hollow," but don't take is as a bad thing because his "hollness"could be what makes him who he is.
I can't seem to pull anything else from this book, maybe later but as of now I'm done.
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