tenative novel paper topics

so i'm going to most likely write about her relation to words.

the Handmaid's tale 251-end

wow...So for as good as this book was...I hate the ending. Really? thats how its going to end. Stupid.
But we see that the two handmaids and thewife get hung and then Janine loses her baby and that Ofglen hangs herself. offred sees Nick all of the time now and then gets taken into the black van. Nick says its Mayday but you will never ever find out!!! ughh...

Handmaid's tale 199-251

So First off...I can't believe that they went out!!! And second...what the hell is she wearing?!? I'm really confused as to how they described her outfit. And I'm somewhat confused on the Angels....those are the girls in white dresses right? Her daughter is now and Angel and will soon become a handmaid? I'm not entirely sure...but this is getting intense...

A handmaid's tale

So in these few chapters we find out more and more about her past. We find out that she was planning on running away with luke. moira is a lesbian. and offred actually gets to write. i hope something really interesting happens soon!

The Handmaid's Tale 103-147

So this book is sooo good!

In these chapters we find out that Moira escapes, that Janine has a birth, and that the commander loves to play scrabble. I don't understand why he invited her to his room, or why he allowed her to spell, but you can tell that she absolutely loved being able to play with words. She always refreneces them and knows a lot of languages. She can refer to french and latin at least. Her thoughts and what actually is happening confuses me a bit but after a while i figure it out....

The Handmaid's Tale 49-99

So i'm really getting interested in this book. I didn't care much for it but now that i have gotten a little farther I'm starting to like it.
So there was a lot of flashbacks in these chapters...she talks about the school she went to learn how to be a handmaid..then theres an awkward sex scene with the commander and his wife. Then theres another almost with Nick. The book gets kind of intense and you really want to know what happened to her in her past and what might happen in the future

The Handmaid's Tale pg. 1-49

What the hell is going on?!?! This story is so confusing! So basically what i've gotten out of this is that this woman, was once free and then is now basically a sex slave to make babies and get food. She doesn't like to call her room hers, and she thinks that every man wants to make a pass at her. Shes kinda crazy and this story is just absolutely confusing...Maybe talking about it in class will help me understand better.

MacBeth Scenes

So our scene was 5.7 and 5.8 which are the last two in the play. We chose then because the whole story is leading up to this point and its the end of the play! I think our presentation went really well actually! It was entertaining and fun to do. I think because I know the play nothing really changed in my mind but i think other people might have had an easier time understanding whats going on. Hopefully we get a good grade on it!

MacBeth Paper Topic

My paper topic is most likely going to be MacBeth and Lady MacBeth's relationship...
This is what I brainstormed in class....
-Finish each other's sentences
-Compare relationship to Romeo and Juliet or other
-They know about what the other is doing
-Their influence on each other
-Relativism-MacBeth goes crazy, she goes crazy
-When she dies...

Jenna asked me the question.... How do they fed off of each other?
My response is that I can show this through shakespeare's writing...How they finish each other sentences.

Elysa asked me.... Is the relationship real/healthy? Or is it just a political relationship?
I think that it could very well be a political relationship...like Bill and Hillary Clinton....

Macbeth Act 4 & 5 Response

So in Act 4 Macbeth talks to the sisters and he sees dead babies, then is told to watch out for MacDuff. Then MacDuff's family is killed and the son insults the mother. MacDuff is convinced by Malcom that MacBeth is horrible and then is told about his family by Ross.
In the fifth and final act, The doctor comes to visit Lady MacBeth because she is ill. and basically a war happens where everyone gangs up on MacBeth and just before battle Lady MacBeth dies, and then soon her husband slain by Malcolm, who is born of woman!
I like this story, it's just a good plot and its weird...I like it

MacBeth Act 1-3 Response

So I've read MacBeth last year in English, and I think it really helps.
In the first act MacBeth is visited by the sisters of fate and they tell him he's going to be Thane of Cawdor and then King. He freaks out and then is told he is Thane. Him and his friend are baffled by what happens and then think its just a coincidence. Then he writes his wife about what happened and she wants to kill the king. They come together for a dinner and make their plans.
In act two The king is now dead and we see signs of mental unwellness within the crazy lady of a wife to MacBeth. Malcom and Donaldbain flee to ireland and england and everyone thinks they killed the king.
in act three Banquo is killed and Fleance fleas..haha. and MacBeth is haunted by the ghost of Banquo. The three sisters visit Hacute and then thats about it. So far a lot of stuff has happened and its only the beginning!
This book is filled with information beyond belief!

The love song of J. Alfred Prufrock Response

This is a really long poem! And I think the first one i've read that actually rhymes perfectly! I like it!
But After reading the translation at the end of the poem I understand it much better....Its a love poem to whoever leaves hell and will see the daylight again. He is not anyone famous and he just wants to be left alone yet he is longing for to see the light again. Thats what i got out of it anyways....

Daddy/ Leda and the swan Response

Daddy:
So what i can get from this poem is that its during the holocaust. The narrator, now older, is talking to her father. He must have been killed when she was very young and she is put in a concentration camp. She wants her father but once she gets older she is bitter over losing her father and blaming him for all the bad  things happening to her.

Leda:
I have no idea what this poem talks about........This was the first hard poem.

Poems by Blake Response

Today we had to read William Blake's The Chimney Sweeper and London.

The Chimney Sweeper...(what was really said...)
When this boy was little his mother died and his father put him to work as a chimney sweeper.
Tom hated getting haircuts but the boy told him it was so that he didnt spoil his white hair in the soot.
He had a dream (or a vision) of all the boys in coffins.
An Angel saves them and takes them up into heaven where they and run free.
God may become their father eventually if they were all good.
So they went back to work like little boys should. (haha I rhymed :-D)

London...
The guy wanders through the streets, Near the Thames river in England (right?) And sees a lot of sadness.
He hears cried of men, babies and himself even.
Many soldiers died in front of the palace, leaving blood on the walls.
But mostly he hears cries at night when the hearses drive by.

Harrison Bergeron & the Ones who walk Away From Omelas Response

Harrison Bergeron....
This is a really sad story! I think the fact that our society focuses so much on being equal that it makes other people handicapped. Because the handicapped cant be like the smart, rich, or athlete...no one can. They must all become handicapped. I think Diana Moon Glmapers is a flat character...She doesnt change throughout the story she is just the H-G. The point of view of this story is third person omniscent...They know everything about everyone but are not a character within the story. This is such a sad story and I hope that our society never becomes like this.

The Ones who walk away from Omelas...
Another really sad story!!! I don't think the narrator lives in Omelas..I think she is just visiting and trying to understand their culture. She doesnt believe that it is real. Shes saying there need to be drugs, sex, alcohol to make this place real. I feel bad for the little child. But if i were in that situation i dk what i would do. If i knew that this was going on I think i might stay. The people who are still there may be consisdered cruel but the people who walk away dont say anything so are they just as cruel? Is it worth walking away when you don't take action to fix it?

Young Goodman Brown Response

I did not understand this story one bit! it was very very confusing and I don't even know what to blog about because I just don't know what it was about.
I know that Salem is known for having witch trials and whatnot and that is probably why the author has the story set there. Faith is aptly named because i think the character loses his religious faith which is represented by his wife Faith within his "dream". I think that the old man is actually Brown himself and he just imagines someone else because hes a little crazy. I think that if the last three paragraphs were gone that we could be either more confused or less confused. I think he changes the mind  of everyone by saying it was a dream.
I really dont know what else to say because i really dont understand at all.

The Lottery Response/ Possible Paper Topics

So I think that I'm going to write about the yellow wallpaper.
I might argue that she has post-pardum depression (I should probably find out how to spell that)
Either that or maybe another story still coming up....

The Lottery: Woah...Disturbing!
I Think the Lottery takes place in very old days. Maybe the 18th century. But the writer makes it seem familiar because she wants you to feel for the characters and relate. The children gathering rocks and whatnot is a huge foreshadow to the ending. The black of the box, and the spot probably represent death. simple as that. These people think that if they hold this lottery every year it will bring them good food and wealth and such. Its basically talking about ancient cultures sacraficing to their gods. Its a very weird story and it just kind of ends. There was a huge build up the entire story to just that a rock hits her in the head. done. It was very weird but a very good story.

The Yellow Wallpaper Response

What did I just read?! This was the weirdest story ever!
This story is very strange, but I think the fact that she keeps saying "what can I do?" means she literally has no control as to what a man tells her. This is obviously in a time that woman are inferior to men. I think that as she gets more and more frustrated with the wallpaper, she gets sicker and sicker. She in fact ends up going crazy over this wallpaper. I think John does love her but I don't think he realizes that shes insane. or maybe he is the reason why she is going insane. He made her sick somehow...He couldve given her a drug or something.. I dk. When she starts to see the creepin' lady is when she starts to hallucinate! Shes like oh my gosh shes creepin' on me! ahh. haha In the beginning of the story she doesnt seem that sick, more just weak. But by the end she has nearly lost her mind.
This story is just the weirdest thing I think I've read. I like it though.

A Tell-Tale Heart Response

So I love this story. It's very weird. The point of view is from the murderer. And i think this shows what went through his mind the whole time. If the police told the story they would just say well he confessed randomly. The old man really doesnt play a huge role in this story. We know that he has this crazy blue eye and that he was fairly nice to this other guy. thats about it. The only thing that trips up the main character is that his own guilt comes back to make him confess. He felt so bad that the heart kept beating louder and louder and his own fear of getting caught was the real reason he confessed. The police dont know this guy and have no idea what is going through his mind. They just think he might be having a bad day or thats how he talks. They really dont know so thats why they keep having these casual convos with him.

A Rose for Emily Response

So I don't know exactly what to write about for this one. I've already read this last semester in English 101.
This is a very neat story and I enjoy it. When I first read it I was very confused on how old Emily was and exactly what she looked like. After finishing the story i quickly put everything together and understood everything. I think that in the last part where they find the silver hair is so exciting. its intriguing and also leaves the reader to believe what they want. I think that she secretly slept next to her dead "almost-finacee" Its creepy and eerie but I love it. the narrator of this story i think were the townspeople...often it says "we" meaning a group of people and who better to think she was crazy then them. if it were told from emily's point of view i dont think that she would seem so crazy..or weird or anything that we view her as now. we see that emily buys arsenic for some obscene reason and we think that it is to kill someone...mainly homer. especially because he just randomly disappears one day. Overall this is a good short story and I like it, although it is very weird...I think she doesnt mean to  be a crazy madwoman but she still is, regardless. I don't know why its called a rose for emily....

It's That Time Again Response

Hi! This is my first blog! YAY? Hopefully this is as easy as it looks....

So...Mostly in English 101 we learned a lot of grammer and how to write papers and such. We learned concepts like comma splices and puncuation. A lot of stuff that I already knew...We wrote papers like a proposal essay and a Research based essay...a literary analysis paper, which i did on A Rose for Emily.

Okay..A little about myself. I don't mind writing. I like to physically write rather than type, even though i'm a really fast typer...thanks to my mom. I read as often as I can...I've read the twilight series (loved it) and i have this new one called the Blue Bloods which i think is so fantastic. Some hobbies...basically I'm a huge geek, in high school I was captain of the varsity bowling team and I went down state and finished in the top 50 in the state of Illinois. and obviously I'm involved with band. Any band at USD I'm pretty much in. I love it...nbd. My favorite subject...music. That's why I'm majoring in it. and my least favorite is math. I've always been pretty good but I've hated it since day one....But thats just a little about me. Short, sweet and to the point :-D