Friday, January 23, 2009
"A Rose for Emily"
I have read this story a couple of times before but every time it gives me a chill just thinking about how she was treated and then how she reacted to that treatment she was given. I believe that her father is the reason why she thought she had to poison this man and keep him. The order of the story is what makes it a good story and after reading journals I think that is agreed by many people. I don't agree with the fact that she killed homer but you have to realize her dad really had some part in the fact she felt she was not loved or would never be in her mind. How could someone live with a corpse for all them years I don't think anyone knows but it is defiantly creepy. I like this story just because every time I read it it gives me a mysterious feeling and i don't think there is any story out there like this one.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
A Rose for Emily
The story's chronology challenged the ideas I was beginning to form about Ms. Emily Grierson. Pinpointing who the narrator may be seems next to impossible. There were hints of who the narrator is, in that this narrator entered the house after the death of Ms. Grierson with “the ladies.” I believe that Narrator was fascinated, if nothing more, by the goings-on of Ms. Grierson. The descriptive depiction of Ms. Grierson, hints to an intimate interest, as if there may have been feelings of admiration, possibly more. The order of the story allows us to feel some sadness for Ms. Grierson, as there is a void of loneliness in her life that Narrator would like us to feel. Narrator could have never filled this void, as Narrator was afraid of her. The fear and fascination are both apparent in the description of Ms. Grierson as idol-like, unsure of where her gaze was cast. Ms. Grierson’ loneliness is apparent to us prior to the story of Homer’s demise. The order in which the information is presented, the tone of the story, and the imprinted pillow, lead me to believe that Homer was murdered so that Ms. Grierson wouldn’t have to be alone.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
A Rose for Emily
I liked the fact that it was not told in chronological order, it made kept me interested in reading more. I felt that the narrator was a person that admired Emily, because she/he knew everything about her life without ever actually talking to her. I think it influences the story because it’s from a point of view that is now in the actual story. A lot of the people in the town wanted to feel sorry for her, but felt they could not just because they did not really think she had any feelings herself for anyone else. I think the reason why Emily was the way she was because she was always alone. Emily wanted to die with the one she loved, so she killed Homer and had him by her for some time and then she actually died right next to him in one of the downstairs rooms.
A Rose for Emily
As I read this story, it seemed clear to me that it was being told by a neighbor, perhaps even more than one, as if they were watching Emily from their front windows. I happen to like that this was written out of chronological order; it makes the reader more engrossed in the story. I found myself stopping to try and figure out what was going on and in what order things were really happening.
Even though Miss Emily Grierson seemed to be somewhat of a crazy old lady, I felt sorry for her. To me, she is misunderstood; the town talks about her as if she has no feelings but in reality she is longing for companionship like everyone else. For this reason she feels the need to kill Homer Barron. Emily couldn’t bear to be left again to be all alone; she felt that it was the only way to keep him with her. I love the ending when it is revealed how she would lay next to him; it shows that she really did love Homer. In a way she didn’t die alone, she had him with her.
Even though Miss Emily Grierson seemed to be somewhat of a crazy old lady, I felt sorry for her. To me, she is misunderstood; the town talks about her as if she has no feelings but in reality she is longing for companionship like everyone else. For this reason she feels the need to kill Homer Barron. Emily couldn’t bear to be left again to be all alone; she felt that it was the only way to keep him with her. I love the ending when it is revealed how she would lay next to him; it shows that she really did love Homer. In a way she didn’t die alone, she had him with her.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Hello
Hello everyone, my name is Danny Huseth. I grew up on a farm outside of Elbow Lake Minnesota. I enjoy doing many outdoor things and helping others. I am currently living in Tucson, AZ.
A Rose for Emily
I feel that if the story were told in chronological order it would not have as deep of an effect on the readers as it does this way. It keeps the reader guessing and causes the reader to be somewhat of a detective and also makes the reader return back to previously read passages to interpret what they are currently reading.
The narrator of the story, in my opinion, is not just a single person but the whole town speaking for itself as one body. The use of the word "we" versus the word "I" is suggestive of this and also the way the story states things like in the very first sentence stating "our whole town went to her funeral:" as though the entire town is speaking in unison. It is a historical rendition of what the whole town as individuals but bonded together has seen much like any small town of today would do.
At first I did not know what to think of the ending of the story. It was somewhat confusing to me and at first I had actually thought that perhaps Miss Emily had died sometime ago and that Mr. Barron had taken over her life pretending to be her for so very long. This was because of the passage on page 210 the last paragraph which states that Miss Emily had grown fat and her hair was turning gray and also that her hair was iron-gray like the hair of an active man. My interpretation of that was that it was actually Mr. Barron but then when I read on further I figured out what had really happened. Miss Emily had killed Mr. Barron with the arsenic and then she kept him along side of her in her bed for some time. This was the reason for the smell permeating from her home. I feel that she did this because she was actually thinking back upon her first love that had left her. She was trying to keep his memory alive and this was her way of doing that. It also struck me as odd that it states on page 211 in the middle of the page that she died in one of the downstairs rooms instead of upstairs where Mr. Barron was lying. At first I did not know what to think of that but then I felt as though Miss Emily was trying to portray a message to the people of the town that she died alone as she had been alone for her entire life.
The narrator of the story, in my opinion, is not just a single person but the whole town speaking for itself as one body. The use of the word "we" versus the word "I" is suggestive of this and also the way the story states things like in the very first sentence stating "our whole town went to her funeral:" as though the entire town is speaking in unison. It is a historical rendition of what the whole town as individuals but bonded together has seen much like any small town of today would do.
At first I did not know what to think of the ending of the story. It was somewhat confusing to me and at first I had actually thought that perhaps Miss Emily had died sometime ago and that Mr. Barron had taken over her life pretending to be her for so very long. This was because of the passage on page 210 the last paragraph which states that Miss Emily had grown fat and her hair was turning gray and also that her hair was iron-gray like the hair of an active man. My interpretation of that was that it was actually Mr. Barron but then when I read on further I figured out what had really happened. Miss Emily had killed Mr. Barron with the arsenic and then she kept him along side of her in her bed for some time. This was the reason for the smell permeating from her home. I feel that she did this because she was actually thinking back upon her first love that had left her. She was trying to keep his memory alive and this was her way of doing that. It also struck me as odd that it states on page 211 in the middle of the page that she died in one of the downstairs rooms instead of upstairs where Mr. Barron was lying. At first I did not know what to think of that but then I felt as though Miss Emily was trying to portray a message to the people of the town that she died alone as she had been alone for her entire life.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Hello!
Hi everyone! My name is Amy and I have two other blogs, but this is the first one I'll be graded on, so I'm still kind of nervous! I'm looking forward to reading your posts, though!
Friday, January 16, 2009
First Blog, EVER.
Hello all,
This is my initial blog post for College Writing II. I must admit, I am not excited for the blogging portion of this class, but I intend to do my best to keep an open mind about it. Who knows... I may like it eventually!
This is my initial blog post for College Writing II. I must admit, I am not excited for the blogging portion of this class, but I intend to do my best to keep an open mind about it. Who knows... I may like it eventually!
Unit 2 Blog: "Story of an Hour"
Because paragraph five pays a lot of attention to external images and does not seem to move the plot along, the significance of it I think is to add to the setting of the story. I think it's meant to create a certain mood for the story and to make the reader feel like somebody that was actually there during that time was telling them the story directly. I also think that this paragraph was meant to give the reader a vivid reader of the surrounding of Mrs. Mallard.
What I think Chopin means by "suspension of intelligent thought" in paragraph seven is that Mrs. Mallard was simply staring off into space. At this point I don't think she was really thinking about anything at all. I think she was just simply there.
I think there are a couple of different paragraphs where she was in the opposite state of being as "suspension of thought." The paragraph I think is the most opposite from that state of being is paragraph thirteen because Chopin is telling the reader how Mrs. Mallard "knew she would weep again when she saw the kind, tender hands folded in death; the face that had never looked save with love upon her, fixed and gray and dead," and then goes on to say at the end of the paragraph, "And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome." I think this last sentence proves how her thoughts weren't in "suspension" as they were before because she isn't just sitting there staring off into space. At this point she was actually moving around and thinking quite actively.
I think there is a set of passages that epitomizes the significance of the story and they are paragraphs nine, ten, and eleven. I think these three paragraphs prove as perfect examples of the significance because they tell the reader about Mrs. Mallard and how she is seeing this "thing" coming toward her, creeping out of the sky, and as this "thing" was approaching her to possess her she was starting to recognize it. I think she is ultimately crazy and I think these three paragraphs prove it.
What I think Chopin means by "suspension of intelligent thought" in paragraph seven is that Mrs. Mallard was simply staring off into space. At this point I don't think she was really thinking about anything at all. I think she was just simply there.
I think there are a couple of different paragraphs where she was in the opposite state of being as "suspension of thought." The paragraph I think is the most opposite from that state of being is paragraph thirteen because Chopin is telling the reader how Mrs. Mallard "knew she would weep again when she saw the kind, tender hands folded in death; the face that had never looked save with love upon her, fixed and gray and dead," and then goes on to say at the end of the paragraph, "And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome." I think this last sentence proves how her thoughts weren't in "suspension" as they were before because she isn't just sitting there staring off into space. At this point she was actually moving around and thinking quite actively.
I think there is a set of passages that epitomizes the significance of the story and they are paragraphs nine, ten, and eleven. I think these three paragraphs prove as perfect examples of the significance because they tell the reader about Mrs. Mallard and how she is seeing this "thing" coming toward her, creeping out of the sky, and as this "thing" was approaching her to possess her she was starting to recognize it. I think she is ultimately crazy and I think these three paragraphs prove it.
technology...blogs..wikis
Technology has definitely come a long way! I am not great at the computer thing, but I think this will be fun. When I first saw this I was nervous about it..... now the wikis is all I am still confused about!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
First Blog
This is my first Blog ever, but it seems like the same concept of the discussions that we do on D2L!
I feel old.
This whole blogging business makes me feel like I'm old. Hopefully I'll catch on quickly.
Blogging
This is all so new and a little intimidating to me. I've never done this before. Is there a place where we can bookmark the site or how do we get here without going through the e-mail that we were sent?
Sue
Sue
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
New Mission!
The blog entries below are from former students. They are journal assignments; the prompt was, basically, explore your reaction to the stories/poems we read for this class. The writing was meant to be personal, reactions, and a jumping off point for moving towards more critical awareness of the readings. However, this semester, I have changed my course a bit. The journals will be posted in D2L. The blog entries will be more formal responses to various prompts. My hopes is that the quality of writing presented here is more of a reflection of what we really aim to do in the class. Enjoy!
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