Thursday, August 25, 2016
Transit- Anna Seghers: Chapter One
The theme overall found in Chapter One was boredom. Our narrator talks to the readers either sarcastically or as if he was bored to death by everything. The only time he seemed to be amused was when he was nosy and read letters from the dead man's suitcase (Weidel). The unnamed narrator also seems to be carefree, since he had all the legal papers and documents to board the ship. Yet he did not end up boarding to leave the country...twice. What kind of man is our narrator? He was able to escape the concentration camps, time after time (a total of three times). Perhaps, he should flee the country to be an escape artist as a profession. He is so good at what he does, why not get paid for it? We learn that he is German, but he was sent to concentration camps. I wonder what he did to get himself in a sticky dilemma like that. Returning back to him snooping through stuff that is not his, he was left utterly disappointed after he found entertainment through Weidel's unfinished novel. *cue the drama queen* He should consider taking an occupation in theatre, in case he fails to be a great escape artist. If I were him, I would not have looked through other people's possessions, especially if they were deceased. His storytelling so far would be more useful towards falling asleep than counting sheep. I was told that it would get better, the more we read. The setting is shown to be chaotic, because there were cows that you could have resourceful with. The cows could have been a source for traveler's thirst, as well as a food source. Allusions to slavery and fairytales could be found on pages 9 and 21. Lastly, I would like to give props to our author, Anna Seghers, for incorporating many details for her descriptions and story, such as using real life locations and mentioning the taste of rosé.
Monday, July 21, 2014
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek: Chapter Ten
10-15 Things that I learned from "Pilgrim at Tinder Creek" by Annie Dillard:
Chapter Ten: Fecundity
1.Dillard thinks that "fecundity" is an ugly word, and I also learned what that word meant.
2. I learned that Queen Anne's lace is a plant.
3. I also learned that there is an odor to sex, and it smells earthy.
4. Dillard probably read The Great American Forest and The Annual Report of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture, 1875.
5.There was an allusion on Rachel Carson on page 168.
6. There was an astronomy reference on page 169; "space twenty-five hundred light years".
7. I learned what ichneumon is.
8. Dillard thinks that one must die to evolve.
9. I found a consonance alliteration on page 180, "blamelessly, benevolently".
10. Themes in this chapter that I found were variety of forms and extravagance.
Chapter Ten: Fecundity
1.Dillard thinks that "fecundity" is an ugly word, and I also learned what that word meant.
2. I learned that Queen Anne's lace is a plant.
3. I also learned that there is an odor to sex, and it smells earthy.
4. Dillard probably read The Great American Forest and The Annual Report of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture, 1875.
5.There was an allusion on Rachel Carson on page 168.
6. There was an astronomy reference on page 169; "space twenty-five hundred light years".
7. I learned what ichneumon is.
8. Dillard thinks that one must die to evolve.
9. I found a consonance alliteration on page 180, "blamelessly, benevolently".
10. Themes in this chapter that I found were variety of forms and extravagance.
Friday, July 18, 2014
Response Journal: Chapter Nine
Prompt #12:
Science and literature could be connected in some ways, when an author include nature in their work. This could work as a scientific fact kinda way, or it could also work when an author relates to an experience that dealt with nature.A poet could bring a positive environmental change to the world, by talking about a topic like global warming. "The real skill is to raise the sails and to catch the power of the wind as it passes by" (Thomas Berry). I wonder what Thomas Berry meant by his quote. When I read this quote, I instantly thought of nature, and it made me realize how powerful wind really is. Although, you can not see the wind, you can feel the wind.
Science and literature could be connected in some ways, when an author include nature in their work. This could work as a scientific fact kinda way, or it could also work when an author relates to an experience that dealt with nature.A poet could bring a positive environmental change to the world, by talking about a topic like global warming. "The real skill is to raise the sails and to catch the power of the wind as it passes by" (Thomas Berry). I wonder what Thomas Berry meant by his quote. When I read this quote, I instantly thought of nature, and it made me realize how powerful wind really is. Although, you can not see the wind, you can feel the wind.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek: Chapter Nine
10-15 Things that I learned from "Pilgrim at Tinder Creek" by Annie Dillard:
Chapter Nine: Flood
1. We are now entering summer (June).
2. There were a lot of different animals mentioned in this chapter.
3. Dillard used the word "opaque" on page 150.
4. Dillard used a simile on page 150 "an opaque pale green, pulverized jade".
5. The text I found on page 151, " the color is foul, a rusty cream"; I wonder what it meant.
6. Dillard used anaphoras on pages 152 and 153.
7. Dillard used an apostrophe in the third paragraph of page 152.
8. Dillard used a list on the bottom of page 153 and it continues on the top of page 154.
9. Dillard lists people like John Paul Jones, Amelia Earhart, Franklin, Lee Zacharias, and Governor Holton.
10. Dillard used an allusion on page 159 , and it was a reference to the Vietnam War.
11. Dillard used many colors to describe fabrics, animals, and nature.
12. On page 156, Dillard italicized "motorboat" to emphasize it.
13. Dillard used another list in the third paragraph of page 158.
14. Dillard found a mushroom in the wild. She picked the mushroom. She found out that the mushroom was not have toxic. It is rare.
15. The title of this chapter is actually an allusion to Noah from the Bible.
Chapter Nine: Flood
1. We are now entering summer (June).
2. There were a lot of different animals mentioned in this chapter.
3. Dillard used the word "opaque" on page 150.
4. Dillard used a simile on page 150 "an opaque pale green, pulverized jade".
5. The text I found on page 151, " the color is foul, a rusty cream"; I wonder what it meant.
6. Dillard used anaphoras on pages 152 and 153.
7. Dillard used an apostrophe in the third paragraph of page 152.
8. Dillard used a list on the bottom of page 153 and it continues on the top of page 154.
9. Dillard lists people like John Paul Jones, Amelia Earhart, Franklin, Lee Zacharias, and Governor Holton.
10. Dillard used an allusion on page 159 , and it was a reference to the Vietnam War.
11. Dillard used many colors to describe fabrics, animals, and nature.
12. On page 156, Dillard italicized "motorboat" to emphasize it.
13. Dillard used another list in the third paragraph of page 158.
14. Dillard found a mushroom in the wild. She picked the mushroom. She found out that the mushroom was not have toxic. It is rare.
15. The title of this chapter is actually an allusion to Noah from the Bible.
Friday, July 11, 2014
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek: Chapter Eight
10-15 Things that I learned from "Pilgrim at Tinder Creek" by Annie Dillard:
Chapter Eight: Intricacy
1. Dillard used a simile on page 126 "as deep as any alpine landscape".
2. The themes in Chapter Eight are elaborate extravagance, creation, and multiplicity of forms.
3. Another theme was that intricacy = mystery.
4. Dillard used colors to describe animals such as goldfish, rotifers, starlings, caterpillars, African Hercules beetles, and dragonflies.
5. I learned what fascicles meant.
6. Dillard also used a couple of art terms in this chapter.
7. I learned what an anaphora is and that Dillard used a couple of them to emphasize what she wanted to tell us that we are many things.
8. There was a good amount of lists in this chapter, one of them was on page 131 "thin, flat, rounded at the apex, the exposed portions(closed cone) reddish brown, often wrinkled, armed on the back with a small, reflexive prickle, which curves toward the base of the scale".
9. Again in this chapter, Dillard asks rhetorical questions.
10. She talks about her Ellery goldfish.
Chapter Eight: Intricacy
1. Dillard used a simile on page 126 "as deep as any alpine landscape".
2. The themes in Chapter Eight are elaborate extravagance, creation, and multiplicity of forms.
3. Another theme was that intricacy = mystery.
4. Dillard used colors to describe animals such as goldfish, rotifers, starlings, caterpillars, African Hercules beetles, and dragonflies.
5. I learned what fascicles meant.
6. Dillard also used a couple of art terms in this chapter.
7. I learned what an anaphora is and that Dillard used a couple of them to emphasize what she wanted to tell us that we are many things.
8. There was a good amount of lists in this chapter, one of them was on page 131 "thin, flat, rounded at the apex, the exposed portions(closed cone) reddish brown, often wrinkled, armed on the back with a small, reflexive prickle, which curves toward the base of the scale".
9. Again in this chapter, Dillard asks rhetorical questions.
10. She talks about her Ellery goldfish.
Response Journal: Chapter Seven
Prompt #10:
Plants are both useful and used for show. Plants smells nice most of the time, and they provide oxygen. Plants might have "semi-consciousness" because they give to us humans. Plants are a significant and worthy object of study for an environmentalist. I picked wildflowers for my mom and my preschool teachers when I was little.
Plants are both useful and used for show. Plants smells nice most of the time, and they provide oxygen. Plants might have "semi-consciousness" because they give to us humans. Plants are a significant and worthy object of study for an environmentalist. I picked wildflowers for my mom and my preschool teachers when I was little.
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek: Chapter Seven
10-15 Things that I learned from "Pilgrim at Tinder Creek" by Annie Dillard:
Chapter Seven: Spring
1. Dillard also used repetition on page 107 "why, why, why....meaning, meaning, meaning".
2. Dillard used a list on page 121 "....they whirl, paddle, swim, slog, whip, and sinuate".
3. Dillard used the color green as a verb.
4. Dillard reused themes from previous chapters such as small things, and worlds within worlds. She also used the theme "different languages or codes".
5. There was a lot of plants in Chapter Seven such as flowers, shrubs, bushes, and trees.
6. Dillard talked about the Rosetta Stone.
7. Dillard also mentions about Adam's Woods.
8. I learned what sundogs is.
9. Dillard uses different ice terms; because of Eskimo background.
10. Dillard quotes from Albert Einstein.
Chapter Seven: Spring
1. Dillard also used repetition on page 107 "why, why, why....meaning, meaning, meaning".
2. Dillard used a list on page 121 "....they whirl, paddle, swim, slog, whip, and sinuate".
3. Dillard used the color green as a verb.
4. Dillard reused themes from previous chapters such as small things, and worlds within worlds. She also used the theme "different languages or codes".
5. There was a lot of plants in Chapter Seven such as flowers, shrubs, bushes, and trees.
6. Dillard talked about the Rosetta Stone.
7. Dillard also mentions about Adam's Woods.
8. I learned what sundogs is.
9. Dillard uses different ice terms; because of Eskimo background.
10. Dillard quotes from Albert Einstein.
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