Reading log 2

Synopsis: Guy montag comes home, and into his room, which he describes as lifeless; a mausoleum. He is a bout to go to bed, when he turns on his igniter, and see that his wife, Mildred, is almost dead. He finds a completely empty bottle of sleeping pills, which were refilled that day. Guy calls the emergencey hospital, which sends over wo guys, who have a machine (Described as ‘a black cobra’) which pumps her stomach, and gives her a blood transfusion. After they leave, Guy has a little mental rant on how there are too many people. He wishes that along with a blood transfer, Mildred could have had a brain transfer. Montag see the light still on outside of Clarisse’s house, and mindlessly walks over. He overhears the Uncle having talking about how nobody know who is who anymore. After this Montag goes back home, and goes to bed. When he wakes up his wife is up, and doesn’t remember about last night. He tries to confront her, but she denies even wanting to try that.

Symbols: Guy wishing she had had a brain transplant/ different beds/ her suicide attempt: They have even less than a loveless marriage

The ‘too many people’ rant: About how population is increasing and soon, you won’t know anyone.

Guy walking aimlessly to Clarisse’s house: She makes him think about how he is, and he wishes he had what she had with his own family

vocab 3

Pedantry: n. the character, qualities, practices, etc., of a pedant, especially undue display of learning.


Odious: Adj. deserving or causing hatred

Luxuriant: adj. abundant or lush in growth

Dictum: n. an authoritative pronouncment

Cacophony: n. harsh discordance of sound

Proclivity: n. natural inclination or tendency

Proboscis: n. the trunk of an elephant

Stratum: n. a layer of material

Mausoleum:  a magnificent tomb

Marionette: n. a puppet controlled by strings

Phoenix: n. a mythical bird of great beauty fabled to live 500 or 600 years in the Arabian wilderness, to burn itself on a funeral pyre, and to rise from its ashes in the freshness of youth and live through another cycle of years

Reading log 1

Synopsis: Guy Montag burns the books in a house, goes back to the firehouse, begins walking home, meets Clarisse McClellan. McClellan tells Montag parts of her life, and how different she is than others. Montag takes her to her house, which has all the lights on, which is strange (for this time) Montag goes home.

Symbols:

The salamander and phoenix: Are on his uniform; both mythical creatures with fire. The phoenix is reborn from fire. The salamander is a creature that cannot be burned (Which is kind of important

Clarisse wearing white and Montag wearing black: White for hope, change, and innocence; while black is the opposite.

Montag using fire to describe things: shows his love (obsession?) for fire, and it may be all he knows.

The 451 on Montag’s hat and uniform: The degree at which paper burns.

Short Story

Simon and the Crown
By: Micah Cook

The ice and wind swirled around Simon Fedorov. He felt the cold bite at the skin exposed to the elements. He dug frantically in the ice and snow searching, for what he believed was his purpose in life. He found nothing. He lay in the snow, for what felt like an eternity. The blue of hypothermia crept about him. He felt dead inside. One of his men went to him, picked him up, and carried his seeming lifeless body back to the camp. Life slowly flowed into the man’s body. Warmth returned to his fingers and his toes. Red filled his cheeks, and his breathing grew steady.

Simon Fedorov was born to a poor Russian family in St. Petersburg in 1972. He was the youngest and brightest out of seven children. When he was a teenager, he was taken as a servant to a wealthy family, as collateral for his family’s loans. The family soon realized how bright he was, and he was sent to the university of St. Petersburg. He earned a degree in archeology and history, and soon became obsessed with finding ancient ruins in Siberia. The family was his benefactor, ad after they died; he was the sole heir to their fortune. He quickly used up most of it in his search for the mythic Russian ruins. Everyone called him crazy. He slowly crept into his mind. His cheek had become pale with study and his frame emaciated with confinement. If he could not do this, he felt as though he would let his family, adopted and real, down.

He gasped as he returned to consciousness. He looked around, having no memory of this place. Then he remembered. He put his face in the table and screamed. One of his assistants rushed to him.
“Boss, what’s wrong?” Siegfried asked, mock concern in his voice.
“I failed all of you,” Simon replied, his face still on the table. “Three years of work had brought us here, and nothing. Nothing. I lost my reputation, the last of my family, and my fortune. All in pursuit of a god-damn fairytale.” He got up off the table, wiped his face with his hands, and put on his coat. “Thank you, Siegfried,” He opened the tent, and went to his office.
When he was younger, Simon and his brothers were thieves. It was terrible, but the family needed it. He was caught only once, about two months before he left. He was stealing vodka for his father, who was a drunk. He was a block away from his house, when he was found. The police in his town were merciless, and they gave him a good beating. He lost sight in his left eye for two years, became partially deaf, and couldn’t walk right since. That was the last time he did things like that. When the new family took him in, he did his best to hide it from them, but they found out. He lied, told them that his father caused the damage when he was drunk, and that that was one of the reasons he volunteered to leave. The real reason fro departure was to escape his miserable life in the slums, and to unlock his true potential, which he knew would never happen while he stayed. This lie made the family feel sorry for him, and treat him more like a son. They could never have children, which is why they were keen on adopting. Simon always knew that he all the success that he had ever had I his life, to the family.

Simon busied himself with pouring over his research, thinking that there must be something that he had missed. There was not. He got it right. All the legends, stories, and written accounts told him it must be somewhere around his current camp. He lay his head down, and let out a sigh of defeat. The previous dark thought entered his head again. He had had a terrible depression for years, but recently it had gotten worse, as the sense of desperation had grown on him. His work was the only thing that got it off of his mind before, but now it was the cause. But he couldn’t stop. He fell asleep looking over his work, drowning in a feeling of regret.

Probably the worst part of his childhood with the family was the isolation from other kids. He became socially inept, and when he went off to college, he had a very hard time finding friend. That was when he met Sylvia. Simon loved her with all of his heart. It was when he was with her, most of his personal demons were kept at bay. I 1993, they got married, they lived in his Family’s house, and had two children: Gretchen and Vladimir. Gretchen died at the age of five, and Vlad joined the army at the age of 18 and disowned his family. In 2000, Sylvia died in a car crash on her way to Moscow, to give a presentation on Simon’s work. It was her death that sent him on the sad spiral he was down. The widower always wore a smile, to hide the slow dying of his soul.

A shout came from his tent’s entrance. It unlocked Simon from hi stupor. He walked over to the door, qand unzipped it. Outside was Nikolai, a fellow archeolof]gist and coworker of Simon’s project.
“One of the boys found something, Simon!” He yelled, jumping up and down with joy. After all these years, they had finally discovered what they were looking for. Simon quickly grabbed his coat. Hope filled his chest more than it had in decades. He followed Nikolai out to the site, where what looked like the tip of a steeple sticking up through the ice.
“How did I miss that?” Simon asked himself out-loud, but his disappointment in himself was overwhelmed by his excitement. 20 year of being called a daft fool, and now who is it. His persistence paid off, finally.

The one person who had shared Simon’s passion for discovery was Sylvia. She was a professor, at the Moscow university. She had been one of his driving forces in finding the old city. After she had died, his passion had become an obsession. In a way, it was a way of keeping her alive. If he could fulfill her last wish, he could finally be at peace.

An excavation began. Simon got new funding for his project. He was happier than he had been in a long time. When they had cleared out enough to begin exploration, he was the first one in. It was a simple structure, with small rooms and long hallways. Symbols on the walls dated back to times when the Mongols had taken over. It was a sight to behold.

A week later, still at the site, Simon couldn’t sleep. He felt a strange pull toward the ruins, and decided to follow his feelings. He bundled up, and headed out. The arctic wind rushed through his bones. He walked to the ruins, trying in vain not to trip over the huge mounds of ice that now littered the area. When he made it to the largest room, the seeming pull got stronger. He found a pile of cloth. Lifting it, he discovered a chest. The air around the chest seemed even colder. Inside, there was a crown. It was golden, with three gems imbedded in the front. Simon felt as though it reached out to him. As he held it in his hands, a warm feeling crept up his spine. He needed to put it on. It needed him to put it on. Mindlessly, he lowered it on his head.

The next thing he remembered was being covered in blood. He awoke with a shock. A terrible pain shot through his head. He looked at the rest of him. The crown lay at his feet. His hands were stained red. Simon felt queasy. He slowly got up, and looked around him. He had moved (or was moved) since he put on the crown, and was now in the middle of the campsite. Dragged blood marks filled the patches of snow between tents.
“Hello?!” Simon shouted, his words echoing out in the cold air. He picked up the crown subconsciously, and hooked it on his belt. He began to look around. Was there a bear attack. Some vandals. Both were known to scour these areas. He found the bodies of some of his workers. They seemed to be cut open, as though with a blade, from the pelvis, and up to the sternum. He gagged terribly. Who or what could do something like this.

Simon heard a rustling in one of the shelters. He ran away to his tent went inside, and grabbed the gun case under his bed. He took out the revolver inside, check the rounds, and went back outside. He walked to where he had heard the shaking. He turned on his flashlight, and shined it on the tent. He raised the gun.
“Hello? Anyone friendly in there?” Simon asked the dwelling, hoping to get some sort of reply. Sadly no. Simon drew a deep breath, and walked towards it. He opend the door, an instinctively jumped back. He shone his light inside. In a corner, was the wounded Nikolai. He was barely breathing. Simon stepped closer. Niklai opened his eyes, and a look of dread was on his face when he saw Simon.
“So, you devil bastard, come to finish the job?” Nikolai spat at Simon, who was standing there, staring at him. Simon was confused. He figured anyone would b happy to see one of their only friends come to save them, but he guessed he was wrong.
“What do you mean, ‘finish the job’, Nikolai?” Simon asked, bewilderment seeping into his voice.
“I mean finish killing me, that’s what I mean, just like every one else!”
“I didn’t kill everyone, it was bandits.” Simon lowered the gun. Why would Nikolai accuse him of something like that.
“I got it all on film, you murderous twat!” Nikolai chucked a camera-phone at Simon. He opened it. On the screen was already a video. Simon started it.

Nikolai and some of the other workers were gathered around a bonfire in the middle of the encampment. They were hanging about, and one of them was about to try and perform a somersault in the air. He was just about to, when Simon, who was wearing the crown walked out of the ruins. His hair appeared to have gone completely white, and his skin was a dull, pale gray.
“Boss, you look terrible, are you alright?” asked the closest to him. Simon made a sort of growl, and lunged toward him, the flash of a knife was seen, and then the screams of deep agony emitted from the worker. He fell to the ground, and Simon stepped on to him, and began to stab into the body, again and again, until his face was splattered with blood. The others had all ran, except for Nikolai.
“What the Hell are you?” he asked Simon, fear rocking his body. Simon snarled at him, tackled Nikolai to the ground, stabbed him in the abdomen, and ran off.

The video stopped. Simon looked at Nikolai.
“What happened after that?” Simon asked softly, his voice quivering.
“You killed most everyone here, Simon,” Nikolai told darkly, “What the HELL made you do that. I mean, how?” Simon was speechless. He felt like Oedipus, everyone else knowing what he didn’t. He looked up at the Ceiling of the tent.
“I’m so sorry, Nikolai. Please forgive me.” Simon said, choking back tears.
“I don’t think I can forgive you for what you did, no matter the excuse; and for that, I’m sorry,” Nikolai said, the echo of defeat in his voice. Simon got up and out of the room. Nikolai died ten minutes later. Simon covered the plae in gasoline from the cars, and lit the tents on fire. Maybe all the others would think it was a bandit attack. He looked at the crown, which was still on his belt. A small part of him told him that it was what had brought this whole thing about. It was the part that still believed in witchcraft and voodoo, which he had for so long suppressed.  A voice in his head told him to put it on. He did so. Taking it off, he saw it gleam with the light of the fire of the site. He lowered it onto his head, and felt his mind slip away once again.

Simon awoke panting. He looked around. He was in his bed, in the camp at the site. There was the rustling of a hand on the fabric of his tent. He got up out of his bed, and opened the door. Nikolai was at the door. Simon was bewildered. HE had burned this whole place down. He killed everyone. How were they here.
“Boss, we found this for you. It’s the only ting made of wood in the whole of the ruins.” Nikolai said, with a touch of pride. Simon recognized the box. It was what the crown had been in. It had the same markings.
“Thank you, Nik,” Simon replied, Taking the box from him. “I’ll be at the sight in about an hour.” Nikolai left. Simon set the box on his desk. Part of him was afraid to open it. What if it was in there? He waved away the feeling, and began to look over the report his staff had for him. The box, however, brought back his attention. He mustered his courage, and opened it; and there it was. The same crown as in what Simon was beginning to accept as a dream. He screamed, and pushed the box out. The crown rolled out from it. The ringing that came from it did not sound like normal. It was speaking to Simon. Wear me. Wear me. I will protect you. Simon didn’t know what to think. He wrapped it in cloth and put it in his bag; but he could still hear it. Simon knew that as long as it was around, and it was unsatisfied, it would not leave him alone.

Compare revision

Pa Sexton and Granddaddy Cain are greatly alike in how they are described and the way they defend themselves and their family. Both are strong men with good values, but their methods are quite different.

Granddaddy Cain and Pa Sexton are family men who action for their families. Both act out of honor, and do what they see as the way to do things. Both Cain and Sexton are old, poor farmers. Both are married, with kids, and are taking care of children who have a generation gap between them. When there families are ridiculed, both use intimidation to solve the problem (Cain with breaking the camera, and Sexton with bringing the gun to the school). Neither of them have a good education (Cain because he is black and Sexton because he worked on a farm all of his life). They are strong, tall, daunting figures, which hold themselves with pride. There are more examples of Cain’s strength, with ‘his hands had motors in them, and his feet had engines’. This is comparing him to machinery, which is strong, efficient, and reliable. With Pa all he gets is a ‘he was a strong 65 year old’, which is pretty straightforward.

However, both of them have differences. Sexton for example, is white, and probably owns the land he farms on. Cain is black and rents from white people. Sexton, dislikes change deeply, and has probably never left his hometown. Cain on the other hand, has moved multiple times. ‘But next day loading up the truck, with rocks all in his jaw, madder than Granny in the first place’. He would move to a new town, despite himself, all to please his wife. Sexton is more violent than Cain, as he brought a gun into a school over his son being held back for two hours and owing a dollar. ‘I'll take care o' Professor Herbert myself! He ain't got no right to keep you in and let the other boys off jist because they've got th' money! I'm a poor man. A bullet will go in a professor same as it will any man.’ He feels like he is being judged for being poor, so his actions are kinda understandable.
 Cain’s breaking of the camera is an understandable move. Although both are tall, Cain is described as massive, with ‘motors for hands and engines for feet’ and ‘hands that were like trays’. Sexton seems to get angrier than Cain, who seems to be easygoing.

Cain and Sexton are both very similar. Both care for their families though maybe in the wrong way. Both take actions into their own hands when confronted with something they see as unjust. Although they go about what they do in different ways, I believe they could essentially be the same person.

Story Outline

    WRITING A SHORT STORY:
Outline = 25 points             Short Story = 100 points

            Every student will be responsible for writing one short story of 5-10 pages of length.  Each story must be about the search for identity in some way and each student must be able to explain this search to class.  It should be fictional, though it could contain some real events.  The story must have a protagonist, an antagonist, a dynamic character, a static character, conflict and all parts of plot—exposition, inciting event, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.  Furthermore the protagonist must be a round character who completely aligns him/herself with the three elements of characterization (check your notes).  The dynamic character must fit the three elements of believable change (check your notes).  You will be graded, partially on how well you meet the above requirements.  You will also be graded on your development of character, plot, your voice, sentence structure, conventions, and use of physical descriptions to allow the reader into the world of your story.

            While very few authors begin with a detailed theme written out, all authors do begin a story by prewriting.  Depending on the story and how the story is driven (plot, characterization, or theme) they either jot down ideas for events, a physical and emotional description of the main characters or they describe a situation in which a character might or might not change in some radical way.  All authors do think about point of view and their exposition.  Every story will need to go through an outline guide (this guide), and two drafts.

1st Draft DUE DATE: 10/27

IDEA FOR STORY: 10/21

My story is driven by  PLOT/ CHARACTERIZATION/ THEME
(circle one)

Point of view: 3rd limited

Type of conflict: person v. supernatural

Briefly describe the conflict: Jamal and Tyrone try to stop a series of murders in their neighborhood, which end up being the work of a ghost


Setting of story:
Detroit, Michigan


Ideas for plot (make a list—use back if necessary):


CHARACTERS (begin a list of characters you think you want to include in your story and begin to briefly describe them.  List both their emotion and physical description. Also discuss if a character is dynamic, static, flat or round).

PROTAGONIST:

Jamal Jones



Antagonist (if it is a character):

Ghost of the Ghetto



Other characters:

Tyrone Jones

Father Wesley

Officer Maynard



Briefly describe the major events in your story:

Jamal finds a dead body

He and Tyrone go around trying to solve the murder

They find out about the legend of the ghost of the ghetto, an old cop who was shot by a gang, who is now killing criminals.

Jamal and Tyrone find the ghost and try to stop it by appeasing it

The ghost possesses Tyrone, and Jamal runs away

Jamal goes to the church, where with the help of Father Wesley, they exorcise the ghost from Tyrone, put the ghost in a watermelon, and throw it into the sewer.


Most authors begin writing out their exposition and some of them figure out their resolution before they begin writing.  All authors think about parts of plot.  A close friend of my says that the key to fiction is simple:  “Every event must further the plot. If it does not get rid of it.”

EXPOSTION (remember this is an introduction to the main character, the setting and contains a hint at the main idea of the story):

Jamal and Tyrone Are walking through their neighborhood






RESOLUTION:





Any important tools that you want to use in your story—you must use figurative language (examples: allusions, foreshadows, metaphors, symbols, similes, descriptions, dialogue):

Give examples of these tools:

Sexton and Cain compare and contrast

Pa Sexton and Granddaddy Cain are greatly alike in how they are described and the way they defend themselves and their family. Both are strong men with good values, but there

Granddaddy Cain and Pa Sexton are family men who action for their families. Both act out of honor, and do what they see as the way to do things. Both Cain and Sexton are old, poor farmers. Both are married, with kids, and are taking care of children who have a generation gap between them. When there families are ridiculed, both use intimidation to solve the problem (Cain with breaking the camera, and Sexton with bringing the gun to the school). Neither of them have a good education (Cain because he is black and Sexton because he worked on a farm all of his life). They are strong, tall, daunting figures, which hold themselves with pride. There are more examples of Cain’s strength, with ‘his hands had motors in them, and his feet had engines’. This is comparing him to machinery, which is strong, efficient, and reliable. With Pa all he gets is a ‘he was a strong 65 year old’, which is pretty straightforward.

However, both of them have differences. Sexton for example, is white, and probably owns the land he farms on. Cain is black and must rent from white people. Sexton, dislikes change deeply, and has probably never left his hometown. Cain on the other hand, has moved multiple times. ‘But next day loading up the truck, with rocks all in his jaw, madder than Granny in the first place’. He would move to a new town, despite himself, all to please his wife. Sexton is more violent than Cain, as he brought a gun into a school over his son being held back for two hours and owing a dollar. ‘I'll take care o' Professor Herbert myself! He ain't got no right to keep you in and let the other boys off jist because they've got th' money! I'm a poor man. A bullet will go in a professor same as it will any man.’ He feels like he is being judged for being poor, so his actions are kinda understandable.
 Cain’s breaking of the camera is an understandable move. Although both are tall, Cain is described as massive, with ‘motors for hands and engines for feet’ and ‘hands that were like trays’. Sexton seems to get angrier than Cain, who seems to be easygoing.

Cain and Sexton are both very similar. Both care for their families though maybe in the wrong way. Both take actions into their own hands when confronted with something they see as unjust. Although they go about what they do in different ways, I believe they could essentially be the same person.

Final review

Be able to define: blues, irony, foreshadow, dialect, conflict, character, plot, tone, theme, symbol, protagonist, antagonist, static character, dynamic character, round character, flat character, allusion

Irony (3 types - situational, dramatic, verbal):
Verbal irony: When you say something that is not meant.

Situational irony: When the outcome is the opposite of what happens

Dramatic irony: When the reader knows something that the characters do not. What the speaker of a thing say is the opposite is what the author means.


Foreshadow: A hint at what will happen later in a story

Dialect: A kind of accent for book characters. Tells you a lot about the character

Conflict: the main problem in a story

Character: Anything that acts in a story

Plot: Six parts of the story:
Exposition: The setup of the story
Inciting event: The beginning of the conflict
Rising action: Escalation of the conflict
Climax: the height of the problem
Falling action: de-escalation of the problem
Resolution: the problem resolved

Theme: The main idea of a story

Symbol: Anything in the story that holds great meaning

Protagonist: The main character. Not necessarily good or bad

Antagonist: The opposing force of the protagonist

Static Character: A person who stay the same over a story

Dynamic Character: a person who’s views change over the course of a story

Round Character: A character you know a lot about

Flat Character: a character that you know very little about

Allusion: A reference to art, history, music, and other literatures

2) For each story be able to list the protagonist and the antagonist and the type of conflict
a) “The Most Dangerous Game”
P: Rainsford
A: Zaroff
C: Person v. Person
b) “The Cask of Amontillado”
P: Montressor
C: Person v. Self

A: Montressor

 “The Lady or the Tiger”
P: Princess
A: Princess
C: Person v. Self

 “The Split Cherry Tree”
P: Pa
A: Pa
C: Person v. self, Person v. Society

 “Blues Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird”
P: Granny
A: Camera & Smilin’
C: Person v. Society

 “Where Have You Gone Charming Billy”
P: Paul Berlin
A: Paul Berlin
C: Person v. self

3) For each story pick out which characters are round, which characters are flat, which characters are static and which characters are dynamic and briefly discuss why they fit the category you chose.

“The Most Dangerous Game”
R: Rainsford, Zaroff
F: Whitney, Ivan
S: Zaroff, Ivan, Whitney
D: Rainsford



b) “The Cask of Amontillado”
R: Montressor, Fortunato
F: None
S: Fortunato
D: None


c) “The Lady or the Tiger”
R: Princess
F: King, guy
S: King, Guy
D: None



d) “The Split Cherry Tree”
R: Dave, Pa
F: Prof Herbert
S: Prof. Herbert
D: Pa, Dave



e) “Blues Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird”
R: Granny, Cain,
F: Camera, Smilin’
S: Every one
D: None




g) “Where Have You Gone Charming Billy”
R: Paul Berlin
F: Billy, Buff
S: Billy, Buff
D: Paul Berlin

4) for each story list the point of view it is told from

a) “The Most Dangerous Game”
3rd omniscient

b) “The Cask of Amontillado”
3rd limited

c) “The Lady or the Tiger”
3rd omniscient

d) “The Split Cherry Tree”
1st

e) “Blues Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird”
1st

g) “Where Have You Gone Charming Billy”
3rd limited


5) For each story write out a theme using “writing a theme” guide and the six elements of theme

a) “The Most Dangerous Game”
Views change when you are put in a sticky situation


b) “The Lady or the Tiger”
Sometimes decisions have no good side


c) “The Split Cherry Tree”
society can pass you by if you let it


d) “Blues Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird
You can’t let people push you around to get what they want.


e) “Where Have You Gone Charming Billy”
The fear of war never goes away


6) For each story list one event for each of the six elements of plot (exposition, inciting event, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)

a) “The Most Dangerous Game”
Exposition: Whitney and Rainsford talk about the ethics of hunting

inciting event: Rainsford falls off the boat, and swims toward the island

rising action: Rainsford gets to the island, The finds the mansion, is confronted by Zaroff, gets into Zaroff’s crazy killing game.

Climax: Rainsford jumps off a cliff, and Zaroff feels cheated

falling action: Zaroff has dinner, goes into his room, and Rainsford is there

resolution: Rainsford kills Zaroff, and feeds him to his dogs




c) “The Lady or the Tiger”

exposition: Tells about the king’s grand coliseums

inciting event: Tells about how the princess had an affair with a normal guy

rising action: The guy goes into the arena, he bows to the king, and looks the princess in the eye

climax: The princess tells him to go to the right door with her eyes

falling action: The goes to it, and grabs the handle

resolution: none


d) “The Split Cherry Tree”

exposition: Dave helps clean up the school as part of punishment for breaking a tree

inciting event: He rushes home two hours late, and his father is not happy with him.

Rising action: Dave tells Pa about the tree, and how if he could pay the school $.50, he would owe anything, Pa takes this as an outrage, thinking that they are discriminating against the poor. The next day Pa goes to school with Dave, and brings his gun.

Climax: Pa sets his gun on Prof. Herbert’s desk and threatens him with it.

Falling action: Prof. takes Pa around the school and shows him all the changes since Pa was in school.

Resolution: Pa realizes his mistake and doesn’t hate the school anymore


e) “Blues Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird”

exposition: Cathy, Tyrone, Terry, narrator, and granny are in the yard

inciting event: Two camera men show up and start filming them

rising action: Granny tells them to piss off, Terry and Tyrone get in a tussle, and Granddaddy Cain comes back w/ a chicken hawk over his shoulder

climax: The other chicken hawk comes to try and save the other. Cain kills it with a hammer

falling action: Cain tells the camera men to give him the camera, he crushes it, and they go away

resolution: The Cain family goes about its business


f) “Where Have You Gone Charming Billy”


exposition: Paul Berlin goes through the jungle of ‘Nam

inciting event: Paul thinks back to Billy Boy, who died of a heart attack

rising action: Paul pretends to be back with his dad. He gets threatened to be shot at for sleeping, and meets a man called Buff.

Climax: Paul goes into a giggling fit

falling action: Buff knocks him out

resolution: Paul realizes that even when he gets to the sea, he will still be afraid


g) “The Cask of Amontillado”

exposition: Montressor tells us about all the times Fortunato wronged him.

Inciting event: Montressor invites a drunk Fortunato over for a bottle of Amontillado

rising action: They begin to go deeper into Montressor’s catacombs, Them drinking to Fortunato’s long life, and making terrible masonry pun

climax: Montressor chains Fortunato to the very back wall

falling action: Montressor begins walling Fortunato in

resolution: Montressor leaves Fortunato down there, no feeling any guilt that he killed him.


7) For the following stories pick out two or more examples of allusion and discuss what it alludes to:

“Blues Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird”
Aunty: Derogatory term for female black folk
Dog named Bingo: Reference to the song

a) “Where Have You Gone Charming Billy”
The title: an old folk song.
Where he is: historical


“The Most Dangerous Game”
Zaroff invested in American Securities: historical
They have motorized boats: historical


8) For the following stories list at least one example of foreshadow and briefly discuss what it hints will happen:

“The Most Dangerous Game”
The talk about the ethics of hunting: Early in a story, if the main character shares his beliefs on something, they will usually be tested


a) “Where Have You Gone Charming Billy”
Mentioning of Billy early on: means he will play a key part in the story later on

“The Lady or the Tiger”
The whole coliseums set-up tells you that a big choice is about to be made.

9) For the following stories pick out an example of irony and discuss why its ironic:

“The Most Dangerous Game”
The whole animal ethics talk: Rainsford believes that the hunted have no feelings, and then he becomes the hunted

“The Cask of Amontillado”
Montressor toasting to Fortunato’s long life: He doesn’t mean it, as he kills him.

10) For the following stories discuss what the following symbols and or images represent and mean:


“The Split Cherry Tree”: The cherry tree
The cherry tree is a symbol of spring

The tree imagery: Dead-leaf, hands like gnarled roots, face like a ripe fodder blade:
Pa is comparing himself to an old, tree

“Blues Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird”: The title
Mocking birds repeat, and the blues don’t repeat

The two chicken hawks:
When the female hawk was stuck (Granny stuck by the Camera men), the other hawk came to the rescue (Cain coming and sending the camera men away)

“The Cask of Amontillado” – all the symbols
Cask: casket
Fortunato’s clothes: He is dressed like a fool, which he is one
The trowel: A symbol of masonry, and of Fortunato’s demise

11) Briefly discuss how dialect is used in “The Split Cherry Tree”? What does it tell us about Pa, Dave and Professor Luster? Why is dialect important in this story? Why is dialect important in “Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird”?

Dialect is important in “Split Cherry Tree” because it tells in a way, there education. Prof. has good, proper English because he was taught it, and Dave has a slightly country accent because he is still in school and is raised in the country. Pa has bad English because he is 65, and didn’t really go to school.

Dialect is also important in Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird because, in a way, it helps to distinguish between different ethnic groups.

12) Both Toni Cade Bambara and Jesse Stuart use imagery to build the characters of Granddaddy Cain and Luster (Pa) Sexton. Both of these characters have some similarities and some differences. In an essay with a definite thesis statement compare and contrast the two characters—what they look like, the metaphors involved in their description, how they act and how they think. Please do not say they author never says. Think about what might be implied.

13) List the setting for every story.

Ship-Trap Island

The King’s Arena

Catacombs

School, Dave’s house

Vietnam

Cain house

14) Identify the following characters with a detailed description of their physical, intellectual and emotional qualities (everything you know about them):


Granddaddy Cain: Old, black, strong, large, tall, silent, family-oriented

Granny: Old, Black, Cranky, short-tempered, small

Cathy: small, black, young, tries to be older than she is

Smilin: white, pushy, invasive, and persistent

Camera: White, pushy, invasive, persistent

General Zaroff: Middle-aged, white, deranged, murderous,

Rainsford: Youngish, hunter, nice,

Paul Berlin: Frightened, delirious, young, weak,

The Princess: Crazy, young, pretty, naïve, foolish

The King: Older, murderous, rich

The Princess’ Lover: youngish, naïve, handsome

Pa Sexton: Old, black-haired, sheep-skin coat, strong, tall, buck-skin boots, blue shirt, black hat

Dave Sexton: youngest of siblings, works hard to please, submissive, hard-worker

Professor Herbert: fat, city-slicker, grey-hair, grey coat

Geography ?s

1) Farmer

2) Military, economy, and agriculture

3) 40%

4) Mexican/ Spanish

5) Christians

6) Music, art, celebrities

7) East coast

8) About half of the workforce is female

9) The east coast

Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird Question Answers

Allusions:

Aunty: Old derogatory name for female black people

Bingo the Dog: The song 'Bingo Was His Name'

The camera men were filming for the food stamp program: this shows the time as around the 1930s, depression era.

Description of Granddaddy Cain:

Old, white haired black man. Tall, mean looking. Large, strong hands. Carries himself well. scares others by his size and with his confidence. Deep, black skin.

Similes:
His hands were like motors
His feet were like engines
Tall and silent like a king
Looking like the wolf-man

Metaphors:
I was a gift on a tray
like a sudden and gentle bird
Like he's protecting a kitten from the cold.

The chicken hawks and Granny and Granddad Cain.

The chicken hawks were like the Cains in that when the female was stuck (Granny in the house and the camera guys outside, the male comes and tries to save her (Granddaddy coming back home and getting the camera people to kiss off.

A link to the story is here

Answer to geography questions

1) A sub-arctic climate with Alaska and Canada
2) The arctic coast of Alaska and Canada
3) Sub-tropic, desert, mild climates
4) Hawaii and the southern tip of Florida
5) Florida
6) Tropical
7) Tornadoes
8) Cities around major rivers
9) The Atlantic and gulf coasts
10) Subarctic, tundra, humid continental, highland, marine west coast
11) Mediterranean, semiarid, humid subtropical, tropical, desert

Quizlet N.A.

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Interview question answer

I believe that defying the draft was the harder thing to do. You are branded a traitor (and in the case of the Vietnam War, probably a communist).You could be disowned by the rest of your parents, and everyone you knew. You are thrust into an unknown area, everyone around you saying, “why aren’t you back home, fighting for your country?” . It would be embarrassing. But if you are leaving to avoid doing something you don’t believe in, you should go. The story calls the soldiers sheep: innocent, and easily maneuverable. Going to war to defend your honor is not true courage. To defy when you are forced to something that you find is not right, no matter the consequences, that is true bravery.