Friday, December 16, 2011
My Antonia
Willa Cather in her novel My Antonia offers her view of life during the pioneer time by telling about Jim Burton and all the residents of the place he lives and their experiences.
My Antonia would be really different if the story was told from Antonia point of view. It would be all about her feelings and how she felt and what it was like for her growing up. Jim's telling the story and talking about his life through that time period and Antonia would have different experiences and stories to tell.
Cather got really realistic with Jim's character. I did not even know she was a women. It seems like she knows how a young man would act and feel. It is unique how a women could write in a man's point of view and know how to do it. She got Jim's character down packed he always seemed like he was a boy in the novel never thought about this question before.
Hmmmm.! Why would he change the title from Antonia to My Antonia? I have a very good reason that makes really good since in to how I think he would change the title. For one he's always had a crush on Antonia and thought she was different from the rest of the girls that lived there. He also grew up with her and taught her how to speak English and had to help her through a tragedy when her father died. So he's really close to her. So that's why I guess he changed the name to My Antonia
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The Effects of Setting
Author Willa Cather embedded literary devices, such as metaphors, similes, and personification, within her writing.
"As I looked about me I felt that the grass was the country, as the water is the sea. The red of the grass made all the great prairie the colour of wine-stains, or of certain seaweeds when they are first washed up. And there was so much motion in it; the whole country seemed, somehow, to be running."
"The grave, with its tall red grass that was never mowed, was like a little island."
"Winter comes down savagely over a little town on the prairie. The wind that sweeps in from the open country strips away all the leafy screens that hide one yard from another in summer, and the houses seem to draw closer together. The roofs, that looked so far away across the green treetops, now stare you in the face, and they are so much uglier than when their angles were softened by vines and shrubs.
The setting of this book greatly impacts the characters. Nebraska weather is very cold and makes living conditions hard on everyone for instance, during Christmas the families couldn't make it to town. So instead they had to make their own gifts with the things they had. Plus they have wagons n when the roads gets covered its hard to navigate where they are going.
Well, our house has is packed full of stuff like a pack rat. I don't like things that ain't organized it makes me aggravated. We have so much stuff including my uncle's dad's belongings everything is just shoved places.
"As I looked about me I felt that the grass was the country, as the water is the sea. The red of the grass made all the great prairie the colour of wine-stains, or of certain seaweeds when they are first washed up. And there was so much motion in it; the whole country seemed, somehow, to be running."
"The grave, with its tall red grass that was never mowed, was like a little island."
"Winter comes down savagely over a little town on the prairie. The wind that sweeps in from the open country strips away all the leafy screens that hide one yard from another in summer, and the houses seem to draw closer together. The roofs, that looked so far away across the green treetops, now stare you in the face, and they are so much uglier than when their angles were softened by vines and shrubs.
The setting of this book greatly impacts the characters. Nebraska weather is very cold and makes living conditions hard on everyone for instance, during Christmas the families couldn't make it to town. So instead they had to make their own gifts with the things they had. Plus they have wagons n when the roads gets covered its hard to navigate where they are going.
Well, our house has is packed full of stuff like a pack rat. I don't like things that ain't organized it makes me aggravated. We have so much stuff including my uncle's dad's belongings everything is just shoved places.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Argument: Dating Ages
Assertion Claim
In relationships age should have little effect. There's two reasons why I think this way. Maturity and some one's personality is the number one key in a relationship not their age. For instance an "older partner could take an advantage of you because they know you're naive, and you have not been through as much as them, so they're going to trick you, make you fall in love then hurt you," that's only if your really naive. People should be careful and not go for someone that they seem is more mature so don't assume that if they are older they are more mature.Personality is another reason that age should not matter. It all depends on if you like the person for who they truly are. Personality wise if you're sure of yourself and your outgoing and funny your more likely to find someone with that same personality no matter the age. It goes two ways if there are things you cannot stand about yourself, your more than likely to look for someone that's the complete opposite from your own personality dislikes. However, like grown adults and parents do not like the idea of younger kids dating way older than them. They believe that kids younger than 18 their brains aren't fully developed yet and more immature. Nevertheless, I say that age has nothing to do with maturity, I believe it has to do with experience, what they have been through, how they act, and what they like. There's a few young adults out there that act just like us younger KIDS! So far always the positives out way the negative facts. I think people need to be more sagacious about things around them.
My Thinking:
- In relationships age should have little effect.
- Maturity level is the most important when trying to date someone older or younger than you.
- Commentary 1: "An older partner could take advantage of you because they know you're naive, and you haven't been through as much as them, So they're gonna trick you, make you fall in love," which happens if you truly are naive.
- Commentary 2: People should be careful and not go for somebody just because they assume the person will be more mature.
- Personality is another reason that age shouldn't matter. It all depends on if you like the person for who they truly are.
- Commentary 1: Personality is more important than age. If your sure of yourself and your outgoing and funny your more likely to find someone with that same personality no matter the age.
- Commentary 2: It goes two ways also if there are things you cant stand about yourself, your more likely to look for someone that's the complete opposite from your personality dislikes.
- Many believe that kids under 18 shouldn't be dating someone over 18 because their brains aren't fully developed yet and not as mature.
- Nevertheless, I say that age has nothing to do with maturity. I believe it has to do with experience, what they have been through, how they act and what they like. Some grown adults act just like younger kids under 18.
In relationships age should have little effect. There's two reasons why I think this way. Maturity and some one's personality is the number one key in a relationship not their age. For instance an "older partner could take an advantage of you because they know you're naive, and you have not been through as much as them, so they're going to trick you, make you fall in love then hurt you," that's only if your really naive. People should be careful and not go for someone that they seem is more mature so don't assume that if they are older they are more mature.Personality is another reason that age should not matter. It all depends on if you like the person for who they truly are. Personality wise if you're sure of yourself and your outgoing and funny your more likely to find someone with that same personality no matter the age. It goes two ways if there are things you cannot stand about yourself, your more than likely to look for someone that's the complete opposite from your own personality dislikes. However, like grown adults and parents do not like the idea of younger kids dating way older than them. They believe that kids younger than 18 their brains aren't fully developed yet and more immature. Nevertheless, I say that age has nothing to do with maturity, I believe it has to do with experience, what they have been through, how they act, and what they like. There's a few young adults out there that act just like us younger KIDS! So far always the positives out way the negative facts. I think people need to be more sagacious about things around them.
My Thinking:
- This paragraph is based mainly deductive thinking because of the information, facts, and quotes presented in the paragraph above.
- Age Shouldn't matter in relationships- Northern Star Online: Columnists
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