CATHER IN THE RYE!!!!

Response 1:
I feel like I agree with the podcast. The Catcher in the Rye is a really influential book. At times it may be hard to read but it really captures the struggles of a teen growing up. The book clearly portrays the struggle of teens growing up into the adult world. Furthermore the book uses a lot of teen age slangs of the 1950 to better relate to the teen. Moreover the swearing and casual theme of the book catches the reader and the unique plot further engages the readers into the book. So the book is really attention catching. Also the podcast mentions that their view of the book changes when they get older I think this is really true, since when people get older people understands more and as a result they should be able to apply the thought more and better relate to the book since the readers will then have similar experience.

Response 2:
I feel that the author is pretty similar to Holden. I think in a way the author is sort of like Holden. The author keeps his emotions to himself which is really similar to Holden, Salinger keeps all of his thought to himself he doesn’t like to talk he is a private person which is really similar to Holden since they both don’t like to talk and keeps their mind to themselves. Furthermore I think that Salinger feels that people are often phony just like Holden thinks people are phony. Therefore he doesn’t like to talk about the people and people bothering his life. He those people are phony.

Response 3:
I feel that I don’t agree with the expert in the radio. I feel that some of his comments are not really true. He said that people can often relate to Cather throughout their whole life I do not think this is true. I feel that the world has changed so much now that it is hard for people to relate to the book, even as a teenager I feel that the book doesn’t relate to me. The world has changed so much since the book was written that we can no longer relate to Holden. The Cather in the Rye has failed to express a lot of crucial things teenagers face today, like the over use of the Internet. But I do agree that teenagers nowadays are more judgmental of people and phonier.
Response 4:
Perhaps has I mentioned in the previous response Catcher in the Rye has become to old for the teenagers nowadays to relate to it. The Catcher in the Rye was written in 1951, fifty years ago. At the time it might be popular and eye-catching to the teens in the 1951 but I do not think it is appealing to the teens nowadays. The book has become out of date. For example the slangs and terms used in the book are not common anymore, also a lot of actions in the book can not be related to actions teens these days do. Therefore this book not as appealing to teenagers as it was in the late 1900s. As many critics say many teenagers are starting to look forward to other books with more contemporary language like Harry Potter instead of referring to this old out dated Catcher in the Rye.

Homework for Sept. 23

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is set during a transitory period of time in colonial America, known as the Salem witch trials. The play starts when Abigail Williams emanates a serpentine plot that causes havoc in Salem. In the beginning she claims that on the day Tituba saw her in the forest they were only meandering and dancing in the forest. Then as she found out that the lie isn't going to hold, Tituba confesses to communing with the devil, so Abigail joins in confessing to having seen the devil consorting with other townspeople. This has an undulating effect because after this she started to name all the people she hated in town in order to use them to supersede her crime. Then really bring the town into chaos since suddenly half the town’s women are being accused of being witches. Then around the same time, Betty, the torpid girl that laid in bed during the first scene joins Abigail and starts naming people that “are” consorting with the devil. In the end the town retrogressed, became smaller, and Abigail ran away.

The Inheritance of Tools

The author of the story clearly depicts the hammer as one of his family heirlooms passed down by his grandfather. The story starts with the death of his father then slowly conjuring up stories of the heirloom being used by his grandfather to create a house for his family.Then later progressing into how his father had used the hammer as a important tool to help him create his family. Then finally the story moves on the the narrator's showing how with the hammer his fixed his daugter's wall and how his son is now playing with the tools, too. And sameday would inherit the heirloom hammer.
Moreover, the heirloom is very important in the narrator's life. The heirloom is very important to his father-son relationship. The hammer serve not only as a constant reminder of his family but also as a bridge of connection between him and his father.

Family Heirlooms

An heirloom is a valued object or possession that is passed down in the family.
In the presentation Reema Keswani mentioned that rich royal Indian families often pass down Jewelry as their heirloom. Also in the presentation she mentions Shinde's designs, his designs from the presentation I understand was mainly of a traditional Indian style. This also can be considered a type of heirloom. But through his own interpretation and a little clash with the western culture his designs become fashionable instead of just the old Indian designs with most Indians are familiar too.


My family's heirloom

1. Watch
2. Pen
3. Jewelry
4. Book
5. Cooking recipe
6. Photographs
7. Painting
8. Coins
9. Sculptures
10. Cloth

The interstiong Narrative of the life of Otandah Equiano

Equiano describes many of the horrors involved with the slave trade. Choose one passage from the narrative that had the biggest impact on you. Be prepared to discuss your choice.

“I then was a little revived, and thought, if it were no worse than working , my situation was not so desperate; but still I feared I should be put to death, the white people looked and acted, as I thought, in so savage a manner; for I had never seen among any people such instance of brutal cruelty; and this could I have got over the netting , I would have jumped over the sind not only shown towards us blacks, but also to some of the whites themselves….”
This passage was really shocking to me because this passage really revealed the fear Equiano felt on the ship. This passage tells us that Equiano would have suicide if he could. This shows how afraid he was. And it really shocked me that he would rather kill himself the staying on the boat. Furthermore I was also shocked my how cruel the Europeans were, they were so cruel that Equiano would rather kill himself then stay in the boat. That to me is really shocking.

What do you think motivates the slave traders to behave so cruelly?

I think they treated the slaves cruelly because they had not choice. They needed to have all of the slaves under control; they have to treat them cruelly and scared the slaves so they will listen to them. Because there were more slaves then white sailors so if they weren’t able to keep the slaves under control then the slaves would be able to rebel. Also the slave traders are white and they would think they are superior to the black slaves.
Although terrified as a captive on the slave ship, Equiano's curiosity still surfaces. What marvel does he encounter and how do they affect him?

He has encountered a lot of different activities on the ship the sailor's talking to other sailors on other ships, the ship believing to be sailed magically and the horses in America all made him amazed. And I think all these events made him afraid but at the same time respecting the whites powers. Also he recognizes the vast difference between the two cultures always referring to the whites as they and blacks as we.
Eauiano suggests that the cruelty he and his fellow captives experienced are "hardships which are inseparable form this accursed trade” of slavery. What do you suppose he means by this?

I think he means that slavery in itself is inhumane. The culture of the trade is cruel to the people being traded. With the traders benefiting from the trades (European’s) the people being traded (African’s) have to pay the price. And this therefore is cruel and unfair, because just for the benefit of the Europeans the Africans have to suffer generations of hardship.

Surviving in such harsh circumstances is difficult, and many African captives died aboard the ships. What have you learned about Equiano that may have helped him survive his ordeal?

There were two major factors that allowed him to survive this ordeal. The first being his age, from the story we can determine that he is young. As a result, he was taken care of more. When he was hurt the sailors took him on to the deck and made him feel better. Also with his age he was more able to adept into a new environment. The second factor is curiosity. His curiosity also allowed him to survive this trip. The was curious about everything and this allowed him to be enthusiastic when he sees new things and this kept him from being sad all the time so he wasn’t so depressed, therefore allowing him to survive the voyage.
As a free man, Equiano became an abolitionist and worked to end slavery. If he could travel in time and see American society today what would he say? What would he take pride in? What would he want changed?

I think he would have been proud of today’s society. Although he would say that we still have a lot to go. Even though African Americans can now all live as free men they still are predominately in the working class, a lot of them even fighting poverty. Only a few of them make it up the rug earning a better social status, many though sports. Although he would agree, looking at the presidential elections, that the country has gone really far. Not only just recognizing their rights as free men but also respecting there abilities to lead and giving them a chance to become president. So he would be proud of the counties progress to no racial discrimination. And of course he would want the country to be free of racial discrimination.
Imagery:
1. We were all pent up together, like so many sheep in a fold - visual
2. Flogged so unmercifully with a large rope near the foremast - visual
3. They tossed him over the side as the would have done a brute- visual
4. the other ship got her boats out, and they came on board of us and the people of both ships seemed to be glad to see each other. -visual
The produce copious perspirations so that the air soon became unfit for respiration - small
5. Several of the strangers shook hands with us black people - movement.

Everyday use homework

1.Write five adjectives that you would use to describe Dee. Then write five adjectives to describe the narrator and five to describe Maggie.
Dee: elegant, persistent, arrogant, selfish, and willful
Narrator: uneducated, traditional, independent and large.
Maggie: insecure, small, timid, conforming and shy
2. What is the significance of the title "Everyday Use"?
“Everyday Use” is important because it shows that heritage isn’t the things that one owns from one’s family heritage but instead they are useful stuff that is used in life. "Everyday Use" are the little everyday things in life. All the stuff that Dee wanted to take were items that were used in the narrator's house, she decides to use items relating to her culture as embellishment rather than objects of respect and honor.
3. What do you think is the purpose of Dee's visit with her mother and sister? Explain.
The purpose of Dee's visit is to show how times have changed and to take some of her family’s belongings to use them as decoration in her home showing her own culture and to show them she is fine.
What do you think the narrator realizes about herself during her argument with Dee over the quilts?
I think the narrator slowly realizes that after all these years, she has been bullied by her daughter. She realizes her daughters are doing just fine the way they are. Her life has always been that way and there is no reason to change it because someone else has a different opinion. She realizes that she often forgets that Maggie has a right to everything as well.
5. How does cultural heritage play a part in the interactions between Dee and her family?Because she married a guy from another place, her attitude of life has changed. And she has become more self-centered and different from her other family members

The results of the Learning Style test shows that I am able to learn in four ways: social, physical, solitary and logical. But of the four I’m most adapt in learning socially. The test also shows that I’m least capable in learning visually and aurally. I feel that the test is sort of accurate because I find that I lean well socially and also that I learn better doing activities, like labs in science I tend to remember more about the class if we do a physical activity like a presentation. Also I enjoy the logical ways of math; I like to work step to step towards the end of a problem feeling accomplished at the end when I finally finished the problem. But the only thing I thought was inaccurate about the Learning Style test is the part about being a solitary learner. I do not think I’m a solitary learner. I can never learn and study by myself because I get bored and I would go find something else to do