In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech William Faulkner talks about how a writer must inspire others and be a voice that speaks of "courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice." However, in his own writings he does the opposite; he writes about how cruel human being can be to one another and how lonely the world can feel.
As a black women in the early 1900's, Nancy does not get any respect and she is treated horribly, as seen when "Mr. Stovall kicked her in the mouth with his heel... she turned her head and spat out some blood and teeth," (Faulkner 168). Through this Faulkner does not display courageous men who speak out against racism and injustices, but he harps on the evil in men. To make matters worse Nancy is lonely and believes that once Mr. Jason and the kids leave, Jesus will kill her and that "putting it off won't do no good," (Faulkner 174). Nancy's story does not lift up hearts nor does it show the capabilities of the human spirit. Mr. Jason is not compassionate towards Nancy by consoling her and helping her feel safe. The story does not inspire honor, hope nor pity. Instead, it shows the bad in mankind and how truly small and unimportant one person can feel. Through "That Evening Sun" Faulkner does not help man endure and by his own credentials, he does not make good writing.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
A Clean Well-lighted Place
1. Yes, as with what happens in the short story, the short film's focus is on a clean, well lighted place where people could go at night.
2. Yes, if Hemingway were to write the short film I do believe he would write it like this is. Hemingway's ideas show in the characterization of the old man because he attempted suicide like Hemingway's dad did. Also Hemingway's personal life influences the characterization of the older waiter because the other waiter believed that the older waiter had everything, but in reality he had no confidence and wasn't young anymore. This mirrors Hemingway's real life, as he glorified his experience in the war and on the football field, to make himself seem more macho.
3. The first thing that caught my eye was the accents, mostly because they were annoying. Secondly without any change in dialogue whatsoever the story was very old and it didn't bring a new meaning for the story. Lastly I believe that the modern scenery in the short film didn't fit the scenery that I imagined in the short story.
4. Hemingway's story still has meaning in the film, but I believe that the the film didn't bring a new perspective or do anything rememberable to the story.
5. First off I would have put the scenery as I imagine it, which is a 50's bar with old chairs and snow outside. Also, I would have changed the script a little to put a spin on the story. Lastly, I would make the characters move a little more to add life to the film and make it more realistic.
2. Yes, if Hemingway were to write the short film I do believe he would write it like this is. Hemingway's ideas show in the characterization of the old man because he attempted suicide like Hemingway's dad did. Also Hemingway's personal life influences the characterization of the older waiter because the other waiter believed that the older waiter had everything, but in reality he had no confidence and wasn't young anymore. This mirrors Hemingway's real life, as he glorified his experience in the war and on the football field, to make himself seem more macho.
3. The first thing that caught my eye was the accents, mostly because they were annoying. Secondly without any change in dialogue whatsoever the story was very old and it didn't bring a new meaning for the story. Lastly I believe that the modern scenery in the short film didn't fit the scenery that I imagined in the short story.
4. Hemingway's story still has meaning in the film, but I believe that the the film didn't bring a new perspective or do anything rememberable to the story.
5. First off I would have put the scenery as I imagine it, which is a 50's bar with old chairs and snow outside. Also, I would have changed the script a little to put a spin on the story. Lastly, I would make the characters move a little more to add life to the film and make it more realistic.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Iceberg Story 3/7/11
"Son, would you come with me. Your going to need your bag," the dean said to the student. The student walked into the dean's office, was berated and walked in the halls for the last time. He no longer cared to fight it.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Chapter 9 Pages 163-180
Chapter 9 Pages 163-180
Nick tells the rest of the story from two years later, and he explains that after Gatsby's death many rumors about him surged and they were worse than the rumors about him when he was alive. Nick also explains that Tom and Daisy had left the day Gatsby died and went to an unknown city. He also explains that Meyer Wolfsheim will not answer his calls and won't come to the funeral. Gatsby's father, James Gatz eventually comes and Nick goes to NYC the day of the funeral to talk to Wolfsheim, but Wolfsheim says he will not attend because he doesn't like getting mixed up in those things. At the funeral, only Nick, Mr. Gatz and Owl-eyes are present. Nick decides to leave the East because it was haunted for him and before he does he and Jordan have a talk, in which they fight, and he sees Tom one more time. Nick almost doesn't shake Tom's hand, but in their conversation Tom explains that he told Wilson that Gatsby killed Myrtle. The book ends with Nick moving away from the East and explaining how Gatsby's dream died.
Mr. Gatz
"When he looked around him now for the first time and saw the height and splendor of the hall and the great rooms opening out from it into other rooms, his grief began to be mixed with an awe pride." (P. 168)
Mr. Gatz is solemn, weak, and proud of Gatsby.
Mr. Gatz is in the novel to provide background on Gatsby and to give us a new view of how intense Gatsby's rise to riches was. When he looks around Gatsby's house he is astonished and proud.
"And his dream must have been so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city." (P. 180) This quote illustrates that Gatsby's quest was doomed from the start and that his efforts to relive the past were in vain. It is important because Fitzgerald is warning us that we can not live in the past and escape what is reality through elaborate dreams.
Nick tells the rest of the story from two years later, and he explains that after Gatsby's death many rumors about him surged and they were worse than the rumors about him when he was alive. Nick also explains that Tom and Daisy had left the day Gatsby died and went to an unknown city. He also explains that Meyer Wolfsheim will not answer his calls and won't come to the funeral. Gatsby's father, James Gatz eventually comes and Nick goes to NYC the day of the funeral to talk to Wolfsheim, but Wolfsheim says he will not attend because he doesn't like getting mixed up in those things. At the funeral, only Nick, Mr. Gatz and Owl-eyes are present. Nick decides to leave the East because it was haunted for him and before he does he and Jordan have a talk, in which they fight, and he sees Tom one more time. Nick almost doesn't shake Tom's hand, but in their conversation Tom explains that he told Wilson that Gatsby killed Myrtle. The book ends with Nick moving away from the East and explaining how Gatsby's dream died.
Mr. Gatz
"When he looked around him now for the first time and saw the height and splendor of the hall and the great rooms opening out from it into other rooms, his grief began to be mixed with an awe pride." (P. 168)
Mr. Gatz is solemn, weak, and proud of Gatsby.
Mr. Gatz is in the novel to provide background on Gatsby and to give us a new view of how intense Gatsby's rise to riches was. When he looks around Gatsby's house he is astonished and proud.
"And his dream must have been so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city." (P. 180) This quote illustrates that Gatsby's quest was doomed from the start and that his efforts to relive the past were in vain. It is important because Fitzgerald is warning us that we can not live in the past and escape what is reality through elaborate dreams.
Chapter 8 Pages 147-162
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Chapter 8 Pages 147-162
Chapter 8 starts that night and Gatsby and Nick are looking all around Gatsby's house for cigarettes. While they smoke and talk, Gatsby explains why he fell in love with Daisy and what happened when he went to the war. He still believes that he has a chance at getting Daisy. Nick leaves and Gatsby decides to go in his pool because he hasn't used it all summer. Nick then explains how Michaelis, Wilson's neighbor tried to calm Wilson throughout the night. Wilson thinks that Gatsby killer Myrtle and therefore goes to Gatsby's house where he kills Gatsby, then himself.
George Wilson
"He (Michaelis) was sure that Wilson had no friend: there was not enough of him for his wife." (P. 159)
He is poor, in love with Myrtle, vengeful and dark and ashen.
He is Gatsby's opposite, yet he is very similar to Gatsby. Gatsby is described as rich and he has a lot of mystery about him, but Wilson is poor and doesn't even have enough substance to keep his wife. Similarly they are both truly lower class and they both love a woman who loves Tom and not them. He is in the novel to mirror Gatsby, but also bring him back to reality by eventually shattering Gatsby's imaginative dream.
"I have an idea that Gatsby himself didn't believe it would come, and perhaps he no longer cared. If that was true he must have felt that he had lost the old warm world, paid a high price for living too long with a single dream." (P. 161) This sums up the chapter and the book really as it explains that Gatsby with his one dream of living in the past. But now he realizes that he has lost Daisy and his dream is shattered.
Chapter 8 Pages 147-162
Chapter 8 starts that night and Gatsby and Nick are looking all around Gatsby's house for cigarettes. While they smoke and talk, Gatsby explains why he fell in love with Daisy and what happened when he went to the war. He still believes that he has a chance at getting Daisy. Nick leaves and Gatsby decides to go in his pool because he hasn't used it all summer. Nick then explains how Michaelis, Wilson's neighbor tried to calm Wilson throughout the night. Wilson thinks that Gatsby killer Myrtle and therefore goes to Gatsby's house where he kills Gatsby, then himself.
George Wilson
"He (Michaelis) was sure that Wilson had no friend: there was not enough of him for his wife." (P. 159)
He is poor, in love with Myrtle, vengeful and dark and ashen.
He is Gatsby's opposite, yet he is very similar to Gatsby. Gatsby is described as rich and he has a lot of mystery about him, but Wilson is poor and doesn't even have enough substance to keep his wife. Similarly they are both truly lower class and they both love a woman who loves Tom and not them. He is in the novel to mirror Gatsby, but also bring him back to reality by eventually shattering Gatsby's imaginative dream.
"I have an idea that Gatsby himself didn't believe it would come, and perhaps he no longer cared. If that was true he must have felt that he had lost the old warm world, paid a high price for living too long with a single dream." (P. 161) This sums up the chapter and the book really as it explains that Gatsby with his one dream of living in the past. But now he realizes that he has lost Daisy and his dream is shattered.
Chapter 8 Pages 147-162
Chapter 8 Pages 147-162
Chapter 8 starts that night and Gatsby and Nick are looking all around Gatsby's house for cigarettes. While they smoke and talk, Gatsby explains why he fell in love with Daisy and what happened when he went to the war. He still believes that he has a chance at getting Daisy. Nick leaves and Gatsby decides to go in his pool because he hasn't used it all summer. Nick then explains how Michaelis, Wilson's neighbor tried to calm Wilson throughout the night. Wilson thinks that Gatsby killer Myrtle and therefore goes to Gatsby's house where he kills Gatsby, then himself.
George Wilson
"He (Michaelis) was sure that Wilson had no friend: there was not enough of him for his wife." (P. 159)
He is poor, in love with Myrtle, vengeful and dark and ashen.
He is Gatsby's opposite, yet he is very similar to Gatsby. Gatsby is described as rich and he has a lot of mystery about him, but Wilson is poor and doesn't even have enough substance to keep his wife. Similarly they are both truly lower class and they both love a woman who loves Tom and not them. He is in the novel to mirror Gatsby, but also bring him back to reality by eventually shattering Gatsby's imaginative dream.
Chapter 8 starts that night and Gatsby and Nick are looking all around Gatsby's house for cigarettes. While they smoke and talk, Gatsby explains why he fell in love with Daisy and what happened when he went to the war. He still believes that he has a chance at getting Daisy. Nick leaves and Gatsby decides to go in his pool because he hasn't used it all summer. Nick then explains how Michaelis, Wilson's neighbor tried to calm Wilson throughout the night. Wilson thinks that Gatsby killer Myrtle and therefore goes to Gatsby's house where he kills Gatsby, then himself.
George Wilson
"He (Michaelis) was sure that Wilson had no friend: there was not enough of him for his wife." (P. 159)
He is poor, in love with Myrtle, vengeful and dark and ashen.
He is Gatsby's opposite, yet he is very similar to Gatsby. Gatsby is described as rich and he has a lot of mystery about him, but Wilson is poor and doesn't even have enough substance to keep his wife. Similarly they are both truly lower class and they both love a woman who loves Tom and not them. He is in the novel to mirror Gatsby, but also bring him back to reality by eventually shattering Gatsby's imaginative dream.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Chapter 7 Pages 113-145
Chapter 7 Pages 113-145
Chapter 7 begins and Nick curious about Gatsby's whereabouts and so he goes to Gatsby's house, where he meets a new butler staff that Gatsby has hired as a favor to Wolfsheim. The next day, Nick and and Gatsby ride the train to have lunch at the Buchanan's, where their child Pammy, is introduced for the first time. After lunch they decide to go to town and the car arrangements are Daisy and Gatsby and Tom, Jordan and Nick. On the way, Tom stops at Wilson's garage to get some gas and Wilson says that he and Myrtle are going West. In NYC, they meet up with Gatsby and Daisy and they decide to rent a hotel room at the Plaza Hotel, where Tom questions Gatsby about his education and if Gatsby loves Daisy. Gatsby says that Daisy never loved Tom and is planning to leave him. Though Daisy says she plans to leave Tom, she does also say that she did love Tom and that she did not love Gatsby five years ago at Kapioloni, but loves Gatsby now. Tom sends Gatsby and Daisy home in the car together and on their way back Tom, Nick and Jordan drive by a wreck on the road. They find out that Myrtle was hit by a car, and it was Gatsby who was driving. When they get out of the car at the Buchanan's, Tom goes inside to comfort Daisy and Nick finds Gatsby hiding in the bushes. Gatsby says that Daisy was driving, but he would protect her and say it was him. Nick walks into the house to see Daisy and Tom at the kitchen table talking with an untouched cold dinner. Nick then gets in his taxi and goes home
Nick Carraway
- "I'd be damned if I'd go in; I'd had enough of all of them for one day, and suddenly that included Jordan too." (p. 142)
-Nick is a loyal friend to Gatsby and he is very honest and he withholds judgement about anyone.
-Because the book is focused on Gatsby's quest to get Daisy Nick is in some ways a servant to Gatsby, as he helps Gatsby get closer to Daisy. He is also the perfect narrator for the novel, because he does not judge anyone.
" Daisy and Tom were sitting opposite each other at the kitchen table, with a plate of cold fried chicken between them, and two bottles of ale. He was talking intently across the table at her, and in his earnestness his hand had fallen upon and cover her own." (p. 145) This is very important to the rest of the novel because it appears that Tom and Daisy have reignited their romance to the extreme disappointment of Gatsby. Gatsby had Daisy, but now it appears that he does not.
Chapter 7 begins and Nick curious about Gatsby's whereabouts and so he goes to Gatsby's house, where he meets a new butler staff that Gatsby has hired as a favor to Wolfsheim. The next day, Nick and and Gatsby ride the train to have lunch at the Buchanan's, where their child Pammy, is introduced for the first time. After lunch they decide to go to town and the car arrangements are Daisy and Gatsby and Tom, Jordan and Nick. On the way, Tom stops at Wilson's garage to get some gas and Wilson says that he and Myrtle are going West. In NYC, they meet up with Gatsby and Daisy and they decide to rent a hotel room at the Plaza Hotel, where Tom questions Gatsby about his education and if Gatsby loves Daisy. Gatsby says that Daisy never loved Tom and is planning to leave him. Though Daisy says she plans to leave Tom, she does also say that she did love Tom and that she did not love Gatsby five years ago at Kapioloni, but loves Gatsby now. Tom sends Gatsby and Daisy home in the car together and on their way back Tom, Nick and Jordan drive by a wreck on the road. They find out that Myrtle was hit by a car, and it was Gatsby who was driving. When they get out of the car at the Buchanan's, Tom goes inside to comfort Daisy and Nick finds Gatsby hiding in the bushes. Gatsby says that Daisy was driving, but he would protect her and say it was him. Nick walks into the house to see Daisy and Tom at the kitchen table talking with an untouched cold dinner. Nick then gets in his taxi and goes home
Nick Carraway
- "I'd be damned if I'd go in; I'd had enough of all of them for one day, and suddenly that included Jordan too." (p. 142)
-Nick is a loyal friend to Gatsby and he is very honest and he withholds judgement about anyone.
-Because the book is focused on Gatsby's quest to get Daisy Nick is in some ways a servant to Gatsby, as he helps Gatsby get closer to Daisy. He is also the perfect narrator for the novel, because he does not judge anyone.
" Daisy and Tom were sitting opposite each other at the kitchen table, with a plate of cold fried chicken between them, and two bottles of ale. He was talking intently across the table at her, and in his earnestness his hand had fallen upon and cover her own." (p. 145) This is very important to the rest of the novel because it appears that Tom and Daisy have reignited their romance to the extreme disappointment of Gatsby. Gatsby had Daisy, but now it appears that he does not.
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