Othello Journal Author Choices

One choice made in the book Othello is the use of foreshadowing. Foreshadowing adds suspense to the drama and keeps you wondering what's going to happen, which is why a lot of authors use it. Another thing that Shakespeare does in the book is the assonance where all the male characters names end with o and all the female characters names end with a. i think that this affects the story in that it sort of creates a divide between male and female like two separate groups. This was another thing I noticed. The difference in speaking parts between men and women. Most of the men have long parts that go on and on while the only girls that has any long lines is Desdemona. I think this might be the case because women we're not seen as equal to men so they probably weren't allowed to talk as much.

Othello Journal #3

Iago: "Her honor is an essence that's not seen; they have it very oft that have it not. But, for the handkerchief--"
Othello: "By heaven, I would most gladly have forgot it. Thou said'st- Oh, it comes o'er memory as doth the raven o'er the infectous house, boding to all- he had my handkerchief"(165).

In the passage Iago is convincing Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful to him and Cassio is betraying Othello as a friend. This is a turning point because Othello begins to realize everything Iago is hinting and begins to get angry and rash.

Othello casting

Othello: "My services which I have done the seigniory shall out-tongue his complaints"(19).
             "I am bound to thee forever"(127).
Actor for Othello: Will Smith. He's a really good actor and has done a lot of movies and i feel like he could portray Othello very well.
Iago: "Rouse him, make after him, poison his delight"(9).
         "And what's he then that says i play the villain"(101).
Actor for Iago: Will Ferrel. I believe Will Ferrel would be perfect for this role because he has experience in playing villains before.
Desdemona: "I have been talking to a suitor here, A man that languishes in your displeasure"(113).
                    "Sure, there's some wonder in this handkerchief. I am most unhappy i lost it"(155).
Actor for Desdemona: Angelina Jolie. She's a great actress and would really add to it.
Emilia: "What will you do with't, that you have been so earnest to have me filch it"(135).
           "I nothing but to please his fantasy"(133).
Actor for Emilia: Julia Roberts. She would be very good at showing the innocence of Emilia.

Othello Journal entry

I thought it was really interesting the way Iago was talking about women. He showed little respect for them and especially towards his wife. He thinks that they are all the same. This really reflects his personality of being a cruel person.

Moors in the 16th century

Moor comes from the Roman mauro (from the Greek mavros) meaning dark. It was widely used in Europe for centuries to describe a variety of peoples, Egyptians, Ethiopians, Arabs and Berbers who lived in North Africa. They lost their land and weren't in rule of any country. They migrated to Europe, and were forced to hide their religious identities. In Spain, they forced Moores to either turn to catholicism or leave the country.

Othello Journal #1

When i first started reading this play it took me a little while to get into reading it. I think it's going to be interesting because everyone seems prett crazy. I read act 1 scene 1 out loud and then i read the notes on the pages of the book. I think this really helped out with my understanding. When i hear what's actually going on it's a lot easier to understand.

Project paragraph

Maretha does everything Berniece says without question. Her innocnece causes her to be initimidated by Berniece. The Control Berniece has over her daughter keeps Maretha from growing and making her own decisions. “Straighten your head Maretha! Don’t be bending down like that. Hold your head up!”(93). We really get to see the relationship between Maretha and Berniece and the way they interact with each other. Maretha symbloizes what Berniece wish she was, Maretha doesn’t have the burdens of the past that Berniece does. In a way, Berniece is somewhat envious of the innocence Maretha contains. Berniece has to live with what happened in the past and she knows the affects of the events, but on the other hand Maretha doesn’t know anything she can have any opportunities that she wants to. This is one of the reasons why Berniece feels the need to show her bitterness towards Maretha. In return Maretha isn’t certainwhy Berniece is so hostile towards her which causes her reaction of indimidation.

The Piano Lesson journal #7

In Act Two Scene 3 I thought it was funny that Boy Willie brought home a girl, but Berniece kicked them out. Boy Willie is kind of disrespectful towards Berniece, and has been for a while. Towards the end of the Scene Lymon and Berniece have a moment. It makes me wonder what will happen later on in the book, and how it will affect the characters and plot of the story.

The Piano Lesson Journal #6

In this scene Avery and Berniece were talking, and I found it kind of weird the way he was talking to her. Avery was tryingn to convince Berniece to marry him. Normally if they didn't want to marry you they would just leave it alone. I guess times are different when this play was written. I feel bad for Berniece because she's not over her dead husband and people are in her business. Avery should just take the hint that she doesn't want to marry him.

The Piano Lesson journal #5

In this scene i thought it was interesting how Wining Boy tried to sell the suit of the man who died, but no one would buy it. So when Lymon and Boy Willie got home he tried to sell it to Lymon. I thought it was weird that Lymon didn't ask any questions about where he got the suit he just bought it. There was some sexual humor in this part. I thought it changed the tone of the book a little.

The Piano Lesson journal #4

A lot of things happened in this scene. We learned a lot about the piano and why it was so important we also learned about the ghosts of the yellow dog. This scene really helped a lot because i got a better understanding of what was going and the importance of some things. Bernice and Boy Willie fight a lot, and most of the dialogue is them fighting, so i think this will be one of the main conflicts in the story.

The Piano Lesso journal #3

When we were reading today I thought the way the chracteres spoke to each other and what they spoke about was interesting. They were kind of rude to each other and asked questions that would of made most people uncomfortable. You weren't able to tell their emotions in what they were saying. Each of the characters have very interesting live. A couple of them have been married, but they don't really talk about women as people more like objects. I also thought that was interesting.

Paino Lesson blog #2

I want to find out what race the author is. The way the language that is used in the play is not language that is commonly and comfortably used by a white person. I was surprised by how much the use the n-word. Bernice and Boy Willie fight a lot. Not fighting that is between people that are related even though they are. She accuses him of stealing and tells him to leave. I wonder if this will continue throughout the entire play.

Tabs for Chapter 32

One of the things I tabbed while reading was, "The white men brought our more sticks and flags from the care and one of them set up a box on three legs"(276). I felt like this was significant in the chapter, because, i feel like it foreshadows what will happen later on in the book. I believe it foreshadows that there will be a new town developed and built with the help of both white and colored people.
Another thing i tabbed was "There was a white man sitting still upon a horse. He seemed to be waiting for the car, and with something of a shock, he realized that it was Jarvis" (276).This made me curious about why the author would bring Jarvis back into the story and what significance he will have, so i decided to tab it. 

The land represents the Kumalo Family

The land in Cry, The Beloved Country represents the Kumalo family. The Kumalo family used to be united as one and once everyone started to grow and become older the family started to split up and divide just like the land does. "You have said it, he said. It is said now. This money which was saved for that purpose will never be used for it". Kumalo is talking about his son Absalom and the money they were saving for him to send him to St. Chad's when he was younger. Now that Absalom grew up and left to Johannesburg they know that he won't come back. Just like the land, it started out united, but as time began to go on the land became divided just like the Kumalo family.

Ashoka

One idea is to bring modern medicine to Africa instead of using herbal treatments.


Martha Fikre Adenew: Her idea is to keep more babies alive by recruiting, training, and supporting community volunteers to provide education.


Maria Laura Casalegno: Her idea is to train and educate emergency physicians, doctors, and nurses etc. For emergency situations in Mexico.

Nameless character form Cry, the Beloved Country

Alan Paton introduces a few characters in the book Cry, the Beloved Country. Most of them have names, but some go nameless. I believe that Paton does this for a reason; he is trying to make a point to his readers. One of the characters that go nameless is the young white man at the court hearing that helps Kumalo out of the building. White and black people were supposed to exit from different sides of each other, but this man ignored the rules and helped Kumalo in his time of need. You would think that he would have given the man a name because of what he did. Paton doesn't use a name because one man doesn't make a difference in the world. He did something great, but no one else followed or even paid attention to what he did. He is trying to stress that the world can't change so quickly and how people view the world.

Book 2 of Cry, The Beloved Country

I believe the author decided to split it up into two different books is to set the distinction between the two different perspectives. The reason for the two different perspectives is so the readers can see what was really going on during that time during the time. If you only have one perspective you can only see how one person feels and what their situation is. By splitting it up into two books it emphasizes each of the different views and what is going on in their lives. The two people the narrator talks about are very different, but their paths cross at some point. They each have different impacts on the story and each other in their situations. 

Oppression

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Cry, The Beloved Country; Phrase, concept image

A phrase that constantly repeats throughout the book is " no one comes back from Johannesburg". By having this reoccur at different points in the book it sparks the readers interest. Johannesburg seems  like it could be a place of hope or a place of despair. By Alan Paton bringing in the phrase "no one comes back from Johannesburg", instills wonder and curiosity for the reader, and to keep them reading to find out what it truly means. One concept that Alan Paton works into the story is when Stephen is on his way to Johannesburg and he is repeatedly asking if what they're passing by is Johannesburg. Stephen has never been to Johannesburg and is very unfamiliar with his surroundings while he is traveling there. I believe the author puts this concept into the novel so we get the idea of how much Stephen is out of his element. Alan Paton uses a lot of imagery throughout his novel and he has the image of the poverty in the book a lot. He describes what they are wearing to get a feel for how poor they are. Clothing is an indicator of how much and how little someone can afford, and their financial situation. Alan Paton describes their poverty and struggle through their clothes because the readers can get an idea of how poor they are, and how much they struggle.   

Cry, The Beloved Country the difference of men and women

Alan Paton has both men and women characters in his book. He talks about them in different ways. He talks about women as more delicate people, unlike the men who aren't delicate at all. He described one women at the beginning of the 6th chapter as having a lot of money. That is the only women that was described that way. Everyone is very poor, but he talks about it and how taxing it is on the women. They save up as much  money as they can so they can buy things they need. When he talks of the men he conveys them as being strong and not fretting over what they need to be. They are focused on creating the money, so they can support their families.

Cry, The Belovded Country tabbing

I tabbed the stuff i tabbed because i feel like it had a very important meaning. It really set the tone for the whole book. The setting describes what the surroundings of the rest of the book will be. The people are pretty much poor over there which will be a struggle throughout the book. The author makes Johannesburg seem like a promised land in a way. He also makes it seem like a bad place in the eyes of some people.

Theme Lord of the Flies

Through out the whole book there are reoccurring themes, but one that really stood out to me was there must be consequences and someone to enforce them in order for people to respect the rules. "I got the conch!" Said Piggy indignantly. "Ralph they out to shut up oughn't they? You shut up you littluns!"(page92). This is a great example of how there are no punishments for what goes on the Island. Anyone can do what they want without getting in trouble. By Golding putting in characters like Piggy who try and gain order, but then knocking him down with characters like Jack and his followers it makes the theme even stronger. Characters like Ralph try and restore order in the Island but is worried about how people will perceive him. " Isn't there a man here?"(page 17). The boys know that they need an adult figure on the Island so they know what to do and keep things under control. As time passes they forget right and wrong and go with what is easiest for them. The setting helps speed up the process of the boys turning savage. They are surrounded by nothing except for ocean, with boys they have never met before. By the time the end of the book comes around they can't work together anymore and there is no discipline.

Lord of the Flies: How the book would change with female characters

Lord of the Flies would have changed a lot of the author would have added female characters to it. There would be a lot more order about the Island. Girls would have most likely devised a plan that worked for everyone and would have stuck to it. If this would have happened there wouldn't be as much conflict in the story, and if that same conflicts didn't happen then some of the themes wouldn't be needed anymore. Another thing that would have caused a problem with having girls in the book would be the attraction between the girls and boys. Which is another reason for the author to leave it out. He probably didn't want to deal with the relationships between them because it wasn't needed for him to get the theme's across. Girl's wouldn't have let the boys make fun of each other and single out the weak which is one of the key factors for when the boys turn on each other. It's a good thing the author didn't put any female characters in the book because most of the theme's and problems wouldn't have happened in the book.

Lord of the Flies author's decisions

     The author introduces Piggy with dialogue to begin with before anything else. The first thing you find out about piggy is what he says, and what language the author uses for him. " 'Hi!' It said. 'Wait a minute' ". It's interesting that the author uses it instead of he. One of the reasons for this is because later on in the book the boys don't see Piggy as a person they just see him as a burden that they have to put up with. The boys don't really consider Piggy's feelings or what they say to him.
       the first page didn't have any color description until the author described the bird. He said, "When a bird, a vision of red and yellow, flashed upwards". The bird is described like a fire. Fire's are red and yellow and go upwards. This is foreshadowing for the fire at the end of the book, but also how important fire is in the book. The boys depend on fire to survive. They built a fire so they could be seen and they depended on that and kept it going all  the time. Also the fire when Simon get's killed the bird is foreshadowing towards that.