Title- snow, cold alone, lock of growth, white, purity, lays on top of what is happening beneath.
Occasion- children were playing because of a fight inside the house, normally would not be playing outside in that weather.
Shift- " now i think of it" turn around from the description of the kids.
Tone- dysfunction love, sadness.
Arrangement- chronological like a story, no regular pattern, two sentences seem to be more important because they are emphasized.
Devices- metaphor, imagery, dailogue, onomatopeia, synethesia.
Aha!- family with disconnection, children have to feud with themselves for themselves, how to survive without what we need the most.
Friday, February 25, 2011
invisible man
as i read the book more I really start to see the idea of being invisible. Dr. bledsoe pretends to be a good black man, when in reality he is trying to gain power by any means necessary. He is keeping his true self invisible, so that he can gain authority. The book also has a black v. white undertones. black people are treated as servants but several ironies are present in the book. For instance to make a pure white color, a black chemical or substance had to be mixed to make it a pure white. this shows that black was needed to make white, which is a symbol of the black people working to make the item used by the whies. Also more of a change in making sure that the correct dosage of each chemical was mixed, was black showing that only the black man can make the perfect white. The book is filled with people pulling the string in the background, and I am really perplexed by the narrators perspective. I want to see how this plays a role in his life as the book progresses
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Invisible
For this semester, I have chosen to read Invisible Man because the idea of being "invisible" really intrigues me. Being invisible is an interesting way to classify people because, despite how much we may think ourselves or some one else invisible, we never truly are. The only time that something comes even moderately close to invisible is when it is dead. Yet, even then the fact that it is not present makes it not a contender for the term "invisible" because to be invisible, there has to be presence. One can not be invisible unless they are tangibly present.
I found it interesting that in the prologue the narrator explores both the pros and cons of being invisible. The idea that some one who is seemingly invisible can leave their mark on society without being held entirely accountable seems like a catalyst for trouble. I feel as if the narrator is going to perhaps abuse his "invisibility" and possibly do some damage. I am very interested to see what exactly he chooses to do with the knowledge that others fail to see him as three-dimensional. I also have a feeling that I am going to have a hard time blaming the narrator for whatever action he does. Every action, every reaction is the result of something that has happened to us in the past, no matter how miniscule.
When you go through life feeling as if you are invisible to society you are essentially going through life with the idea in mind that man's greatest sense, sight, is lost on you. We rely so much on our sense of sight, more so than any other sense. In fact, optometrists say that sight contributes 85% of our total knowledge and that our eyes use up to 65% of the pathways to our brain. Our eyes play a central role in how we classify things and how we form our opinions. To not use our eyes means to take away the greater part of our ability to regard things as real and of a substantial worth. If people do not see you then your importance to them instantly drops because the sense in which they primarily rely on when it comes to evaluating others is not being utilized.
In a way, I think we all feel invisible sometimes and to varying degrees. Some of us may want to be noticed by certain people while others may feel like they don't receive the credit they deserve. It's in human nature to strive for what is just out of our reach, pursue what is so blatantly in front of us yet so impossibly distant. With all of our wants comes exclusion and often times the disappointment of not being able to have it all, which may leave us feeling even more ostracized. None of us are immune to feeling like we are invisible at some point or another, it is something we cannot entirely control. However, what we can control is how we choose to view our surroundings and those who surround us. Vision can mean so much in both a literal and metaphorical sense; what we see not only educates us about our surroundings but shapes our perceptions and enables us to grow mentally.
An anonymous writer once said "We are limited, not by our abilities, but by our vision." To regard people as invisible only lessons the viewer's understanding of knowledge they could have. And while our vision can play tricks on us and cause us to judge before we understand, it is still far better to acknowledge than to disregard.
- Shelby H.
I found it interesting that in the prologue the narrator explores both the pros and cons of being invisible. The idea that some one who is seemingly invisible can leave their mark on society without being held entirely accountable seems like a catalyst for trouble. I feel as if the narrator is going to perhaps abuse his "invisibility" and possibly do some damage. I am very interested to see what exactly he chooses to do with the knowledge that others fail to see him as three-dimensional. I also have a feeling that I am going to have a hard time blaming the narrator for whatever action he does. Every action, every reaction is the result of something that has happened to us in the past, no matter how miniscule.
When you go through life feeling as if you are invisible to society you are essentially going through life with the idea in mind that man's greatest sense, sight, is lost on you. We rely so much on our sense of sight, more so than any other sense. In fact, optometrists say that sight contributes 85% of our total knowledge and that our eyes use up to 65% of the pathways to our brain. Our eyes play a central role in how we classify things and how we form our opinions. To not use our eyes means to take away the greater part of our ability to regard things as real and of a substantial worth. If people do not see you then your importance to them instantly drops because the sense in which they primarily rely on when it comes to evaluating others is not being utilized.
In a way, I think we all feel invisible sometimes and to varying degrees. Some of us may want to be noticed by certain people while others may feel like they don't receive the credit they deserve. It's in human nature to strive for what is just out of our reach, pursue what is so blatantly in front of us yet so impossibly distant. With all of our wants comes exclusion and often times the disappointment of not being able to have it all, which may leave us feeling even more ostracized. None of us are immune to feeling like we are invisible at some point or another, it is something we cannot entirely control. However, what we can control is how we choose to view our surroundings and those who surround us. Vision can mean so much in both a literal and metaphorical sense; what we see not only educates us about our surroundings but shapes our perceptions and enables us to grow mentally.
An anonymous writer once said "We are limited, not by our abilities, but by our vision." To regard people as invisible only lessons the viewer's understanding of knowledge they could have. And while our vision can play tricks on us and cause us to judge before we understand, it is still far better to acknowledge than to disregard.
- Shelby H.
Monday, January 24, 2011
One Little Word, Endless Choices
As I found myself listening to the explanation of the "One Little Word" challenge, I instantaneously started thinking of what word I would choose to best descirbe and embody me for my final semester in high school. The first words that came to my mind seemed to be popular choices amongst my classmates, which made them lose their value in my eyes. I wanted a word that few, if any, would have. I tossed around a few words for several days, trying to pick which one I would keep. Words like "motive" and "why" were some of my favorite options. I started playing along with each one individually and trying to conceive excatly how I would make the it relate back to me. It was then that I realized, I was playing it safe and picking words that, although full of promising pyscological complexity, didn't exactly relate to me. "What is the point of picking one word if it isn't going to truly resignate with me?" I thought. I mean, if this word wasn't supposed to mean something to us on a level higher than academic, why not choose 5 words? Why not choose 10? It was with this realization that my thought process made a hard left and started speeding in the opposite direction. I slowed down my desire for "greatness" and instead focused on the "realness" of the issue. I wanted a word that had a bit of a mixed connotation, one that seemed a little fishy when it came to its intentions. A word that was so much more than what was on the surface, a word like feisty.
It was perfect. Not only had I found a word that fit me perfectly, but a word that is as strong as it is passionate. When have you EVER heard of someone meek and mild doing something in a "feisty" manner? I'm willing to guess never. To me, being fesity can be a good thing and it can be a bad thing. It's one of those words that can be stretched in every direction, and I do mean every. It has connotations that range from feline to even sexual antics. Feisty is a grey word, and can be thrown in almost anywhere to add a little pizazz. Everyone knows what the word means and I suppose everyone has their own idea about whether it's an admirable trait or not. It's probably my favorite word because I see myself in it so much. Feisty people know what they want AND they go about getting it regardless of whether you like it or not. Fesity people do everything in passion and never hover on the sidelines of indecisiveness but go full throttle into expressing themselves. I would rather be the absolutely most obnoxious and fiesty individual than be a polite and personalityless nitwit. At least I would be worth something and bringing a diverse persona to the table.
Too often do people spend their time caring about what other people want them to be, trying to mold themselves appropriately. It's such a shame that we try and hide what we are from people because it may appear unfavorable. Well, I'm over it and done trying to do what's "right." To me, the challenge of picking one word turned into the challenge of finding the most "impressive" and "honorable" word. The majority of the people who told me their words seemed to me, lazy. They took the easy way out and want to know how I know this? At least five other people from our class and the others combined shared their word. Talk about original. However, all in all I am very pleased with this challenge. It's showed me that although my word may not be the most likley to be greeted with "awww"s or "I like that!"s it has been an honest word, one that actually resembles it's chooser.
- Shelby H.
It was perfect. Not only had I found a word that fit me perfectly, but a word that is as strong as it is passionate. When have you EVER heard of someone meek and mild doing something in a "feisty" manner? I'm willing to guess never. To me, being fesity can be a good thing and it can be a bad thing. It's one of those words that can be stretched in every direction, and I do mean every. It has connotations that range from feline to even sexual antics. Feisty is a grey word, and can be thrown in almost anywhere to add a little pizazz. Everyone knows what the word means and I suppose everyone has their own idea about whether it's an admirable trait or not. It's probably my favorite word because I see myself in it so much. Feisty people know what they want AND they go about getting it regardless of whether you like it or not. Fesity people do everything in passion and never hover on the sidelines of indecisiveness but go full throttle into expressing themselves. I would rather be the absolutely most obnoxious and fiesty individual than be a polite and personalityless nitwit. At least I would be worth something and bringing a diverse persona to the table.
Too often do people spend their time caring about what other people want them to be, trying to mold themselves appropriately. It's such a shame that we try and hide what we are from people because it may appear unfavorable. Well, I'm over it and done trying to do what's "right." To me, the challenge of picking one word turned into the challenge of finding the most "impressive" and "honorable" word. The majority of the people who told me their words seemed to me, lazy. They took the easy way out and want to know how I know this? At least five other people from our class and the others combined shared their word. Talk about original. However, all in all I am very pleased with this challenge. It's showed me that although my word may not be the most likley to be greeted with "awww"s or "I like that!"s it has been an honest word, one that actually resembles it's chooser.
- Shelby H.
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