Literary Analysis #2

Literary Analysis #2
1.Well this book is not really so much of a plot, but more like a time line kind of in chronological order. Still I Rise is a brief history of Black America, told in an graphic-novel form.

2.Theme on this book would be Bravery, Depression, Hatred, or even Embracing because African Americans have come a long way to fight for whats right.

3.I chose this book because Mr. Ostini was showing us that not only is Persepolis a graphic novel, but many other books are written like it. What got my attention was the front cover of African Americans and the Title: Still I Rise, because I knew it was going to be about African Americans who were about to go through some serious slavery and i never really got to learn about that. The book got me going because I was pulled in by how the art was drawn and how the writer made it all packed in a single page. 

4.I definitely found this book realistic. I connected this book to those in the past such as: Tupac, Obama, Martin Luther King, and Rosa Parks.

5. I think tone would be based on how the "old lady and old man" talked liked they lived threw the experience of slavery, no rights, etc.

6.Figurative Language
Hyperbole-"Better be a damn fine silver w. We nearly lost all our property" (Laird 7).
Imagery-"...and two months after the Birmingham bombing, John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Americas violence was catching up  with her" (Laird 187).
Onomatopoeia-"and when the slaves retaliated, they were punished...CHOOF!" (Laird 21). 
Onomatopoeia-"its time those niggers get put in their place....POW!" (Laird 83).
Symbolism-"I'm glad you blokes could get her to fight for us.......I aint fightin for you. Im fightin for me" (Laird 47)

Characterization
There wasn't any characters or protagonist and antagonist because its like a brief history or background of Black America. There was like an old lady and old man who would be talking, but that's it. not really ant description about them anyways. 

3. Extra Credit: Access Map of the Dead

Argumentative Essay

Christopher Rojas

11/8/13           

2°

English II

Argumentative Essay

            Do you think, Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi should be banned from public schools? Johan Bennett, Chief Executive Officer, from SMJUHSD thinks so. I very much disagree with banning Persepolis, but as well agree with some points he has.

            Bennett wants Persepolis banned, but why? Because it has “crass language, graphic violence, torture, sexual content, lewd humor, and an instance of suicide” (para 2). I agree with Bennett that Persepolis is a inappropriate book, but “we”, tenth graders, are all exposed to this in the real world. I disagree because an example would be teens watching Rated R movies, or playing violent, bad-language, and sexual content video games like the following: Ted, Kick-Ass, Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, etc. So come on Bennett, whets your real point?

            Bennett also says, “Throughout the books she demonstrates her rebelliousness by going against her parents, teachers, and government” (para 3). Yes! She is going against them because she is standing up for what’s right, but officers shot anyone who demonstrates or goes against the government or their rules. She still doesn’t care and does this because her Grandma and Uncle Anoosh inspired her too. An example would be on pages 55-61. She learns how her Uncle Anoosh stood up for what’s right, but he was imprisoned for 9 years defending another man…..a true hero! She wants to follow her Uncles footsteps, but along the way she has her bad and good decisions which she then makes up.

The only reason why I agree with Johann Bennett, Yes! Persepolis does have crass language, graphic violence, etc., but that doesn't mean it should really be banned. I think it should just say PG-13 or something. But do you really think this is going to stop a “tenth grader” from getting a hold of this book, Persepolis?

            In conclusion, I don’t think Persepolis should be banned from public schools. After all, these so called “tenth graders” are now high school students, a closer step to the real world. Persepolis is a great way to connect your much better, safer, and educational life then having to be ruled, tortured, or even killed for talking bad about the government. I bet parents out there who think this book is disrespectful, inappropriate, or even a asinine waste of time, you might want to think again. This book, Persepolis, is in the Top 100 Best Selling Graphic Novels which I think tells me that it’s a great book to be read and discussed in World Literature classes.

            

Vocabulary #10

Bemoan
Pensive
Devoid
Melancholy
Mollify
Memento
Illicit
Ascend

1. I bemoaned about how sick I was at school.
2. I was pensive about how school should really end.
3. I was devoid one piece of candy when I went Trick o Treating.
4. I was melancholy because I was sick on a school day.
5. I had to mollify my sister because she was going to get a shot.
6. My dad brought me a memento from Mexico.
7. My parents are illicit in the United States.
8. I had to ascend in order to get attention of a passing plane.

Vocabulary #9

savory
incite
tactless
integrity
compensate
aloof
Goad
Cohort
1. Taste the savory rainbow with Skittles.
2. I always incited my sister to ask our parents to pass by Mcdonalds.
3. The tactless hobo always cried for money at Mcdonalds.
4. I show integrity when I'm at weddings
5. My dad is well-compensated at his job.
6. My sister always aloof when her school has show-and-tell.
7. I goad my sister and her friends about how girly and immature they are, and World War III broke out.
8. My stupid cohort disrespected my butterfingers.

Vocabulary #8

Malignant
Ornery
Indolent
Belittle
Jeopardize
Demise
Awry
Frugal
1. His sister was malignant when she dared challenge him on /dance Dance Revolution.
2. I was ornery by how people kept on touching peoples butterfingers.
3. My sister is indolent when she has to do her chores.
4. My parents always belittle me, so I do it right back.
5. He jeopardized his house by betting on the Lakers game.
6. My demise began when I drank Starbucks.
7. The soldiers were attacked by the terrisrists; however, it was awry.
8. The only frugal place to buy stuff is at the swap-meet

Literary Analysis #1

THE GOOD SOLDIER-Ford Maxx Ford

1. The Good Soldier by Ford Maxx Ford was written in World War I. This book is not in        chronological order, and it’s in 4 parts. It takes place in many places at first in the following places: Country Side of French, Nauheim, and Nauheim Spa. The meeting of John and Florence Dowell and Edward and Leonora Ashburnham in a German health spa is the center of a train of lies, deceptions, adulterous love triangles, and deaths. John Dowell, a memorably "unreliable" narrator, calls it "the saddest story I have ever heard". Heart disease is the major problem that both Flourence and Edward play. They both fake the "heart" condition in service of his/her serial "affairs" Florence fabricates her heart trouble before her marriage is ever consummated, using it to turn Dowell into a cardiac nurse and keep him out of her bedroom. Edward Ashburnham fakes his illness to escape his military post and take his latest love object to Germany. When the focus shifts to Edward, Leonora, and their ward Nancy Rufford, The Good Soldier becomes a tragedy of emotional sadism. It all turns out that there are two tragic flaws, but I’m not going to ruin it for you unless you read it! ;)

 2. Theme:

The Difference between Appearance and Reality

The distinction between appearance and reality is one of the most important themes of the novel. No one in The Good Soldier is really who he seems to be, or who Dowell thinks him to be. Edward is not an honest, trustworthy "good soldier"; Florence is not a demure and faithful wife; and Leonora is not an upright, "normal" woman devoid of passion or emotion. The villain would be Florence and Edward meanwhile Edward and Leonara are good.

3. Tone: 

Confused, naive, and angry; the narrator's tone changes throughout the novel as he tells the story and reflects back on the events which have occurred; above all, he seems to be earnestly searching for meaning and simplicity, though he is utterly lost.

4. Literary Techniques/Devices:

Florence's suicide which foreshadows the suicide of Edward Ashburnham; the actions of the Hurlbirds foreshadows tragedy for Dowell and Florence.

Ford creates imagery of umbra and shadow elsewhere in the novel: “inevitably they pass away as the shadows across sundials.”

Ford alliterates “the flames still fluttered.” Nancy’s passion prevails while “introspection”; about desire and love pervade her. Nancy considered marriage as a

“Sacrament”; and the burning logs once represented an “indestructible mode of life.” Now the world Nancy is absorbed in becomes embroiled in doubt and uncertainty. 

Ford exploits repetition in: “love was a flame,” and “a man who was burning with inward flame”; to reiterate fire signifying Passion. The tone shifts after the passage, passion is extinguished by “the whole collections of rules:”; “the fire had sunk to nothing…a mere glow amongst white ashes.”