Original Passage: 'I am not deceitful: if I were, I should say I loved you; but I declare I do not love you: I dislike you the worst of anybody in the world except John Reed......' (34-35)
Re-write: 'Jane is not deceitful: if she were, she should say I loved you; but she declared she did not love Mrs. Reed: She dislikes Mrs. Reed the worst of anybody in the world except John Reed; and this book about the liar, Mrs. Reed may give it to her girl, Georgiana, for it is she who tells lies, and not Jane..........Jane is glad Mrs. Reed is no relation to her. She will never call Mrs. Reed aunt again as long as she lives. Jane will never come to see Mrs. Reed when she is grown up; and if any one asks her how she liked Mrs. Reed, and how Mrs. Reed treated her, she will say the very thought of Mrs. Reed makes her sick, and that Mrs. Reed treated her with miserable cruelty........Mrs. Reed thinks Jane has no feeling, and that she can do without one bit of love or kindness, but she cannot live so: and Mrs. Reed has no pity. Jane shall remember how Mrs. Reed thrusted her back - roughly and violently thrusted her back -into the red-room, and locker her up there, to her dying day, though she was in agony; though she cried out, while suffocating with distress, 'Have mercy! Have mercy, aunt Reed! And that punishment Mrs. Reed made Jane suffer because Mrs. Reed's wicked boy struck her- knocked her down for nothing Jane will tell anybody who asks her questions, this exact tale. People think Mrs. Reed is a good woman, but she is bad, hard-hearted. Mrs. Reed is deceitful'.
There is recognition of Jane's need for love in this passage. Jane is enraged by her aunt's treatment, but her outburst towards her aunt is unconvincing because of the use of the third person. This passage in the novel is where Jane really expresses her emotions and usage of the third person makes it difficult for the reader to relate or feel how Jane feels. I do not think this passage is biased when used in the third person because in the first person there is still a sense that the reader will be swayed towards Jane's emotions.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Essential #9
Compare and contrast Walton and Frankenstein.
Walton and Frankenstein are different through their personal lives. Walton complains that he has no friends and he does not have a companion that will listen to him. His letter portrays loneliness and desire for friendship. Frakenstein speaks of his close relationship with Elizabeth, "Harmony was the soul of our companionship and the diversity and contrast that sudsisted in our characters drew us nearer together." (18). He felt a special connection with Elizabeth because they were brought up together. Frankenstein also talks about Henry Clerval. When Frankenstein was so disturbed by the sight of his creation, he was excited to see Henry Clerval after years of devoting his life to creating a vivacious creature. He is also able to make friends with his professor, M. Waldman.
Walton and Frankenstein are similar because they are both are adventurers and seek to be the first to discover something. They both seek for knowledge and are curious about the world around them. They both valued family, especially the females. Walton shows a close relationship with his sister, Margaret. Frankenstein tells the story about his childhood and how his father and mother were really close to him.
Walton and Frankenstein are different through their personal lives. Walton complains that he has no friends and he does not have a companion that will listen to him. His letter portrays loneliness and desire for friendship. Frakenstein speaks of his close relationship with Elizabeth, "Harmony was the soul of our companionship and the diversity and contrast that sudsisted in our characters drew us nearer together." (18). He felt a special connection with Elizabeth because they were brought up together. Frankenstein also talks about Henry Clerval. When Frankenstein was so disturbed by the sight of his creation, he was excited to see Henry Clerval after years of devoting his life to creating a vivacious creature. He is also able to make friends with his professor, M. Waldman.
Walton and Frankenstein are similar because they are both are adventurers and seek to be the first to discover something. They both seek for knowledge and are curious about the world around them. They both valued family, especially the females. Walton shows a close relationship with his sister, Margaret. Frankenstein tells the story about his childhood and how his father and mother were really close to him.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Essential Question #8
Are Petruchio and Katherine in love?
My definition of love is emotion filled with deep affection towards another person. I believe that Petruchio does not love Katherine, but Katherine loves him. He sees Katherine more like a challenge than as an actual wife, "Though little fire grows great with little wind, yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all. So I to her and so she yeilds to me......" (II. I. 141-143). He treats her like property and and makes sure that she is obedient. Katherine seems to love Petruchio because she is submissive to everything that he tells her to do. She truly wants their marriage to work so she did anything that would make Petruchio happy. She allows Petruchio to tame her and she is no longer aggressive. Petruchio did not marry Katherine because he loved her, he married her because he wanted the dowry from her father, "Thus in plain terms: your father hath consented that you shall be my wife, your dowry 'greed on, and will you, nill you, I will marry you." (II. I. 284-286). Petruchio cares more about controlling Katherine rather than creating a good relationship.
My definition of love is emotion filled with deep affection towards another person. I believe that Petruchio does not love Katherine, but Katherine loves him. He sees Katherine more like a challenge than as an actual wife, "Though little fire grows great with little wind, yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all. So I to her and so she yeilds to me......" (II. I. 141-143). He treats her like property and and makes sure that she is obedient. Katherine seems to love Petruchio because she is submissive to everything that he tells her to do. She truly wants their marriage to work so she did anything that would make Petruchio happy. She allows Petruchio to tame her and she is no longer aggressive. Petruchio did not marry Katherine because he loved her, he married her because he wanted the dowry from her father, "Thus in plain terms: your father hath consented that you shall be my wife, your dowry 'greed on, and will you, nill you, I will marry you." (II. I. 284-286). Petruchio cares more about controlling Katherine rather than creating a good relationship.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Essential Question # 7
Do you think that Hamlet has created his own insanity or has he lost his sense of reality completely?
I think Hamlet has created his own insanity because he made a decision to fake madness. He fakes his madness so that the other character do not find out the reason behind his behavior. Hamlet does not want anyone to know that he plans to avenge his father's death, he rather people think that he is going mad. The people around him believe that he is mad and attempt to manipulate him, but he acknowledges their true intentions, "They fool me to the top of my bent" (Act iii sc. ii 345-346). I would not call Hamelt's actions insane, rather confused and disturbed. Although Hamlet states how he is insane sometimes, but knows where his head is, "I am but mad north-north west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw" (Act ii sc. ii 361-362). He takes his insanity to far by telling Ophelia that he never loved her, which only lead Claudius to suspect him more. Faking his insanity can ruin him because he truly does love Ophelia. Hamlet shows no signs of insanity in when he is having a conversation with Horatio, but when he encounters Claudius and Gertrude he begins to act insane again, in which depicts that he creates his insanity.
I think Hamlet has created his own insanity because he made a decision to fake madness. He fakes his madness so that the other character do not find out the reason behind his behavior. Hamlet does not want anyone to know that he plans to avenge his father's death, he rather people think that he is going mad. The people around him believe that he is mad and attempt to manipulate him, but he acknowledges their true intentions, "They fool me to the top of my bent" (Act iii sc. ii 345-346). I would not call Hamelt's actions insane, rather confused and disturbed. Although Hamlet states how he is insane sometimes, but knows where his head is, "I am but mad north-north west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw" (Act ii sc. ii 361-362). He takes his insanity to far by telling Ophelia that he never loved her, which only lead Claudius to suspect him more. Faking his insanity can ruin him because he truly does love Ophelia. Hamlet shows no signs of insanity in when he is having a conversation with Horatio, but when he encounters Claudius and Gertrude he begins to act insane again, in which depicts that he creates his insanity.
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