Ok, this is actually my Section 2 blog

1. Who is narrating now?
2. What is Marlow begining to feel?
3. Why switch the narrarators?
I feel through this section the reader is starting to truly understand Marlow. Marlow got into this business of going to Africa because of his immaturity. He sought adventure, and was a 'seaman', he dreamed of conquering new lands. Africa caught his attention through the river. The river enchanted him like a snake and he was like a 'foolish bird'. Snakes eat birds. Marlow then sees some natives who are starving. He doesn't worry too much about it, but this does 'trouble him' just like the ship he sees firing aimlessly into the bush. These are the beginings of Marlows analysis of the morals of what he is doing.

Heart of Darkness, Part 1- Sections 1 & 2

1. Who narrarates for this section of the book?
2. What does the snake represent?
3. Why do you thin the narrarator mentions dominoes before Marlow begins telling his story?
The begining of this book was incredibly slow-going. Marlow is telling his story of his voyage into Africa. The image that struck me the most in this first part is the two women Marlow encounters when he goes to the company to get permission to head into Africa. One is fat and one is slim. The slim one is always intorducing new people to the fat one. Right before Marlow begins his description of these two women, he mentions an ominous feeling, "It was just as though I had been let into some conspiracy- I don't know- something not quite right." He then goes on to describe how the fat woman seems to look at everyone as if she knows them. Marlow believes she has a sort of 'unconcerned wisdom' about her. What do these two women represent? I can't pin it down exactly what i think these two women symbolize but my guess is the fat one is the devil and the slim one is humanity, specifically the people working for this company. The company keeps recruiting people to go into Africa, rape the land for its resources and people, and somehow make it out sane. This is devilish work, work that only makes profit and kills in the process. Some people go mad from 'working with the devil' so to say.

Eveline

This story is about a girl who does not fulfill her dreams when she is finally given the chance due to an inexplicable feeling that possesses her.
1. Where is Eveline going to ship off to?
2. What is the parallelism of the line "And all the seas of the world tumbled about in her heart."?
3. Why do you think Eveline looks passively at Frank in the end of the story?
I could totally relate to Eveline in this story. At the end, when Joyce describes her as looking passively at Frank, I think Eveline is already over him. I don't think she ever let herself love him because she knew she could hurt herself. I also think that she has completely let go of him by the time he is on the ship calling to her. She knows she won't go. I think Eveline is a complex character. Joyce leaves little clues throughout the story to help the reader get to know Eveline. For example, he tells the reader that Frank loves Eveline but never Eveline loves Frank. That attention to detail changes Eveline's decision to not go at the end of the story.

Araby

This story is about a boy who doesn't fulfill his dream to buy the love of his life a gift from the bazaar.
1. Where does the boy live?
2. How is where the boy lives important?
3. Why do you think the boy doesn't buy anything in the end of the story?
The character of the boy is likeable because I think he's immature. Everyone is immature at one point or another. I think the reason the boy doesn't buy anything in the end is because he wants only the best for this. Because he is so late he'll have to settle on something sufficient, not perfect. I think the reader can guess and assume about the boy more than the boy tells you. I think the author did a good job of creating symbols within the story but made it too boring.

A Good Man Is Hard To Find

This story is about an old woman and her family's ride to florida and how they eventually die.
1. What is the daughter in the family's name?
2. Why did the author have Bailey wear a shirt with parrots on it?
3. Explain the misfit? What do you think he means?
Wow. This story was weird, creepy, complex, interesting, and many other adjectives. I'm still not sure as to whether or not i liked it. I don't think i truly understood most of it. I went to a parochial school all of my childhood and middle school years and I'm sure I didn't understand all those religious references. One thing i understood for the theme is no one is good or bad. The main character was even illustrated by the author as devious and deceptive in order to get her way. And her children were illustrated as ingrates. As to the misfit... I think the author tried to make him seem crazy but crazy from thinking too much. Which i think is possible, if you think to much and question everything about the WHYS of the world you'll drive yourself nuts.

The Rocking-Horse Winner

The short story "The Rocking Horse Winner" is about a young man, Paul, trying to satisfy his mother and himself through attaining money but only succeeding in his death.
1. What was the name of the horse that won in Paul's final bet?
2. What did Paul's rocking on the horse symbolize?
3. Do you think you are like any character in this story?

D.H. Lawrence kept me completly enthralled throught out the entire story. The theme of this story is many people are careening down a path seeking higher status!, more wealth!, more!, more!, more! to a point where it literally kills them (Heath Ledger, Elvis Presley, Gatsby, etc.). The author illustrates Paul to be young and naive. I think he does this because many people don't realize they are seeking only material objects which will not give them happiness. Paul is definately a complex charecter with much of his prsonality left to the reader to decide. Does Paul 'succeed' in the end or fail? I think the mother is actually not all that complex. I think she's pretty one dimensional and the auther chose to basically make her the protagonist.