"Popular Mechanics"#3
Carver uses events before the climax and main, central conflict of the story occur. One of the events would be the woman picking up the baby's picture. The man immediately demands for the picture back. This fight symbolizes the later fight over the actual baby. They seem to treat the picture better than the actual baby. The actual baby is pretty much dehumanized by the parents actions towards it. The way they fight over the baby is the way they should have been fighting for the picture. The way they fight for the picture is the way they should fight for the baby. Instead, they physically fight over the baby rather than verbally. Lastly, when "they knocked down a flowerpot"(26-27), this symbolized both their relationship and the actualy baby. In regards to their relationship, it is now broken, just as the flowerpot. When it comes to the baby, we do not know for sure if the baby is hurt physically when it was "slipping out of his handand he pulled back very hard"(35). The baby may have been broken physically. Either way, he will have a broken family life as a result of this fight. Also, the baby will most likely suffer from emotional damage.
Showing posts with label Irony. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Irony. Show all posts
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Potpourri Blog #2
"The Drunkard" #4
The title is not seriously meant. It is a form of irony, which adds to the humor of the story. The story's humor is caused by the irony in the story. The irony that the title refers to is the most important ironic event in the story. This is the boy getting drunk. The boy drinks his father's beer, and the father is the alcoholic. The father is the one who is expected to get drunk in the story. In the beginnning it refers to his drinking patterns(page 344), which occur at funerals usually. Since the boy and father are at a funeral, the reader would expect the father to get drunk. Ironically, it is his son. The reversal of roles between the son and father causes other ironies in the story. It also reveals the source of humor, irony. The title refers to the son since he is the one who gets drunk. The father is expected to be the one, but he is not.
The title is not seriously meant. It is a form of irony, which adds to the humor of the story. The story's humor is caused by the irony in the story. The irony that the title refers to is the most important ironic event in the story. This is the boy getting drunk. The boy drinks his father's beer, and the father is the alcoholic. The father is the one who is expected to get drunk in the story. In the beginnning it refers to his drinking patterns(page 344), which occur at funerals usually. Since the boy and father are at a funeral, the reader would expect the father to get drunk. Ironically, it is his son. The reversal of roles between the son and father causes other ironies in the story. It also reveals the source of humor, irony. The title refers to the son since he is the one who gets drunk. The father is expected to be the one, but he is not.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
POUI Blog #2
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The central theme of the poem "Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy is that society cannot accept natural beauty of women, who grow up thinking that they need to be perfect like Barbie. The girl in the poem held qualities mostly associated with men in society, which causes her to feel the pressure of society. As a result of feeling inadequate, she "went to and fro apologizing" (line 10). This is sad because she was not what women were 'supposed' to be. Although she had great skill in manual labor, society only pointed out her appearance as being flawed. By saying that she was "wore out like a fan belt" (line14-15), it is implied that she is not what everyone else looks like, but it is not a bad thing, just society wants everyone the same. The irony of this poem is seeing when people say she is most beautiful when she was dead. This is so sad to see that society is that concerned with the outside rather than what is inside. Overall, this poem shows how distorted the perception of people is today in society.
The central theme of the poem "Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy is that society cannot accept natural beauty of women, who grow up thinking that they need to be perfect like Barbie. The girl in the poem held qualities mostly associated with men in society, which causes her to feel the pressure of society. As a result of feeling inadequate, she "went to and fro apologizing" (line 10). This is sad because she was not what women were 'supposed' to be. Although she had great skill in manual labor, society only pointed out her appearance as being flawed. By saying that she was "wore out like a fan belt" (line14-15), it is implied that she is not what everyone else looks like, but it is not a bad thing, just society wants everyone the same. The irony of this poem is seeing when people say she is most beautiful when she was dead. This is so sad to see that society is that concerned with the outside rather than what is inside. Overall, this poem shows how distorted the perception of people is today in society.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Figurative Language Poetry #3
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In the poem "February", the speaker is very grumpy, depressed, and in a bad mood. Also, I find her very cynical. She refers to love and procreation as the root of all of the problems. The month of February is supposed to be a time of joy of love and joy. Afterall, Valentines day occurs during this month. Most spend time with and cherish the one they love. This is a time to celebrate the love they have. The irony of this comes from when she says that February is the "month of despair" (line 25). Since this phrase is used, Atwood effectively supports the overall tone and message of the poem. If she had said how great love is and that February is great, then she would totally contradict everything she said. The irony she creates adds to her point. This entire poem seems ironic since love is not usually viewed as terrible by the normal, average person.
In the poem "February", the speaker is very grumpy, depressed, and in a bad mood. Also, I find her very cynical. She refers to love and procreation as the root of all of the problems. The month of February is supposed to be a time of joy of love and joy. Afterall, Valentines day occurs during this month. Most spend time with and cherish the one they love. This is a time to celebrate the love they have. The irony of this comes from when she says that February is the "month of despair" (line 25). Since this phrase is used, Atwood effectively supports the overall tone and message of the poem. If she had said how great love is and that February is great, then she would totally contradict everything she said. The irony she creates adds to her point. This entire poem seems ironic since love is not usually viewed as terrible by the normal, average person.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Literary Term #6
Motif
- page 19: "There's a moral here, said Mitchell Sanders."
This is a common phrase made when finishing a war story. This is an important motif since storytelling is one of the major themes of the book. The moral of the stories is either ridiculous or funny, or it is really a life lesson or new thing they have learned as a result of a certain situation. i think that it may also be a way to make a sad story humerous. An example would be on page 20 when the moral of the story of Lavendar's death is "Stay away from drugs..they'll ruin your day every time."(page 20). Yes, this is a true statement, but it is funny because really this is not a good moral to the story. We just heard a really depressing death story and the moral deals with drugs? I didn't think his death really had much to do with his use of drugs. (In addition, this phares presents irony because to Lavendar the drugs made his day better. Just wanted to point that out!)
Okay, so the motif really supports the theme of storytelling. On page 74, it says "In a true war story, if there's a moral at all, it's like the thread that makes the cloth". This shows that the motif of a moral is important because it makes the story. It makes the story worthwhile and able to be told over and over. This is just my thoughts on why the motif is important to this book.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Mr. Mike
On page 234, Mike say "One never gets anywhere by discussing finances". I found this somewhat ironic because out of everyone Mike should be worrying about this. He has no money and on a few occasions he tells us that. I find it ironic also because if someone does not worry about this, then they will not get anywhere because soon enough they will be broke! Mike most likely has no money because he drinks so frequently and lives by this motto. I think in today's world no one follows this unless they have a ton of money or just don't care about the consequences. From this statement, I think they are not having as much financial problems as we are today. I think this just because its all that people worry about these days. It is rare to find someone who is not concerned about it. This statement kind of made me laugh a little because of the irony in who said it. I like how Hemingway did make the story somewhat humerous.
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