8th posting
Dr. Edwin clearly meant well when he asked the students to post weekly because most of the students are working. Like me, I have to submit at least 2 postings a day or else I will not be able to complete the whole 2o postings within the stipulated time due to my computer breakdown. Let's come back to the real intention of writing my 8th posting.
I would like to talk about Kate Chopin's style of diction. The story is written in simple prose and it is easy to understand. Chopin has divided the story into 5 parts where each part is chronologically written. Chopin's choice of words can be said to be close to speech. The direct speech makes the story more realistic. Here is an example:
"Mama'll be afraid, yes," he suggested with blinking eyes. "She'll shut the house. Maybe she got sylvie helpin' her this evenin," Bobinot responded reassuringly.
Poor husband and son! They didn't have inkling as the beloved wife and mother was having a blast with Alcee, her ex-boyfriend.
Chopin also gives the readers a detailed narrative to make us see and also feel the atmosphere. For example:
The rain was over; and the sun was turning the glistening green world into a palace of gems.
I am positive that a lot of compassion with nature brings readers like you and I, close to the storyline, because we too have experienced a storm. Oops! Don't get me wrong now. I actually meant the mental state that we had gone through in the process of reading this story, Ha! Ha!
The only difference here is that the aftermath of no great a 'storm' is weathered so calmly by the adulterous couple, though this 'storm' has left an indelible mark upon the lives of the characters, whether knowingly or unknowingly, in it's wake.
I guess I stop here for today. I'LL BE BACK! Of course, tomorrow, with more interesting explanation and findings. Have a nice day and goodnight.
P/S: I notice that the time posted after publishing this post is at 3.35 a.m. 30th August 2008
I actually typed this posting at 6.45 p.m. 30th August 2008. Gees! Something is wrong with the timing.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Storm as a symbol
7th posting
Can't seem to stop blogging. Once again, it's about Kate Chopin's 'The Storm'. This time, it's all about the storm itself as a symbol. In fact, I find the storm is the only clear symbol in this story.
The storm is displayed in many facets. It itself can be considered a symbol to the story. It is symbolic because it gives us a clue to the actual situation in the story. The incident in Calixta's life is just like the disastrous weather. The storm comes suddenly and upsets the tranquility of nature. Calixta and Bobinot are peacefully married. Then comes Alcee just like the storm and stirs everything.
Let me show you what points to the symbol and why I said so.
a. Bobinot is left out of the 'storm' from discovering an unfaithful wife.
b. Calixta on the other hand was caught with Alcee in a 'storm' of momentary, burning passion.
c. Adultery in marriage is a wild 'storm' for any marriage.
d. Alcee and Calixta's behaviour, calm after a 'storm' which is considered strange after such a terrible sin. This serious calmness simply shows something has happened and they are not accountable for it even when both of them are married to different people.
The storm is a major element that brought to the very climax of the story. It is unbelievable that Chopin made use of one of nature's elements into the picture to stir a family's peace and tranquility that has put an impact to the stories flow which has made it an absolute page turner. It's a wonderful feeling to know that this story was recognized as one of the most acclaimed work of Chopin's and I am glad that I had the opportunity to actually read, analyze and do a research on it.
There's more to come. See ya!
Can't seem to stop blogging. Once again, it's about Kate Chopin's 'The Storm'. This time, it's all about the storm itself as a symbol. In fact, I find the storm is the only clear symbol in this story.
The storm is displayed in many facets. It itself can be considered a symbol to the story. It is symbolic because it gives us a clue to the actual situation in the story. The incident in Calixta's life is just like the disastrous weather. The storm comes suddenly and upsets the tranquility of nature. Calixta and Bobinot are peacefully married. Then comes Alcee just like the storm and stirs everything.
Let me show you what points to the symbol and why I said so.
a. Bobinot is left out of the 'storm' from discovering an unfaithful wife.
b. Calixta on the other hand was caught with Alcee in a 'storm' of momentary, burning passion.
c. Adultery in marriage is a wild 'storm' for any marriage.
d. Alcee and Calixta's behaviour, calm after a 'storm' which is considered strange after such a terrible sin. This serious calmness simply shows something has happened and they are not accountable for it even when both of them are married to different people.
The storm is a major element that brought to the very climax of the story. It is unbelievable that Chopin made use of one of nature's elements into the picture to stir a family's peace and tranquility that has put an impact to the stories flow which has made it an absolute page turner. It's a wonderful feeling to know that this story was recognized as one of the most acclaimed work of Chopin's and I am glad that I had the opportunity to actually read, analyze and do a research on it.
There's more to come. See ya!
My findings about the theme in ' The Storm'
6th posting
Hi! What a wonderful day. I am as excited as I have something to say about the theme in Kate Chopin's 'The Storm'.
The theme of this story is about the general attitude towards sex, love and marriage. The main character portrays naturalism in human life. Kate Chopin is exposing this element in 'The Storm'. We might not like the situation but reality prevails in society all the time. This is a fact that everyone has to face as it happens all the time in someone's life at some point. It could even happen or could have happened to somebody whom we love or close to us or who is important to us. In 'The Storm', Calixta and Alcee are a man and a woman who not only commit adultery but who also got away without a trace of guilt or a sense of remorse. When we read with awe, we must not forget that these things do happen and even if it sounds despicable we ought to accept this sought of act as a fact in human life as it is a natural action no matter how unacceptable it is or it may sound.
I will catch up with you later with more information about Kate Chopin's 'The Storm'. Till then, take care and bye.
Hi! What a wonderful day. I am as excited as I have something to say about the theme in Kate Chopin's 'The Storm'.
The theme of this story is about the general attitude towards sex, love and marriage. The main character portrays naturalism in human life. Kate Chopin is exposing this element in 'The Storm'. We might not like the situation but reality prevails in society all the time. This is a fact that everyone has to face as it happens all the time in someone's life at some point. It could even happen or could have happened to somebody whom we love or close to us or who is important to us. In 'The Storm', Calixta and Alcee are a man and a woman who not only commit adultery but who also got away without a trace of guilt or a sense of remorse. When we read with awe, we must not forget that these things do happen and even if it sounds despicable we ought to accept this sought of act as a fact in human life as it is a natural action no matter how unacceptable it is or it may sound.
I will catch up with you later with more information about Kate Chopin's 'The Storm'. Till then, take care and bye.
Chopin's ' The Storm' - The general tone
My 5th posting
Generally the tone in 'The Storm' is interesting as it gives us a glimpse of the truth as well as mankind's deceptive ways. The central character Calixta is earlier shown as a prim and proper wife yet, she becomes wildly passionate with Alcee and once again resumes her good wifely and motherly roles towards the end. For example, she sounded so concerned about her son Bibi during the storm but later she sends Alcee off- her lover, with a beaming face and even laughs aloud. We are made aware of how easily one is betrayed. Chopin is able to capture the human feelings truthfully and makes them transparent to readers like you and I. This particular story is a real page turner. Chopin uses irony to further emphasize the theme. After reading the story, I realized that the whole theme is pretty ironic indeed. Bobinot, Calixta's husband and their son, Bibi are out in the storm and she worries about them yet, she also enjoys her affair with Alcee. The moment Bobinot and Bibi are back home; she warmly welcomes them and says "Oh Bobinot! You back! My! but I was uneasy. We're been during the rain? he ain't wet? he ain't hurt?" (7) Part III. No where else is the irony clearly marked. Shrimps! Oh Bobinot! you too good fo anything!" She gave him a smacking kiss that resounded (8) Part III. That night, Alcee writes a loving letter full of tender words to his wife Clarisse and asks her to stay longer at the bay.(1) Part IV. After committing adultery, the two married people actually behaved so normally towards their respective spouses. Is human life as simple as Chopin's ' The Storm'? Shakespeare was right when he said, " The world is a stage and we are all actors and actresses".
You will notice that I am discussing about Chopin's work. Well, I would like to finish discussing about 'The Storm' first and then I will start discussing about William Faulkner's 'A Rose For Emily' and later, the whole module. I will tell you what I find about the theme in Chopin's 'The Storm' in my next blog. Have a good day.
Generally the tone in 'The Storm' is interesting as it gives us a glimpse of the truth as well as mankind's deceptive ways. The central character Calixta is earlier shown as a prim and proper wife yet, she becomes wildly passionate with Alcee and once again resumes her good wifely and motherly roles towards the end. For example, she sounded so concerned about her son Bibi during the storm but later she sends Alcee off- her lover, with a beaming face and even laughs aloud. We are made aware of how easily one is betrayed. Chopin is able to capture the human feelings truthfully and makes them transparent to readers like you and I. This particular story is a real page turner. Chopin uses irony to further emphasize the theme. After reading the story, I realized that the whole theme is pretty ironic indeed. Bobinot, Calixta's husband and their son, Bibi are out in the storm and she worries about them yet, she also enjoys her affair with Alcee. The moment Bobinot and Bibi are back home; she warmly welcomes them and says "Oh Bobinot! You back! My! but I was uneasy. We're been during the rain? he ain't wet? he ain't hurt?" (7) Part III. No where else is the irony clearly marked. Shrimps! Oh Bobinot! you too good fo anything!" She gave him a smacking kiss that resounded (8) Part III. That night, Alcee writes a loving letter full of tender words to his wife Clarisse and asks her to stay longer at the bay.(1) Part IV. After committing adultery, the two married people actually behaved so normally towards their respective spouses. Is human life as simple as Chopin's ' The Storm'? Shakespeare was right when he said, " The world is a stage and we are all actors and actresses".
You will notice that I am discussing about Chopin's work. Well, I would like to finish discussing about 'The Storm' first and then I will start discussing about William Faulkner's 'A Rose For Emily' and later, the whole module. I will tell you what I find about the theme in Chopin's 'The Storm' in my next blog. Have a good day.
Chopin transcends time
Greetings! This is my 4th posting.
I just couldn't get enough of reading Kate Chopin's 'The Storm'. I am as captivated as to how this author is able to come up with such diction when she wrote her stories whether if her stories are based on real events or purely imagination. From her work, I can immediately sense that men often find women's emotions difficult to fathom. Chopin eases this difficulty by laying options to unexplored pastures, for example the joy of freedom when Calixta was having a fling with Alcee during her husband's absence. She speaks for all women through her stories. 'The Storm' highlights the dissatisfaction and insecurity, experienced by women worldwide. The female sexuality is always taken for granted. How often does a woman initiate the lovemaking process or ask for sex? A woman is to be docile and suppress all desires. That's so uncalled for! Chopin, in her story 'The Storm' uses Calixta as a symbol of woman the world over. She also shows that women have desires which need to be satisfied too. Women who are going through the same predicament all over the world will feel liberated whenever they were to come across stories such as Chopin's 'The Storm'. Women's issues have always been sidelined since time immemorial so, men in general need to be re- educated on how to respect women in each and every aspects.
Well, got to go now. Baby Alert! I will continue with my findings in my next posting. Till then, cheers.
I just couldn't get enough of reading Kate Chopin's 'The Storm'. I am as captivated as to how this author is able to come up with such diction when she wrote her stories whether if her stories are based on real events or purely imagination. From her work, I can immediately sense that men often find women's emotions difficult to fathom. Chopin eases this difficulty by laying options to unexplored pastures, for example the joy of freedom when Calixta was having a fling with Alcee during her husband's absence. She speaks for all women through her stories. 'The Storm' highlights the dissatisfaction and insecurity, experienced by women worldwide. The female sexuality is always taken for granted. How often does a woman initiate the lovemaking process or ask for sex? A woman is to be docile and suppress all desires. That's so uncalled for! Chopin, in her story 'The Storm' uses Calixta as a symbol of woman the world over. She also shows that women have desires which need to be satisfied too. Women who are going through the same predicament all over the world will feel liberated whenever they were to come across stories such as Chopin's 'The Storm'. Women's issues have always been sidelined since time immemorial so, men in general need to be re- educated on how to respect women in each and every aspects.
Well, got to go now. Baby Alert! I will continue with my findings in my next posting. Till then, cheers.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Delayed due to internet service interruptions and computer glitch
3rd posting
Hi, it has been quite a while since I have posted. I was having problem posting. I couldn't manage to go into the blogspot to create new postings due to some sudden problem with my internet service. As if that is not enough, my computer malfunctioned. It took quite a while for it to get fixed and the internet service to resume. Due to this, my blog entries and other assignments of mine could not be managed on the expected time schedule. Guess my bad luck but I am glad it was over. I hope Dr. Edwin will sympathize with what I had to go through. Anyway, I will not be able to cope with the time frame given to complete 20 postings weekly. Due to the unforeseen circumstances, I have decided to finish my postings much earlier by entering maybe 2 postings everyday. If I am to publish 20 postings weekly from the day I got my computer from the repair shop, then I will not be able to finish on time, indefinitely. I hope Dr. Edwin will have a heart.
I have read Dr. Edwin's module and I would like to say that I kind of enjoyed the stories printed in it. There are some optional ones that I find difficult to fathom such as 'son of the turtle spirit' and also some of the poems in it. I never thought that this title would actually come out for my mid term exam. But then, I have managed to answer whatever questions posed. I must say that the module was a good read overall. I will explain about the contents that I have read in the module in my future postings.
I have finally finished my position paper and research paper. I have done my research paper on Kate Chopin's 'The Storm'. I find this story to be quite interesting as it deals with issues that have no definite answer as to why exactly things happen the way they did. Issues to do with unbelievable life circumstances always catches my attention. I will discuss about my research paper 'The Storm' first in my next few postings and followed by William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily' and the contents of Dr. Edwin's module after that.
My thesis statement on ' Rose for Emily' is "Unwilling to change with times due to her stubbornness and pride that led to the acceleration of her moral decadence and Mental Decline" and the five points of arguments are 1)Point 1- Tax Collection (2)Point 2 – The Visit To The Drug Store That Shows Her Stubbornness (3)Point 3- Emily’s House (4)Point 4- Emily’s Mental Decline and (5)Point 5- Emily’s Decadence in Morality. I am repeating this to just refresh whoever that will read my blogs later because of the rather wide gap between my last 2 postings and my 3rd posting.
I will let you know what more I can tell you about my research paper and also my position paper in my next posting. Till then take care.
Hi, it has been quite a while since I have posted. I was having problem posting. I couldn't manage to go into the blogspot to create new postings due to some sudden problem with my internet service. As if that is not enough, my computer malfunctioned. It took quite a while for it to get fixed and the internet service to resume. Due to this, my blog entries and other assignments of mine could not be managed on the expected time schedule. Guess my bad luck but I am glad it was over. I hope Dr. Edwin will sympathize with what I had to go through. Anyway, I will not be able to cope with the time frame given to complete 20 postings weekly. Due to the unforeseen circumstances, I have decided to finish my postings much earlier by entering maybe 2 postings everyday. If I am to publish 20 postings weekly from the day I got my computer from the repair shop, then I will not be able to finish on time, indefinitely. I hope Dr. Edwin will have a heart.
I have read Dr. Edwin's module and I would like to say that I kind of enjoyed the stories printed in it. There are some optional ones that I find difficult to fathom such as 'son of the turtle spirit' and also some of the poems in it. I never thought that this title would actually come out for my mid term exam. But then, I have managed to answer whatever questions posed. I must say that the module was a good read overall. I will explain about the contents that I have read in the module in my future postings.
I have finally finished my position paper and research paper. I have done my research paper on Kate Chopin's 'The Storm'. I find this story to be quite interesting as it deals with issues that have no definite answer as to why exactly things happen the way they did. Issues to do with unbelievable life circumstances always catches my attention. I will discuss about my research paper 'The Storm' first in my next few postings and followed by William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily' and the contents of Dr. Edwin's module after that.
My thesis statement on ' Rose for Emily' is "Unwilling to change with times due to her stubbornness and pride that led to the acceleration of her moral decadence and Mental Decline" and the five points of arguments are 1)Point 1- Tax Collection (2)Point 2 – The Visit To The Drug Store That Shows Her Stubbornness (3)Point 3- Emily’s House (4)Point 4- Emily’s Mental Decline and (5)Point 5- Emily’s Decadence in Morality. I am repeating this to just refresh whoever that will read my blogs later because of the rather wide gap between my last 2 postings and my 3rd posting.
I will let you know what more I can tell you about my research paper and also my position paper in my next posting. Till then take care.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Thesis Statement: Emily; Unwilling To Change With Times Due To Stubbornness And Pride That Led To The AccelerationOf Her Moral Decadence and Mental De
Hello Dr. Edwin,
2nd posting
Thesis Statement: Emily; Unwilling To Change With Times Due To Stubbornness And Pride That Led To The Acceleration Of Her Moral Decadence And Mental Decline.
You will notice that I have typed the title of my posting again. This is because of the limited space in the 'Title's' column above.
After browsing for a long time, I have finally decided to select William Faulkner's "A Rose For Emily" for my position paper where I have done a lot of analyzing on it. It's a wonderful and a tragic story where my mind has always been captivated by the suspense and diction used by William Faulkner to portray the main character. It has been one of the best stories to analyze so far. This is what I feel about William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily'.
In ' A Rose for Emily', William Faulkner portrayed Emily’s character as a woman, full of pride and always defying and denying about anything and everything due to her upbringing and her aristocratic lineage.
She has deemed herself to adhere certain stringent rules that her father and forefathers had instilled in the upbringing of her family as how aristocratic Southerners have been practicing. She is described as a grand lady who never gives away her pride. She does not let go of her past and she can’t seem to come to terms about many things and stays aloof throughout the story. Some might consider her to be abnormal or mad such as when her father passed away and keeping his corpse until the corpse has to be taken out from the Grierson's family home by much persuasion, it was a devastating loss for her. Even when she is liberated from her father's"clutches", she still seemed to lose out in her newfound freedom. She has been controlled for far too long and now that she is free, she can't seem to put her life in order. Instead she became very bitter towards everyone that she meets including her beau, Homer Barron at a much later time. I think I have picked a good short story for my position paper. This is only some sort of an introduction. Hope to share more with you in my future postings. See ya.
2nd posting
Thesis Statement: Emily; Unwilling To Change With Times Due To Stubbornness And Pride That Led To The Acceleration Of Her Moral Decadence And Mental Decline.
You will notice that I have typed the title of my posting again. This is because of the limited space in the 'Title's' column above.
After browsing for a long time, I have finally decided to select William Faulkner's "A Rose For Emily" for my position paper where I have done a lot of analyzing on it. It's a wonderful and a tragic story where my mind has always been captivated by the suspense and diction used by William Faulkner to portray the main character. It has been one of the best stories to analyze so far. This is what I feel about William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily'.
In ' A Rose for Emily', William Faulkner portrayed Emily’s character as a woman, full of pride and always defying and denying about anything and everything due to her upbringing and her aristocratic lineage.
She has deemed herself to adhere certain stringent rules that her father and forefathers had instilled in the upbringing of her family as how aristocratic Southerners have been practicing. She is described as a grand lady who never gives away her pride. She does not let go of her past and she can’t seem to come to terms about many things and stays aloof throughout the story. Some might consider her to be abnormal or mad such as when her father passed away and keeping his corpse until the corpse has to be taken out from the Grierson's family home by much persuasion, it was a devastating loss for her. Even when she is liberated from her father's"clutches", she still seemed to lose out in her newfound freedom. She has been controlled for far too long and now that she is free, she can't seem to put her life in order. Instead she became very bitter towards everyone that she meets including her beau, Homer Barron at a much later time. I think I have picked a good short story for my position paper. This is only some sort of an introduction. Hope to share more with you in my future postings. See ya.
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