temperature they were turned not towards childish pursuits but to an eager desire to learn” (19). “Learn from me‚ if not by my precepts‚ at least by my example‚ how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world‚ than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow” (31). • I will use these quotes to explain how Victor’s craving for knowledge is one of the factors that results in his madness. “After days and nights of incredible
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Invisible Man Journal Entry #1 To me‚ the most interesting part of this novel so far is the interaction with Jim Trueblood and the story that he tells. The different reactions that Jim gets from white people and black people is especially interesting because the whites‚ upon hearing about what Jim did with his daughter‚ describe the act as something disgusting but to be expected of or typical of black people and yet they offer Jim support while the black community shuns him. I find it hard to
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"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one . . . just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had." Chapter 1 "…what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men." Chapter 1 "I hope she’ll be a fool — that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world‚ a beautiful little fool . . . You see‚ I think everything’s terrible anyhow . . . And I know. I’ve been everywhere
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| At this time in the book‚ Huck’s drunk of a father has just reentered his life for the sole purpose of getting the money from the treasure that Huck and Tom found in the Adventures of Tom Sawyer. This shows that Pap doesn’t care very much for his son and that getting money so that he can run off and get drunk every night is of importance to him. This is also the event that starts Huck’s journey down the river. | “I took the axe and smashed in the door. I beat it and hacked it considerable‚ a-doing
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Passages from text | Page #’s | Comments & Questions | “The bunk house was a long‚ rectangular building. Inside‚ the walls were whitewashed and the floor unpainted. In three walls there were small‚ square windows‚ and in the fourth‚ a solid door with a wooden latch. Against the walls were eight bunks‚ five of them made up with blankets and the other three showing their burlap ticking. Over each bunk there was nailed an apple box with the opening forward so that it made two shelves for the personal
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English 128 November 9‚ 2012 Fisher Close Reading of Passages from “Native Son” and “Invisible Man” Richard Wrights Native Son and Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man are nothing short of influential novels that aim to shed light on racism during the twentieth century. Although‚ each author describes racism in different contexts and its impact on two diverse characters they both successfully describe what it means to be African American in a predominately white society. In this essay I aim to describe
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Within East of Eden and “Notes of a Native Son” by James Baldwin we examine complex family dynamics existent between father and son. In both examples the relationships carry a bitter and heavy weight for the children; for Cal Trask in East of Eden a determination to prove worthiness of his father’s acceptance fuels the story. In contrast “Notes of a Native Son” tells a tale of understanding and acknowledgment. Baldwin writes “We had got on‚ partly because we shared‚ in our different fashions‚ the
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Sophomore Composition and Literature Communities Unit 5 Communities in Chaos Student Page Activity 3 Dialectical Journal Dialectical Journal As you read Cry‚ the Beloved Country‚ you will take notes with a dialectical journal. Doing this will help you to track your progress and can be used as a resource both during the reading and once you are done. To fill out your journal‚ select quotes that you find interesting or significant. If the passage you have chosen is too long‚ paraphrase
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Spikes | 1 Spikes | 2 Alias Grace Margaret Atwood Dialectical Journal Date Text 7/21/14 p. 5 “Out of the gravel there are peonies growing. They come up through the loose grey pebbles‚ their buds testing the air like snails’ eyes‚ then swelling and opening‚ huge dark-red flowers all shining and glossy like satin. Then they burst and fall to the ground.” 7/21/1 4 p. 5 “It’s 1851. I’ll be twenty-four years old next birthday. I’ve been shut up in here since the age of sixteen. I am a
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Journal 2 I am reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ and I am on page 42. This is a book about a girl named Scout and her brother‚ Jem‚ who are both scared of Boo Radley and his family because of the rumors they have heard about the family and they also has not seen him. School is also starting in Maycomb‚ Alabama for Scout and Jem. Scout got in trouble with her new teacher already. In this journal‚ I will be predicting and characterizing. G- I predict the kids will not meet Boo Y- He
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