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Comment on Escaping Reality by sirero

sirero — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:52:26 +0000

you approached glass in a very different manner then the rest of the peoples i have read today the only thing I can say is your dead wrong about the paradise. it is by no means an anomaly it is there for a reason. As a dance hall we can infer that it is an obnoxiously loud place were happy people rub up against each other. all These happy people stand in stark contrast to the Hell that Tom and co. live in, ever notice when the paradise is seen and heard most clearly in the movie? when the characters approach there closest moments of freedom to leave that hell. it appears when Tom stands on the front pourch and speaks with his mother about the MM and when he talks with Jim about his sister. For the sister it appears just before and just after she kisses jim. While it never appears for Amanda that is easily explainable- she’ll never be happy!

Comment on Land as a Central Symbol in Desire by cgbaz

cgbaz — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:03:38 +0000

Be sure, too, Jeff to attribute the source of your ideas just as you would others’ words. I don’t see any references to Bogard’s claims about the symbolism in your post.

Comment on Land as a Central Symbol in Desire by cgbaz

cgbaz — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:40:02 +0000

Bogard is right on, I think, with the use of stone(s) in this play. Boundaries, walls, hardness, obstacles, weight, endurance–so many associations.

I hate to ask this, but did you read Of Mice And Men last year? The desire for a place/a piece of land to call your own, a place to call home (remember what home is according to Frost in “Death of the Hired Man”?) is such a powerful force.

Nicely done, Jeff.

Comment on Reality in Streetcar by cfw23

cfw23 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:32:11 +0000

Overall Jeffery you did an amazing job depicting Blanche. Everything you said was absolutely true and you didn’t really bad mouth Blanche either. Your writing is brilliant. Keep up the fabulous work.

Comment on Land as a Central Symbol in Desire by mopo07

mopo07 — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:38:59 +0000

I loved the use of the stone walls. I never thought much of it during the story but it is evident that there is a big use of the stone walls in showing the boundaries within this family

Comment on Land as a Central Symbol in Desire by meemsies

meemsies — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:39:24 +0000

oh yeah.. thanks jeff, for pointing that out!

Comment on Land as a Central Symbol in Desire by meemsies

meemsies — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:39:02 +0000

HAHAH i totally didn’t notice that I had you twice on my blogroll.. and OMG I totally forgot about Tom’s nonrealistic view of life.. that would’ve been good for my essay because then I’d have all 3 characters as living in a fantasy.. hmm I’ll add more on it then.. AND I TOTALLY HATE THOSE QUOTES THAT WON’T GO AWAY! I TRIED 3423423423523 TIMES TO DELETE THEM, BUT THEY WANT TO STAY..

Comment on Reality in Streetcar by kelceyg

kelceyg — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:35:02 +0000

WOW, awesome jobe here. “Notably, Blanche’s deception of others and herself is not characterized by malicious intent, but rather a heart-broken and saddened retreat to a romantic time and happier moments before disaster struck her life..” I enjoyed reading how you described Blanche, being different but yet it still entirely her fault. Also nice connection with the fantasy world and reality.

Comment on Reality in Streetcar by mopo07

mopo07 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:30:03 +0000

hey sorry i wrote black i meant BLANCH my mistake

Comment on Reality in Streetcar by mopo07

mopo07 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:28:32 +0000

great job in describing black she is a hard person to understand she is a weird character with her airey voice and is constantly in this world that nobody can unrevealed.

Comment on Reality in Streetcar by meemsies

meemsies — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:01:59 +0000

Oh yeah, and I bet your essay on The Glass Menagerie is going to be just as awesome as this one, since it deals with reality even MOREEEEEEE than The Streetcar Named Desire.

Comment on Reality in Streetcar by meemsies

meemsies — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:00:12 +0000

Ummm.. Jeff, you have FABULOUS vocabulary, diction, and AWESOME points. First of all, I’d like to say that I, too, found that Blanche was lost in a fantasy world, while reality was always looming about her all along. Mmmm, but I’m so amazed at this one last sentence:

“Blanche’s final, deluded happiness suggests that, to some extent, fantasy is a vital force at play in every individual’s experience, despite reality’s inevitable triumph.”

DIRRRRTY! or should I say, FANTASTIC job making that connection with us and the play… We all do fantasize our futures, dreams, goals, etc. in life, but hey! Not only that, but in today’s American society, many young girls and boys are stuck in a fantasy world of materialistic and dramatic happenings that THEY TOO need to get slapped in the face by reality. That’s all I have to say about that. =) hahahaha

Comment on The Wasteland by kyle91

kyle91 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:28:27 +0000

When I think of this poem and picture it in my head, I could see how he could stutter a lot. Almost as if he’s at a loss of words and can’t describe his true feelings.

Comment on The Wasteland by jcroteau

jcroteau — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:35:16 +0000

I know everyone already said it, but that is a solid connection about the lines being broken up and the representation of sound. Short, but gets to the point, good blog my friend.

Comment on The Wasteland by goaltender35

goaltender35 — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:44:56 +0000

This is a great poem. It realy feels like whoever reads this poem is truly on the brink, stumbling, gasping for those last few words.You might want to go through though and review I do see a few errors here. Also you might want to go back and see if you can find more connections with these lines throughout the rest of the poem.

Comment on Reality in Streetcar by jt105l

jt105l — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:29:21 +0000

Wow jeff, This is a great blog. You broke down Blanche piece by piece. The whole light thing is a recurring theme in Elliot’s play. Great job Jeff

Comment on The Wasteland by epluff

epluff — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:15:59 +0000

Jeff, I like the connection about the lines being broken up and how that represents a sound, like Ashley said. Its almost like the reader is meant to hear the words instead of reading them,and they are definitely “stumbling” and broken like a stutter.

Comment on Reality in Streetcar by Kel

Kel — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:02:27 +0000

Your writing reminds me of a story in Ovid… Nice job demonstrating who Blanche really is. You covered all bases. She’s stuck in a fantasy world then reality slaps her in the face like a drunk guy who gets hit standing at a foul line. Bravo.

Comment on Reality in Streetcar by lawnka

lawnka — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:35:01 +0000

Nice job… talk about “unraveling” you did a good job at explaining blanches position in this play.

Comment on Reality in Streetcar by beckett19

beckett19 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:53:43 +0000

this is really interesting jeff and I can see exactly where you’re getting everything from. Nice and in-depth.

Its interesting how perception and reality can create a whole story line.

Comment on Reality in Streetcar by cgbaz

cgbaz — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:57:35 +0000

Nice done, Jeff. Thorough and thoughtful, demonstrating a solid understanding of Blanche. (Don’t forget to put your titles in correct form in the first line.) Bravo! Exactly what I expect to see.

Comment on The Wasteland by ashcp4

ashcp4 — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:59:00 +0000

Of course it did gemmah =]. I liked the connection between how the lines are broken up and how that sounds, and then you drew the conclusion that the speaker is unable to communicate with people. Fun, fun.

Comment on The Wasteland by bgemme

bgemme — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:53:30 +0000

WOW! i would have never even seen the silence as the heart of light. that totally went right over my head….lol

Comment on Random Musings by meemsies

meemsies — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:16:04 +0000

Oh wow, Jeff. You did a great job explaining this theme you figured out. I would never have been able to put those things into actual words and sentences for people to understand. I just kind of get the notion and know it. Wooow I’m impressed with how you put this into words: “being so much your own person that you actually become locked in isolation.” IMPRESSIVE. You’re so good at these philosophical things.. hahaha

Comment on Random Musings by nicole47

nicole47 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:50:11 +0000

Interesting how you tied the whole modernist movement together despite the different aspects. So many personal issues in every writing, I’m beginning to feel like all of these authors sat down together to make this modernist movement.

Comment on The Hollow Men by chalupka

chalupka — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:04:36 +0000

I agree with what you said about the inabliltiy for communication because of that wall or barrier seperating the ideas from reality.

Comment on Random Musings by jv06

jv06 — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:02:39 +0000

I definitely think that Prufrock suffers from this so-called paradoxal character strength/flaw of both individuality and isolationism. To answer the second question, yes, when a man kills himself at the end of a text focusing on that man’s severe inability to communicate with society, it can be read as a cautionary text.

Comment on Shallogre 34/2 by allisonr46

allisonr46 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:11:25 +0000

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Comment on Shallogre 34/2 by jv06

jv06 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:12:56 +0000

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Comment on Random Musings by cgbaz

cgbaz — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:32:18 +0000

Jeff, delete the above (with the messed up formating–some tags don’t work on this site) in favor of this version. Tx.

Okay, you’re on to something interesting, Jeff. Take this, for example:

But now, we’re starting to see this whole scene of being so much your own person that you actually become locked in isolation, that doesn’t get anywhere good fast. I believe that that isolationism is based on an akward inability to communicate, and a feeling of paranoia as to what would happen if the individual were to put themselves out there and present themselves in an almost overly intimate way with society. It.s almost like a warning of allowing yourself to be trapped in your own mind. And I think that that theme translates very easily into the lifestyles of the present day.

(You’ve got a few typos in there–)

This observation is astute:

so much your own person that you actually become locked in isolation,

The notion that strength of character (?) can isolate is paradoxical if not counterintuitive on some levels, no? Do you believe that Prufrock suffers from this paradox?

Also, this:

It.s almost like a warning of allowing yourself to be trapped in your own mind. And I think that that theme translates very easily into the lifestyles of the present day.

The interior prison is something many generations have wrestled with, but few have openly explored. I hear you saying that the isolation Prufrock experiences is with us still.

Question: can Prufrock be read as a cautionary text?

Comment on Communication and Prufrock by allisonr46

allisonr46 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:40:45 +0000

Oh man, that’s true. Before modernism got into the swing of things, it must’ve been basically unheard of for a character to not be able to convey their feelings easily. Hooray for modernism making writing more realistic! And those two movies are definitely twisted enough for us to watch in this class

Comment on The Hollow Men by beckett19

beckett19 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:14:44 +0000

Great job interpreting the poem. I agree that a lack of communication creates a certain shadow or beliefs that come from ignorance or distrust between those whom you do not communicate with one another.

Nice and short, to the point, good job.

Comment on Communication and Prufrock by bgemme

bgemme — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:28:08 +0000

wow jeff, i totally overlooked that. i agree with you on that completely. if i had seen that in the poem when i was reading it, i probably would have included it in my most recent blog…lol

Comment on The Hollow Men by kelp19

kelp19 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:27:50 +0000

Thank you Jeff ) and I def. agree with Kelly…I didn’t view it like there once being something there, but now that she said that it makes more sense.

Comment on Shallogre 34/2 by notcarson

notcarson — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:13:55 +0000

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Comment on Shallogre 34/2 by notcarson

notcarson — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:00:49 +0000

Wow, what a random assortment of songs, What do any of them have to do with modern literature? More importantly, what do any of them have to do with each other? If your goal was to confuse me, you certainly did a commendable job. Regarding my identity, I am certainly not Carson and I’m not in a study while you guys are busy working hard.

Comment on The Hollow Men by jv06

jv06 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:14:41 +0000

By the way, Kelly, I definitely think you have a good point about the whole empty/hollow piece there. I definitely do get a sense of something lost that once was.

Comment on The Hollow Men by cgbaz

cgbaz — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:15:33 +0000

Jeff,

Certainly both poems explore a certain inarticulateness, and you are right to pick up on it. After all (and after reading the analysis I provided you folks on “Hollow,” how many different words does Eliot actually use? Yikes. Verbal constipation, no? What’s the deal?

Comment on The Hollow Men by Kel

Kel — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:39:05 +0000

That’s a good point. Also, when you say the shadow separates the men from other things, it almost seems like the poem foreshadowed it. The whole thing is like a separation from a part of themselves. Kind of like they want to be a part of something, or once were, but aren’t anymore.. Eh. See what I’m getting at?
When he refers to being hollow and faded away, doesn’t that infer that there was once something? I get that idea from the first couple stanzas.

Comment on Add on… by jv06

jv06 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:50:43 +0000

Hey, let’s keep the discussion away from both my sanity and whether or not we’re the silly ones, because I’m pretty sure that they’re both obvious. Yes, I am insane, and no, in now way are WE the “silly ones.”

Comment on Add on… by youkilisformvp

youkilisformvp — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:14:56 +0000

you never expected to see me post here, did you? You silly honors kids. You should have stepped up and taken AP.

Comment on Add on… by ashcp4

ashcp4 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:36:34 +0000

Haha… you would like it because it’s insane. What’re we going to do with you? =p

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