http://jacquelinej.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:26:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   I've noticed throughout my exploration of the poems that many of the people speak as if they're still alive.  Though it's obvious they're talking beneath their graves, they have a brilliant way of speaking as if they're still living.  However, one poem confusedme.  As I comprehended it, Amelia is ... http://jacquelinej.edublogs.org/2009/01/12/amelia-garrick/   As I stated in my last post, mystery seems to fill the town of Spoon River.  While being introduced to numerouscharacters, it's hard to keep tract of all of their stories, love lives, and secrets.  It's also clear that many characters prefer to show rather than tell.  This is ... http://jacquelinej.edublogs.org/2009/01/08/mrs-sibley/   Though the series of poems I've been reading have failed in catching my attention, there are a few that make me wonder.  After seeing the slide show of Spoon River, it's clear that the town is full of mystery and craziness.  Poem after poem, it's clear that many of the characters ... http://jacquelinej.edublogs.org/2009/01/08/nancy-knapp/   Reflecting on the past two class discussions, as well as the essay I'm working on finishing, it's clear that the role of women is being explained thoroughly within the novel.  Janie is a woman with potential to live on her own, and she's aware of that.  However, she longs ... http://jacquelinej.edublogs.org/2008/12/18/chapters-14-17/   Though typically the death of a person marks a time of mournfulness and depression, Janie clearly benefitedfrom the death of her husband.  She was locked behind the bars in which he planted in frontof her, and there was no way for her to escape them. Though she's there for him, ... http://jacquelinej.edublogs.org/2008/12/11/chapters-8-9/    The relationship Janie and Jody have is growing more and more phony.  Thus far, it is clear that Janie has a strong self concept and personality, however it upsets me that she lets Jody control her life.  She is a woman that men admire, and Jody should be proud that ... http://jacquelinej.edublogs.org/2008/12/10/chapters-6-7/    Initially the question as to whether or not the dialect of the novel was representative/ important seemed rather unimportant to me.  I did not believe that the dialect was going to affect the book in numerous ways but once reading past chapter one, it was clear that race was ... http://jacquelinej.edublogs.org/2008/12/07/their-eyes-were-watching-god-chapters-1-2/ "But he knew that he was in Daisy's house by colossal accident.  However glorious might be his future as Jay Gatsby, he was at present a penniless young man without a past, and at any moment the invisible cloak of his uniform might slip from his shoulders.  So he made ... http://jacquelinej.edublogs.org/2008/11/20/chapter-eight/   The amount of drama included within this chapter is outrageous.  The awkward trip to New York City was clearly the start to all the drama.  Though Tom and Gatsby have been seen together earlier in the novel, it was clear that this chapter was going to strike the fight.  ... http://jacquelinej.edublogs.org/2008/11/19/chapter-seven/   It seems as if I was wrong about Gatsby. After reading chapter six, it's clear that Gatsby is as innocent as the rest of the class predicted.  Lingering questions the class had were answered and it's fair to say that he's an overall good person.  Aside from his hardworking ... http://jacquelinej.edublogs.org/2008/11/17/chapter-six/