Literature Analysis #1

Summary 

Theme

I think the theme of this story is fighting for someone you love. In the story it tells us that the fathers wife kills herself because she doesn't want to run and put up with her child but the father stays. He stays and walks this road with his son protecting him with his life. The father always tells his son that they will survive even though the son says there going to die. The father believes its his job from god to keep his son alive and he does. He fights for the boy and gives him all that he can. The father truly loved him and gave all he had to protect him.

Why I Chose This Book

     I chose this book because it looked interesting and it sounded interesting. Honestly, the main reason it got my attention was because it looked short and had big words on each page. I know this sounds lazy but I'm not a big fan of reading but in the end it turned out to be an interesting but very difficult book; it was not what i expected.

Connections

     I think in my opinion it can connect to someone's life. Meaning your life would be the road, the man would be you, and the boy is someone or something in your life you cherish. The connection I mad with it is my life in school. My life has been very difficult with all the school work I have and a lot of the times i just want to give up but I know I can't because my education is what I'm fighting for. Even though I fall and I get pushed to the limit and sometimes i just want to burn all my school stuff and quit but i  know in order for me to get what i want I have to keep on walking.

Tone

     McCarthy’s tone is very visual, Gothic and depressive in the imagery of its extremely dark world.

Literary Elements

Metaphor:

      He mistrusted all of that. He said the right dreams for a man in peril were dreams of peril and all else was the call of languor and of death.

Hyperbole:

       He said: If he is not the word of God, God never spoke.

Simile:

       He'd carried his billfold about till it wore a corner shaped hole in his trousers. Then one      day he sat by the roadside and took it out and went through the contents. Some money, credit cards. His driver's license. A picture of his wife. He spread everything out on the blacktop. Like gaming cards.

Personification:

       They passed through towns that warned people away with messages scrawled on the billboards.           

Symbolism:

       "You can't. You have to carry the fire." "I don't know how to." "Yes you do." "Is it real? The fire?" "Yes it is." "Where is it? I don't know where it is." "Yes you do. It's inside you.   It was always there. I can see it."

Metaphor/Simile:

        The nights were blinding cold and casket black and the long reach of the morning had a   terrible silence to it. Like a dawn before battle. The boy's candle colored skin was all but translucent. With his great staring eyes he'd the look of an alien.

Imagery:

        The cold relentless circling of the intestate earth. Darkness implacable. The blind dogs of the sun in their running. The crushing black vacuum of the universe.

Personification:

        Yes it is. When we're all gone at last then there'll be nobody here but death and his days will be numbered too. He'll be out in the road there with nothing to do and nobody to do it to. He'll say: Where did everybody go? And that's how it will be. What's wrong with that? 

Simile:

        They set out through the dark woods. There was a moon somewhere beyond the ashen overcast and they could just make out the trees. The staggered on like drunks. 

Metaphor:

         No list of things to be done. The day providential to itself. The hour. There is no later. This is later. All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one's heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes. "So," he whispered to the sleeping boy, "I have you." 

Direct/Indirect Characterization

Direct:

“(The Boy) Can I ask you something?
(The Man) Yes. Of course you can.
(The Boy) What would you do if I died?
(The Man) If you died I would want to die too.
(The Boy) So you could be with me?
(The Man) Yes. So I could be with you.
(The Boy) Okay.” (pg. 11)

Indirect

"The boy squatted and put a hand on his shoulder. He's scared, Papa. The man is scared.
He looked up the road and down. If this is an ambush he goes first, he said.
He's just scared, Papa.
Tell him we wont hurt him.
The old man shook his head from side to side, his fingers laced in his filthy hair. The boy looked up at his father.
Maybe he thinks we're not real.
What does he think we are?
I dont know.
We cant stay here. We have to go.
He's scared, Papa.
I dont think you should touch him.
Maybe we should give him something to eat.
He stood there looking off down the road. Damn, he whispered. He looked down at the old man. Perhaps he'd turn into a god and they to trees. All right, he said. page 162-163

Static/Dynamic/Flat/Round

The protagonist was pretty much a round character. He changed several times through out the book he went from being a loving father to a man who would kill someone to a an that doesn't trust anyone to a man who doesn't care about anyone besides his son but then again he is kind of a flat character because even though he changed in all these ways over all he was always loving and caring to his son.

Feelings After Reading

     After reading this book I feel like I know the father pretty well because I can kind of relate to him. Threw out the book his job was to make sure his son was safe and survived. He loved his son so much that he would kill anybody that would try and hurt him even if ment getting himself killed. I relate to him and see where he is coming from because I feel the same way and would do the same things for my girlfriend. Except for the road and all the troubles they faced would just be the struggles in my world that me and her face being in a relationship. So I feel how papa does where he would do anything to protect the one he loves.

Enduring Memory

    An importance i'm going to take away from this book is that during life there is going to be challenges there are going to be situations where it seems like you wont survive or be able to pull your self out but in the end in life you have to keep on trying in this book i seen the road as the road of my life I seen the papa as my self and his son as someone I love deeply and all the obstacles that we overcome are all the challenges we face in life. So in the end what i'm taking away from this book is that in the end even though things may not turned out as planned always fight and move forward.

Pandora's Box

The main character is Zeus the god whose idea it was to create the first mortal woman. He gifted her with Pandora's box. The actual real main character is Pandora she is the first mortal woman created. She was made strong, beautiful, smart, and curious.

The myth starts in the heavens with the gods but mostly took place on earth in the household of Pandora and Epimethius.

Pandora decided that the box was meant for her to open. She got a crowbar and broke off the lock. Inside the box were all of the things that made life miserable; sickness, old age, anger, envy and lust. Also, racism sexism, and tourism. Along with that came communism, capitalism, drug addiction, alcoholism, pornography, censorship, wars, bombs, nuclear waste and all diseases is the main plot.

The dilemma of this story revolved around the gift that Papa Zeus gave Pandora and how she was made to be curious she opened it because it was a box the said not to open it or punished by death and she wanted to know what was in it.

This myth attempts to explain the origin of all the things that make anyone's life miserable and all human flaws.

Latin Roots #3

Roots and Derivatives
1. Aud(it) (hear): audience, auditorium, audition, audiovisual

2. Avi (bird): aviation, aviculture, aviatrix, avifauna

3. Bell(i) (war): rebellion, rebel, belligerent, postbellum

4. Ben(e) (good, well): benefit, benevolent, benediction, benefice, benison

Word List

1. antebellum: before the war, especially the American Civil War; typical of how things were done before any war
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2. audit: to attend a class only as a listener, not for credit; to check or examine a company's financial records; the process of making such an examination
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3. auditory: related to the sense of hearing
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4. avian: characteristic of or pertaining to birds
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5. aviary: an elaborate structure for housing birds

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6. avionics: the technology of (using) electronic equipment in aviation, missilery, and space flight

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7. bellicose: eager to fight or quarrel; hostile

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8. belligerency: the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action

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9. benefactor: a person who gives another (financial) help; a patron

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10. beneficiary: one who recieves a benefit (of payment), as from an insurance policy

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11. benign: not malignant; gracious and kindly; good-natured

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12. inaudible: unable to be heard

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journal post

Latin Roots number 2

ROOTS AND DERIVATIVES
1. anni, annu, enni (year): anniversary, semianual, biennial, bicentennial, annuity

2. aqua, aque (water): aquatic, aqueduct, aquarium, aqualung, subaqueous, aquamarine

3. arm (arm, weapon): army, alarm, disarm, armaments, armory, armor

4. art (art,craft,skill): artistic, artificial, inarticulate, art mobile, article, artificer

WORD LIST

1. Aqua- the hue of the sea; bluish-green

The color of the guy's shirt was aqua like the ocean

2. Aquaculture- the cultivation of water plants and animals for human food

This year's aquaculture didn't turn out good because there wasn't as much food

3. Aqueous- like, of, or formed by water; watery

The science experiment required many aqueous materials

4. Armada- a fleet of warships

The armada made me gaze in amazement because of its size

5. Armature- equipment or clothing for battle, or any protective covering; an armlike extension

The armature of the army was very light so you could be able to move quickly

6. Armistice- a temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to a
peace treaty

The armistice of the battle ended fast because problems could not be resolved

7. Artifact- any object produced by the art of the human hand; simple or primitive objects from the
distant past

An artifact of today's culture can be the average computer or phone

8. Artifice- cunning ingenuity; clever or sly trickery

The artifice that the magicians use perfectly trick the audience

9. Artisan- a person skilled at a craft, usually a handicraft

I consider myself an artisan because I have great building skills

10. Millenium- a period of peace and great prosperity; a thousand years

The people thought this was the millennium because they saw many riches and gold

11. Perennial- year after year; throughout the years; a plant that blooms annually

The perennial lottery winner lost this year

12. Superannuated- worn out or retired, from age and years of use or hard work: obsolete or outdated

My favorite shirt was superannuated because i wore it too many times  

The Purpose of Myths

• Name 4 fundamental questions that myths address.
• The four fundamental questions the myths address are: What is the nature of the universe in which i live in ? How do I relate to that universe? How much control do i have over my own life? What must i do in order to survive? 
• Name 4 themes in world mythology.
• The following themes in mythology: Parents are often the gods of sky and earth perhaps clay trees rocks or plants. The gods destroy at least one world of mortals night causing a great flood. In the world as in nature births maturity and death are often followed by rebirth. Heroes are children of god who have unusual births possess extraordinary strength, kill monsters with the help of special weapons, on an arduous journey, descends into the underworld as part of their tasks and have an unusual death.
• What is the beginning of the universe for most major cultures?
• Most of the major cultures start with the beginning of the universe a chaotic formless mass that a god or pair of gods separates.
• What do hero myths and epics teach members of society?
• The heroic myths and epics of a society teach its members the appropriate attitudes, behavior, and values of the culture.
• Why do ordinary people identify with heroes?
• In spite of their extraordinary abilities no hero is perfect. Yet they're human weaknesses are often as instructive as heroic qualities.
• What is the foundation of the Matriarchal Society?
• The foundation of the Martriarchal society is agriculture.
• What is Sigmund Freud's view of myths?
• Sigmund Frued views myths as the expression of the external environment.
• Myths demonstrate that people possess...
• Myths demonstrate that people possess unconscious desires. There myths also demonstrate that they possessed the intellectual capacity to understand the world in which they live.

Birth Order Research

Olmedo 1

Moises Olmedo

Mr. Ostini

English II Honors

26 August 2014         

Does Your Birth Order Define You?

         "We all live our lives our own ways and we all have a path to choose as a person," by anonymous. For instance there is a birth order research paper that will show where you fall in your family and your traits as a person. I have two older sisters and one younger but according to the birth order research I'm an only child. That classifies me as the oldest in my family tree and the BOR ( Birth Order Research ) says as an oldest child I get many character distinguishing traits. It says is the oldest I should be a procrastinator, organized and a leader. As I start to look back and think about how I am as a person these traits are pretty accurate. The Birth Order Research shows me my characteristic traits and how I can use them to live my life and how to choose a path as a better person.

         Procrastination is a problem for everyone and it is one of my characteristics I wish I didn't have. As a person I procrastinate for everything. I don't do most of my homework until eight or nine o'clock and by time then I'm already tired. I have a lot of classes and I am a triathlete so I just like to wait until the last minute for everything. Also I procrastinate a lot when it comes to doing my chores. I will always wait until the last minute or until my mom yells at me. I think I put off a lot of my chores because I like to go with my girlfriend a lot and I'd rather do that. Although I do procrastinate a lot I have been changing this new year.

         I tend to be more organized this year with the new schedule. I find that I have to be because if I'm not with all my rigorous courses I will fail. One of the ways I keep organized is my binder. I have to dividers for each class 1 for handouts and the second for notes and homework. I also have an agenda my agenda helps me a lot! I keep all my assignments in there and with all my classes it helps keep me on track. Even though I have been a procrastinator at times I am changing to become more of an organized person which the BOR has been right about so far.

         The BOR have said lots of things about me but there's one that I think is true its being a leader. I try to be a one everyday and my mom coaches and teachers have all told me I'm a leader. My coaches have always told me I need to lead my team and put them in check so I always try to do so. I always try and motivate them, and a lot of them look up to me. I always try to bring everybody I know in like a family and I always try and help them not boss them around. Being a leader isn't easy and I'm struggling to be one. I just know for a fact that I am NOT a follower.

There are many things that can define me and the BOR has gotten really close to it. All the things It has said about me is true besides maybe one thing. Overall it is accurate research and I like how it helps me see what type of person I am. This research has shown me that birth order can define you. The BOR has helped me see that I need to stop procrastinating so I can be more organized and when I am more organized I can be a better leader. So in the end the birth order research shows me my characteristic traits and how I can use them to live my life and choose a path as a better person.