Hi, y'all. Slight change of plan today. We'll have our unit on comedy tomorrow, Wednesday, and our in-class essay on Thursday. For Friday, I would still like you to finish Part I of White Noise. We'll talk about it some more then and also make some progress with Hamlet.Today, I would like you to do some written response to White Noise. Browse the discussion questions posed by your classmates, pick three that attract you, and then write at least 100 words in response to each question. Please paste in the discussion question and give credit to the blog that posed the question.
Once you have completed that task, you have a couple of options:
- Complete your Hamlet, Act II response post, if you haven't already.
- Compose a response to yesterday's daily poem, today's, or even both.
- Get started on your All the Pretty Horses reduction, which is due next Thursday, if I remember correctly.
Is Muarry in love with Babette? - Aquaman
ReplyDeleteI think that Muarry is more obsessed with Babette than in love with her. I think that he probably is just in awe that his friend, Jack, is able to find a woman that he loves. I think it is also amazing to him that Jack has kids too. He probably just thinks this because he isn't even dating anyone, much less get married to anyone. If he was in love with her, he would probably talk to her more than he does. He more just talks about her to Jack, about her body and how lucky he is to have her, not about how she acts or anything. If he did something like that, than he would probably be in love with her.
Why is physical appearance so dominant in the reading so far? - Quarter Rose
Physical appearance is probably explained so much because it is the beginning of the book. If we had been farther in when we had to do these questions, the plot would have advanced farther and no longer focused on appearances. Another reason may be because Jack teaches Hitler studies. If you read about history, Hitler was portrayed as a strong, handsome leader. All pictures painted of him made him out to be larger than life, but in reality, he was rather ugly man and would have gotten no respect if his true picture had been shown. Anyways, that’s why I think they talk about what people look like so much.
Why is Babette experiencing memory loss? - fifteen miles east
There are, more than likely, tons of reasons that she is losing her memory. One may be because she is an older woman and with age comes memory loss. Her having kids, young kids at that, probably adds to it too. They create more stress on top of the stress she already has from dealing with her new husband and weight problems. The fact that her kids are obsessing about her weight and the kind of gum she eats aren't helping. Also, maybe memory loss runs in her family and it’s just a genetic thing. Or perhaps she really is taking some kind of weird medicine.
Symphony, #7.
ReplyDeleteJack and Babette have a very distinct relationship which Jack asserts that he has not had or felt the connection with any other woman he has previously been with. Jack and Babette have a sort of confiding trust in each other, and relay every piece of information about their lives to each other. Jack even asserts, “Babette and I tell each other everything. I have told everything [to her]. Despite the closeness between him and Babette, I am surprised that Jack does not know about this “medication” Babette has been taking. Considering the fact that they supposedly tell each other everything, I think this rift in their communication indicates some type of foreshadowing of a negative event in their relationship in the future.
Fifteen Miles East, #9.
The statement "everything is concealed in symbolism, hidden by vails of mystery and layers of cultural material,” essentially describes my interpretation of the novel thus far. I find that the content in these first 12 chapters has not focused on creating any sort of plot, but rather miscellaneous information to establish the viewpoint of the author and Jack’s characterization. Through this content, however, numerous times it can be inferred that the symbolism of objects is attempting to be revealed. For example, the station wagons, the scene at the barn, and sounds Jack hears at the supermarket are accompanied by long description to divulge the symbolism.
Quarter Rose, #2.
As I have described in my first paragraph, it seems as if Jack feels a close connection with Babette through his ability to talk to her on every issue. However, I also question why he finds the need to find faults in her. Although he asserts he can talk to her about everything, I think Jack lacks a sort of confidence in his relationship with Babette. This can also be contributed to by Jack’s prior history with so many previous wives. Therefore, I feel he needs to find faults in Babette because of this lack of confidence. Although they seem to communicate to each other about everything, they lack confidence which might also be foreshadowing something in the future.