Opaque: The opaque lesson of learning for the day was confusing to the class.
Propensity: Anna has a propensity to irritate me.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Scarlet Letter pg. 104
Entry 22:
"He chose to withdraw his name from the roll of mankind, and, as regarded his former ties and interests, to vanish out of life as completely as if he indeed lay at the bottom of the ocean."
Hints at shadows-->Bottom of the ocean~Dark~Unseen/unknown of~ghost
-->Devil~Bottom(hell)~outside of mankind
The bottom of the ocean has shadows and is dark and is on a deeper level than the earths' surface itself like hell.
"He chose to withdraw his name from the roll of mankind, and, as regarded his former ties and interests, to vanish out of life as completely as if he indeed lay at the bottom of the ocean."
Hints at shadows-->Bottom of the ocean~Dark~Unseen/unknown of~ghost
-->Devil~Bottom(hell)~outside of mankind
The bottom of the ocean has shadows and is dark and is on a deeper level than the earths' surface itself like hell.
Scarlet Letter pg. 99
Entry 21:
"The child finally announced that she had not been made at all, but had been plucked by her mother off the bush of wild roses, that grew by the prison door."
She refused many times to answer Mr. Wilson's question. She knew who had made her, and was smart enough to know who the heavenly father was, but instead decided to be stubborn. Then she told him that her mother had plucked her from a rose bush by the jail cell.
If you think about an un-plucked rose.. it's confined to the bush itself and can't be let free. The town, like a jail cell, is like the 'bush' and everyone in the town is like a rose. No one else has been 'plucked' from the actual plant though. Being plucked from the bush, takes you away from society and gives you the ability to believe and do things their own way, like Pearl. I would much rather be plucked then have to be on the containing bush.
Then you can look at Hester and think that maybe her flower went weak, and fell off the plant. Then, by sinning, she plucked Pearl off it as well.
"The child finally announced that she had not been made at all, but had been plucked by her mother off the bush of wild roses, that grew by the prison door."
She refused many times to answer Mr. Wilson's question. She knew who had made her, and was smart enough to know who the heavenly father was, but instead decided to be stubborn. Then she told him that her mother had plucked her from a rose bush by the jail cell.
If you think about an un-plucked rose.. it's confined to the bush itself and can't be let free. The town, like a jail cell, is like the 'bush' and everyone in the town is like a rose. No one else has been 'plucked' from the actual plant though. Being plucked from the bush, takes you away from society and gives you the ability to believe and do things their own way, like Pearl. I would much rather be plucked then have to be on the containing bush.
Then you can look at Hester and think that maybe her flower went weak, and fell off the plant. Then, by sinning, she plucked Pearl off it as well.
Vocabulary Words 11/2
Opaque: adjective: not able to be seen through; not transparent
Propensity: noun: an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way
Esoteric: adj: intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest
Vitiated: verb: spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of
Magnate: noun: a wealthy and influential person, esp. in business
Malleable: adjective: (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking. (figurative) easily influenced; pliable
Dearth: noun: a scarcity or lack of something
Florid: adj: elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated
Evanescent: adj: soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing
Veneration: verb: regard with great respect; revere
Propensity: noun: an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way
Esoteric: adj: intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest
Vitiated: verb: spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of
Magnate: noun: a wealthy and influential person, esp. in business
Malleable: adjective: (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking. (figurative) easily influenced; pliable
Dearth: noun: a scarcity or lack of something
Florid: adj: elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated
Evanescent: adj: soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing
Veneration: verb: regard with great respect; revere
Monday, November 1, 2010
Scarlet Letter pg. 97
Entry 20:
"I am mother's child and my name is Pearl!"
In the bible that would mean that she was God's child and she was doing her duty. Hawthorne was implying that nature is working through her, and the society is part of god. Pearl, being outside of the societies rules can't share her nature or do God's will because of her mother. The name Pearl is compared to nature somehow with God throughout. She's damned.
She could be implying to mother nature rather than her actual mother.
"I am mother's child and my name is Pearl!"
In the bible that would mean that she was God's child and she was doing her duty. Hawthorne was implying that nature is working through her, and the society is part of god. Pearl, being outside of the societies rules can't share her nature or do God's will because of her mother. The name Pearl is compared to nature somehow with God throughout. She's damned.
She could be implying to mother nature rather than her actual mother.
Scarlet Letter pg. 94
Entry 19
"And she saw that, owing to the peculiar effect of this convex mirror, the scarlet letter was represented in exaggerating and gigantic proportions, so as to be greatly the most prominent feature of her appearance. In truth, she seemed absolutely hidden behind it."
The saying, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree,"is like Hester and Pearl. Pearl is a symbol of sin, and so is her mother. Hester, before Pearl, was waiting for her husband that she didn't even love in a judging society. If they had known that she didn't love her husband, than they probably would have thought different of her. Now, she had Pearl out of adultery with a reverend, while she's still married to Chillingsworth.
When she sees the A in the armor, it fills the reflection, and is described as 'exaggerated.' The main question is, is if it really is exaggerated. The A basically defines her and who she is which is sinful. It's the most prominent part of her appearance, but maybe that's what everyone else sees of her.
Since Hester's had Pearl, everyone examines her differently. Maybe who she really is, is hiding behind the A. This refers back to the dark/light; she's in the dark, and needs to come into the light.
"And she saw that, owing to the peculiar effect of this convex mirror, the scarlet letter was represented in exaggerating and gigantic proportions, so as to be greatly the most prominent feature of her appearance. In truth, she seemed absolutely hidden behind it."
The saying, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree,"is like Hester and Pearl. Pearl is a symbol of sin, and so is her mother. Hester, before Pearl, was waiting for her husband that she didn't even love in a judging society. If they had known that she didn't love her husband, than they probably would have thought different of her. Now, she had Pearl out of adultery with a reverend, while she's still married to Chillingsworth.
When she sees the A in the armor, it fills the reflection, and is described as 'exaggerated.' The main question is, is if it really is exaggerated. The A basically defines her and who she is which is sinful. It's the most prominent part of her appearance, but maybe that's what everyone else sees of her.
Since Hester's had Pearl, everyone examines her differently. Maybe who she really is, is hiding behind the A. This refers back to the dark/light; she's in the dark, and needs to come into the light.
Scarlet Letter pg. 89
Entry 18
Pearl, as already hinted, was of demon origin, these good people not unreasonably argued that a Christian interest in the mother's soul required them to remove such a stumbling-block from her path. If the child, on the other hand, were really capable of moral and religious growth, and possessed the elements of ultimate salvation, then, surely, it would enjoy all the fairer prospect of these advantages by being transferred to wiser and better guardianship then Hester Prynne's.
Governor Bellingham and Mr. Wilson wanted to be the 'saviors' of Pearl, and try to give her a better life than what they thought Hester could give her. The only savior there was, was God, who gave Pearl to Hester. The child is the only thing Hester has left besides the A sitting on her bosom.
Hester was Christian and believed in the religion, but sinned, and because of the sin, the town changed everything they once thought her to be. Pearl, didn't have to believe in any religion because she was born outside the laws and foundations of the town. Testing Pearl to have religious growth is an automatic failure anyway. She symbolizes sin, isn't sinful, she doesn't need salvation, and it's not going to take away from the fact that she was born out of adultery.
Pearl is like a living A, no one would want to take on that burden.
Pearl, as already hinted, was of demon origin, these good people not unreasonably argued that a Christian interest in the mother's soul required them to remove such a stumbling-block from her path. If the child, on the other hand, were really capable of moral and religious growth, and possessed the elements of ultimate salvation, then, surely, it would enjoy all the fairer prospect of these advantages by being transferred to wiser and better guardianship then Hester Prynne's.
Governor Bellingham and Mr. Wilson wanted to be the 'saviors' of Pearl, and try to give her a better life than what they thought Hester could give her. The only savior there was, was God, who gave Pearl to Hester. The child is the only thing Hester has left besides the A sitting on her bosom.
Hester was Christian and believed in the religion, but sinned, and because of the sin, the town changed everything they once thought her to be. Pearl, didn't have to believe in any religion because she was born outside the laws and foundations of the town. Testing Pearl to have religious growth is an automatic failure anyway. She symbolizes sin, isn't sinful, she doesn't need salvation, and it's not going to take away from the fact that she was born out of adultery.
Pearl is like a living A, no one would want to take on that burden.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)