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6. The way that I would analyze Geraldine is that she is a quiet woman who let’s her beauty speak for her. She feels unloved, eve though she has a husband she feels no connection with him at all, so she turns to her pet cat to feel comforted.

7. The importance of the relationship between Geraldine and her son Junior is to show readers how bad other people have it and that its just not the Breedloves’ or the MacTeer family who have problems. Also to bring out another story of Pecola and her hardships and why the way she is through some experience.

8. Junior is treating Pecola sincere until he sees how she treats the cat with the same love as his mother. Geraldine treats Pecola without respect because she does not know the whole story. The impact that this has on Pecola is just bringing out more insecurities that she has about herself like being yelled at, being blame for something that wasn’t her fault and not having her own voice.

1. Extemporized- perform someting without preparation

2. Unabashed- not ashamed or embarrassed

3. Genuflected- to lower one’s body by bending their leg

4. Gelid-extremely cold

5. Inviolable- not capable of being violated or infringed

6. Surfeit- eating until excessively full

7. Epiphany- a devine manifestation

8. Macabre- shockingly repellent

1. I don’t really understand how the author, Morrison, uses Winter to personify Mr.MacTeer. But what I can get from the first page in the Winter section is that Mr.MacTeer is a very hardworking, overworked man who is trying to make sure that he can do right by his family. “He worked night and day to keep one from the door and the other from under the windowsill.” Morrison uses figurative language to describe how fast he has to change from one thing to the next to make sure that his family has all the provisions they need, “Wolf killer turned hawk fighter.” ( I don’t get question. Confused me)

2. Pecola is harrased by the group of boys by them knowing her family business or what happened in her household.( kind of like black-mail.) The boys also have something over her,  something that makes her really insecure about herself. When they call her black e mo it just puts her down. This is like common bullying today because it just shows how people can pick out what a person is most insecure about and uses it against another person to put them down, but the bullier themselves feels as though they built themselves up. I was so glad when Frieda stepped in and had something that she could hold over on one of the bullies, which was another insecurity.

3. I would describe Maureen Peal as snotty push over. At first I just thought that she was just someone that kids were jealous of. Then as I read more of the story I found out that she uses her popalarty to befriend people just to get what she wants from them, as she did with Pecola.

4. The comparison of  Claudia and Frieda comparing themselves to Meringue Pie (Maureen) is interesting. I notice that Claudia described her as Sping. (p.64) Claudia thought that Maureen was more cute than she and her sister. Claudia knew that she was nicer and brighter than she, but she felt as though she and her sister  were lesser than Meringue Pie.

5. When the MacTeer sisters saw the prostitutes at their home they knew that Mr.Henry was doing something that their mom would not allow in her household. The way they handled the situation shows the readers how respectfully scared they are of their mother.

I love romance stories especially unique one like the ones I heard. This story, well their story is one that answered the question that I always had. I always wondered if there was a pair of twins who married another set of twins. And there were. They had the same dresses and same suits. With one wedding. Each sibling side by side.

http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/hunny-reiken-and-her-husband-elliot/

I think the game “Doubters and Believers” was a good way for me to learn the views of the class room , it was also a good way for the class to express themselves and hear people who I never even knew was in the class. I would really like this game to be played when we read stories in class because playing the game was a fun and non-stressful activity that let’s everyone say what the have to say and I think its a good learning tool.

I learned a lot about myself. I just want to make something clear about my answer in class. You can be non-judgemental and still think a certain way about someone. For example: I might start talking to a  bum on the street to get to know them, but in my mind I still might think that they are a dirty person. And then obviously I’d get to know them. NEVER BE AFRAID TO SAY HELLO.

My family and friends opinions are a huge value to me, but at the end of the day I make the final desision for myself.

LOVE THE GAME. LET’S PLAY IT MORE OFTEN.

5. What is Anna view towards men? Does it change during the story?

Anna thought of men as untrustworthy and inconsiderate to women. Yes; Anna view of men does change during the story, especially when she meets the man in Nantucket and falls in love.

4. Why was Anna so unhappy after the affair on Nantucket begins?Why does she think of suicide?

Anna was so unhappy after the affair began because she knew that the could never be truly together. The man in Nantucket in my opinion made her feel like a woman and that she was in a loving relationship with that lover. I really don’t know why she still wants to kill herself. I think its because she is scared of love.

9. Consider whether Anna reaches any kind of resolution to her problems by the end of the story. Is it merely “repeating” herself, or do you think she develops?

I do think that Anna reaches a kind of resolution to her problems. I think that she does develop. Through out both stories I think Anna was so depressed because she didn’t have love in her life whether it was from her family or husband. But at the end of the story Anna finds love and what it truly and really is. Now she is going to take the next step to pursue love

GO ANNA!!!!!

1. Which version do you like better- Chekhov’s story or Oates’s? What’s the point of retelling the story?

I personally like Oates’s version of the story “Lady with the Pet Dog” better because of the fact  that it was being told through Anna’s perspective which I think softened the story a little bit making it easier to read and enjoy. Also it made me understand all the problems Anna had to go through because in Chekhov’s story it seemed like he portrayed Anna in a stick-offish way. The point of retelling the story was to bring out Anna’s character more and show all the other problems that she was going through, including her self depression.

WHO is the president of Pakistan?

Asif Ali Zardari

WHAT problem have recent monsoon rains caused in Pakistan?

The rains have caused the landslides in the north, raising water levels in already bloated rivers and further hindering the government’s aid  efforts.

WHERE in the country have people been hard-hit by big rains and flooding?

They’ve been hit in Muzaffargarh in Southern Punjab Province, Sindh Province in Southern Province, and Sukkur Barrage.

WHY are aid workers having trouble reaching the affected area?

Aid is having trouble because of the bridges and roads are being washed away, the transportation vehicles face fuel shortages, and helicopters can’t get through because of bad weather.

HOW many people have been affected, and killed in the current disaster in Pakistan?

Six million have been affected and 1,500 have been killed by the flood. Within the seven days after the flood some people have not eaten or have drunk water.

At the end of paragraph 19, Oates has Anna ask herself the question, “What does it mean to enter into a bond with another person?” Write a 2-3 paragraphs explaining how the story answers the question.

When Oates had Anna ask herself, ” What does it mean to enter a bond with another person?”, I think she wanted Anna to take the time to reflect on herself. At this point in the story Anna was driving in the car with Gurov, and as she was driving she saw people outside the window holding hands and embracing one another, and I think she started to think of when she and Gurov would walk on the esplanade together. So I think she knew that was a bond itself to all of a sudden befriend a stranger and become so close to them.

But if Anna reflected more on her relationship with her husband, as mentioned in part 1, she would know that being in a close bond with someone you know and love does not mean lying to them. This question was put in the story at a perfect part. If i were Anna , I would ask myself this question too, because at this moment she was having mixed feelings about both men. Now she had to make a decision. Who makes her feel like the other couples she sees outside the window? Which man makes her feel that their relationship is a bond worth having?