1. Morrison personifies winter and uses metaphors to compare it to Mr MacTeer because it holds some traits he has. For example she describes his face by saying ” his high forehead is the frozen sweep of the erie, hiding currents of gelid thoughts that eddy in the darkness”.
2. Pecola is harassed by a group of boys by them calling her Black e mo. It affects her because it makes her feel worse about herself and she feel helpless. This is reminiscent of common bullying because bully happens to many people and they feel the same a Pecola did.
3. Maureen was a white popular girl at school who was rich compared to Claudia and Frieda and had long brown hair. Maureen tried to be friends with Pecola but began asking questions about her and and her father which was the real reason she approached her in the first place.
4. Claudia and Frieda see Maureen as everything they are not which is rich, beautiful,white, and popular. They begin to question themselves if they were good enough after seeing a “perfect” child.
5. When the MacTeer sisters meet the prostitues they stay away from them and don’t bother with them.
6. Geraldine which the mother of one of the boys who was bullying Pecola Junior. She puts her cat above everyone and everything even her own her son. She hardly ever loves anything so you can tell she sees something special about it.
7. Geraldine gives junior anything he needs without showing any emotions to him. He begins to realize that the cat gets treated way better then him and he doesn’t like it at all ! He treated Pecola the way he did because he takes all his hatred out on other from the way his mother makes him feel.
8. In the beginna Junior was bullying Pecola. Later on Junior treated Pecola as if he wants to be her friend so he can trick her into going into his house. Geraldine treats pecola like shes nothing, she called her all types of names and yelled at her. Pecola doesnt stcik up for herself once again so this leaves her feeling even more bad about herself.
This is a sad, interesting story about a woman named Monique who’s ex-husband died in the 911 attack.
The thing that made this story affective was the emotion and life in it. it actually made me feel like I knew her and I felt her pain.
The thing that stands out to me is during her ex-husbands last seconds of his life he called her to remind her how much he loved her and their children. And to ask her recent husband if he will be the father of his children.
My was reaction to this was filled with a ton of emotions. It made me almost tear it gets really deep I don’t know how i would have reacted if I were in this actual situation.
i choose this story because it is involves a climax, a conflict and it makes you feel like you are apart of it. </3
Katelyn Martin M.
3-4
October
Esperanza Rising
Pam Munoz Ryan
From 1-10 I would rate this book as a 9
I think the author’s purpose in writing Esperanze Rising to to portray struggles, hardship, and hope to the readers.
I think the intendant audience for this book is young teens. I would say that because it is about a teenaged girl who is going through a very hard time and I’m sure a lot of young teens can somewhat relate to some of the issues and struggles that Esperanzea was going through.
Act 1: 1-3 Study questions
1. The causes that Saleio and Solanio suggest for Antonio’s melancholy is because all his money is invested in merchant ships, and at any time, those ships could sink or be destroyed. Solanio also suggests that Antonio is in love.
2. The humorous advice that Gratiano offers Antonio is to cheer up because only fools are negative all the time.
3. Bassanio wants Antonio to lend him more money because he wants to go to Belmot so he can marry Portia.
4. Portia is angry with her deceased father because in his will he wished for Portia to choose her husband through a game of riddles that he made before he died.
5. Nerissa tells Portia she “need not fear” her welcome suitors because she is basically saying that Portia will eventually find love.
6. Portia and Nerissa think Bassanio was the best man out of the choices that deserved Portia.
7.According to Shylock he hates Antonio because he lends money without charging any interest, and Shylock on the other hand charges very high rates of interest.
8. Shylock is indignant over Antonio’s request because he is a Christian and he has spit on Shylock.
9. Antonio’s response to Shylock’s accusation is that he shouldn’t lend the money to friends, but to enemies, which basically means to keep it professional.
10. In exchange for what Shylock agrees to lend Antonio and Bassanio money is that Shylock wants a pound of flesh, in order to loan Antonio and Bassanio the money if they do not pay back what they owe.
Act II 1-9 Study questions
1. Morocco fears Portia will reject him at the outset because of the color of his skin.
2. Bassanio’s reservation about Gratiano accompanying him to Belmont is that Bassanio makes Gratiano assure him that he is going to behave on the voyage.
3. Jessica’s dilemma concerning her father, Shylock is that she is ashamed of being his daughter .
4. Lorenzo plans to disguise Jessica in order for her to escape from her father by disguiseing her as a boy.
.5. Before going to dine with Antonio and Bassanio,Shylock tells Jessica lock all the doors, and stay inside.
6. Jessica not want Lorenzo to see her when he arrives at Shylock’s house because she doesn’t want him to see her dressed as a boy.
7. Morocco’s rationale for choosing the gold casket was because he says she is worth nothing less and every man wants to be with her
8. The news that Salerio heard that was making him anxious was that he heard some ships sunk, believing that it might be Bassanio’s ships.
9. Solanio’s interpret of Antonio’s sadness at Bassanio’s departure is because his best friend has left and he lives for him.
10. Aragon chooses the silver casket because he believes he deserves Portia.
1. I like Oates’s version of the story “The Lady and The Pet Dog” better. I think it gives more detail in how they met and it shows how he drastically changed. 2. Anna was sad and unhappy after the affair on Nantucket because she didn’t know what to think or do and she wasn’t really into satisfied with her marriage, but at the same time, she didn’t know if she was in LOVE with Gurov. 3. I think that Anna and the story itself is repeating. 4. Anna’s attitue towards men is bad I say this beacause she probably gets a devistating vision of men becasue the way her husband treats her and how Gurov has children and a wife and is still messing around with her. She didn’t feel as though it was right of him to do that knowing they were both married. 5. I’m not all the way sure why Anna is attracted to her Gurov. What i learn about their spouses is that they were never really with eachother and that is probably the reason they were unhappily married couples.Gurov’s wife moved to a textbook publishing company and was suppostly doing well,on the other hand Anna’s husband was always at work she also left the house once in a while because she needed some “self time” and this is how her and Gurov got aqquanited.
I Am From
I am from a pair of Nike shoes hanging on the telephone line outside,
I am from the Phillies scoring and hitting line drives.
I am from people going insane when the Eagles score a goal,
I am from aunts complaining there getting to old.
I am from neighbors arguing and screaming ” No leave me alone!”
I am a Dunkin Donuts medium french vanilla coffee with cream and extra sugar that warms my mama’s soul.
I am a stereo system that stays on full blast till it drives neighbors out of control.
I’m from bed knees and baby blue birds nests high up in the trees.
I’m from World War II and people with bad attitudes.
I’m from get away girl ” you irk my soul”, and oh my god “seriously bro?”
I am from the loving grandmother who has passed and the people who love to talk to fast.
I am from the love in my families heart and soul.
I am Katelyn Marie Martin and this is the life I know !
