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Trickster?

rnzamperinidavid — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 03:24:42 +0000

I think the most obvious “trickster” in the stories so far is the mouse that ends up dividing a family. The mouse ran up the wife’s pant leg and her husband and son did nothing but laugh. After the mouse ran to the front yard she just went walking. Then swam in the creek. She kept saying that a damn mouse broke up the family. The mouse could be a seen a trickster since trickster like to cause mischief. For the other sotries I cannot see a “trickster” in. The only other that I could see a trickster is Sadie. While it was not her idea to put their firend in the rolling coaster even though he was passed out drunk. But she did not want to take him down from it. She could be seen as an indirect trickster becuase Victor did nothing about the friend either and she was the reason.

Revolution vs. Authority

rnzamperinidavid — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 03:04:09 +0000

The conflict between McMurphy and Nurse Ratched seems to me an obvious analogy for what the author was going through. The author was in to the whole hippie movement doing drugs especially LSD (I believe this to be right, I may be wrong). But McMurphy’s whole point in the book is strip authority from the governing body which is Nurse Ratched. He does this by starting a revolution, unitentionally at first, but nonetheless a revolution. The other patients begin to see hope where once there was nothing but despair and an accepted life under the rule of the combine. They all believe that the mental hospital is an extension of the combine. A way to help them so that they can fit in but this begins to change when McMurphy comes on the scene.

Marriage

rnzamperinidavid — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:53:29 +0000

In Blood Wedding marriage is a key concept. Unlike our modern society where marriage is seen as commitment based on love and equal partnership, this is untrue in Blood Wedding. Marriage seems to be more about social position and possible material wealth gained by a transaction. It seems that marriage is based on whether the man can provide for the woman rather than love. Love seems to be like an added bonus, if you fall if love hey thats great but if not, no big deal. There are instances where the woman will side with her husband even if he is doing worng or acting supsicious. The Father in Act 1 Scene 3 says,”What’s mine is her and what’s yours is his.” That statement reflects that sentiment that men have all the power and control everything. Eventhough the girl is to get what her father owns, as soon as she is married that porperty becomes her husbands property and his to do with as he pleases.
This sort of sentiment about the gender roles of men and women seems fitting. Historically in places where there is a strong sense of traditionalism and often a large divide between rich and poor, arranged marriages are common. People want there daughters to be well cared for and to live well. Arranging a marraige is a way to insure that. Usually a dowery is also provided to help seal the deal. These arranged marriages are often made when the man and woman or nothing but children.

Darwinian capitalism and communist social justice

rnzamperinidavid — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:06:34 +0000

I agree with the concept of Darwinian capitalism. Maybe not the Darwinian part but of capitalism over communism. People should work for what they get and be rewarded for their deeds. In Communism everyone gets the same share no matter if you are lazy or work the hardest. This isnt fair. I do agree that everyone should have equal opportunity to achieve success but what you do with your chance is up to you. Helping out the poor and needy is all well and good but there is no way in hell that they should be on equal footing with you if you have been true and worked long, hard, and been honest. As a reader I can buy in to what Estaben is saying. If I had worked hard and earned a lot of money and socail status I would not want some lazy bum being equal to me, having the same social status and monetary wealth that I possess. Communist social justice in theory sounds nice. Everyone is equal to everyone else. We all have the same monetary and material wealth. But with a system like this no one will work hard, no one will strive to be better because there is no incentive. Capitalism encourages one to better himself and his station in life while communism encourages complacence.

Author and Digital Literature

rnzamperinidavid — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:44:54 +0000

I think these forms of digital literature are interesting but something I wouldn’t do. They aren’t frustrating to me. I don’t see any meaning to them. I see them as pointless and simply a means of allievating boredom. The words in the one game go to fast for you to read them. This is probably done on purpose but with what point. There is nothing of sunstance said in the games. With the lies game, we spend our whole time trying to seek the truth and everyone always says dont lie. The last thing we need is something that encourages lying. In class people were saying that it would be interesting to know what people put and if there was some kind of filter. Why would there be a filter? What is the point of filter for a game whose main purpose is to display lies?

Corrido

rnzamperinidavid — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:47:21 +0000

I do not usually consider something like the corrido as literature but more as lyrics. Literature to me is more of fictious novels. But there are many forms of literature and the corrido form is one where as time goes by the story loses the nonessentail aspects. The newer corridos seem to focus on just the main parts of the story. Although it could be as simple as the next generation just forgot the minor parts of the story. I think this form of literature does say something about its audience. Most forms of literautre have their peticular following. The audience for the corridos prefered to sing the corridos instead of writing them this could be for several reasons which include: the people singing were not educated and could not write or they just prefered not to write them down but I believe the former is the more likely. The singers of the corridos probably possessed little to no education and just simply could not write down the corridos.

Laguna Culture

rnzamperinidavid — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:57:34 +0000

The Laguna culture is much like most Native Americans, who believe in nature spirits and take only what they need of the land. Unlike the Laguna, the European invaders destroy the land taking more then they need. The Laguna tell a story of how the European invaders came to be that even foretold of the destruction of the Native Americans and the Earth. A council of witches was summoned and they all tried to out do eachother. One just told a story and as he told the story then events in the story became so in real life. At the end he won the challenges and when asked to stop the story, to make it unreal again, he said he could not. The Laguna and other Native Americans have stories like this one that tell why there is a draught.
The draught story of the Laguna is also told with using animals, magic, and spirits. This story involves mother earth getting mad at the Laguna. They then have Fly and Hummingbird try to get the rains to come back. They have to get gifts and give them to Buzzard, who also asks for tobacco. After all this is accomplished the Buzzard purifies the town and the rains come back. Stories like this show the importance and the reverence that the Laguna have for nature.

Language

rnzamperinidavid — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 04:00:08 +0000

The way in which literature is written greatly effects the reading experience. Literature written in post Civil War African American vernacular like the Uncle Remus story is very different the Shakespeare or Steven Pressfield. For a story to interest me it must be written in proper, modern English. Unless its an historical document of some sort. The Uncle Remus story was very hard to read becasue I do not speak like that, I felt I would be better off reading the Grimms tales in original German. History will say that I spoke proper English for the year 2006 but by the time that people actually look at the language the way we look at Shakespearan English it will probably be quite different.

Popular forms vs literature

rnzamperinidavid — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 03:50:05 +0000

Popular forms such as fairy tales or blues lyrics could be considered literature. Literature is nothing more then a means to express ideas, tell stories, or take a look into ones self of surroundings. Literature is a means to escape from the real world. You get lost in a story, if this story is good enough you may even feel for the characters. You are happy when everything is going good for them or sad when it is not. You also can visualize the story in your head as you read. Fairy tales, lyrics, novels, poetry all try to get a some kind of point accross. The point is not always appearent at first glance but it is there nontheless.
All forms of literature can be taught but not all are worth teaching. First, the sunject matter should be relavent to the students and somehow connect with them. The literature that is chosen to be taught in the classroom should be something that makes students think and question their own ideas.

Why Fairy Tales

rnzamperinidavid — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 06:52:45 +0000

A fairy tale is a fairy tale. You can read into almost anything. A new perception or or different way of seeing something can always atler what was originally intended by the author. As adults it is possible to see something that may or may not really be in the fairy tale, for we are older and have more life experience. These experiences would translate into our ability to see something that may or may not be there. Where children on the other hand see an entertaining story often meant to teach a lesson.
Without any prior preconceptions one would probably read a fairy tale and come away with just that. They read a fairy tale and that is all it is. If one were to approach a fairy tale with some kind of hidden message or social agenda one would likely find what they were looking for.
However this skeptical questioning may cause us to change our view of what a fairy tale is. Is a fairy tale for children like we believe or can it be for adults? If so what, if any, should be the meaning of the fairy tale? Should it be an entertaining story, a story with hidden meaning, or one that teaches a moral? I guess to answer those it basically depends on who you are as a person. Generalizations can be made about society as a whole but thats all they are generalizations. Individuals have many differing opinions then what is considered average. And to me a fairy tale is what it is. It is a story meant to entertain a child and sometimes provides a lesson to be learned. But then again does this why theory really matter?