what assignment i loved!:)(:

Memorable assignment

When I first came into honors English I was a scared ignorant little eighth grader who had no idea that literature was not just to suppose to be taken literally but instead had a deeper meaningful message. Now the year is almost over and I now see literature in a new light. I’ve learned how to analyze literature and look for a deeper meaning behind what the author is saying. Because of this, I’m now able to appreciate literature and realize its complexities and true worth.

The assignment that stands out to me the most was the TWIST assignment and the Importance of Being Earnest assignment. TWIST taught me how to analyze literature and be able to look past the surface and dig deeper. Before learning this technique I couldn’t even comprehend the meaning of analyses. I take especial pride in my Importance of being earnest paragraph because I excelled! I put a lot of hard work and effort into this and in return I was able to write a paragraph that exemplified this. Overall I grew as a writer and learned that English can be exciting and fun! :)

A good experience with poetry

Every night before I would go to bed my mother would sing me a lullaby and as I drifted off to sleep images of deep woods would float through my head. Years later as I sat in my English class my teacher announced that we would be reading a poem. Little did I know the poem we did, "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost was the lullaby my mother used to sing to me.

That was my first real encounter with poetry. Because of its connection to my childhood I now feel comfort and a sense of reminiscence when I hear the familiar words. It saddens me to know that most people have never herd the tranquil melodies that make the poem so wonderful.

Stage two of Great Expectations

The end of act two brings reality crushing down on Pip. Like a 500 pound weight, it pins him to the ground, forcing him to face himself and the reality of his situation .This is when the veil of mystery is temporarily lifted and Pip gets a chance to glimpse the truth. What he discerns through the fog of uncertainty sends him spiraling into confusion, ungratefulness and guilt. With startling realization Pip discovers that he is just as guilty as the convict. Only he is guilty of something much more heartless than anything the convict could ever even conceive doing. Pip is guilty of abandonment, resentment, selfishness, and pride. Who are the victims of these deviling acts that pip shamelessly committed, you may wonder? Well, it is none other than the faithful, loyal old Joe and virtuous Biddy. The only ones that ever have truly loved him, weather or not he is distinguished gentleman pip or dirty uneducated Pip. The love that was once so gratefully received, now he casts off like a old out of style hat. He might as well have spit in Joe and Biddy’s face; it would have caused just as much hurt. But instead he ignored and resented them for being simple, kind, and satisfied. Pips expectations are the ax that cut the bond of love and family between him and Joe. What used to be a necessity now was the cause of Pips mortification, resentment and annoyance.

When the convict exploded into Pips life and revealed himself it surfaced Pips guilt. Out of shadows, creeping up the very chambers of his soul slithered out the revolting truth. This was the gut wrenching realization that he was no better than the grimy old convict. Pip was the offender of numerous ignominious acts towards the ones that gave him the only thing they could, love and companionship. With great remorse and abhorrence he remembers the times he has brushed Joe off as an inferior and dismissed Biddy’s words of wisdom. He remembers long ago when he was leaving his home, how he didn’t want anything to do with his family. He recalls feeling of resentment toward Joe when he came to visit because he was an in convince and wasn’t sophisticated enough.

The revealing of his benefactor sent Pip reeling back in aghast. The terrible truth of his new situation brought Pip face to face with his actions. He forced Pip to uncover the dishonorable truths and bring his actions into the light. It exposed the severity of which he had committed these crimes. Just like the convict Pip is forced into cowardly hiding, for he can never go back to Joe and Biddy again.

Great Expectations Photo post

The renowned Disney movie Pinocchio has similar themes and charters to that of Great Expectations. In this movie Pinocchio has a little cricket that is his conscience. Throughout Dickens’s novel you may notice that the relationship between Biddy and Pip is much of one that reflects Biddy being Pips conscience. This relationship effects Pip with the themes of growing up, right and wrong, and guilt. Throughout the book Pip seems to have a strong sense of guilt when he looks back at his actions. This is because two opposing forces are fighting within Pip. One force sincerely wants to do the right thing and has best intentions at heart. This force is the force of gratefulness, humbleness, and all of Pip’s virtues and morals. The other bad, opposing force, raging within Pip, is the one of selfishness, arrogance, impatience’s, and pride. This is the force that constantly has pip annoyed with his family, ashamed, embarrassed, and causes him to waver and fall. The reason Pip is struggling so much with guilt and relationships is because deep down, he knows what’s right and what’s wrong. But sometimes he gets mad at Biddy for she reveals to him the truth of his behavior and he knows that she, like all of our consciences, is right. But Pip is also like Pinocchio in more than just one way. Pip, like Pinocchio desires to be something truly impossible to achieve but because of some very magical events that aspire are achieved. Pip wishes with all his might that he could be a gentleman; even at such a young age pip is aware what benefits of money and education can bring. Pinocchio has a desperate wish to be a real boy and his wish is granted as well. But both charters with their newly acquired gifts are given the choice to either abuse them or to do the right thing, not loose sight of themselves and their values. Each charter has to face the challenges of growing up along with the struggles of fortunes.

Great Expectations relate to Jane Eyre

Making Connections and Posting a Picture

Jane Eyre is a similar book to Great Expectations for many reasons. One is that they were both written in the same time period and their fore the authors face the same problems from society. Both have the theme of growing up and striving for perfection and the theme of good and evil fighting within. For example Pip strives to be a rich gentleman but he also wants to be good. Pip is striving to find what makes him happy and will only find it in the morality of goodness, and the companionship and love of others. Jane also faces these struggles and looks for love in all the wrong places. Her main goal is to find love and affection from others. Both are young charters put in hard settings with not so loving families. Both have to overcome the struggles of poverty, trust, pride, and neglect as they grow up. Each charter is put in a brutal setting where the reader sees how they are affected and change from the events that take place. The reader gets to see each charter grow up and learn the ways of the world through different hardships. But in the end the charters each overcome their struggles and their charter is shaped from it. The charters each learn important universal lessons that enhance the theme.

Great Expectations Questions about the passage

Great Expectations- Questions about a Passage

“Because,” returned the sergeant, clapping him on the shoulder, “you’re a man that knows what’s what.”

Question: Why do the sergeant and uncle Pumblechook have such a connection? They act like old friends who have known each other forever but in actuality they just met. Are the two met to parallel each other or compliment each other?

Answer: Maybe the two are drunk and that is why they act so cordial towards each other. Or maybe it is because they are similar in the aspect of both being men in a leadership position, and are both of the same class.

Learning Lessons/ Boo Radley

The Boo Radley in my life was a homeless lady I met at the shelter. It was my first time volunteering at a woman’s shelter. When I started I was more than a little apprehensive because of all the scary stories about creepy homeless people. But when they started arriving I was overwhelmed with compassion. I was helping this one woman roll out her blanquettes when she suddenly started crying. She told me that she had not always been on the streets. She had once had a beautiful home and an enchanting little girl. The woman then went along to tell me that her daughter had gotten cancer and had died after a long struggle to survive. Soon after her daughter’s death the woman’s husband slowly became crazy with grief. It wasn’t soon before this became evident to the woman; she tried to get her husband some help. But when she talked to him about it he pulled out a gun and tried to shoot himself and her. Her husband said it was the only way for them to be together with their little girl. For this reason the woman had to leave the house very fast. She didn’t even have time to pack any money or clothing. This is why she was on the streets. After hearing this I was about in tears and overcome with guilt. Not all homeless people were alcoholics and drug addicts, but people who had overcome tragic events; people who had come across a little bump in a road. This woman had taught me more than she could ever repay, and was my Boo Radley.