Liz P.'s Profile

I actucally found it harder... I thought I understood the concepts until I had to sit down and pick out examples for each one. Like, I could give you a definition for each literary device but have to decide which Bart Simpson was using was a little more difficult for me :(

Commented Mar 17, 2007 on The Simpsons at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I completely agree that comedy is an art. You need to grasp irony and satire. It also takes practise and timing, etc. I think comedy takes longer to write than almost any other form of writing.

Commented Mar 17, 2007 on Comedy as an art. at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

First of all, I think the tree on Sethe's back is a very beautiful symbol. I enjoy the supernatural realm because it takes away from the undertone of slavery. It also adds mystery and makes me want to keep reading.

Commented Feb 28, 2007 on Superunnatural at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I think that the honors english program reads far too many books about slavery. It's like beating a dead horse. Come on. I got it after the Narrative of Frederick Douglas. Slavery sucked and absolutely should be remembered so nothing like it will ever happen again in America's future. But jesus christ! There's a million other books we could be reading! Some science fiction perhaps or any other genre besides historical fiction...

Commented Feb 28, 2007 on Comparison at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

Woah I do not think that any woman wants rape. I think she may have had a fantasy which involved Joe being a little forceful or even a fantasy of screwing a black guy, but it is very hard to believe that any woman would want rape. Rape is the minute that a woman says no, so if she truly wanted it, it wouldn't be rape. I completely agree with Bridget.

Commented Feb 22, 2007 on The Color of Rape: Or so it seems at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I think it is meant to be a real haunting because it effects the physical world. Particularly the description of what happened to Here Boy was very disturbing... Yes, Sethe is haunted by her past, but this ghost is not a methapor or clever analogy. I think it's meant to be literal.

Commented Feb 22, 2007 on What Makes a Haunting Real? at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

Also in Zak's group- I think it's very important to note how the townspeople talk to Hightower. They are careful, alter their language to not offend him. But I do not think that this is out of respect for him. I think it is more out of fear of the unknown, not wanting to prompt this outcast to anger. The townspeople treat him like a bomb about to go off at any second.

Commented Feb 13, 2007 on 10th Period Group B: Outsiders at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I don't know if you can call the desired behavior "acting white". It seems to be a cultural thing, and not so much of a race thing. There are white people who use slang too. I don't think it should be called "acting black".

Commented Feb 13, 2007 on Race in LIA and Current Issues at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I think everyone found peace, which is what the characters were looking for in the first place. It ended just as it started: wordy and lengthy. I think it was fitting.

Commented Feb 13, 2007 on The Road less traveled at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I think a lot of "mixed" people suffer from identity crises. It's the feeling of not belonging in either race that drives people mad. Especially to Christmas, who could pass for white, but continued to feel as though he didn't deserve to be treated white.

Commented Feb 9, 2007 on Identity Christmas at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I definitely agree. There's very few books about racism that don't include white guilt. Because, like the song says "everyone's a little bit racist". It's more based on our preconcieved notions due to the media today. But in Light in August, this is just residual racism left over from the slave days.

Commented Feb 9, 2007 on White Guilt? at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

The fool is a really interesting character. Half of the lines he spouts are complete nonsense but the other half are really insightful. Is the fool's name meant to be ironic? What is the significance of the fool?

Commented Dec 13, 2006 on The Fool's Disappearing Act at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I'd agree with your diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Symptoms do include drastic mood swings. I think this is because Lear, as king, has had everything given to him on a silver platter until now. He is not used to being refused, or worse, rejected completely.

Commented Dec 13, 2006 on Manic-Depressive Lear? at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I think that the actor who played Lear was genius. For a moment or two, I could actually understand what was going on. I got more out of that movie than anything else we have done so far in the King Lear unit.

Commented Dec 6, 2006 on LOCO LEAR at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I definitely agree that there is far too much of Shakespear's works in our high school curriculum. I would have preferred to read material that was less challenging so I could appreciate what the work is actually trying to convey.

Commented Dec 6, 2006 on Is there such a thing as too much Shakespeare? at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I think that Ammu loves her children. However, Ammu is very immature and sometimes says things that she does not mean (i.e. telling Rahel that she loves her a little less). She also has angry outbursts that most parents do not have because they are more conciencous of their influence on their children. Ammu is too self centered to think about how her attitude affects her children.

Commented Nov 29, 2006 on Ammu loves her children, or not? at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I agree with your thoughts on Rahel's rationality of love. She also asks Chacko in the hotel room whether parents had to love their children. When he answers no, she watches Ammu like a hawk to try and figure out whether Sophie loves her more than her.

Commented Nov 29, 2006 on Unconditional Love? at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I also noticed the gender differences. I think Ammu acts differently because she got to live in the United States and experience what it was like to be equal. In her marriage, her husband, though a drunk, adored her and treated her like an equal. Ammu is a part of a very different generation than Mammachi.

Commented Nov 16, 2006 on Ammu and Mammachi Beatings at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I think the twins have replaced Babba with Chacko. He is the only real dominate male figure in their life. I don't think the twins remember Babba very much either.

Commented Nov 16, 2006 on Babba and the Babies at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I thought that was very thought provoking, Bryant. I often think that life and humanity is very poetic because there are some things that are too beautiful to be practical.

Commented Nov 2, 2006 on God As the Ultimate Poet at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

Very creative but I think that repeating one literary device over and over again weakens it because then it becomes expected.

Commented Nov 2, 2006 on Amazing Alliteration Amplifies Amazitude at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I think she was attracted to him and she knew that in this situation she was never in danger. I think it was all a role play game and she wanted him, even if she didn't know it. She wanted him because it was taboo and he wanted her because she was beautiful. Their sex was lustful and they found love afterwards.

Commented Oct 24, 2006 on Whoring Yourself Out for a Piano.... at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

Refrigerator Magnets sure make me happy Make rainbow poems

Commented Oct 24, 2006 on The Best Haiku Ever at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

First of all, I really really enjoyed The Piano. Second, when I saw the film, I thought that she stuck her foot out for the piano to take her with it. She decided that the piano was spoiled, and thought she was too. I saw her deciding to swim up was a chance for her to be reborn and unspoiled and that's why the movie had a happy ending.

Commented Oct 24, 2006 on Mute People Have No Free Will, but Have Really Interesting Sex at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English

I think the blank spot is like the darkness. The jungle is described over and over as dark and unknown. The blank spot is the unknown. The darkness and the blank spot and the jungle are all the same.

Commented Oct 17, 2006 on Blank Spots...any connection? at zBlogging the Literary Life - AP College English