Journals 6-10

Chap.6
Theme: Innocence and naivety; Holden asks Stradlater if Jane keeps her kings in the back row meaning has she kept her innocence, Stradlater wont tell Holden though which causes them to quarrel. Small things still seem to bug Holden and he is very visual about what he is seeing.
Characters: Holden and Stradlater
Images/symbol: Kings in the Back row: which is a symbol of a girl’s innocence.
Allusion: Holden and Stradlater always are using the term god dam, which was used much more in the 50’s, which is the time period this book is taking place rather than modern day.
Summary: Stradlater gets back from his date with Jane a little bit late then he said he was going to. This bugs Holden because he seems to have a little thing for Jane and he doesn’t like the way Stradlater was supposedly treating her so the two boys get in a fight. Holden just bad mouths Stradlater the whole time while Stradlater beats Holden up. Finally Stradlater gives Holden a good punch, which ends the fight, but Holden still sends a few comments Stradlaters way to make him angry.
Chap.7
Theme: Rebellion; Holden breaks free from Pencey for good even though he isn’t supposed to leave for another 4 days.
Characters: Holden, Ackley
Images/symbol/Irony: Its ironic that Holden is the one barging into Ackley’s room bugging him because Ackley usually the one going into Holden’s room messing with all his stuff and it really bugs Holden.
Allusion: The typewriter is an allusion to the time period they are in.
Summary: After Holden’s fight with Stradlater he goes to Ackley’s room and talks to Ackley for a while and tries to fall asleep but can’t, because he can’t stop thinking about Stradlater and Jane fooling around. Holden continues to bug Ackley even though he is trying to sleep because he has church in the morning. Holden gets annoyed with Ackley and leaves. Then he decides he is going to leave to New York that night rather than Wednesday. As he leaves he Yells “Sleep tight, ya Morons!” to everyone on his floor and leaves Pencey.
Chap.8
Theme: Sexual Confusion, because Holden is attracted to this older woman and
Characters: Holden, Mrs. Marrow
Images/Symbols/Ironies: It’s ironic that Holden is telling Mrs. Marrow is really popular when he really he isn’t very popular at all and Holden really actually hates Her son.
Allusion:
Summary: Holden walks all the way to the train station and gets on a train to New York. An attractive older woman gets on the train in Trenton who happens to be the mother of one of Holden’s old classmates from Pencey. Holden starts telling these ridiculous stories about how Her son is the most popular boy in school, which isn’t actually true because Holden really dislikes her son. Holden tells this woman his name is Rudolph Schmitt who is actually the schools janitor. Holden Tell this woman he is going into New York early because he has a brain tumor.
Chap.9
Theme: Sexual confusion, Innocence; Holden is attracted to older woman so when he sees the woman across the courtyard of the hotel and sees that she is pretty he gets aroused and an older woman he has heard is easy.
Characters: Holden, Faith, Leslie.
Images/Symbols/Ironies: It’s ironic that Holden got in that fight with Stradlater over Jane and her innocence when all he is wanting at this point is sex.
Allusion: Using a payphone; there are no cell phones in this time.
Summary: When Holden gets to Penn station he wants to call someone but he can’t think of anyone to call. He think about calling his sister but she is too young, his brother but he lives all the way in Cali, and then he think about calling a few girls but he decided not to. So he ends up taking a cab to Edmont hotel. While he was in the cab h asked the driver if he knew what happened to the ducks that are in the central park lagoon during the summer in the winter. The driver doesn’t care enough to keep up a conversation. When Holden gets to the hotel he looks out his window to other rooms of the hotel and see crazy things going on. He sees a woman dressed as a man, and a couple spitting water in each other’s faces. When Holden sees the woman’s face he becomes aroused so he calls this girl that he heard was pretty easy from a guy at a Princeton party and try’s to persuade her to go get drinks but she thinks it is to late and try’s to reschedule but Holden wanted to be with her that night so he wouldn’t settle for the next day.
Chap. 10
Theme: Sexual Confusion; Holden is hitting on a table of much older woman who know that he is much younger. He is trying to get with the prettiest blonde one.
Characters:Old Marty, Holden
Images/Symbol/Irony:
Allusion: Fox Trot, a dance which refers to around the 50s
Summary: After watching people through the window Holden decides to go down to the Lavender Room, which is the club in the Edmont Hotel. While he is there he tries to order liquor but the bartender won’t let him get it without showing an ID so he ended up just getting a coke. While he is at the bar he sees this table of three around 30 year old women. He thought two of the women were ugly but there was a blonde one that caught his eye so he went to the table and asked her to dance they danced around for a while she was dancing she kept looking for movie stars. Then he went to go sit with the woman and tried to keep up a conversation with them. Then the woman left and he payed for there drinks and left.

words of the day 12/20/2009

Pedgogical(adj)- Feildings pedagogical approach to running made rori run off a cliff and fielding was arrested for not being smart.

Stenographer(n)- Feilding the stenographer wrote down everything Anna said because she was so smart and so wise and was the best lawyer in all the land of amazing town. Which wasn't Fieldings home town.

Words of they day 11/19/09

Convent(n)-The convent of cat lovers met in dannys basement while he baked them cookies shaped like cats upstairs because he was sucking up to them so he could join.

Blase(adj)-My blase reaction to Ians insults towards me freaked him out because he was now discovering that i am much more intelligent and a much better person than he is.

Words of the day 11/18/09

Nonchalant(adj)- Roris nonchalant reaction to everyones death mad me think that she was the one who killed them.

Bourgeois(n or adj)- Danny bourgeois personality was shown when he came to school in completely casual attire.

Chap. 6 journal

Anna K.
Chapter journals
Chap.6
Theme: Innocence and naivety; Holden asks Stradlater if Jane keeps her kings in the back row meaning has she kept her innocence, Stradlater wont tell Holden though which causes them to quarrel. Small things still seem to bug Holden and he is very visual about what he is seeing.
Characters: Holden and Stradlater
Images/symbol: Kings in the Back row: which is a symbol of a girl’s innocence.
Allusion: Holden and Stradlater always are using the term goddam which was used much more in the 50’s which is the time peiosd this book is taking place rather than modern day.
Summary: Stradlater gets back from his date with Jane a little bit late then he said he was going to. This bugs Holden because he seems to have a little thing for Jane and he doesn’t like the way Stradlater was supposedly treating her so the two boys get in a fight. Holden just bad mouths Stradlater the whole time while Stradlater beats Holden up. Finally Stradlater gives Holden a good punch, which ends the fight, but Holden still sends a few comments Stradlaters way to make him angry.

Words of the Day 11/17/09

Halitosis (n)- Danny and Ians halitosis was beginning to be so bad that they had to wear a glass bubble and they couldn't eat or drink or even speak until they figured out how to fix there terrible breathe.

Incognito(n)- While in was in new york incognito i would fight crime by night and hide and scare people by day.

Words and definitions 11/17/09

Ostracize(vb)-Exclude from a society or group.
Grippe(noun)-Old Fashioned term for influenza.
Halitosis(noun)-Technical term for bad breath.
Incognito(adj)-Having one's true identity concealed.
Nonchalant(adj)-Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety enthusiasm or interest.
Bourgeois(adj)- Of our characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to it's perceived materialistic values of conventional attitudes.
Convent(noun)-A christian community under monastic vows.
Blase(adj)-Unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before.
Boisterous(adj)-Noisy energetic and cheerful; rowdy.
Pedagogical(adj)-Of or related to teaching.
Stenographer

Ostracize(verb)- The young girls actions were so horrific she was ostracized from her friends and family.
Grippe(noun)- The consequences of Ian not bathing for three weeks caused him to get the grippe.

Test Essay

House/Henry

How can a house compare to a person? It may not seem possible but in this case it is. In the story There Will Be Soft Rains the house becomes the main character, because it shows such human qualities like speaking, doing chores and much more. The house, which is the main character in There Will Be Soft Rains, is very similar to the character Henry from California’s Tale both going on with there everyday activities even though they are all alone. Each character believes that there are still people around them; the house thinks that there are people there when really the voice coming from the speakers around the house are really echoing around the house with no response. Henry’s wife died 19 years ago and he still believe she is alive and just on her way home from visiting family.
A difference with these two characters is as readers we know there are no people in the town, but in the California Tale whether or not Henry believes his wife is alive all year round or just the time she had went to go visit her family when she died, leaves questions in the minds of the readers.
Both stories share the same theme, the meaning of home. In the case of The California Tale Henry’s meaning of home is the way his wife left it before she died, because he still feels her presence around her. Which is the way Henry feels most comfortable. For the theme of There will be Soft Rains the house goes on with the daily activities because that is what it is most comfortable doing.
When reading both the stories you probably wouldn’t think they were similar at all, when in fact they are very much alike. Yes they are at completely different settings but the theme, and the characters are extremely similar.

Words of the day 10/19/09

Tempestuous(adj)- Jayces tempestuous personality caused a major brawl between the skagway panthers and the Yakutat eagles when jayce got really mad and tackled Katrina Fraker.

Edifice(noun)- Annas house is an edifice of strong good looking people including the youngest most beautiful daughter.

Words of the day 10/13/09

Elucidate(vb)- Me putting jayce in a head lock will help elucidate that i am much stronger than her.
Torpid(adj)-Jayce does her homework in a very torpid way.

Words of the day 10/13/09

Dissipate(vb)- Kayla dissipated the chocolate chips on the waffles.

Disparage(vb)- Anna never missed a moment to disparage danny while playing one on one.

words of the day 10/12/09

Dogmatic(adj)- He interrupts the without trying to be to dogmatic.
Egregious(adj)- The cake jimmys mom made him for his birthday was egregious.

Physchopathic(adj)- My friends physchopathic sister tried to kill me in my sleep.

words of the day 9/22/09

Tremulous(adj)-Charlie the tremulous puppy went to the bathroom all over my house because he was so scared of Jayces face.

Silhouette(n)- Ians silhouette resembled one of a giant bus.

Words of the day 9/21/09

Acrimonious(adj)-The acrimonious speech performed by Jayce made everyone a little uncomfortable. 

Ephemeral(adj)- The ephemeral basketball game was terrible and everyone cried at the end. 

The Monkeys Paw

The Monkeys Paw is supposed to be kind of a horror story and it is, but it is also a story about how people will do anything to change their lives. Like for instance when Herbert held the monkeys paw up and wished for 200 pounds, he probably wanted that money because he has never had it and it would make their lives better. Unfortunately the monkeys paw worked out the problem in a different way Herbert got killed. In my opinion the mood of this piece is greed, always wanting what you can't without thinking of the consequences. The man who gave them the monkeys paw tried to warn them that there would be some kind of consequences but they didn't listen all they wanted was the money and they weren't ready for what was going to happen next. Herbert's mother was definitely not ready for what was going to happen next to she tried to wish Hebert back without realizing that there was going to be consequences to her actions. So in my opinion people shouldn't keep wishing for something and thinking that it will be handed to you.

words of the day 9/16/09

Irate(adj)- Jayce and her irate personality caused her to attack rori with a sledgehammer.
Verdant(adj)- The verdant fisherman suprisingly caught more fish then the extremely experienced fishermen.

The meaning of home

The meaning of home to me is where you feel most comfortable. In The Thrill of the Grass the main character feels most comfortable when he was watching a baseball game from first base which is like home to him. And with Henry his home was the home he started with his wife and he was so comfurtable there because he felt his wifes precense there. Home doesnt always mean where you live people have different places that they consider home. Home is where you can be yourself and for both Henry and the narrator have that in common they just have different ideas of where home is.

Recalcitrant(adj)- Danny's recalcitrant viewpoint made Mr. Fielding come at him with a sledge hammer and brutally beat with him until he said he would be better.

Sublime(adj)-The sublime poem was read beautifully by a gorgeous woman by the name of Anna Eileen Korsmo.

The meaning of freedom

In my opinion the pedestrian and Harrison Bergeron are very similar when it comes to the theme the meaning of freedom. Both of Harrisons and Leonard Mead have very different ideas on how to live there lives then the rest of the world. Harrison doesn't believe in this new way of freedom is wrong and it is completely healthy to have a little competition. And Leonard doesn't want to just sit around the house and watch movies all day. Harrison action was much more extreme than Leonard, because he trys to take over the entire government. Leonard doesn't really do anything about his punishment he just lets the robot car take him away. Freedom is a very confusing word because there are so many different ways you could explain it. Freedom to Harrison is taking off all the handicaps and making it so talented people don't have to be punished anymore, and Leonards way of freedom is jut being able to walk around and not be taken away for love nature. Both stories have different examples of freedom but they both show how the word freedom can affect so many people.

Affirmative Action

Affirmative Action- refers to policies that take race, ethnicity, or gender into consideration in an attempt to promote equal opportunity or increase ethnic or other forms of diversity.

Words of the day

8/27/09
Sedate- Jayce was jealous of Anna and he sedate personality.
Pummel- Anna pummeled Jayce for being rude and annoying.
8/31/09
Hindrance- In our plan to destroy Ian, Jayce became a hindrance so i killed her.
Chagrin- Jayces chagrin was that she wasn't as amazing as Anna.
9/1/09
Supplicate- Jayce supplicated Anna to give her the secrets of being amazing.
Vigilance- Anna's vigilance at the school amazed everyone.
9/2/09
Boding- The boding thought was that Jayces hair would puff out if she blow dried it.
Perspicacity- Dannys perspicacity at understanding how to eat showed as he gorged on a hamburger.
9/3/09
Luminous- The luminous building showed the true horror of Ian klupars face, because he usually spend his time in the dark.
Consternation- Jayces consternation at doing her homework made her run out of the classroom screaming.