Big two Hearted River By Ernest Hemingway Post 2 by Daniel Wise

Soupbone 4 discussed in his or her comment on The story Big Two Hearted River, that Nick was trying to escape from the problems and sense of anxiety becvause he traveled home from War and found his home burned to the ground and was remorsefull for comming back but wished to seek sollitude by going somewhere pleasant that he remembered such as the river nearby. I would agree with him or her that they were thinking right that this caused his stress and emotional problems to build. But I have also in times of my life wished that I could just get away from my stress band problems, the frequent headaches and go somewhere peacefull. When at home I frequent a fishing lake nearby for peacefullness and its quietness because it is a place where I can think about my problems and relax and spend some time fishing for fun. But There have been times when I have felt just like Nick when I have gotten home and felt like it really wasn't there any more such as the time when my family had to move from an old house to anew one. This caused some of my anxiety and depression for several months after moving into the new house. I soon found this lake to be aplace of refuge and serenity.

Big Two-Hearted River "Post One"

Comment under this post for Hemingway's story "Big Two-Hearted River"


Don't forget to use headings in your response: Title, Basic Passage; Correlation; Difficulties.

When correlating, be sure to relate the story to yourself--your response should not sound like something from the internet.


Themes we discussed in class include: Resistence, Stoicism, The paradox of strength coming from destruction and sterility, Movement = Happiness; non-movement = Sadness.

That Evening Sun

That Evening Sun - by William Faulkner

Wiliam Faulkner was from New Albany, Mississippi. He was born in 1897. He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1949 and in 1925 he met Sherwood Anderson in New Orleans to discuss publishing some literary works. He published many literary works such as poems and both fiction and non fiction/

"I scared of the dark," Nancy said. "I scared for it to happen in the dark." "When yawl go home, I gone." Nancy said. She talked quieter now and her face looked quiet, like her hands. "Anyway, I got my coffin money saved up with Mr. Lovelady."

This passage means that Nancy was afraid of Jesus and that he would kill her when she went home at night. The setting of the sun represented the end of the day and in this story represents Nancy being afraid of the dark and of being afraid of dying.


"And then about half of the time we'd have to go down the lane to Nancy's cabin, and tell her to come on and cook breakfast. We would stop at the ditch, "because father warnwed us not to have anything to do with Mr.Jesus, because he was a short black man with a razor scar on his face and father disliked him. And we would go down and throw rocks at Nancy's cabin untill she came out."

In this passage it is obvious to see that Dilsey's father is very strict about them not hanging around Mr. jesus or Mrs. Nancy's house. But the children disobey their father. This applies to my life because I too once was told not to associate with someone but disobeyed my parents instructions. The Bible teaches us that we should not be afraid of our enemies but that we should pray for them, and that the first sinner should cast the first stone.

No I do not think that people would accept Dilsey's or her friends behavior towards Mr. Jesus and Mrs. Nancy. I wish that they had learned to be cautious of Mr. Jesus instead of throwing rocks at his doorstep.

Yes a life lesson about how to be cautious and stay away from unfriendly or mean people is an important lesson which can be usefull for a person and his or her career.

The cause of human suffering was when Nancy was thrown in jail and beaten by the guard while she was pregnant. This act showed the cruelty of whites towards blacks during an era when slavery was present. It showed a sense of moral prejudice and anger which would set the stage for Nancy's fear of Mr. Jesus.

This tragedy can not be considered a comedy because the act that Nancy endured was severe and inhumane treatment for a pregnant woman to face and there was nothing funny about it or her sense of fright of Mr. Jesus.

The cause of joy and hapiness in this story was the family's time spent gossiping around the breakfast table each morning. And the funny but rude jokes made by Nancy and Dilsey. such as when Nancy said ":I ain't studyin my breakfast," I got to get my sleep out," I bet you're drunk," Dilsey said.

That Evening Sun "Post One"

Here is the Professor's post for this week's story. Simply comment on this post for this first trial run in blogging. Don't forget to follow the format as shown in this blog.

The key points we went over Monday:

• The title "That Evening Sun" is from a blues-gospel song.

• Gospel incorporates call and response.

• Jesus is the "Trickster" or outsider.

• Ritual/common acts are passed through culture: the type of work you do, clothes you wear, whether or not you brush your teeth.

The following are the Lyrics from Van Morrison's Version of "When That Evening Sun Go Down"

I want you, be around
When that evening sun goes down
I want you, be around
Keep my both feet on the ground
When that evening sun goes down
I want you, understand
Little girl, take me by my hand
I want you, understand
I wanna be your loving man
When that evening sun goes down
If it's nice, we'll go for a walk, a stroll in the clear moonlight
Singing a song, won't take long
Everything gonna be alright
And I wanna hold you oh so near
Keep you, darling from all fear
I wanna hold you oh so near
Nibble on your little ear
When that evening sun goes down
If it's nice, go for a walk, stroll in the clear moonlight
Sing you a song, won't take long
Everything gonna be alright
And I wanna hold you oh so near
Keep you, darling from all fear
I wanna hold you oh so near
Nibble on your little ear
When that evening sun goes down
When that evening sun goes down
When that evening sun goes down..

Welcome

This is the Reading Response Forum.

You will read a story, poem or play in class every Monday.
After class, you will come to this site and will post a response to that reading.

On Wednesday, in class, you share your response. Go back online before midnight that day and write a reaction to someone's reading response.

On Friday,
One person brings a response for everyone to read in class. Everyone else, writes an on-line reaction to a peer's post.



Use the Following Structure for Responses:
The ABC Reading Structure

A Title – Fill in the title field.

• State the author’s Name

• Summarize the author’s life/work in at least three to four sentences.

Basic Passage - Choose a passage: sentence or lines (no more than three) which include a

central meaning. This passage should connect with the title.

Correlate – Write about how the passage applies to you, to someone you know, to a group or to society. Here are some questions that might help you. See what connections you can make and explore:

• Are there any passages in the reading that you, because of your life experience, are especially able to understand and appreciate? Write about one of those passages and show how it relates to your experience.

• Choose a passage from the reading, and tell what it helps explain about an experience you have known. After you have said as much as you can, consider this: does the passage exhaust the meaning of the experience, account for the experience you have in mind?

• Would a person who accepted this character’s ideas choose the same paths in life that you have chosen or that you have seen others choose? How would the ideas for this reading alter your life or the life of someone you know well?

• Are the writer’s or character’s ideas useful to a person in a certain lifestyle or profession? What difference would these ideas make for someone living that lifestyle or practicing that profession?

Required questions and goals for Reading Responses and In-Class Discussion

1. Identify the cause of human suffering—Tragedy
2. How can the tragedy be turned into a comedy?
3. Identify the cause of joy or happiness—Comedy

Difficulties - Write down passages, sentences or lines that raise any questions in your
mind as you read the passage or answer the questions.