I am still in the Listening portion of Eudora Welty's One Writer's Beginnings and I realized what I am up against for the rest of the book.
As I am reading I realized that although Eudora is writing an essay type book, she is still a fiction writer and uses many details and other rhetorical language.
In all of the stories and experiences, thus far, Eudora not only tells you the main points of what happened, but she also tells you her thoughts and gives detail about the expressions and setting. This makes the sentences in the book longer, but still very simple and easy to read.
Eudora also uses many similies and metaphors as she writes also. She describes a certain event or object, but then adds a relation to give her writing more awe and spice.
This helps to keep the reader from getting bored. It also helps the reader to understand exactly what the object is or what was going on by relating it to something that is more common. The rhetorical devices also help us to realize that Eudora is a fiction writer and is very good at it.
So even though I am not far in the book, I found out alot about Eudora- her child hood, past, and writing styles. I am looking forward to reading more about Eudora's path leading up to her career and seeing if her style changes as the section changes or if it just gets more complex. I am also looking forward to reading more of Welty's engaging essay and "listen" to the voice of the passage.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Tar Baby
I am almost finished with this amazing book, so this is my final blog about it. I'm glad that I decided to read this novel.
So far I have introduced you to the book, gave insight to characters, and told you about key facts. Now i'm going to tell you more about the themes wounded into Toni Morrison's Tar Baby.
Femininistic views and hardships is one theme incorporated into Tar Baby. Women in this novel are inferior because of their gender. They are dehumanized and not respected. This is seen when Gideon talks about Theresa's ignorance. It is also illustrated when Son questions Jadine about how she gets things in life.
The women in Tar Baby are also mothers, mostly. This motherhood is shown in a good and bad way. Margaret seems like a loving mother at the beginning, but we find out that she abused her son.
Jadine goes through many phases trying to find out what fits her. She tries modeling, a career, and even tries the mother role. Because of the outside view of women and the struggles she encounters, Jadine is not able to find herself which really frustrates her.
Another theme is the nature versus the society. This theme is illustrated with Jadine and Son. Jadine likes the cultural life and civilization, while Son prefers the natural order of things. In the end, Jadine and Son can not be together because of their different views and lifestyles which are indicative of nature and civilization; they can not coexist in harmony successfully.
Toni Morrison also incorporates the past with the present. She also touches on appearance and beauty relating to power and ranking and the way you are viewed in society. Son starts off rugged looking, but when he cleans up, the people of L'Arbe de la Croix are more inviting. Margaret Street is also viewd as high-class because of her beauty.
All of these themes and more are jumbled together and organized into a masterpiece referred to as Tar Baby. Toni Morrison did a great job of writing and using different symbols.
This book was a great read. I hope you decide to read it and find out for yourself.
So far I have introduced you to the book, gave insight to characters, and told you about key facts. Now i'm going to tell you more about the themes wounded into Toni Morrison's Tar Baby.
Femininistic views and hardships is one theme incorporated into Tar Baby. Women in this novel are inferior because of their gender. They are dehumanized and not respected. This is seen when Gideon talks about Theresa's ignorance. It is also illustrated when Son questions Jadine about how she gets things in life.
The women in Tar Baby are also mothers, mostly. This motherhood is shown in a good and bad way. Margaret seems like a loving mother at the beginning, but we find out that she abused her son.
Jadine goes through many phases trying to find out what fits her. She tries modeling, a career, and even tries the mother role. Because of the outside view of women and the struggles she encounters, Jadine is not able to find herself which really frustrates her.
Another theme is the nature versus the society. This theme is illustrated with Jadine and Son. Jadine likes the cultural life and civilization, while Son prefers the natural order of things. In the end, Jadine and Son can not be together because of their different views and lifestyles which are indicative of nature and civilization; they can not coexist in harmony successfully.
Toni Morrison also incorporates the past with the present. She also touches on appearance and beauty relating to power and ranking and the way you are viewed in society. Son starts off rugged looking, but when he cleans up, the people of L'Arbe de la Croix are more inviting. Margaret Street is also viewd as high-class because of her beauty.
All of these themes and more are jumbled together and organized into a masterpiece referred to as Tar Baby. Toni Morrison did a great job of writing and using different symbols.
This book was a great read. I hope you decide to read it and find out for yourself.
One Writer's Beginnings
I am starting to like this book. The way this book is written makes it easy to read, understand, and grasp what Eudora is trying to convey.
Like I said before, Eudora writes in a chronological way. Her book is divided into three sections- Listening, Learning to See, and Finding a Voice.Each section gives different experiences in her life that not only relates to the section, but also relates back to her choice of being a fiction writer.
Right now I am in the Listening section. She starts out by talking about how she grew up and where. She also begins by stating that for all her life she has been listening. Eudora also states that chronology has been in her for as long as she can remember and she learned it without even realizing it.
One thing that really stuck out to me was Eudora stating, "to read as listeners...to write as listeners". As I read this part of the book, it clicked and I realized that this statement was very true.
Eudora leads up to this statement by talking about reading and hearing the voice of the story or poem. She also says that when she writes, she hears the same voice and however the voice reads to her, she makes changes and trusts that voice.
I had to read this section over and over, because at first I wasn't really thinking about it. Then when i read it over, I realized that the statement pertains to my life also. When I read it's like a voice reading to me and it helps me to feel and understand the story more. As I write, I am also reading and listening to the voice in my head and write down exactly what I hear.
I believe Eudora wrote this statement to make people realize that everyone does it and probably does not realize that they are. She states something that not only she experiences, but everyone else that reads and writes experiences. This helps her to draw her audience closer to her and get them to be more interested and trusting in what she says.
Eudora has a lot of these broad statements invested in her book. Some requires more thinking than others, but all of them help to make this book a greater read.
Like I said before, Eudora writes in a chronological way. Her book is divided into three sections- Listening, Learning to See, and Finding a Voice.Each section gives different experiences in her life that not only relates to the section, but also relates back to her choice of being a fiction writer.
Right now I am in the Listening section. She starts out by talking about how she grew up and where. She also begins by stating that for all her life she has been listening. Eudora also states that chronology has been in her for as long as she can remember and she learned it without even realizing it.
One thing that really stuck out to me was Eudora stating, "to read as listeners...to write as listeners". As I read this part of the book, it clicked and I realized that this statement was very true.
Eudora leads up to this statement by talking about reading and hearing the voice of the story or poem. She also says that when she writes, she hears the same voice and however the voice reads to her, she makes changes and trusts that voice.
I had to read this section over and over, because at first I wasn't really thinking about it. Then when i read it over, I realized that the statement pertains to my life also. When I read it's like a voice reading to me and it helps me to feel and understand the story more. As I write, I am also reading and listening to the voice in my head and write down exactly what I hear.
I believe Eudora wrote this statement to make people realize that everyone does it and probably does not realize that they are. She states something that not only she experiences, but everyone else that reads and writes experiences. This helps her to draw her audience closer to her and get them to be more interested and trusting in what she says.
Eudora has a lot of these broad statements invested in her book. Some requires more thinking than others, but all of them help to make this book a greater read.
One Writer's Beginnings
One Writer’s Beginnings
Eudora Welty
1983
I am now moving on to a new book. It’s a non-fiction book too. It was kind of hard to find but I got help. I went to Ms. Cassell with my time problem. I explained to her how it was hard finding time to get and read a book. She then introduced me to the books that she has available in her classroom. I told her that I have to find a non-fiction book this time and she gave me many different options.
I decided to choose One writer’s Beginnings by Eudora Welty. There were a lot of reasons why I chose this book. One reason is because of how short it was. At first I thought the book had to be a big, long 300 or more page book. But this book is only 104 pages and the font is not eye-straining either.
I also chose this book because of Ms. Cassell told me it was an easy read. This was another plus because I don’t have a lot of time and books where I have to put a lot of thought into it to understand what is going on would not help. Just by flipping through the pages I see that this book has really simple diction and has a chronological order in which it is written.
This book also seemed interesting to me which is rare being that it is non-fiction. The reason I was interested is because I have already been introduced to the piece. You may remember this author from a previous class work assignment we had to do. I read a part of this book already and had to analyze how the author conveys the values and effects of reading on her career. From that prompt I found that Eudora Welty is a mainly a fiction writer. I also found that reading has really impacted her future. The prompt also made me know that One Writer’s Beginnings is really an easy- to- read book.
So I am really looking forward to reading this simple book and find out how Eudora ended up being a fiction writer. TTYL!!!
Eudora Welty
1983
I am now moving on to a new book. It’s a non-fiction book too. It was kind of hard to find but I got help. I went to Ms. Cassell with my time problem. I explained to her how it was hard finding time to get and read a book. She then introduced me to the books that she has available in her classroom. I told her that I have to find a non-fiction book this time and she gave me many different options.
I decided to choose One writer’s Beginnings by Eudora Welty. There were a lot of reasons why I chose this book. One reason is because of how short it was. At first I thought the book had to be a big, long 300 or more page book. But this book is only 104 pages and the font is not eye-straining either.
I also chose this book because of Ms. Cassell told me it was an easy read. This was another plus because I don’t have a lot of time and books where I have to put a lot of thought into it to understand what is going on would not help. Just by flipping through the pages I see that this book has really simple diction and has a chronological order in which it is written.
This book also seemed interesting to me which is rare being that it is non-fiction. The reason I was interested is because I have already been introduced to the piece. You may remember this author from a previous class work assignment we had to do. I read a part of this book already and had to analyze how the author conveys the values and effects of reading on her career. From that prompt I found that Eudora Welty is a mainly a fiction writer. I also found that reading has really impacted her future. The prompt also made me know that One Writer’s Beginnings is really an easy- to- read book.
So I am really looking forward to reading this simple book and find out how Eudora ended up being a fiction writer. TTYL!!!
HELP
Hey guys. I’m writing this blog to ask for help. These reading blogs are becoming really hard for me. Not because of the writing. But because the reading. I am having a hard time finding time to read and write meaningful blogs.
The last book I read was Tar Baby by Toni Morrison. It was really interesting but took a while for me to find and finish because of the limited time I have. I take three Advance Placement classes including AP Government, AP Calculus BC, and AP Lang/Comp (obviously). I am also a member of the Varsity Cheerleading team which takes up a lot of my time also. We practice almost every from 4-6pm. We also have games on every Tuesday and Friday and don’t get home until around 11 some nights. I don’t mind writing these blogs, it is just really hard to find time.
I have trouble finding a book to read also. If the books I got to choose were anything that I wanted to read, it wouldn’t be that difficult. I could easily find novels and fiction books that are interesting to me. The main problem is the requirements to read more non-fiction books. I am not a big fan.
So here is where you guys come in. I am asking for anyone to help me manage my time. If you have any tips or tricks to help my chaotic life run on a schedule. I am also asking for ideas on non-fiction books that you found interesting and that you think I would enjoy. I really don’t like non-fiction that is strictly about a person’s life (just event after event). If the book is a type of biography or autobiography, I rather it be about one occurrence that aided in something else happening. I also don’t like books with just dates. They are not that appealing to me. I know it may seem that I am picky, but if the book is filled with just events or dates then I would not pay close attention to it and my blogs would not be as interesting (because the book wasn’t interesting).
So PLEASE help me schedule my day, find time for reading, and give me any non-fiction books.
P.S: You can also give me ideas of any other types of books that may be interesting to me, or that you found was a good read.
THANK YOU. HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU. J
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