the importance of being earnest paper

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Out of all the relationships in the book the most reserved has to be that of Miss. Prism and Rev. Chasuble, both professionals they have a way of not flirting out right but instead using metaphors. An example of this is when Rev. Chasuble says "were I fortunate enough to be Miss. Prisms pupil I would hang on her lips.........I spoke metaphorically". both Miss. Prism and Rev. Chasuble are stereotypes of moralistic characters even their jobs ( a Reverend and a governess) are ones in which a person is expected to set a good example.another thing that is very easy to spot from all their interactions is that they constantly talk like they are trying to impress one another. my guess is that the people of a middle class background would talk like this to try and convince others that they are of a higher class by using more sophisticated dialogue. this shows that people with more education where thought higher of. another thing that gave evidence to the moralistic style is that when Lady Bracknell asks what position Miss. Prism holds in his household Rev. Chasuble Assumes that she is suggesting Miss. prism is sexually involved with him and takes offense. both the characters are easily offended thus reflecting society's high standards.

the Importance of Reserching

I could not resist the title sorry.

When you are little, quite often the jokes in movies would go straight over your head unless they were slapstick comedy , but when you grow- up and rewatch the movie you pick up on the cleverer jokes ,hidden meanings, double entendres, and cynical remarks. Like growing-up, research has this affect on reading a book from another era,after researching the era you find your self in on all the subtleties of the setting.Within my research for The Importance of Being Ernest I learned that women in the Victorian era where expected to be delicate and proper. This helped me to understand how some of the women in the play acted.

One place that my research really helped me was in getting a good picture in my head of what the settings looked like. By researching what a portmanteau is I understood why Jack was anxious to make sure Algernon didn't over stay his welcome( portmanteaus are very large suitcases).I also was better able to understand the characters because of this . Due to my research about how the Victorian society works I gained insight of to why Lady Bracknell didn't want Jack to marry Gwendolen due to his statis as a foundling. Lastly research has helped me to understand the author , Oscar Wilde by learning about his life I can now understand the social comments he makes, how he is basically saying in this story that its not a good thing to have society so rigid and proper.

poetry out loud

In Jackson Hillie's recitation of Forgetfulness, he really uses his voice to convey a sense of losing things. he also uses physical presence really well to act like he cant remember something . one of the clever tricks that he used in physical presence was to look up when he wanted to look like he couldn't remember something. this is a actual biological quirk that most people do when they are trying to recall something.
Also the poem he choose was a good poem with an Ironic meaning. it talks about a natural thing that happens to all people , a slow losing of memories after time . the poem talks about how it is kind of sad ,that this happens that all of our memories dim with age.







also I am sorry for posting this on Saturday morning , I was going to do it Friday night but the Internet crashed , and my dad was to lazy to fix it that night.

Mockingbird Motif

When I first started To kill a mockingbird I had no idea what a motif was. I understood the concept but not the application,the mockingbird motif within the story has helped me to understand this. A motif is simply a symbol used to stand for an idea like how the idea of " its a sin to kill a mockingbird"( a bird that has no adverse qualities)equates to that the exploitation of innocents is wrong.
This also helped to further the theme of hypocrisy in the story. the trail of Tom Robinson is the slaying of a mocking bird , Tom Robinson is convicted of a crime he never committed simply because of his skin color. Where as it is suspected that Bob Ewell however is guilty of abuse and rape and is not brought to trial about it.

Life Lessons

Throughout my life I do not think there has ever been really one defining moment where some thing my parent has said has stuck with me. there has been how ever two sayings that have been repeated over and over again to me. Both of these sayings where told to me since I was old enough to understand. One is " if you make good choices, you get good consequences. make bad choices you get bad consequences " and the other saying being" all the worlds problems are caused by people being greedy stupid or lazy"
Through out the years whenever I have erred, these fateful quotes ring through my ears . With their plain simplicity they stand true, causing me to feel ashamed of my wrongdoing. They also stand in my mind a a precaution, causing me to often rethink my ways before committing an act. These statements have become in my mind a lingering message to always choose the right and to keep my morals strong.

characterization: esther

passage one

The girl sits on a park bench , her long dark hair almost obscuring her face . a strip of blue glimmers in her locks falling straight to her back. Black lined brown eyes dart mechanically all over the drawing in her lap, checking every line, making sure the characters limbs are proportionate and that the shading is correct. Surrounding her is a small pencil bag decked with key chains and a empty Starbucks cup. Her painted nails hold the pencil like a surgeon putting stroke after stroke on the page to complete her work

passage two

My friend Esther is a person of two P's. perfectionism and pessimism. She talks in such a way that to most people she comes off as a bit snobbish. She has always been one of the best artists around this is mainly because of her habit of never stopping till her work is perfect. A person of idiosyncrasies she has a weird sense of humor and collects interesting little things such as small Venetian masks.

Jane Eyre : Imagery

When perusing the pages of Jane Eyre one of the things that lept out at me was the constant uses of Imagery. after a minute of careful thought the reason for all this imagery became clear. the author used this literary device so much because the book is a love story.
When writing about romance it is essential to give vivid detail so that the reader, as well as the character can fall in love. how would it be if the author wrote " and they kissed " instead of " and their lips passionately met" the use of Imagery makes the love story more real and vibrant, giving the character and the world they live in life.