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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
METAMORPHOSIS ESSAY
At the core of Franz Kafka's surreal story, The Metamorphos, is the the transformation of a young man, Gregor Samsa, into a large insect. This change forces the reader to suspend disbelief and accept that the events occur, even if only for the brief period the story is read. But, there is a reason Kafka has decided to tell this story beyond the idea of a guy turning into a bug.
In a fully-developed one-page position paper, explain what the transformation of Gregor Samsa, from man into insect, symbolizes OUTSIDE of the short story. In other words, what is the significance of the transformation on an ALLEGORICAL LEVEL.
Remember, an allegory is a story on more than one, or the literal, level. It is a form of extended metaphor in which people, images and events can represent symbols of the larger, underlying meaning. Often, this true meaning has social, political, religious, or moral significance. To answer this question completely, you must explain what the allegorical meaning of the story is, and then how and why different events, images, characters, etc. are symbolic of that larger meaning.
In a fully-developed one-page position paper, explain what the transformation of Gregor Samsa, from man into insect, symbolizes OUTSIDE of the short story. In other words, what is the significance of the transformation on an ALLEGORICAL LEVEL.
Remember, an allegory is a story on more than one, or the literal, level. It is a form of extended metaphor in which people, images and events can represent symbols of the larger, underlying meaning. Often, this true meaning has social, political, religious, or moral significance. To answer this question completely, you must explain what the allegorical meaning of the story is, and then how and why different events, images, characters, etc. are symbolic of that larger meaning.
Thursday, April 08, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Monday, March 01, 2010
Protest Position Papers
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PROTEST MUSIC POSITION PAPER PRIMER:
- Pick one song and analyze its tone, meaning, imagery, etc. What is it getting at? What are its successes and failures?
- Pick two songs, and through them discuss the purpose of protest music as a whole.
- Compare and contrast the older protest songs to the newer ones. How are the approaches similar and/or different? Is one more successful than the other?
PROTEST MUSIC POSITION PAPER PRIMER:
- Pick one song and analyze its tone, meaning, imagery, etc. What is it getting at? What are its successes and failures?
- Pick two songs, and through them discuss the purpose of protest music as a whole.
- Compare and contrast the older protest songs to the newer ones. How are the approaches similar and/or different? Is one more successful than the other?
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
One Page Essays for 2/24/10
1. What makes Tim stop in his tracks after killing the man in the ambush?
2. Why does Dobbins hold onto his girlfriend's stockings even after she dumps him?
3. When should one tell their children about their war stories?
-JTS
Thursday, February 11, 2010
One Page Essays for 02.11.10
1. Kien makes himself cope with the fact that he will lose friends due to sacrifices, but does he coping actually work or does realizing the sacrifices intensify his regret, pain, sorrow, and failure.
2. When does Kien's war within him self start? and why?
3."Cheer up, son," the old engineer told him. "This is kid stuff. The first whistle in the war. Nothing to it."" Does this quote prelude to Kien's future war with himself?
4. Is Kiens postwar life any different from his prewar life?(include mood, tone, attitudes, atmosphere etc..)
5. Kien wishes to kill himself in the novel, but doesn't end up going through with it. What keeps him from doing it? Did he gain anything in his life from not killing himself?
6. The sorrow of war, the sorrow of the lost, and the sorrow of love, are all great predicaments that haunt Kien throughout the novel. How does each one effect him, and which one has the greatest impact on Kien's overall life (future, past, and present).
-KM(period 1 English 4 CP)
2. When does Kien's war within him self start? and why?
3."Cheer up, son," the old engineer told him. "This is kid stuff. The first whistle in the war. Nothing to it."" Does this quote prelude to Kien's future war with himself?
4. Is Kiens postwar life any different from his prewar life?(include mood, tone, attitudes, atmosphere etc..)
5. Kien wishes to kill himself in the novel, but doesn't end up going through with it. What keeps him from doing it? Did he gain anything in his life from not killing himself?
6. The sorrow of war, the sorrow of the lost, and the sorrow of love, are all great predicaments that haunt Kien throughout the novel. How does each one effect him, and which one has the greatest impact on Kien's overall life (future, past, and present).
-KM(period 1 English 4 CP)
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