Sunday, October 26, 2014

Literary Analysis #2

The Fault in Our Stars
Author is: John Green
Section 1: 
1. The things that drew me to this book was I had heard alot of amazing things about it. I had also saw the movie and its was fantastic, I thought i would see how they depicted the the movie from the book. 
2. The reason I kept reading is becasues after the first couple pages i could not put it down. I have a thing for romance novel's. 
3. I enjoy reading in my room at night or when im sitting out side were its quite and peacful. I also read in the living room with headphones in. 
Section 2: 
1. The Fault in Our Stars  is a fictional story about two Cancer patients and their love. Hazel is a cancer patient who is lonley and keeps to herself and one day her mother makes her go to a support group because she feels that Hazel is depressed and that she needs to get out more. At the support group she runs into Augustus Waters. From that day they become very close and end up falling in love. Augustus takes Hazel on a trip to meet her favorite author. Hazel is obsessed with this author and his book and has questions about the ending, because he had never written a sequel. After the trip Augustus tells Hazel that the cancer is back and has spread throughout his entire body. They both have and emotional time and then Augustus tells her just not to think about it. Augustus passes away, but Hazel is still madly in love with him, but shes not as sad because she believs it was a pleasure to love him. 
2. The theme of this novel is that if you love someone then to enjoy the time you have together because you never know how much time they had left. 
3. The author's tone is that he wants us to understand how precious life is, and also to enjoy every second of it. During the time Hazel and Augustus are on their trip they get to be joyful and happy and just have so much love towards each other. This shows that they are enjoying their time together. Haveing the fact be that they are bithe canser patients shows us how precious life is. The author makes you feel the sadness with in her when she finds out Augustus had died instead of just telling us. 
4. The diction that the author chooses is simple and a sophisticated dialogue. There is simple dialogue when the parents are talking to the children and more intelligent when Hazel and Augustus talk. The syntax of this novel shows that Hazel is an avid reader. This book didn't really foreshadow much, I do believe that people who read the book understand that one of the patients is going to pass and after hearing that the cancer had come back to Augustus it was obvious to the reader that he would be the one to pass. 
Section 3: 
1. Direct characterization is being showed when Hazel describes Augustus. Also the way Hazel describes how charming Augustus is. Indirect Characterization is being shown when Hazel is thinking about her friends or Augustus and states certain characteristics about them. In my opinion the author uses these to let us get to know the characters in a differant way.
2. The author's syntax changes when Hazel is talking about Augustus. 
3. I would say Hazel is a dynamic character because she changes from this very sad depressed girl to a girl with life and a more loving attitude. She is a round character throughout the book, but in the beginning I would consider her a flat character because she is so distraught. 
4. I had felt like I got to meet Hazel and Augustus not just read about them. The author, John Green for sure showed me throughout the book who these people were. My favorite scene is when Hazel tells Augustus the eulogy she wrote for his funeral and they have this amazing moment and shes thanks him for the love and care he gave her. 

Friday, October 24, 2014

5 Fahrenheit 451 quotes

1)".. No tears, nothing like that. Its our third marriage each were independent. Be independent, we always said. He said if i get killed off, you just go right ahead and don't cry, but get married again, and don't think of me."
2)" I plunk the children in school nine out of ten. I put up with them when they come home three days a month; its not bad at all. You heave them into the 'parlor' adn turn the switch. It's like washing cloths: stuff laundry in and slam the lid."
3)"If you really want to make people happy then don't disagree with them."
4)"Blow your nose on a person, wad them, flush them away, reach for another, blow, wad, flush." 
5)"Are you happy?"

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Notes 10/21

- contemptible: disliked 
- montag started ripping pages out of the bible and that made Faber change his mind about helping him
- "..a million of them swimming between the clouds.." I like the use of personification 
- Faber can tell Montag is frustrated
-everyone is like Mildred
- they dont really care about there relationships  
- ".. No tears, nothing like that. Its our third marriage each were independent. Be independent, we always said. He said if i get killed off, you just go right ahead and dont cry, but get married agian, and dont think of me." 
-" its like washing clothes:  stuff laundry in and slam the lid." 
- these parents dont care about there kids 
-no compassion
- they are judging by the cover not by the contents 
- Montag gets fed up with the talk between the woman and Faber gets mad at Guy and tryes to make him pretend its a joke 
- Mildred and Guy play it off as if it were just a fireman thing were they being home a book and read a section and we thankful the dont have that complication 

Notes 10/23

- montag feels like a fool
- hes very nervous going into the firehouse
- he gave up the book betty new he had so he would not convict him 
- he was welcome back to the firehouse 
- "goved with blood" love how he put this
- betty says that hes glad he's back and that everyone a swerved away at times 
- betty is trying to make guy crack 
- betty keeps quoting books 
-  bettys trying to make a point that books do make you confused and upset

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Notes 10/21

- contemptible: disliked 
- montag started ripping pages out of the bible and that made Faber change his mind about helping him
- "..a million of them swimming between the clouds.." I like the use of personification 
- Faber can tell Montag is frustrated
-everyone is like Mildred
- they dont really care about there relationships  
- ".. No tears, nothing like that. Its our third marriage each were independent. Be independent, we always said. He said if i get killed off, you just go right ahead and dont cry, but get married agian, and dont think of me." 
-" its like washing clothes:  stuff laundry in and slam the lid." 
- these parents dont care about there kids 
-no compassion
- they are judging by the cover not by the contents 
- Montag gets fed up with the talk between the woman and Faber gets mad at Guy and tryes to make him pretend its a joke 
- Mildred and Guy play it off as if it were just a fireman thing were they being home a book and read a section and we thankful the dont have that complication 

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Vocab list 7

1. Pratfall - to take a fall onto one buttocks 
: He took a pratfall onto the concrete  
2. Bewilderedly- to cause someone to be perplex or confused 
: my mother was bewildered when she found out i skipped class
3. Titillation- to stimulate or excite someone 
: He got titillated when his mom told him they were going to Disneyland 
4. Theremin- an electronic musical instrument in which the tone is generated by two high-frequency oscillators and the pitch controlled by the movement of the performer's hand toward and away from the circuit.
- The band bought Thermins. 
5. Tabloids- a newspaper having pages half the size of those of a standard newspaper, typically popular in style and dominated by headlines, photographs, and sensational stories.
- My sister reads the tabloids quite often. 
6. Centrifuge- a machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents, typically to separate fluids of different densities (e.g., cream from milk) or liquids from solids.
-They used the centrifuge where they needed. 
7. Haltingly- in a halting manner. 
- People in the halls always seem to be haltingly. 
8. Probing- physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument.
- The alien probed the human 
9. Stagnant- (of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.
- The lake was stagnant in it that morning. 
10. Cacophony- a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
- When the teacher used the chalkboard it had a cacophony sound. 

Monday, October 13, 2014

VOCABULARY CANDIDATES

Titillation 
Radical
Ballistics 
Haltingly 
Jargon 
Motionless
Bewilderedly
Odious 
Capillary 
Farsighted