Nathaniel Hawthorne would be against transcendental philosophy because Transcendentalist believed that institutions like the government or organized religion were not effective. And Nathaniel Hawthorne great grandfather was a judge in the Salem witchcraft trials during Puritan times. So that would be against their beliefs because the government shouldn’t be able to choose what’s right or what’s wrong. He also probably would be against it because Transcendentalist believed everyone was pure but it seems that he not.
Herman Melville would be against it because Transcendentalist believed that all humans were pure and obviously he didn’t believe that if he writing books about a man wanting to kill a whale who bite off his leg. He also would disagree because Transcendentalist went with their intuition and it states that he wanted to be a writer. A Transcendentalist would have done what they wanted because they would’ve thought it was a
sign from god.
Edgar Allen Poe would most definitely disagree with the Transcendentalist He wasn’t pure at all he had three wives and was an alcoholic. Plus all the characters he wrote about were evil in some kind of way. Since he Dark Romantics believed in Original Sin he probably thought what he was writing about and doing was okay because they thought everyone was born evil.
I think I’m a little of both. But I’m more for the Transcendentalist beliefs because. I agree with a lot of their beliefs. I believe that everyone was born pure and not evil. God doesn’t put anybody in the world to be evil. If a person is evil it’s because they choice to become that way.
I also believe god speak through our mines because sometimes before I do something bad I hear this little voice saying "Michelle don’t do that" and I Think that it be god warning me that what I’m about to do is not right. Another one of their beliefs I agree with is the one about government. The government shouldn’t make choices bout what’s right and wrong because their humans like us why should they have the right to say who is right and who is wrong.
The story Black Cat was crazy it really didn’t make any since. It was mostly bout this crazy man who killed a cat and his wife. I think the man was very physco. He didn’t think before he did things and after he did them he felt no remorse. The story shows some good examples of how the Dark Romantics disagreed with Transcendentalist because Edgar Allen Poe story was so evil. The transcendentalist would have never thought bad thoughts like that. They would be against that because they believed God wouldn’t send them bad thoughts.
They thought everything was so pure. But the Dark Romantics wanted to prove them wrong by showing that people really can think evil things and they also can do evil stuff. The Dark Romantics wanted to show that they actually believed people were not pure that everyone one was born evil. He showed that a lot when he killed his cat. And when he started getting drunk. After he killed his wife I really thought he was insane. If the Dark Romantics wanted to show that people were insane then they did a really good job with this story.
There was some good direct textual evidence in the story like when he came home from a night out and took his cat by the throat and stabbed his eye out with a knife. That’s a good example of Dark Romantics because they wanted to show that a person could be bad and they could think about doing bad stuff. I think after someone read this book they wouldn’t believe what the transcendentalist thought about all people being pure.
One day she accompanied me, upon some household errand, into the cellar of the old building which our poverty compelled us to inhabit. The cat followed me down the steep stairs, and, nearly throwing me headlong, exasperated me to madness. Uplifting an axe, and forgetting, in my wrath, the childish dread which had hitherto stayed my hand, I aimed a blow at the animal which, of course, would have proved instantly fatal had it descended as I wished. But this blow was arrested by the hand of my wife. Goaded, by the interference, into a rage more than demoniacal, I withdrew my arm from her grasp and buried the axe in her brain. She fell dead upon the spot, without a groan. This is a good example of direct textual evidence it shows how a man could just become insane and kill someone he loves, its also another example that prove the transcendentalist wrong about people being pure.
The poem The Raven is a good poem I didn’t really understand it at first but when I did I found it very interesting and sad. The story is about a man who wife dies and he feels sad and he finds out that the sadness will never leave. In the story there was a black raven at his door, which represents sadness that never went away. One of the lines that stuck out to me the most is "NeverMore" because at first I didn’t know what it meant. But after I read it I liked the word because it symbolized that sadness will never leave his heart no matter what he do.
The poem was very intense and really crazy at first I thought it was stupid but know I just think it was sad because he lost his wife and now he is has to live with it for the rest of his life.
The poem represents an anti-Transcendental idea because transcendentalist wouldn’t have believed or thought that a human being would think such terrible thoughts. They thought that all humans thought pure and that they were so innocent. But the Dark Romantics are showing how that some people do really think crazy stuff. And even if someone is pure they should be able to think unpure when they are going through something such as a family member death. Transcendentalist wouldn’t be insane like the Dark Romantics. Because they seem to be godlier like people than The Dark Romantics because they kill people and think crazy thoughts. I think they both are alike but the Dark Romantics just wants to show people they everyone has a bad side.
Edgar Allen Poe parents, David Poe Jr. and Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins, were touring actors; both died before he was 3 years old, and he was taken into the home of John Allan, a prosperous merchant in Richmond, Virginia and baptized Edgar Allan Poe. Poe next took up residence in Baltimore with his widowed aunt, Maria Clemm, and her daughter, Virginia, and turned to fiction as a way to support himself.
Virginia's death in January 1847 was a heavy blow, but Poe continued to write and lecture. In the summer of 1849 he revisited Richmond, lectured, and was accepted anew by the fiancée he had lost in 1826. After his return north he was found unconscious on a Baltimore street. In a brief obituary the Baltimore Clipper reported that Poe had died of "congestion of the brain."
I can see why he wrote the stuff he wrote because he really went through a lot when he was younger. That explains why his poems were so intense and full with anger because if both my parents died when I was three I would be sad and intense to. If my moms die I probably would be mad at the world. I can believe he grew up without a mom that can really mess a child up.
Now I understand why he wrote the Raven. He went through a lot when he lost his wife Virginia. He actually really loved her and it killed him inside that she was gone, because he knew he would never see her again. So now I see what the bird in the Raven stood for and I understand why he writes the stuff he did, because he went through a lot of trials and tribulations.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Transcendentalists
The writing Nature by Ralph Emerson didn’t really make any sense to me until I read it a couple times. I think it was talking about being alone and loving nature. It talked about how he view nature. He thinks that people don’t appreciate nature or see it like he does which to me that is true. For instance when he talks about the sun and the stars appearing one night in a thousand years. If that happened people wouldn’t be able to enjoy them. So since the stars come out every night people appreciate them more and realize that nature is something that can be inaccessible but since we do have it appreciate it. The writing states that we speak of nature as if it’s nothing and don’t realize that the many natural objects makes up nature for example the landscape that a farm sit on is nature.
But the people who own it don’t think of it as that they probably look at it as property that is going to help them invest. The writing also states " few adults can see nature" I think the reason for that is after they grow older they loss interest in what’s around them. They have more important things to focus on instead such as work and bills. The writing says that a child notice nature more and I think that’s true because children don’t have any worries. Children get to live carefree and since they have nothing to worry about they notice the nature around them more then adults because they have the time to explore and enjoy nature.
The writing Self-Reliance to me was about a man becoming a man. Self-Reliance pointed out that when you envy someone it’s just ignorant don’t envy other’s do something that would make others envy you. The writing stated that a man must believe in himself through to good and bad times and when he gives up that’s just like he is committing suicide. When the writing stated that "no kernel or nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till". That line is so true I think it’s saying that no man is going to have nothing-good come to him without hard work and time. I think the writing would be very motivated for man if they read it. So to sum it up the writing was interesting and was basically saying being self- reliance is a good quality for all men to have. And when ever you’re misunderstood that’s good because the greatest men in history were misunderstood, such as Socrates and Jesus.
Resistance To Civil Government talks about how some governments is fit to be in charge, but there are others that are not. Thoreau’s states that " a majority normally rules over minority because they are the strongest. He feels that there should be a government in which majorities don’t decide right and wrong and I think he is right. Everyone should have say on how his or her government is run. That’s why I can’t wait until I’m eighteen so I can have say on what’s happening with my government. I don’t think it was right that he got locked up because I feel a person shouldn’t have to pay taxes if they don’t have say on their government. Thoreau’s is right about the government free and enlightened until people realize that no individual is higher than all and when a individual get power they shouldn’t abuse it.
Nature is a good example of Transcendentalists because it shows the belief that god could communicate through nature and a persons intuition. Which means that they thought god spoke to them through nature and what they felt in their heart. So in Nature when he says, "In presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows. That’s a good example cause he is stating that no matter what’s going on or happening in the presence of nature and good in speaking there still is a reason to feel delighted. And I think that is very true sometimes I feel so sad and I don’t want be bothered but if it’s hot out side and the sun is shining, I feel better and want chill with my friends.
Self- Reliance is a good example of Transcendentalists because it shows an example of the belief god spoke to people through hard work. When he says,
"No kernel or nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till". That’s a real good example because when a man work hard he feels like god is going to let something good happen to him in due time, but only if he works hard and give it time. I do believe in that because it seems like every time I work hard and focus I always get something back. It might take awhile to get it but as long as it comes I’m happy.
Henry Thoreau "Resistance To Civil Government" is another good example of Transcendentalists. Because it shows the belief that institutions like government or organized religion were not effective. A good example of the belief is when he was arrested for not paying his tax for six years. That’s a good example to me because Transcendentalists believed that they shouldn’t have to pay tax because in their heart they thought if they paid tax it would be going to stuff that they didn’t want or believe in such as slavery or war. I feel the same way I wouldn’t want to pay tax for something I didn’t believe in.
Chris, a college senior, has just been accepted to the best law school in the country. His parents, Sheila, his wife, and his brothers and sisters are very excited for Chris since he has wanted to become a lawyer for his entire life. Chris isn't so excited though. He has realized that he would rather be a high school teacher than be a lawyer. Chris would have to go back to school to get his teaching certificate. If I were in the same position as Chris I would do what I wanted to do.
Why would you do something that you weren’t interested in that would be stupid? If you do what others want you to do than you wouldn’t be happy. So if I were in his position I would become a teacher. Transcendentalists would be happy with my decision because they believed every person should go with what they feel in their heart. On the blog there is a line that states
"They also believed that God could communicate to people through nature and a persons intuition". And I think that’s correct because I always go with my intuition and when I do it mostly be right and when it do I think that it be from god.
Another good example is when Henry was locked away for not paying his taxes. The reason he didn’t was because in his heart he felt that he didn’t have to so he went with what he felt inside.
I like the Transcendentalists ways and belief they make more sense than what the rationalist and puritan believed. I also understood it a little better.
But the people who own it don’t think of it as that they probably look at it as property that is going to help them invest. The writing also states " few adults can see nature" I think the reason for that is after they grow older they loss interest in what’s around them. They have more important things to focus on instead such as work and bills. The writing says that a child notice nature more and I think that’s true because children don’t have any worries. Children get to live carefree and since they have nothing to worry about they notice the nature around them more then adults because they have the time to explore and enjoy nature.
The writing Self-Reliance to me was about a man becoming a man. Self-Reliance pointed out that when you envy someone it’s just ignorant don’t envy other’s do something that would make others envy you. The writing stated that a man must believe in himself through to good and bad times and when he gives up that’s just like he is committing suicide. When the writing stated that "no kernel or nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till". That line is so true I think it’s saying that no man is going to have nothing-good come to him without hard work and time. I think the writing would be very motivated for man if they read it. So to sum it up the writing was interesting and was basically saying being self- reliance is a good quality for all men to have. And when ever you’re misunderstood that’s good because the greatest men in history were misunderstood, such as Socrates and Jesus.
Resistance To Civil Government talks about how some governments is fit to be in charge, but there are others that are not. Thoreau’s states that " a majority normally rules over minority because they are the strongest. He feels that there should be a government in which majorities don’t decide right and wrong and I think he is right. Everyone should have say on how his or her government is run. That’s why I can’t wait until I’m eighteen so I can have say on what’s happening with my government. I don’t think it was right that he got locked up because I feel a person shouldn’t have to pay taxes if they don’t have say on their government. Thoreau’s is right about the government free and enlightened until people realize that no individual is higher than all and when a individual get power they shouldn’t abuse it.
Nature is a good example of Transcendentalists because it shows the belief that god could communicate through nature and a persons intuition. Which means that they thought god spoke to them through nature and what they felt in their heart. So in Nature when he says, "In presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows. That’s a good example cause he is stating that no matter what’s going on or happening in the presence of nature and good in speaking there still is a reason to feel delighted. And I think that is very true sometimes I feel so sad and I don’t want be bothered but if it’s hot out side and the sun is shining, I feel better and want chill with my friends.
Self- Reliance is a good example of Transcendentalists because it shows an example of the belief god spoke to people through hard work. When he says,
"No kernel or nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till". That’s a real good example because when a man work hard he feels like god is going to let something good happen to him in due time, but only if he works hard and give it time. I do believe in that because it seems like every time I work hard and focus I always get something back. It might take awhile to get it but as long as it comes I’m happy.
Henry Thoreau "Resistance To Civil Government" is another good example of Transcendentalists. Because it shows the belief that institutions like government or organized religion were not effective. A good example of the belief is when he was arrested for not paying his tax for six years. That’s a good example to me because Transcendentalists believed that they shouldn’t have to pay tax because in their heart they thought if they paid tax it would be going to stuff that they didn’t want or believe in such as slavery or war. I feel the same way I wouldn’t want to pay tax for something I didn’t believe in.
Chris, a college senior, has just been accepted to the best law school in the country. His parents, Sheila, his wife, and his brothers and sisters are very excited for Chris since he has wanted to become a lawyer for his entire life. Chris isn't so excited though. He has realized that he would rather be a high school teacher than be a lawyer. Chris would have to go back to school to get his teaching certificate. If I were in the same position as Chris I would do what I wanted to do.
Why would you do something that you weren’t interested in that would be stupid? If you do what others want you to do than you wouldn’t be happy. So if I were in his position I would become a teacher. Transcendentalists would be happy with my decision because they believed every person should go with what they feel in their heart. On the blog there is a line that states
"They also believed that God could communicate to people through nature and a persons intuition". And I think that’s correct because I always go with my intuition and when I do it mostly be right and when it do I think that it be from god.
Another good example is when Henry was locked away for not paying his taxes. The reason he didn’t was because in his heart he felt that he didn’t have to so he went with what he felt inside.
I like the Transcendentalists ways and belief they make more sense than what the rationalist and puritan believed. I also understood it a little better.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Communities In The School Has Helped Me ALOT!!!
The communities in schools have done plenty for me. If Classic City PLC wasn’t built, I probably would be at home right now laying down watching talk shows. Coming to school has always been hard for me because I can’t sit in a class all day and listen to teachers lecture. I used to think school was so boring and confusing. At the school I used to go to the teachers didn’t give you one on one time and you would have to follow their pace. I’m a good worker, but I like to work at my own pace and do work when I’m ready to move on. At my old school the teachers would teach so fast and I would get confused. They didn’t have tutors or mentors. They had after school but that did me no good because I had to work everyday.
So I started failing all my classes and I stopped going to school. Then I heard about Classic City, a small community school. I had heard it would be a good school for me. Because they work on pace and the teachers are one on one. Plus you get treated like young adults instead of little children. Classic City has helped me be more focused and determined. I’m so glad communities in schools built this school because it gives me hope for a better future. It makes me think that maybe I can be the first in my community to move up out the projects and graduate so I can do something with my self instead of sell drugs or end up in jail. Communities in schools motivates me and make me want to graduate. The community who helped built this school has really made school better for me. I’m thankful that I have the opportunity to attend Classic City.
One if the big reasons I’m glad that Classic City was built is because in all your classes you know what you have to do. Even if you’re absent you know, because they give you a pacing guide. I think that helps me so much and makes it easier for me to work. At Classic City we work on computers all day, but I think that’s good because I rather do Nova Net than, write notes all day. Writing notes has never really helped me. The communities in schools also provides tutors in mentors at this school. I think that will help me out greatly because I do better when someone work with me one on one. Even though I’m not pregnant I still think it’s good that they are now providing the mothers with early child care programs.
The communities in the schools have also given me a second chance to rethink my choice about dropping out. Last year when I found out that I need nine credits to graduate, I thought my life was over, so I started hanging in the streets every day. I wanted a diploma but I didn’t want to be in 10th grade classes with 10th graders. I was riding the bus one day and I saw a poster that said if you want to go to a non- traditional school and get your credits then come to classic city and become a star. I got so excited because I knew that I didn’t have to give up on myself because there was another school that could help me. I was glad when Mr. Hunter told me I would be attending school in the fall. The Communities in the School made all this possible for me by believing and caring about young people like me and people who want to do something with their lives.
Now that the Communities in the school has built Classic City PLC I have a better chance for a better future, and instead of hoping, I can actually do what’s important to me and follow my dreams. There is a big difference in my life now that I’m at Classic City. I now care about to school and what might happen to me in the future. I know I’ve messed up many times but now I have a second chance to prove myself. All I want is to make my family and myself proud of me. I’m tired of everybody thinking I want be nobody. But since the school in the community has built Classic City I can prove all the haters wrong and finally get my credits and Graduate.
So I started failing all my classes and I stopped going to school. Then I heard about Classic City, a small community school. I had heard it would be a good school for me. Because they work on pace and the teachers are one on one. Plus you get treated like young adults instead of little children. Classic City has helped me be more focused and determined. I’m so glad communities in schools built this school because it gives me hope for a better future. It makes me think that maybe I can be the first in my community to move up out the projects and graduate so I can do something with my self instead of sell drugs or end up in jail. Communities in schools motivates me and make me want to graduate. The community who helped built this school has really made school better for me. I’m thankful that I have the opportunity to attend Classic City.
One if the big reasons I’m glad that Classic City was built is because in all your classes you know what you have to do. Even if you’re absent you know, because they give you a pacing guide. I think that helps me so much and makes it easier for me to work. At Classic City we work on computers all day, but I think that’s good because I rather do Nova Net than, write notes all day. Writing notes has never really helped me. The communities in schools also provides tutors in mentors at this school. I think that will help me out greatly because I do better when someone work with me one on one. Even though I’m not pregnant I still think it’s good that they are now providing the mothers with early child care programs.
The communities in the schools have also given me a second chance to rethink my choice about dropping out. Last year when I found out that I need nine credits to graduate, I thought my life was over, so I started hanging in the streets every day. I wanted a diploma but I didn’t want to be in 10th grade classes with 10th graders. I was riding the bus one day and I saw a poster that said if you want to go to a non- traditional school and get your credits then come to classic city and become a star. I got so excited because I knew that I didn’t have to give up on myself because there was another school that could help me. I was glad when Mr. Hunter told me I would be attending school in the fall. The Communities in the School made all this possible for me by believing and caring about young people like me and people who want to do something with their lives.
Now that the Communities in the school has built Classic City PLC I have a better chance for a better future, and instead of hoping, I can actually do what’s important to me and follow my dreams. There is a big difference in my life now that I’m at Classic City. I now care about to school and what might happen to me in the future. I know I’ve messed up many times but now I have a second chance to prove myself. All I want is to make my family and myself proud of me. I’m tired of everybody thinking I want be nobody. But since the school in the community has built Classic City I can prove all the haters wrong and finally get my credits and Graduate.
The Coldest Winter Ever
The Book I've Been reading is called the clodest winter ever. It's about a teenage girl name Winter who lives in the projects in Brooklyn. She live with her mother and father Santiga who is a big drug dealer in they communiy.Which mean they have money and everyone envy them. She has to 3 sisters lexy. porche, and mercedes. The story is basically about a family that had everything and then lost it. In the book Winter father got busted and the government seized everything they had. They arrested her motherr and took all her childeren. Winter had no where to go so she started using what she had to get what she want. She was in love with one of her fathers workers name midnight but he didn'y want her. Fianlly she got put in a group home. But thst didn't last long cause she had to runaway cause someone wanted to kill her. Thats when she met sister souljah a well known motivational speecher. She lived ther for a while until she stole from her, then she ran away with a boy she like dfrom her hood. He got her arrested and she had to serve alot of time. Her father is in Riker's Prison with out posibility of parole, and her mother is a crackhead who died at the end. They whole family feel apart. Her father worker Midnight took the kid s and rasised them. Because they had no mother, no father, not even a big sister to look up to. The book was good it shows what can happen to a family and how much you can lose. I liked the book cause stuff like that really happens where i come from and the book just made me feel thankful for all the stuff i have.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Romanticism
I really enjoyed the story of Rip Van Wrinkle. It was very interesting at first I was kind of confused because I didn’t know what was going on. But then it got better. Irving Washington has to have a big imagination to write this story. I see why it’s called a romanticism story, because everything about this story was imaginative and adventurous. The story grabs my attention more than the Ben Franklin autobiography.
When he woke up and didn’t recognize where he was I thought he was just dreaming. I would have never thought he sleep 20 years through a war. Even though I know this can’t happen, that makes it more fun. I felt that Irv was trying to give readers something more fun to read. Back when he wrote this book people probably wasn't as fun. I believe they probably were boring. I think this would be a good book to read as a bedtime story.
I bet Rip felt all alone and very confused. I couldn’t imagine my self sleeping 20 years and waking up clueless. If it happened to me I would have panicked. Feeling alone is the worst feeling you can have. I think the story ended well but he should’ve added some more. I was glad when he found his daughter and soon. When his daughter let him move in I was relieved cause I like stories that has happy endings and Rip Van Wrinkle is one of them stories.
Mostly everything about the story was romantic. The reason I say this is because the scenes in the story is only stuff we would imagine happening, but would never actually happen. The book shows romanticism by talking bout ordinary people. I think the big imagination is what makes the story romantic to me. A good example of direct evidence of romanticism is when Rip wakes up and everything around him is different.
For example his daughter is grown with her own child. I choose this because, everyone knows no person can fall asleep for twenty years and then wake up looking the same, but have everyone and everything around them different.
Another good example in the story is when the president changed. Before he went to sleep George III was in charge then when he wakes up George Washington was in office. The book had good direct evidence it showed how irv imagined things. "Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, "Where's Nicholas Vedder?"" This is a good example of direct textual evidence because when Rip walks around and notices everything has changed and he sees that the people he once knew lived in his town is no longer there.
And the ones that are still there are older while he still his young self. That to me is a good example of Romanticism because everything about that is imagination because in reality a man could never sleep 20 years and wake up still young.
I think the poem Thanatopsis is talking about nature and the way it looks or makes us feel when we feel happy or sad. Nature can be beautiful or it can be very ugly depending on how we are. In the poem he describes nature as a woman. I think he Basically is talking about going to heaven or to the other world in which the dead go he says you will not be alone they're kings and farmers in the same place so don’t think that you are leaving and you will be the only one their. To me it seems to be saying that if you are with god you should surround yourself with nature.
He also states that death isn’t something we should fear. Which makes me think he loved living in the beautiful or ugly nature but he is not afraid to die. This poem to me is saying nature tells us different things at different times. When we are having good times, nature relates to that. When we are having bad times, nature is willing to help us through our problems instead of God. In the poem when he say "She has a voice of gladness, and a smile And eloquence of beauty, and she glides Into his darker musings," That’s a good example of textual evidence because it is describing nature as if it was a woman like it’s not real or something.
The Romantic thing about the poem is that it is imaginative. During the whole poem he uses personification for example when he says "she has a voice of gladness, and a smile and eloquence of beauty" he is say she like it’s a girl or a woman. The poem was not very adventurous like the book Rip Van Wrinkle it seems very emotional. I really liked the poem, I had to read it over and over again to understand but I enjoyed it.
The point of the poem Rope Walk is to give readers an idea of what he was thinking in his mind. He wanted the reader to see and imagine what he was imagining. He was basically drawing a picture of his thoughts and ideas of what could happen while the rope was being made.
The image that stand out to me the most is "Two fair maidens in a swing, Like white doves upon the wing," When he said that I thought about little girls in little white dresses with curly hair playing on a home made swing made out of rope and wood. With their hair bouncing up and down, while sun shining on them. The Rope Walk is a good example of romanticism because it’s very imaginative and the writer is telling what he was thinking and feeling at the time.
The painting on Blog is a good example because it’s a very emotional when you look at the picture it gives you a certain feeling. It makes you want to be there. It seems like an unreal place where nobody goes. A place that someone would imagine only in their head. But they now they will never be able to go there and experience it for themselves.
The picture I choose is a good example of romanticism because it shows a very imaginative place .It also shows natural beauty and nature. The picture makes your mind thinkd and make you wonder who lives there. Back during romanticism period people would've needed pictures like this, so they can imagine being in a more better and calming place.
When he woke up and didn’t recognize where he was I thought he was just dreaming. I would have never thought he sleep 20 years through a war. Even though I know this can’t happen, that makes it more fun. I felt that Irv was trying to give readers something more fun to read. Back when he wrote this book people probably wasn't as fun. I believe they probably were boring. I think this would be a good book to read as a bedtime story.
I bet Rip felt all alone and very confused. I couldn’t imagine my self sleeping 20 years and waking up clueless. If it happened to me I would have panicked. Feeling alone is the worst feeling you can have. I think the story ended well but he should’ve added some more. I was glad when he found his daughter and soon. When his daughter let him move in I was relieved cause I like stories that has happy endings and Rip Van Wrinkle is one of them stories.
Mostly everything about the story was romantic. The reason I say this is because the scenes in the story is only stuff we would imagine happening, but would never actually happen. The book shows romanticism by talking bout ordinary people. I think the big imagination is what makes the story romantic to me. A good example of direct evidence of romanticism is when Rip wakes up and everything around him is different.
For example his daughter is grown with her own child. I choose this because, everyone knows no person can fall asleep for twenty years and then wake up looking the same, but have everyone and everything around them different.
Another good example in the story is when the president changed. Before he went to sleep George III was in charge then when he wakes up George Washington was in office. The book had good direct evidence it showed how irv imagined things. "Rip bethought himself a moment, and inquired, "Where's Nicholas Vedder?"" This is a good example of direct textual evidence because when Rip walks around and notices everything has changed and he sees that the people he once knew lived in his town is no longer there.
And the ones that are still there are older while he still his young self. That to me is a good example of Romanticism because everything about that is imagination because in reality a man could never sleep 20 years and wake up still young.
I think the poem Thanatopsis is talking about nature and the way it looks or makes us feel when we feel happy or sad. Nature can be beautiful or it can be very ugly depending on how we are. In the poem he describes nature as a woman. I think he Basically is talking about going to heaven or to the other world in which the dead go he says you will not be alone they're kings and farmers in the same place so don’t think that you are leaving and you will be the only one their. To me it seems to be saying that if you are with god you should surround yourself with nature.
He also states that death isn’t something we should fear. Which makes me think he loved living in the beautiful or ugly nature but he is not afraid to die. This poem to me is saying nature tells us different things at different times. When we are having good times, nature relates to that. When we are having bad times, nature is willing to help us through our problems instead of God. In the poem when he say "She has a voice of gladness, and a smile And eloquence of beauty, and she glides Into his darker musings," That’s a good example of textual evidence because it is describing nature as if it was a woman like it’s not real or something.
The Romantic thing about the poem is that it is imaginative. During the whole poem he uses personification for example when he says "she has a voice of gladness, and a smile and eloquence of beauty" he is say she like it’s a girl or a woman. The poem was not very adventurous like the book Rip Van Wrinkle it seems very emotional. I really liked the poem, I had to read it over and over again to understand but I enjoyed it.
The point of the poem Rope Walk is to give readers an idea of what he was thinking in his mind. He wanted the reader to see and imagine what he was imagining. He was basically drawing a picture of his thoughts and ideas of what could happen while the rope was being made.
The image that stand out to me the most is "Two fair maidens in a swing, Like white doves upon the wing," When he said that I thought about little girls in little white dresses with curly hair playing on a home made swing made out of rope and wood. With their hair bouncing up and down, while sun shining on them. The Rope Walk is a good example of romanticism because it’s very imaginative and the writer is telling what he was thinking and feeling at the time.
The painting on Blog is a good example because it’s a very emotional when you look at the picture it gives you a certain feeling. It makes you want to be there. It seems like an unreal place where nobody goes. A place that someone would imagine only in their head. But they now they will never be able to go there and experience it for themselves.
The picture I choose is a good example of romanticism because it shows a very imaginative place .It also shows natural beauty and nature. The picture makes your mind thinkd and make you wonder who lives there. Back during romanticism period people would've needed pictures like this, so they can imagine being in a more better and calming place.
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