Jealous Husband Returns in Form of Parrot Response

     The narrator finds it difficult to communicate with his former wife as a parrot. I personally believe the form of a parrot was chosen by the author as a symbol that it was equally difficult for the narrator to communicate with his wife in his former life. Even with this limited vocabulary, he still finds ways to communicate his feelings, not neccessarily to his wife, but at least to the reader of the story. "Bad bird!" the narrator says expressing his frustration toward the other man with his wife. I believe that if he had a few more words such as: still, love, and you, he might be able to more adequately express his feelings for his former wife when he has her attention.

9/19

• This past week we read the story "young goodman brown". We were also assigned the story "jealous husband returns in form of parrot".
• We discussed more about how to identify some of the more subtle allusions and other elements of a story.
• I gained some insight this week on how to pick up on some subtle allusions within a story.
• This week I did'nt really observe anything that was worth noting.

Sept. 12

• Last week the reading selections that we discussed were "Araby" and "The Lottery".
• We discussed further the elements of a short story and also practiced our close reading skills.
• I gained some insight on how to better make connections by thinking more broadly about similarities between the story and other events/ literary works/ ect.
• I really have no observations or questions that I have formed in the past week.

Araby Passage Analyzations

The first passage was very well constructed and contained many good elements. The diction that it used contributed to the imagery, which, made the passage more interesting. It also gave the reader a better picture of what was happening in the story at that time. This passage was, in my opinion, better than the passage. I say this because the word choice was better, and it used more imagery, therefore making it easier to read and understand.

                Though the second passage was not as descriptive, it did still give some insight to the passage and give the reader a picture of the scene. It described a scene in upper part of the house where it was dark, gloomy, and cold.  It gives the  reader a more depressing, or sad mindset, rather than a cheery, happy one.

September 7th

• This past week was a short week, but we did read a short story called "Araby" and we also worked with Biblical allusions some more.
• We disscused in depth the main ideas of "Araby" and some possible Biblical allusions within the story.
• This past week in class, I learned how to analyze a story more in depth and see some things, such as allusions, that I normally would not notice.
• I didnt really observe anything or form any questions last week.

Biblical Allusions

1. found at this web adress- http://hdmunn.blogspot.com/2011/07/biblical-far-side-cartoonsfrom-paul.html
2. This is referring to the ten commandments being given
3. Exodus 20:1-17
4. This allusion to the bible was made to make this funny for us, because had God given the ten commandments in our current society this may have been how he would do it. The fact that he knows that we will one day have all of this technology is funny in this situation, because he talks as if it existed back then.

August 29th

• this past week we read and discussed the story "little things". we also started talking about allusions
• we specifically discussed how different elements of a story can affect other elements as well as the overall meaning of a story
• I received insight on how some subtle details in a story can effect the overall mood and possibly change the readers outlook on the story
• I am still wondering how the story "little things" ends