Hey, that rhymes! Notice my cleverness. If you read it aloud as the full title, you get "View" and "2." If you read it as an acronym, you get "V" and "3." And also notice how sad it is that I noticed this, and actually feel some degree of self-satisfaction at it. ; (
Here's the deal. Read over the questions posted under the COMMENTS for Assignment #1. Choose two different comments/questions (from two different classmates), and respond to each of them. You can attempt to answer their question, offer some additional commentary/feedback, or both! Please try to expand and prolong the discussion, as opposed to ending it with something like "Good question, dude. I think the answer is X." Please be sure that you clearly identify/label which question you're answering, and from who(m), as there is a bit of a catch here... ONCE A QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED VIA POST, IT IS OFF-LIMITS. In other words, "first come, first served."
Your answers/comments/responses are due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, October 28th. Please note that by "beginning of class," I mean that point at which the class STARTS. This would preclude the "Mr. Berardi, my computer/flash drive/printer/abacus wasn't working last night, so I just have to finish up..." Thank you so very much.
And while I'm at it...
Assignment #3 is to read Chapters V--VII. You need to have this read (thoroughly and completely) by the end of 8th period on Wednesday. This means I'll be giving you time in class tomorrow and 8th period on Wednesday to read -- if you can't have it done through this in-class time alone, plan accordingly, because we'll start our discussion of those chapters Wednesday 9th period. Be ready, and have good sections noted/glossed/underlined in your copy of the novel to toss into the "stuff for discusssion" pile.
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ReplyDeleteAnswer to Sam's Question #3
ReplyDelete-I think people people become afraid of Mr. Emerson because of how different he is from them. He doesn't talk all proper to everyone, he just says what he means and people in the book aren't used to that.
Answer to Nick's Question #3
-I am not completely sure but i think that they make a big deal about closing the windows because she didn't want people to be looking on their rooms; especially people that in her eyes are rude and outlandish like Mr. Emerson and George.
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ReplyDeleteResponse to Kyle’s question 2: I think Mr. Beebe sees something in the Emersons that nobody else seems to notice. For example, Mr. Beebe sees that the Emersons are sincere and caring.
ReplyDeleteResponse to Jamie’s Question 1: I think the lady walks away because she thinks Mr. Emerson is one of those men who flirts on every female who walks by him. And she probably was a higher class and didn’t want to associate with lower class.
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ReplyDeleteDylan Question 3: the correct translation I came up with in technical terms is, "bad quarter hour", although it is used in the sense of an unpleasant though brief experience. The next sentence about Mr. Beebe expressing his regret, is just Forster’s way of showing that Mr. Beebe felt bad for the both of them, this helps introduce his character and allow people to gain a grasp on his status as a clergyman, one who should feel sorrow for others, of course...or at least I think :).
ReplyDeleteCharise Question #1: In the story, Mr. Emerson is referring to a “fresco” on the wall. A “fresco” is any of several related painting types, done on plaster on walls or ceilings, and the following link shows the fresco he is referring to. Although I too remain puzzled as to the “man in blue” he talks about. He picture, to the best of my sight, only shows ONE man ascending, and this man is clearly dressed in red robes. One further quote I can leave you with that may help is, George commenting on this directly after saying, “It happened like this, if it happened at all. I would rather go up to heaven by myself than be pushed by cherubs; and if I got there I should like my friends to lean out of it, just as they do here.” Cherubs is defined by newadvent.com as, “’to be near’, hence it means near ones, familiars, personal servants, bodyguards, courtiers. It was commonly used of those heavenly spirits, who closely surrounded the Majesty of God and paid Him intimate service.” I hoped this has helped.
(http://books.google.com/books?id
=mp64akxTsT0C&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq
=look+at+the+fat+man+in+blue!+He+
must+weigh+as+much+as+I+do,+and+h
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n+air+-+balloon&source=web&ots=HW
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Sources:
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fres
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(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/0
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(http://www.aolsvc.merriam-webster
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Kyle question #1. This may just be because I am a hopeless romantic, but I think that in this specific part of the book Lucy is beginning to see George in a different way and maybe is starting to have feelings for him as more than just a friend but also as possibly a lover. When Mr. Emerson enters the room I do believe that Lucy is reminded of what is proper and immediately dismisses this thought.
ReplyDeleteSam question #1. Lucy keeps apologizing to George after seeing this man killed because in this era it would be completely inappropriate for a lady of her status to faint in a public area. With these poles up there buts everything must be just so and perfect, and fainting is not.
Response to Jamie's #3- I think Lucy had death and darkness stuck in her mind because she had seen the murder. All she could see at that point was things that were related to darkness. She noticed the black hoods, the tower losing its reflection to the declining day, and the shadowy square. She couldn't get death out of her head.
ReplyDeleteResponse to Yvonne's #2- It says Miss Honeychurch feels that she is obliged to feel offended with George, rather than Mr. Emerson. That part confused me. However, I think that Lucy is not used to hearing such direct and honest talk, especially from a lower class member. She doesn't know whether or whether not to be upset with the Emersons because she is growing to like them, whereas in the past, she probably would've have shunned them. She seems to be growing more up and away from this Victorian society as the story progresses.
Answer to Nick's question #2
ReplyDelete-I believe Miss Bartlett took the bigger room because she wanted it, rather than for the sake of Lucy. She seems too much of a "snob" anyways to give up something like that.
Answer to Kyle's Question #3
ReplyDelete- I think Lucy was puzzled by Mr. Emerson's comment because she was unsure of the kind of life Emerson was referring to. Whether it was life in general or life as a way of living. Every person refers to life in their own way, so I believe Lucy was confused about how he was referring to life.
Nick's Question #1:
ReplyDelete-I've spent a lot of time in Toronto and I know that you show you know where you are going by standing when you get on the subway. This shows that you know the subway well enough that you know exactly what stop you need, how long it will take you, and even what car you want to get out of according to what street exit you want. Tourists usually are sitting so they can look at maps or information on attractions, I'm assuming what would be Lucy's Baedeker. So this could simply be restating the difference between the locals and the tourists.
Sam's Question #2:
-I think this further stresses how non-religious Mr.Emerson is. George stated that he would rather go to heaven by himself than be "pushed by cherubs". His father replied that he wasn't going to heaven because he will end in the place he began : Earth. He probably is speaking of their social status when he says that his name will disappear. Even if the Emersons do something great, no one will remember them specifically for it.