English 104 - Introduction to Narrative
Aki Makino
Life and Death, Huck and Darl
Category: 2 Essay: Carroll, Twain, Faulkner, Sebold | Aki Makino
Commonalties in narration exist between the two novels, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, through the idea of life and death, especially between the narration provided by Huck from Huckleberry Finn and Darl from As I Lay Dying. The...
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Posted by amakino on December 09, 2003 at 09:22 AM
Attachments
Category: 10 Blog: The Lovely Bones | Aki Makino
The transition between times, irrelevant for the dead, provided the reader with the reasons why Susie Salmon remained attached to Earth. One of the attachments was vengeance, her desire to get even with Mr. Harvey, “…what I wanted most: Mr. Harvey dead and me living (20).” Because of him,...
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Posted by amakino on December 04, 2003 at 09:11 AM
Ghost of Addie
Category: 09 Blog: As I Lay Dying | Aki Makino
The location of Addie’s monologue in the book follows the first incident, crash of the wagon (156-164), the Brunden family encountered. The placement on page 169 foreshadows more tragic events that may yet to come as well as give the reader the relationship between the characters. Cash’s broken leg...
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Posted by amakino on November 25, 2003 at 09:32 AM
Cash and Jewel
Category: 08 Blog: As I Lay Dying | Aki Makino
“He drops the saw and lifts the board for her to see…” (48). Cash continues to work on his mother’s coffin while his mother lies in bed, waiting for death, and that seems to be the only thing he cares for most of the time “It wont balance. If...
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Posted by amakino on November 18, 2003 at 09:02 AM
He’s dead, Jim.
Category: 07 Blog: Huckleberry Finn | Aki Makino
“Doan’ you ‘member de house dat was float’n down de river, en dey wuz a man in dah, kivered up, en I went in en unkivered him en didn’ let you come in? Well, den, you k’n git yo’ money when you wants it; kase dat wuz him (Pap) (295).”...
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Posted by amakino on November 11, 2003 at 09:24 AM
Tom?
Category: 06 Blog: Huckleberry Finn | Aki Makino
The reason why Huck “makes allowances” for the “low-down humbugs and frauds” (Twain 142) can be traced as far back as chapter 3. In chapter 3, Huck shows us Tom Sawyer’s tendencies to make things up on the spot to make himself appear superior. Such was the case when...
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Posted by amakino on November 04, 2003 at 07:13 AM
Ethanol and Hallucination
Category: 05 Blog: Huckleberry Finn | Aki Makino
Although Pap is depicted as a worthless and hallucinating father, in reality he deeply cares about Huck more than anything. At first, Pap may appear to be a father who swindles money from his son for booze (Twain, 33), and who does not believe in education (Twain, 31). In...
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Posted by amakino on October 28, 2003 at 05:33 AM
Social Status and Difference Between a Good and Bad Narration
Category: 11 Essay: James and Bronte | Aki Makino
The two novels, The Turn of the Screw by Henry James and Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, are told by people of lower social status. The governess of The Turn of the Screw portrays us the events at the Bly, such as her encounters with aberrations and her observations...
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Posted by amakino on October 23, 2003 at 05:06 AM
Who are you?
Category: 04 Blog: Alice in Wonderland | Aki Makino
The communication between Alice and the caterpillar is one of the frustrating scenes in the book. They are two characters, one not knowing what is going on and the other being haughty, arguing back and forth about nothing. Alice, who “can’t explain myself (herself),” (35) attempts to answer the...
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Posted by amakino on October 07, 2003 at 01:56 AM
Catherine Reborn
Category: 03 Blog: Wuthering Heights | Aki Makino
The role of little Catherine is a continuation of her mother. Although she “didn’t once think of loving him (Linton)“ (175), she nevertheless had had an argument with Nelly about love, which resulted in a disappointment for her. The scene on page 175 is an exact repetition of the...
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Posted by amakino on September 30, 2003 at 12:02 AM
Catherine the ghost
Category: 02 Blog: Wuthering Heights | Aki Makino
The dream Mr. Lockwood experienced in chapter three is proof of a tragic relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff. The two were in love with each other, but because of their social status and Catherine’s pride, their marriage was forbidden. During the discussion between Catherine and Mrs. Dean (60-63), Catherine argues...
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Posted by amakino on September 23, 2003 at 02:49 AM
Out of line
Category: 01 Blog: Turn of the Screw | Aki Makino
Throughout the story, the governess seems to have misunderstood her position at Bly, which was to be a governess for Miles and Flora. This means she is an employee of the Master and Mrs Grose. However, the governess feels she is in charge of the whole apparition situation and has...
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Posted by amakino on September 15, 2003 at 09:09 PM
Test Blog
Category: Aki Makino
Test Blog. Blog due before next Tuesday 9/16. Glad test blog works.^^...
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Posted by amakino on September 11, 2003 at 11:51 AM