English 104 - Introduction to Narrative
Erica Michel
Children As Adults
Category: 2 Essay: Carroll, Twain, Faulkner, Sebold | Erica Michel
Erica Michel Inro to Narrative Children As Adults In Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones, the main characters are young girls who have control over adults in the novels. Both of these girls take on the roles of adults during the novels, and realize the...
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Posted by emichel on December 09, 2003 at 09:08 AM
Susie and Sex
Category: 10 Blog: The Lovely Bones | Erica Michel
Despite the horrific rape scene at the beginning of the novel, Susie does not seem to have any fear of sex itself. She always seems fascinated by kissing or sex scenes in the novel, and she always describes them as wonderful. For example, when Lindsey first kisses Samuel Heckler,...
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Posted by emichel on December 04, 2003 at 12:50 AM
words and religion
Category: 09 Blog: As I Lay Dying | Erica Michel
The placement of Addie’s only monologue in the novel between Cora and Whitfield is extremely significant. Throughout her monologue, Addie stresses her belief that “words are no good,” (171) and that there is no meaning behind them--even those pertaining to God and religion. It is interesting then, that Addie’s perspective...
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Posted by emichel on November 24, 2003 at 11:28 PM
A Non-Mother
Category: 08 Blog: As I Lay Dying | Erica Michel
The way Vardaman and Darl view their mother in the novel demonstrates that both of them view death in a particularly existential manner. For Darl, he has no mother anymore because she has ceased to exist. His mother was and if she was, she no longer can be an...
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Posted by emichel on November 18, 2003 at 12:11 AM
Huck's Final Scam
Category: 07 Blog: Huckleberry Finn | Erica Michel
At the end of Huck Finn it is revealed that Jim is “as free as any cetur that walks this earth!” (291) This fact means that their entire adventure on the river was pointless. Since Huck is the narrator of this tale, and it is done in past tense, it...
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Posted by emichel on November 11, 2003 at 02:34 AM
Huck's Subconscious
Category: 06 Blog: Huckleberry Finn | Erica Michel
“I made up my mind I wouldn’t forget I was a girl,” (66) Huck thinks to himself as he performs one of his many cons of the novel. Huck feels like he should make allowances for con-artists like the Duke and King because he knows subconsciously that he himself is...
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Posted by emichel on November 04, 2003 at 02:02 AM
Jim and Huck
Category: 05 Blog: Huckleberry Finn | Erica Michel
In Huckleberry Finn the way Jim is talked about by Huck, and the way that Jim is supposed to be in the novel are very different. When Huck describes Jim, or talks about his actions he describes them the way they should be viewed by society during this time period....
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Posted by emichel on October 28, 2003 at 12:16 AM
social classes and narration
Category: 11 Essay: James and Bronte | Erica Michel
Erica Michel Intro to Narrative October 23, 2003 Social Classes and Narration In nineteenth century England two authors, Henry James and Emily Bronte, wrote captivating tales of unrestful spirits who haunt and disturb the living. James and Bronte use first person participant narrators for their stories, and both Henry James’s...
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Posted by emichel on October 22, 2003 at 10:29 PM
self-righteous Alice
Category: 04 Blog: Alice in Wonderland | Erica Michel
The narrator for Alice in Wonderland is an omniscient narrator who knows the entire story and every thought of Alice. The narrator often interjects comments which give insight into Alice’s character and how she views the world. An excellent example of this is when Alice has grown very large...
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Posted by emichel on October 06, 2003 at 11:50 PM
Catherine's replacement
Category: 03 Blog: Wuthering Heights | Erica Michel
Young Catherine has indeed replaced the place of her mother with her strong character and her relationship with Heathcliff. When young Catherine first meets Linton she is appalled by his weakness, and Catherine was often frustrated with Edgar’s lack of strength. It was also clear that Catherine was in...
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Posted by emichel on September 29, 2003 at 11:11 PM
changing opinions
Category: 02 Blog: Wuthering Heights | Erica Michel
In Wuthering Heights it quickly becomes apparent that Nelly is not a reliable narrator. When telling the story of Heathcliff to Mr. Lockwood she constantly changes her opinion of people to fit the situation. For example, when it is Christmas time and Nelly is reminiscing of times when the...
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Posted by emichel on September 22, 2003 at 10:38 PM
A misunderstanding of Flora
Category: 01 Blog: Turn of the Screw | Erica Michel
Throughout the novel the governess misreads and misjudges many of the characters, particularly Flora. In chapter twenty, after Mrs. Grose and the governess have rescued Flora across the lake, the governess notices Mrs. Jessel standing on the bank. When the governess confronts Flora and asks if she sees her former...
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Posted by emichel on September 15, 2003 at 10:51 PM
practice
Category: Erica Michel
This is the practice blog for Erica Michel, and I'd like to say that everyone should come to the volleyball game on Friday September 19th!!!...
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Posted by emichel on September 10, 2003 at 10:18 AM