Thanksgiving Break Blog

On the note of the wonderful complab that we had to do, I think that dangling modifiers can be SO funny. I might be considered mildly lame for laughing at simple little phrases such as "Jumping in the air, the hair was a mess.", but I'm fine with that b/c I am like to laugh anyway! Well, for Senior English, my teacher gave the class examples of dangling modifiers and had to draw pictures to demonstrate what they are literally saying! It was fun. I think that dangling modifiers are interesting to learn about b/c some things are actually hard to catch. Plus, they are funny to interpret in a literal sense. Also, misplaced modifiers are super similar. I am actually not sure if my teacher handed out misplaced modifier sentences are dangling modifier sentences...oh well.  Well, I guess I will just leave with some examples.

DANGLING
Having been thrown in the air, the dog caught the stick.
Smashed flat by a passing truck, Big Dog sniffed at what was left of a half-eaten hamburger. 
At five years old, my father got a new job.
Flying over the African landscape, the elephant herd looked magnificent.
Covered with hot melted cheese, we ate the pizza.
MISPLACED
They bought a puppy for my sister they call Fido.
We saved the scraps of meat for the dog that had been left on our plates.

I think this are correct, if not feel free to correct me Professor. :)

Literary Analysis Outline

I could not believe how helpful the outline was! It made this paper so much easier. It really helped the organization of the paper and develop a stronger backbone. I did not really know where to start but the outline gave good advice on what to include and where to start. I haven't really had many other outlines, but out of the ones that I have had, I believe that this one is the best. And that could be because this paper seemed increasingly difficult to do. So the outline was more useful...I am not sure. But I do really appreciate that we were given an outline. :)

Thesis Statement.

Okay. I am not sure which statement I should use so I would appreciate any comments8).
○In Sarah Orne Jewett's "The White Heron," Sylvia and her cow, two relatively different characters, are given similar characteristics shown by several different symbols during the 1900s.
○In "The White Heron," Sarah Orne Jewett uses symbolism during the 1900s to demonstrate how Sylvia resembles her cow.
○Through its symbolism, Sarah Orne Jewett's "The White Heron" suggests that women during the 1900s had limited choices by the symbolism of Sylvia and Mistress Moolly.
○Through the symbolism and Sylvia and Mistress Moollly, Sarah Orne Jewett's "The White Heron" suggests that women during the 1900s had limited choices.
○Sarah Orne Jewett's "The White Heron" demonstrates how a girl resembled her cow during the 1900s through symbolism.
○Sarah Orne Jewett's "The White Heron" demonstrates, through symbolism, how a girl resembled her cow during the 1900s.
○Sarah Orne Jewett's "The White Heron" represents women during the 1900s through the symbolism of Sylvia and Mistress Moolly.
I know there are several, but I could not decide and I think it is easier to just lay them all out for advice. So, please advise me:)

Reading Critically

Whoa whoa whoa! I have never seen a story been interpretted so different from the plot. I was in a complete shock after class on Thursday. It was as if my eyes were shoved open and I began to understand some of the connections that were pointed out. However, pointing the connections out myself is extremely difficult. The ability to understand a point was much easier in class after the section was pointed out. Reading at home and trying to interpret all of the symbols is challenging, but I tried my best to do so. I may be looking too hard into the words, but I need to start somewhere. Actually, I did try to hard at first. Reading critically has been the most difficult thing I have done in English. So I can't wait until next semester. Hurray for Literature!

~Symbolism~

The White Heron

The Cow - The cow possibly symbolizes Sylvy. How Sylvy is hiding from what she should do. Instead of "going home" first, she hides. She hides behind the bribe of ten dollars, and believes that it is okay to tell the lad of the Heron's location. But just as the cow, she realizes that  she must "go home" and she cannot tell the lad about the heron. The home to the cow is the heron to the girl. Maybe, in a way. 

The Dark - Sylvy meets the boy for the first time when it is becoming dark. This maybe symbolizes that the boy is dark. He is not peaceful and lighted. 

The Whistle - The lad whistles at Sylvy when he first sees her. Sylvy first recalls that it is not the whistle of a bird. Ironic that she thinks of that and he is hunting birds. He whistles like a bird. I don't know....

The Frog - Heron's actually feed on frogs. Because the lad is asking her about the heron during the time she is watching the frog, I feel that this symbolizes the lad feeding on Sylvy for information. Also, how the frog cannot get into its hole under the door, as if to hide. The same as Sylvy felt, she wanted to hide from this boy.

The Color White - This symbolizes holiness usually. And possibly in this as well. The heron as a sense of holiness that belongs with nature. That is the reason she cannot tell his secret....

The Yellow Wallpaper

The Husband - He symbolizes the typical, old time husband. Controlling and direct. He symbolizes a loving, sweet trap. 

The Yellow Color - The happiness that the wife cannot get. She is trapped and cannot seem to be happy with herself or anything. 

The Bars - The are like the real bars the wife cannot get out of. They are a symbol of the wife being locked into a room with nothing to satisfy her. All the goodness is out and around her, she cannot get to it. 

The Child - Symbolizes the wife's genuine, innocent character. ??

The Women Behind the Bars - She is the wife, seeing herself. Not understanding it. She sees herself creeping around, hiding things from John. The writing! Sees herself being locked up in this room, writing secretly.

I really am not sure about this symbolism thing. And I am not sure if I like it. It just seems like I am making things up. :(

Women in the early 1900s

Well, I did forget that we were supposed to blog about this. But I did remember! I believe that women were not treated fairly as humans during this time. They were still primarily viewed as house workers, however, new technology created an ease for the women's work (Murphy). Because of this new technology new jobs were available and women began to spread into society (Murphy). Although women were finding new jobs outside of a home, women were still limited to the hours she could work and the wages she could earn (Murphy). The jobs that women contributed to were mostly factory jobs (Murphy). Sewing was a major employer for women (Murphy). Women wanted different living conditions and began to fight for their wants (Murphy). "In April 1911 some 2,000 people paraded in Salt Lake in support of the laundry workers' drive to unionize. Many women laundry workers went out on strike" (Murphy).




Murphy, Miriam B. "A Look at Working Women in the Early 20th Century." History Blazer, November 1995. Historytogo.utah.gov. Web. 01 Nov. 2010.