The great Gatsby 2/2/15

The most disturbing part of of the inequality is that it didn't surprise me. The position that America is in is a horrible state where the majority of the lower class is engulfed by poverty and the middle class is beginning to see poverty as a real threat to their not so secure lifestyle all because nearly half of the nations wealth is allowed to reap main with 10% of the public. He fact that we let this go on in our modern world is even sicker and more disturbing than the statistics.   

Odyssey 12/8/14

The purpose for all the violence in books 22-24 is necessary for Odysseus to have his nostos. He was known for being a war hero and because of this the people who turned against him must pay for defying a war hero. He also killed the maids that started serving the suitors, this was also necessary. The maids were loyal to the family of Odysseus and no one else, when they served the suitors they sealed their fates.

Mous 10/20/14

The list rations of mous don't take away from the book but add to it. It would be close to impossible to list rate a story about the holocaust that doesn't seem generic with words. But when he uses illustrations he also symbolizes the people into different kinds of animals and he makes the Jews into mice. I believe he did this to describe how hitler bunched them into a race rather than a religious following and how defenseless they were against the german forces. I look forward to reading more of this story for a unique perspective into an age old historical horror.

9/29/14 the alchemist

The alchemist uses dreams and expresses them in a way that any spiritual society would. Dreams connecting to the soul of the world would be a strange concept in today's society, people would be confused at hearing the world had a soul and that anyone can access it. Our society is built on the sad concept of the privileged are a treasure and the malnourished are a burden; while in the alchemist all people are respected as equals in the sense of potential.  

9/15/14 the alchemist

The sheep in these quotes represent the people of a nation. If a nation takes care of its people the people forget how to survive without it. There are also many stories that compare people to sheep and their leader to a shepherd. He keeps the sheep for his traveling knowing they need him for survival and that he needs them to keep himself mentally stable. He also personifies the sheep more than once saying that one of his sheep that is lame is the smartest and produces the most wool. His behavior is not strange or out of the ordinary in any way; people fine animals or inanimate objects and gives them personality when they’re alone or away from society.

test blog 9/4/14

I want to become a better writer this year and I hope to gather the skills required to become said writer. I also want to better my reading and journaling skills. all in all I want to work harder this year and, so to say, redeem myself.

Journal Entry: Week of 5/12

The primary conflict of The City of Ember is the decay of a life supporting city surrounded by nothing but darkness; the type of conflict is man vs. environment .The city of ember was built to last 200 years (give or take a few years) after those 200 years the city would begin to collapse on itself until the city was dark and dead. The people of ember are faced with a clock that is counting down and when it hits zero their world ends. There are many conflicts in many books but the end of a civilization has to be one of the most tense situations to have to deal with.