My Masterpiece

     Honestly, you can't truly decide what you are passionate about, it just kind of happens. Things that lead up to the moment you know what you are passionate about can vary. Like with me, I have always loved Disney, I've seen every movie, I know all of the crazy trivia and I guess you could call me a fan but it is just something I truly love and always will love until the day I die. Disney has really impacted my life like no other. I have learned so many good morals from Disney and have looked up to all of the characters as if they were real. In fact they are real to me and I would love to not only meet the creators of my favorite movies but work with them as well. It is my goal to work in the Disney business in any way possible, even if it was cleaning the bathrooms at Disneyland. But if I could do anything I wanted I would help create the best Disney movies the world has seen. I would start off by creating a movie with a plus-size princess and I would call up Jewel Moore and make her wish come true. (More on Jewel's story here) Basically all of my life I have learning more and more about Disney and I can truthfully say that the only flaw Disney has is that they aren't quick enough. By this I mean that they haven't yet made movies about equality, which is where I will come in. I strive to become big, not as big as Walt Disney but big enough to make a change that people have been waiting for.
     I recently went to Disneyland, and there I had planned to talk to the workers and learn some things about how they are enjoying working there and other things such as their salary. But, instead of talking to the workers I was enjoying myself way to much. If you have seen a child in a candy store then you would know exactly what I looked like. I was taking pictures of everything I could (I've posted a few pictures which you can find on my Disney blog) and was jumping around the entire time pointing at things. You could tell my mother  was getting annoyed after the 1'000th fun fact I told her. I had the most amazing time there and I wish I could go back! (Which I will be doing sometime in June and again in August). I find it amazing that I finally have a teacher now that accepts that students are people with interests and ideas and we need to let them out! SO THANK YOU PRESTON YOU'RE AMAZING! I have always wanted to do a project or anything related to my interests instead of doing something that I will hardly put any effort into because of how boring I find it. I love Disney and I need to show it!

I kiss you
and
on your lips
I taste the
sea
and the
sea
has always been
home
to me.

- Tyler Knott Gregson-

When you have swam in
the sea
a lake will no longer do;
everyone else was
always a pond
but the ocean was
always you.

-Tyler Knott Gregson-

I am,
and we are
always on our way back
to the dust that we
started as.
You should know
I belong to you
and no matter what
life does to me,
no matter the joy or the hurt,
the flying or the splintering
and the caving in of all I
have ever been,
I will love you
as I erode
back into the sand
that becomes the
outline
of your footprint
when you walk atop me.

-Tyler Knott Gregson-


 I think it is 100% safe to say that I have found my new favorite poet! This man is truly amazing, his work seems so simple and it gets his message through but its beautiful in every sense and I am in love with everything I have read by him. Expect to see more of his poems on my blog!

Brave New World

Chapter 1
1.The first sentence is strange because they say the building is grey and it sets the tone to be kind of lifeless which is pretty ironic considering they are giving life to humans. They also explain that this 34 story building is small which shows that it is in a place with fairly large buildings.
2. "Community, identity, stability" is presented in a shield which represents protection showing that their lifestyle is very reserved.They say this to try to force individualism and community even
3. There is no emotion once so ever while creating these life form. The place is just very dull which gives off a cold vibe.
4. Their main goal will always come back to getting happiness for themselves, whether that's buying it or receiving it some other way.
5. Before people are even born, their placement in the community has already been decided for them. Workers mass produce eggs to "be born" into a fixed category of Alpha's, Beta's, Gamma's, Delta's and Epsilon's. 
6. Bokanovsky's process was used because 96 human beings could grow instead of only one or two. His process is used so they can have more embryos growing from one egg.
7. Epsilons don't need human intelligence because they aren't required to think very much in the jobs they were created for.

Chapter 2

1. Babies and children get conditioned to learn the basics of what they will need to know as they grow up into adults. Hypnopaedia, the "principle of sleep-teaching," was the act of memorizing certain facts in your sleep.  
2. Delta's were conditioned to like nature, because it was thought that they would consume more transport. However, it prevented factories from being busy. They had to abolish the love of nature to keep people consuming products and keeping factories in business. People were conditioned to love country sports, but it was made sure that all country sports entail the use of elaborate apparatus. 

3. Learning about history is discouraged because if people know about the past they can compare and make people of Ford's time question their lifestyles. Ford wants people to live and consume in the present, he believes history is unimportant.  
4.  Alpha's are the smartest, are used to invent and run the country, and wear grey. Beta's are less intelligent than Alpha's, but are still considered upper-class. Gamma's wear green, Delta's wear khaki, and Epsilon's wear black. The last three caste's have a mental disorder due to lack of oxygen and are used for manual labor.  
5. The upper-class students have been conditioned to look down upon the caste's below them, but to be happy with their own. 

Chapter 3  
1. Naked children play ball games. Children are conditioned to start having sex at the age of seven, and learn how to act and treat others in their castes.
2.Our world is looked down upon because not everything was based on increasing consumption. With each new and complicated game or toy that was invented, the next one had to be more challenging, and people started always waiting for the next best thing. 3. Games are not created unless they bring something new and interesting to stores.

4. There is the potential to get hurt with these things, which leads to unhappiness, which the leaders don't want. 5. Children have been taught to start "erotic play" very young, so by the time they are adults, sex is so common that is weird to go without. Sex is portrayed to us as a sacred thing that you do with someone you care about.
6. Mond is the one who decides what to tell people about history and how to word things so people will be disgusted at the thought of the way we live.
7. Lenina has been with the same man, when the usual time limit is about a week. Bernard Marx is smaller and this makes him insecure because he is an Alpha.
8. He switches between different conversations very quickly and they become as big as one sentence then we switches to a different character speaking.
9. Soma is a pill that people take to keep them from getting emotional. It keeps them "happy".
10.People don't age, they take pills to prevent them from looking older, and die at the age of 60.

Chapter 4
1. He probably works all day, doing work no body else wants to do. People look down upon him and are thankful they aren't Epsilon-Minus'.
2. Some make fun of him but some Alpha's feel sorry for him because it is thought that he may have had alcohol in his blood surrogate and that is why he is different.
3. She and Henry Foster took his helicopter to Stoke Poges to play Obstacle Golf. Then they go to Henry's apartment and go across the street to Westminster Abbey Cabaret. After this they go back to Henry's apartment and take soma caplets and have sex.
4. Lenina is very vocal about her feelings for lower castes. "I'm glad I'm not a Gamma", is an example of something she says proving she looks down upon them and is glad she is of the higher castes.
5. It is thought that when Bernard was in a tube, a worker put alcohol into his blood surrogate by accident and that is why he grew up smaller than the average Alpha. He just wants to fit in and be normal for once.
6. Helmholtz has a mental excess which causes him to be thought as "a little too able." he feels like there is something else in the world, something more important that consumption, but he doesn't know what it is. He is the opposite of Bernard because Bernard is physically defective while Helmholtz it physically too able.

Chapter 6
1.Because it allows you time alone in your own head. Also, being lonely makes people feel unhappy, which is avoided at all costs.
2. Bernard talks a lot about the ocean and how calming and peaceful he feels when gazing out into the waves. This makes Lenina feel very uncomfortable, to feel inspired about something to ordinary.
3. Bernard says that they don't have freedom indirectly. He will usually say something sarcastic about it when Lenina says one of the phrases they heard when they were conditioned. 
4.With Bernard giving in to Lenina's begging, taking a few grams of soma, and sleeping with her.
5. It means to not have any responsibility.
6. He notices that Bernard is different, therefore must have to be monitored closely. He warns him not to question society and act the way he is expected to act, or else he will be exiled to Iceland.
7. The story shows that the director has made mistakes in his past, in leaving with Linda somewhere in the reservation, that he is not necessarily proud of.
8. Helmholtz is annoyed with Bernard's childish behavior and emotions. 
9.There is no escape from a Savage Reservation, and children are born into it and will live there for their entire lives.
10. Malpais is the town and rest house where Lenina and Bernard stay. This is where they watch the sacrifice and where John and Linda live.


Chapter 7
1."The mesa was like a ship becalmed in a strait of lion-coloured dust."
2. Lenina is afraid of the indian guide because he is associated with this unknown and queer place. Her feelings were reciprocated, with the guide being described as "hostile and sullenly contemptuous."
3. The streets were dirty and dusty, and villagers walked by in feathers and wearing deerskin shoes, holding snakes. Lenina is shocked and scared at times, and Bernard is fascinated in many of the things he sees, but is shocked along with Lenina.
4. They witness a sacrificial ceremony. This is considered to be an honor. Lenina sees the blood and what in her eyes is torture and cruelty.
5.An eagle -- Pookong, and Jesus Christ.
6. He is different because his mother Linda was born through a bottle but she was left at the reservation and gave birth to him at Malpais, and he has lighter skin and hair. He wants to fit in with the other indians, but clearly doesn't. He seems embarrassed, and shy when he notices Lenina watching him.
7. She traveled to the Reservation with the director a long time ago, but she got lost and he left without her. She accidentally got pregnant and horrifyingly gave birth to her son John. He pities herself and her life in Malpais, is ashamed for having a baby. Lenina pities her for doing these awful things she has been conditioned to be disgusted with.

Chapter 8
1. He had a tough time finding acceptance in the native boys, so much of his time was spent by himself. He has a close relationship with Linda, and feels protective of her around other men.
2. Because she has been conditioned to think family is wrong and even though she has love and appreciation for John, she is disgusted with herself for having a baby.
3. Neither of them are treated with kindness or acceptance. Linda is shown no respect by men, and John is clearly an outsider.
4. John wants to be educated and be happy in his life.
5. Linda would talk very highly about the Other Place, how you could go flying anytime of day, that there was no such thing as sadness, and how everything was beautiful and happy.
6. John connects with Shakespeare because it speaks to him and he is able to make connections to his own life. He relates Linda to the women sleeping on a bed in Hamlet, and Pope with Hamlet's uncle. John also sees Bernard as Prospero from the Tempest.
7. To discover time and death and God means to fully understand the purpose of life.
8. They are both outsiders in their own community and are continuously striving for acknowledgement. They gravitate towards each other because they see the similarities between them.
9. Bernard sees fame and recognition through the Savage, and becomes corrupt and greedy and uses him.

Chapter 9
1. Mustapha Mond sees the "sufficient scientific interest" in bringing the Savage to London.
2.John connects Lenina with Juliet and himself as Romeo. He believes she is above him and that he is not worthy of her.

Chapter 10
1. The DHC told Bernard to meet him in the Fertilizing Room because "it contains more high caste workers than any other." The director wants to do this because Bernard is very smart, and with that comes moral responsibilities. The director is afraid that Bernard will corrupt people with his ludicrous beliefs.
2. Because "unorthodoxy threatens more than life of a mere individual, it strikes at Society itself."
3. Linda acts warmly to the director as she is reacquainted with him. She tries to convince him that it is the same Linda from years ago. He is disgusted with her appearance and acts as if he has never known her. The spectators laughed at the humiliating joke.

Chapter 11
1. John is mysterious and unknown because he was born on a reservation. Linda is a mother mother who has grown fat, and ugly over the years.
2. Bernard finds himself of an importance that he was never experienced before. It is because he has connections with the Savage that he is suddenly so popular. He uses John's popularity to get girls and to make his fellow alpha plus' jealous. Helmholtz shows no interest and Bernard is insulted and doesn't want to be friends with him anymore.
3.In a soma holiday. She takes as much as 20 grams a day and is thought to only live another 2 months.
4.With new-found confidence that he never used to have before he met the Savage. He owes all of his unknown fame to John.
5. He is angry that Bernard is trying to lecture him, but then his emotion changes to mirth, because he realizes how clueless and idiotic Bernard really is, and decides to teach him a lesson.
6. John is disgusted with the ways of the World State and ends up "violently retching" because he finds this lifestyle so nauseating. 
7. John learns the different culture and think it's funny.
8. Children come to see a death as part of their conditioning to accept death as nonchalantly as if they were going to a feely.
9. Lenina thinks John is very attractive and senses he is uncomfrotable around her, but she catches him watching her sometimes too.
10. He thinks the film is horrible and ignoble because of the violence and inhuman-ness.

Chapter 12
1. John was feeling used because Bernard was using John's fame to attract envy from his peers and to make himself feel special. This means that Bernard is made to look like a fool when he has to tell everyone that the Savage will not appear. 
2. She had a strange feeling of "anxious exultation". Like she was anticipating her next encounter with him. She feels this way because she may have real feelings for him. She felt lifeless when she found out that she wouldn't see him.
3. John feels like he has requited love for Lenina, but she isn't capable of love in return. He reads Romeo & Juliet because he feels the same way as Romeo does for Juliet.
4.I dont think John has made such an impact on her that she has a different mindset, but atleast she has began to stop and take notice of the natural things in the world like the moon.
5. He reads and decides if the papers get published or not. He doesn't want it to be published because he doesn't want the people to think because he wants them to be happy.
6. Bernard is not popular anymore. John and Helmholtz don't like Bernard anymore.
7. Helmholtz gets in trouble because he shares with his students hypnopedia. It is dangerous because now the students now know the secrets of hypnoapedia. He did it because he wanted to see the students reactions!
8. Helmholtz thinks Shakespeare was ok until he read Romeo and Juliet, he thought it was silly.
9. Helmholtz thinks emotion needs to present in writing.

Chapter 13
1. Lenina acts crazy upon her emotions. Lenina wants to make love to John but John is running away.
2. Lenina really likes John and seduces him.
3. John likes Lenina and wants to get to know her more. John wants to kill a lion and marry her.
4. John tries to run away from Lenina. John responds this way because he respects her too much to just go have sex with her. John wants to be in a serious relationship with her.

Chapter 14
1. The hospital for the dying is pretty pleasant because they've been taught that dying isn't that quite scary.
2.
3. She never really took great care of herself and she drank too much.
4. He was in denial and he went back to those memories of when Linda sang to him.
5. The Delta children are at the hospital because they were conditioning them to like death. He thinks it's dumb and sad.
6. Death isn't terrible because they were conditioned since they were young that it wasn't. For an individual it means that when that time comes for them to perish they won't fear it and will accept it happily.

Chapter 15
1. Recurs means that john liked the brave new world before, but now he found it out he thought it was grouse.
2. John interferes with the soma distribution because he thinks it is poison. John says it is poison because you are not free when you use soma.
3. You are a slave if you use soma and free if you don't. You lose your manhood if you become a slave to Soma and there is no liberty where there are slaves.
4. He thinks they are slaves. 
5. Bernard and Helmholtz show how opposite of the spectrum is from John.
6. The soma was replaced and people were very emotional. To be happy and good means to be together and enjoying each others companies without being under the influence of some sort.

Chapter 16

1. Bernard is starting to realize how terrible the world he lives in is. He acts this way because there is evidence all around him of how terrible his world is.
2. John doesn't like civilization because it makes people not think for themselves.
3. Old and beautiful things are forbidden because they are different from high art and happiness.
4. Tragedies can't be written now because they make people sad. Death is necessary for tragedy.
5. Art in the new world includes happiness. It can't mean sadness. Helmholtz decides what can be published and what can't.
6. Mond says that liberty, happiness, and stability are all needed for a society.
7. Mond explains the caste system by saying that we all need different levels of people for a society. I sort of agree with this because some people help other people grow but no one should be looked down on.
8. There would be no one to do the dirty work.
9. Science must be constrained because it will keep advancing and people will keep advancing and could become dangerous. I agree.
10. Mond chooses to serve other people's happiness because he loves people. He really is just in it for himself.
11. Helmholtz does not want to go on an island.

Chapter 17
1. Mond talks with John alone to share his opinion of religion.
2. Their religion discussion is very personal. John argues that religion gives hope to civilization. Mond says that religion is dangerous because you lose your youth.
3. Mond believes that the role of God is very high and mighty and just restricts people. It is related to the self because the self has no control over what it does or no identity.
4. Solitude is important to help determine your spirituality.
5. John argues that men have been degraded because he uses a different set of standards than Mond. From happy and hardworking to a low life.
6. Self-denial is not something you can help yourself with you need a stronger power to help you, chasity is your personal choice, and nobility and heroism come from people's perspectives of you. John would partially agree with me and Mond would think I'm nuts.
7. Soma is basically their god.
8. It means to work hard for your riches and if you oppose them you don't work hard for them.
9. John is saying that you can't buy civilization.
10. John says yes to comfort, God, poetry, real danger, freedom, goodness, sin, and ultimately unhappiness

Chapter 18
1. John mixes mustard and warm water to throw up.
2. He goes to an island and stays in an abandoned lighthouse to be self sufficient and punish himself for his sins to be forgiven by god.
3. What he is doing is not very healthy but the society he was living in didn't make his standards.
4. John flogs himself because he is punishing himself for thinking selfishly.
5. He thinks about sexual thought of Lenina which causes him to get very upset with himself.
6. What makes the film so popular back in London?
7. Lenina wants to talk to John but John thinks she is trying to seduce him.
8. The crowd cheers as John flagellates in front of them and he whips Lenina
9. John hangs himself because he believes there is no other way out of the torture he has already been through.

Brave New World Notes

Chapter 1
-London environment, skyscrapers, and big mottos all set the tone
-shield: symbol of protection
-ironic how lifeless a Fertilizing Room can be
-"For particulars, as everyone knows, make for virtue and happiness; generalities are intellectually necessary evils."
-they don't question authority

MY MODERNIST

I have selected Mark Twain because I have enjoyed every single story I have read by him. He is by far my favorite writer and my two favorite books are by him.

Notes 3/26

John F Kennedy Notes
President John F Kennedy is dressed formally for a ceremony that is taking place in which people stood to welcome him. The way he speaks to the audience makes you intrigued to listen to what he has to say. He shows confidence letting the crowd know that they can trust he and let him be the center of attention. It gives him a sort of authority. In parts of his speech he uses his hands as he is talking; this suggests that he is passionate about what he is talking about and to emphasize what he is saying. He also acknowledges  all sides of the crowd by turning to look at them directly. "We choose to do these things not because they are easy but because they are hard." Kennedy addresses the nations problems and tells the public the ways in which he wants to resolve them. He speaks generously of the schools and the city. He introduces the topic of space and traveling to the moon. He mentions his ideas for the economy and ways to better it. "For the eyes of the world are now looking to space."

Examples:
Ethos- Confident, well dressed, presentable
Pathos- talks more about what he is excited for, uses his hands as he talks, turns to all sides of the audience
Logos- "We choose to do these things not because they are easy but because they are hard.", states facts, talks about the nations accomplishments

Ethos, pathos and logos

Ethos: (Credibility or Ethical appeal) the character or identity of a person -convincing by the character of the author

Pathos: (Emotional) shows the passion in which people speak -persuading by appealing to the readers emotions

Logos: (Logical) how well supported is the persons argument -persuading by the use of reasoning deductive/inductive reasoning

Favorite 5 Fallacies

1. Straw man: This is the fallacy of refuting a caricatured or extreme version of somebody's argument, rather than the actual argument they've made.

 2. Argumentum ad populum: (argument or appeal to the public) This is the fallacy of trying to prove something by showing that the public agrees with you.

 

3.Argumentum ad numerum: (argument or appeal to numbers) This fallacy is the attempt to prove something by showing how many people think that it's true.

4.Argumentum ad logicam: (argument to logic) This is the fallacy of assuming that something is false simply because a proof or argument that someone has offered for it is invalid; this reasoning is fallacious because there may be another proof or argument that successfully supports the proposition. 

5. Argumentum ad hominem: (argument directed at the person) This is the error of attacking the character or motives of a person who has stated an idea, rather than the idea itself. 

10 Topics Worth Debating

-Feminism

-Abortion

-Sexuality

-Racism

-Police Brutality

-Child Discipline

-Technology (+/-)

-Assisted Suicide

-Mental Illness [stigma]

-Cannabis

Arguing

-An argument is a search for the truth

-Coming to an understanding

-TRUTH: something objectively verifiable in the world
(has to be proved)

-Adversial Model: when arguers are in a conflict (always a winner or a loser)

-interests are the reasons for wanting what we want

If you think of it before you act, it is a reason. If you think of it afterwards it is an excuse. -Dr Preston

Motivation Notes

-Motivation: theoretical construct used to explain behavior

-It's what we do to show how we feel

-"We seek pleasure and we avoid pain."

-All of us are good at something, but most of us dont know what it is.

-exrinsic motivation: comes from an outside source (applause, trophey, congradulations)

-intrinsic motivation: comes from an inside source by making you feel like you've accomplised something

Journal 2/26/15

      Journal Topic: What do you love enough to try, fail, and try again?

      Drawing! I love to draw. And when I draw something and it doesn't turn out the way I want it to, I keep drawing until I improve. The more I draw the better I get. I'm no Van Gogh, but if I tried really hard and kept working at it until I thought it was perfect, I think I would have a chance in the real world. Everyone is good at something, you just have to figure out what it is. You might love that you're good at your talent or you may just brush it off and ignore it because it's just not something you're interested in. That doesn't usually happen too often, most people enjoy their talents, but every now and then it could.

What I learned today..

      Not many people did good on their exam. I also learned that we will be learning more about being individual when it comets to working and that grades aren't based off of everyone else.

Study Guide: The Catcher in the Rye

Chapter 1
1.What does Holden mean when he says that his brother D.B. is out in Hollywood "being a prostitute"?
     -He believes his brother is using his talent uselessly and basically selling himself out.
2. Where is Holden as the story begins?
     -His school, Pencey Prep.
3. Where and what is Pencey Prep?
     -Pencey Prep is an exclusive private school.
4. How did Holden let the fencing team down?
     -He forgot the gear on the subway, so they couldn't compete.
5. Why was Holden being kicked out of Pencey Prep?
     -He was failing every subject except English.
6. What kind of health does Holden appear to be in? 
     -He does not have good health because he is a heavy smoker.

Chapter 2  1. Who is Mr. Spencer and why does Holden visit him?
      -Mr. Spencer is Holden's old teacher who he visits because he is recovering from a grippe and won't ever see again after winter break. Also, Mr. Spencer was the only teacher who actually believed that Holden could succeed. 2. What did Spencer do that particularly annoyed Holden?
     -Spencer was lecturing Holden, he was also reading an essay that he claimed to be garbage. 3. What does Holden give us as the reason for "leaving" Elkton Hills?
     -He disliked all the 'phonies.'

Chapter 3 1. What does Holden mean, "I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot"? Give examples of what he reads.
     -Holden means that even though his grammar and reading skills aren't very good, he still reads a lot of books. He reads advanced classics like Ring Laudner. 2. Who is Ackley? Describe him.
     -Ackley is a student who lives in the room next to Holden's. He has awful personal hygiene and a terrible personality. 3. What does Ackley do that annoys Holden?
     -Always comes in uninvited, never sits down, and clips his fingernails on the carpet.

Chapter 4 1. Who is Stradlater? Why does Holden refer to him as a "secret slob"? What does he look like?
     -Stradlater is Holden's roommate. He always looks alright but is a slob in the way he gets clean, like how his razor was extremely rusty. He has a good amount of facial hair and is very handsome. 2. What point does Holden try to make about people when he talks about Stradlater and the "commas" and Ackley's description of the basketball player?
     -He is trying to say that people base why others are better at something than they are on technical things, like the basketball players build, instead of actual talent/skill. 3. Why did it make Holden nervous that Stradlater was going out with Jane Gallagher?
     -He was worried he wouldn't treat her right. 

 Chapter 5 1. Who is Allie, and why is his baseball mitt so special to Holden?
     -Allie is Holden's brother who passed away. He likes to keep his mitt as a memory. 2. Why did Holden's parents want to have him psychoanalyzed?
     -The night Allie died, Holden was very devastated and broke all the windows in the garage with his fists.

Chapter 6  1. What do Holden and Stradlater fight over?
     -Stradlater came home from his date with Jane after her curfew and wouldn't tell Holden details about it, and Stradlater is not pleased with the essay that Holden wrote. 2. Holden says that he is a "pacifist". What is that, and is he?
    -A pacifist is someone who tries to avoid violence. In his head, Holden thinks that he is a pacifist, but he still can be cruel and pick fights.

Chapter 7 1. Why does Holden suddenly decide to visit Ackley's room?
     -He doesn't feel comfortable in his room after the fight.  2. Where does Holden then decide to go?
     -He goes to New York 3. What is his final good-bye to Pencey Prep?
     -He yells, "Sleep tight, you morons," very loudly. 4. Why do you think Holden was crying as he left?
     -Although he hated the place, he was leaving his life.

Chapter 8  1. What does Holden mean when he says, "Mothers are all slightly insane"?
     -Mothers care about their child more than anything and will do anything for them. 2. What are some of the lies Holden tells Mrs. Morrow? Do you think he's as sorry for them as he stated?
     -He tells Mrs. Morrow that her son was popular, shy, and almost class president, which is the opposite of his actual personality. I think he was sorry for the lies because she acted very kind towards him.

Chapter 9 1. Holden calls other people phony. In what way is he one?
     -Holden lied to the mother on the train, and when he wanted to get with the girl in the middle of the night. when he creates a life for himself that is not realistic, he is making himself just as phony as the people he complains about.

Chapter 10  1. Who is Phoebe, and what is Holden's opinion of her?
     -His younger sister, who he admires. She reminds him of Allie. 2. What evidence is there that shows us that Holden probably doesn't look as old as he says he looks?
     -The waiter asked if he was under 21.

Chapter 11 1. What was the past relationship like between Holden and Jane?
     -They dated and cared about each other's feelings.

Chapter 12 1. What do Holden and the cab driver talk about?
     -About where ducks go when their lakes freeze. 2. Why does Holden leave Ernie's?
    -Because he sees Lillian, an ex-girlfriend of D.B.'s whom everyone hates. She invites him to sit with her and her date, so he makes up an excuse to leave. Also, he thinks that Ernie is a "phony"

Chapter 13 1. Previously Holden stated he was a "pacifist". Does his description of how he would deal with the "glove thief" support this, or is he just "yellow"?
   -I don't think that his story supports him being a pacifist, because although he said he would be too scared to actually punch someone he said that he would still want to do it

Chapter 14 1. Does Holden have any guilt feelings about Allie? Do you feel this is abnormal in any way, or normal?
   -I think that he has normal guilt feelings for Allie because he was much more accomplished and successful than Holden ever was, so he wonders why Allie passed away and not him 2. What made Holden cry?
     -Holden cries after Sunny and Maurice steal $5 from his wallet because it wasn't fair 3. What evidence shows us that Holden might have made a good actor?
       -Holden imagines a descriptive scene where Maurice shoots him in the guts and he walks all over the hotel

Chapter 15 1. What is the point that Holden tries to make about people when he elaborates about the suitcases of the nuns and of his former roommate?
    - He talks about prejudices in people.
 2. How does Holden treat the nuns?
      -He treats them kindly and respectfully. 3. Why does Holden think it spoils a conversation if someone asks what religion he is?
     -Holden is obsessed with the idea of authenticity, and he seems to feel that when people find out what religion a person belongs to, it makes them look at that person in a certain way.

Chapter 16 
 1.Who does Holden make a date with? Why does he call her up if he thinks she's a phony?
     -He dates with Sally Hayes because he is lonely. 2. How does Holden treat little kids? Give an example.
     -He is protective and kind to them. He buys his little sister a record. 3. Does Holden know his way around the city? What does this tell us about him?
     -Yes, and that hes lived or been there before.

 Chapter 17 1.How do Holden's feelings for women compare to his feelings for men?
     -Holden likes women but feels they'll end up with bad men. Holden dislikes men. 2.How does Holden feel about actors?  How does he feel about The Lunts?
     -He feels that they are phonies. And that the Lunts are too good.   3.What is Holden's point about the difference between men owning a car and men owning a horse?
     -He thinks cars are just to show off. 4. How does Holden describe a boy's school to Sally?
     -As horrible and phony. 5.Why does Holden want to take off with Sally now instead of after college?  What’s the difference in his eyes?
      -He wants to escape and not deal with his feelings.  

Chapter 18 1.What is Holden's opinion of the Christmas show at Radio City?
     -He believes its lame and phony. 2.Why did Holden think the woman who cried through the movie was a phony?
     -She wouldn't stop crying even if it wasn't sad.

Chapter 19 1.Why did Holden get mad at Luce for calling his (Luce's) old girlfriend the "Whore of New Hampshire"?
     He missed her. 2.Who was Luce to Holden?
     His advisor and Whooton School.

Chapter 20 1.How does Holden "act" again in this chapter? 2.What happens to Holden at the Wicker Bar?
      -He pretended he got shot. 3.What happens to Phoebe's record?
     -He drops it and it shatters.  4.Where does Holden go right after he leaves the bar?
     -He goes to central park and tries to find ducks 5.What information does Holden finally tell us about Allie's funeral?
      -All his family went but he didnt go himself. 6.What does Holden say about Allie that contradicts all his other statements about being an atheist?
     -He believes he's in heaven. 7.After he leaves the park, where does Holden go?
      -He goes home.

Chapter 21 1.What does Holden find so intriguing about Phoebe's note- book?
      -She changed her middle name.

Chapter 22 1.Why did it depress Holden when an "old guy" told him that his days at Pencey were the happiest days of his life?
      -He realized Pencey was the happiest place he has been to. 2.What does it tell us about Holden when Phoebe states, "You don't like anything that's happening"?
      -He's really depressed. 3.Why does Holden think about James Castle when Phoebe asks him to name one thing that he likes a lot?  Why does he deny really knowing James? What does it tell us about Holden when he says, "Just because somebody's dead, you don't just stop liking them, for God's sake---especially if they were a thousand times nicer than the people you know that’re alive and all"?
       -He thinks about James because he is thinking about the cruelty in the world making him go crazy. It is a perfect example of how cruel people bully the weak people. It shows Holden's inability to concentrate and proves Phoebe's point that he doesn't really like anything. He likes that James isn't phony and won't back down when he is being bullied. He and James never talked and weren't really friends, but James borrowed Holden's sweater once (the sweater he killed himself in). He is still hung up on Allie's death and doesn't want to forget about him. He feels really alone and Allie was one of the only people he actually liked
 4. What does Holden tell Phoebe he'd like to be?
     -A catcher in the rye

Chapter 23 1.Who is Mr. Antolini?
      -Holden's favorite teacher. 2.How does Phoebe cover for Holden when their parents come home?
     -She told her parents she was smoking to cover for Holden smoking. 3.In talking with her parents how does Phoebe "sound" like Holden?
      -She lies and says lousy a lot. Acts more mature 4.What does Phoebe do that makes Holden cry?
     -She gives him her Christmas money.   5.What does Holden give to Phoebe?
     -His red hunting hat and the broken pieces of the record.

Chapter 24 part1 1.Why did Holden fail his speech class?
      -He did not attend class. 2.How does Holden feel physically while he talks to Mr. Antolini?
      -Ill. 3. What does Holden say about him hating people, such as Ackley and Stradlater?
      -He does not always hate them, just when they do certain things. 4.What does Antolini's quote mean, "The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one"?
      -It means that all the immature man wants is glory and recognition from his peers, while the mature one is self-content with himself, confident in himself. 5.How does Antolini upset and scare Holden?
     -He was stroking Holden's head. 

Chapter 24 part2 1.Later, after he has had time to think about it, what does Holden think about Antolini?
       -He started to question himself. 2.Why does the article on hormones upset Holden?
      -He realized he had the bad hormones. 3.What strange feeling does Holden start to have when he steps off of curbs?
      -He feels like he won't make it to the other side and will disappear. 4.Why does he keep repeating, "Allie, don't let me disappear"?
      -He is delirious and wants Allie to keep him safe. 5.What does Holden decide he must do next?  Where does he first go?
     -He's going to have lunch with Pheobe.   6. With all the bad language that Holden uses, why was he so upset that curse words were written on a school wall?
     -He sad about the negativity. Theyre going to live in a phony world. 7.How does Holden treat the two small boys in the museum?
     -He is very kind to them. 8.Why is it so important to Holden that Phoebe not be mad at him?  Relate this to his past, and Allie.
     -He didn't want her to be bad and him and then die, like Allie. 9.What does Holden mean when he states, "The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything.  If they fall off, they fall off, but it's bad if you say anything to them"?
    -What Holden means by this is you have to let kids be kids. In the past, Holden tends to have a protective nature, evident throughout the novel when he is extremely friendly and caring to little kids. He has previously stated that he wants to be a catcher in the rye, protecting little kids from harm. In this instance, he now realizes that it is a futile job.  10.What is the carousel symbolic of?
      -Childhood, how Holden doesn't want to grow up but life goes on and on.  
Chapter 25 1.At the conclusion, where is Holden?
      -Just finished telling his story to a psychoanalyst. 2.What was the past relationship like between Holden and Jane?
     -They cared about each other greatly.

Chapter 26 1.What does Holden mean when he says, “Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.”?
       -Do not get too close to anyone, they will disappoint you.

What we did today.

      Today in class me, Skyler, and Mikayla reviewed The Catcher in the Rye and studied for the test.I looked over the book and asked others a few questions and helped a few people that didn't read. What I learned today was that when you talk to other people about the book and listen to their ideas it gives you more of a variety or more imagination, in other words.

I'm Here!

Comin thro' the Rye

By Robert Burns

O, Jenny's a' weet, poor body,

Jenny's seldom dry:

She draigl't a' her petticoatie,

Comin thro' the rye!

Comin thro' the rye, poor body,

Comin thro' the rye,

She draigl't a' her petticoatie,

Comin thro' the rye!

Gin a body meet a body

Comin thro' the rye,

Gin a body kiss a body,

Need a body cry?

Gin a body meet a body

Comin thro' the glen,

Gin a body kiss a body,

Need the warl' ken?

Gin a body meet a body

Comin thro' the grain;

Gin a body kiss a body,

The thing's a body's ain.

Chapter 7 Project

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Chapter 8 Notes

-Holden starts walking to the train station because its too late for a cab

-he talks about how he likes riding in trains, especially at night

-woman sits right next to him on the train when every other seat is empty and starts talking to him about school

-she tells him her son goes to the same school as him but hes not very fond of her son

conscientious: (of a person) wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly.

-Holden's got a soft spot for women

-he and Ernies mother talked a lot about Ernie and holden thought itd be funny to lie to her

matinee: a performance in a theater or a showing of a movie that takes place in the daytime.

-Holden lies to her and tells her he has a tumor and that hes having an operation

-she gets off the train and invites holden to visit ernie over summer

Ch. 7 Notes

lavish: sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.

-Holden goes into Ackleys room and wont tell him why he got into a fight
-He lays on Elys bed and keeps Ackley up
-Ackley falls asleep and Holden gets a depressed feeling after he starts thinking about the time he double-dated with Stradlater
-Holden wakes Ackley up because he feels lonely
-Ackley gets upset and goes back to bed
-Holden decides hes going to leave Pencey and go to New York for a few days
-He packs his things and before he leaves he shouts "Sleep tight, ya morons." waking up the whole floor

Ch. 6 Notes

 linoleum: a material consisting of a canvas backing thickly coated with a preparation of linseed oil and powdered cork, used especially as a floor covering.

-Stradlater is on his way back from his date with Jane
-Stradlater gets mad about the composition Holden wrote for him so Holden rips it up and throws it away
-Holden smokes and breaks tge rule just to irritate Stradlater
-Holden finally shows some emotion (shown by the shakiness of his voice)
-Holden says he is nervous to talk to Stradlater about his date
-Holden asks what happened on the date and he says that they just sat in the car but that's all he would tell Holden
-Holden gets upset and calls him a moron and the get in a fight
-Holden's nose is bleeding so Stradlater tells him to go wash it off
-Holden decides to go into Ackley's room to see if the noise woke him up

Ch. 5 Summary

      Every Saturday night the students at Pencey would eat steak. Parents would visit on Sundays so, whenever their parents ask what they had for dinner they would say steak. Even though the steak wasn't cooked well, it made it seem as if they were being taken care of. After eating the students would go outside into the snow and mess around. Holden admires the snow and says it looks pretty. Once they were done horsing around Holden and his "friend" Mal decided to go catch a movie or get some food because they didn't have dates. Holden invited Ackley along and they ended up playing pinball and eating hamburgers. When they get back to Pencey, Ackley won't leave so Holden said he had to write Stradlaters composition. Ackley leaves eventually and Holden starts writing about his late little brother, Allie's, left handed baseball mitt. He explains how there is poems written on the fingers of the mitt in green ink. As soon as he finished he went to look out the window.

Ch. 4 Notes

-authors tone made me get irritated, upset and frustrated along with the character
-Stradlater is describe as a secret slob
-Holden finds flaws in everyone "if you knew him like i did"
-Holden compares Stradlater to Ackley
-Holden thinks there's a problem with stereotypes and how being born a certain was doesn't "give them an advantage"
-talked about sense of moral right in class
-Holden is easily offended
-it shows indirectly that Holden likes Jane

Preparing for Masterpiece Interview

Questions about my big question:
1.What do i need?
-time/scheduling
-opportunity
-materials
-people

2.What do i want?
-what matters to me
-want it to count

Highlights

compulsory: required by law or a rule; obligatory.

-questioned why Holden visits old Spencer when it seems like Spencer gets on his nerves; why does he care about his health
-Holden brags about being a good liar and yet he claims he hates phonies
-he tends to ramble on about random things; off topic? or foreshadowing?
-talks about where he lives at the school and how its named after Ossenburger
-he seems to like reading
-Ackley can't take a hint that he is not wanted in Holden's room
-Stradlater comes in and Ackley leaves

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David Copperfield

 The Catcher In the Rye
Characteristics of Holden:
-he is very straight forward
-blunt
-enjoys his alone time
-seems social but isn't very into other people
-he is very judgmental
-he is insecure in some ways
-never commits to anything
-very opinionated

Summary of Ch. 1 and 2:
-the people at Holdens old school are all rich snobs that are crooks
-Holden brings up the fact that his brother is a Hollywood writer and that his has a nice car
-the setting of the story so far is very cold
-main character doesn't like weakness or any sort of help from others
-author uses nodding of the head to show confusion
-Holden doesn't like phonies and yet he is a phony himself in some ways
-he thinks completely different from what he says
-author uses big words to show that a character is showing off his rank

The Catcher in the Rye: First Impressions

      When I first started reading I thought Holden was very straight forward. He explained how he got kicked out of this very high end all-boys school. He used to be the schools fencing manager but got axed because he was failing too may classes. He seems like an average boy, and he makes it seem like he enjoys having alone time. He isn't held on a leash like some kids are and he is free in a sense. Holden talked about how he interacts with people and how he doesn't like it when people are fake. He also mentions his family. His two parents are very kept to themselves and don't like when people share information about them. We also learn that Holden's older brother, D.B. the writer, lives in Hollywood and has a lot of "dough". Holden doesn't seem to like where he lives. I have no idea whats going to happen next, and I cannot wait to find out.

Music As Literature

Music: vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.

Literature: written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.

      Music is a way to express yourself.  It can relax you and take your mind off of things. So, what is the difference between music and literature? Literature can be enjoyed, but once you put it into musical form it becomes a masterpiece. Music is for everyone, there is so many different genres to choose from so no matter who you are there is always something for you. Music is like a poem, it could rhyme but it doesn't have to.Music can be used for so many things like even changing your emotions.

Whats the difference?
Novel: a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.
Poem: a piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, and stanzaic structure.
Rap: a type of popular music of US black origin in which words are recited rapidly and rhythmically over a prerecorded, typically electronic instrumental backing.
Song: a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung.
Opera: a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.
Symphony: an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra, typically in four movements, at least one of which is traditionally in sonata form.

Conversation 1

     I had my first conversation with Rachel Sudik and we talked about our big questions. She told me that when she travels she wants to travel everywhere, not just one specific place. I talked to her about how I might want to travel to Florida to check out the Disney resorts. She brought up how she was thinking about being a travel agent or maybe a flight attendant. Its crazy how a lot of things connect to other things, even if its only in a small way.

Rachel Sudik's Blog: http://rachelsudikrhsenglishlitcomp.blogspot.com/

Next Steps

        I decided that for my next step I would learn about my favorite thing in the world, Disney. Disney was named after Walter "Walt" Disney, a man that believed in dreams. Everyone knows Disney so the only way I would know how to describe is by saying "Imagination". Ever since I was young I would watch and sing along to Disney classics and I have been interested ever since. Disney has inspired me to go after my dreams because; "All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them." -Walt Disney. I feel that once I learn more about this topic I will love it more than I do now. Disney is what truly makes me happy and I don't ever want that to change. With this topic I will have to learn history, charting, computer skills, art, and animation. This will be challenging but I am willing to do whatever it takes to make my dream a reality. I have already started to learn about Disney. I've learned more every year since I was a child. I have started watching Disney movies constantly and I will be going to Disneyland as often as I can to learn more about it. I have started drawing Disney characters and I will be posting pictures of them to my new blog. I plan on going online to learn more about this subject and I am planning on trying to get to talk to workers for Disney. So far I have one person that I have gotten information from on this subject. When I go to Disneyland I plan on being as involved as possible to see how people like there jobs there and what it is they do. I am planning on making a new blog for contributing to my love and interest for Disney There will be a link on my course blog soon.

"If you can dream it, you can do it." ~ Walt Disney

Final review

Key elements~

Tone: how the author wants us to make us feel; authors attitude
Mood: how we feel when we read a text; how the author feels
Diction: words the author uses
Syntax: how words are used; the way the author puts the words together 
Allusion: (close to foreshadowing but a hint a author gives you) a reference to something that the author thinks we should know
Theme: the message the author is trying to give; the main concept of the story; central message
Universal Theme: when a theme is relatable by a wide range of readers
Symbols: symbol that stands for something to the world , also a symbol refers to a referent
Symbolism: the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
Foreshadowing: author gives us a hint for what's going to happen later in the story

Para-verbal: the quality of voice but not the content

Nonverbal: not involving or using words or speech

Diction: style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words

Mono-myth: a basic pattern that its proponents argue is found in many narratives from around the world



Parts of a Plot~
Exposition: the introduction of the setting, characters and problem
Inciting Incident: the event or decision that begins a story's problem
Rising Action: the part of the story that builds suspense as the problem gets worse
Climax: the high point of the suspense or turning point in the story
Falling Action: events after the climax that lead to an ending
Resolution/Denouement:  the final outcome of the story

Characters~
Indirect: the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.
Direct: the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed by the use of descriptive adjectives, phrases, or epithets
Dynamic: a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude
Static: a literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop
Flat: an easily recognized character type in fiction who may not be fully delineated but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose of the author.
Round: a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author

"Immigrants in Our Own Land" Response

      My relationship with my school isn't what you'd call your typical "match made in heaven". Now don't get me wrong, I have no problems with this school, but I don't have any connections with it either. I usually just come to school, do my work, then leave. I socialize with a few of my friends but other than that my days at school are pretty basic and boring. Every now and then I will have a bit more of an exciting day which, compared to my normal days, isn't much of an improvement. Now, when there were fights and lock downs, that was a very unordinary experience. I was surprised with the students, and I honestly was a bit scared and most people were. Once everything got back to the usual, we all went back to our routines. I wouldn't say that I hate my school, it's truly not bad at all. But every once in a while something will happen that makes you question your idea of things.

      I am a proud native. I'll tell anyone, I love my background. I mean yes, sometimes we do something stupid, but that only means we are human. Everyone makes mistakes, and everyone has their golden moments. No one should be ashamed of their roots. You are you, embrace it.

Lit. Analysis #2

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury


      Fahrenheit was a class assignment. Before I read the story many people told me that they did not like this story, so I didn't expect much. After I read it I was most definitely surprised to find that I enjoyed this story very much. When I first started reading I was a little confused about what was happening. Even though the author made it very clear, I wasn't sure why everything was happening. This made me think about it, then i just realized that, that is what every book is like. I enjoyed that the inciting incident happened towards the beginning of the story, which meant that I knew it would get interesting right away. My reading habits for this story were different than usual for me. When I started reading I didn't get lost in the book, but yet I still enjoyed every word. I read this story piece by piece; this kept the story interesting with a lot of cliff-hangers for me to go back to.

      The plot of this story was a bit all over the place. It starts with the main character, Guy Montag, just living his life as normal, and a young girl changes everything for him. He goes on an adventurous journey to seek what the meaning of books are. There are many obstacles for him, but in the end he comes out on top. The theme of this novel was hope and self determination. The authors tone in my opinion would be slightly poetic and dramatic with a hint of bitterness. "There must have been a billion leaves on the land; he waded in them, a dry river smelling of hot cloves and warm dust. And other smells! There was a smell like a cut potato from all the land, raw and cold and white from having the moon on it most of the night. There was a smell like pickles from a bottle and a smell like parsley on the table at home. There was a faint yellow odor like mustard from a jar. There was a smell like carnations from the yard next door. he put down his hand and felt a weed rise up like a child brushing him. His fingers smelled of licorice.", Bradbury writes. He uses great diction to not only make you feel as if you are there but to make you relate. In the excerpt I used you can see similes, imagery, synesthesia, diction, tone, and syntax.

       An example of indirect characterization is when Ray Bradbury uses the characters actions, "Montag grinned the fierce grin of all men singed and driven back by flame." to show what the character is like. By Montags action you can see that he is enjoying what he is doing. The author's syntax and diction changes when he focuses on a character. Such as, if a character was getting overwhelmed, the author made the sentences shorter. Montag is a dynamic character because he makes a dramatic change to his character throughout the story. After reading this story I don't think that I felt like I met Montag in person, in my opinion he was just another heroic character in a story.

Favorite quote from book:
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Book Quote #2

"She laughed at this. 'Good night!' She started up her walk. Then she seemed to remember something and came back to look at him with wonder and curiosity. 'Are you happy?' she said." ~Fahrenheit 451

Lit. Analysis #1

 Life of Pi by Yann Martel

1. What drew you to this book?  What did you expect and/or hope to experience through reading it?
-I saw the movie and found out it was based on a story.
2. What kept you reading past the first ten pages?
-It was strange and I thought wouldn't like it, but i continued.
3. Describe your reading habits.
-Once I picked up this book it was hard for me to put it down.

1. Briefly summarize the plot of the novel you read, and explain how the narrative fulfills the author's purpose (based on your well-informed interpretation of same).
-A boy named Pi gets in a shipwreck. He is the only survivor, along with a few zoo animals that were on the ship with him. This author shows how much one thinks while they are stranded. It shows how much hope can save your life.
2. Succinctly describe the theme of the novel. Avoid cliches.
-The theme of this story is that imagination can make a horrible and tragic story into a masterpiece.
3. Describe the author's tone. Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
-The authors diction makes you feel so many different emotions in this story. Such as the part of the story when there is a storm. The author uses various types of description words to make it feel as if you're almost in the story. Or another time when Pi is trapped on the boat with the tiger and you can hear all of his thoughts showing how scared he is. Lastly, the author when into great detail describing how Pi felt on his long journey.
4. Describe a minimum of ten literary elements/techniques you observed that strengthened your understanding of the author's purpose, the text's theme and/or your sense of the tone. For each, please include textual support to help illustrate the point for your readers. (Please include edition and page numbers for easy reference.)
-Symbolism: the tiger represented Pi
Imagery: the author uses imagery when Pi arrives to the island
Setting: took place at sea
Conflict: being lost at sea with a tiger
Inciting incident: when the storm came and the ship sank
Flashback: Pi had many flashbacks while he was at sea
Mood: the mood stayed the same throughout the story and only changed once or twice

1. Describe two examples of direct characterization and two examples of indirect characterization. Why does the author use both approaches, and to what end (i.e., what is your lasting impression of the character as a result)?
-Pi is identified as small and skinny (direct), others talk about Pi's intelligence (indirect), Pi shows his integrity through his actions(indirect), and the author tells us that he is very religious(direct). The author does this to show off all of Pi's different traits but shows us in different ways to keep us interested. My impression of the character is that he is brave and courageous.
2. Does the author's syntax and/or diction change when s/he focuses on character? How? Example(s)?
-I didn't notice if it did or not.
3. Is the protagonist static or dynamic? Flat or round? Explain.
In the beginning of the story I believe that Pi is dynamic and slowly becomes static. He is a round character.
4. After reading the book did you come away feeling like you'd met a person or read a character? Analyze one textual example that illustrates your reaction. 
-I guess I could say that I feel like I met a person.

Favorite quote from the book:
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