The Rainbow Never Tells Me

The rainbow never tells me
The rainbow never tells me
That gust and storm are by,
Yet is she more convincing Than Philosophy.

My flowers turn from Forums --
Yet eloquent declare What Cato couldn't prove me Except the birds were here.

- Emily Dickinson

When I first read this poem, I didn't really understand it, but after reading it over again and really concentrating, I liked it. The first stanza is my favorite, the second stanza is harder to understand. I think she's saying that there is more to rainbows than what we see.

ALMOST DONE!!

I am pretty excited about this semester ending! It's been...fun, but I am so ready for summer. I wasn't so sure about this class in the beginning. It was better then I expected, but I definitly rather sit in a class than have an online class. A class motivates me more than the computer does. It was definitly a learning experience. I enjoyed some of the books as well and the poems weren't bad at all! I think the blog was the funnest part for me. I liked setting it up and making it look how I wanted it to. My least favorite part was group discussions!

Barn Burning Morals.

Barn Burning was about a man that burnt down someone's barn to get back at him for not fixing the fence after he had warned him and provided that man with all the materials he would have needed to fix the fence. The man's pig got out once again, so Abner burnt down his barn. Was this right? No, people can't go running around burning barns down to prove their point. No one would have a barn left, plus it is also endangering many people. Should the man have repaired his fence? Yes. This whole story and reason for burning the barn down was ridiculous. But, my favorite part was when the little boy had proved that one can learn right from wrong even when growing up with people that make bad life choices.

Winter Dreams

I really liked Dexter in F. Scoot Fitzgerald's novel Winter Dreams. Dexter was a smart boy who always took chances. He didn't have many regrets and he didn't stop to think what if. He trusted himself enough to know that whatever he did, he would be good at it. His only downfall was he fell in love with a girl that isn't one to settle down and stick with one guy.

BARN BURNING!!!

William Faulkner's Barn Burning; in this novel, the young boy, Colonel Sartris was my favorite character. Despite growing up with an immature father that had poor manners, he had a good heart. He wanted to be proud of his father but couldn't be because Abner went around burning barns to prove his point once he didn't get his way. Abner didn't know right from wrong, he was arrogant, but somehow the little boy learned right from wrong and tried to do the right thing. He was brave and strong in my eyes.

Every Day Use

Alicia Walker's Every Day Use was about three women from a family that have gone through a hard time. The novel tells how each of them cope and look at life. This was definitly not one of my favorite novels that I have read. I found it confusing and hard to read. I couldn't pick out a theme.

My least favorite character was Dee. She talked down to Maggie and acted as if she was better then her and Mama. Dee felt that they should get out and make something of themselves. That may be true but she went about it all wrong.

I liked Maggie the most. She was happy and understood life way more than what Dee gave her credit for. In the end, Maggie smiled a real smile. I may be wrong but I think she was smiling because she knew she out smarted Dee.

STELLA!!!!

"STELLA!! STELLLLA!!! I want my baby!"

Stan and his friends got a little drunk and rowdy while playing poker. Stan may have had a drink, but does that give him a right to push around his wife? Should Stella have went back to him everytime?

There is no excuse for violence in the house, Stan should never have pushed her around or anything. Stan needed to work on his anger problems. I can feel for Stella becuase I know how hard it is to leave someone you love, especially when you do no think that it is bad. But, Stella needs to understand that it could get worse overtime.