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The plot is the main event in various works that is presented  by the creator as a series of events that all relate to each other and lead towards a resolution/conclusion.

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The perspective a medium is being narrated or seen through. There are three groups of point of view: first person, second person and, third person.

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An allusion is when you make a reference to something without directly saying what it is.

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The character is usually a person in a novel or other forms of media. There are different types of character such as: flat, a character with one trait. Round, a complex character who faces internal conflicts. Static, a character that doesn't change and stays the same. Dynamic, a character who sees changes in their personality over time. Protagonist, the main character of the story. Antagonist, the main conflict of the story and, finally the foil. A character who works in contrast to another character, usually the protagonist.

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Symbolism is when symbols are used to signify qualities and ideas with a symbolic meaning.

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The theme refers to an idea, moral or statement that is relevant to the topic. The theme often points to a deeper meaning that can make a statement about government, human nature, etc.

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Satire is the use of irony, humor and exaggeration to criticize and make fun of people's idiocy, often used in the context of politics .

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Dramatic Irony is the kind of irony that takes place in an audience character basis. The audience understand what is happening, but the character doesn't have a grasp on what is happening.

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Though there seem to be a few themes present, I believe the main theme of "Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at Woodstock"  is, "everyone fights their own war." This is made evident when Victor mentions literal wars like WW1 and WW2. However, there are wars like the struggle Victor's father faces through racial prejudice.

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While we watched Sacha Baron Cohen's film, Borat, in the clips we saw he went to a rodeo and spoke to the crowd. We knew he was a comedian, they didn't. As he spoke he criticized and belittled the ideals of most of the people there. Specifically, he satirized the war hungry attitude the crowd had.

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In "The Possibility of Evil", Miss Strangeworth is writing notes to citizens of the town she lives in which spread rumors. When she sends notes, she believes that she is helping people and stopping evil before it can corrupt her town. The irony is that despite her thinking she is doing good,  however, this is incorrect and she is harming the people instead and ruining relationships. We know she is ruining lives, but she doesn't.

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The plot of Harrison Bergeron starts with exposition that introduces us to a dystopian America where everyone is equal. We meet George Bergeron and his wife. The action rises when we learn how everyone is equal and when we learn who the character Harrison Bergeron is; the son of George. Finally, the rising action ends and turns into the climax when Harrison himself comes into the story and attempts to create an uprising against the government. The action begins to fall when Harrison is murdered via a shotgun blast. The stories concludes with George and his wife forgetting what they witnessed.

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The point of view in "Grace Period" was in the second person perspective. In "The Possibility of Evil," it was in the third person omniscient limited perspective. In "Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at Woodstock" there is also a third person omniscient limited point of view. Finally, in "Harrison Bergeron," it is in the third person omniscient, it shows us the thoughts of both George and his wife.

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In A&E's Breaking Bad, we follow Walter White who is a meth kingpin working under the alias of Heisenberg. His brother-in-law is a DEA agent looking for a meth kingpin named Heisenberg. We know who Heisenberg is, the brother-in-law doesn't. The irony is increased when he is finally able to confront Heisenberg/Walter White, he dies.

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Being the most modern of all the stories, "Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at Woodstock" has many allusions. Whether it be to rock icons such as Elvis and, the obvious Jimi Hendrix. Various wars are also mentioned through out story, as well as CNN who covered the most recent of those wars, The Gulf Wars.

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In "Harrison Bergeron," the character George Bergeron is introduced as an intelligent man who, even when being handicapped obeys the law. His entire character may even be a play on how easily we follow rules, even if they're completely stupid. He is an example of a flat and static character, he doesn't change at all.

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Miss Strangeworth's roses are a symbol of her social status in "The Possibility of Evil." Initially seen as highly respected, it slowly degrades with her town status. It comes to the point where her flowers are completely destroyed, acting as a symbol of her destroyed social status.

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The idea of setting someone up for failure is dramatic irony, you know full well that they're going to fail, but they don't. It's like working to learn a new language and then when you think you're at a good level, someone who speaks it fluently tells you that you are in fact at a grade one level. You think you're doing good, but they know you aren't, haha...

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The theme tend to be a moral learned from the story or event. Even songs have a theme. Take a song like "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" by The Smashing Pumpkins on the album Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, in the song the chorus states "despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage." I think this in forces the idea that despite all the rage against any thing, there is nothing society can do but protest.

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What does the music video represent?

The video for "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" was directed by Samuel Bayer, who also directed the iconic masterpiece, A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Although he's directed music videos for many artists, including David Bowie and The Rolling Stones, he says that this Pumpkins video is what he's the most proud of.

The theme of the video (and the song) is oppression. The people working in the mud are meant to give the viewer the idea of a forced labor camp. The images were inspired by the famous photographer, Sebastiao Salgado, who frequently showcases images of various people living in oppression throughout the world.

Notice the uncanny resemblance this Salgado print holds to the music video

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Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with Butterfly Wings

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Bullet with Butterfly Wings Lyrics: The world is a vampire, sent to drain / Secret destroyers hold you up to the flames / And what do I get for my pain? / Betrayed desires and a piece of the game / Even though I know

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In real life, there is a comedian named Bo Burnham who often satirizes the idea of being a comedian, religion and what we as a society perceive as art and comedy. One of his songs is actually about the ladder idea, now please forgive me because there are two instances of profanity in this song.

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You could say the life span of a human (or any animal) is a plot. We start by being born into the world, being exposed to parents, home life and wherever you live. You then grow up and the action begins to rise, whether it be good or bad. Everyone piques at a different point, some earlier than others. This is the climax. You age and the action starts to fall, less and less happens until finally we come to the resolution, death.

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We go through life in the first person perspective, obviously. Many TV shows tend to be in the third person perspective, even if there is a main character, we don't usually see everything through their eyes. We are constantly in the first person. Thanks to our limited point of view, we have different thoughts and beliefs than others.

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On a day to day basis, we constantly allude to famous figures. We usually compare someone to Albert Einstein, when we think they are smart. Though not really relevant anymore, women who are considered beautiful (at least in the western world) are compared to Marilyn Monroe.

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I think the best example of a well written character is Asuka Langley from Neon Genesis Evangelion, she is introduced as a narcissist who seems to only care for herself. However, as the show progresses we slowly learn that she has her own slew of issues, such as a complete depression which fuels her fake narcissism, loneliness which makes her cling to the main character, a need for constant approval and parental figure issues which stem from Asuka's mother forgetting who her own daughter was and, believing a doll to be her daughter instead. She then found her mother post suicide. We learn she has a false send of narcissism because that is the only thing keeping her going. Asuka is an example of a round and dynamic character because, her character progressively changes, while still retaining her false sense of narcissism. She also faces constant internal conflicts and is a foil to the protagonist who lacks self esteem and self worth, whereas Asuka has a high sense of self worth.

(Pictured: Rather than showing her mother hanging, they used the doll instead of a corpse)

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Real life examples of symbolism are the constant brands that are shoved down our throat, which is hypocritical of me to say since I partake in the brands... anyway, an example of symbolism would be two Gs. This would look like: G⅁. It's a clear symbol for the brand Gucci, which is so engraved into the eye of society that it is now a symbol of fame and wealth... or just being a sheep in society.

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I learned how to properly incorporate a theme and find the theme of a story. For instance I could find that the theme of something like Romeo and Juliet is something along the lines of "love hurts."

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I've learned how to use satire in a more story appropriate matter, for instance, I no long get general joking mixed up with satire. Where as with joking its just general humor, satire focuses on a deeper meaning usually at the expense of someone or something else.

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With the plot chart that we learned in class, I can visualize how to write a story, which I like doing. I've improved a skill that I like to use. Before, my stories were a jumbled mess of ideas but, I can sort those ideas into a thought out sequence with a cohesive plot because, I know for a fact my stories have been jumbles for a long time.

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For the longest time, I've been saying I've been using the third person point of view in a literary context. In the last few weeks, I learned that there are different types of third person point of views that are different. Saying "third person" is a broad statement and could mean anything.

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I've just been calling allusions referencing. I've realized that I've been using the wrong word all this time and have now corrected myself.

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I really love character analysis, I love analysis of most things. I enjoy going in-depth over something, especially the psychology behind a character or person. Sociology, psychiatry and all that has interested me for a long time and continues to intrigue me as a stupid hobby. Being able to pick apart the personality and problems.

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Take something as simple as two hedgehogs. Often, psychiatrist and psychologists alike use it as a symbol for human intimacy. Hedgehogs want to get close to each other for warmth, unfortunately, doing so will only hurt them. This is used to show the intimacy of humans by saying we often fear becoming to close to people because we fear they will hurt us or, we will hurt them.

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Situational Irony is the kind of irony where the events that take place are the opposite of what is expected to happen. Like a dead end sign at a graveyard.

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When it comes to situational irony, "Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at Woodstock" has a perfect example. The main character, Victor is saying his dad used to be a hippie who actively protested peace. However, his father was convicted because he broke those ideals and ended up attacking a reserve guard.

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I think a good example of situational irony is world war 2's Nazi Germany, specifically their beliefs. One of their core beliefs is that only the strong will rise above the weak and claim victory. Even with that being a core belief, they still lost the war.

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A good chunk of my humor comes from irony, my personality is just layers upon layers of irony. It's gotten to the point where I don't actually know what I like anymore. Most things I do now, I started doing to be ironic and now its just incorporated into who I am.  I learned what type of irony I tend to use most.