https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a Choose a Prompt and draft a thesis statement that answers the prompt, incorporating a THEME in your Independent Reading novel. (Choose a THESIS formula and modify it for your purposes.) Add a post with YOUR name and the number of the FRQ prompt (1 or 2) from the IR project sheet. Option 1: Either from your own reading or from the list below, choose a work of fiction which seems intended both “to teach and delight.” Then, in a well-written essay, analyze how the complex pursuit of these dual purposes—instructing and pleasing the reader—contributes to an interpretation of the work as a whole. Option 2: A symbol is an object, action, or event that represents something or that creates a range of associations beyond itself. In literary works a symbol can express an idea, clarify meaning, or enlarge literal meaning. Either from your own reading or from the list below, choose a work of fiction in which a symbol reveals something complex about the characters or themes within the work. Then, in a well-written essay, analyze what complex idea or meaning the symbol reveals and how it contributes to an interpretation of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot. en-us 2021-05-20 15:31:23 UTC 2023-08-05 05:10:40 UTC hello@padlet.com azrielmesa https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1544815096 Although it can be said that Barbara Kingsolver uses metaphors to describe the lessons and teachings in "The Poisonwood Bible", Barbara actually uses very descriptive imagery and the shifts in tone to describe to the audience how it feels to live in both worlds, those worlds being the capitalistic and modernist America and the natural and beautiful jungles of the Congo.]]> 2021-05-20 17:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1544815096 https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1544820267 In Toni Morrison's Beloved physical and emotion devastation from past events (slavery) haunt and cling to characters in the novel despite their gained freedom.]]> 2021-05-20 17:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1544820267 https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1544825996 The setting of the mists on the marshes in Charles Dickinson's "Great Expectations" symbolizes danger and uncertainty. Something dangerous is likely to happen every time Pip enters the mists, like when he was nearly killed and kidnapped. This challenges why society constantly expects and hopes something different will happen when given a constant pattern of events. ]]> 2021-05-20 17:17:04 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1544825996 isabellasierra2 https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1544917354 In the novel The Invisible Man, freedom is represented when the protagonist is expelled from his college, but chooses to leave the deep south, and travels to new york to experience true freedom and diversity.

]]> 2021-05-20 17:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1544917354 azrielmesa https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1544923387 Although it can be said that Barbara Kingsolver uses metaphors to describe the lessons and teachings in "The Poisonwood Bible", Barbara actually uses very descriptive imagery and the shifts in tone to describe to the audience how it feels to live in both worlds, those worlds being the capitalistic and modernist America and the natural and beautiful jungles of the Congo.]]> 2021-05-20 17:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1544923387 lucafavis https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1545605218 In Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison illustrates a journey of self-discovery through following the narrator's tough life lessons as a black man searching for identity in a society who doesn't acknowledge him as an individual.]]> 2021-05-20 20:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1545605218 https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1546059690 William Shakespeare's play King Lear analyzes betrayal through the complex family relationships. It showcases how true devotion doesn't have a price, and that buying one's way into love may bring  their demise. 

]]> 2021-05-21 00:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1546059690 katelynbowens https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1546134870 Although Beloved by Toni Morrison is about a freed slave that is being haunted by slavery, this passage shows how Sethe worked through being haunted and trying to find a better life for her family. ]]> 2021-05-21 01:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1546134870 https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1546383212 Although Homer's Odyssey, in the fashion of Greek myth, carries a moral narrative (specifically about the importance of perseverance and commitment), it is also a work of prose. By describing and surrounding them with lyrical language, Homer seamlessly incorporates the principles of the narrative into the work as a whole. ]]> 2021-05-21 02:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1546383212 isabelmercado https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1546480100 In "The invisible man", Ralph Ellison shows how objects can mirror how humans interact with one another through the the use of symbolism such as the Sambo doll and how it is influenced by how much people maneuver it like how stereotypes influence/maneuver how humans interact with one another. 

]]> 2021-05-21 03:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1546480100 https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1551891965 2021-05-23 22:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1551891965 https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1552264942 2021-05-24 02:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1552264942 https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1552304431 In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, tears are the motivation to move toward our truth, signifying that crying has its benevolent and clarifying effects on humans. By telling multiple instances in which characters cry to express remorse and ingratitude, tears evoke a distressful tone. However as Dickens reveals the consequential passionate emotions (like gratefulness and love) that arise from our tears, we learn that a good cry excavates a positive awareness of ourselves, making us more gentle and compassionate beings. 

]]> 2021-05-24 02:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1552304431 uriabennett https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1553312982 In Toni Morrison's Beloved, trees act as a symbol throughout the story to represent the good and the bad that is shown in the book. Through the use of tree imagery, the reader is able to understand the deeper meaning of the text, examining the characters' struggles of overcoming their painful memories of their pasts. ]]> 2021-05-24 11:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1553312982 isabellasierra2 https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1558986153 Ralph Ellisons "The Invisible Man" throws the nameless protagonist into a world filled with symbolic "games". Though we as the reader don't see the novels setting as a game necessarily, the symbolism hides in the society that is racially divided, and corrupt/biased against individuals; more specifically the "invisible" protagonist, and people he sees similar to himself. ]]> 2021-05-25 19:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1558986153 https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1568038721 In the twisting book “Oryx and Crake”, one of the symbols I would say was a big part in the book were the “2.0 humans” because it was a big part in the book that showed what was left of humanity and how Jimmy (or Snowman) was the only guidance/mentor left in the world to teach them how to live life and keep the generation life going.

]]> 2021-05-28 09:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1568038721 annabelmulter https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1577747921 2021-06-01 22:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/marbeiter1/57vxzi476fo9d84a/wish/1577747921