Simpson Comp II Commonplace Book by

#1 Colliers "The Chaser"

thesimpsons4 — 2016-01-18 20:04:36 UTC

You might be looking for a love potion now, but just in case the death potion cost $5,000.

#2 Cisneros "Eleven"

thesimpsons4 — 2016-04-25 23:32:15 UTC

Maybe when I'm older they will listen to me when I talk! Or maybe I will just stay 10.

#3 Updike "A&P"

thesimpsons4 — 2016-04-25 23:39:29 UTC

I chose this picture because this story is a perfect example of why people should think before they speak. Lengel should have went about asking the girls to cover up differently, but now Sammy is out of a job and the girls are gone.

#4 Chopin "Desiree's Baby

thesimpsons4 — 2016-04-26 02:28:10 UTC

This quote goes with the story because if Armand would have accepted the fact that his mother was of mixed race and been honest with Desiree, then they could be together as a happy family.

#5 Collins "Introduction to Poetry"

thesimpsons4 — 2016-04-26 02:31:54 UTC

Instead of trying to find the hidden meaning of a poem, let be what it is and enjoy it. This can resemble life, you can either enjoy it or scream.

#6 Hughes "A Dream Deferred"

thesimpsons4 — 2016-04-26 02:38:13 UTC

This poem makes you sit back and wonder how that unfinished dream would have ended and if you can resume it.

#7 Erdrich "The Red Convertible"

thesimpsons4 — 2016-04-26 02:47:02 UTC

Although Henry returned home after the war, like many soldiers he was not himself. He loved his brother Lyman, and the red convertible, but coulnd not move past what he had been through. In the end the war took 3 lives. Henry's, Lyman's and the ed Convertible

#8 Cheever "Reunion"

thesimpsons4 — 2016-04-26 02:54:02 UTC

This quote fits "Reunion" perfectly. Eventhough he could have continued to try to spend time with his father, Charlie realized that he was better off without him.

#9 O'Brien "The Things They Carried"

thesimpsons4 — 2016-04-26 02:58:44 UTC

Soldiers not only carry material items, the also carry their emotions, thoughts, and fears. They also carry the fact that the guy next to them might not make it.

#10 Tan "Two Kinds"

thesimpsons4 — 2016-04-26 03:13:37 UTC

A mothers dreams for her children can sometimes be what tares them apart, and also what brings them together. If Ni kan would have actually tried to play and practiced the piano she would have found she was good and she enjoyed it.

#11 Roethke "My Papa's Waltz"

thesimpsons4 — 2016-04-26 03:34:41 UTC

Almost all daughters look forward to dancing with their fathers.

#12 Walker "Everday Use"

thesimpsons4 — 2016-04-26 03:40:23 UTC

Dee believed that she had to have material possessions to remember people by. Maggie knew that she would never forget her heritage and her grandmother, even if she didn't have things from them. Dee left her heritage completely but still thinks the items mean something.

#13 Glaspell "Trifles

thesimpsons4 — 2016-04-26 03:59:45 UTC

Woman have to have each others back, in a time of need. Mr. Wright did not treat his wife very well. She loved to sing and he took that away from her. When he took her bird away from her, she snapped and took her life back.

#14 Frost "The Road Not Taken"

thesimpsons4 — 2016-04-26 04:04:44 UTC

Almost everyone has or will look back on their lives and wonder if thing would have been different if they chose a different path.