Osburn Comp II Commonplace Book by Osburn Comp II Commonplace Book

"The Story of an Hour" - Craft & Voice

tammy_osburn1 — 2014-01-21 03:04:44 UTC

by Kate Chopin pg 150 - 152

I liked this short story it gave so much information in just a couple of pages of reading, yet when I finished reading i wish the story would continue to find out what the author would do with these characters.

"Girl" - Craft & Voice

tammy_osburn1 — 2014-01-21 03:17:28 UTC

by Jamaica Kincaid pg 162 - 164.

After reading and writing a summary over this, I think I understand it better. Maybe this the narrator is the author reapting the things her mother would tell when she was a young girl.

"Trifles"' - Craft & Voice pg 1005 - 1014 by Susan Glaspell

tammy_osburn1 — 2014-01-21 03:33:43 UTC

Yep I like this one too!!! A Mystery to some and missed trifles to others......haha! Sometimes it's the little things that give the biggest impact.

"A Doll's House" Craft & Voice by Susan Glaspell pg 1005 -1015

tammy_osburn1 — 2014-01-27 18:41:59 UTC

This was a good story, but I did get a little mad at the male characters because they were so arrogant. I know this was another story regarding the era it was written in but it really did get angry.

"The Yellow Wall Paper" Craft & Voice by Charlotte Perkins Gilman pg 363 -373

tammy_osburn1 — 2014-01-28 03:50:01 UTC

This story was interesting and it took me a couple of times reading certain areas to really understand what was being conveyed... I felt this was a difficult story for me to read. However, it was intrguing.

"Let America Be America Again" pg

tammy_osburn1 — 2014-02-18 02:54:07 UTC

I really like this poem it really does speak for African-Americans then and now. This poem in general can be view in many different ways for many people.

"The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by Langston Hughes pg 927

tammy_osburn1 — 2014-02-18 03:00:59 UTC

This poem really goes deep with ones thinking. It seems that Hughes put a lot of thought about African-Americans and there roots.

"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker pg 553 - 557

tammy_osburn1 — 2014-02-27 01:22:28 UTC

This story makes think about what is truly important. Even though Dee seems interested in her heratige she loses focuses on the true importance of family .

"Battle of Royal" by Ralph Ellison pg 502 - 510

tammy_osburn1 — 2014-02-27 01:30:14 UTC

This is a very interesting story and disturbing to me. I felt saddened with the behavior of these people.

"Brownies" by ZZ Packer pg 300 - 313

tammy_osburn1 — 2014-02-27 01:53:42 UTC

I like how the author put these girls characters in adult situations and allowed them to work things out on their own. I really got in to reading this story and it left me wondering if Arnetta will ever learn her lesson.

"The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara pg 516 - 520

tammy_osburn1 — 2014-02-27 02:03:11 UTC

The character Slyvia is similar to Dee from "Everyday Use" and Arnetta from "Brownies. Very interesting with different authors they still have similar story's articulated in different ways. The Lesson brings to reality the very unbalanced society that we lived in the 1970's and today. At some point we as a society need to make changes.

tammy_osburn1 — 2014-03-30 15:50:09 UTC

"Death of a Salesman" (1949) pg 1280 - 1341

This is a long play to read but worth the reading time. This play makes one reflect own dreams and what should be the American Dream.

tammy_osburn1 — 2014-03-30 15:54:43 UTC

"The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien (1986) pg 426- 427

I like how O'Brien focused on the word carry and I am amazed how he turned this into such a great story.

This story makes me want to research further and learn more about the Vietnam War.