Independent Reading Time by Summer Anthon

Inference

santhon3973 — 2024-08-26 17:19:42 UTC

When the author says "I didn't tell anyone about the loathsome crime perpetrated on me by my servants" and "I confided in no one, and this caused me to be taken advantage of by many" We can infer that the servants were making advances at him that were uncalled for. pg. 38

Contrasts and Contradictions

santhon3973 — 2024-08-27 16:57:06 UTC

On pg. 44, the author talks about trusting his friend to keep a secret. This contradicts what he stated earlier about losing his trust in humans.

Aha moment

santhon3973 — 2024-08-28 17:36:05 UTC

When the author realizes out that one of his classmates has figured out his facade, I think this will change things because he has to make sure the classmate doesn't spill his secret.

pg. 45

Setting

santhon3973 — 2024-08-29 16:58:38 UTC

The author and his friend ran to his house after it started raining hard because the house was next to the school.

pg. 47

Setting

santhon3973 — 2024-09-11 17:10:44 UTC

The author is now in college and meets a friend in his art class

pg. 60

Author's Perspective

santhon3973 — 2024-09-11 17:14:12 UTC

When the author says "I frequently cut classes so I could read and paint" I think he believes art is more important than school. pg. 61

Big question #1

santhon3973 — 2024-09-13 16:53:05 UTC

Something i found surprising was the author's love for painting. This surprised me because in the beginning of the book he does not talk about his interest in art.

pg. 54

Inference

santhon3973 — 2024-09-13 17:09:58 UTC

I think the author said "I almost completely neglected both my school work and my painting." because he started having no motivation to do anything. pg. 67

Again and Again

santhon3973 — 2024-09-18 17:00:40 UTC

A repeated phrase I noticed was "I bet women would fall for you" and how much the author disliked that compliment, and I think this phrase is important because most of his problems so far has involved a women falling for him.

pg. 80

Influence

santhon3973 — 2024-09-18 17:07:33 UTC

The author's friend had caused the author to go out to drink more even thought they had no more money.

pg. 63

Setting

santhon3973 — 2024-09-20 17:00:59 UTC

The author has been expelled from college and is now living at a family-friend's house. pg. 72

Again and again

santhon3973 — 2024-09-30 17:05:07 UTC

No Longer Human: A repeated phrase I kept noticing was "Is immaculate trustfulness a sin?" I think the phrase is important because throughout the story, every time the author or someone in his life has fully trusted something or other person, the other thing ends up causing problems for him.

pg. 150

Summary

santhon3973 — 2024-10-03 17:04:12 UTC

Romeo and Juliet Act I: The Capulet and Montague households have held a grudge against each other for generations. But when Romeo goes to a party to find a girl he was in love with, he sees Juliet, and forgets all about the previous girl. They exchange two kisses and both say that they're in love with one another after the party. Later, Juliet finds out that Romeo is a Montague, but still decides that she would give up everything to be with him.

Setting

santhon3973 — 2024-10-03 17:05:27 UTC

No Longer Human: The author is married to a woman named Yoshiko, and is living in a tiny apartment.

pg. 132

Influence

santhon3973 — 2024-10-04 16:23:20 UTC

No Longer Human: A pharmacist has influenced the author to use morphine to stop his addiction to drinking. pg. 161

Summary

santhon3973 — 2024-10-09 12:57:50 UTC

No Longer Human: The author grows up not being able to understand human emotions. To cope with this, he starts playing the "clown" in all of his social groups. This leads to him starting self-destructive habits, like getting addicted to certain drugs and drinking. He also has multiple affairs while feeling guilty that he couldn't understand human connections either.

Main Idea: Introduction and Conclusion

santhon3973 — 2024-10-09 16:57:03 UTC

The Distracted Teenage Brain: Teenagers are more prone to not making good decisions because they are distracted by the reward of something.

Setting

santhon3973 — 2024-10-10 17:35:57 UTC

The Stranger: The story currently takes place in the countryside of France.

pg. 1-18

Setting

santhon3973 — 2024-11-06 18:05:52 UTC

The Pianist: The story takes place in Warsaw, Poland.

pg. 1

Main Idea: Introduction and Conclusion

santhon3973 — 2024-11-07 18:12:16 UTC

What does war make possible?: War allowed Nazis to push their beliefs onto German citizens and excuse the mass murder of many Jews.

Main Idea: Intro and Conclusion

santhon3973 — 2024-11-08 17:59:07 UTC

Public Humiliation: The Nazis used humiliation to reinforce racial hierarchy to German citizens as well as create a degraded image of Jewish people to make propaganda more believable.

Quoted Words

santhon3973 — 2024-11-08 18:09:42 UTC

Public Humiliation: The quote I noticed was "Nazis knew well how potent humiliation could be, as many German politicians considered the Treaty of Versailles to be a national humiliation of Germany." This adds a sort of understanding as to why the Nazis chose to use humiliation as one of their main tactics towards Jews.

Summary

santhon3973 — 2024-11-08 18:14:08 UTC

Public Humiliation: In the text, the author explains how Nazis used humiliation to dehumanize Jews and create a deformed image of how they looked and behaved. They used tactics such as transporting them to camps to work, starving them, and punishing them for simple things. They did this to show German citizens how inferior Jews are to them and to promote the eradication of them.

Influence in NF

santhon3973 — 2024-11-08 18:17:43 UTC

Introduction to the Holocaust: The underlying antisemitism, racism, and losing the war influenced Nazis to blame Jewish people for the loss of the war and Germany's economic problems.

Big Question #2

santhon3973 — 2024-11-08 18:21:19 UTC

Introduction to the Holocaust: The author thought I knew that Nazis didn't create antisemitism. What I learned was antisemitism dates back to early Europe in the middle ages (500-1400).