Maya Sagarin - AP Language and Composition Dialectical Journal by Maya Sagarin https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1 Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed, Philip Hallie en-us 2017-12-14 01:24:00 UTC 2018-01-04 18:17:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/80961422/f3ce7749a9d5e7071c220444b031fa3993493cf0/926da18fbe111c4acc55d6aeb6b6e75d.jpg My Bio 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/216022539 I thought this was a perfect opportunity to read a book that I've been meaning to read.  The topic is not particularly interesting, but the main character was my grandmother's uncle, and she is very fond of this story. This is the story of how her uncle and his village in France rescued many Jews during the Holocaust, which she lived through as a girl. I owed it to her to read this book, so I used this chance to do so.]]> 2017-12-14 01:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/216022539 "But the prison suitcase, which they kept in their bedroom closet upstairs, was a witness to the precarious life they were leading. They were never sure that the next day would not bring arrest and possibly deportation to a concentration camp in Central Europe" (19-20). 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/216022540
This description of the lives of the main character, Andre Trocme, and his wife provides characterization for them. They are brave and depicted as heroes; even though the reader does not know details about how they rescued people, they see at this point their courage and perseverance. It provides setting: clearly in the midst of the occupation of France in the 1940s. The tone set here indicates tension and seriousness. These aspects are significant for introducing the reader to the book.

]]> 2017-12-14 01:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/216022540 "He was as tall as Trocme, but more massive, with a wide face and a large, almost pointed, aquiline nose" (27). 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/216022541 Aquiline
Part of speech: adj.
Definition: Of or relating to eagles
Sentence: The CEO had an aquiline way of conducting himself: grand and pompous, with little regard for others.

]]> 2017-12-14 01:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/216022541 Week 1 (15-44) 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/216022542 December 15, 2017]]> 2017-12-14 01:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/216022542 Reading Schedule 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/216022543  
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Week #1: 12/15 - Page 44
Week #2: 12/21 - Page 115
Week #3: 1/5 - Page 287

]]> 2017-12-14 01:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/216022543 "The captain's fry exploded. 'What? Jews?--Oh, that's lovely. Now that doesn't surprise me. You're part of their conspiracy, eh? We all know that they're the ones who have brought France down into the abyss. Well, you're going to pay for this. You're going to pa for all the harm you've done to the marshal!" (30). 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/216041156
Hallie created this quote said by the captain of the police who arrested the main character, Trocme, and his two colleagues. Obviously, Hallie did not witness the conversation, so he had to fabricate this quote. Unfortunately, the style is extremely simplistic; it seems unsophisticated and forced. It's indicative of the style of the entire book. This idea of creating quotes certain people may have said and writing a book about a true story is reminiscent of Capote's non-fiction novel model. However, this example comes across as poorly-executed and unrefined.]]> 2017-12-14 05:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/216041156 Week 3 (116-287) 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/217879973 January 5, 2018; quote ranges are 116-146, 147-177, 178-208, 209-239, 240-287]]> 2017-12-22 17:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/217879973 Week 2 (45-115) 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/217879999 December 2, 2017; Quote ranges are 45-75, 76-115]]> 2017-12-22 17:26:05 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/217879999 "The life and the integrity of the person helped were more important than any organization. And so Trocme would never try to convert the Jewish refugees who came in need to Le Chambon" (55). 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/217880147
Here is one of many instances in which  Hallie is overt about his opinions bout Trocme's heroic acts. Describing Trocme's life and values, the author always uses a tone of idolatry, seeming to view him as an inspiration (as well he should, in my opinion). Though he is describing Trocme's real values and actions, he inserts himself by describing everything with grandeur and giving the reader a sense of Trocme's personal importance to the author. It is clear in the rest of the book, as well, that Hallie has the same religious beliefs as Trocme, which would add to the importance of Trocme to the author

]]> 2017-12-22 17:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/217880147 "It was an active, dangerous love that brought help to those who needed it most (111). 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/217880178
In general, I don't particularly like Hallie's style. Because of the romantic diction in this sentence, however, I find this quote especially moving. "Active, dangerous love" sounds excessive and dramatic, but it fits the situation: a man and his followers caring so much for people they are willing to take illegal action to protect them. The words sound so poetic, and they provide characterization for the helpful people of the village. It's a perfect example, too, of Hallie's emotional style.

]]> 2017-12-22 17:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/217880178 "And it epitomized the spirit of the village then" (80). 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/217880203 Epitomized (to epitomize)
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To be a perfect example of
Sentence: The successful gift and food drives at Algonquin epitomize the holiday spirit of our school.]]> 2017-12-22 17:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/217880203 "They were as open as love permits in a terrible time" (128). 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218769181
Sometimes, as with a quote I used earlier, Hallie's more romantic writing can be effective. This particular example, however, makes an attempt at being profound, but instead does not make much sense. In context, the residents of Le Chambon lie to government authorities about concealing Jews in the village because, though they did not want to lie, they had to to protect the Jews. Hallie made a mistake in his attempt to write a clever conclusion to this segment.]]> 2018-01-04 15:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218769181 "One Sunday morning in Le Chambon, I asked him to join me in the [Protestant] temple" (143). 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218770736 I had originally thought that Hallie was Protestant because of the effusive way he talks about Protestantism as the driving force behind all the good done in the village and his quotes from the Bible. Then, when he wrote this about himself attending service at Le Chambon's own Protestant place of worship, I was completely certain of his Protestant background. I thought it would provide a bias for the book, which centers around a Protestant minister and his effective leadership of the parish. Sharing a religion with such humanitarians could have been seen as proof of the greatness of the religion. Later on, however, Hallie says that he is Jewish, which came as a surprise to me. 


]]> 2018-01-04 16:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218770736 "Magda Trocme is not given to long, ruminative chats" (121). 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218782178 Ruminative 
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Pondering or thoughtful
Sentence: The ruminative nature of Clarice in Fahrenheit 451  is in contrast to the thoughtlessness of the rest of the society.]]> 2018-01-04 16:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218782178 "It is tempting to make the Trocmes all-important in the story of Le Chambon, but it is wrong to do so" (175). 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218786046
I felt that by the time Hallie wrote this, he had already made this point clear. It seemed like he was talking in circles and repeating a previous idea because he did not have anything else to say. Also, his main focus in the book is the Trocmes, although he does mention other players in the story and the village as a whole from time to time.]]> 2018-01-04 16:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218786046 "Interminably involved with refugees and their special, often terrible problems, she also managed her big house, her energetic children, and her ever-inventive husband..." (149) 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218790013 Interminably
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: Endlessly (often hyperbolic)
Sentence: Many high school students are interminably trapped in a cycle of too little sleep and the negative results of that, partly because they don't know how to manage their time and partly because of the workload. ]]> 2018-01-04 16:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218790013 "There is another group that does not appear on our target diagram of those activities: the refugees" (188). 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218792827
Hallie previously created a metaphor in which all the rings of a bulls-eye target represent a group or person involved in the story. In my opinion, this was a poor effort and rather unnecessary; he could have described these people without an arbitrary metaphor. Another issue is the straightforward way he discusses this diagram, as this quote evidences, which contrasts with his more emotive style in other places.]]> 2018-01-04 17:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218792827 "In the summer of 1943. when the jonquils were gone but the violently yellow-gold genets were swinging in their long-fingered, multifarious way, the gestapo made their only successful raid upon a funded house of Le Chambon" (207) 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218793849 Multifarious
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Having many varied parts or aspects
Sentence: My cats are multifarious in their affection; they act affectionate when it suits them and otherwise ignore me.]]> 2018-01-04 17:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218793849 "The idea of repentance was important to Trocme; one of his main reasons for advocating and practicing nonviolence was that he wanted people to give their enemies the chance to repent, instead of killing them before they do so" (220). 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218798535
This idea is significant because it is central to the book; Trocme's nonviolence was an important piece of why he helped save everyone he did. His religion apparently, defined his nonviolence, making religion the focal point of his philosophy and actions. This eloquent way of describing the link between religion and nonviolence comes rather late in the book, interestingly.]]> 2018-01-04 17:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218798535 "Who is to judge on ethical matters when the judges themselves are dragged before an invisible bar by other 'judges'?" (270) 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218806574
This one rhetorical question is a part of a larger discussion about ethics and how they are determined Hallie creates with the audience. Hallie himself is a philosopher who spent much of his efforts on ethics. This discussion, coming at the end of the book, suggests that this philosophical dialogue was a main purpose in Hallie's writing this book. ]]> 2018-01-04 17:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218806574 "Whatever moral power he had was in total opposition to pusillanimous conformity" (266) 19sagarinm https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218810602 Pusillanimous
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: showing a lack of courage or determination; timid
Sentence: His pusillanimous actions were the only reason he got elected; he rarely stood up for his beliefs and instead voted for what his party wanted.]]> 2018-01-04 18:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/19sagarinm/gvzn484vosn1/wish/218810602