Marjane currently lives in paris

She Co-Wrote and Co-Directed a film

She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

Marjane is an only child

5 Plot Points

1. We meet Manus teaching a small hedge-school class in rural Ireland, emphasizing the importance of education in Irish culture.

2. Owen, Manus's brother, returns from Dublin, now working for the British Army as a translator for the map-making project.

3. Hugh, their father and headmaster, arrives drunk, showing his detachment from modern changes.

4. The British plan to rename Irish places begins to be revealed, setting the stage for cultural conflict.

5. Tension between Irish tradition and British influence is introduced as Owen takes up his new role

Question

How does Owen’s attitude been towards renaming the place hint at the potential conflict of the play

4 Characters with quotes

1. Manus: "We’re not learning for fun... We’re learning to get better jobs" Reflects how he is trying to survive

2. Owen: "It’s only a name It’s the same me, isn’t it?" (Shows his casual attitude towards the cultural changes happening.)

3. Hugh: "It is not the literal past, the 'facts' of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language." (His attachment to the Irish language and culture.)

4. Sarah: She struggles to speak, representing how the Irish are being silenced. (She represents those who are voiceless in society.)

3 Literary/Dramatic Devices:

1. Symbolism: The hedge school symbolizes the preservation of Irish culture and language.

2. Foreshadowing: Owen’s role in the British map project hints at future cultural tensions.

3. Contrast: Hugh’s traditionalism versus Owen’s acceptance of British influence reflects the generational and cultural divide.

2 Quotes (Themes):

1. Theme of Language and Identity: "Words are signals, counters. They are not immortal." (Shows the fragile nature of language and cultural identity.)

2. Theme of Tradition vs. Modernity: "We’re not simply dropping English words into a Gaelic sentence... We’re changing the entire language." (Reflects the deeper transformation happening in society.)

Question:

By positioning himself as an observer of tradition, the artist controls the narrative, similar to how Moira uses place names to paint Yolland’s identity based on what she understands, potentially missing deeper layers.

Oppression - the systematic and indirect unjust excersize of power which restricts individuals or groups.

Rights - entitlements and freedom granted by virtue of humanity and ethics

Equality - the state in which individuals or groups are afforded the same status

Persepolis 2 (the party)

GI: The erasure of authentic identity that occurs when individuals are pressured to assimilate into dominant cultures, revealing a collective discomfort.

breaking it down....

1. erasure of authentic identity:

   Persepolis 2: Her culture does not celebrate sexual exchanges and when she sees it occuring in her own home she feels as though she has to get rid of that part of herself

   Monkman - the daddies : Ms Chief is the only one in the room who is indigenous even though its an important meeting about the country with zero indigenous representation feeling as though her authentic identity was erased from history.

2. individuals being pressured to assimilate to the dominant culture

   Persepolis 2: Marjane is not the dominant culture however people would make fun of her for her clothing and the way she act because thats not the social norm there so she felt as though to fit in she had to change to the dominant culture

   Monkman - the daddies: Indigenous peoples were forced to assimilate to the "European culture" without choice because large decisions in the government were made without proper inclusion of the indigenous voices.

3. revealing a collective discomfort

   Persepolis 2: In the extract I chose Marjaine felt so uncomfortabke seing a man not wearing clothes because thats not okay in her culture so she isnt used to it so by bein assimilated into a new culture she felt uncomfortable

   Monkman - The daddies: Ms Cheif was uncomfortable in the painting as everyone is looking at her because she isnt the "normal" person there or the type of people they usually represent which shows collective discomfort in indigenous people because of the lack of representation.

At the beginning of the school year, I’ll admit I didn’t try as hard I wasn’t as engaged or pushing myself to think deeply.

I wasn't entirely aware of how much depth there was in a text, and we hadn't yet learned as many skills or tactics. However, as the year progressed, my interest in the stories we read grew, and I wanted to know what they meant. I began looking into more efficient writing methods and strategies. It seemed like I had finally cracked the code after I found it out. One significant insight I gained was that every sentence and its function are equally as important as the story itself. My interest in English in general was greatly piqued by that change in perspective.

The seminar we did on a specific story from The Bloody Chamber was especially meaningful to me. I enjoyed being able to focus deeply on one story and hear different perspectives from my classmates. It helped me understand the story on a deeper level and sparked my interest in how literature can be interpreted in many different ways.

I was able to "read between the lines" and see how Carter was rewriting these stories from a feminist perspective because to this. For instance, understanding that Bluebeard served as the inspiration for The Bloody Chamber made it easier for me to appreciate the importance of power and curiosity in the protagonist's journey.

The works in this unit have a significant connection to current cultural discussions concerning gender roles, feminism, and the representation of women in the media. Carter employs gothic fairy tales to question conventional depictions of women as weak or submissive, while the Guerrilla Girls use art to highlight racial and gender disparities in the art world. These topics relate to contemporary concerns such as the struggle for equal representation in politics, literature, and movies.

For instance, many of the topics discussed in Carter's novels are echoed in discussions about censorship, female agency, and the #MeToo movement.

Angela Carter's use of sexuality as a means of power, as opposed to violence or conventional heroics, is one theme that I would like to delve deeper into. Because it challenges conventional expectations around gender and strength and flips the traditional storyline found in many fairy tales, I thought this approach to be fascinating. I'd love to learn more about how readers react to this theme and how it appears in other stories.

Text-to-World: 

The ongoing problem in Afghanistan, specifically the dearth of rights and representation for women under Taliban rule, can be linked to the Guerrilla Girls' and the Bloody Chamber's activities. Women have been denied fundamental liberties and prohibited from accessing political, economic, and educational opportunities since the Taliban took back power. The kind of control and silence over women that Carter criticizes in her writings is reflected in this real-life circumstance. In both situations, strong patriarchal influences restrict women's agency and they are frequently viewed as objects or possessions. These links emphasize the value of activism and narrative in the global struggle for gender equality.

Text to Self:

Reading The Bloody Chamber got me to think about how important it is to challenge the narratives we are taught as children. Like many others, I grew up listening to fairy stories with docile female protagonists who waited to be rescued. I was forced to reconsider such narratives and consider why I had long accepted them after reading Carter's retellings. It also caused me to consider instances in my own life where I have felt compelled to keep quiet or be courteous rather than speak up. Her tales served as a reminder to me that, like the Guerrilla Girls, speaking up can be a potent form of resistance.

Getting ready for the actual half IO was one of the most memorable chores. It was significant because, while maintaining my attention on the author's strategies, it forced me to think critically and draw personal parallels with the text. It made me more aware of the richness of a short work like Chronicle of a Death Foretold and the ways in which every element, from symbolism to narrative structure, contributes to the meaning of the tale.

I would like to delve deeper into the role of magical realism and how García Márquez combines fact and fantasy to create a complex and occasionally perplexing reality if I had the chance to study this unit further. This, in my opinion, reflects how people nowadays avoid taking responsibility for their actions, which can lead to misremembered, misunderstood, or even collectively denied real-life events. All things considered, this course improved my capacity for critical thought, thought organization, and clearer, more purposeful speech.