https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z Honors English 10B FINAL en-us 2019-05-22 14:46:50 UTC 2025-10-09 14:48:27 UTC hello@padlet.com amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182074 Gwendolen becomes suspicious at the mention of "Ernest's" brother which creates the main tension in the story.]]> 2019-05-28 23:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182074 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182131 Cecily brings up her discontent at the hypocrisy of living a double life to Algernon, who is doing exactly that, which creates an external (Cecily v. Algernon) and internal (Algernon v. self) conflict.]]> 2019-05-28 23:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182131 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182380 Cecily and Gwendolen figure out Jack and Algernon's secret--the main external conflict of the story.]]> 2019-05-28 23:29:15 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182380 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182425 Making a characters humorously relatable to the reader or to someone the reader knows makes the story easier to believe.]]> 2019-05-28 23:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182425 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182478 Lady Bracknell is characterized as Jack's guardian and tells him what he will do and what he won't do. ]]> 2019-05-28 23:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182478 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182572 Algernon brings up his real name to which his fiancee says she would not love him if he had the name, which foreshadows him eventually being figured out and creating tension.]]> 2019-05-28 23:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182572 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182707 The title sets up the entire story, in this case the title is a pun. "Being Earnest" also represents Jack and Algernon not being earnest and being their alter-ego Ernest.]]> 2019-05-28 23:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182707 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182741 Marriage and morality is mentioned again and Algernon is blatantly critical of Jack, showing his immorality.]]> 2019-05-28 23:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182741 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182808 Algernon's immediate hypocrisy represents his double life and sets up the conflict.]]> 2019-05-28 23:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182808 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182830 Cecily and Gwendolen are represented and sort of superficial and accusatory of both Jack and Algernon.]]> 2019-05-28 23:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182830 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182868 Marriage is the main theme in this book and is mentioned several times as Algernon and Jack are both pursuing engagement.]]> 2019-05-28 23:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182868 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182923 "The wonderful secrets of my life" is dramatic irony because the reader knows about Algernon and Jack's secret, but Cecily does not, which makes her diary of secrets a humorous symbol of irony.]]> 2019-05-28 23:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182923 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182953 Jack being a hypocrite again saying he has always said he had a brother, when he clearly stated he has never had a brother in earlier pages, doubling as characterization for Jack as a liar. ]]> 2019-05-28 23:33:25 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182953 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182974 A play on words finishes up the book when Jack says he realizes the importance of being earnest (and Ernest). ]]> 2019-05-28 23:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364182974 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364183001 Jack's response shows he is a blatant liar, which hurts his relationships.]]> 2019-05-28 23:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364183001 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364183022 The coincidence of Jack's father being named Ernest worked perfectly for him so he can now claim he was Ernest all along.]]> 2019-05-28 23:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364183022 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364183043 This vernacular speech makes the story seem more real.]]> 2019-05-28 23:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364183043 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364183083 Morality ties in with this as Miss Fairfax creates tension when she accuses Cecily of forcing Ernest into engagement, which also represents the theme of marriage.]]> 2019-05-28 23:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364183083 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364183110 Lady Bracknell acts as a mother figure to Jack and makes sure his fiancee is a good fit, which is a common thing found in parent-child relationships.]]> 2019-05-28 23:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364183110 amata8 https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364183155 Jack announces that Ernest, the name to the double life he has been living, is dead, which creates a larger conflict.]]> 2019-05-28 23:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/amata8/obrhwzauyc6z/wish/364183155