Adams Comp ll Commonplace Book by Jonathan Adams

#1 Collier's "The Chaser"

jonadams30 — 2015-08-20 01:46:40 UTC

Austen thinks that the way to get the love he desires is to buy it through a potion. But the truth is you can't buy love, it is earned and given by the other significant.

#2 Cisneros's "Eleven"

jonadams30 — 2015-11-24 18:00:42 UTC

On Rachael's 11th birthday, she wished that she was 102 years old after being accused that the ugly red sweater was hers. She wanted to be 102 years old because at that age, you are wise enough to to know how to respond. If Rachael was that old she would have known how to defend herself from Mrs. Price.

I wonder how this 102 year old lady responded to this?

#3 Updike's "A&P"

jonadams30 — 2015-11-24 20:08:54 UTC

Sammy is a great example that the decisions that we make in life can have consequences. Sammy desires to belong to something that truly he doesn't belong to. The women symbolize "distraction" from the moment they walk into the store. This is a picture of the movie "Mean Girls." The girl on the far left (Lindsay Lohan) is a great reminder that it's important to stay true to yourself and run your race, not "Others."

#4 Chopin's "Desiree’s Baby"

jonadams30 — 2015-11-24 20:37:57 UTC

If you have seen the movie "Django" you will see a resemblance to "Desiree's Baby." In the movie we have a scene where the owner of the plantation's daughter has a baby out of wedlock and the baby is mixed. The father has to come to senses that his daughter had sexual relation with one of his slaves. We learn an important lesson through both "Desiree's Baby" with Armand and "Django" The plantation owner, that pride over your race and ignorance can come to bite you eventually.

#5 Collins "Introduction to Poetry"

jonadams30 — 2015-11-24 20:54:08 UTC

Picture Collins as Ms. Frizzle (Teacher) from the magic school bus. Collins desires for his students to understand that poetry is to be experienced and not understood in a surfaced manner. Collins digs deep into imagery just as Ms. Frizzle does to her students, by bringing her teachings to life.

#6 Hughes "A Dream Deferred"

jonadams30 — 2015-11-24 21:20:27 UTC

"Does it dry up, like a raisin in the sun?" When we put our dreams on hold, they can die. Do you think Martin Luther Kings dream of seeing different races as equals would have happened if he didnt take action?

#7 Erdrich's "The Red Convertible"

jonadams30 — 2015-11-24 21:38:34 UTC

Henry changed after being away from Vietnam, and it wasn't for the better. War can effect anyone psychologically. Even the ones they hold closest to (Lyman) can become numb to their senses.

#8 Cheever's "Reunion"

jonadams30 — 2015-11-24 21:53:24 UTC

"That was the last time I ever saw my father." The relationship between a father and son can be a beautiful thing. Charlie unfortunately has a broken relationship with his father that he wants to hold onto as much as possible. But comes to find he must let go. This was a powerful moment in the Grand Central Station. Just as this moment between a broken relationship between a father and son in a TV series "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air"

#9 O'Brien's "The Things They Carried"

jonadams30 — 2015-11-24 22:08:34 UTC

Even though the soldiers carry heavy physical things. They also carry heavy emotional loads of war and the life they left to fight in war.

#10 Tan's "Two Kinds"

jonadams30 — 2015-11-24 22:16:25 UTC

Amy uses her experiences with her mother to explain the conflict that she and her mom have.

#11 Roethke's "My Papa’s Waltz"

jonadams30 — 2015-11-24 22:26:10 UTC

The small boy has a love for his father. A special moment when his dad comes home "happily" drunk and begins to dance with his son. "But I hung on like death." In my opinion he wasn't holding onto his father in fear of him, but it was because he didn't want to fall off.

#12 Walker's "Everyday Use"

jonadams30 — 2015-11-25 16:35:25 UTC

I can only imagine how a mother balances the relationships she has with her daughters. Maggie and Dee reunite with their mother with different approaches and emotional scars.

#13 Glaspell's "Trifles"

jonadams30 — 2015-11-25 17:12:52 UTC

When you read this story it shows the ignorance that men had on women during the era of women's rights. Mrs. Peters and Mrs Hale were able to discover the clues that the men overlooked.

#14 Heaney's "Digging"

jonadams30 — 2015-11-25 17:21:16 UTC

A son has flashbacks in result of working out in the yard. I find it intersting how he compared a pen and gun by the way you hold it. Maybe this is what he had in mind?