Pinwheel Discussion by Sharon Davis https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu Post connections, follow-up questions New Ideas en-us 2018-05-14 11:36:12 UTC 2018-12-24 20:45:36 UTC hello@padlet.com Diction through Mildred https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260426981 Mildred talks about the parlor saying, "That's my family." The specific diction she uses shows us that the parlor shows are her family, not part of her family. When she says this to Montag it doesn't even include him in her 'family.']]> 2018-05-14 12:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260426981 sneedz8512 https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427370 The short stories all include the idea of knowledge vs. ignorance through the contrast between the enlightened characters and the ones who are stuck in the technological age. ]]> 2018-05-14 12:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427370 https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427496 How do we go against society in a way that prevents us from becoming too dependent on technology like the stories predict]]> 2018-05-14 12:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427496 https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427524 2018-05-14 12:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427524 https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427543 Technology was origninally created to help humans but as time progressed it started to take the roles of humans]]> 2018-05-14 12:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427543 https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427546 They all have the same idea about how technology can change human nature. In the Pedestrian it changes how people view walking, in there will come soft rains it changes how people run their lives.]]> 2018-05-14 12:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427546 https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427586 In all short stories and poems, the idea of conformity is shown.

]]> 2018-05-14 12:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427586 gilbreathm1320 https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427673 All stories involve a destroyed city. In all of them, the citizens were mentally dead. ]]> 2018-05-14 12:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427673 https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427675 How can we get people to listen to warnings given in works of science fiction when people are already falling into the hole of not wanting to read depressing realities?]]> 2018-05-14 12:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427675 https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427691 The issues that we face today are present in the science fiction works. This shows that it has been evident that technology could essentially take over our society and that it has been noticed far before it did take over.]]> 2018-05-14 12:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427691 Influence https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427784 All pieces of literature convey the theme of conformity. They convey how society is conformed in their lifestyle. If a person of influence no longer conformed to society, would others follow suit or ignore them? Would this person of influence make a change? ]]> 2018-05-14 12:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260427784 blanchardn7237 https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260428042  
In Ray Bradbury’s “The Pedestrian” the robotic police car claims that writing isn’t a profession, do you believe that technology will ever be able take over all profession including the complex and creativity requiring jobs like literature?

 
]]> 2018-05-14 12:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260428042 whiteb7549 https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260428108 Since society can use technology to do things like grocery shop online, how would people be able to survive without technology]]> 2018-05-14 12:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260428108 https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260428139 People don't want to listen to these warnings because it infringes on their way of living, so no change will come if no one listens.]]> 2018-05-14 12:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260428139 https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260428146 How does Bradbury use his time period to influence his writing?]]> 2018-05-14 12:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/260428146 What's up everyone, how's it going? I want to come back to this class, American Lit is scary. Thanks https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/316621678 2018-12-24 20:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/shdavis4/vo76fosew9bu/wish/316621678