Eberhard Comp II Commonplace Book by Alissa Eberhard

awissaebbahawd — 2014-06-06 19:09:19 UTC

"The Chaser"

awissaebbahawd — 2014-06-06 19:09:21 UTC

By John Collier, just goes to show that love cannot be forced or else things will end badly. Hence the old man stressing how drastic Diana will cling to Alan and then leaving off with "Au revoir", meaning that he will be seeing Alan again for some way to free himself from Diana.

"Brownies" by ZZ Packer

awissaebbahawd — 2014-07-20 19:43:03 UTC

The major theme of this story seems to be prejudice. It was upsetting to see these brownie troop girls treatment of the handicap Caucasian girls because it went against all the work Martin Luther King Jr. put into for racial equality.

"Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfiel

awissaebbahawd — 2014-07-21 07:00:19 UTC

Instead of being a loner in the park, Miss Brill should give what these guys are doing a try.

"A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner

awissaebbahawd — 2014-07-21 07:18:27 UTC

this short story's love and death theme can be portrayed as a dead rose.

"Indian Education" by Sherman Alexie

awissaebbahawd — 2014-07-21 07:28:55 UTC

Victor and the guy in this photo have something in common. This guy beat anorexia by eating too much, but Victor beat anorexia by not allowing the reservation to starve him from an education.

"The Red Convertible" by Louise Erdrich

awissaebbahawd — 2014-07-21 07:52:29 UTC

Since the Red river took Henry's life, water is a symbol for death in this story.

"A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty

awissaebbahawd — 2014-07-21 08:03:10 UTC

The protagonist, Phoenix Jackson, is possibly named after the mythical Phoenix for her determination and protectiveness over her grandson.

"The Lottery" By Shirley Jackson

awissaebbahawd — 2014-07-21 08:19:29 UTC

Jackson effectively depicts how unreasonable tradition can be in this short story. And it is imperative that we follow our own heads instead of following others.

"The Rememberer" by Aimee Bender

awissaebbahawd — 2014-07-21 08:38:51 UTC

I found one of the themes of this story interesting and compassionate. That someone must hold tight to the memories of the one that cannot remember so that the person will never be lost even after they are gone.

"Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayde

awissaebbahawd — 2014-07-21 08:52:34 UTC

"What did I know, what did I know

of love’s austere and lonely offices?".

I strongly relate to this quote because

as a young teenager I did not fully

understand the love from my mother,

but now I am older and I realize that

life is difficult and people make mistakes.

"Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins

awissaebbahawd — 2014-07-21 09:03:20 UTC

The metaphor of the students trying to "torture a confession out of the the poem" and students not knowing how to find meaning in a poem could not have been portrayed in a clearer way.

"Funeral Blues" by W. H. Auden

awissaebbahawd — 2014-07-21 09:23:12 UTC

This poem surprised me with its imagery at the last stanza. It just goes to show that sometimes words do not perform their job when it comes to grief. I found the dismantling of the sun in this picture relevant.

"We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks

awissaebbahawd — 2014-07-21 09:30:38 UTC

The name of the pool hall that the teenagers visit symbolizes how their present choices will effect their futures. live fast and die young.

"Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy

awissaebbahawd — 2014-07-21 21:02:51 UTC

In this poem, Piercy exposes the anxieties that come along with self-image in a world that demands so much of everyone. The girl is this picture is a victim of this self-image crisis. She had several body modifications to mimic the proportions of a barbie doll.

<i>Death of a Salesman</i> by Arthur Miller

awissaebbahawd — 2014-07-21 21:11:12 UTC

I feel like the Loman family would have been happier if they were as understanding and believing as those in this this comic.