Satirical Cartoon

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What is it satirizing? Is it using parody, exaggeration or non-congruity?

The different fashion styles of the times. Um, exaggeration? The fact that the outfits they're wearing are just as outrageous.

Summary of Story

1. Brief summary of story. (A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court)

It's a yankee, who is quite good at making machinery, in King Arthur's Court. What else can I say?

2. Does your section contain satire? Give examples.

I think the fact that a yankee in King Arthur's court is enough satire.

3. Compare/Contrast your section with Huckleberry Finn. Does it have any themes in common with the novel?

From what I can tell? None at this moment.

The Life of Mark Twain

- Was born when Halley's Comet passed and died when it passes by again.

- Real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

- His first book was The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Sketches.

- His daughter died on August 18, 1869 of meningitis.

- The 80's represented the artistic and personal best of his career and life, the 90's were the worst.

Satire

Give five examples of satire from The Onion.

satire |ˈsaˌtīr|nounthe use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticizepeople's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporarypolitics and other topical issues.

(1) Struggling US Airways Introduces $100 Million Bomb Fee

(2) Shaq Misses Entire Second Half With Pulled Pork Sandwich

(3) How Bad For the Environment Can Throwing Away One Plastic Bottle Be?

(4)Friendship Between Caterpillar, Horse Exploited For Cheap Children's Book

(5) 'CSI' Set To Perform At Super Bowl Halftime Show

Norman Mailer's View of Women Writers

What is his view? What are his prejudices and stereotypes? Do you agree with any of his ideas? What ideas do you disagree with?

It's not that he doesn't like women writers, its just he can't seem to bring himself to be able to read them. He's stereotyping that all the women write in the same boring style. And in that sense I don't agree with him, because the same could be said about men.

More will be added later. (Maybe.)

Questions for The Hours

1.Describe the three female characters in great detail? What do they have in common?

How do they differ? How does their era influence who they are?

Virginia Wolf (Susex, England) - Lives with her husband, going a bit crazy again, committed suicide, smokes, writer of Mrs. Dallaway, doesn't care about her doctors, kissed her sister.

Clarissa Dallaway (2001, New York) - In bed with another woman, seems to be living out the book, witnessed Laura's son suicide.

Laura (1950s, Los Angeles) - Has a husband and child and is pregnant with another, reading Virginia's book, kissed her lady friend, her son committed suicide, she left her family after her second child was born.

2. Compare/Contrast these female characters with the female characters from the

literature weʼve read.

All suffering from depression, tied together through Virginia's book, all love women.

The Yellow Wallpaper Q&A

1. Why is the narrator writing in secret?

If her brother and husband knew they would think her working too hard and put an end to it at once. Or she could only be encouraging this sickness of hers.

2. Describe the relationship between the narrator and her husband.

The husband does seem to love her and take care of her despite not believing in this "sickness" of hers. She gets frustrated by the fact that he doesn't believe her.

3. What do the details about the room suggest about its function?

A nursery/gym.

4. Describe the effect the wallpaper is having on the narrator.

It's making her imagine things I guess.

5. How do you explain the figure beginning to appear in the wallpaper?

Just a guess but maybe she's the one starting to appear in the wallpaper. I mean, her sudden weakness and the growing figure in the wall make sense don't they? And she did say that she felt something was wrong with the house.

6. What is the "idea" that John says the narrator should not "let... enter your mind"?

That her mind is degrading. That she's going crazy.

7. The narrator's attitude seems to have changed. Do you think she will get better?

Probably not.

8. What is the narrator's condition at this point?

To me? Progressively getting worse. She's become obsessed with that wallpaper.

9. What does the narrator now believe?

That she has become free of the wallpaper, that she has gotten out of it's yellow clutches.