Summary
Animal Farm did not end the way most of the animals thought life was going to be. The animals did run their own farm and work for themselves, but it seems like things were worse then they were when the humans were in charge. Napoleon and the pigs took control of the farm they made the lower animals work hard and received less food than all of the other animals in the country. Also there was only one line left in the seven commandments, which said "All animals are equal but some are more equal than others"(Orwell 123). When some of the other farmers came to visit the farm they liked some of the features they saw and wanted to sue them on their own farm. So now all of the other farms will become like animal farm. All of the things the animals did not want to do happened for example walking on two legs and wearing clothing. The book did not end the way i thought it would, i know that at the end the animals are working for themselves and not the humans and they are running their own farm. But, they are not looking out for each other the higher animals are treating the lower animals like slaves . At the end they became their own enemy
Quotation
"Four legs good two legs better"( Orwell122).
Reaction
After reading this book i was kind of confused because the begin of the book did not lead me to think that it would end in that way. i thought the animals were going to be better the the humans and treat each other different but it was the opposite of what i thought would happen.the book can relate to history in many ways, for example the lower class people work hard and receive little back just like in the book. Often the leaders can become corrupt and become a dictator similar to what happened in Animal Farm.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Animal Farm 42-90
Summary
The animals all over the country are behaving rebelliously. The farmers can't come together to put a stop to it because they are rivalry with each other. The animals are acting this way because they believe that they are protecting themselves. In the next chapter Napoleon and Snowball has a lot of disagreements it seems like Napoleon wants to control every thing so he can have all the power for himself. The animals are now trying to take what they feel should be theirs they are stealing apples and milk, and anything else the produced. The animals in Animal Farm don't like humans and don't want to be like them. But not all of the animals feel the same, for several days Mollie has been acting strange she comes to work late and she claimed that she does not feel well, but then one day one of the other animals saw her with a human and the human was stroking her nose. Mollie said it was not true but then a few days letter she disappeared. The pigeons said they saw her and she was wearing a ribbon she was being fed by a human and her coat was newly clipped. How are the animals going to rebel against the humans if they don't stick together?
Quotation
"No animal shall kill any other animals" ( Orwell 88).
Reaction
Does this rule apply to all animals or just animals on a farm?. It seems like the animals are adopting thing from humans for example the commandments that they have. Humans also have that, some of the other things they have is leaders. The animals are more humans then they think. also what Mollie did was wrong i thing she should of stayed with the animals and not turn her back on them. In order for them to succeed they have to work together. now i have a feeling that their plane will fall apart because the animals will miss the humans just like Mollie did and they will go back. i wonder what Major would of said about Mollie's behavior.
The animals all over the country are behaving rebelliously. The farmers can't come together to put a stop to it because they are rivalry with each other. The animals are acting this way because they believe that they are protecting themselves. In the next chapter Napoleon and Snowball has a lot of disagreements it seems like Napoleon wants to control every thing so he can have all the power for himself. The animals are now trying to take what they feel should be theirs they are stealing apples and milk, and anything else the produced. The animals in Animal Farm don't like humans and don't want to be like them. But not all of the animals feel the same, for several days Mollie has been acting strange she comes to work late and she claimed that she does not feel well, but then one day one of the other animals saw her with a human and the human was stroking her nose. Mollie said it was not true but then a few days letter she disappeared. The pigeons said they saw her and she was wearing a ribbon she was being fed by a human and her coat was newly clipped. How are the animals going to rebel against the humans if they don't stick together?
Quotation
"No animal shall kill any other animals" ( Orwell 88).
Reaction
Does this rule apply to all animals or just animals on a farm?. It seems like the animals are adopting thing from humans for example the commandments that they have. Humans also have that, some of the other things they have is leaders. The animals are more humans then they think. also what Mollie did was wrong i thing she should of stayed with the animals and not turn her back on them. In order for them to succeed they have to work together. now i have a feeling that their plane will fall apart because the animals will miss the humans just like Mollie did and they will go back. i wonder what Major would of said about Mollie's behavior.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Animal Farm 15-42
Summary
The book starts off at the end of the day when Mr. Jones the overseer of the farm goes to bed drunk and did not secure there farm building properly. Then all the animals came out to listen to Old Major, a boar he is old he knows more then the other animals so he gives them his opinion on life and humans. He says that the animals are slaves to humans. Old Major dreams about a place where animals are treated with dignity and not controlled by men. The animals don't want anything to do with humans and they don't want to adopt some of their habits such as living in a house and wearing clothes. The animals feel like the humans taken advantage of them from their straight to what they can produce. Humans are weak and they are the enemy. The animals have a point. A few nights latter major died in his sleep the animals on the farm started to think about what Major told them and they had a whole new outlook on their lives and the way they were being treated. Several nights a week the animals would meet to talk about their rebellion , but animals were talking about the good thing they have for example how feed them and take care of them if they rebelled. The animals also came up with seven commandments that they have to live by, which I thought was kind of funny because the animals are trying so hard not to be humans and yet their ideas are similar to our ideas, we also have commandments that were try to like by. The animals have more in common with us then they think.
Quotation
" The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth"( Orwell 18).
Reaction
After reading the first few pages of the book I'm siding with the animals. I never thought their lives were so hard. I agree with them and i think humans should appreciate them a lot more. I think Old Major makes a good point humans are weak compered to animals. my whole view on animals changed just from these few pages.
The book starts off at the end of the day when Mr. Jones the overseer of the farm goes to bed drunk and did not secure there farm building properly. Then all the animals came out to listen to Old Major, a boar he is old he knows more then the other animals so he gives them his opinion on life and humans. He says that the animals are slaves to humans. Old Major dreams about a place where animals are treated with dignity and not controlled by men. The animals don't want anything to do with humans and they don't want to adopt some of their habits such as living in a house and wearing clothes. The animals feel like the humans taken advantage of them from their straight to what they can produce. Humans are weak and they are the enemy. The animals have a point. A few nights latter major died in his sleep the animals on the farm started to think about what Major told them and they had a whole new outlook on their lives and the way they were being treated. Several nights a week the animals would meet to talk about their rebellion , but animals were talking about the good thing they have for example how feed them and take care of them if they rebelled. The animals also came up with seven commandments that they have to live by, which I thought was kind of funny because the animals are trying so hard not to be humans and yet their ideas are similar to our ideas, we also have commandments that were try to like by. The animals have more in common with us then they think.
Quotation
" The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth"( Orwell 18).
Reaction
After reading the first few pages of the book I'm siding with the animals. I never thought their lives were so hard. I agree with them and i think humans should appreciate them a lot more. I think Old Major makes a good point humans are weak compered to animals. my whole view on animals changed just from these few pages.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America pg 90-182
Summary
In the 1980s the curly perm was very successful everyone was getting them from men to women to children. The curly perm was a perm that African Americans use to make their hair curly. It was very easy to get it was cheap and it allowed African Americans to do hair styles that was not available to them before. But then after Michael Jackson's accident while shooting a Pepsi commercial many people thought his hair caught on fire because of his hair products combined with the fire workers which made his hair flammable so people stopped using curly perm. In the 1990 African Americans stopped trying to change there hair and stared to do natural styles like breading, and Dreds. Buts these styles were not accepted by the white community. Students were often send home because of their hair styles, boy were not allowed to have pony tails and girls could not do zigzags on their hair. Many kids thought that nappy hair was messed up and unacceptable. The society they lived in made them believe that nappy hair was ugly, it was not their fault it was the way they lived and what they experienced.
Quotation
"Can nappy hair be pretty? The resounding reply was an excited yes"(Byrd 182).
Reaction
it took many years but Black hair was slowing being accepted in society. The book started with Whites saying black hair was ugly and not acceptable, to blacks trying to change their hair, and finally to blacks loving their hair and accepting the way it is.
In the 1980s the curly perm was very successful everyone was getting them from men to women to children. The curly perm was a perm that African Americans use to make their hair curly. It was very easy to get it was cheap and it allowed African Americans to do hair styles that was not available to them before. But then after Michael Jackson's accident while shooting a Pepsi commercial many people thought his hair caught on fire because of his hair products combined with the fire workers which made his hair flammable so people stopped using curly perm. In the 1990 African Americans stopped trying to change there hair and stared to do natural styles like breading, and Dreds. Buts these styles were not accepted by the white community. Students were often send home because of their hair styles, boy were not allowed to have pony tails and girls could not do zigzags on their hair. Many kids thought that nappy hair was messed up and unacceptable. The society they lived in made them believe that nappy hair was ugly, it was not their fault it was the way they lived and what they experienced.
Quotation
"Can nappy hair be pretty? The resounding reply was an excited yes"(Byrd 182).
Reaction
it took many years but Black hair was slowing being accepted in society. The book started with Whites saying black hair was ugly and not acceptable, to blacks trying to change their hair, and finally to blacks loving their hair and accepting the way it is.
Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America pg 30-90
Summary
In the 1900s the black hair- care was booming. There was many new products coming out promissing to give African Ameircans the hair they always wanted. Madam C.J.Walker is one of the many people that that created products to help African Americans have better hair. Madam C.J.Walker suffered from hair that was short and patchy that revealed her scalp in several places. she believed that if she had better hair it would improve her self-confidence and improve her life situation. After many unsuccessful attempts of trying to get long beautiful hair she decided to make her own recipe from native African remedy grown in Africa, after a few weeks of using it her hair stared to grow.She was very happy with the results so she let her friends try it also. She then opened her own bussiness sealing what she had created. Her bussiness was very successful she became the richest women of her time because most women of that time was making 10 dollars a week, and Walker built herself a 250,000 mansion. But she did not keep all her success to her self she helped other African American's learn how to better take care of their hair.
Quotation
"A frequent donator to various charities, including the NAACP, Walker also erected a community center for the black residents of Indianapolis" (Byrd 35).
Reaction
Madam C.J.Walker was not selfish she shared what she knew with other and she shared her wealth. She did not keep it her to her self.
In the 1900s the black hair- care was booming. There was many new products coming out promissing to give African Ameircans the hair they always wanted. Madam C.J.Walker is one of the many people that that created products to help African Americans have better hair. Madam C.J.Walker suffered from hair that was short and patchy that revealed her scalp in several places. she believed that if she had better hair it would improve her self-confidence and improve her life situation. After many unsuccessful attempts of trying to get long beautiful hair she decided to make her own recipe from native African remedy grown in Africa, after a few weeks of using it her hair stared to grow.She was very happy with the results so she let her friends try it also. She then opened her own bussiness sealing what she had created. Her bussiness was very successful she became the richest women of her time because most women of that time was making 10 dollars a week, and Walker built herself a 250,000 mansion. But she did not keep all her success to her self she helped other African American's learn how to better take care of their hair.
Quotation
"A frequent donator to various charities, including the NAACP, Walker also erected a community center for the black residents of Indianapolis" (Byrd 35).
Reaction
Madam C.J.Walker was not selfish she shared what she knew with other and she shared her wealth. She did not keep it her to her self.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America pg 10-30
Summary
Its amazing how a person's environment can affect the way, they view them selves and others. Not only was African Americans getting discriminated against by whites they was also getting discriminated against by there own race. light skinned blacks were preferred over dark skinned blacks, so after the Civil War African Americans wanted to be a part of society. They had to get jobs in order to provide for themselves and there families. White Americans made it very difficult for them because they were black. also light skinned blacks would get the better jobs. white Americans would take advantage of the African Americans by sealing them products that would make there skin lighter and there hair straight. The products did not work and they were deadly. African Americans were willy to do anything in order to be accepted.
Quotation
" Amazing Progress of Colored Race-Improved Appearance Responsible. Look your best.....you owe it to your race"(Byrd 30).
Reaction
I could not believe that they were selling these products. it caused African Americans to think they were not normal and they needed to have light skin in order to be successful and beautiful. It also hurts to know that the white Americans sold these products even though they knew it would not work.That's just sick.
Quotation
" Amazing Progress of Colored Race-Improved Appearance Responsible. Look your best.....you owe it to your race"(Byrd 30).
Reaction
I could not believe that they were selling these products. it caused African Americans to think they were not normal and they needed to have light skin in order to be successful and beautiful. It also hurts to know that the white Americans sold these products even though they knew it would not work.That's just sick.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America pg 10-20
SUMMARY
When the African Americans came to the new world they were seen as inferior to Europeans. The Europeans have never seen such a unique hair texture. The new land consisted of pale skin and straight hair, which then deemed African Americans as unattractive. The Europeans believed the Africans Americans did not have real hair they classified it as "wool." Black women began to see themselves as ugly and inferior which allowed them to be controlled easier. When the African came to the new world there hair no longer had the same care, they did not have treasured combs and there long, thick, healthy hair became tangled and matted and also the sun's ray did no help. The future of African hair was changed for ever.
QUOTATION
"The quest for straight hair was often a torturous for obsession for slaves"( Byrd 17).
REACTION
The Africans were beginning to loss there traditions and there costumes and adapting to the American culture. They no longer wanted to have there natural hair and became obsess with straight hair it made them feel a little less inferior.
When the African Americans came to the new world they were seen as inferior to Europeans. The Europeans have never seen such a unique hair texture. The new land consisted of pale skin and straight hair, which then deemed African Americans as unattractive. The Europeans believed the Africans Americans did not have real hair they classified it as "wool." Black women began to see themselves as ugly and inferior which allowed them to be controlled easier. When the African came to the new world there hair no longer had the same care, they did not have treasured combs and there long, thick, healthy hair became tangled and matted and also the sun's ray did no help. The future of African hair was changed for ever.
QUOTATION
"The quest for straight hair was often a torturous for obsession for slaves"( Byrd 17).
REACTION
The Africans were beginning to loss there traditions and there costumes and adapting to the American culture. They no longer wanted to have there natural hair and became obsess with straight hair it made them feel a little less inferior.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America pg 1-10
SUMMARY
I had no idea that hair could mean so much. In The 1400-1899 African Americans living in Africa valued their hair very much, it was part of their language you can tell a persons mood or wealth. There are many types of African hair, for example kinky curls, loosely curls, and flowing locks. There many different tribes of Africans but, one thing they have in common is the social and cultural significance intrinsic to each strand of hair. In the the African community the hair dresser is considered the most trustworthy, people trust them with their hair and problems. At a young age all girls learn to Brade but only the girl that shows a true talent becomes a hair dresser. hair had a big impact on the lives of Africans Americans.
QUOTATION
"A woman with long, thick hair demonstrates the life-force, the multiplying power of profusion, prosperity, a' green thumb for raising bountiful farms and many healthy children" (Boone 4).
REACTION
When I read this sentence I found it so interesting that so much things can be said about a woman's hair. A other thing I found interesting is how a woman stops doing her hair when her husband dies, and also a young girl shave her head to show she is pure.
I had no idea that hair could mean so much. In The 1400-1899 African Americans living in Africa valued their hair very much, it was part of their language you can tell a persons mood or wealth. There are many types of African hair, for example kinky curls, loosely curls, and flowing locks. There many different tribes of Africans but, one thing they have in common is the social and cultural significance intrinsic to each strand of hair. In the the African community the hair dresser is considered the most trustworthy, people trust them with their hair and problems. At a young age all girls learn to Brade but only the girl that shows a true talent becomes a hair dresser. hair had a big impact on the lives of Africans Americans.
QUOTATION
"A woman with long, thick hair demonstrates the life-force, the multiplying power of profusion, prosperity, a' green thumb for raising bountiful farms and many healthy children" (Boone 4).
REACTION
When I read this sentence I found it so interesting that so much things can be said about a woman's hair. A other thing I found interesting is how a woman stops doing her hair when her husband dies, and also a young girl shave her head to show she is pure.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Cold Mountain the film
Summary
Cold Mountain was turned into a movie in 2003. It is a war drama film that was written and directed by Anthony Minghella.The film is based on the novel by Charles Frazier. It takes place in North Carolina during the American Civil War.Some of the cast members included Jude Law as Inman, Nicole Kidman as Ada, and Renee Zellweger. The film and the movie have alot in common they are both very descriptive they both start in the midle of action. The film focuses on the love story between Ada and Inman. Inman is a solider in the war, he had to leave Ada behind and fight in the war. But a letter from Ada led him back home. Their time was together was cut short. Some of the film terms in the movie was
bird eye point of view, long shot, medium shot and tilt.
Reaction
I thought the film did a good good of capturing what the book was about. I don't normally like film about war but I really enjoyed Cold Mountain. I love the love story between Inman and Ada, even thought many events in the story foreshadows Inman's death the movie gave me hope that it was going to have a happy ending, the ending that I wanted to happened.
Cold Mountain was turned into a movie in 2003. It is a war drama film that was written and directed by Anthony Minghella.The film is based on the novel by Charles Frazier. It takes place in North Carolina during the American Civil War.Some of the cast members included Jude Law as Inman, Nicole Kidman as Ada, and Renee Zellweger. The film and the movie have alot in common they are both very descriptive they both start in the midle of action. The film focuses on the love story between Ada and Inman. Inman is a solider in the war, he had to leave Ada behind and fight in the war. But a letter from Ada led him back home. Their time was together was cut short. Some of the film terms in the movie was
bird eye point of view, long shot, medium shot and tilt.
Reaction
I thought the film did a good good of capturing what the book was about. I don't normally like film about war but I really enjoyed Cold Mountain. I love the love story between Inman and Ada, even thought many events in the story foreshadows Inman's death the movie gave me hope that it was going to have a happy ending, the ending that I wanted to happened.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Cold Mountain 143-353
SUMMARY
Inman is no longer on his Journey alone. He is now traveling with Veasey, along the way they stopped and helped a men name Junior get a bull out of a creek. To thank them Junior invites them to dinner. Inman goes to his house and meant his family then the man's wife Lila tried to seduce Inman. Junior walked in with a gun. Latter Inman and Veasey got arrested and was mixed up with all the other criminals. When Inman was in jail I could not help but think that the situation he was in was similar to the begging of the story where he was around wounded people and dead people. Inman ended up escaping out of jail with the help of a slave. Inman went back to Junior's house to get his haversack, while he was there he killed Junior and continued on his way. Inman's journey was a long and bitter one every places he goes one bad thing after the other happens to him. but at the end of his journey he ends up with his true love Ada, they now live together in a village. Inman does not want to return to the army. Ada , Inman, and Stanford went on their last journey together.In which Inman ends up getting shot. Inman dies and Ada has to move on with her life, and she found peace with her life.
QUOTATION
"He had grown so used to seeing death, walking among the dead, sleeping among them . . . that it seemed no longer dark and mysterious" (Frazier 180).
REACTION
After being around death for most of his life, Inman is now use to it. It no longer affect him. It has become normal to him, it is now a part of his life.
The ending of the story was sad it was not what i predicted. I thought that Ada and Inman would live together happily ever after.
Inman is no longer on his Journey alone. He is now traveling with Veasey, along the way they stopped and helped a men name Junior get a bull out of a creek. To thank them Junior invites them to dinner. Inman goes to his house and meant his family then the man's wife Lila tried to seduce Inman. Junior walked in with a gun. Latter Inman and Veasey got arrested and was mixed up with all the other criminals. When Inman was in jail I could not help but think that the situation he was in was similar to the begging of the story where he was around wounded people and dead people. Inman ended up escaping out of jail with the help of a slave. Inman went back to Junior's house to get his haversack, while he was there he killed Junior and continued on his way. Inman's journey was a long and bitter one every places he goes one bad thing after the other happens to him. but at the end of his journey he ends up with his true love Ada, they now live together in a village. Inman does not want to return to the army. Ada , Inman, and Stanford went on their last journey together.In which Inman ends up getting shot. Inman dies and Ada has to move on with her life, and she found peace with her life.
QUOTATION
"He had grown so used to seeing death, walking among the dead, sleeping among them . . . that it seemed no longer dark and mysterious" (Frazier 180).
REACTION
After being around death for most of his life, Inman is now use to it. It no longer affect him. It has become normal to him, it is now a part of his life.
The ending of the story was sad it was not what i predicted. I thought that Ada and Inman would live together happily ever after.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Cold Mountain by: Charles Frazier page 62-142
SUMMARY
So far in the book Inman is still traveling. He was walking along a river bank one night when he was some thing it was a man. He noticed that the men had a white bundle with him, the man was about to throw it down the river. The man was a preacher so when he saw Inman he message from god. Inman thought there was something wrong with the guy. It turned out that the man got a girl pregnant, drudged her and was about to throw her down the river. But Inman stopped it he pulled a gun on the man and made him bring him into town. when they got there Inman took the girl home and he tied the girl to a tree. he wrote a note of the man's actions and placed it above his head for everyone to see.
in addition, Ada and Ruby are working on a garden together. Ada does not have alot of money so she had to sell her piano in order to survive the winter. While at home one day a group of Pilgrims came to stay with them because their house burned down. But they did not stay for long.
QUOTATION
"I've saved more souls than there are fingers to your hands and toes to your feet. But I've foresworn it now and I'm going to the Texes and stat fresh"(Frazier 118).
REACTION
when I read this quote that everyone makes mistakes and were all human no matter what you do for a living I just think that he could of handled the situation better then he did.I was wondering what made the preacher do what he did and change his life like that. I guess it shows
So far in the book Inman is still traveling. He was walking along a river bank one night when he was some thing it was a man. He noticed that the men had a white bundle with him, the man was about to throw it down the river. The man was a preacher so when he saw Inman he message from god. Inman thought there was something wrong with the guy. It turned out that the man got a girl pregnant, drudged her and was about to throw her down the river. But Inman stopped it he pulled a gun on the man and made him bring him into town. when they got there Inman took the girl home and he tied the girl to a tree. he wrote a note of the man's actions and placed it above his head for everyone to see.
in addition, Ada and Ruby are working on a garden together. Ada does not have alot of money so she had to sell her piano in order to survive the winter. While at home one day a group of Pilgrims came to stay with them because their house burned down. But they did not stay for long.
QUOTATION
"I've saved more souls than there are fingers to your hands and toes to your feet. But I've foresworn it now and I'm going to the Texes and stat fresh"(Frazier 118).
REACTION
when I read this quote that everyone makes mistakes and were all human no matter what you do for a living I just think that he could of handled the situation better then he did.I was wondering what made the preacher do what he did and change his life like that. I guess it shows
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Cold Mountain 20-62
Summary
It has been days since Inman left the hospital, he is all alone and walking by foot. There have been many obstacles along the way such as bad weather, vicious dogs, and also threats from the Home Guard. He can not walk very fast due to his injuries. Along his journey he starts to remember the day he met Ada.
Ada is the daughter of Monroe he is a farmer. He died and left his daughter all alone with no one to take care of her. Inman met her in a church and it was love at first sight. The first time they talked it was awkward because Inman didn't really know what to say, but he won her over with a simile. while Inman was thinking about his past with Ada he was also thinking about their future, he wanted to become a hermit and live in the mountains with Ada. while on his journey met two girls who gave him a rid in their canoe. Suddenly two men started to shoot at Inman they used the canoe for shelter. At the end no one got hurt and Inman continued his jounery.
Quotation
"Why was man born to die"(Frazier 60)?
Reaction
When I read this question I did not have an answer to it.
I do not agree with this quote because I think that every one is here for a reason. there are many stages in life that a person goes through in order to grow up and understand the meaning of life. Life is a jounery and dieing is just the end of the jounery.
It has been days since Inman left the hospital, he is all alone and walking by foot. There have been many obstacles along the way such as bad weather, vicious dogs, and also threats from the Home Guard. He can not walk very fast due to his injuries. Along his journey he starts to remember the day he met Ada.
Ada is the daughter of Monroe he is a farmer. He died and left his daughter all alone with no one to take care of her. Inman met her in a church and it was love at first sight. The first time they talked it was awkward because Inman didn't really know what to say, but he won her over with a simile. while Inman was thinking about his past with Ada he was also thinking about their future, he wanted to become a hermit and live in the mountains with Ada. while on his journey met two girls who gave him a rid in their canoe. Suddenly two men started to shoot at Inman they used the canoe for shelter. At the end no one got hurt and Inman continued his jounery.
Quotation
"Why was man born to die"(Frazier 60)?
Reaction
When I read this question I did not have an answer to it.
I do not agree with this quote because I think that every one is here for a reason. there are many stages in life that a person goes through in order to grow up and understand the meaning of life. Life is a jounery and dieing is just the end of the jounery.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 1-20
Summary
The book starts off with the main character Inman, he is a soldier in the Civil War. He is in the hospital due to injuries to his neck. Everyone including the doctors thought he would not make it. So they gave him a gray rag and some basin to clean his own wound. Before he started to clean the wound it started to clean it's self, many things came out of it such as a collar button, a piece of wool from he shirt he had on during the time of the ancient, small amounts of metal , and something that looks like a peach pit. In addition Inman spent a lot of time in the hospital so to kill some time he would read and look out the window and occasionally he would get flash backs of the war and life before the war. So far I like this book, it has a lot of detail of what is going on .I like the way they described the places they were in and how the characters look. the book is very interesting and very graphic.
Quotation
"His right foot had been taken off by grape at Cold Harbor, and the stub seemed not to want to heal and had rotted inch by inch from the ankle up. His amputation had proceeded past the knee, and smelled all the time like last year's ham"(Frazier 3).
Reaction
when I read about some of the soldiers in the book the first thing that pooped in my head
was the living conditions of the soldiers. I started to wonder about their medical care and the types of places lived in. I thought it was very sad and i thought that they needed more then what they were given.
Quotation
"His right foot had been taken off by grape at Cold Harbor, and the stub seemed not to want to heal and had rotted inch by inch from the ankle up. His amputation had proceeded past the knee, and smelled all the time like last year's ham"(Frazier 3).
Reaction
when I read about some of the soldiers in the book the first thing that pooped in my head
was the living conditions of the soldiers. I started to wonder about their medical care and the types of places lived in. I thought it was very sad and i thought that they needed more then what they were given.
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