September 20th 2010,
Theme Notebook #2
Showing someone you believe in them builds respect and caring
Showing someone you believe in them helps them feel highly regarded, is a dominant theme in the "Thank you Ma'am" by Langston Huges. This means that when youshow someone that you really care about them, they feel highly valued. Ms.Luella Bates, a lady who worked in a beauty-shop was walking down the road with a very heavy purse, when came a boy and tried to steal her pocket-book. The boy fell on his back due to the weight of his purse. Luella walked up to him and held by his shirt front and dragged him home.
The women did not watch the boy to see if he was going to run now, nor did she watch her purse which she left behind her on the day-bed. Despite the fact that roger tried to steal her handbag, Ms.Luella cared enough. This statement also suggests that Luella trusted him, which was an unexpected twist. Most people would probably leave or run away from the robber or if possible, take them to jail. But she took Roger home and taught his a lesson. She made him feel comfortable by telling him that when she was young, she also wanted things she couldn't get. This suggest that Luella knew he trusted her. Roger also knew that Luella trusted him. And he didnt wanted to be mistrusted anymore. "Need help? maybe i can get you something from the store." For all Luella had done for Roger, She made him feel valued and trusted. He coudn't believe that he had done such a misery to Luella.
Reffering to the Story of "Thank you Ma'am", another such odd request was for Lauren Rinder, a photographer who liked to share his one memory with public. This story was named the "Unexpected Request" which is a story about a 90 year old lady asking her photographer to take a nude picture of her, Because when she dies she would want her body to be celebrated. The photographer was stunned by listening to such request. He had taken nude pictures before but never a person whose age was 90s and below. He said OK just because he didn't want to let her down. He cared about his job and also cared to take responsibility to take her picture. By doing this, he made her feel respected. Now, she could make sure he cared about her request.
The case in "Thank you Ma'am", Luella made Roger feel valued as she provided him with food and care. After Snatching Luella's pocket-book, certainly made feel Roger that he had done something wrong. This was very astonishing to most of the readers. Lauren Rinder's story shows the empathy of valuing someone's request and accepting it, makes someone feel valued and cared. The story had a twist that was truly unexpected. Both the stories had a connection. Ms.Luella was kind enough to take care of that boy who tried to steal her purse, knowing that he was stealer, Luella knew he needed to be taught. In Lauren Rinder's story, he didn't expect such a request from a lady who was at her 90's. But he cared to fulfill her wish. Lauren Rinder's photography and Langston Huges's Story "Thank you Ma'am", Both have the theme that connects to "Showing someone you believe in them helps them feel highly regarded". It is very important to understand people what they expect. No one knows where life will take you to. Make someone happy, will make you proud. Price is what you pay, love it what you get.
August 16th, 2010
One's Identity is Fragile.
"One's identity is fragile" is dominated in the story "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl. The protagonist, Mary Maloney, has an identity showing the perfect "house wife". "Identity is fragile" Roald Dahl is trying to expound this through the point of view of Mary Maloney. This suggests that one's identity can change very fast due to it's environment, society and friends.
As the day goes by, Mary waits impatiently for her husband. As Patrick Maloney arrives home, he looks very stressed. He didn't seem any happy at all. Mary tries her best to make him happy by serving him wine. After a while of silence he asks Mary to have a seat so that he can share his thoughts about what he wants to tell. Mary, being startled, sat on a chair in front of him. Patrick concludes his judgement by telling her that he is leaving and she needn't make any fuss about it. Here, Mary changes her whole identity from being the happy house wife to a house wife who killed her husband.
The lyrics of a song called "Fragile" By, Delta Goodrem shows how he feels when he went through ups and downs causing identity change.
"Sometimes I feel like i'm alone,
Sometimes I feel like i'm not strong,
Sometimes I feel so frail, so small,
Sometimes I feel vulnerable,
Sometimes I feel a little fragile..
A little fragile" - song lyrics.
This piece of evidence shows that how Delta Goodrem feels like alone and all strange because of the effect from his society. Goodrem tries to express that he had attempted everything but nothing would make him change for the moment. Just like Mary, after hearing such a news that had scared her soul, led to the shocking news about killing her husband.
This piece of evidence blends in into the story because it shows the feeling that Mary is going through when her husband says that he is leaving. After all this she still tries to get back and follow her routine. She went to the garage to pick up a frozen lamb from the freezer. As she took the leg of lamb she stopped, as if she was thinking of something. Then she made a move to open the wrapper from the lamb. But when she finished, she walked up to Patrick Maloney and without any thoughts she slammed the back of his head. Patrick spun around and fell on the floor. He was dead.
The sudden change of Mary Maloney from being the perfect house-wife, who couldn't wait for husband to come back, changed into this person who actually kills her husband because he said that he was leaving her. Even though she did such a thing, Her identity won't change for the readers because we know what happened. She had to go back to what she usually acts like, the perfect housewife like she used to be. She practiced in front of the mirror and talked to other people so that they don't understand that something had gone wrong. Here, she had totally changed her very fragile identity of being a housewife for Patrick. In oder to save her child, she had to do it.
if you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? - "Chuck Palahniuk" Having a dignity is not everything but one's true identity would lead to no trouble.
You won't be able to change your personality until you know that's right. Sometimes you just have to get on with it and not try to fake it.
As the day goes by, Mary waits impatiently for her husband. As Patrick Maloney arrives home, he looks very stressed. He didn't seem any happy at all. Mary tries her best to make him happy by serving him wine. After a while of silence he asks Mary to have a seat so that he can share his thoughts about what he wants to tell. Mary, being startled, sat on a chair in front of him. Patrick concludes his judgement by telling her that he is leaving and she needn't make any fuss about it. Here, Mary changes her whole identity from being the happy house wife to a house wife who killed her husband.
The lyrics of a song called "Fragile" By, Delta Goodrem shows how he feels when he went through ups and downs causing identity change.
"Sometimes I feel like i'm alone,
Sometimes I feel like i'm not strong,
Sometimes I feel so frail, so small,
Sometimes I feel vulnerable,
Sometimes I feel a little fragile..
A little fragile" - song lyrics.
This piece of evidence shows that how Delta Goodrem feels like alone and all strange because of the effect from his society. Goodrem tries to express that he had attempted everything but nothing would make him change for the moment. Just like Mary, after hearing such a news that had scared her soul, led to the shocking news about killing her husband.
This piece of evidence blends in into the story because it shows the feeling that Mary is going through when her husband says that he is leaving. After all this she still tries to get back and follow her routine. She went to the garage to pick up a frozen lamb from the freezer. As she took the leg of lamb she stopped, as if she was thinking of something. Then she made a move to open the wrapper from the lamb. But when she finished, she walked up to Patrick Maloney and without any thoughts she slammed the back of his head. Patrick spun around and fell on the floor. He was dead.
The sudden change of Mary Maloney from being the perfect house-wife, who couldn't wait for husband to come back, changed into this person who actually kills her husband because he said that he was leaving her. Even though she did such a thing, Her identity won't change for the readers because we know what happened. She had to go back to what she usually acts like, the perfect housewife like she used to be. She practiced in front of the mirror and talked to other people so that they don't understand that something had gone wrong. Here, she had totally changed her very fragile identity of being a housewife for Patrick. In oder to save her child, she had to do it.
if you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? - "Chuck Palahniuk" Having a dignity is not everything but one's true identity would lead to no trouble.
You won't be able to change your personality until you know that's right. Sometimes you just have to get on with it and not try to fake it.
