FATELESSNESS 

Going back to "Fatelessness" I will like to make a timeline to understand better the context of it, as it was my first timeline make with the application there were many details I miss or didn`t understand how to do it, but anyways it is a good  timeline to look at what are the important events during those times, from Hitler ascension to the final solution. Here is the link:

Atonement

In this entry instead of doing a lot of writing or answering questions I want to focussed on one of the most shocking moments of the movie, The evacuation from dunkirk. To understant better this operation I will left some videos and a image to imagine the situation better:

 Atonement

Atonement is the name of a novel written by Ian McEwan, It have been transformed into a movie in the last years. the novel take a lok in Briony, a thirteen year old girl from a rich house and how with his powerful imagination star thinking the worst of Robbie, a servant, accusing him of raping and ruining his love relation with Briony sister, Cecilia. After Cecilia and Robbie died during the second world war, Briony make a novel and try to give them the happy ending they deserve. I will answer some questions proposed in class now:

1. What sort of social and cultural setting does the Tallis House create? What emotions and impulses are being acted upon or repressed by its inhabitants?

The Tallis are a very rich and proud family, clasicist in some way. They are also british and for them the  "honour" of being part of their family was great. Looking back we can see that love is repressed as Cecilia needs to hide his relation with Robbie as he is from a lower class or family. Also both sisters are expected to behave like ladies in every aspect.

2. A passion for order, a lively imagination, and a desire for attention seem to be Briony's strongest traits. In what ways is she still a child? Is her narcissism - her inability to see things from any point of view but her own - unusual in a thirteen-year-old?

Briony have a very creative and powerful imagination, as she invents whhole complex stories from nothing, but she is still a child because she can only see her version of things. She firmly believes in her inventions although all evidence clealry points other way. This actually is very normal for her age, but she take it to a whole new level and make it unusual and even dangerous for others.
3. Why does Briony stick to her "version of the story" with such unwavering commitment? Does she act entirely in error in a situation she is not old enough to understand, or does she act, in part, on an impulse of malice, revenge, or self-importance?

 In my opinion she was a narcisist person, so she needs to stick to her verion as she unconsciously thinks that her version, although a lie, it is what happened and she firmly believes it.

4. As she grows older, Briony develops the empathy to realise what she has done to Cecilia and Robbie. How and why do you think she does this?

As every adult, Briony mature and realizes the terrible thing she have done to Cecilia and Robbie, feeling guilty as they could never be happy because of her fault. Therefore she writes a novel giving them the happy ending they deserve.

Pride and prejudice

have get more questions to answer about "Pride and prejudice", hope you enjoy.

1. What degrees of emancipation and/or conservative reinforcement of 18th-Century family values does Elizabeth Bennet's marriage to Mr. Darcy support?

She was a free woman with pride and liberty, and that what make her an example of emancipation although she still marriage Mr. Darcy but in my opinion she alone take the decision and choose for herself what she wants.
2. What attitudes to marriage does 'Pride and Prejudice' convey? What other options did Elizabeth Bennet have?

In the novel the only option women have was to marry to keep their pride up. Otherwise they were disqualified by society. In this context Elisabeth love story have lot of similarities with other romantic stories, with the difference that here Elisabeth is a free woman and take her own decisions, so finally the story have a happy ending, and  Elisabeth is still free.

3. How does the introduction made by Vivien Jones affect your reading and approach to the novel? 

Tell us what the story is about and help us to get some clues about the historical context, without revealing the end. In my opinion this introduction kept the reader engage to the novel and make him want to read and know more about it.


4. How could the social circumstances and contexts of 'Pride and Prejudice' apply to different cultures and contexts today?

I think that this idea of woman emancipation is more common in our occidental society than in other cultures but still is always something important to look about. Actually in the occidental society women are practically free but in other cultures such us Islamic countries, women have a very small role and they are even look more us objects than humans.

 Pride and prejudice

This is a novel written by Jane Austen, a British author. This book was made a movie in 2005, but the important thing is that many movies were based on the story of Ms. Elizabeth Bennet the story  take a look at women emancipation and this is the big theme of the novel.

1. Why do you think "Pride and Prejudice" continues to be a referent for modern tales? 

Because the theme of the novel is one of the most controversing points iin our society, the role of women in it. Therefore this theme is almost inherent to humans and it will always be interesting to look at it.

2. What do you think is the effect that these different authors (film directors, producers, modern writers) want to achieve in today's audiences?

Many authors have the puropse to teach people and change the prejudices that people make about certain spots of our society and try to ma change people view about things, in many ways  as it can be through a serious or a funny way the one to transmit their message.

3. If you had to choose one of the previous versions to analyse, which would be the one and why?

I will certainly choose "Pride and prejudice" from 2005, because it really shows away how was society in those times and also is among the options, the one that is more close to reality in those times so i find that quite interesting.

PEE Structure

 

 Duirng last weeks, we have been doing a lot of tasks and essays using PEE structure, but what is PEE structure? I will like to explain more about it and to look as how is it made and why is the best structure to use in any argument.

The PEE is divided into three:

Point: Here we state our argument and explain it

Evidence: In this section of PEE, we need to base our argument providing  examples, such us quotes, from the novel, in order to support our argument

Explanation: In this section, the main goal is to explain the quote or the evidence, and show how is related and prove our point. In my opinion the explanation is to link both the point and evidence, making your argument stronger.

By looking at this I think it seems obvious that when you correctly use this structure your argument is almost bullet proof as you provide evidence for you point and then linked both the point and evidence and explain why they are linked and why is right providing very solid arguments if well used.

Chapter 2 analysis

Title of selection: Fatelessness, Chapter 2

Author: Imre Kertész

Genre: Autobiographical Novel

Setting: Budapest 1940s, in Georg's neighbourhood

Historical context: WWII, Antisemitism.


The author wrote this piece to: (author’s purpose): 
To tell us how have George life changed since his father left in some way how he have been forced to mature faster.

The main idea of this piece is: 
Is to show us how george Koves have been forced to mature as he have to work and is having love encounter with his neighbour Annamarie.

The message (or theme) of this selection which the author would like us to “take away” is: 
In my opinion the is trying to show us that we all have differences and it depends and just because you are different than other does`t make you worst or better than the other one, also this depends merely on each one perception.

Characters: (Major)
Protagonist(s): Georg Koves

Antagonist(s): In my opinion we can say that one antagonist is the older sister since he have a speech v/s George and also we have the nazi regime as a permanent antagonist. Also I would like to add that we can also consider George`s mother an antagonist since she tries to make George went to live with her although his father have the right over him and George primese his father he will take care of George stepmother.

Static characters: Mr. Suto is a static character as he keeps up his promise towards George family delivering money and supplies.

Dynamic characters: George is constantly changing and in this chapter he changes along with Annamerie as they star some sort of love relathionship.

Did the author use any special literary devices in this selection such as: personification, metaphor, simile, foreshadowing, suspense, flashback, imagery, irony, humor, poetic sound devices such as rhyme, etc... List and give specific examples: 

In this chapter we can see that the narrator uses a flashback to recount his love encounter with Annamarie during the air raid. We can see when he star his flahsback to recount the love encounter in the following quote: (p.32) "The incident occured the day before yesterday..." With this flahback the author is narrator is trying to show the importance of the event and how have changed and develop George as a character, also giving away some aspects of his personality.

What was the author’s “tone” toward the subject/person/idea he wrote about? 

The author tone during this selection is much like making a recount of facts, more like going stright foward to the point, it is also more like in an informal way. We can look at this in the following quote:
"This evening too I was with her in the other room to look at the Fleischmanns' ornamental fish, because in truth we have frequently been in the habit of looking at them at other times anyway. This time, of course, that was not quite the only reason for us to got here. We made use of our tongues as well" (Page 33). He describes what he is passing through with a peculiar tone that makes this novel unique because he is very direct and tells things just as they happened without "making rounds" and evading the main point.


What “point of view” was this piece told from? List word clues that indicate this. 

 It is a 1st person narration, therefore is the recount make by George about whats going on so everything is tell in his point of view about things. I thing is not necessary here to quote because the whole novel is in 1st person and any extract you read will lead to the conclusion that evertyhing is George`s point of view.

List the conflicts in this selection (internal and/or external): 

There's one maiin external conflict, it is the discussion of George with the Steiner's older daughter, about being Jews. She feels uncomfortable because people in the street "hate" her, because she's Jewish, but for Georg it isn't really a problem. George was "exasperated" because the older sister was making a whole complex situation out of something that was much more simple and that actually depends on someones perspective so George start arguing with here until the climax occurs and she start crying after being beat by George decisive argument.

The internal conflict that may be found in this chapter is the dilemma that Georg has after speaking with his mother. He does not know what to do and is actually thinking wether keeping up with his father promise against his mother insinuations that put George into rally "headbrake"situations. His mother also told him that "love is proved by actions, not by words". He is really thinking that he will need to choose between his stepmother, consequently his father promise, and his mother.