In “That Evening Sun,” by William Cuthbert Faulkner, Nancy represents a character who is full in heart and spirit. She is married and has had an affair with another man, but she accepts what she has done and proud of who she is. The children in the story say, “I ain’t a nigger,” (Faulkner 170) multiple times and disrespect Nancy because of her skin color, but she stands strong and shows courage. Even though she accepts what she has done, and believes what she has done came from her heart, she pissed Dilsey off by cheating on him. He threatens to kill her and does not say when or where. The overall feeling of the story shifts and now mental conflicts start to arise in Nancy. She is very scared now, which represents the responsibility Nancy has to take for her actions, as a writer takes for his or her writings.
In the lines, “he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past” from Faulkners acceptance speech, “That Evening Sun” puts forth these emotions and feelings into characters. In the short story Mr. Compson represents the the pity, compassion, and hope for Nancy. Nancy represents courage, pride, and sacrifice. As the story moves on, Nancy looses all of her strong feelings and so does Mr. Compson. The one night the children do not walk her home she loses everything, including her life to the killing of her husband.
Faulker leaves us with a cliffhanger at the end of “That Evening Sun.” We don’t know if Nancy is killed or lives on. It is for the audience to decide. I think she died because she was in a such terrible state, that death would fit as the most proper ending. For others, maybe she lived or started off a new life. Related to Faulker’s speech, writers have the responsibility to write what comes out of their heart, on the other hand, readers have the responsibility to interpret stories and react with their “own” emotions or feelings. That's why Faulkner leaves us with no ending in, “That Evening Sun,” he wants the reader to decide the ending. He wants us to use our heart to choose an ending that fits our personal self's. Faulkner wants us to use our imagination to choose an ending we want.
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
A Clean Well Lighted Place-Hemingway-Joey Guerra- 2nd period
"A Clean Well Lighted Place" Questions
Joey Guerra 2nd period
1. I agree that the adaptation given in the video is appropriate to match the video. Both have a "clean well lighted place" and a sense of loneliness present in a character. The video only portrays people in the cafe to have an Irish accent and exaggerates a glamorous visual interpretation of the cafe.
2. The film is true and accurate to Hemingway's life story. His existential-nihilistic ideas in the story and film included the ideas of suicide, facing death, loneliness, nothing(nada), alcohol, and lack of faith in God. These ideas are produced through the old man in the film and represents an accurate example of not only Hemingway, but a Hemingway "hero." Like Hemingway's writings, the film is produced simply, but has much deeper meaning behind it.
3. I really enjoyed watching the production because it really feels different to watch then read. I felt like I could understand what was going on better in the movie than in the writing because it was put forth clearer. I liked the Irish accents, the random conversations about not important elements, and the way the ideas of God and suicide were put into the story. I liked how the ideas were presented and feel there is no need for a change.
4. Hemingway's story was definitely easier to watch than read. When reading his stories I feel it is hard to imagine the point he s trying to put forth. When watching it, the colors, emotions, and characters are there to see and are easier to understand. The images in the movie are still complicated to completely understand, but again, are much easier to comprehend than Hemingway's simple, hidden writing. The filmmakers did a great job presenting the story on film. The message of Hemingway comes through the film easier because seeing something actually happen on screen is easier than imagining it on ones own screen in ones head from reading. The images were were created thoroughly, but simple; easy, but deep.
5. I would have changed the colors in the movie to only red and black to represent the terrible relationship with God. I would put the old man in a wheel chair to show how badly his emotion has affected him. I would also change the Irish speaking to Spanish speaking so it would match the writing and would remove the piano intro in the beginning because it sounds like pure crap and has nothing to do with Hemingway's message.
6. The actors in the movie were not the best, but were not that bad. They didn't put across Hemingway's message of emotion clearly and didn't act very well. I personally liked the Irish accents, but in order to match the writing of Hemingway I would change them to Spanish accents.
http://jg007kill.blogspot.com/
Joey Guerra 2nd period
1. I agree that the adaptation given in the video is appropriate to match the video. Both have a "clean well lighted place" and a sense of loneliness present in a character. The video only portrays people in the cafe to have an Irish accent and exaggerates a glamorous visual interpretation of the cafe.
2. The film is true and accurate to Hemingway's life story. His existential-nihilistic ideas in the story and film included the ideas of suicide, facing death, loneliness, nothing(nada), alcohol, and lack of faith in God. These ideas are produced through the old man in the film and represents an accurate example of not only Hemingway, but a Hemingway "hero." Like Hemingway's writings, the film is produced simply, but has much deeper meaning behind it.
3. I really enjoyed watching the production because it really feels different to watch then read. I felt like I could understand what was going on better in the movie than in the writing because it was put forth clearer. I liked the Irish accents, the random conversations about not important elements, and the way the ideas of God and suicide were put into the story. I liked how the ideas were presented and feel there is no need for a change.
4. Hemingway's story was definitely easier to watch than read. When reading his stories I feel it is hard to imagine the point he s trying to put forth. When watching it, the colors, emotions, and characters are there to see and are easier to understand. The images in the movie are still complicated to completely understand, but again, are much easier to comprehend than Hemingway's simple, hidden writing. The filmmakers did a great job presenting the story on film. The message of Hemingway comes through the film easier because seeing something actually happen on screen is easier than imagining it on ones own screen in ones head from reading. The images were were created thoroughly, but simple; easy, but deep.
5. I would have changed the colors in the movie to only red and black to represent the terrible relationship with God. I would put the old man in a wheel chair to show how badly his emotion has affected him. I would also change the Irish speaking to Spanish speaking so it would match the writing and would remove the piano intro in the beginning because it sounds like pure crap and has nothing to do with Hemingway's message.
6. The actors in the movie were not the best, but were not that bad. They didn't put across Hemingway's message of emotion clearly and didn't act very well. I personally liked the Irish accents, but in order to match the writing of Hemingway I would change them to Spanish accents.
http://jg007kill.blogspot.com/
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