So, I'm pretty sure the last time I posted we had not yet finished R&G are dead, so I guess I'll talk about that little trip ending. At first, I loved the play. The first half was.... hilarious. Then came the second half and it was a little less than spectacular. When I saw the movie, however, everything was pulled together. I think that the play was one of my favorites that we have read so far, mostly because of the two main characters.
Guil is so sensitive and unhappy with life and through his mistaken theories about life, he isn't able to lead a healthy life. Ros on the other hand... completely ignorant. He is the epitome of the phrase "ignorance is bliss." Which leads to the question about life and whether we should be happy with not knowing everything, or seek to have all the answers and risk out happiness. I don't think that's something we talked about in class much, but I like how different the two characters are but how close they seem to be to each other.
We have also done a few mood examples on the board, which really helps me pick tone words. Often when describing the tone of a piece I have trouble coming up with the right word. I can pick a word... yes, but it's often not the right one.
Lastly, we have started Ceremony. Oh good lord, I am not looking forward to reading the whole book by Wednesday. I mean... I have so many other things to do. And there's that pesky senioritis thing going on. But hey, I'm writing this blog on time so that has to count for something. Anyway, even though it seems daunting now, I'm really looking forward to getting deeper into the book. So far, I really haven't had any trouble with the circular time. My tactic is to just roll with it; don't question, just read. It's kind of like imaginary numbers; why do we need them, what do they do? Don't ask, just do the math.
I really like your point about the "ignorance is bliss" thing. I didn't really think about it in that way when I read the play I think (it's honestly been too long) but I can see what you mean by that.
ReplyDeletePicking the right word to describe a situation is hard. I wish I could say they help me as much as they seem to be helping you, but unfortunately, that's not happening.
Yeah, Ceremony was long and the annotations were longer. But I actually enjoyed it, once all of the confusing stuff was out of the way. There were a lot of really cool connections and cultural glimpses that we were offered in the text and it was fun to try and spot them.
I really like the way you write these. It's almost like a stream-of-consciousness thought process. And it's cool. (Is that the description that I want? "Stream of consciousness"? Whatever.) Anyway, great job!