Free Write:Warm-up

On my way to class I felt drowsy and cold. I had a million things running through my mind at one time. If I had to describe the mood i was in through color, I would describe it has a dark blue color with gray swirled around in that color. The dark blue color would describe the mood I was in because when you typically are sleeping you want things to be dark and the blue is a relaxing color that makes you fall asleep. The gray swirls mixed in are the million ideas that were and are cluttered in my head at the same time.

Question 1: "Hills Like White Elephants"

The couple in this story are argueing about whether or not to get an abortion. In the first half of the story the women isn't sure whether or not she wants to. while the man is trying to get her to basically drink away her doubts and fears. The man keeps offering more drink to the women. By the end of the story the women is convinced to go with the operation but, is fed up with the man. She tells him to stop talking because she just will go through with it but, doesnt want to talk anymore about it. Abortion is a vey serious issue and is probably a very sensitive issue for the women so she refuses to talk about it. In the second half, the quote, "I realize,"..."Can't we stop talking now," sums up her postition she realizes what she needs to do and now she doesnt want to talk about it anymore.

Question 3: " The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

I think the convenience store worker based his fear on the indian's skin and hair because maybe he has problems in the past with others who have had the same skin color and hair. Another reason he may fear the indian is because it may just be a stereotype in that area that many people fear people with his kind of skin and hair. The narrator suggests that the store worker fears him because of his skin and hair because many other people do and he knows the stereotype around that area.

Question 3: "Girl"

The main reason the mother speaks more than the daughter is because she is going trough and laying out every possible situation for her daughter and every possible rule that her mother has. The daughter says so little because her mother is overwhelming her with these rules and possibilities she will incounter. The daughter only has time to get her mind set on only a few details in her mothers rambling to arguer or question. Her arguments or questions to her mother may not be the most important thing in the conversation but they are the things that stook out in her mind. When somebody is going on about things you should or should not do and you come across something that you know you never do, that thought sticks in your mind untill you have a chance to question it. That's the reason the daughter argued things a little after they were already discussed. The reason the mother says so much more than the girl is because she is rambling on with out many pauses or time for debate from the girl.

“The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven”

"The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven"
The story is about an Indian living in Seattle with a women who he argues with frequently. he describes one night where he goes to a 7-11 store and the man suspects him to be dangerous just because of the way he looks. He also describes a time when he was driving around and got lost in a higher scale neighborhood was and got pulled over by the cops. The cops thought he was suspicious because he was indian and didnt belong in that area. The indian doesnt think he fits the profile for the whole country, not just that neighborhood. The story continues with him going back home to live with his parents and become a bum who watches t.v. all day. The author describes is characters as either white or indian. He must be trying to get a point across that there is tension between the two races.

"Girl" by:Jamaica Kincaid

"Girl"
This story is about somebody laying out a list of how to do everything in life that the girl will come across. I picture the person who is writing the list to be the girl. It could be that the mother has passed away or has left and the girl is writing down a list of things that she thought her mother was supposed to teach her. When she is referred to as the slut her mom always told her not to be, the girl could be saying this because she feels she might have let her mother down. She may not think she turned out how her mother imagined her to. If it is her mother writing the list, the sentences in smaller italic font could be the daughter briefly responding to a few of the items on the list. Another reason I believe it is the girl writing the poem is the fact that some of the items on the list are things that a mother wouldn't typically teach her child. For example, the story says, " This is how you spit up in the air if you feel like...". That sentence makes me think that the girl doesn't know if spitting up in the air is something her mother would have taught her. Maybe the mother hasn't gone anywhere and the list is just a reference for the girl for whenever she comes across anything on the list.

Comparison of Esenin's "Golden Grove"

Golden Grove:
I think the first translation is much better than the second. The first translation seems to be alittle bit deeper and seems to flow more smoothly. The first translation paints a more sophisticated picture than the second translation. The second translation lays everything out to you without you having to search for the meaning. Each translation has the same meaning, they just say it in different ways. The better version I think has a better way of portraying the meaning behind the poem.