In response to the prompt about the “Angel in the House”, I believe that she still lives but has been rejected as a whole by the modern woman. Due to the many feminist movements throughout the past decades many woman have demanded the right to be free of their Victorian counterpart, I believe the “angel” began her descent around the time women fought for the right to vote.
When this famous movement began women began to shirk their old roles and developed new ones. This newly found freedom led to other movements including that of the 70’s and today’s abortion controversies. In the 70’s women wanted equal status as men in the workplace. This much deserved position is mostly recognized in America, with the few exceptions, such as the south.
I mention the south mainly because when I think of the south I think of a southern belle. Southern belle’s are known for their charm and obedience to men. They also are known for being interesting in men for their status and money, not their face or personality. In the south the Victorian woman is instilled din young girls from birth, and it is obvious that they stand (or crumble) for everything the angel in the house requires.
1. It connects the reader and helps them understand and gives them a good picture.
2. The birds in New York is an juxtaposition, it is unbelievable to me that New York will ever be empty.
3. It makes it seem like the author is talking to the reader and explaining it to them in person.
4. The reader forms and opinion on the subject. He then tells of his experiences to sway your opinion.
5. Yes it is effective. IT shows how the author thought thorough his experience.
6. It gives a sequence and a vision for the reader.
7. I believe this is ironic because he says it was a fine day to be alive, yet the bird is caged because of him.
8. He shows his experience and that he has changed and developed his new views.
1. I think life changing events would startle me. Things such as cloning and maybe the end of the world if I believed it.
2. This is reciprocal because the museum and the zoo help eachother out. Similarly is when a person buys clothing from a store, the store receives income and the person has something to wear.
3. I would not think about that in a good way. I think I would be very scared. I believe that Eisley would be angry that the nest was taken apart but glad it was replaced.
4. Paragraph 8 is an example of an epiphany. It describes his feeling for nature when he realizes that nature can be very serene and technology can not replace that feeling.
5. I think the 1st or 3rd paragraph would have worked, but I liked the 3rd paragraph better.
6. I think he explains that all of these things have their place in the world and when used properly can work for good.
1. Twain’s purpose is to analyze the reason why people do things.
2. He starts with a personal experience and broadens it out to apply to everyone. When he broadens it he changes his personal pronoun to we to involve the audience in his analysis.
3. The anecdote serves to introduce and explain the uncommon idea that he is going to talk about.
4. Twain expands Jerry’s definition by examining what self-approval is and how these opinions get started. When he numbers them he gives his reader background on what he is going to write about because it can be a confusing subject.
5. I believe that at the time Twain’s examples such as the hoopskirts, wineglasses, and bloomers, were more effective but as a more disconnected era now it is not as effective but still fairly effective.
6. I think the irony is in that he is talking about conformity pertaining to a black man who is a slave. This man is following his party yet understands why.
7. I believe that paragraph 13 is so long because it is one idea and thought process. I think he could have broken it up at the part where he talks about conformity but it serves well to leave it long.
8. The two sentences provide the parallelism that defines who the men she is talking about are and why they do what they do.
9. By capitalizing them it draws attention to them and adds to the sentence.
Discussion Question #3
I believe that she is using this statement to make the point that writers have to free their minds when writing. A writer that is tied down by cultural and familiar standards is not free to produce great writing. If you look at some of the best books they often hit on touchy subjects parents and administrators would not like us to read about. One such book is Lovely Bones. This is a book that most students have read is very engaging but if it where up to others I believe we would not be able to read books like this.
Rhetoric and Style Questions #4 and #9
4. I think she was referring to her duties as a “Victorian Woman”. She felt that she needed to keep house and attempt perfection to please others when she would much rather immerse herself in great writing.
9. She was very surprised when a piece of work she had mailed yielded her “one pound ten and six”. After which she started and drown herself in the work but she also felt drawn to her womanly duties. Then she proceeded to kill “The Angel in the House”. This experience brought her more creative experiences to draw from.
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