Answer to one of my classmates Question

Running After Antelope: 1963

Question #2

Gabriela  http://sunshine4409.blogspot.com/

What is the significance of the kids running after reptiles at night instead of in the day?

            The significance of the kids running after reptiles at night instead of in the day is that they want to see the animals at night since that is when they usually come out to eat in the darkness. In the quote “Some animals sleep in the daytime and go out at night to eat. If we hurry we can catch them before they go back in the ground” Carrier uses imagery for the reader to have an idea of what is going on and since its common sense just for the reader not to fall behind. Carrier also uses symbolism to have a clue were the setting is and what surrounds it like the animals and the book is called Running After Antelope so this books is going to be of animals. For example, his brother growing up, going to college and studying the respiratory system of animals compared to us humans. Do they breathe as we do while running? I like this story 1963 because it reminds me of little kids being out goers wanting to make trouble just to investigate or make trouble just because.

10 Questions

Running After Antelope: Carpenter
1. What does the name of the story symbolize? Why Carpenter?
2.What is the significance of "When you see a thing happen once, it's an accident; when you see it happen twice it's a coincidence; and when you see it three or more times its a science, and science demands theories?" (Carrier, 49)
3.Is their a connection between Jesus and the carpenter partners?
4. Why does he feel a slave of the rich man? Can you think of someone's life you can parrallel it to or how does imagery fit in this question.
5.Why did the main character resent working on another man's house?
6. Why are the carpenter partner's so weird?
7. Why are these men so into their religion?
8. Do you agree in that everyone gets what one deserves like it says in "The righteous will be happy forever, while the 'bastards' 'the assholes' [...] will burn in hell?" (Carrier, 49)
9.Throughout the story was their anything ambiguous about the carpenters?
10. How come the mistake of the building of the architects home didn't fustrate his brother but him it did? Do you think his brother was a good man and it was just an acidently mistake which was going to csot him money out of his pocket? Why did he buy himself a new pair of boots what do they symbolize?

Creative Nonfiction

Calendar

By Sarah Baughman

February 12, 2012

http://www.literarymama.com/creativenonfiction/

For my anthology I will be using this creative nonfiction to show how love is something that brings worries and loneliness when one is not next to the person one loves and cares about. Like in the “Calender” the mother made a calendar for the 2yr old kid to put stickers on for the days his father wasn’t there with them because he went on a fall hunting trip but the mother was worried that he wasn’t back the day he was supposed to be back. This is a quote that mentions how the mother was and why she made the calendar “My own potential for loss--the raw missing, the empty gape forever--paled as I considered my child, whose innocence made the threat of loss even crueler”. She thought that probably the plane had crashed and he will never be back with the family again. The child would lament for his father and his consolation was placing the stickers on the calendar and at last he had resignation that his father was dead, since the days went by and his father would not be home yet. Finally, then another week came and on the end of a week the husband came in the house safe and whole that the kid started crying of how he didn’t believe his father was alive I guess he thought about it as a dream came true but it was actual life his father was alive.

The Full Moon

I’m at CSUB seeing my boyfriend’s soccer game under the light of the full moon as I observe the game I observe the moon too. In the moon I see his German shepherd looking at his game also. It’s a cold winter day and tonight I came to see my boyfriend’s team win. This is an intense game it’s the semi-final. As he scores in the first half I get happy, then the second half begins with a tie score. After fighting for the ball against the defense, he takes it away and scores again and I applaud and get happy. I take a look at the moon and its shinning of happiness too because “Lobo” his German shepherd saw his goals also. The game is over and the team is happy because they advance to the final. They say goodbye and we head home and on the way home I see the moon following us and I think of it as his German shepherd guarding us home. I get home shower and go to bed and as I see the full moon outside my window, I say “Goodnight Lobo.”

A Winter Walk

On a cold day in mid-December an old lady walks down the park with a stick and a mysterious bag on her hand. As the old lady walks, she has to deal with the snow on the ground and the cold temperature that is freezing the river. The old lady is trying to get to the bridge to cross it, but doesn’t know there are ghost’s following her. The ghosts are following her by air and some by ground. The ghosts on the ground are preventing the old lady to see them, so they hide behind the trees. As the old lady walks the ghosts are approaching closer to the old lady by air and by ground. Are the ghosts going to attack her and be after the mysterious bag or are they guiding her to cross the bridge safe and to get to her destination?

Song Lyrics and Poetry

"Set Fire To The Rain"
I let it fall, my heart,
And as it fell you rose to claim it
It was dark and I was over
Until you kissed my lips and you saved me

My hands, they're strong
But my knees were far too weak
To stand in your arms
Without falling to your feet

But there's a side to you
That I never knew, never knew.
All the things you'd say
They were never true, never true,
And the games you play
You would always win, always win.

[Chorus:]
But I set fire to the rain,
Watched it pour as I touched your face,
Well, it burned while I cried
Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name!

When I lay with you
I could stay there
Close my eyes
Feel you here forever
You and me together
Nothing is better

Cause there's a side to you

That I never knew, never knew,
All the things you'd say,
They were never true, never true,
And the games you play
You would always win, always win.

 [Chorus:]

But I set fire to the rain,
Watched it pour as I touched your face,
Well, it burned while I cried
Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name!

 I set fire to the rain

And I threw us into the flames
Where it felt something die
Cause I knew that that was the last time, the last time!

 Sometimes I wake up by the door,

That heart you caught must be waiting for you
Even now when we're already over
I can't help myself from looking for you.

 [Chorus:]

I set fire to the rain,
Watched it pour as I touched your face,
Well, it burned while I cried
Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name

 I set fire to the rain,

And I threw us into the flames
Where it felt something die
'Cause I knew that that was the last time, the last time, oh, ohhhh!

Oh noooo

Let it burn
Oh oh ohhhh
Let it burn
Oh oh ohhhh
Let it burn
Oh oh ohhhh

I believe this is a poetry song because it’s telling a real life story in which a girl/boy can connect with depending on what’s going on in their relationship (basically contradictions in relationships) and that brings the outcome of liberation. Adele expresses what she feels inside of her in this song in rhythm. The song is titled "Set fire to the Rain", which means to forget about the tears or sadness burning the pain and getting rid of the person who played you and if she or he left forget of them and leave them do their lives; not begging or in contact with that person. This song contains Literary devices such as symbolism in the line “I let it fall, my heart, and as it fell you rose to claim it” this line has symbol because its represents a broken heart and then fixed by liberation. A simile “Watched it pour as I touched your face” because it compares the rain (crying) to a person’s face. Allusion “Well, it burned while I cried” because she is dropping tears while its hurting inside. Imagery “And I threw us into the flames” for the listener to have a sense of what is going on.

Song by Adele – Set Fire to the Rain

Poem for Anthology

Title: A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns
Reason: I choose this poem because its so romantic. One person loving another over everything.