Explain the Dream with Christ?
Joe finds himself in a train station. Christ is there and people are playing a card game. The game that they play is black jack. The men edn up talking abot how they were going to die. Joe says that he will die with no body parts. They feel sorry for Joe because he is going to suffer. The train ends up going to the Desert and that when he thinks about Christ. Since he knows that their going to die he ends up abonding them. He doesn't belong with any dead people since he doesnt want to die.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Johnny Got His Gun 13-14
Why does Joe start tapping?
Joe starts tapping because he remembers that in war they tought him Morescode so he can communicate. He wants to try to communicate with the outside world with the other people. He wants to tell the nurses and cotors how he feels. He wants them to undertand how he got the way he is. He thinks if he taps in morescode they will understand him and communicate back. At first they just thought he was going crazy so they used a drug to calm him down.
Joe starts tapping because he remembers that in war they tought him Morescode so he can communicate. He wants to try to communicate with the outside world with the other people. He wants to tell the nurses and cotors how he feels. He wants them to undertand how he got the way he is. He thinks if he taps in morescode they will understand him and communicate back. At first they just thought he was going crazy so they used a drug to calm him down.
Johnny Got His Gun 11-12
Why does Joe decide to master time? How does he do it?
Joe decides to master time because he wants to stay in touch with the world and figure out how long he is staying in the hospital. He first starts to do math with big numbers. Then he tryies to count every second and every minuste but realizes that it's to hard to do. He figures out that nurses come in the mournings and feed him etc. He feels the presence of the mourning the dew on the grass. He's happy that he can actually get in touch with the world. He knows when the sun comes up and can feel its presence. I think Joe is really intelligent for memorizing this concept everyday.
Joe decides to master time because he wants to stay in touch with the world and figure out how long he is staying in the hospital. He first starts to do math with big numbers. Then he tryies to count every second and every minuste but realizes that it's to hard to do. He figures out that nurses come in the mournings and feed him etc. He feels the presence of the mourning the dew on the grass. He's happy that he can actually get in touch with the world. He knows when the sun comes up and can feel its presence. I think Joe is really intelligent for memorizing this concept everyday.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Johnny 8-10
What does Joe believe is worth fighting for? What is not worth it?
Joe contemplates what is worth fighting for. He thinks that peopel wen to war for no reason. He believes that if you don't know what you are fighting for you shouldn't go to war. He thinks people should go to war to fight if their fighting for liberty, honor, or freedom. He wishes that he wouldn't of went to war cause someone asked to go. He also thinks that fighting for democracy isn't worth loosing limbs or your soul. He wishes he could of never went to war and that he had his old life back.
Joe contemplates what is worth fighting for. He thinks that peopel wen to war for no reason. He believes that if you don't know what you are fighting for you shouldn't go to war. He thinks people should go to war to fight if their fighting for liberty, honor, or freedom. He wishes that he wouldn't of went to war cause someone asked to go. He also thinks that fighting for democracy isn't worth loosing limbs or your soul. He wishes he could of never went to war and that he had his old life back.
Johnny 6-7
Why does that rat come to visit Joe? What does it represent?
The comes to visit Joe because he has a wound that has not healed up. The rat reminds him when he was in war. He remembers seeing an officer get his face chewed on by a rat. When Joe feels his cut on his side it reminds him of that experience.
It represents a itch that keeps on knawing at his body. He can't do anything about it but feel his since of touch. This rat could be a itch, or doctors working on him that we don't know about. I think we will find out more about this itch later in the book.
The comes to visit Joe because he has a wound that has not healed up. The rat reminds him when he was in war. He remembers seeing an officer get his face chewed on by a rat. When Joe feels his cut on his side it reminds him of that experience.
It represents a itch that keeps on knawing at his body. He can't do anything about it but feel his since of touch. This rat could be a itch, or doctors working on him that we don't know about. I think we will find out more about this itch later in the book.
Johnny Got His Gun 1-5 chap
What is Joe's situation? Why does he compare it to drowning?
Joe is a former military solidier who is paralyzed. He is paralyzed from a war that he was asked to join. He has no eyes, mouth, legs or arms. He bascially has no way to communicate with the world or people. He really regrets going into the war because it has changed him to a lifeless piece of meat. He intoduces his old girlfriend Kareen, his mother and father. He compares his situation to drowning because when you drwon you have noy way to escape. He in a situation where he is getting more from the world since he can't communicate. When your drowning you get deeper and deeper from the surface.
Joe is a former military solidier who is paralyzed. He is paralyzed from a war that he was asked to join. He has no eyes, mouth, legs or arms. He bascially has no way to communicate with the world or people. He really regrets going into the war because it has changed him to a lifeless piece of meat. He intoduces his old girlfriend Kareen, his mother and father. He compares his situation to drowning because when you drwon you have noy way to escape. He in a situation where he is getting more from the world since he can't communicate. When your drowning you get deeper and deeper from the surface.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Chap. 19-20
Why does Esther feel such a need to sleep with Irwin? Does she feel better or different after it has happened?
She wants to sleep with Irwin cause he feels he is the right person. He was a smart math profesor and she wanted to loose her virginity to him. She feels, "Wow I finally found the right man to loose my virginity too." She feels bad after it happens because that is not what she expected. She bleed alot more than a average women. She went to the hospital and the doctor said she had a rare bleeding after sex. She calls him to pay for her bill and never see her again. She was mad that her situation didn't go as she planned and it didn't fulfill her pleasure. This experience caused her more pain than she had.
She wants to sleep with Irwin cause he feels he is the right person. He was a smart math profesor and she wanted to loose her virginity to him. She feels, "Wow I finally found the right man to loose my virginity too." She feels bad after it happens because that is not what she expected. She bleed alot more than a average women. She went to the hospital and the doctor said she had a rare bleeding after sex. She calls him to pay for her bill and never see her again. She was mad that her situation didn't go as she planned and it didn't fulfill her pleasure. This experience caused her more pain than she had.
Chp. 17-18
What does Esther mean when she says she feels trapped under a bell jar?
It means that she is under a bell jar where people see her and judge her. Being in a bell jar means people can see you and judge you but you can't say how you feel. She feels like she is a insider and different than everyone else. Nobody like Dr. Gordon can understand her thoughts but they just critizise her. She feels there is no where to escape but in her Bell Jar where she is judged.
I feel Esther will eventually be out of her jar by moving to a different state or by taking her life
It means that she is under a bell jar where people see her and judge her. Being in a bell jar means people can see you and judge you but you can't say how you feel. She feels like she is a insider and different than everyone else. Nobody like Dr. Gordon can understand her thoughts but they just critizise her. She feels there is no where to escape but in her Bell Jar where she is judged.
I feel Esther will eventually be out of her jar by moving to a different state or by taking her life
Friday, May 2, 2008
Bell Jar 15-16
Describe the new asylum Esther goes to? What might life have been like had she been forced to stay where she was?
This new asylum is more plesant. The nurses and people that work their are very nice and care for you. This asylum allows people to go out, go golf courses and just have a fun time. Esther feels she is more safe here and can actually live there. If she was to stay at her old building I believe that she would of tried to kill ger self again. I think the crazyness would of built up more inside of her and she even could of killed other people.
This new asylum is more plesant. The nurses and people that work their are very nice and care for you. This asylum allows people to go out, go golf courses and just have a fun time. Esther feels she is more safe here and can actually live there. If she was to stay at her old building I believe that she would of tried to kill ger self again. I think the crazyness would of built up more inside of her and she even could of killed other people.
Bell Jar 13-14
What is wrong with Esther? Why does she try to kill herself?
Esther is trying to figure out who she is and what she is going to do with her life. She feels that her life has no purpose and she wants to kill her self again. She can never find happiness in her life and no one is listening to her. She plans to take her life again but doesn't end up dying. She overdoses on sleeping pills and hides in her crawl space in the bsement. She wakes up feeling awful and looses vision. She isn't succefull but gets closer in killing her self.
Esther is trying to figure out who she is and what she is going to do with her life. She feels that her life has no purpose and she wants to kill her self again. She can never find happiness in her life and no one is listening to her. She plans to take her life again but doesn't end up dying. She overdoses on sleeping pills and hides in her crawl space in the bsement. She wakes up feeling awful and looses vision. She isn't succefull but gets closer in killing her self.
Bell Jar- Dr. Gordon
Why doesn’t Esther like Dr. Gordon? Is he hurting or helping her?
She doesn't like Dr.Gordon because he is a waste of her time making her do things that don't help her at all. All he is doing is his job and not really connecting with his client. He does really listen to her and does what he thinks is right. To try to make her loose her crazy thoughts he makes her put this headgear on that shocks brain. This method was an old method that they tried cure craxy people with in the 1960's.
She doesn't like Dr.Gordon because he is a waste of her time making her do things that don't help her at all. All he is doing is his job and not really connecting with his client. He does really listen to her and does what he thinks is right. To try to make her loose her crazy thoughts he makes her put this headgear on that shocks brain. This method was an old method that they tried cure craxy people with in the 1960's.
Bell Jar Chap 9-10
How does Esther act when she returns to Boston? How might her night with Marco have influenced her actions?
She is different when she returns Boston because of the interaction with Marco. When she spends time with Marco he abuses her. She comes back with blood on her and a different attitude. To try to forget the experience she throws her clothes out and watches them fly into the breeze. I think it has influenced her to think about how most men are dogs and are like Marco. This will make her more crazy as the book progresses.
She is different when she returns Boston because of the interaction with Marco. When she spends time with Marco he abuses her. She comes back with blood on her and a different attitude. To try to forget the experience she throws her clothes out and watches them fly into the breeze. I think it has influenced her to think about how most men are dogs and are like Marco. This will make her more crazy as the book progresses.
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