Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Dropping!
We are dropping this novel. We have decided as a group this book doesn't seem to be as of much interest to many people. We will be coming up with a new list of books to read. As well as we are expecting some new member's to great books. Get back to you later!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
12-14
At the beginning of chapter 12, Mr. Dimmesdale is standing in the very spot Hester Prynne got her first (what the book refers to as public ignominy). Mr. Dimmesdale kneels down with all the pain in his heart. And retched torture of keeping his secret he lets it out. All the pain… what the book actually says is this:
And thus, while standing on the scaffold, in this vain show of expiation, Mr. Dimmesdale was overcome with a great horror of mind, as if the universe were gazing at a scarlet token on his naked breast, right over his heart. On that spot, in very truth, there was, and there had long been, the gnawing and poisonous tooth of bodily pain. Without any effort of his will, or power to restrain himself, he shrieked aloud: an outcry that went pealing through the night, and was beaten back from one house to another, and reverberated from the hills in the background; as if a company of devils, detecting so much misery and terror in it, had made a plaything of the sound, and were bandying it to and fro.
Later in the night towards early morning, fellow towns people came over to where Mr. Dimmesdale was laying almost half frozen to death. Pearl and Hester were called by him over to his side. They sat there and held hands. Pearl asked for his presence in the next day to sit with them and hold hands again…Roger Chillingworth helping Reverend Dimmesdale. Mr. Dimmesdale agrees to go home with him and get better…to live for tomorrow to hold hands with Pearl again.
In Chapter 13 Hester Prynne explains to us her thoughts and guilty feelings of how life is treating her differently based on the birth of Pearl. Covering the way she feels about her scarlet letter. Telling us how it affects the way she is. How she isn’t portrayed as a womanly figure. The affect of everyone looking at her as a walking shame. How all she can think about is Pearl and whether her birth was for ill or good. She refers to her feelings for a moment like: A women never overcomes these problems by any exercise of thought.
After we go threw her thoughts on her own decisions in life it leads us straight to chapter 14.
Chapter 14 consists in the begging of Pearl having a grand old time running around playing alone in the water, or lake near town as it sounds. As Hester suits herself to a talking with Roger Chillingworth. Roger proclaims to her that Mr. Dimmesdale whispered to him something about how she was being spoken of in a town meeting, they are debating taking the badge off her “bosom”. Hester’s immediate response to that is she believes that there better judgment of wanting to take the scarlet letter off is not there choice but of her’s. And she chooses to keep her shame upon her body.
As she keeps speaking with Roger Chillingworth. She speaks of not talking to him not 7 years ago about keeping this secret. This uncovers the secret. That Roger Chillingworth is the father of Pearl. Roger Chillingworth keeps talking of how not any man has suffered as much as Mr. Dimmesdale has, as Hester is arguing with him on Chillingworth’s choices of helping Dimmesdale is the wrong decision. I have a feeling as I read this that Hester is thinking to herself she has suffered something of the same feeling.
Roger and her get into talking farther and farther. Speaking of how they avenge each other with how she has caused him pain. And he admits he has caused her the scarlet letter.
This whole conversation they have been having is striking me awkwardly...They sound like they still have feelings for each other. And as I finished the chapter I felt kind of sad. It sounded like they have major lust for each other but they ignore it they wont act upon it!!!. Just because of the towns people and what they will think of them. Why don't they move FAR FAR away...
Because of the time this was written?
Because it doesn't cross there mind?
I Don't know...I'm excited to keep reading!
And thus, while standing on the scaffold, in this vain show of expiation, Mr. Dimmesdale was overcome with a great horror of mind, as if the universe were gazing at a scarlet token on his naked breast, right over his heart. On that spot, in very truth, there was, and there had long been, the gnawing and poisonous tooth of bodily pain. Without any effort of his will, or power to restrain himself, he shrieked aloud: an outcry that went pealing through the night, and was beaten back from one house to another, and reverberated from the hills in the background; as if a company of devils, detecting so much misery and terror in it, had made a plaything of the sound, and were bandying it to and fro.
Later in the night towards early morning, fellow towns people came over to where Mr. Dimmesdale was laying almost half frozen to death. Pearl and Hester were called by him over to his side. They sat there and held hands. Pearl asked for his presence in the next day to sit with them and hold hands again…Roger Chillingworth helping Reverend Dimmesdale. Mr. Dimmesdale agrees to go home with him and get better…to live for tomorrow to hold hands with Pearl again.
In Chapter 13 Hester Prynne explains to us her thoughts and guilty feelings of how life is treating her differently based on the birth of Pearl. Covering the way she feels about her scarlet letter. Telling us how it affects the way she is. How she isn’t portrayed as a womanly figure. The affect of everyone looking at her as a walking shame. How all she can think about is Pearl and whether her birth was for ill or good. She refers to her feelings for a moment like: A women never overcomes these problems by any exercise of thought.
After we go threw her thoughts on her own decisions in life it leads us straight to chapter 14.
Chapter 14 consists in the begging of Pearl having a grand old time running around playing alone in the water, or lake near town as it sounds. As Hester suits herself to a talking with Roger Chillingworth. Roger proclaims to her that Mr. Dimmesdale whispered to him something about how she was being spoken of in a town meeting, they are debating taking the badge off her “bosom”. Hester’s immediate response to that is she believes that there better judgment of wanting to take the scarlet letter off is not there choice but of her’s. And she chooses to keep her shame upon her body.
As she keeps speaking with Roger Chillingworth. She speaks of not talking to him not 7 years ago about keeping this secret. This uncovers the secret. That Roger Chillingworth is the father of Pearl. Roger Chillingworth keeps talking of how not any man has suffered as much as Mr. Dimmesdale has, as Hester is arguing with him on Chillingworth’s choices of helping Dimmesdale is the wrong decision. I have a feeling as I read this that Hester is thinking to herself she has suffered something of the same feeling.
Roger and her get into talking farther and farther. Speaking of how they avenge each other with how she has caused him pain. And he admits he has caused her the scarlet letter.
This whole conversation they have been having is striking me awkwardly...They sound like they still have feelings for each other. And as I finished the chapter I felt kind of sad. It sounded like they have major lust for each other but they ignore it they wont act upon it!!!. Just because of the towns people and what they will think of them. Why don't they move FAR FAR away...
Because of the time this was written?
Because it doesn't cross there mind?
I Don't know...I'm excited to keep reading!
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Chapters 8-11
Chapters 8 -11
Reverend Dimmesdale helps out Hester by talking to the Governor so she can keep Pearl. Pearl gets to start school and stays with Hester.
We learn more about the Reverend Dimmesdale and Mr. Chillingworth. They live together and they have very different opinions on things. Mr. Dimmesdale is sick and Roger Chillingworth offers to help him, but the Reverend refuses to get help from a doctor. We later learn that Reverend Dimmesdale is hiding a big secret that he hasn’t told anyone yet.
Roger Chillingworth wants to keep an eye on the Reverend even though he doesn’t really like Mr. Dimmesdale.
We get to see how different Pearl is from the other kids her age. Pearl is very outspoken, and seems some what happy. She has her own opinion and doesn’t seem bothered about what other people think, and she likes being active and having fun. She is only three years old and is expected to know so much and to be in school.
Do you think that Reverend Dimmesdale is sick because of his secret?
Do you think that the Reverend’s secret has anything to do with Hester?
Reverend Dimmesdale helps out Hester by talking to the Governor so she can keep Pearl. Pearl gets to start school and stays with Hester.
We learn more about the Reverend Dimmesdale and Mr. Chillingworth. They live together and they have very different opinions on things. Mr. Dimmesdale is sick and Roger Chillingworth offers to help him, but the Reverend refuses to get help from a doctor. We later learn that Reverend Dimmesdale is hiding a big secret that he hasn’t told anyone yet.
Roger Chillingworth wants to keep an eye on the Reverend even though he doesn’t really like Mr. Dimmesdale.
We get to see how different Pearl is from the other kids her age. Pearl is very outspoken, and seems some what happy. She has her own opinion and doesn’t seem bothered about what other people think, and she likes being active and having fun. She is only three years old and is expected to know so much and to be in school.
Do you think that Reverend Dimmesdale is sick because of his secret?
Do you think that the Reverend’s secret has anything to do with Hester?
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
chapters 4-7
We found out that Hester’s husband is the doctor, and that he is ashamed of her and doesn’t want to be associated with her. Hester is making money from stitching and sewing clothing items. Hester named her baby girl, Pearl, who doesn’t get along with the other kids because they make fun of her. In chapter seven, we find out that Hester might have Pearl taken away from her.
Do you have any ideas on who Pearl’s father might be? Why do you think that?
Do you have any ideas on who Pearl’s father might be? Why do you think that?
Friday, January 4, 2008
Chapter 1-3
These chapters were very confusing.
It starts off and he explains what's going on but as you get into chapters two and three it goes through different viewpoints. First you see it from the town’s people, then from Hester Prynne’s view, and then it seems to go to yet another viewpoint.
We have now met the town’s people and we know that they are going to have an impact on what is going to happen in parts of the story.
Then we have Hester Prynne who is "the women", and who seems to be the main character in the book so far.
Then we have "the man" who is not named but you could tell he is going to be a big part in the book. That's what I think anyway.
How do they know that she committed adultery? Ok they know she was married and they thought her husband got lost at sea because he has been gone for the last two years. But how do they know that she didn't just find the baby or that she was raped. And if he husband was lost at sea then wouldn't it be fornication, not adultery. I mean not that fornication is right or anything but still. These are some things to think about.
I’ve done a little research on this I mean not a lot but a little and I might try to do some more. So feel free to do some more and comment on what you found. Or just give your opinion.
It starts off and he explains what's going on but as you get into chapters two and three it goes through different viewpoints. First you see it from the town’s people, then from Hester Prynne’s view, and then it seems to go to yet another viewpoint.
We have now met the town’s people and we know that they are going to have an impact on what is going to happen in parts of the story.
Then we have Hester Prynne who is "the women", and who seems to be the main character in the book so far.
Then we have "the man" who is not named but you could tell he is going to be a big part in the book. That's what I think anyway.
How do they know that she committed adultery? Ok they know she was married and they thought her husband got lost at sea because he has been gone for the last two years. But how do they know that she didn't just find the baby or that she was raped. And if he husband was lost at sea then wouldn't it be fornication, not adultery. I mean not that fornication is right or anything but still. These are some things to think about.
I’ve done a little research on this I mean not a lot but a little and I might try to do some more. So feel free to do some more and comment on what you found. Or just give your opinion.
Friday, December 21, 2007
The Scarlet Letter
Here is the link to The Scarlet Letter:
http://www.literaturepage.com/read/scarletletter.html
We will start posting after break. But if you would like to start reading ahead go for it. As well as when you get back from break you should have read chapter's 1-3 most likely. That way when we post riht away you wont be behind!
Have Fun!
http://www.literaturepage.com/read/scarletletter.html
We will start posting after break. But if you would like to start reading ahead go for it. As well as when you get back from break you should have read chapter's 1-3 most likely. That way when we post riht away you wont be behind!
Have Fun!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
NEW BOOKS!
Since, we have finished Tom Sawyer we would like to now know what you guy's would enjoy reading. Here are the books we have selected. Please read over these short summary's and comment with your pick.
The Scarlet Letter, By: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Is a Gothe romance about a women who's husband is "lost" at sea on the way to America so she ends up have an affair and gets pregnant. So her baby girl and her on outcast in the town that they live in. The girl has been marked for life with an "A" standing for adultery. Her mom won't tell who her father is. The doctor in the town is her mom's dead husband. If you want to read more about it click on this website... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Letter
A Study in Scarlet, By Sir :Arthur Conan Doyle
Is a murder mystery with Sherlock Holmes as one of the main characters. Sherlock Holmes finds a body at the beginning of the book. While the detectives believe they found the true killer another murder takes place that is linked with other at the beginning of the book. Sherlock Holmes is aware they don't have the right killer. So he ends up leaving to go to America to find the true linked cereal killer. This should be an interesting read and it shouldn't be of any bore. If you want to read more click on this website...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Study_in_Scarlet
Please comment telling us which book you would like to read. We need your opinion so we can get started. Thank you!
The Scarlet Letter, By: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Is a Gothe romance about a women who's husband is "lost" at sea on the way to America so she ends up have an affair and gets pregnant. So her baby girl and her on outcast in the town that they live in. The girl has been marked for life with an "A" standing for adultery. Her mom won't tell who her father is. The doctor in the town is her mom's dead husband. If you want to read more about it click on this website... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Letter
A Study in Scarlet, By Sir :Arthur Conan Doyle
Is a murder mystery with Sherlock Holmes as one of the main characters. Sherlock Holmes finds a body at the beginning of the book. While the detectives believe they found the true killer another murder takes place that is linked with other at the beginning of the book. Sherlock Holmes is aware they don't have the right killer. So he ends up leaving to go to America to find the true linked cereal killer. This should be an interesting read and it shouldn't be of any bore. If you want to read more click on this website...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Study_in_Scarlet
Please comment telling us which book you would like to read. We need your opinion so we can get started. Thank you!
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