Choose one the world's that Gulliver visits; What social issue(s)/human fault is Swift commenting on through Gulliver's visit to this world? What details from this world bring it out? Is the movie subtle or blatant in how they reveal this? How does the medium of film help to bring out the satire more than just the book could by itself? Did the movie make you think or did you think it was a poor adaptation? Why?
The Land of the Houyhnhnm's the horses show us all of humans flaws from greed and pride to selfishness and inconsideration. We see this from how they view the yahoos. The yahoos are men and women who act as savages and bring forth all the points of human flaws with extreme exaggeration but it is shown to us by the horses because of how they perceive the yahoos which makes Gulliver realize that these are human flaws. The film portrays the yahoos as greasy muddy creatures so we see them as an entire different race but yet when Gulliver gets muddy we see that humans look the exact same way. The movie brought out more real points and showed us visually humans flaws and how we should go about living our lives from learning form the horses.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Pg 566-570
Answer the following questions from page 566-570.
1. What was the Restoration in British History?
The Restoration began in 1660 when Charles II became king and ended the Protestant Interregnum.
2. How did the political system change through the Restoration and 17th Century?
It became more of a constitutional monarchy. They gave parliament the right to levy taxes, along with other wide-ranging powers.
3. Why is this time also called the Age of Reason/Enlightenment? Give examples of people from this time who contributed to this label.
It is called the Age of reason or Enlightenment because during this time period philosophers, writers and scientists were defining new ways to look at the world they lived in. Sir Isaac Newton revealed an orderly, clockwork universe regulated by rational principles.
4. Define what Neoclassicism is how it was incorporates into the literature during the time. What was this age also called that relates to this concept?
Is reverting back and using literature from ancient Romans and Greeks to emulate. This time period is known as the Neoclassical Literature of the eighteenth century.
5. The Enlightenment/Restoration is divided up into three areas based on people's names. What are they? What characteristics/authors/literary genres is associated with each age?
Age of Dryden, the Age of Pope, and the Age of Johnson. Dryden-began with the restoration of the monarchy and ended with the death of John Dryden, this time period with associated with satirical writing. Pope- was the peak of the neoclassicism writing. Alexander Pope was the big writer of this time period. Johnson- Samuel Johnson was the biggest writer of this age and wrote in neoclassicism ideas that related more to the freer more emotional, more natural style of the Romantics.
1. What was the Restoration in British History?
The Restoration began in 1660 when Charles II became king and ended the Protestant Interregnum.
2. How did the political system change through the Restoration and 17th Century?
It became more of a constitutional monarchy. They gave parliament the right to levy taxes, along with other wide-ranging powers.
3. Why is this time also called the Age of Reason/Enlightenment? Give examples of people from this time who contributed to this label.
It is called the Age of reason or Enlightenment because during this time period philosophers, writers and scientists were defining new ways to look at the world they lived in. Sir Isaac Newton revealed an orderly, clockwork universe regulated by rational principles.
4. Define what Neoclassicism is how it was incorporates into the literature during the time. What was this age also called that relates to this concept?
Is reverting back and using literature from ancient Romans and Greeks to emulate. This time period is known as the Neoclassical Literature of the eighteenth century.
5. The Enlightenment/Restoration is divided up into three areas based on people's names. What are they? What characteristics/authors/literary genres is associated with each age?
Age of Dryden, the Age of Pope, and the Age of Johnson. Dryden-began with the restoration of the monarchy and ended with the death of John Dryden, this time period with associated with satirical writing. Pope- was the peak of the neoclassicism writing. Alexander Pope was the big writer of this time period. Johnson- Samuel Johnson was the biggest writer of this age and wrote in neoclassicism ideas that related more to the freer more emotional, more natural style of the Romantics.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Cavalier vs. Puritan
We read literature from two opposing forces, the Puritans and the Cavaliers represented by Milton/Bunyan and Lovelace/Marvel respectively.
1. Describe the worldviews of these groups.
Cavaliers live for today and live to make profit from their lives right now and not for the future, while Puritans live for tomorrow and the after-life, they prepare to go to the life after everything.
2. How do these worldviews contrast with each other?
Cavaliers are more reckless and care about today while Puritans are more reserved and prepare for the future and the after life.
3. Give specific examples from selections we read that represent these worldviews?
Marvel says in his piece that if they do not get married now that something may happen and they may not live to see tomorrow or it happen. In Milton's piece it is mostly about the after life and why things are the way they are there, talking about why Satin is in hell and why God rules heaven.
4. Which worldview do you align yourself with more?
I don't think that i could align myself one way or another because I do live for now but I am also living for my future and am close to God. I take every day for what it is worth and make the most of my opportunities which is more on the cavalier side but then again I plan for my future and look ahead and am thinking about my after life which is the puritan side.
1. Describe the worldviews of these groups.
Cavaliers live for today and live to make profit from their lives right now and not for the future, while Puritans live for tomorrow and the after-life, they prepare to go to the life after everything.
2. How do these worldviews contrast with each other?
Cavaliers are more reckless and care about today while Puritans are more reserved and prepare for the future and the after life.
3. Give specific examples from selections we read that represent these worldviews?
Marvel says in his piece that if they do not get married now that something may happen and they may not live to see tomorrow or it happen. In Milton's piece it is mostly about the after life and why things are the way they are there, talking about why Satin is in hell and why God rules heaven.
4. Which worldview do you align yourself with more?
I don't think that i could align myself one way or another because I do live for now but I am also living for my future and am close to God. I take every day for what it is worth and make the most of my opportunities which is more on the cavalier side but then again I plan for my future and look ahead and am thinking about my after life which is the puritan side.
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