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Do you ever not know what you are doing with your life? Do you ever just sit on your unreasonably large bed considered luxurious for a married couple back in the 1920's, watching a youtube video of cats playing a piano? Are you ever annoyed that the instructions on your dinner require a whopping total of 6 minutes in the microwave? Ever find yourself up at 2 AM trying to figure out what crappy movie to watch next on Netflix?  Have you ever gotten a headache from staring an illuminated screen for too long? Have you ever gotten home at 3 PM, and only until about 9 PM started all the assigned homework in every single one of the six AP classes you decided to take Junior Year? Do you just wish you remembered what you did between 3 PM and 9 PM? Oh wait, didn't you spend 4 out of 6 hours scrolling through your twitter feed? Have you ever even stepped outside to enjoy the beautiful weather? Is life just monotonous and repetitive? Well look no further!/ Prepare to be amazed!/ Well worry no more!/ etc.

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Week 10 Blogpost (missed)

In Class Essay Rewrite:

In Morrison’s prologue to The Bluest Eye, the author utilizes nature as a catalyst to not only prelude the plot, but also to quickly state her themes and focus as well as alert the readers attentions to the “taboo” issues prevalent in Society that It refuses to acknowledge and change. “Fall” (Morrison 6), is the transitional season between summer and winter, the change from the season representing fertility and life to the season representing death and barrenness. In the very first sentence, Morrison sets the story in “the fall of 1941” (Morrison 6). By doing so, readers can infer that the story will be tragic--and with all tragedy, there exists a causation. Based off that, we can assume that Toni Morrison will further explore the causation or causations for such a tragedy and the role that Society plays throughout it. As I had touched on before, “fall” is also a transitional season (Morrison 6). Morrison’s choice to use such a transitional season, instead of a peak season, implies that the story will not only bear continuously development but also enforce a change in mindset. Also, because Morrison decides to employ “fall” (summer to winter) instead of spring (winter to summer) we can predict that the story will take a change for the worse; a tragedy (Morrison 6). Morrison continues this extended metaphor of nature, describing seeds “that did not sprout”, to create a sense of disparity (Morrison 6). This idea of seeds failing to “sprout”(6) because they had been “planted too far down in the earth” hints at the causation of the tragedy (Morrison 6). It seems that the seeds were overwhelmed by the “earth” itself, the “earth” which it will always be a part of (Morrison 6). So if the seeds symbolized the unique individual identities of men and the composition of the identities, the “earth” would represent the collection of humankind--Society (Morrison 6). The seeds’ failure to grow because of the earth serves as a sort of allegory that parallels man’s (specifically minority’s) destruction and oppression by societal standards. By writing such, the novel’s prologue effectively makes use of nature to foreshadow the plot and define her purpose for writing The Bluest Eye.

Reading Guide Questions

Reading Guide Answers

• I predict that the chapter beginning on page 81 will talk about Peccola and how she falls astray. I predict this because the chapter heading is "Seethecatitgoesmeowmeowcome / and playcomeandplaywithjane / thekittenwillnotplayplayplaypla." Cats are independent creatures--living alone. Cats that have no home are stray cats. According to the chapter heading, the cat will not play with Jane--who we infer is a parallel to Peccola. We can also see that the spaces are still missing, connoting a sense of urgency and loss of control. Taking all those factors into account, I predict that the chapter will tell readers about Peccola's worst moments and how her life spirals out of control to the point which she becomes so "disgusting" and so "astray" from societal norms that even a cat won't "play" with her.
•  Mobile, Meridian, Aiken and Baton Rouge are all populated heavily by African Americans. If I were to guess what was so important about them is that each of them have a hidden secret it keeps behind its curtains, away from the public eye.
• Honestly, I have no idea why curly/wavy-hair women straighten their hair nor why straight-hair women curl their hair, it has always been a mystery to me. To "worry about the edges of [one's] hair" seems to refer to some sort of beauty standard. Maybe it references how women hate "split ends" (what even is a split end?) or maybe it references how people present themselves to the world.
• I think the clause is a juxtaposition of the common belief that white colored skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes are the beauty standard. Like I said before, the cities Morrison named were heavily populated by African Americans. Therefore, it is likely that the beauty standard in those said cities is in fact the "lovely black necks that stretch as though against an invisible collar." The collar could also be an allusion to slavery. Who knows. Valentino does.
• To me, "funkiness" describes anything that deviates from normality. Different connotations of funk include: 80's music, crazy vibrant colors,  drugs, Bruno Mars.
• People clean and organize when they have problems as a desperate act to literally "clean" and "organize" their life. I personally do this as well and I find it helps because it gives me a sense of control as well as confidence to once again face my problems head on.
• People like cats because they're independent and require very little maintenance. I genuinely hate cats so I find them utterly repulsive and see no values or "qualities...that are good."
• If a mother never expressed love or tenderness to her child, regardless of how well she satisfied his physical needs, the child would become detached from the world and he'd never trust anyone or allow anyone to latch onto him. The child would be very cold and stoic--emotionless.
• The distinction being made here is regarding a man's ability to control anything and everything, regardless of skin color. This statement is very clear and truly crude and disgusting. I mean to begin the  single distinction made is if a man can be civilized or not. I mean really? So you're telling me that if I found a WHITE man and he was loud, obnoxious and UNcivilized, that he too would be a "nigger"? If to you that is how it is, then first off, I'd like to say that you've got to be the spawn of Satan to even consider that. Secondly, I hope you realize the historical negative connotations that word carried and how utterly putrid of a person you can be to even dare to label someone as that. Thirdly, why do we have to continue to recycle social issues we have already overcome as a nation and recreate this divide between us? 
• Possible implications: Innocence-snowflake/dying or falling-lost or destroyed/pavement-society; wintertime-snowflake/wintertime-death. So "innocence is lost as society destroys it" or a foreshadowing of death and loss or tragedy.

I've noticed that all throughout the class, Valentino's 11 AP has been discussing controversial subjects as well as the academic truths and passionate opinions well-known writers carry and how they present their ideas. We've discussed patriotism, race, memorialization and feminism. For those who are fighting for their personal beliefs and have made sacrifices for them, I personally commend. Those that have been mocked for being "different" and are standing up for themselves, you have my utmost respect. However, not every battle can be won. Contrary to what your parents have told you, some fights are impossible or unrealistic to win. Gender equality is one of them. Since the beginning of time, humans were divided by one quality: gender. It is a divide that has always existed between people. Adam and Eve were both of the same race, age and sexuality. The only difference: Adam had a penis, and Eve had a vagina. Because of this,  man won't be able to understand woman and vice versa. Because of this, I can't find a woman that has Barbie's perfects sizes and Prager can't "find a man who looks as good in clam diggers"( Prager 354). The man who created Barbie didn't wholly understand what woman really is, frankly he never will. Mr. Ryan is not a single case. Man, at this time now, can't undestand woman and because of that gender differences will thrive, regardless of geographical location. Gender differences are not like race or sexuality, man cannot truly experience a complete pregnancy a woman experiences nor can a woman understand the intrinsic pressures placed on a boy to carry his future family. Also a female will never be able to sympathize with the awkward moment when a boy has an errection and is asked to stand up by his english teacher in front of all his peers. I'm not saying to not fight the good fight. I'm saying that maybe the direction we are moving towards to solve these differences is misguided. Everything that exists in this physical realm, including the abstract, is chronic, not perpetual. Nothing is impossible forever, solving impossible just needs a change in mindset. People used to think that a mile under four minutes was impossible, but Roger Bannister changed that. He changed their mindset so much that a sub-four minute mile is now standard. What we need, is a Roger Bannister. We need a manifestation of the revolutionary idea that will bridge the genders. But change won't happen if no one takes action. We need to keep fighting the good fighting but be aware of new possibilities. It just takes a different perspective.