Coverage
Comedy and Tragedy
http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/08/comedy-and-tragedy.html
As You Like It! Act I Character Web
http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/08/as-you-like-it-act-i-character-web.html
Bros for Life
http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/08/bros-for-life.html
Richard Cory – A Lasting Impression
http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/08/richard-cory-lasting-impression.html
As I See It…
http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/08/as-i-see-it.html
Just Humor Me!
http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/08/just-humor-me.html
Bitter Sweet Love
http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/09/bitter-sweet-love.html
Out with the Old, in with the New
http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/09/out-with-old-in-with-new.html
As You Like It Comic!
http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/09/as-you-like-it-comic.html
The Sun Sets on Unrequited Love
http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/10/sun-sets-on-unrequited-love.html
The Sun Also Rises Allusions
http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/10/sun-also-rises-allusions.html
Route March
http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/10/route-march.html
Anna Hazare is India
http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/10/anna-hazare-is-india.html
Depth
The Sun Also Rises Allusions
This blog entry based on the theme of allusions in chapter 10 and 11 of ‘The Sun also Rises’, allowed me to do in depth online research to many of the references such as names or places used by Hemingway. This research was quite an eye opener as it gave me the opportunity to delve more deeply into the mind of Hemingway. When I first read these chapters, I simply read for the narrative to move the story along, I did not always recognize the references made or understand fully or at all the significance to the text. Re-reading these chapters once I had conducted the research, made me feel that I was reading these chapters for the first time. I now understand what the characters Jake and Bill were trying to convey to us, so it made for better analysis and gave me food for thought. It also brought home to me the historical era that the novel is set in as all the references were of actual and not fictional characters, time lines and historical events. It seemed to bring the novel to not just a piece of made up fiction but made the story seem so much more believable and real.
http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/10/sun-also-rises-allusions.html
Interaction
Bitter Sweet Love
In my blog ‘Bitter Sweet Love’ the oxymoron in the title goes on to examine the character of Jacques who as a side line spectator acts as a foil for the underlying love story between the young lovers Orlando and Rosalind. This may be perhaps due to the fact that Jacques himself is nursing a broken heart and cannot be positive about this emotion that he feels is fake and transient and simply leads to heartbreak or fickle change of hearts. While I appreciated many of the comments and topic of discussion made by Gautam, I did not agree with his analysis that Jacques wants to be a court jester, like Touchstone reveals his lighter side. Yes, of course at first glance this seems to be correct but my analysis and interpretation is that Jacques wants to be a clown so he can officially now have a mask to hide his real feelings of melancholy. His clown like antics will hide the tears behind the laughter. He does not want people to like him, he does not crave popularity, he wants to hide himself from prying eyes and questions by putting the focus on others and not himself.
http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/09/bitter-sweet-love.html
http://gautamkapur.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/jacques-the-antagonist/
Discussion
Frieeeeeeeeeeeeeenshipppppppp
The Friendship blog entry by Anuraag made for an interesting read and lead me to jump into the discussion. The aspects of analyzing the intricacies of the relationship between the two central characters Jake the protagonist and his side kick Robert Cohn make for lively debate and I hope that a further domino effect is created. Male friendship and bonding can be highly complex especially when they share the same love interest and egos are involved. This novel is all about male bonding (with the token female in the mix), it is about a journey of self discovery where dreams can be realized or broken in a heart beat.
http://abahl.hsblogs.aes.ac.in/2011/10/04/frieeeeeeeeeeeeendshipppppp-3/#comment-10
Xenoblogging
The Comment Primo
What Are You Talking About Hemingway?
I wanted to be the first to blog in such an interesting and tongue in cheek heading. After all as any English IB student worth their salt this proverbial question is asked of every poet, novelist or playwright we encounter.
Rohit’s blog
http://rohit617.wordpress.com/2011/10/09/what-are-you-talking-about-hemingway/
The Comment Grande
Clashing or Identical
Adrienne’s blog gave me room for thought and I wanted to expand on her valid comments and observations. Rather than just agree and repeat what she says I tried to take my blog to the next level. ( I neither wanted to clash or be identical!). I explored the characterizations of Jake and Cohn and tried to provide a remedy of what their failings are and how they could if we look at beyond the ending of the story can unfold further. Other than it us up to our imagination using the canvas of Hemingway to wonder, what happens next?
http://adrienne-hlenglish.blogspot.com/2011/10/clashing-or-identical.html
The Comment Informative
Antagonist
Becca brought up the valid point that Jacques acts as the antagonist in the play by being a pessimist and opposing love. I wanted to explore this idea in greater depth and expand on this reference. I analyzed Jacques character to expose the layers he is composed of and explored outside of this play, of how Shakespeare likes to often use characters to acts as a foil for any developing love story. I used the example of Romeo and Juliet to illustrate my point.
http://rrobbins.hsblogs.aes.ac.in/2011/09/07/antagonist/
Wild Card
Anna Hazare is India
I wanted to blog on how someone like Anna Hazare can affect the youth of India. After all none of us were born in the Ghandian era but I wanted to explore if this fascination and support has valid purpose or simply a fashnable fad that is popular to follow.
http://sabrina117english.blogspot.com/2011/10/anna-hazare-is-india.html
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