Aaron G

Bronx Masquerade

2009-09-06T17:32:00.000-07:00

The book Bronx Masquerade is discussion by a mix of twenty some students and their lives in the Bronx. Each student talks about their life and then writes a poem about it. First, most of the students were nervous or scared to read their poems during "Open mike". However, by the end of the year everybody in Mr. Ward's class had read at least once. In additon, people would comment on their classmates poems. I think we should do this every Friday in our class. I really enjoyed this but wonder if perhaps Nikki Grimes had written all of those peoms herself ?

Lucky 3

2009-09-03T06:51:00.000-07:00

While walking down the street, Alice meets her rapist. After being confronted by him, Alice goes to her dorm and calls 911. Gregory Madison was the man who raped Alice and changed her life forever. After multiple court appearances, and Alice having to take the stand Greg was found gulity. He was sentenced to between 8 and 25 years. Weeks after the conviction, Alice's roommate raped in Alice's bed. This was the part I hate most about this book. The rapist must have been friends with Greg because he knew about Alice. In addition, he broke Alices and Lillas trust. "Lucky" had a very strange begining but in the end it took Alice Sebold a lot of courage to write about her life and I have immense respect for her.

Lucky 2

2009-09-03T06:21:00.000-07:00

Alice decides to return to Syrcuse for the next year of college, surprising most of her friends. Most of her friends thought she would not return for the following years of college due to her rape the prior year. Alice's decison to return showed her strength and determination to not let the rape effect her. Despite her strength, lots of people knew about the rape and gave her bad looks. Alice still has many friends from last year, but is not living with them as she has been assigned to an all female dormitory. In addition, with all of her classes she does not really have time to see them. Alice is taking multiple English workshops ( English Classes for poetry and story writing). In these workshops she makes several new friends including a proffessor. She writes a poem about her rapist which indicates that if she were to meet him that she would kill him. This strongly worded poem receives a negative response from one student who refuses to comment on it when asked by the proffeser to do so. Later this girl trys to commit suicide because her brothers used to rape her. This was my favorite part of the book because Alice now knows that she is not the only person who has been raped. As a result of this revelation, these two girls can relate.

Lucky

2009-08-31T18:20:00.000-07:00

This book is crazy! Lucky is written by Alice Sebold and decsribes her life but substitutes some names. First, the protagonist Alice, describes how she was brutally raped, beaten and robbed in an amphilia. Therefore, this act of rape took more than just for virginity, it changed her life. These changes are described in the rest of the book. After the rape, Alice went back to her dorm bruised and called 911. From that moment on an intense investigation began.

The Glass Menagerie 3

2009-08-15T18:31:00.000-07:00

Jim O'Conner, Laura's old crush was invited to dinner with the family because Amanda asked Tom to invite a co-worker. He chose Jim O'Conner. Laura was very nervous when he came. After dinner though, Laura and Jim talked comfortably. The conversation and started off with Jim asking Laura if she remembered him. Laura replied that she did. This small talk led to big talk and Jim egged her on to the point where she thought he was going to ask to date her. On the contrary, he told her he had a girlfriend and was sorry for giving her the wrong impression. In addition, he broke her favorite piece of glass but she didn't become upset thereby proving that she loved him. After that night Tom was so fed up with his life at home that he left. In essence he was taking the same road or route that his father had.

The Glass Menagerie 2

2009-08-15T18:01:00.000-07:00

When Laura was in high school she used to like a boy named Jim O'Connor. He was the only boy she ever liked. He gave her the nickname Blue Roses. On the contrary, they never went out because he had a girlfreind all through High School because he was very popular. Amanda is very worried about how Tom goes out every night to see a moive. He also drinks and smokes way too much for his mother's liking. Laura due to her lack of confidence spends most of her days organizing her glass farm animals. Hence the name of the play, the Glass Menagerie.

The Glass Menagerie

2009-08-15T12:38:00.000-07:00

The play "The Glass Menagerie" is written by Tennessee Williams and starts with Tom talking to the audience about his family. He tells the audience about his dad who him, his sister (Laura), and his mom (Amanda). Tom is the narrator of the play and he tells the story of his family. Amanda, who has high hopes for Laura to attract amazing gentleman callers just like she had attracted them back in her day. In addition, Laura wants Tom to do better at his warehouse job. She also repremends Tom on how he eats and also smokes which leads him to only smoke more. Laura is handicapped in her leg and this effects her more mentally than phyically. She has a major lack of self confidence and as a result, she drops out of typing school.

A Raisin in The Sun 3

2009-08-14T19:15:00.000-07:00

Linder, the man from Clybourne Park, is the man who goes around to meet with families who have bought property in Clybourne Park before they move in. He started his conversation with the Younger family very nicely. However, it ended by him pretty much saying Clybourne Park is a white community which does not accept Africans. This brought the Younger family down but they decided to move in anyway. In addition, because the house was only a portion of the 10,000 dollars, Mama gave the the rest to Walter. She instucted him to put $3,000 in the bank for Beneatha's college and the rest he could use for the liqour store. Near the end of the story, Bobo, one of Walters friends, comes over to bring a tornado of bad news. He tells the whole family that Willy Harris did not meet him that morning and had all the money they had given him. In addition, to make matters worse Walter had not gone to the bank so Beneatha's college fund was also lost.

A Raisin in The Sun part 2

2009-08-14T18:56:00.000-07:00

Through out the play Beneatha and Walter argue about money. Beneatha is dating a boy named George who has money. Therefore Walter wants her to marry him. In addition, Mama is waiting for a $10,000 check which each family member plans to use differently. Walter still plans to buy a liqour store, Beneatha wants to attend college and Ruth wants to save the money because she is pregnant again. None of the family members want Walter to buy a liqour store and this aggravates Walter. He reacts by repeatedly going out to drink. When the check finally arrives, Mama decides to buy a new house. The house is supposedly nice and only $3,500 but it is in a predominently white neighborhood called Clybourne Park.

A Raisin in the Sun

2009-08-13T19:20:00.000-07:00

A Raisin in the Sun is a play about a black family living in South Chicago. The play starts with Walter waiting for his son, Travis, to get out of the shower. Ruth who is married to Walter is making breakfast for the family. This family is living in a small apartment. In additon, Beneatha who is Walters sister lives in the house. She attends a near by college. Lastly, Mama who is Walter and Beneatha's mother is the head of the house and guides her family. Everybody works vigorously for little pay. Therefore, the family is always bickering about money. Walter plans to open a liqour store with a buddy, Willy Harris. Beneatha needs college money and Mama wants a nice house for Travis when he is older.