The last reading

In this story a little boy named Daniel finds a book that has been writing by unknowed author named Julian Carax. The Daniel brings to a book store to see how much it's worth. The Book story owner in amazed by the book and explains to Daniel that there is only one of these books left because all his others where burned in the revolution. As the book store own takes the book to another room he introduces Daniel to Clara a blind women who knows alot about Julian Carax. She explains to Daniel the sad story of Julian Carax. How when he first put out his work all the critcs hated it and told him to remain a piano player at a bar because he was not going to make his money in litature. After only selling 75 books Julian Carax has a mysteris death in which he is barried in an unmarked grave. Monsieur Roquefort finds one of Carax books and falls in love with it. He goes on an ongoing search for Carax's book to never find them.
I thought this story was about mortality. Carax seemed like a forgetable character at first. He writes a book that no wants to read, he works at a bar where no one appreicates him, and he dies before a marriage in a duel in. Then he is barried in an unmarked grave. Carax probably thought that no one would remember him, little did he know that some one would stumbal across his book and fall in love with it. He will be remembered by his writing and it is exstra special because of how rare it is.

Beloved

This story was about a run away slave named Seth and her daughter named Denver. They live in a house that is haunted by the ghost of one of Seth daughters that was killed. The ghost's name is Beloved. They get a visitor named Paul D that use to be a slave at the same plantation as Seth. They quickly build a relationship and Denver feel left out. Beloved is unhappy about Paul D and tries to beat him up.
I thought this story was really sad and shows the hash reality of Slavery. This story was so sad because I felt that all the characters were disconnected from reality because of the hard lived they had had. They all had been pushed down so much that they couldn't live there lives. The ghost Beloved I think symbolizes as the oppresion of slavery.

Catcher and the Rye

n the part of the Catcher in the Rye that I read was about a brother and a sister conversing about why the brother had left his school. Phoebe the younger sister of the narrator of the story is very upset at her brother for leaving and failing out of school. Her brother’s only excuse is that every one at that school was phony and fake. He failed all his classes, but English and he blamed it on the phony teachers. Phoebe worries about her brother because she is afraid of there father being very angry with him for leaving school. In attempt to challenge her brother decision on school she asks him what he does enjoy. All he can recount on is this incident in school in which a boy jumps out a window and kills him self. Phoebe then asks him what does he want to do with his life. He replies that he wants to catch children from falling off a cliff that is covered with Rye. Then Phoebe and her brother start to dance and right when they stop they hear their parents coming in. When there parents come Phoebe covers for her brother and he snicks out.
I though the story was interesting to fallow, but because this is only a very small section of the book I fell like not much of importance has happened. The character Phoebe I like a lot she reminds me of me when I was younger. Always forgiving of you siblings and loves to dance. Her brother seems like he well be an interesting character as the story progresses. The part of the story so far that has really caught my attention is the loss of communication the son has with his parents. The fact that his parents have no idea that he is home and that he had been failing his classes. I liked the idea of him being a catcher of the children in the rye. It sounds like a nice fantasy that I would enjoy myself. I’m interested to see how this story will progress.

Simpsons critic

This critic was about challenging America cultural norms with the hit comedy show the Simpsons. They brought a funny satire to America’s beliefs and systems. The Simpson’s push the buttons of a lot of American beliefs. It covers our politics, our religion, and even our sexual orientation. The Simpsons try to humble American’s in a funny way. All the characters are not really well developed characters, but icons of beliefs. Homer is the patriarch of the family. He is supposed to hold all the knowledge, but in the show he is nothing of that. He plays the roll of the typical dad with the stereotypical family. He is stuck in a boring job with a cruel boss because it’s the only way he can afford taking care of his family. Homer’s boss Mr. Burns is an impression of Capitalism. He cares about no one except his money. He keeps his workers in horrible conditions and pollutes the town with his factories. The character Bart is making fun of the failing public school system. Lisa’s character is the one character that questions things and has the most intelligent, but because of this she is ridiculed by everyone. Marge plays the typical housewife that gets taken advantage of. Homer and the kids use Marge with out appreciating her.
I thought this critic was interesting because I really enjoy the Simpson T.V. show. It was interesting hearing all the back ground to the show. I also liked hearing what the show was attempting to get across to the audience. What I got from this critic was that American’s must stop conforming. That the Simpsons under go constant scrutiny of American culture.

The bell Jar

This story was about a girl named Esther who is about to be released from an asylum. She was allowed to go in town one day and she happens to meet a professor named Irwen. Esther has one thing on her mind, losing her virginity. Irwen takes her back to his place in which they sleep together. Esther didn’t even know if she had lost it or not, but all she felt was a sharp pain. After wards Esther noticed how blood was gushing from between her legs. At first Irwen tells her that is normal, but when it wont stop Esther gets nervous and ask to be taken to her friend Joan’s house. Joan quickly calls several doctors and after four of them refusing to take Esther they finally take her to the asylum hospital. When Esther was fixed and feeling better she gets news that Joan has killed her self. Joan was Esther’s best friends and this was a real shock for her. Then the story jumps to when Esther ex boyfriend, Buddy comes by because his truck gets stuck in the snow. He seems worn and he asks Esther if he was the one who caused her to go crazy. Esther just laughs and reassures him that he was not. At the end of the story Ester nervously waits for the doctors to see her so that she can be asked a few questions and be released.
When I first started reading The Bell Jar I was confused and I didn’t like the way the author was jumping around so much, but once the story really got going I was completely absorbed in it. The author really just threw you into the story with no background to really grab. It also jumped around a good bit, but over all the entire story really caught my attention and I really enjoyed it. There was pieces that were left out that I would have liked to know like what was Esther problem that was making her bleed so much. I would have also liked to know more about the death of Joan like how she had gotten out and did have to do with Esther sickness at all. This story over all was very entertaining.