The Scarlet Ibis

What other superstitions are shared in the story?

When the red bird died it caused bad luck. This made the characters assume a "plague" or bad event about to come.

How do you think they affect the development in plot?

They affect the story because the characters are more tedious and nervous over the course of the book. They are frightened and believe that the death of the bird will curse them.

Can you think of other superstitions you believe have head others believe?

The superstition of spilling salt is a big superstition. This causes bad luck and a seven year curse.

The Man Who was Almost A Man

1. After reading the first paragraph, identify the narrator, the point of view, and the dialect.

Dave is the narrator and it is in 3rd person and the dialect is with the people of the city.

2.What is Dave's mother's response when he asks her if he can buy a gun? How does he ask her?

Her response is that he is crazy and he should never even consider the purchase of a gun. He asks her in a normal question and wonders if he can purchase it for usage and protection. In her western accident she scolds him and gives him the right values.

3. What is Dave's reaction when pressed to tell the truth? What is the crowd's reaction when he tells? 

When he is pressed to tell the truth to the crowd he is nervous and does not know what to say. The crowd is angry at him and makes him very nervous as he walks to the area where he confesses. The crowds get anxious at antsy. 

4. Think of the train as a symbol. What do you think it represents?

The train represents an escape and a feeling of relief as he goes onto the train. It is a safe area where he can rest and escape from society in quiet.

5. Is society better off without individuals like Dave? Should they celebrate his departure?

Society would be better off without people like Dave because he is just trouble and is to cocky. They should celebrate his departure. This is because he made life worse for other people and was a disruptive influence for society. 

Lamb to the Slaughter

Mary Maloney did a very bad thing, and back then they did not have the Forensic technology to find out who committed a murder. Now in 2009 she would have been caught because of the DNA evidence they could have found on the body or anywhere in the house. The theme of the story is karma. You should not break up with someone and expect you to breeze by without problems. Although the problem should not be death it would be something less severe. In today's current society it is easy to find the crime scene and who committed the crime.

GAC and Cage Reading

The reading was a moving part of the book in my opinion. It felt very authentic just like I was in the concentration camp myself. The Nazi's were very aggressive as always, and I really felt the pain Riva felt. Riva perceives life differently since she has had the poison and when she finds out her arm might be cut off she is summoned to her fait. The Nazi says to the nurse, "My prisoner need medical help. She has blood poisoning." When he says "prisoner" I got a chill running down my spine thinking that a young girl is a prisoner.

Holocaust Dictionary

I was very surprised of Eischmann who created the concentration camps in Europe. He was a big reason for the prisoned Jews and he is the scum of the Earth. Winston Churchill was who I was least surprised of because I have learned about him before. It really saddened me to hear how a man such as Eischmann to do something so bad and cruel.

Blog I: Reflection

On page 123-126 I felt a chill when the Nazi's try to bribe Riva to go with them. They seemed somewhat nice, but you new that they were murderers and wanted to destroy them. Finally on page 126 when they started yelling they hid and knew that danger was around them.

They ghetto was emptying and the Jews were being sent to their death at Auswitz. Riva and her family will soon become one of those people at Auswitz and it will be an epic story for every Jew in the story 

Nazi Reporter

Hello Germany,
The war has started and the Jews are being taken into the concentration camps. They will be held there and be working until they cannot work any longer. "They are going die and die and die until everyone is just catholic in our world" says Adolf Hitler. This is a catastrophic event and the world will change as we know it. The Nazi Party has decided that the Jewish people are the reason the ecnomy is in a depression and that they must execute every single one of them.
If you or someone you know is holding Jews in your house, you must report them immedietly. If you do not, you will immedietely be sentenced to death and will be hung. World War II has been broken out and we must make sure Germany ends up getting what we want. Everyone in our world will be alike and follow the rules of Adolf Hitler.