Option #1: Character Analysis Blog
Write A Blog That Uses Psychoanalytical Criticism To Analyze A Character From In The Cat In The Hat to Explain How The Character contributes To The Plot And theme Of The Work.
1. An Argument That States How The Character's Personality Contributes To The Plot And Theme
2. At Least Two Examples Of Indirect Characterization Support
3. An Explanation Of How Each Piece Of Support Supports Your Main Argument
The Character Of The Cat, In The Cat In The Hat, Has An "Id" Personality. Which Is Described As, "...The Part Of The Personality that Contains Our Primitive Impulses--Such As Thirst, Anger, Hunger--And The Desire For Instant Gratification Or Release. According To Freud, We Are Born W/ Our Id. The Id Is An Important Part Of Our Personality Because As Newborns, It Allows Us To Get our Basic Needs Met. Freud Believed That The Id Is Based On Our Pleasure Principle. The Id Wants Whatever Feels Good At The Time, W/ No Consideration For The Other Circumstances Of The Situation. The Id Is Sometimes Represented By A Devil Sitting On Someone's Shoulder. As This Devil Sits There, He Tells Th Ego To Base Behavior On How The Action Will Influence The Self, Specifically How It Will Bring The Self Pleasure." Thus, After Analyzing The Cat's Behaviors, I Have Concluded That He Has An Id Personality. His Personality Contributes To The Plot And Theme Of The Story Because He Creates The Conflict, Or He Is A Big Part Of It. Before The Cat Showed Up, The House Was Not A Mess, And The Fish Was Not Screaming At The Top Of His Lungs. The Cat Started To Play His Games, And That's When The House Became A Mess. Especially, When He Brought Thing 1 And Thing 2 Into The House. Thing 1 & 2 Were Kind Of The Problems, Along W/ The Messy House, Which Was Caused By The Cat. Thus, The Cat Created The Conflicts. He Contributes To The Theme B/c He Shows That He Has His Own Independent Thoughts, Whether They Are Beneficial To Others Or Not, He Shows Individuality. Sally And The Narrator Do Not Show A Lot Of Individuality, Only At The Beginning Of The Story, And A Little At The End Of The Story. My Interpretation Of The Theme Was That It Was About Being An Individual, Or Thinking For Oneself. The Fish And Cat Show And Speak Their Minds Throughout The Story, While Sally And The Narrator Just Kind Of Stand On The Sideline And Watch. Thus, The Cat Contributes To The Theme, Because He Shows His Thoughts, Or Speaks It, And Sally And The Narrator Do Not. B/c The Cat Does, He Makes The Narrator And Sally Stand Out, B/c They Do Not. I Think That An Example Of Indirect Characterization From The Cat Comes From What He Says, And How He Says It. The Cat's Tone Of Voice Is A Joyous One. He Is Always Talking About Having Fun, And More Fun. He Doesn't Really Listen To What Others Have To Say. He Just Kind Of Goes On And On About What Ever He's Talking About. His Speech Shows That He Is A Carefree, And Careless Person. He Speaks W/o Any Hesitation Or Any Tint Of Sadness In His Voice. Every Thing Is Happy, And Fun. It All Makes Him Seem Carefree And Careless. It Supports That His Id Personality B/c It Shows How He Says What Ever He Wants, Despite What Others May Think, So He Can Have Fun, Which I Am Assuming Is His Self Pleasure. Also, I Think That Another Indirect Characterization Of The Cat How He Acts. The Cat Does What Ever He Wants, Much Like How He Speaks. He Does It Out Of His Own Free Will. He Does What Ever He Wants To Have Fun. This Supports That His Personality Is Id B/c He Does What He Wants, When He Wants To. He Pretty Much Does What Ever He Wants Just Because He Wants To.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Persepolis Blog #2
7. "Every Situation Has An Opportunity For Laughs." (P. 97) Give Some Examples Of How The Ordinary Citizens Of Iran Enjoyed Life Despite The Oppressive Regime. What Made You laugh? How Does Satrapi Add Comic Relief? How Are Theses Scenes Relevant To The Story As A Whole?
The Ordinary Citizens Enjoyed Their Life Despite The Oppressive Regime B/c In The Chapter Titled "The Wine," They Drunk Alcohol, Or Wine In Secret, While Hosting, Or Attending House Parties. Every One Danced And Laugh, And Joked Around W/ Other People. Even Though There Was An Oppressive Regime At The Moment, That Did Not Stop The Citizens From Enjoying Their Day-To-Day Lives. They Still Had Fun W/ Other People And Did Regular Things. What Made Me Laugh Was How Marji And Her Grandmother Flushed Away All Of Marji's Father's Wine Down The Toilet, Even Though Marji's Father Convince The Police, Soldier, Dude-Guy To Not Come Into Their Home And Search It. He Paid The Man, Bribery, And He Left. Marji's Father Came Into The Room And Asked If There Were Any Wine Left, But Unfortunately, It Was All Flushed Down The Toilet Already. So, It Was Funny How Marji's Father Asked About It. Satrapi Adds Comic Relief In Situations Where It Has Some Thing To Do W/ The Revolution, I Think. She Talks About The Revolution, But Then, Some Times, She Makes A Joke About It. For Example, When Her Father Has Conversations W/ Other People About It, She Adds In Some Thing Too, And It Becomes Funny. Or Some Thing Like That.
8. What Kinds Of Captiviy And Freedom Does The Author Explore In Persepolis? What Stifles Or Prevents People from Being Completely Free? Hod Do They Circumvent And Defy The Rules Imposed On Them and Attempt To Live Ordinary Lives Despite Revolution And War? Give Some Examples Of Their Small Acts Of Rebellion?
When It Comes To Captivity, The Veil Is One, Along With The Mustache Rule Thing, And The Clothing Rules Too. Females, And Males Can Only Wear Certain Types Of Clothing, And Some Times In A Particular Way Too. This Can Cause Individuals To React In A Negative Way B/c I Am Pretty Sure That People Do Not Like To Be Told What To Wear, And How To Wear It. And If A Mistake Is Made Then, They Would Be Punished. This Clearly Holds People Captive. When It Comes To Freedom, I'm Not So Sure. I Cannot Really Identify Any Freedom In The Book Off The Top Of My Head. I Want To Say That From How Marji And Her Family Are Living, It Shows That They Know How To Use Their Rights, And That Allows Them With Some Liberty. What Stifles People From Being Completely Free? Other People. People Keep People From Being Completely Free. There Will Always Be Some One Who Will Stand Or Intersect In Another Person's Path Towards Their Goal. In Persepolis, Marji And Her Family Are Ordinary Citizens, They Do Not Possess Much Power. Those On A Much Higher Level Compared To Them, Have More Power. And More Power Means More Authority. Or Those W/ A Certain Satus. So, Other People Whom Have More Power Than Marji And Her Family, And Other Local People, Basically Have Control Over Them. And Those In The Lower Classes Can't Really Rebel. So, It's Just People That Holds Other People Back From Their Own Freedom. The Ordinary Citizens Are Still People, They Have Thier Own Minds And Thoughts. They Are Rebellious, But They Don't Show It To Outside Of Their Homes. Where, Presumably, They Are Safe. I think That They Don't Follow The Minor Rules, But When It Comes To The More Important, Or Crucial Rules, Then They Might Be More Hesitant To Rebel. Some Examples Of Their Same Acts Of Rebellion Are There Occassional House Parties, W/ Music And Wine, Etc. Another Example Was When That One Man Was Hiding "Neda" In His Basement, B/c She Was A Communist, And They Were Looking For Her.
9. "Inspite Of Everything, Kids Were Trying To Look HIp, Even Under Risk Of Arrest." (P.112) How Did They Do This? What Do You Think You Would Have Done Had You Been A Child In this Environment? What Acts of Rebellion Did You Do As A Teen? In What Ways is Satrapi Just A Normal Kid?
How Do Kids Try To Look Hip? They Try To Get The Latest Nike Shoes, And Jean Jackets, And Posters Of Kim Wilde, And Buttons Of Micheal Jackson, Etc. If I Were A Kid At This Time, Considering The Type Of Person I Am As Of Now, I Would Not Have Been, Or Done The Things Marji Did. Especially In That Environment, I Would Probably Be Scared. Just Imagining If It Were Me Whom The Guardians Of Revolution Arrested For Wearing Punk Shoes, And Whatnot, I Would Be Pretty Freaked Out. If A Revolution And War Was Occuring, I Would Not Care About Which Shoes I Wore, Or What Clothing I Owned. It's Really Stupid To Worry About My Appearance At A Time Like That. I Barely Care About My Looks Now, So I Would Not Care About It At All, Probably, If There Was A War And Revolution Going On. It's Really Stupid, And Senseless. There's No Point To It. What Rebellious Things Did I Do As A Teen, Well...I Am Still A Teen, Present Tense, You Know. So, I Do Not Think It Would Be A Good Thing It I Told My English Student Teacher What Rebellious Things I Have Done, Or Plan To Do. Satrapi Is A Normal Kid In Many Ways Though. She's Stubborn, And Is A Brat, For One Thing. And When She Ditched Class W/ The 14 Year Olds. That Was Super Stupid Of A 12 Year Old. So, Stupid. That Just Shows How Easily She Can Be Influenced By Others. And How She Was Competing W/ The Other Kids About The Adults In Her Life, And How Much More Cool The Her Relatives Were Compared To The Other Kids Peoples In Their Lives. The Stupid Thing Was That She Was Really Competing W/ Herself, Or By Herself. That Was Stupid. She's Just Childish In Many Ways, Many Stupid Ways.
The Ordinary Citizens Enjoyed Their Life Despite The Oppressive Regime B/c In The Chapter Titled "The Wine," They Drunk Alcohol, Or Wine In Secret, While Hosting, Or Attending House Parties. Every One Danced And Laugh, And Joked Around W/ Other People. Even Though There Was An Oppressive Regime At The Moment, That Did Not Stop The Citizens From Enjoying Their Day-To-Day Lives. They Still Had Fun W/ Other People And Did Regular Things. What Made Me Laugh Was How Marji And Her Grandmother Flushed Away All Of Marji's Father's Wine Down The Toilet, Even Though Marji's Father Convince The Police, Soldier, Dude-Guy To Not Come Into Their Home And Search It. He Paid The Man, Bribery, And He Left. Marji's Father Came Into The Room And Asked If There Were Any Wine Left, But Unfortunately, It Was All Flushed Down The Toilet Already. So, It Was Funny How Marji's Father Asked About It. Satrapi Adds Comic Relief In Situations Where It Has Some Thing To Do W/ The Revolution, I Think. She Talks About The Revolution, But Then, Some Times, She Makes A Joke About It. For Example, When Her Father Has Conversations W/ Other People About It, She Adds In Some Thing Too, And It Becomes Funny. Or Some Thing Like That.
8. What Kinds Of Captiviy And Freedom Does The Author Explore In Persepolis? What Stifles Or Prevents People from Being Completely Free? Hod Do They Circumvent And Defy The Rules Imposed On Them and Attempt To Live Ordinary Lives Despite Revolution And War? Give Some Examples Of Their Small Acts Of Rebellion?
When It Comes To Captivity, The Veil Is One, Along With The Mustache Rule Thing, And The Clothing Rules Too. Females, And Males Can Only Wear Certain Types Of Clothing, And Some Times In A Particular Way Too. This Can Cause Individuals To React In A Negative Way B/c I Am Pretty Sure That People Do Not Like To Be Told What To Wear, And How To Wear It. And If A Mistake Is Made Then, They Would Be Punished. This Clearly Holds People Captive. When It Comes To Freedom, I'm Not So Sure. I Cannot Really Identify Any Freedom In The Book Off The Top Of My Head. I Want To Say That From How Marji And Her Family Are Living, It Shows That They Know How To Use Their Rights, And That Allows Them With Some Liberty. What Stifles People From Being Completely Free? Other People. People Keep People From Being Completely Free. There Will Always Be Some One Who Will Stand Or Intersect In Another Person's Path Towards Their Goal. In Persepolis, Marji And Her Family Are Ordinary Citizens, They Do Not Possess Much Power. Those On A Much Higher Level Compared To Them, Have More Power. And More Power Means More Authority. Or Those W/ A Certain Satus. So, Other People Whom Have More Power Than Marji And Her Family, And Other Local People, Basically Have Control Over Them. And Those In The Lower Classes Can't Really Rebel. So, It's Just People That Holds Other People Back From Their Own Freedom. The Ordinary Citizens Are Still People, They Have Thier Own Minds And Thoughts. They Are Rebellious, But They Don't Show It To Outside Of Their Homes. Where, Presumably, They Are Safe. I think That They Don't Follow The Minor Rules, But When It Comes To The More Important, Or Crucial Rules, Then They Might Be More Hesitant To Rebel. Some Examples Of Their Same Acts Of Rebellion Are There Occassional House Parties, W/ Music And Wine, Etc. Another Example Was When That One Man Was Hiding "Neda" In His Basement, B/c She Was A Communist, And They Were Looking For Her.
9. "Inspite Of Everything, Kids Were Trying To Look HIp, Even Under Risk Of Arrest." (P.112) How Did They Do This? What Do You Think You Would Have Done Had You Been A Child In this Environment? What Acts of Rebellion Did You Do As A Teen? In What Ways is Satrapi Just A Normal Kid?
How Do Kids Try To Look Hip? They Try To Get The Latest Nike Shoes, And Jean Jackets, And Posters Of Kim Wilde, And Buttons Of Micheal Jackson, Etc. If I Were A Kid At This Time, Considering The Type Of Person I Am As Of Now, I Would Not Have Been, Or Done The Things Marji Did. Especially In That Environment, I Would Probably Be Scared. Just Imagining If It Were Me Whom The Guardians Of Revolution Arrested For Wearing Punk Shoes, And Whatnot, I Would Be Pretty Freaked Out. If A Revolution And War Was Occuring, I Would Not Care About Which Shoes I Wore, Or What Clothing I Owned. It's Really Stupid To Worry About My Appearance At A Time Like That. I Barely Care About My Looks Now, So I Would Not Care About It At All, Probably, If There Was A War And Revolution Going On. It's Really Stupid, And Senseless. There's No Point To It. What Rebellious Things Did I Do As A Teen, Well...I Am Still A Teen, Present Tense, You Know. So, I Do Not Think It Would Be A Good Thing It I Told My English Student Teacher What Rebellious Things I Have Done, Or Plan To Do. Satrapi Is A Normal Kid In Many Ways Though. She's Stubborn, And Is A Brat, For One Thing. And When She Ditched Class W/ The 14 Year Olds. That Was Super Stupid Of A 12 Year Old. So, Stupid. That Just Shows How Easily She Can Be Influenced By Others. And How She Was Competing W/ The Other Kids About The Adults In Her Life, And How Much More Cool The Her Relatives Were Compared To The Other Kids Peoples In Their Lives. The Stupid Thing Was That She Was Really Competing W/ Herself, Or By Herself. That Was Stupid. She's Just Childish In Many Ways, Many Stupid Ways.
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