when will my reflection show who i am inside

The "tandemization" of Lives and Times and 2D Design has proven to be effective. I have enjoyed connecting Literature with Art and learned a lot from it. Although the papers have been rough and the projects sometimes draining, I really have benefited from the combination of these two classes. The main thing that I take away from the class is this: Art can be read, and Literature can be viewed. The two cross over into each others' respective categories and work together.


1. At the beginning of the course, you mentioned two or three aspects of your writing that you most wanted to work on. How well have you met your goal of improving in those areas?

I would say that I haven't really met my goal of perfecting my sentence structure or raising the level of my vocabulary in a paper. But where can you really stop improving? Everything can always get a little better. I have, however, found a more effective way of organizing my thoughts so that readers can better understand the point I am trying to get across. Although my writing is not at all what one would define as perfect I feel more comfortable writing than I did at the beginning of the semester.

2. At this point, what would you say are your strengths as a writer?

Throughout the semester I have found that I have several good ideas. Although at times I do not communicate these well I feel that I am a very creative individual that can, when using the proper mechanics, write an interesting paper.

3. What do you need to improve in your writing in the future?

In the future, I need to better organize these 'good ideas' I have mentioned above in question 2.

reflection of paper 3

i hate writing papers; i hate them a lot.
grammar, language, style, and the whole lot.
i seldom have confidence in what's on the page.
even if i've been working and writing for days.
i try and try like the little 'engine that could'.
but the effort i put in doesn't work out as good.
this paper's been fun, but hard to write.
for the 5th page it's been quite a fight.
i hope my progress will one day shine through,
and i'll be able to please my audience, that's you.

death

And when she killed it, I told her, 'Ama, you have killed yourself.' And Mama said that, too, later. She said, 'Ama Eaton has burned her own house' (Power, 164).

If she gave it to them it would have been like giving them sickness and death (Power, 166).

Theirs...is the power of death or disappearance (Power, 173).

When Ama kills the panther, Omishto believes she has killed herself. At first, I thought this meant that Ama was the panther. Finishing the book, I have a different take on it. Ama represents all that is natural in Power. She represents the earth, trees, and tradition. When she kills the panther she destroys nature, symbolizing her break away from the traditional Taiga tribe. Ama dies because of this breakage. It simply kills her.

what's in a name?

names: What are important about them? Are they arbitrary? Is there a difference between using one's full name or using just the first?

consider the name for the typeface, Helvetica
-derived from Helvetsia, the original Latin name for Switzerland-

consider last names such as Thompson or Miller
-Thompson- originates from "tom's son"-
-Miller- profession as a miller-

We've been talking lots about the name Lucy in the novel Lucy, but let's pass on that for now.
(don't want to give away all my good ideas for the in class essay ;) )

Instead, let's consider the name of the novel, Power. Why did Linda Hogan give this particular book this particular name? Who is powerful? Well one could say that Ama is physically powerful for killing a panther. The storm is obviously powerful proved by it's destruction. But what about the less obvious forms of power?

consider the power of a name, Omishto

"Don't worry that they look at you, Omishto," my mother says.
It's the first time she's called me by my name. Maybe the first time in my life.
(Power 117)

As we read, Omishto means "the watcher". Ah, the power of observation! What one can see can say much more than a few sentences. Also, by calling her daughter Omishto, the mother gives her daughter a sense of power. She brings Omishto back to her roots before trial. She provides that small bit of support that Omishto needs to participate in such a fearful situation.

names are important because they are powerful

pos/neg

In 2D Design we are learning about the importance of positive and negative space... I've been thinking: This kind of relates to personification in literature. In Power, the storm has a life of its own. Typically we do not think of weather being of significance. It is the 'negative space' in a positive space's story.

Like the letters of the typeface, Helvetica, the beginning chapters of Power have two stories: the story of a young girl and the story of the storm.

they were all yellow

Consider the lyrics to the song, "Yellow" by Coldplay:



The song writer describes everything beautiful about this woman as "yellow". What makes yellow so good? Why yellow?

Consider the film, Jaws:

In Jaws those who are to be affected by the shark wear something yellow.
little boy- yellow raft
mom- yellow hat
man-yellow shirt
dog- i think his collar is yellow



Once again.. why yellow? In this film danger is depicted with the color yellow.

Consider Girl Interrupted:



Several things in Daisy's house are yellow. The color yellow is used to hide Daisy's instability.

Now consider Lucy:

"..a sunny morning...not the sort of bright sun-yellow...but a pale-yellow sun..." pg. 5
"...the snow was the color and texture of a half-cooked egg..." pg. 23
"...the yellow light from the sun..." pg. 27
"...many, many yellow flowers..." pg. 29
"...her beautiful golden mother..." pg. 46


The color yellow is used to describe things that should be considered beautiful to Lucy but strangely do not seem ascetically pleasing.

Yellow has no distinct meaning, unlike other colors.

For Example:

Red- passion, energy, strength, power (for example in love or murder)
Orange- joy, sunshine, wisdom, wealth
Green- nature, growth, harmony
Blue- depth
Purple- royalty, power

Yellow has several different meanings: caution, happiness, brightness

Now I pose this question to my readers: What does yellow mean to you?

D vs. H

several doves, but only one hawk

doves- white, small bird; commonly portray peace

hawk- dark, large bird; most commonly seen soaring high in the sky in circles

who is the hawk?

who are the doves?

The first shot of "O" consists of several doves in the foreground. Hugo is talking about how he envies the hawk. I believe that Odin (modeled after Othello) is the hawk. Obviously, the hawk is the darker bird. It is stronger and larger, just as Odin's character is portrayed. Later in the film, Hugo blindfolds the hawk. Because of the blindfold, the hawk can no longer see what is going on from above. The hawk, who always has control and can see what is going on, has been deceived by Hugo.