First of all a book should never be banned because they are a way for people to express themselves. Books give meaning and people’s point of views. Most people want to band books because they are the opposite of their point of views or beliefs and his is not fair. Alot of the good books out here are banned such as; the bridge to terrabithea, Harry potter, and Chronicles of Narnia. All of these books were banned for the same reason. They are all said to criticize and question other people’s religion. Harry potter was about wizards and involved witch craft. People said that this book represented Satanism when it just simple talked about people in another realm. This book had nothing to do with other people’s religion. People said that the chronicles of Narnia and the Bridger to terrabithea questioned religion. But these books had nothing to do with this. These were just book that involved people with imaginations. These books are made to broaden people’s horizons and not think about the bad things that go on in our earth today. But many people do not appreciate this type of work or creativity. I think it is wrong to ruin things for the people who are interested in this book.
Another reason why books should not be banned is because the main causes of banned books are parents. Many parents do not like their children to read books that are inappropriate, but to ban a book is insane. If a parent does not want their child to read certain books than they should take them from the child. This is simple. If another parent wants their child to read this book then that is their judgment. It is not good to ban a book just because of the fact that it contains bad language because many books like this are just real. Many people in society curse and this just makes the book sound real. An example of a book being banned for the wrong reasons is the color purple. I would say this because of the fact that this is an excelled book because it is educational but it just has cursing. Many books send great messages but people who are not good readers get stuck on the little things.
Then there are books that are banned because people do not want society to realize the truth. Many books talk about things that really go on in society and make some people look bad. Books can give people can give people strong opinions and make people criticize others. An example of this type of book is Huckleberry Finn. This book was banned because people said that it degraded black people because of the slavery in the book and it also used the "N" word. But this is not the real reason why he book was banned. I believe that the book was banned because of the fact that it made white people look like monsters, showed that whites and blacks were equal, and that slavery should end. The stand is another book that was banned. The reason said for it being banned was because it represented Satanism, and had violence. But this is not the true reason why the author of this book "Steven King" had criticized the government before and also the book scares people because it talked about a diseased sent out by the government that wiped out the nation.
In conclusion religious views should not limit freedom of speech, Parents should be the ones responsible for their children not the government, and the truth shall set you free. With this as Americans. We need to teach parents to be responsible. We need to practice separation of church and state and value our freedom. We need to practice telling the truth.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Of mice and men questions
Between the line
What is a characteristic that many of the characters seem to display through out the whole story?
I would have to say loneliness and the need for a friend. George always makes the comparison of how he and Lenny are different from all of the other men because they have each other. Through out the story as it goes on Crooks, candy, and Curleys wife admit to being lonely. Crooks because he is black and no one respects him. Curleys wife because Curley isolates her from every one and he is never around. Candy because he lost his only companion the old dog. Unlike normal people with companions they easily open up t strangers for friendship. But at the end of the story changes when Lenny died. He was now alone.
In the story what type of symbol does Curley’s wife represent?
Curley's wife represents the typical woman of the early 1900’s; weak, alone, and incapable of doing anything for her self. This is how woman were portrayed in this time. They did not have a say in anything and were under the power of men. Curley was very controlling of his wife and did not want her to talk to anyone but him. So this made her feel lonely. She is incapable of doing anything for her self because Curley always wants her to stay in the house. Because she lives this type of life style this makes her look weak and defenceless.
How is the motif of violence foreshadowed in the story?
Well, violence is all throughout the story from the start. Even
When Lenny pets the mouse and kills it. This sets off a chain of events it also leads up to when Curley's wife was killed. The girl getting her dress torn, the mouse getting crushed in Lenny's hand, Curley getting his hand broke all led up to one thin. The death of Curley's wife. Also another event that had a lot of violence was George's decision to kill Lenny. What foreshadows this is when candy had to make his decision to get his dog killed by Carson. Carson regretted this afterwards because his dog was his main companion and he became lonely. I believe this because when George shot Lenny
He regretted it because now he is alone.
What is one of the themes of this story?
To me the theme of the story is that dreams are impossible. No one in the movie gets to live his or her dream. Let's take Curley, his wife, Crooks, and George and Lenny. These characters all share one thing in common. They all had a dream that in some way became impossible. Crooks although he was bitter had the dream of hoeing the beautiful gardens. This was made impossible for him because he was black and also crippled. Curley had a dream of becoming a professional boxer, but this was made impossible when Lenny had broken every bone in his hand. Curley's wife had a dream of becoming a movie star, but when she had realized that she could not be this she had to settle for Curley. Last the main characters George and Lenny did a bad thing and was killed this dream had faded away with him. It was said by Crooks that such paradise and freedom does not exist in this society.
Beyound the line
Does Curley equal up to a real man?
No I do not believe that Curley equals up to a real man. there are reasons for days to prove to prove this, but I have a few. Curley is very materialistic and he is not humble. He does not have good values and was a pervert. When you read this essay you will be given reason to believe this.
First off, the reason that I have to believe that Curley is not a real man is because he is materialistics. He values material things before his own family. For example his wife’s looks. She is a pretty girl. But he does not look at her for who she is on the inside. She is more like a trophy or an achievement to him than a llifge comnpanion. He is very protective of her like she is a thing and does not love her. At the end of the book when she was killed by Lenny instead of staying with her body he went to go kill Lenny and had a different view of the situation.
Another reason that Curley is not a real man is because of the fact that he is selfish and narsisistic. Curley does not worry anyone but him self. Curley is more worried about maintining a good reptation and keeping fear in the other men. When ever something would happen regarding his wife instead of being worried about her he would try to look tough. Curley also did not care about any of the workers and treated them like crap.
Last, Curley is not a humble man and is very egotistic. He believes that because he has a beautiful wife, His father is the boss, and he is a box that he is better than every one. The other men are viewed by him as scum. He has no respect and tries to pick fights with the other men. This shows that he has no respect for him self and is not a real man.
Curley is far from a real man. He does not respect him self or anyone around him. He is also not a good human being. Curley is an example of what type of person not to be.
What is a characteristic that many of the characters seem to display through out the whole story?
I would have to say loneliness and the need for a friend. George always makes the comparison of how he and Lenny are different from all of the other men because they have each other. Through out the story as it goes on Crooks, candy, and Curleys wife admit to being lonely. Crooks because he is black and no one respects him. Curleys wife because Curley isolates her from every one and he is never around. Candy because he lost his only companion the old dog. Unlike normal people with companions they easily open up t strangers for friendship. But at the end of the story changes when Lenny died. He was now alone.
In the story what type of symbol does Curley’s wife represent?
Curley's wife represents the typical woman of the early 1900’s; weak, alone, and incapable of doing anything for her self. This is how woman were portrayed in this time. They did not have a say in anything and were under the power of men. Curley was very controlling of his wife and did not want her to talk to anyone but him. So this made her feel lonely. She is incapable of doing anything for her self because Curley always wants her to stay in the house. Because she lives this type of life style this makes her look weak and defenceless.
How is the motif of violence foreshadowed in the story?
Well, violence is all throughout the story from the start. Even
When Lenny pets the mouse and kills it. This sets off a chain of events it also leads up to when Curley's wife was killed. The girl getting her dress torn, the mouse getting crushed in Lenny's hand, Curley getting his hand broke all led up to one thin. The death of Curley's wife. Also another event that had a lot of violence was George's decision to kill Lenny. What foreshadows this is when candy had to make his decision to get his dog killed by Carson. Carson regretted this afterwards because his dog was his main companion and he became lonely. I believe this because when George shot Lenny
He regretted it because now he is alone.
What is one of the themes of this story?
To me the theme of the story is that dreams are impossible. No one in the movie gets to live his or her dream. Let's take Curley, his wife, Crooks, and George and Lenny. These characters all share one thing in common. They all had a dream that in some way became impossible. Crooks although he was bitter had the dream of hoeing the beautiful gardens. This was made impossible for him because he was black and also crippled. Curley had a dream of becoming a professional boxer, but this was made impossible when Lenny had broken every bone in his hand. Curley's wife had a dream of becoming a movie star, but when she had realized that she could not be this she had to settle for Curley. Last the main characters George and Lenny did a bad thing and was killed this dream had faded away with him. It was said by Crooks that such paradise and freedom does not exist in this society.
Beyound the line
Does Curley equal up to a real man?
No I do not believe that Curley equals up to a real man. there are reasons for days to prove to prove this, but I have a few. Curley is very materialistic and he is not humble. He does not have good values and was a pervert. When you read this essay you will be given reason to believe this.
First off, the reason that I have to believe that Curley is not a real man is because he is materialistics. He values material things before his own family. For example his wife’s looks. She is a pretty girl. But he does not look at her for who she is on the inside. She is more like a trophy or an achievement to him than a llifge comnpanion. He is very protective of her like she is a thing and does not love her. At the end of the book when she was killed by Lenny instead of staying with her body he went to go kill Lenny and had a different view of the situation.
Another reason that Curley is not a real man is because of the fact that he is selfish and narsisistic. Curley does not worry anyone but him self. Curley is more worried about maintining a good reptation and keeping fear in the other men. When ever something would happen regarding his wife instead of being worried about her he would try to look tough. Curley also did not care about any of the workers and treated them like crap.
Last, Curley is not a humble man and is very egotistic. He believes that because he has a beautiful wife, His father is the boss, and he is a box that he is better than every one. The other men are viewed by him as scum. He has no respect and tries to pick fights with the other men. This shows that he has no respect for him self and is not a real man.
Curley is far from a real man. He does not respect him self or anyone around him. He is also not a good human being. Curley is an example of what type of person not to be.
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