Boy Vs. Girl (Pages 20-44)
While reading, I noticed that the male gender is focused on a great deal amount when it comes to serious matters. The author, Anouilh, shows females in a different view, one may say "sexist" but I do not believe this is the case. For an example oh how men are focused on more is when the guard tells Creon that the body of Polydices was buried. Creon assumes it is of a male gender. "A kid! I can imagine what he is like, their kid: a baby faced killer, creeping in the night with a toy shovel under his jacket." (Page 22) This struck me. Creon assumes not only that the criminal is a male but a child. Why is this? I believe this is due from the fact that kids can be "hard to handle" and mostly mischevious. They can be quite the con artists. On the other hand, I wonder why he would think that the person is a child, children are not supposed to be smarter than adults. Thinking about it, it seems to me that Creon made a remark that may have been hurtful to the guard. That the guard(s) are not mature enough to handle a child criminal.
When speaking of tragedy, Anouilh refers to a girl. "Anything will set it going: a glance at a girl who happens to be lifting her arms to her hair as you go by...." (Page 23) The sentence goes on talking about other things that could disrupt a characters day, but that is besides the point at this particular moment. The author was referrring to a girl as though she causes tragedy for someone. This may be true in a way. Correct me if I am wrong, but when a male looks at a girl, and she is playing with her hair, moving her hair, isn't that supposed to be some way of saying that male is attracted to that female? "The unbreathable silence when, at the beginning of the play, the two lovers, their hearts bared, their bodies naked, stand for the first time face to face in the darkened room, afraid to stir." (Page 23) Sex is a serious matter and Annouilh seems to be telling the reader just that by reffering the woman to a tragic moment in a man's life.
November 16, 2011
November 15, 2011
Antigone Journal Two
Timeline(Page 7-20):
-Nurse and Antigone are conversing about Antigone not being in bed.
-Ismene comes into the scene while Nurse and Antigone are talking.
-Nurse leaves the scene due to Antigone asking her to leave so she can converse with her sister Ismene.
-Nurse's voice comes to scene, but not her personally.
-Ismene leaves the scene by leaving through the arch.
-Nurse enters back to scene from arch.
-Haemon comes from arch.
-Antigone asks Nurse to leave. She does so.
-Haemon leaves through arch.
-Ismene enters from the arch
-Antigone leaves after a discussion.
-Ismene follows her.
(AFTER CLASS DISCUSSION)
-Antigone spoke with her sister about burying their brother. Ismene tells Antigone that she wants to sleep on the decision.
-Antigone takes clothes from her sister, Ismene. She then dresses herself and heads over to Haemon's house.
-Antigone arrives at Haemon's house. Antigone was excited.
-Haemon opens the door to see Antigone. He then laughs at her.
-Haemon and Antigone get in a fight, therefore, she leaves.
-Antigone decides to bury her brother.
-She then goes home and talks to Nurse.
Interesting:
I find that this play is really dramatic. There are many pauses through out the play, to show the characters are thinking, and "taking in" what other characters are saying. The colors, as discussed in class, have been popping up a lot. There is also a lot of sarcasm. (As discussed in class.)
Sardonic (I am not positive if these sentences are correct):
"Later on he will come running in to announce that Haemon is dead."
-I thought this might be sardonic due to the Chorus is being non-chalant with this sentence with such a serious matter.
"That's what he is brooding over."
-This is the follow-up sentence. The Chorus says this sentence, and with my point of view he is seeming sarcastic in a rude way. Someone has died, and the Chorus uses "brooding" which it seems to show no sympathy.
"As for those three red-faced card players-they are the guards."
-This seems to just be rude. (Probably not sardonic, so ignore this one.)
I think I should have "sardonic" explained to me one more time.
-Nurse and Antigone are conversing about Antigone not being in bed.
-Ismene comes into the scene while Nurse and Antigone are talking.
-Nurse leaves the scene due to Antigone asking her to leave so she can converse with her sister Ismene.
-Nurse's voice comes to scene, but not her personally.
-Ismene leaves the scene by leaving through the arch.
-Nurse enters back to scene from arch.
-Haemon comes from arch.
-Antigone asks Nurse to leave. She does so.
-Haemon leaves through arch.
-Ismene enters from the arch
-Antigone leaves after a discussion.
-Ismene follows her.
(AFTER CLASS DISCUSSION)
-Antigone spoke with her sister about burying their brother. Ismene tells Antigone that she wants to sleep on the decision.
-Antigone takes clothes from her sister, Ismene. She then dresses herself and heads over to Haemon's house.
-Antigone arrives at Haemon's house. Antigone was excited.
-Haemon opens the door to see Antigone. He then laughs at her.
-Haemon and Antigone get in a fight, therefore, she leaves.
-Antigone decides to bury her brother.
-She then goes home and talks to Nurse.
Interesting:
I find that this play is really dramatic. There are many pauses through out the play, to show the characters are thinking, and "taking in" what other characters are saying. The colors, as discussed in class, have been popping up a lot. There is also a lot of sarcasm. (As discussed in class.)
Sardonic (I am not positive if these sentences are correct):
"Later on he will come running in to announce that Haemon is dead."
-I thought this might be sardonic due to the Chorus is being non-chalant with this sentence with such a serious matter.
"That's what he is brooding over."
-This is the follow-up sentence. The Chorus says this sentence, and with my point of view he is seeming sarcastic in a rude way. Someone has died, and the Chorus uses "brooding" which it seems to show no sympathy.
"As for those three red-faced card players-they are the guards."
-This seems to just be rude. (Probably not sardonic, so ignore this one.)
I think I should have "sardonic" explained to me one more time.
November 14, 2011
Antigone Journal One
The Staging for Antigone (Pages 3-6)
While reading, I envisioned the stage to be set to modern times. To explain, I shall post the first paragraph of this play, then explain my thoughts from it to better show my imagery I got from the text.
"ANTIGONE, her hands clasped round her knees, sits on the top step. The THREE GUARDS sit on the steps, in a small group, playing cards. The CHORUS stands on the top step. EURYDICE sits on the top step, just left of center, knitting. The NURSE sits on the second step, left of EURYDICE. Ismene stands in front of arch, left, facing HAEMON, who stands left of her. CREON sits in the chair at right end of the table, his arm over the should of his PAGE, who sits on the stool beside his char. The MESSENGER is leaning against the downstage portal of the right arch."
Picture this. You are in New York. Walking down a sidewalk with trees beginning to turn from the color green to the colors of Fall. They are becoming orange, red, and brown. As you are walking, they are slowly falling one after the other down to the earths soil or to the pavement. Most of the leaves are being caught by the wind and fall onto the pavement instead of the two foot by two foot enclosed black fence where each tree stands in. Of course, these trees are evenly spaced, because that is how nature works. (sarcasm) To the left, there are Townhouses with five gray steps leading to the doors where families live. You keep walking the streets, while cabs honk and people on their bikes are pedaling. Everyone has some place to be, but with all of this madness you are surrounded by, you come across a townhouse that is twice as large as every other one. There is a black fence, and to enter to the five gray steps that are larger and wider, you have to walk under an arch. There is a woman who is sitting on the top step to the far left with her hands crasped around her knees. There are three police officers who are sitting on the top steps to the far right bypassing time by playing cards even though they live in New York, and there is a lot of criminals in the area...... (Which they should be fullfilling their job description when they are CLEARLY NOT!) Then you see a man who seems very proper. He is wearing a gray pin striped suit, and looks as if he has important business to be discussing at that particular time. Your eyes are drawn to the older lady sitting in a rocking chair knitting like the sweet old lady that she seems to be. She is rocking back and forth at a steady pace, looking as if she is in her own world although she is close to the woman named Antigone. One step down and to the right,there is a lady dressed in her work clothes from the night before. Her light blue outift and her plain white shoes indicate she is a nurse from the local hospital. A woman, Ismene, is standing to the left of the arch in front of it. You see her staring at a person by the name of Haemon. You also notice that Haemon is standing to the left of Ismene. Your eyes are directed toward a man, Creon, who is sitting in front of the gate, on the right of Ismene and Haemon, on a chair. While his arm is around his girlfriend who is sitting on a stool. Then, there is the mail man. He is taking a break from work. So he decided to stand by the nearby max station stairs.
This may be completely off, but that description is how I envisioned this part. To me, it seemed like it was a little chaotic, and everyone wanted to be somewhere, but for some reason, they were, where they were. On the other hand, I can envision this being set by a midevil castle and outside the gates of the Kings land. I mostly try to see the play in how it makes sense to me, meaning more modern because I can experience what is going on theoretically, sometime in my life.
While reading, I envisioned the stage to be set to modern times. To explain, I shall post the first paragraph of this play, then explain my thoughts from it to better show my imagery I got from the text.
"ANTIGONE, her hands clasped round her knees, sits on the top step. The THREE GUARDS sit on the steps, in a small group, playing cards. The CHORUS stands on the top step. EURYDICE sits on the top step, just left of center, knitting. The NURSE sits on the second step, left of EURYDICE. Ismene stands in front of arch, left, facing HAEMON, who stands left of her. CREON sits in the chair at right end of the table, his arm over the should of his PAGE, who sits on the stool beside his char. The MESSENGER is leaning against the downstage portal of the right arch."
Picture this. You are in New York. Walking down a sidewalk with trees beginning to turn from the color green to the colors of Fall. They are becoming orange, red, and brown. As you are walking, they are slowly falling one after the other down to the earths soil or to the pavement. Most of the leaves are being caught by the wind and fall onto the pavement instead of the two foot by two foot enclosed black fence where each tree stands in. Of course, these trees are evenly spaced, because that is how nature works. (sarcasm) To the left, there are Townhouses with five gray steps leading to the doors where families live. You keep walking the streets, while cabs honk and people on their bikes are pedaling. Everyone has some place to be, but with all of this madness you are surrounded by, you come across a townhouse that is twice as large as every other one. There is a black fence, and to enter to the five gray steps that are larger and wider, you have to walk under an arch. There is a woman who is sitting on the top step to the far left with her hands crasped around her knees. There are three police officers who are sitting on the top steps to the far right bypassing time by playing cards even though they live in New York, and there is a lot of criminals in the area...... (Which they should be fullfilling their job description when they are CLEARLY NOT!) Then you see a man who seems very proper. He is wearing a gray pin striped suit, and looks as if he has important business to be discussing at that particular time. Your eyes are drawn to the older lady sitting in a rocking chair knitting like the sweet old lady that she seems to be. She is rocking back and forth at a steady pace, looking as if she is in her own world although she is close to the woman named Antigone. One step down and to the right,there is a lady dressed in her work clothes from the night before. Her light blue outift and her plain white shoes indicate she is a nurse from the local hospital. A woman, Ismene, is standing to the left of the arch in front of it. You see her staring at a person by the name of Haemon. You also notice that Haemon is standing to the left of Ismene. Your eyes are directed toward a man, Creon, who is sitting in front of the gate, on the right of Ismene and Haemon, on a chair. While his arm is around his girlfriend who is sitting on a stool. Then, there is the mail man. He is taking a break from work. So he decided to stand by the nearby max station stairs.
This may be completely off, but that description is how I envisioned this part. To me, it seemed like it was a little chaotic, and everyone wanted to be somewhere, but for some reason, they were, where they were. On the other hand, I can envision this being set by a midevil castle and outside the gates of the Kings land. I mostly try to see the play in how it makes sense to me, meaning more modern because I can experience what is going on theoretically, sometime in my life.
November 13, 2011
Dystopian Journal Two
"What should I (Offred) take? Something that will not be missed. In the wood at midnight, a magic flower. A withered daffodil, not one from the dried arrangement. The daffodils will soon be thrown out, they're beginning to smell. Along with Serena's stale fumes, the stench of her knitting.
I grope, find an end table, feel. There's a clink, I must have knocked something. I find the daffodils, crisp at the edges where they've dried, limp towards the stems, use my fingers to pinch. I will press this, somewhere. Under the mattress. Leave it there, for the next woman, the one who comes after me, to find.
But there's someone in the room, behind me.
I hear the step, quiet as mine, the creaking of the same floorboard. The door closes behind me, with a little click, cutting the light. I freeze: white was a mistake. I'm snow in moonlight, even in the dark.
Then a whisper: 'Don't scream. It's all right.'
As if I'd scream, as if it's all right. I turn: a shape, that's all, dull glint of cheeckbone, devoid of color.
He steps towards me. Nick.
'What are you doing in here?'
I don't answer. He too is illegal, here, with me, he can't give me away. Nor I him; for the moment we're mirrors. He puts his hands on my arm, pulls me against him, his mouth on mine, what else comes from such denial? Without a word. Both of us shaking, how I'd liketo. In Serena's parlor, with dried flowers, on the Chinese carpet, his thin body. A man entirely unknown. It would be like shouting, it would be like shooting someone. My hand goes down, how about that, I could unbutton, and then. But it's too dangerous, he knows it, we push each other away, not far. Too much trust, too much risk, too much already.
'I was coming to find you,' he says, breathes, almost into my ear. I want to reach up, taste his skin, he makes me hungry."
On page 98, this is the scene when Offred and Nick encounter each other in Serena's parlor. It is late at night and they are both supposed to be in their assigned areas. These two are partaking in illegal actions and could both get in a severe amount of trouble. This page shows that there is sexual tension between them. They both find each other attractive and would like to partake in sexual actions with each other. By reading this page, the reader should be able to tell that this is an important part of the book. Not only does it show there is something between these two characters, it foreshadows what will happen later. This particular scene is the start of their relationship. The setting is also very important to due them being in a restricted zone. One where they should not ever be with out supervision. This shows that they know they are in a place that if caught, they will be sent away, but they keep staying there. Only for a few moments. Why? In general people, even in books, will get adrenaline from partaking in activities that an individual knows that is against the rules.
Characters: Nick/Offred
Setting/Items: Serena's parlor, daffodils, end table, mattress!
I grope, find an end table, feel. There's a clink, I must have knocked something. I find the daffodils, crisp at the edges where they've dried, limp towards the stems, use my fingers to pinch. I will press this, somewhere. Under the mattress. Leave it there, for the next woman, the one who comes after me, to find.
But there's someone in the room, behind me.
I hear the step, quiet as mine, the creaking of the same floorboard. The door closes behind me, with a little click, cutting the light. I freeze: white was a mistake. I'm snow in moonlight, even in the dark.
Then a whisper: 'Don't scream. It's all right.'
As if I'd scream, as if it's all right. I turn: a shape, that's all, dull glint of cheeckbone, devoid of color.
He steps towards me. Nick.
'What are you doing in here?'
I don't answer. He too is illegal, here, with me, he can't give me away. Nor I him; for the moment we're mirrors. He puts his hands on my arm, pulls me against him, his mouth on mine, what else comes from such denial? Without a word. Both of us shaking, how I'd liketo. In Serena's parlor, with dried flowers, on the Chinese carpet, his thin body. A man entirely unknown. It would be like shouting, it would be like shooting someone. My hand goes down, how about that, I could unbutton, and then. But it's too dangerous, he knows it, we push each other away, not far. Too much trust, too much risk, too much already.
'I was coming to find you,' he says, breathes, almost into my ear. I want to reach up, taste his skin, he makes me hungry."
On page 98, this is the scene when Offred and Nick encounter each other in Serena's parlor. It is late at night and they are both supposed to be in their assigned areas. These two are partaking in illegal actions and could both get in a severe amount of trouble. This page shows that there is sexual tension between them. They both find each other attractive and would like to partake in sexual actions with each other. By reading this page, the reader should be able to tell that this is an important part of the book. Not only does it show there is something between these two characters, it foreshadows what will happen later. This particular scene is the start of their relationship. The setting is also very important to due them being in a restricted zone. One where they should not ever be with out supervision. This shows that they know they are in a place that if caught, they will be sent away, but they keep staying there. Only for a few moments. Why? In general people, even in books, will get adrenaline from partaking in activities that an individual knows that is against the rules.
Characters: Nick/Offred
Setting/Items: Serena's parlor, daffodils, end table, mattress!
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