7) Writing About Our Course Stories [Categories: Life Choice, Course Reading, Re-Genre]: Please complete the following:
Blog Post Introduction:
I will be using the genre of "intertextual fiction" to combine three of our course stories that we have read earlier in the semester. The stories I have decided to use are Bullet in the Brain, The Lottery and A Good Man is Hard to Find. Re-Genre Analysis: Anders couldn’t get to the bank until before it closed, so of course the line was endless and he got stuck behind two women whose loud, stupid conversation put him in a murderous temper. He was never in the best of tempers anyway, Anders-a book critic known for the weary, elegant savagery with which he dispatched almost everything he reviewed. One of the women was holding a spot in line for one of her neighbors. The woman was a grandmother, Bailey was the son she lived with, her only boy. She was wearing white cotton gloves and had on a navy blue straw sailor hat with a bunch of white violets on the brim and a navy blue dress with a small white dot in the print. Her collars and cuffs were white organdy trimmed with lace and at her neckline she had pinned a purple spray of cloth violets containing a sachet. She turned around and said “You made it after all. Thought we were going to have to get on without you, Tessie.” A younger woman appeared from around the corner, Tessie Hutchinson, and joined the older woman in line. “Wouldn’t have me leave my dishes in the sink, now, would you?”. The two women began talking about the latest neighborhood gossip which only angered Anders more. With the line still doubled around the rope, one of the tellers stuck a “POSITION CLOSED” sign in her window. Everyone in the line became very frustrated especially Tessie because she knew she had so much cleaning to do back at the house. “It isn’t fair, it isn’t right,” Mrs. Hutchinson screamed. “That’s perfectly all right,” the older woman said trying to calm Tessie down. “We will get to the front of the line at some point today” she said with a frustrated attitude. “Damned unfair,” Anders said from behind them in line, “Tragic, really.” he stated sarcastically. “I didn’t say it was tragic,” Tessie said, “You know what, just say out of it, it’s none of your business anyways!” “A good man is hard to find now a days, I swear!” the older woman said while glaring at the man behind them making these comments. He began laughing and couldn’t believe these women were getting so upset over nothing. “You think I’m comical? You think I’m some kind of clown?” the older woman said. He covered his mouth with both hands and said, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” then snorted helplessly through his fingers. “Okay listen, everyone, are you all really going to let this man talk like this to us two women?” Mrs. Hutchinson was saying to the people around her. But, no one even paid attention to her they all just wanted to stay out it. The older woman, who was a very religious woman, just wanted to tell him that he must pray. Jesus would help him, she thought to herself while Tessie and the man continued to argue. She finally built up the courage to say something and all she could get out was “I think we ought to start over” and the room went silent.
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Writing About A Good Man is Hard To Find [Categories: Life Choice, Course Reading, Re-Genre]: Please complete the following:
Blog Post Introduction: A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor tells the story of a family's road trip to Florida. On the way they get into an accident and driving by at the time was three men in a truck. One of the men just happened to be "The Misfit", a man who just escaped from jail. Throughout the road trip the grandma talked about The Misfit and she was worried for the family's safety. The men say they will help fix the car but end up shooting everyone in the family. Re-Genre Analysis: Found Poem #1 Throughout the story the theme of religion is displayed when the grandma is constantly talking about Jesus and praying. I created a found poem of free-form excerpting and remixing, using the part of the story when the misfit came to the scene of their car accident. The grandma was trying to convince the misfit that it was a good idea to pray. Pray, Jesus I was a gospel singer for a while That’s when you should have started to pray God never made a finer woman than my mother my daddy’s heart was pure gold Well then, why don’t you pray? Jesus would help you If you would pray Jesus. Jesus Pray! Jesus was the only one that ever raised the dead She wanted to tell him that he must pray Jesus shown everything off balance Do you ever pray? Pray, pray...pray, pray Found Poem #2 Another major theme in the story was control, the grandma tried to take control of every situation that the family encountered during the drive. One of the situations was going to see the old house that the grandma remembered from when she was young. She tried to convince Bailey to turn around and go see the house but when he said no she continued talking about it and the children got excited and wanted to go too. Controlling Seizing at every chance to change Bailey’s mind Recalled an old plantation House had six white columns Oaks leading up to it Knew Bailey would not be willing The more she talked about it Secret panel in this house Not telling the truth “Let’s go see it! We’ll find it!” Hey Pop, can’t we turn off there Children began to yell and scream Kicked the back of the front seat Hung over her mother’s shoulder Will you all shut up? If you don’t shut up, we won’t go anywhere turned around and were headed toward the dirt road Found poem #3 The last major theme I will use to create a found poem is Goodness. Goodness is based in the story when the grandma is trying to see goodness in the Misfit even though he is a known bad man. Throughout the story her family is being killed by these men but she continues to say how good of a man that he is. A Good Man Because you’re a good man A good man is hard to find “You wouldn’t shoot a lady, would you?” “I know you’re a good man. I know you must come from nice people!” Get him and that little boy to step over yonder with you Would you mind stepping back in them woods there with them? Mamma, wait on me “Come back this instant!” But they all disappeared into the woods I just know you’re a good man Nome, I ain’t a good man That’s perfectly all right Think how wonderful it would be to settle down and live a comfortable life not have to think about some- body chasing you all the time Pistol shot from the woods Then silence Bailey Boy! I never was a bad boy that I remembered of Somewheres along the line I done something wrong..sent to the penitentiary Maybe they put you in by mistake “Would you and that little girl like to step off yonder and join your husband Piercing scream from the woods, followed closely by a pistol report You’ve got good blood! I know you wouldn’t shoot a lady! “Why you’re one of my babies. You’re one of my own children!” Shot her three times through the chest 5) Writing About Bullet in the Brain [Categories: Life Choice, Course Reading, Re-Genre]: Please complete the following:
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Bullet in the Brain by Todias Wolff is man named Anders, a book critic. Anders is very unsatisfied by his life at the moment leading to him being a very angry person. He goes to the bank one afternoon and a bank robbery happens. The men that are robbing the bank have guns. Anders continues to talk after the men tell him to stop, the men become very frustrated and shots Anders in the head. I will be rewriting this story in the genre of a newspaper article. Re-Genre Analysis: BANK ROBBERY, ONE MAN KILLED Kayleigh Doogan Bank of America was robbed today and one man was left dead. At approximately three o'clock this afternoon, two armed men came into Bank of America and demanded that the bank tellers emptied the money in the tills and put it in bags. One of the men hit the security guard in the head leaving him unconscious. One of the bank tellers said "I was so scared and didn't know what was going to happen. They came in with guns and I didn't know if they were going to use them or not." 62 year old, Anders was shot and killed during the robbery. Witnesses say Anders didn't follow the men's orders and continuing talking when they told him not to. The women that stood in front of Anders in line said "He would not stop talking, the robbers got annoyed and shot him. He was making fun of the things that the men were saying, I tried to tell him to stop but he just kept on talking." Police arrived on the scene after someone outside the bank hear the gun shot and called the police. The man killed, Anders, was a book critic and leaves behind a wife and a daughter. His wife described him as " A strong-willed man with a rebellious attitude." A journal was found in Anders pocket that included many stories from his past. One of the stories was about a baseball game Anders played in when he was younger. Even back then he was interested in english and grammar and fascinated by the way people spoke. "Coyle's cousin said 'Short stop is the best position they is', for some reason that phrase 'they is' brought me some weird feeling of delight." Anders seemed to always have the critic in him, whether it was back at that baseball game or during this bank robbery. The police are still on the search for these men and if you have any information you should contact the police immediately. |
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