Week 9 Project Action Plan: Project 2: Class Ranks

For my second project I chose: Choose a reading selection. Then choose one of the following questions, and write an argument in response to it:
How are class differences presented in the work? Are characters aware or unaware of the economic and social forces that affect their lives?

The story I will use is Chapter 6 of The Californians, by Gertrude Atherton. One reason I chose to do my second project on this story was because it was easy for me to read and I really enjoyed it. This story was about two friends: Magdalena and Helena, who happen to be from a different class and a different race. They live in San Francisco, CA and are very adventurous. I will focus on these two characters. I will use several literary devices to show how Magdalena and Helena are from different classes. I will use quotes from this chapter as evidence for this. Some of the literary devices I will use are characterization, dialogue, imagery and more.

 The following are some of the quotes I will use.

"'I want a hack,'" she said peremptorily to the man in charge. "'And double quick, too.'"(Atherton, 313). Helena said this and she obviously comes from money because she is demanding a ride for both herself and Magdalena.

When Helena did not think twice and instantly pulled out ten dollars to pay the taxi, Magdalena was shocked. Her own allowance was only five dollars a month (Atherton, 313).

"'And I have nothing to give them,'" thought Magdalena, bitterly..."(Atherton, 314). This shows that Magdalena did not have a lot of money.

Thesis: Magdalena is middle-class, and Helena is high-class.


Hicks, Jack, et al. “The Californians.” The Literature of California, vol. 1, University of California          Press, 2000, pp. 311–320.

Week 9 Analysis: Literary Analysis of Thurman

The main character Emma Lou moved from the town of Boise to Los Angeles to attend college. She meets another colored girl named Hazel Mason who she is embarrassed to be friends with because of what everyone else would think. "Now Hazel, according to Emma Lou, was the type of Negro who should go to a Negro college. There were plenty of them in the South whose standard of scholarship was not beyond her ability. And then, in one of those schools, her darkly-like clownishness would not have to be paraded in front of white people, thereby causing discomfort and embarrassment to others of her race, more civilized and circumspect than she" (Thurman, 441-442). This story took place in a time where there was a lot of prejudice from whites toward the people of color. It took place during prohibition.

Emma Lou was disappointed with her colored campus mates. They would be polite and greet her, but she could not connect with them. A lot of times she felt left out, and they would talk about stuff in front of her that she did not experience with them. They did not invite her to do anything outside of campus, including the parties that they would talk about. She questioned her skin color, "The thought of the color question presented itself to her time and time again, but she would always dismiss it from her mind. Verne Davis was dark and she was not excluded from the sacred inner circle. In fact, she was one of the most popular colored girls on the campus" (Thurman, 443). She did notice that Verne was new just like her and she was not excluded. Emma Lou questioned this (Thurman, 443).

Emma noticed that another campus mate named Grace Giles was also excluded. Grace Giles opened up to Emma after she asked why she was excluded and she confessed to her it was because she did not have a lot of money and because she was not half-white (Thurman, 444). This shows that there was a lot of prejudice.

This story took place at a time where a lot of colored people where moving West. They were looking for more opportunities and freedom. This was a time when light skinned colored people where favored so they would try to maintain the future generations so that they will not be dark skinned. They would choose their mates in regards to this. "A wife of dark complexion was considered a handicap unless she was particularly charming, wealthy or beautiful" (Thurman, 446).




Hicks, Jack, et al. “The Blacker the Berry.” The Literature of California, vol. 1, University of               California Press, 2000, pp. 437–446.

Reading Notes W9: Fisher, Part B

The intramural complexities of the faculty at Miss Huntingdon's School for Girls have become much clearer to me since I left, but even at sixteen I knew that Mrs. Cheever's social position was both uncomfortable and lonely (Fisher, 565).

She had her own office, which was certainly more than any snobbish Latin teacher could boast. She was listed as part of the school's administration in the discreet buff and sepia catalog; I cannot remember now just what her title was, except it implied with high-sounding ambiguity that she was the housekeeper without, of course, using that vulgar word itself (Fisher, 565).

She was a college graduate, even though it was from some domestic science school instead of Smith or Mount Holyoke. She was above all, a lady (Fisher, 565).

She was almost a super-lady, mainly because it was so obvious that the rest of the faculty, administration as well as teachers, considered her a cook. When she stepped occasionally after dinner into the library, where as an honor Sophomore was privileged to carry demitasses to the Seniors and the teachers on alternate Wednesday nights, I could see that she was snubbed almost as thoroughly as her well-fed colleagues snubbed the school nurse, one notch below the housekeeper on the social scale but also a colleague as far as the catalog went (Fisher, 566).

Hicks, Jack, et al. “The First Oyster.” The Literature of California, vol. 1, University of California Press, 2000, pp. 565–574.

Reading Notes W9: Thurman, Part A

She had arrived in Los Angeles a week before registration day at the university, and had spent her time in being shown and seeing the city. But whenever these sightseeing excursions took her away from the sections where Negroes lived, she immediately lost all interest in what she was being shown (Thurman, 437). As I was reading this part, I assume this female is a colored person.

The Pacific Ocean in itself did not cause her heart beat to quicken, nor did the roaring of its waves find an emotional echo within her. But on coming upon Bruce's Beach for colored people near Redondo, or the little strip of sandied shore they had appropriated for themselves in Santa Monica, the Pacific Ocean became an intriguing something to contemplate as a background for their activities. Everything was interesting as it was patronized, reflected through, or acquired by Negroes (Thurman, 437-438).  This female does not get excited by nature like the ocean, but by seeing people of colored. I think because she can relate. Personally, I do not just get along with people because we are the same race, but because we can relate on a deeper level than just how we look. We have to have similar likes and similar feelings.

Her uncle Joe had been right. Here, in the colored social circles of Los Angeles, Emma Lou was certain that she would find many suitable companions, intelligent, broad-minded people of all complexions, intermixing and being too occupied otherwise to worry about either their own skin color or the skin color of those around them. Her uncle Joe had said that Negroes were Negroes whether they happened to be yellow, brown, or black, and a conscious effort to eliminate the darker elements would neither prove or solve anything (Thurman, 438). It is amazing that in Los Angeles she witnessed people of many colors be friendly to one another. I agree with her uncle on that having a light skin color would not solve anything.


 

Hicks, Jack, et al. “The Blacker the Berry.” The Literature of California, vol. 1, University of California Press, 2000, pp. 437–446.

Topic Brainstorm for Project 2

I am interested in the topic on comparing and contrasting elements of two different texts. I would like to explore the similarities and differences between two characters or examine how one theme is handled in similar and dissimilar ways in two different texts. I think this will be fun to do because I think even though I can be writing about two characters from two different texts, these characters can have a lot of similarities. This is a writing I can see myself enjoying and being able to do. The previous knowledge I have on this is that I have use metaphors in writings before. I think metaphors are basically comparing. Through this writing I would like to focus and analyze what two characters have in common. I would like to brush up on my comparing skills. The strengths I can bring to this topic is to find many comparisons between two texts.

The next topic I am interested in is to write about the cultural behavior in a specific time and place. I would like to write about this so I can learn about a different culture. So, I can learn something new. I do not recall having any previous knowledge on writing on this topic. The strengths I can bring to this assignment are my curiosity to learn about a different culture.

Finally, the third topic I am interested in is on writing on how a setting influences character development. This topic interest me because it will help me to analyze a story. I think I may have had experience in writing about a novel's setting when I wrote about The Hunger Games. It has been a while since I have written that, so I vaguely remember. I would like to learn on that topic specifically, on how the setting influences character development. The strengths I can bring to this topic is that I am a very observant person and I think this will help me write on this topic. I will be able to pay attention to the setting and on how the setting connects to the character.

Week 8 Reading and Writing

1. Looking Back

English 205 has been a challenge. There have been so many assignments that I have completed so far. Unfortunately, I had a late start for the first week of class since I did not pay too much attention to this class in the first week and assumed, we did not have any homework to complete yet. I would say that my favorite reading so far was The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta, the Celebrated California Bandit.

The reading notes I do each week are somewhat helping me to write my analysis. That is If I choose the reading notes for my analysis. I am happy with my first project for this class. My biggest accomplishment for this class is learning how to analyze a book again.

2. Looking Forward

I think I just have to continue what I have been doing in this class.

Week 8 Analysis: Close Reading for Anonymous Chinese Immigrants

Thesis: the poems that were written in a time of hardship for Chinese immigrants after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

 1
Over a hundred poems are on the walls. Looking at them, they are all pining at the delayed progress. What can one sad person say to another? Unfortunate travelers everywhere wish to commiserate (354). These poems were written by the Chinese immigrants who faced a lot of setbacks in 1906 after the San Francisco earthquake and fire destroyed all immigration records. I feel bad for these immigrants. They must have been so full of hope when they arrived to San Francisco but after their immigration records were destroyed, they must have been deeply disappointed.

Gain or lose, how is one to know what is predestined? Rich or poor, who is to say it is not the will of heaven? (354). I find this interesting. This is an interesting way to think. We may all have a destiny. Yes, we all make choices in life, but this makes me think that maybe no matter our choices, any choice we make will lead to the same destination.

Why should one complain if he is detained and imprisoned here? From ancient times, heroes often were the first one to face adversity (354). This is telling me that we should accept anything that comes our way because we cannot change it. I can tell the person who wrote this poem is writing poems as a way to cope with a current tough situation.

2
I count on my finger: a year is about to end. In the embroidery room, a young woman laments: I am still somewhat young
Yet time passes ever so quickly, in the blink of an eye, Gone and never to return; No one can detain it. Enjoy life when the time is right, don't ever delay (355). This lady is very full of sorrow and regret. This does remind us to enjoy every moment we can because those moments may not come back again. 


 I really enjoyed reading these poems. I can tell the immigrants were suffering but out of this suffering came these beautiful poems. Art is a healthy way to express pain. 




Hicks, Jack. “Anonymous Chinese Immigrants.” The Literature of California, edited by James D.           Houston et al., vol. 1, University of California Press, 2000, pp. 354–355.

Reading Notes W8: Jeffers, Part B

To the Stone Cutters

For man will be blotted out, the blind earth will die, the brave sun
Die blind and blacken to the heart:
Yet stones have stood for a thousand years, and pained thoughts found
The honey of peace in old poems.

The Purse-Seine

I cannot tell you
How beautiful the scene is, and a little terrible, then, when the crowded fish
Know they are caught, and wildly beat from one wall to the other of their closing destiny the phosphorescent
Water to a pool of flame, each beautiful slender body sheeted with flame, like a live rocket
A comet's tail wake of clear yellow flame; while outside the narrowing
Floats and cordage of the net sea-lions come up to watch, sighing in he dark; the vast walls of night
Stand erect to the stars.

Jeffers, Robinson, "The Stone Cutters," pp. 409.
Jeffers, Robinson, "The Purse- Seine," pp. 411-412.

Reading Notes W8: 4 Poems of Angel Island and Chinatown, Part A

Over a hundred poems are on the walls. Looking at them, they are all pining at the delayed progress. What can one sad person say to another? Unfortunate travelers everywhere wish to commiserate. Gain or lose, how is one to know what is predestined? Rich or poor, who is to say it is not the will of heaven? Why should one complain if he is detained and imprisoned here? From ancient times, heroes often were the first ones to face adversity.

Hicks, Jack. “Anonymous Chinese Immigrants.” The Literature of California, edited by James D. Houston et al., vol. 1, University of California Press, 2000, pp. 354–355.

Project 1: Revision 2

Laura Reyes

Joellen Hiltbrand

Engl-205, Sec. 8437

  17March 2019             

 

3 (New) Editing Challenges used:

Proofread

Check Your Verb Tense 

Commas and Starter Elements

Project 1: About a Shy Girl

Females are very diverse. Some are loud, some are quiet. Some like to joke and some are serious. Some get angry easily and some are bubbly and carefree. Some have a lot of female friends and others prefer to hang with the guys. Some like to dance, some like to chill. Some are social and some prefer to stay to themselves. Some like to go out, while others prefer to stay in. Some like to wear dresses and skirts and others prefer jeans and t-shirts. Some like high heels, others like sneakers. Some are not into sports and others are. Some are into makeup some have no clue on how to put makeup on. Some females have long hair, and some have short hair. Some are tall and others are short. Some are curvy and some are skinny. There are many ways to be a female. Ifapi, the female character from “About the House Girl”, is a shy and sheltered female.

  I view Ifapi as being a shy girl. Ifapi would hide herself from the men that visited her home. “…hid herself when young men came to the house” (Hicks et al.40). Since Ifapi hid herself from the young men, this shows that she was shy. There was an instance when Ifapi’s aunt invited Patapir to her house to eat. He then seen Ifapi who was near the fire and she was covered in a deerskin blanket. She did not move from the spot she was in while Patapir was there (Hicks et al. 41-42). It is obvious that Ifapi was avoiding Patapir. It is like she had a blanket to cover her body as a way to not show how she really looked.  She obviously did not want Patapir to see her and she did not want to interact with him. This shows that she was shy. If she was not shy, she would have found a way to interact with him, she could have introduced herself to him and started a conversation and maybe even flirt. Instead she barely joined the conversation that Patapir and her aunt were having.  

  Ifapi’s father viewed her as a fragile girl. He was very protective of her. Once Ifapi was grown, her father did not set her up with a husband, instead he sent her away to live with her aunt (Hicks et al. 40). This shows that Ifapi’s father viewed her as fragile and did not want any man to break her heart. He was very concerned for her well-being. Ifapi’s father must have been very knowledgeable on the nature of men and knew that men can be careless and not care about a female’s feelings. There was another instance when Ifapi returned to her father’s home after she had been living with her aunt. She introduced Patapir as her husband to him. “Her father, sighed, speaking half to himself, half to Ifapi, “‘Ahhh that old woman, my sister, she was not careless with you?’” (Hicks et al. 47). This shows that Ifapi’s father was concerned about Ifapi. He wanted to know that she was safe and happy. This was his way to ask Ifapi how she was doing. Ifapi’s dad said, “’But then whom could you have married? I have heard nothing of any man looking at you only that you were serving the Leader across the ocean…’” (Hicks et al. 47). Ifapi’s father continues to question her. He wanted to know how Patapir came into the picture. He wanted to know how Patapir became her husband. He was worried because he did not hear anything about Patapir before. The last thing he knew about Ifapi’s life was that she was serving the leader. Ifapi’s father was out of the loop and was very concerned. He only wants the best for his daughter and did not want her to be with just any man.   

  Ifapi’s aunt was very protective of her. One day Patapir went to Ifapi’s aunt’s house to look for Ifapi. Ifapi’s aunt invited him in their home to eat some acorn mush. Patapir seen Ifapi and patted her on her shoulder. Ifapi’s aunt noticed and she shouted at him not to put his hands on Ifapi. Ifapi’s aunt was scared for a man to get close to her. She did not know what intentions Patapir had for her niece. That same day Patapir picked up Ifapi and as he was determined to take her with him, Ifapi’s aunt told him that he had to ask permission from Ifapi’s father (Hicks et al. 45-46). Ifapi’s aunt was worried for her niece to leave with Patapir. This is obvious because she was trying to scare Patapir by yelling at him so that he would leave Ifapi alone. She also demanded Patapir to ask permission from Ifapi’s father to take her. This shows that Ifapi’s aunt viewed Ifapi as fragile because she was very protective of her and did not want anything bad to happen to Ifapi.

  Patapir was very intrigued by Ifapi. His mother often talked about Ifapi and her aunt to him. He would ask questions about Ifapi but all she would say to him was that she did not know much about her besides that she lived with her aunt and that her aunt kept her away from men (Hicks et al. 40-41). “Patapir continued to think about her, wondering what she was like, wising he might have a glimpse of her” (Hicks et al. 41). This shows that Patapir was very obsessed with knowing Ifapi. He was very into her since he could not stop himself from thinking about her all the time. It is like this mystery of Ifapi was a magnet to him. 

  Finally, I think Ifapi views herself as being an independent woman. For example, in the story, Ifapi's aunt told Patapir that it was Ifapi's idea to pretend to be sick and that she asked her aunt to support her (Hicks et al. 46). This shows that Ifapi already knew what she wanted. She did not go on dates with many men, she was not interested in that. It seems like her aunt would have allowed her that freedom, but she did not want that. She wanted to save herself for one guy and that would be for her husband. She had her heart set on Patapir, since she was a kid because she new of him and she let him take her arm when she was grown and left with him one of the days he went to her aunt's house (Hicks et al. 41, 47, 48). 

There are many ways to be a female. Some females are loud, and others are quiet. Some like to dance and others prefer to chill. Some have a lot of female friends and others prefer to hang with the guys. Some are social, others prefer to stay to themselves. Some get angry easily and some are bubbly and carefree. Some like to go out, while others prefer to stay in. Some have long hair, and some have short hair. Some are into makeup, some have no clue how to apply makeup. Ifapi is a female that is shy and sheltered.  

Work Cited

Hicks, Jack, et al. “About-the-House-Girl.” The Literature of California. University of California             Press, 2000. pp. 40-50.

Week 7 Analysis: Literary Analysis of Atherton

From Chapter 6 of The Californians

Magdalena is a young girl who lived in San Francisco, CA and was of Spanish descent. She was a studios and curios girl with dreams of her own. 

 You adore fires, and you'd love to see one close to. Put a waterproof on and a black shawl over your head. Then if anybody notices you, they'll think you're a muchacha from Spanish town. As I am a boy, I can protect you beautifully (Atherton, 312). Helena, Magdalena's fiend is pressuring Magdalena to go to see a fire.

She dragged the unresisting Magdalena into the room, arrayed her in a waterproof, and pinned a black shawl tightly about the small brown face. 'There!' she said triumphantly, 'you look like a poor little greaser, for all the world (Atherton, 312-313). Apparently, Mexicans who lived in California around the 1890s where called greasers. I am assuming that Helena is an American since her dad's name is Jack Belmont.

Her Spanish dignity was aghast, but her newborn creative instinct stung her spirit into a sudden overpowering desire for dramatic incident. 'Yes, I'll go,' she whispered, closer to excitement than Helena had ever, save once, seen her. 'I'll go'...(Atherton, 313). Magdalena was an adventures girl. She wanted to explore, to live life.

 'I want a hack,' she said peremptorily to the man in charge. 'And double quick, too'(Atherton, 313).
Helena obviously came from a family with money. She is demanding a ride and that is how people with money then would act.


'We're going to the fire, and I wish the hack to wait for us', said Helena, as he signified that all was ready. 'I'll pay you now. How much is it?' 'Ten dollars,' he replied unblushingly.
Helena paid the money like a blood, Magdalena horrified at the extravagance. Her own allowance was only five dollars a month (Atherton, 313). In this seen I can tell that Magdalena does not come from a high-class family like her friend Helena, but she is not poor either. Magdalena is a middle-class.

I really enjoyed reading this story on the adventures of Magdalena and her friend Helena. I did not know that Mexicans in San Francisco were called greasers around the 1890s. This is a racist term. It is too bad that all people cannot see each other as that, just people. For people to judge each other on character not on features or color of skin. 

Atherton, Gertrude, The Californians, pgs. 311-320.

Reading Notes Week 7: Baum, Part B

The reason he was so late was because all through the night there were times when the solid earth shook and trembled under him, and the engineer was afraid that at any moment the rails might spread apart and an accident happen to his passengers. So he moved the cars slowly and with caution (Baum, 347-348).

Baum, Frank L, Dorothy and he Wizard in Oz, pgs. 347-353.

Reading Notes Week 7: Atherton, Part A

You adore fires, and you'd love to see one close to. Put a waterproof on and a black shawl over your head. Then if anybody notices you, they'll think you're a muchacha from Spanish town. As I am a boy, I can protect you beautifully (Atherton, 312).

She dragged the unresisting Magdalena into the room, arrayed her in a waterproof, and pinned a black shawl tightly about the small brown face. 'There!' she said triumphantly, 'you look like a poor little greaser, for all the world (Atherton, 312-313).

Her Spanish dignity was aghast, but her newborn creative instinct stung her spirit into a sudden overpowering desire for dramatic incident. 'Yes, I'll go,' she whispered, closer to excitement than Helena had ever, save once, seen her. 'I'll go'...(Atherton, 313).




Atherton, Gertrude, The Californians, pgs. 311-320.

Project 1: Revision 1

Laura Reyes

Joellen Hiltbrand

Engl-205, Sec. 8437

10 March 2019             

 

Editing Challenges used:

*=Organizational Blueprint 

Paragraph Development  

Specific Textual Support

Project 1: About a Shy Girl

Females are very diverse. Some are loud, some are quiet. Some like to joke and some are serious. Some get angry easily and some are bubbly and carefree. Some have a lot of female friends and others prefer to hang with the guys. Some like to dance, some like to chill. Some are social and some prefer to stay to themselves. Some like to go out, while others prefer to stay in. Some like to wear dresses and skirts and others prefer jeans and t-shirts. Some like high heels, others like sneakers. Some are not into sports and others are. Some are into makeup some have no clue on how to put makeup on. Some females have long hair, and some have short hair. Some are tall and others are short. Some are curvy and some are skinny. There are many ways to be a female. Ifapi, the female character from “About the House Girl”, is a shy and sheltered female.

*I view Ifapi as being a shy girl. Ifapi would hide herself from the men that visited her home. “…hid herself when young men came to the house” (Hicks et al.40). Since Ifapi hid herself from the young men, this shows that she was shy. There was an instance when Ifapi’s aunt invited Patapir in her house to eat. He then seen Ifapi who was near the fire and she was covered in a deerskin blanket. She did not move from the spot she was in while Patapir was there (Hicks et al. 41-42). It is obvious that Ifapi was avoiding Patapir. It is like she had a blanket to cover her body as a way to not show how she really looked.  She obviously did not want Patapir to see her and she did not want to interact with him. This shows that she is shy. If she was not shy, she would have found a way to interact with him, she could have introduced herself to him and started a conversation and maybe even flirt. Instead she barely joined the conversation that Patapir and her aunt were having.  

*Ifapi’s father viewed her as a fragile girl. He was very protective of her. Once Ifapi was grown, her father did not set her up with a husband, instead he sent her away to live with her aunt (Hicks et al. 40). This shows that Ifapi’s father viewed her as fragile and did not want any man to break her heart. He was very concerned for her well-being. Ifapi’s father must have been very knowledgeable on the nature of men and new that men can be careless and not care about a female’s feelings. There was another instance when Ifapi returned to her father’s home after she had been living with her aunt. She introduced Patapir as her husband to him. “Her father, sighed, speaking half to himself, half to Ifapi, “‘Ahhh that old woman, my sister, she was not careless with you?’” (Hicks et al. 47). This shows that Ifapi’s father was concerned about Ifapi. He wanted to know that she was safe and happy. This was his way to ask Ifapi how she was doing. Ifapi’s dad said, “’But then whom could you have married? I have heard nothing of any man looking at you only that you were serving the Leader across the ocean…’” (Hicks et al. 47). Ifapi’s father continues to question her. He wants to know how Patapir came into the picture. He wants to know how Patapir is her husband. He is worried because he did not hear anything about Patapir before. The last thing he knows about Ifapi’s life was that she was serving the leader. Ifapi’s father was out of the loop and is very concerned. He only wants the best for his daughter and not want her to be with just any man.   

*Ifapi’s aunt was very protective of her. One day Patapir went to Ifapi’s aunt’s house to look for Ifapi. Ifapi’s aunt invited him in their home to eat some acorn mush. Patapir seen Ifapi and patted her on her shoulder. Ifapi’s aunt noticed and she shouted at him not to put his hands on Ifapi. Ifapi’s aunt was scared for a man to get close to her. She did not know what intentions Patapir had for her niece. That same day Patapir picked up Ifapi and as he was determined to take her with him, Ifapi’s aunt told him that he has to ask permission from Ifapi’s father (Hicks et al. 45-46). Ifapi’s aunt was worried for her niece to leave with Patapir. This is obvious because she was trying to scare Patapir by yelling at him so that he would leave Ifapi alone. She also demanded Patapir to ask permission from Ifapi’s father to take her. This shows that Ifapi’s aunt views Ifapi as fragile because she is very protective of her and does not want anything bad to happen to Ifapi.

*Patapir was very intrigued by Ifapi. His mother often talked about Ifapi and her aunt to him. He would ask questions about Ifapi but all she would say to him was that she did not know much about her besides that she lives with her aunt and that her aunt kept her away from men (Hicks et al. 40-41). “Patapir continued to think about her, wondering what she was like, wising he might have a glimpse of her” (Hicks et al. 41). This shows that Patapir was very obsessed with knowing Ifapi. He was very into her since he could not stop himself from thinking about her all the time. It is like this mystery of Ifapi was a magnet to him. 

*Finally, I think Ifapi views herself as being an independent women. For example, in the story, Ifapi's aunt told Patapir that it was Ifapi's idea to pretend to be sick and that she asked her aunt to support her (Hicks et al. 46). This shows that Ifapi already knew what she wanted. She did not go on dates with many men, she was not interested in that. It seems like her aunt would have allowed her that freedom but she did not want that. She wanted to save herself for one guy and that would be for her husband. She had her heart set on Patapir, since she was a kid because she new of him and she let him take her arm when she was grown and left with him one of the days he went to her aunt's house (Hicks et al. 41, 47, 48). 

There are many ways to be a female. Some females are loud, and others are quiet. Some like to dance and others prefer to chill. Some have a lot of female friends and others prefer to hang with the guys. Some are social, others prefer to stay to themselves. Some get angry easily and some are bubbly and carefree. Some like to go out, while others prefer to stay in. Some have long hair, and some have short hair. Some are into makeup, some have no clue how to apply makeup. Ifapi is a female that is shy and sheltered.  

Work Cited

Hicks, Jack, et al. “About-the-House-Girl.” The Literature of California. University of California             Press, 2000. pp. 40-50.

           

Week 6 Analysis: Close Reading of The Mountains of California

 Thesis: There is no beautiful place just like California and no better place to study the climate changes and how it has created California's landscapes.

Go where you may within the bounds of California, mountains are ever in sight, charming and glorifying every landscape.
The author is describing California as being very beautiful and I agree. According to him, mountains are everywhere, in California. We are fortunate to have mountains here. I can see why there was a Mexican- American war to fight for this state.
Yet so simple and massive is the topography (the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features on an area) of the State in general views that the main central portion displays only one valley, and two chains of mountains which seem almost perfectly regular in trend and height: the Coast Range on the west side, the Sierra Nevada on the east (Muir, 298).

Reading this made me feel relaxed, I just pictured being in the scene that he was describing. it was easy for me to imagine since I do live in California. I like how the author said that the mountains make the landscape beautiful, I agree. When he mentioned the Coast Range on the west side, I think of Highway 101 since this highway extends from Northern to Southern California and has a coastal view.

But in no country, as far as I know, may these majestic changes be studied to a better advantage than in the plains and mountains of California (Muir, 305). The author is referring to the climate changes in California from the volcanoes erupting to the glaciers melting. From the climate change causing death to climate change bringing life. I think this may be the climax of this story because he explains that there is no better place to study nature than in California. This leads to the explanations of nature creating the beautiful mountains, valley and lakes that we have in California.

And the development of the nature chose for a tool not the earthquake or lightning to rend and split asunder, not the stormy torrent or eroding rain, but the tender snow-flowers noiselessly falling through unnumbered centuries, the offspring of the sun and sea (Muir, 306). This text explains that the glaciers created the mountains.

Muir, John. The Mountains of California, pgs. 298-307.

Reading Notes Week 6: Mountians of California, Part B

Go where you may within the bounds of California, mountains are ever in sight, charming and glorifying every landscape. Yet so simple and massive is the topography of the State in general views that the main central portion displays only one valley, and two chains of mountains which seem almost perfectly regular in trend and height: the Coast Range on the west side, the Sierra Nevada on the east.

Muir, John. The Mountains of California, pgs. 298-307.

Reading Notes Week 6: The Sower, Part A

This is the Earth-god of the latter day, Treading with solemn joy the upward way; A lusty god that in some crowning hour Will hurl Gray Privilege from the place of power. These are the inevitable steps that make Unreason tremble and Tradition shake. This is the World-Will climbing to its goal, The climb of the unconquerable Soul...


Markham, Edwin, "The Sower", pp. 296-297.

Project 1

Laura Reyes

Joellen Hiltbrand

Engl-205, Sec. 8437

3 March 2019             

Project 1: About a Shy Girl

Females are very diverse. Some are loud, some are quiet. Some like to joke and some are serious. Some get angry easily and some are bubbly and carefree. Some have a lot of female friends and others prefer to hang with the guys. Some like to dance, some like to chill. Some are social and some prefer to stay to themselves. Some like to go out, while others prefer to stay in. Some like to wear dresses and skirts and others prefer jeans and t-shirts. Some like high heels, others like sneakers. Some are not into sports and others are. Some are into makeup some have no clue on how to put makeup on. Some females have long hair, and some have short hair. Some are tall and others are short. Some are curvy and some are skinny. There are many ways to be a female. Ifapi, the female character from “About the House Girl”, is a shy and sheltered female.

I view Ifapi as being a shy girl. Ifapi would hide herself from the men that visited her home. “…hid herself when young men came to the house” (Hicks et al.40). Since Ifapi hid herself from the young men, this shows that she was shy. There was an instance when Ifapi’s aunt invited Patapir in her house to eat. He then seen Ifapi who was near the fire and she was covered in a deerskin blanket. She did not move from the spot she was in while Patapir was there (Hicks et al. 41-42). It is obvious that Ifapi was avoiding Patapir. It is like she had a blanket to cover her body as a way to not show how she really looked.  She obviously did not want Patapir to see her and she did not want to interact with him. This shows that she is shy. If she was not shy, she would have found a way to interact with him, she could have introduced herself to him and started a conversation and maybe even flirt. Instead she barely joined the conversation that Patapir and her aunt were having.  

Ifapi’s father viewed her as a fragile girl. He was very protective of her. Once Ifapi was grown, her father did not set her up with a husband, instead he sent her away to live with her aunt (Hicks et al. 40). This shows that Ifapi’s father viewed her as fragile and did not want any man to break her heart. He was very concerned for her well-being. Ifapi’s father must have been very knowledgeable on the nature of men and new that men can be careless and not care about a female’s feelings. There was another instance when Ifapi returned to her father’s home after she had been living with her aunt. She introduced Patapir as her husband to him. “Her father, sighed, speaking half to himself, half to Ifapi, “‘Ahhh that old woman, my sister, she was not careless with you?’” (Hicks et al. 47). This shows that Ifapi’s father was concerned about Ifapi. He wanted to know that she was safe and happy. This was his way to ask Ifapi how she was doing. Ifapi’s dad said, “’But then whom could you have married? I have heard nothing of any man looking at you only that you were serving the Leader across the ocean…’” (Hicks et al. 47). Ifapi’s father continues to question her. He wants to know how Patapir came into the picture. He wants to know how Patapir is her husband. He is worried because he did not hear anything about Patapir before. The last thing he knows about Ifapi’s life was that she was serving the leader. Ifapi’s father was out of the loop and is very concerned. He only wants the best for his daughter and not want her to be with just any man.   

Ifapi’s aunt was very protective of her. One day Patapir went to Ifapi’s aunt’s house to look for Ifapi. Ifapi’s aunt invited him in their home to eat some acorn mush. Patapir seen Ifapi and patted her on her shoulder. Ifapi’s aunt noticed and she shouted at him not to put his hands on Ifapi. Ifapi’s aunt was scared for a man to get close to her. She did not know what intentions Patapir had for her niece. That same day Patapir picked up Ifapi and as he was determined to take her with him, Ifapi’s aunt told him that he has to ask permission from Ifapi’s father (Hicks et al. 45-46). Ifapi’s aunt was worried for her niece to leave with Patapir. This is obvious because she was trying to scare Patapir by yelling at him so that he would leave Ifapi alone. She also demanded Patapir to ask permission from Ifapi’s father to take her. This shows that Ifapi’s aunt views Ifapi as fragile because she is very protective of her and does not want anything bad to happen to Ifapi.

Patapir was very intrigued by Ifapi. His mother often talked about Ifapi and her aunt to him. He would ask questions about Ifapi but all she would say to him was that she did not know much about her besides that she lives with her aunt and that her aunt kept her away from men (Hicks et al. 40-41). “Patapir continued to think about her, wondering what she was like, wising he might have a glimpse of her” (Hicks et al. 41). This shows that Patapir was very obsessed with knowing Ifapi. He was very into her since he could not stop himself from thinking about her all the time. It is like this mystery of Ifapi was a magnet to him. This is how a lot of men are in real life, they like the chase. The harder it is to win a female, the more they put in effort and since Ifapi was not easy for him to get to know, he was even more interested.  

There are many ways to be a female. Some females are loud, and others are quiet. Some like to dance and others prefer to chill. Some have a lot of female friends and others prefer to hang with the guys. Some are social, others prefer to stay to themselves. Some get angry easily and some are bubbly and carefree. Some like to go out, while others prefer to stay in. Some have long hair, and some have short hair. Some are into makeup, some have no clue how to apply makeup. Ifapi is a female that is shy and sheltered. 

Work Cited

Hicks, Jack, et al. “About-the-House-Girl.” The Literature of California. University of California             Press, 2000. pp. 40-50.