Mr. Fear
In this poem by Lawrence Raab, he talks about a conversation one might have with Mr. Fear. This poem means that when one is afraid they are wishing for something less dramatic to happen to them. They. or the reader would prefer a "small brown bat" to "death." The author is also saying that Mr. Fear follows us around just waiting to surprise us, the reader, with something awful and terrifying. "Let it fit in my pocket, let it fall through the hole in my pocket." The whole poem is about how the reader would rather have a small fear that can easily being pushed away rather than a large fear that could have a big impact on the readers life. Overall I think the theme of this poem is that you can never know what is going to happen next so you will just have to be prepared for whatever life throws at you.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Heart of Darkness
Before I began reading The Heart of Darkness I didn’t know what this book was about so before I stated reading I looked up what this book was about. The summary sounded intriguing and actually really interesting, which was the opposite of what I thought it was going to be. In the end this book turned out to be one of my favorite. I loved the detailed description that Conrad used throughout the book. The description he used pulled me farther into the book and made me want to read it even more. I also love the idea of a story within a story. It makes it that much more interesting.
Marlow, the main character, himself was quite interesting. To me he almost seemed insane and crazy because he was haunted by his past. As the reader I could tell that Marlow’s past was important to him and that he wanted to share his past experience with others.
I truly thought it was interesting that throughout the book Conrad used the phrases “death” and “darkness” in close correlation because in the end I made the conclusion that the darkness was death. Conrad also talked a lot about the “heart of darkness” and he always seemed to talk about the darkness as if it was a living, breathing human being who was praying on the men and women nesting at its opening.
I was a little worried when I heard we were reading this book because I was afraid it was going to be difficult to understand so I left it for last. As it turns out, I saved the best for last!
Marlow, the main character, himself was quite interesting. To me he almost seemed insane and crazy because he was haunted by his past. As the reader I could tell that Marlow’s past was important to him and that he wanted to share his past experience with others.
I truly thought it was interesting that throughout the book Conrad used the phrases “death” and “darkness” in close correlation because in the end I made the conclusion that the darkness was death. Conrad also talked a lot about the “heart of darkness” and he always seemed to talk about the darkness as if it was a living, breathing human being who was praying on the men and women nesting at its opening.
I was a little worried when I heard we were reading this book because I was afraid it was going to be difficult to understand so I left it for last. As it turns out, I saved the best for last!
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