Blog #5 - Fear Unit Response #2 (EAP & Connell)
COMMENT- DAY 1:
- You read three different selections this week that all revolved around the concept of fear.
- The Tell-Tale Heart (Poe)
- The Raven (Poe)
- The Most Dangerous Game (Connell)
- Which piece do you like the most? Why? Use at least one piece of text evidence to support your conclusions.
- All three texts are available in a PDF format on Classroom.
Read through the posted blog comments. Reply to TWO. You may reply in anyway you wish... a general comment to connect to the writer... a question that you have about another person's thoughts... an opposing point that might challenge a conclusion. The goal in your replies is to extend the conversation.
I liked “The Most Dangerous Game” the most, because it was much more interesting than any of the others that we read. This story is about a man who falls off a boat, and swims to shore. From there he continues onwards until he finds a large house. The man inside is a General, and a “hunter” and offers him a challenge, if he can survive being hunted for 3 days, he “wins.” During the three days, the man goes through challenges, and sets up traps for the General to stubble into, however the General mostly avoids them. After the three das, the man kills the General. My favorite part of this story would have to be the ending, when he goes back into the house to confront the General. “The general made one of his deepest bows. “I see,” he said. “Splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard, Rainsford.He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.”
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on your reasoning because it was interesting how when someone is threatened, they will do whatever they can to stay alive.
DeleteI agree, this story had the suspense and the pieces that the other stories were missing.
DeleteI agree with you i found this story quite interesting, I thought it was very fitting that in the end of the story the hunter became the hunted and his game was ceased once and for all.
DeleteI believe that the most dangerous game is interesting but doesn't the weirdness and difference from books now and back then back the raven stick out a little more to you?
DeleteI agree with you this story was much more suspenseful then the other two combined. I too did like the ending especially when they are about to fight, and it just skips to him sleeping in a very nice bed. So we all determine that he was the one who won.
DeleteI agree with you entirely, I think that The Most Dangerous Game was the most interesting of the three pieces. I also really like the part of the story that you brought up about Rainsford going back and killing the general because I also really enjoyed that piece of the story as well and I thought that to be a major plot twist.
DeleteI agree with you this story had the suspence and this kept the readers engaged
DeleteMy favorite piece was The Most Dangerous Game. I enjoyed this one the most because it was very well thought out and shows the characters true potential during the hunt. The hunt was really interesting to me when he would get overwhelmed or when he was building traps to maximize his survival. "But Ivan was not. The knife, driven by the recoil of the springing tree, had not wholly failed." He is very smart but his traps did not get the outcome he was intending for them to have. It stilled helped his survival.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your reasoning of why you enjoyed this piece the most, as it really did show what everybody was capable of.
DeleteThe Most Dangerous game was my second fav reading, it showed what you willing to do for your life
DeleteThe Most Dangerous Game was my favorite piece as well and I really like the reasoning of why you find the piece to be interesting to you. I think it was a great tail of survival and Rainsford really exemplified his expertise.
DeleteThe text I enjoyed the most was The Tell-Tale Heart because of the building tension throughout the text. I also enjoyed it because of how Iggy Pop read it. I really felt like I was listening to the narrators point of view. A piece of evidence to show the tension is when the narrator states, "I kept quite still and said nothing. For a whole hour I did not move a muscle, and in the meantime I did not hear him lie down. He was still sitting up in the bed listening; — just as I have done, night after night, hearkening to the death watches in the wall." This supports my claim about the tension the text has because the narrator waited for over an hour doing nothing and it makes you want to hear how the story will come to an end.
ReplyDeleteI also really enjoyed how Iggy Pop read it. He made the narrator seem more sinister and creepy.
DeleteI also enjoyed how Iggy Pop read the story. Do you think you would enjoy it as much if someone else was reading it?
DeleteI also really liked this story too, I also enjoyed how Iggy Pop read this book and made it come to life.
DeleteTeagan, I believe I would've still enjoyed the story if someone else read it. Iggy Pop's voice and way of reading it was just icing on the cake. The imagery was what really made me enjoy the story.
DeleteI agree that The Tell-Tale Heart was good as well because of the imagery that goes into the writing the tension build up was also really good.
DeleteI also really enjoyed this text, and I really liked how he built up the tension in his story. Poe does this a lot in his writing and I think it is something that sets him aside from other writers. What do you think?
DeleteI really liked the most dangerous game too. The other stories didn't have the same amount of tension as this story. Do you think that tension is an important factor of a horror story.
DeleteIt was also my favorite text, and i definitely agree with the tension part. also I liked Iggy pop reading it as well, it helped me feel like i really could understand the narrator, by hearing a voice to the text
DeleteI agree The Tell-Tale Heart had many tension parts
DeleteThe story I enjoyed the most was “The Raven”. I really liked the writing techniques Poe used to tell his story. The story rhymes and flowed very well. Poe also ended every verse with Nevermore. This helped build the story’s up. A part of the story that shows a lot of technique is “And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting. On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming, And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted—nevermore!” This piece rhymes and flows together, and also used repetition.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Poe is a good writer but I would have to say his better story is Tell-Tale Heart. I say this because it was more suspenseful which got the readers interest.
DeleteI also really enjoyed The Raven. I like the Gothic imagery it creates. Do you think the rhyming adds to the atmosphere or takes away from it?
DeleteI did like it but not as intense as The Dangerous Games. Yes there was some interesting poetry but I'm not usually into that i'm into more interesting things.
DeleteThe text I enjoyed the best was The Most Dangerous Game. The hunter Rainsford was critial of his friend because his friend said, "Do you think animals can fear pain and death?" Rainsford didn't think that they could but when he became the hunted by Zaroff, he finally had sympathy for the animals he hunts because he now knows what they feel when they are hunted.
ReplyDeleteThis was a very good story. It pissed me off seeing him say "Do animals feel pain?" I am an animal lover and animal or even any kind of domestic abuse is intolerable.
DeleteYou are right, it made me upset when he said animals can't feel pain, then when he was the hunted, he finally knew what animals feel when they are hunted.
DeleteI agree I believe that Rainsford has a new outlook for his future hunts, he will now know what its like to be the hunted and probably have a little more respect for the animal that he is taking its life from.
DeleteI also enjoyed the similarities between the beginning conversation and Rainsford's later situation. It gives a kind of cruel irony to the story.
DeleteYou bring up a very good point, now that he has felt whats its like to be on the other side of the spectrum, he has sympathy for the animals.
DeleteI like the point you bring up and it is something I did not think about. The conversation about what animals feel when hunted is a great way to foreshadow his later conflict. It also is a good way to show the character development as he now has a better understanding and a new viewpoint about hunting.
DeleteThat is my favorite piece also. When he asked that question about animals feeling pain, I was confused what he meant about it.
DeleteI liked Tell-Tale Heart the most because I thought it was more exciting compared to the other two. I felt it had more suspense moments like when the author says "Yet, for some minutes longer I refrained and stood still. But the beating grew louder, louder! I thought the heart must burst. And now a new anxiety seized me — the sound would be heard by a neighbor! The old man’s hour had come! With a loud yell, I threw open the lantern and leaped into the room". The description that was used in this story kept me more interested and I thought it was good for a "creepy" kind of book because usually I don't like these types of stories because they aren't interesting enough for me.
ReplyDeleteThis story was my favorite too. I would definitely have to agree that through out the reading it kept you interested and suspenseful.
DeleteI agree that the story did keep you interested in the story I know for me I wanted to know what would happen through out the whole thing that it was getting read.
DeleteThis story was also my favorite because I like how suspenseful it was and how it kept me engaged throughout the whole story.
DeleteI like the most dangerous game the most because it was interesting and made y0u think of what actually happened. A man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there.
ReplyDelete“Rainsford!” screamed the general. “How in God’s name did you get here?” “Swam,” said Rainsford. “I found it quicker than walking through the jungle.” The general sucked in his breath and smiled. “I congratulate you,” he said. “You have won the game.” [205]Rainsford did not smile. “I am still a beast at bay,” he said, in a low, hoarse voice. “Get ready, General Zaroff.” The general made one of his deepest bows. “I see,” he said. “Splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast57 for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard, Rainsford.”…He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.
I agree, I liked the reality incorporated into this story, they didn't go to the extent of making it unbelievable, but they still made it super good.
DeleteThe piece that I liked the most is The Tell-Tale Heart. Why this is my favorite piece is because when we had read it for the first time it was interesting to see the narrator develop into someone who couldn’t keep his secret of murdering the old man from the police, this is seen when the narrator says “ it is the beating of his hideous heart!” which I also thought was an interesting way to end the story.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this story too, what do you think happened that made him suddenly go crazy and show the officers that he killed the old man? what do you think triggered him?
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ReplyDeleteI believe the best story was The Most Dangerous Game because I like the way he writes the story. it is all survival over the fittest . “I am still a beast at bay,” he said, in a low, hoarse voice. “Get ready, General Zaroff.”The general made one of his deepest bows. “I see,” he said. it shows us that the general pushed Rainsford to the limit and now he kills people.
because in the beginning of the story he says he wont kill anyone.
I also agree and like how you added the idea of the survival of the fittest!
DeleteIf I hadn't chosen the tell tale heart I would've chosen the most dangerous game because I also enjoyed the way the story was written.
DeleteMy favorite story of the three we read was The Most Dangerous Game. This is because I am an avid hunter and I can relate to Rainsford how at first you think about the hunt and later realize the animal 's feelings." We should have some good hunting up the Amazon. Great sport, hunting.” He has a passion for hunting but doesn't care for the animals actions/feelings.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on how "The Most Dangerous Game" was one of the best story that we read. What would you done if you were in the shoes of the general?
DeleteI liked your reasoning behind why you found this read interesting and I to am also a hunter. Out curiosity does this story make you think about the animals feelings when you hunt them? How would you have reacted if your were in Rainsford position?
DeleteMy favorite is also The Most Dangerous Game. I like that the story was about survival.
DeleteThe story that I liked the the was the Tell-Tale Heart. This is my favorite story because the way Poe developed into someone that couldn't keep a secret of murdering someone to the officers, " it is the beating of his hideous heart!” Which in my opinion was a great way to end the story!
ReplyDeleteI personally didn't like Poe's writing in this story but I like how the story came full circle in the end.
DeleteThis is my favorite story as well. I feel like this would be you Jose in this predicament.
DeleteIt certainly did come full circle, though it keeps people imagining what happened next. It leaves you to imagine what the cops thought of the dead body, what the narrator did after showing the old man.
DeletePoe really shows what someone feels in the pressure of a horrible secret.
I personally was not a huge fan of the story. It does come full circle, but the way it was written was hard for me to follow. It is written in the prospective of a man drawn to madness. The story being written as a poem is great for emphasizing his madness with its extreme use of repetition and other narrative tools. It is a great example of writing, but just not something I personally enjoy.
DeleteI liked the Dangerous game the most out of all of the pieces, I think i enjoyed this the most because it is something I can relate to as i enjoy hunting too. One part from the text that struck me was when Zaroff stated “I wanted the ideal animal to hunt,” explained the general. “So I said, `What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?’ And the answer was, of course, `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason.’” at this point in the story i believe that it is a turning point for not only the reader but also the main character. At this point you can tell that Rainsford will shortly be turned from hunter to hunted
ReplyDeleteI agree I think this was interesting because of the hunting theme and because he did not hunt "animals" but he hunted them for sport just like they where the real thing. And I also think that Rainsford was going a little crazy at the end when he caught Zaroff.
DeleteAlthough I am not a hunter, I also enjoyed this story the most. I just find it interesting and weird that Zaroff didn't feel like hunting animals and humans were different.
DeleteI agree. That twist was well placed and allowed for a good tension to be built.
DeleteI enjoyed this read to as I am also a hunter. I found it strange how Zaroff went to humans for a new challenging hunt instead of an animal. Would you have came back and did what Rainsford did in the end or try to escape the island?
DeleteI liked “The Most Dangerous Game” the most, because it was the most interesting story to me. One part from the text that was the most interesting to me was when Zaroff stated, “I wanted the ideal animal to hunt,” explained the general. “So I said, “What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?” And the answer was, of course, “It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason.” This quote shows the most important turning point of the story where the main character realizes he’s going to be the one being hunted.
ReplyDeleteThe most dangerous game to me was a bit hard to follow and I see where your reasoning is going with this. How did you feel when Rainsford killed Zaroff ? just out of curiosity.
DeleteThis story came is close to second for me. I found it interesting how the author created the suspense onto what General Zaroff was hunting.
DeleteI agree that this one was the most interesting of the 3 stories mostly because it was more suspenseful since Rainsford was always on the run, hiding from the general and setting up traps.
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ReplyDeleteI enjoyed The Tell-Tale Heart because I enjoyed the build up to everything, it was very slow and Poe took his time to describe things and try to create a picture for you. “Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror. It was not a groan of pain or of grief — oh, no! — it was the low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul when overcharged with awe.” In this it takes Poe writes almost three sentences to describe what the groan sounded like. Poe really goes into details about things which is why I love his writing, it's very descriptive and eery. The other thing I loved about this piece is how over the top the ending was, it built up and at the end it all exploded in this huge bang of emotion, and madness. “Villains!” I shrieked, “dissemble no more! I admit the deed! — tear up the planks! — here, here! — it is the beating of his hideous heart!”
ReplyDeleteI agree that the story of the Tell-Tale Heart was set as a slow pace read and by doing so it gave more depth and descriptiveness that fit the story perfectly and further explained what was going on, why the narrator wished to kill the old man, how he felt as if he could get away with it, how he was convinced in himself that he was not mad and yet at the end of the story he was caught and driven mad by the guilt that he had caused when killing the old man with the evil eye.
DeleteI also really enjoy Poe's writing. Poe is such a talented writer, and shows his skills in all of his stories he writes. I also really enjoyed how he made the build up to the end.
DeleteI agree with what you have said because I found this story interesting and how he built up the story throughout reading it.
DeleteI also enjoyed reading the Tell Tale Heart. Like you said the build up to the end was great. It makes the story seem more dramatic.
DeleteThe story I liked the most was Tell-Tale Heart because it was interesting to hear about because it drew you in and you could picture what the story was about because of all of the story elements in the story. One example would be the whole ending “But, ere long, I felt myself getting pale and wished them gone. My head ached, and I fancied a ringing in my ears: but still they sat and still chatted. The ringing became more distinct: — it continued and became more distinct: I talked more freely to get rid of the feeling: but it continued and gained definitiveness — until, at length, I found that the noise was not within my ears. No doubt I now grew very pale; — but I talked more fluently, and with a heightened voice. Yet the sound increased — and what could I do? It was a low, dull, quick sound — much such a sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton. I gasped for breath — and yet the officers heard it not. I talked more quickly — more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased. I arose and argued about trifles, in a high key and with violent gesticulations, but the noise steadily increased. Why would they not be gone? I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observation of the men — but the noise steadily increased. Oh God! what could I do? I foamed — I raved — I swore! I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and continually increased. It grew louder — louder — louder! And still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled. Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God! — no, no! They heard! — they suspected! — they knew! — they were making a mockery of my horror! — this I thought, and this I think. But anything was better than this agony! Any thing was more tolerable than this derision! I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must scream or die! — and now — again! — hark! louder! louder! louder! louder! — “Villains!” I shrieked, “dissemble no more! I admit the deed! — tear up the planks! — here, here! — it is the beating of his hideous heart!” This is a good piece of evidence that goes with way I liked the story and why it made me imagine what happened because it was so well written.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the story of the Tell-Tale Heart was very descriptive and gave a very clear image of what was going on in the narrator's head. And even though he claimed himself not to be mad the reasoning he uses for it only makes him seem more so.
DeleteThe piece that interested me the most would have to be the raven. Because it is unusual compared to what we have now, “On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming, And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted—nevermore!” that's just different from what we have to read nowadays.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you bro the raven is really different from books now a days
DeleteI feel like the raven was good with the language I just think it could have been more interesting what do you think
DeleteI agree with that it is unusual compared to what we have now but i believe that the The Most Dangerous Game was the better story
DeleteThe unit covered in this class was fear. Fear is an enticing and interesting tool. When using fear in books or movies it causes the audience to experience feeling that cause their hairs to stand up and their stomachs to lurch and your body to tremble. One of the pieces went over in class that I found most to my interest was The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. This piece was my favorite because it explored the human mind and how it reacts when met with fear and guilt. An example in the text to show a reaction to fear towards the man and his piercing eyes can be found at the beginning of the text; “Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees — very gradually — I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye for ever” and an example for guilt towards killing the man; “No doubt I now grew very pale; — but I talked more fluently, and with a heightened voice. Yet the sound increased — and what could I do? It was a low, dull, quick sound — much such a sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton. I gasped for breath — and yet the officers heard it not. I talked more quickly — more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased”.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story we read was the Tell-Tale Heart. Through out the whole story it kept readers in suspense with being able to picture this situation in are heads. An example of this is when it states, "Yet, for some minutes longer I refrained and stood still. But the beating grew louder, louder! I thought the heart must burst. And now a new anxiety seized me — the sound would be heard by a neighbor! The old man’s hour had come! With a loud yell, I threw open the lantern and leaped into the room". In this quote you can clearly picture the noise get louder and louder which grows the tension and suspense if hes going to get caught.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I feel as though the story did a great job of covering fear. It was intense and suspenseful.
DeleteThis was my second piece that I liked but I felt like it didn't bring me to my liking as what "The Most Dangerous game" It just didn't have anything that was like something to focus on like what it had in the "The Most Dangerous Game" had.
DeleteThe story that I really liked and got my attention was "The Raven". I really liked the writing the techniques that Poe used throughout the story. The story was smooth and it flowed very well, it had a lot of rhymes. As I was being observant throughout the story, I saw that he ended all the verses with nevermore. By ending the verses with nevermore, it helped build up the story. In a part of the story that shows a lot of technique is “And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting. On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming, And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted—nevermore!”. In this part it uses repetition as it also rhymed and flew together.
ReplyDeleteI also think the flow of the words in The Raven made it much more enjoyable to read. Almost like I was reading a Dr. Seuss book. It drew my attention in and helped me feel the story.
DeleteI also agree that the raven was a good story but I believe that the The Most Dangerous Game was the better story.
DeleteI agree that the raven is the most interesting story of them all.
DeleteI also really liked how easily 'The Raven' flowed and it made it a good story to read.
DeleteThe story I liked the most was tell tale heart because I feel as though it did a great job of covering the subject of fear and how it can drive people to do the worst. For example, within the first few paragraphs of this story the narrator talks about how he's going to kill the old man in the story " I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye for ever." The thing the narrator feared the most was the eye of the old man. This fear drove him insane. He ended up taking the life of the old man and dismembered his body. He had hid the heart of the old man under the floor boards & eventually when cops had showed up he welcomed them into the house and into the room the old mans body was hidden in. He believed the heart was still pounding & was taunting him. "It grew louder — louder — louder! And still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled. Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God! — no, no! They heard! — they suspected! — they knew! — they were making a mockery of my horror! — this I thought, and this I think. But any thing was better than this agony! Any thing was more tolerable than this derision! I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must scream or die! — and now — again! — hark! louder! louder! louder! louder! — “Villains!” I shrieked, “dissemble no more! I admit the deed! — tear up the planks! — here, here! — it is the beating of his hideous heart!” This thought that the heart was still beating lead him to go even more insane all because of the fear of the eye of the old man.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and I like your reasoning behind on what you were talking about for tell tale heart, to me it gave the narrator a bit of grief in a way and fear overtook him with the beating of the heart of the old man. Great points here.
DeleteMy favorite story that we read was the tell tale heart. The reason why I enjoyed it was because the narrator had a sort of insanity the whole story. He constantly tried to convince us that he was smart and sane but his actions are unreasonable. The entire story I felt that I was a police officer questioning a murderer that was trying to justify his actions. I could feel the amount of pressure and suspense the narrator was feeling when he heard the heartbeat while he was with the officers. It was powerful and chaotic in how he was reacting. In paragraph 17 Poe says, "I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observation of the men — but the noise steadily increased. Oh God! what could I do? I foamed — I raved — I swore! I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and continually increased." I enjoyed the chaotic nature of the reading and liked the personality of the narrator.
ReplyDeleteThe tell tale heart was good but I didn't really like the structure of it. How did you feel about the ending being so abrupt?
DeleteIt is a question that everyone asks when seeing the point-of-view behind a murderer, however, I feel that "The Tell Tale Heart" delves into mental illness, as the narrator tells the audience that he can still hear the heart, even when the old man is dead, as if the narrator is showing symptoms of schizophrenia, and the "vulture eye" feels like a bad omen, one that the narrator feels that is closely useful for death.
DeleteI agree that The Tell Tale Heart is an interesting story because it builds up an atmosphere of anxiety and excitement. This causes the reader to become nervous along with the main character.
DeleteThe Tell Tale Heart is a very interesting story, because as you read through it, you begin to question whether the author is actually telling the truth, or just what he wants you to hear from his side of the story.
DeleteI could not really relate to any of the older stories except The Most Dangerous Game. All the other ones did not show a very good example of fear, and honestly they just weren't very interesting. The Most Dangerous game just kept me on the edge of my seat whilst the other ones were harder to pick apart or understand through it's confusing use of words and it's older setting. One part that made me really happy is when Connell made the readers infer what happened at this part, "“The general made one of his deepest bows. “I see,” he said. “Splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard, Rainsford.He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.”"
ReplyDeleteI agree I also liked The Most Dangerous Game as well because it was the only story that was interesting to me, and it kept me want to keep reading to find out what happens.
DeleteI agree that The Most Dangerous Game was the most modern story of the three. I also think that it was the most interesting because of its plot twist.
DeleteThe story I liked the most was "The Raven". I really liked that one because I love how Poe uses so many literary techniques like rhyming, alliteration, repetition, and similes/metaphors. The one that I really like that Poe uses is repetition when the raven says, "Nevermore". He makes the raven say that a lot throughout the story and it is such a famous line now and that's just what caught my attention the most. I also like how he rhymes so much, that also catches my attention, there's more than one rhyme in each stanza, I think that is very interesting and gets the audiences attention, one example of it is this one " Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore; 'tis the wind and nothing more!" Obviously the rhyme in there is explore and more, and that's just one of a ton in this story.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting that the rhyme Poe uses in "The Raven" gathers the attention of the audience, however, I feel that "The Raven" has the audience delve into the meaning of the rhyming, such as how the "nevermore" of the raven is the signal of an on coming tragic event, and how it delves into the grief of the main character as the anger boils over for the raven to leave.
DeleteI also like The Raven because it is something different to tell a story, but I would not say its my favorite.
DeleteThe story I liked the most was " The most Dangerous Game" . I liked this one because I like the detail that was in the words and how they included what happened and how he built the traps and how crazy the general was he always enjoyed hunting him even if his friend died or his dogs, " He lived a year in a minute. Then he felt an impulse to cry aloud with joy, for he heard the sharp crackle of the breaking branches as the cover of the pit gave way; he heard the sharp scream of pain as the pointed stakes found their mark." He killed the general's dog but the general was more excited to hunt him the next day.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your reasoning, as it was a very detailed piece and really gave you a good idea on what the scene looked like.
DeleteI agree with you because it makes everything feel like you know what is actually there because it was in such detail
DeleteI also enjoyed The Most Dangerous Game the most because it was the only story I thought that created suspense making me want to read more. When Rainsford killed Zaroff what was your reaction?
DeleteMy reaction was that he kind of deserved what was coming to him because Zaroff was very sick minded. Just because he was bored of hunting animals it did not make it okay to kill humans.
DeleteI also liked The Most Dangerous Game. It is a very detailed story and it a suspense.
DeleteI agree the details they had in the story were good.
DeleteI liked all three stories they were intriguing to me but my most favorite was The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe because it left a good suspenseful feeling to me and it’s one of the first stories I read by him when I was the age of 10 but it’s been awhile since I’ve read it until now. “That I scarce was sure I heard you here I opened wide the door; Darkness there and nothing more.” When I heard this line it gave me chills and I liked the feeling of that when reading stories like this one.
ReplyDeleteDo you think the reason that line gave you the chills is because you read the story when you were younger and it stuck with you or did you just think the language and description is what gave you the chills or was it a bit of both?
DeleteIt was a bit of both his wording stuck with me and the language that was used just gave me goosebumps.
DeleteMy favorite piece that we read was The Most Dangerous Game because of how the story was laid out and how the story was about hunting humans. My favorite part in the story is when he is hinting at what he really likes to hunt, “I wanted the ideal animal to hunt,” explained the general. “So I said, `What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?’ And the answer was, of course, `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason. " “But no animal can reason,” objected Rainsford.
ReplyDelete“My dear fellow,” said the general, “there is one that can.”
“But you can’t mean — ” gasped Rainsford.
“And why not?”
“I can’t believe you are serious, General Zaroff. This is a grisly joke.”
“Why should I not be serious? I am speaking of hunting.”
“Hunting? Great Guns, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder.” "
I really enjoyed that part too. I like it when an author makes the reader infer what happened or what they're talking about. It lets people imagine what is going on.
DeleteGeneral Zaroff was such an interesting character because he always avoided the phrase "killing humans", even after Rainsford realizes what the most dangerous game is. It's as if he's trying to separate himself from the actions he's taking, trying to distance himself from the act just to fuel his 'hobby' of hunting. It's more of a dangerous addiction.
DeleteWhat he really likes to hunt? More like what he NEEDS to hunt.
The story that I liked most would have to be The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell. I liked this one because the story seemed to have more depth to me. The desperate fighting by Rainsford on the island was different from the other stories that we had read. The style of writing, especially near the end, was rather enjoyable to me. Such as at the very end of the story when Rainsford and Zaroff were going to fight to the death, the story cuts off just before they fight only to come back in the last line with "He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided." allowing implications to indicate to the reader what had happened.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this story had a lot of depth and is really different from the rest of the pieces we read.
DeleteI agree that it was a good story and the ending left me wondering what had happened why was it ended like that. Cliff hanger are very popular especially in television shows
DeleteI agree with you, the author put a lot more detail into the character's perspective which really brings out the emotions and the fear that they had throughout the story. I like how you compared each of the stories together because one has it's own type of style and creative writing to it.
DeleteThe story that is my most favorite out of all of them is "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, due to the concept of what is the perfect animal to be the prey by the hunter, and how the hunter loses control of emotion the longer the prey of the same species is hunted. An example: "I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young
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life. Surely your experiences in the war--" "Did not make me condone cold-blooded murder," finished Rainsford stiffly. Laughter shook the general. "How extraordinarily droll you are!" he
said. "One does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated
class, even in America, with such a naive, and, if I may say so,
mid-Victorian point of view. It's like finding a snuffbox in a
limousine. Ah, well, doubtless you had Puritan ancestors. So many
Americans appear to have had. I'll wager you'll forget your notions when
you go hunting with me...." (Connell, 115-117).
I agree, this story was very good, and it shows a good lesson with it. There is alot to learn from Rainsford's experience.
DeleteThe Most Dangerous Game was also my favorite. I enjoyed the theme of the story because it made me want to keep reading more to find out what was going to happen. The author really made me feel entertained.
DeleteI agree with you because I enjoyed reading this story as well. This story was really interesting to read because it's a different story from all the books I read and it caught my attention that I wanted to keep reading the rest of it.
DeleteMy favorite piece that we read was The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. What I liked was how the narrator kept menchting that he was not mad. For example when he says, “Now this is the point. You fancy me mad.” I think the more he mentions that he is not mad the more mad it makes him. I find it funny that people that think they say they are not crazy, or mad the more crazy, or mad they are.
ReplyDeleteI personally prefer The Most Dangerous Game because it feels like a more complete story.The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart are both short stories with only one scene. In this story though its longer length allows their to be greater storytelling and the ability to create multiple scenes with more than one conflict. In The Most Dangerous Game begins with a conversation about stories of the island and how “One superstitious sailor can taint the whole ship’s company with his fear.”, but transitions into Rainsford getting trapped on the island and meeting the Cossack general who he has a similar interest in the hunt. The longer story allows the writer to create better character and story development and not simply focus on a single instant of a possible larger story.
ReplyDeleteI agree that The Most Dangerous Game was more of a story then the other pieces we read. Even though the other ones were interesting they were still really short.
DeleteI also thought that The Most Dangerous Game was the best one. I agree with you when you say that it felt like a more "complete story" because although the text was quite long, the author really goes in depth with everything he metions in the text. He did a really good job keeping the reader entertained.
DeleteYes, you hit the nail on the head. I like how into depth he went with all of the conflicts. Do you think that the other two pieces we read would have been better and more in depth if they were longer?
DeleteThe text I enjoyed the most was The Tell-Tale Heart. The suspense throughout the story building up was really intriguing. I enjoyed the different readings of the popular story. We focused on Iggy Pops version but I dove into listening to other detailings. Something that shows the eeriness and suspense of the story is, "I kept quite still and said nothing. For a whole hour I did not move a muscle, and in the meantime I did not hear him lie down. He was still sitting up in the bed listening; — just as I have done, night after night, hearkening to the death watches in the wall." It leaves a weird feeling throughout the rest of the story and gives you a true view of the protagonist.
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I agree that the Tell-Tale Heart had its suspense built up very well throughout the story and thought it did well in keeping that suspense once it's been built up. Do you think its the narrators descriptive language and dedication that contributes to the suspense of the story or is there another element that contributes to the suspense?
DeleteI like how you described the story as eerie and suspenseful, it really connects the story to the reader's emotions and I think its interesting to know that throughout the story, the author puts a lot of detail into the feeling of the character's point of view which is what creates the story line to be more suspenseful and anticipating to the reader.
DeleteI would have to say that I enjoyed the "Most Dangerous Game" story, I absolutely hate reading and following stories, but this one had to of interested me more than the others. Just the suspense of the guy running throughout the story is a constant thrill for anyone reading it. Other than that these stories were dead to me, nothing else about them is intriguing.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you the Most Dangerous
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I agree with you because i think this story is every suspenseful it kept me on my edge of my seat. i say that he learned to fear and that it showed alot of fear and full of action
DeleteThe Most Dangerous was also the story I liked. This story was very suspenseful, I think it kept a lot of reading on the edge.
DeleteI agree with you the way he made you stay on your toes about everything was just that awe factor that the other two stories didn't have. Generally speaking, what was a quote that made you take a step back a rethink what happened?
DeleteI agree that the other story's were kind of bland and not very intriguing, unlike The Most Dangerous Game, which is filled with suspense, and it digs into the psychological effects it can have on a human once he becomes the one that's hunted.
DeleteMy favorite story of the three would have to be the Raven because of the suspense that is built up throughout the story. This suspense ends up leaving the reader anxious about what will happen next and makes them want to continue to read. The story ends with the character who is now angry and frustrated with the raven shouts, “Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!” I shrieked, upstarting— “Get thee back into the tempest and the Night’s Plutonian shore! Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken! Leave my loneliness unbroken!—quit the bust above my door! Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!” This shows how the suspense that has been built up throughout the story until it finally impacts the main character and he has an outburst on his raven guest.
ReplyDeleteI agree with how he built up the suspense and how he rhymed throughout the whole story. The story did make me anxious on what would happen next and it was super suspenseful.
DeleteThe text that I enjoyed the most was the Most Dangerous Game. I liked this one the most because there was a lot of action and it was very suspenseful. It starts with Rainsford saying that he does not care how the animal feels when they are being hunted because they have no understanding. “You’re a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?” “Perhaps the jaguar does,” observed Whitney. “Bah! They’ve no understanding.” And when Rainsford become the prey, Rainsford understands how animals feel. When he becomes the prey, he learns to fear.
ReplyDeleteI agree with that the story was very suspenseful it kept me on my edge of my seat. and i agree with when u say he learns to fear. he does really show fear in this story
DeleteThe text that I most enjoyed was "The Tell Tale Heart" because I liked how Poe built and described the setting in order to grow the suspense. I also liked how he described himself as mad and insane, but the throughout the whole story he talks about how calculated and precise he is dealing with everything. "If still you think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body. The night waned, and I worked hastily, but in silence. First of all I dismembered the corpse. I cut off the head and the arms and the legs." This shows us how dark his mind can be and how he can show us the darkness he feels and shows it throughout the text.
ReplyDeleteThe way that he showed the darkness of his mind was truly impressive and I agree on how he described the setting to build up the suspense.
DeleteI also liked how how calculated and precise the narrator is it really makes the story more interesting.
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ReplyDeleteFrom the beginning I thought the theme of the story was questioning the idea of big game hunting. When Rainsford was talking on the boat to Whitney, Rainsford said hunting was the best sport in the world. Whitney corrected him by saying, “For the hunter, not for the jaguar.” I like this line, and it makes the reader think about hunting as a sport. Rainsford doesn’t agree with Whitney, and Whitney then suggests to Rainsford that animals experience fear. He says, “"Even so, I rather think they understand one thing — fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death.” In the end, this story made me think about the fear that the hunted feel, whether they are human or animals. The story as a whole was not scary, but the idea of being hunted is scary. The descriptive words the author uses about fear are powerful, like when he talks about darkness being like moist black velvet, and the dark air actually feeling poisonous. I also liked when he described evil as tangible - - with wave lengths broadcasting vibrations of evil.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the idea of being hunted is very scary. If I was being hunted I would be very worried and scared.
DeleteMy favorite story was The Most Dangerous Game, because I enjoyed how the author built up the general as an expert hunter. He clearly is meant to in body what the protagonist wants to become this is then turned on its head when it is revealed that the general was actually a murderer who bought an island just to trap people and kill them. One example of this is: “I had to invent a new . animal to hunt,” This quote shows that he hunts people and is clearly bad, however, he is what the protagonist was trying to become, an expert hunter.
ReplyDeleteI can agree with the irony here. especially in the end, when he went out of his way to kill the hunter. he changed at the end of the story.
DeleteThe story that I found more intriguing to me was “The most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. I thought this piece was written pretty good and I thought the detail that were in the words. I also liked how they included what happened and how they explained how all of the traps were built. It interested me that the general enjoyed to hunt even if it was his friend and’ or dog dying. "He lived a year in a minute. Then he felt an impulse to cry aloud with joy, for he heard the sharp crackle of the breaking branches as the cover of the pit gave way; he heard the sharp scream of pain as the pointed stakes found their mark." He ended up killing his friends dog and the next day ended up killing the general.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you because I also enjoyed reading this story as well. This story is different from the other's stories we read as a class.
DeleteThe text that stuck to me the most was the Most Dangerous Game. I liked this book because it was very action packed and left you at the edge of your seat. The main character, Rainsford starts off the story with the thought that the animals are meant to be hunted and did not think they had feelings.“You’re a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?” “Perhaps the jaguar does,” observed Whitney. “Bah! They’ve no understanding.” Later in the story, Rainsford become the prey and understands how it feels to be hunted and treated like an animal. When he was put in the same situation as the game he hunts, he realized that animals should be recognized as living beings.
ReplyDeleteThat also stuck with me, its just a very interesting topic that we dont see very often today; the human as the prey. Towards the beginning he has very little empathy for the game hes killed but by the end hes become the prey and fully understands the circumstances.
DeleteBoth the Raven and the Most Dangerous Game were interesting, but personally I think the Tell-Tale Heart trumps in my favorites. Not only is it something I’ve read multiple times, but it’s a story that I think about even when it’s not being discussed in the classroom. The narrator always persists, “...you fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me…”, telling more of the story in increments, asking every now and then, “how, then, am I mad?” The psychology of the story is really intriguing to me, how the narrator can almost ‘lie’ to the reader, making the reader stay on their toes and realize that ‘hey, maybe this guy is messed up’ when the narrator persistently says he’s not.
ReplyDeleteHe stops asking once he gets angry, in the thick of the story. THAT is where this story gets me. The narrator just loses it while he’s telling the story, basically forgetting the reader is there when he was so keen on asking the readers opinion of him in the beginning. It’s just super fascinating.
The piece I enjoyed the most was “The Most Dangerous Game” by Connell. I enjoyed this piece the most because the irony of the story was very funny and made the story interesting.” He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided." This shows us that Rainsford won because he was the one who slept in the bed and kill Zaroff. This is Ironic because Rainsford first called Zaroff a murderer in the begging of the story but in the end became one himself.
ReplyDeleteI agree, the action that took place was better then any other story, and the way his mindset changed on animals from the beginning of the story to the end was pretty cool,
DeleteOut of all the pieces that we read my favorite piece is The Tell-Tale Heart by Poe. This piece is the one I liked the most because I like the way he writes the way that the heart is beating through the floor and the walls. “The heart beat on with a muffled sound. This, however, did not vex me; it would not be heard through the wall.”
ReplyDeleteMy favorite piece of the three was easily The Most Dangerous Game. I liked this piece the most, because it was simply much easier to follow and it had more of and climatic story overall. The way that made it easier to follow was mainly due to type of vocab and wording that was used in this story compared to The Raven that was more written as a poem. I also liked the how much more modern it was compared to the other two, The Most Dangerous Game seemed to be more of a possible real life story than the other two pieces. When the author says, “But no animal can reason,” objected Rainsford. “My dear fellow,” said the general, “there is one that can.” “But you can’t mean — ” gasped Rainsford.”. There is a whole conversation just to lead up to this “guessing game”, it keeps the reader on their toes and makes them even think what it could possibly be. Its suspense that makes this story the better of the three.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite piece is, “The Most Dangerous Game.” It is my favorite because it is an interesting story to me. A part from the piece that was interesting me was the part when Zaroff stated, “I wanted the ideal animal to hunt,” explained the general. “So I said, “What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?” And the answer was, of course, “It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason.” This part of the piece was an important turning point in the story when the main character realizes that he’s going to be the one that will be hunted.
ReplyDeleteThe story I really liked the most is The Most Dangerous Game. I liked this one because it showed the most fear. I thought that the other ones weren't very interesting and did not show a lot of fear. The most dangerous game i liked because u didnt know what was going to happen and was very predictable while the other ones was predictable and it was confusing with the big words and just hard to understand overall. One example of the book that i liked and thought was interesting is when Connell “The general made one of his deepest bows. “I see,” he said. “Splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard, Rainsford.He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.”it was interesting to read this story and kinda find it interesting over a scary book
ReplyDeleteI can somewhat agree, because these type of survival books are very intense unlike "Scary books" They are a slow progress to get to the big excitement, but can be as good as this. But I would prefer more a boom that gets pretty intense at first then one that take long, but I agree with this piece being great one out of the three.
DeleteMy favorite piece of the three is The Most Dangerous Game. It is an extremely interesting story that is jam packed with suspense that leaves the reader on the edge of their seat for most of the story. I also really enjoyed how the reader can see Rainsford's feelings change from the beginning of the story to the end. You can see this when the he said, “You’re a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?” “Perhaps the jaguar does,” observed Whitney. “Bah! They’ve no understanding.” This is important because once he became the hunted, he felt how all the animals he hunted before felt and you can see his change of heart.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, the way rainfords mind changed about if animals really have feelings was a good look through his perspective.
DeleteThe piece I liked the most was The Most Dangerous Game. I liked it the most because it explains the level of survival Rainsford had to go through was insane. Building traps to catch animals left him with a thought when asked if animals have feelings. “Do you think animals can fear pain and death?" Rainsford thought that they would have no feeling at all and the animals knew they were gonna die until he realized what the animals go through and felt a little bit of sympathy for the animals once he was chased by Zaroff.
ReplyDeleteI agree I think the parts about what he is doing to survive are very interesting and entertaining .
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite piece out of all 3 was The Most Dangerous Game. It corresponds with such excitement stories such as The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner. The way that the story climaxes is what gets the ready really into the book, and also make the reader want to keep reading such as this piece of evidence by the Author, “But no animal can reason,” objected Rainsford. “My dear fellow,” said the general, “there is one that can.” “But you can’t mean — ” gasped Rainsford. This shows how Rainsfords fear exceeded very high, and he had to fight against life or death. There much more to the story that catches the readers eye, but that's what stood out to me the most and this is why I believe this is the best one out of the three.
I agree with this statement too. Gives off a huge Hunger Games kinda vibe. And definitely throws Rainsford in the opposite side of the field of not being the hunter.
DeleteMy favorite Piece was the telltale heart. The piece shows the descent of a mad man and his plot to kill. hes hellbent on making sure others think hes not crazy, by telling everyone hoe meticulous and how well planned his plan is. The contrast in reality is he is truly crazy, as is shown towards the end, when he has a clear breakdown to his readers.'Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God! --no, no! They heard! --they suspected! --they knew! --they were making a mockery of my horror!-this I thought, and this I think. But anything was better than this agony! Anything was more tolerable than this derision! I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must scream or die! and now --again! --hark! louder! louder! louder! louder' this shows how crazy he actually is.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite piece that we read this week was the raven. The raven interested me the most because of the style of the poem and the dark kind of scary vibe it gave off. “’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door— Only this and nothing more.” This is my favorite quote from the story because he keeps hearing a knock on his door but when he goes to see what the noise is nobody is there which is kinda creepy and scary.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story is The Most Dangerous Game. It is an interesting story that is full with suspense that leaves the reader on the edge of their seat for most of the story. I also liked how the reader can see Rainsford's feelings change from the start of the story to the end of the story. You can see this when he said, “You’re a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?” “Perhaps the jaguar does,” observed Whitney. “Bah! They’ve no understanding.” This is important because when he became the hunted, he felt how all the animals felt when he hunted them before and you can see his change.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this because it was a huge change and threw Rainsford in the shoes of being a prey and vulnerable then comfortable and hunting prey for fun. Very terrifying and scary.
Deletethis was my favorite piece the author did a good job on keeping the reader engaged
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite text out of the three was The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell. To me, this text was the most interesting and the most exiting, I enjoyed reading this text because the author did a really good job engaging the reader because of how well he kept the story going. Although this text was quite long, it made me stay engaged and I did not get bored when reading it. I also liked the twist and the end of the story. One part of the story I enojyed was when he shares his experiences. It is cool learning about other people's life and what they lived because everyone lives different things. " I killed my first bear in the Caucasus25 when I was 10. My whole life has been one prolonged hunt. I went into the army — it was expected of noblemen’s sons — and for a time commanded a division of Cossack cavalry, but my real interest was always the hunt." [87]
ReplyDeleteThe story that I enjoyed the most was “The Most Dangerous Game” because it was the most interesting stories out of all the three we read as a class. My favorite part of that text was “Do you think animals can fear pain and death?". This made me like the text because they thought that animals don’t have feelings as humans do. Every animals goes through pain without us knowing but animals always suffer because they always get mistreated no matter what but they may not talk like humans do but inside them they feel upset about what’s going on in their lives.
ReplyDeleteI chose the story Tell Tale Heart just because overall it’s a really weird and creepy story to read. A story that kinda goes over my head a little bit, but very intense with the subject matter taking about the feeling and action of the man in the darkness hiding and stalking an old man tell he murders him is very creepy. The one part of the story that I found very chilling and intense was the part of the murder where he is explaining to himself and the reader that he can hear the old mans terror through his heart pounding and adrenaline is going in fear for what he’s about to do but then does it. Then feels a sense of goofy and smiles to the death of the old man. “It was the beating of the old mans heart. It increased my fury.” (10) It was just weird and creepy hearing this part and knowing this man could feel that and go out of his way to kill the old man.
ReplyDeleteI thoroughly enjoyed this one. it allows more insight on a mysterious mindset, a murderer. It shows us just how dark and twisted in the head he is and does a great way of showing the speakers mental instability, with the "beating" of the heart driving him crazy.
DeleteI liked "The Most Dangerous Game" the most interesting to me. I think this because it has that sense of intensity that the other ones didn't really have. Of course, the other stories did have a fear factor, I couldn't relate to them as much. In this quote you can really see how intense this piece is, "20 feet below him the sea rumbled and hissed. Rainsford hesitated. He heard the hounds. Then he leaped far out into the sea…" (Connell)
ReplyDeleteThe piece that I liked the most would have to be “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell because it talks about the main idea of fear and how we act towards it when we’re in a certain situation revolved around fear. On page 3, paragraph 4, where it states, “Rainsford sprang up and moved quickly to the rail, mystified. He strained his eyes in the direction from
ReplyDeletewhich the reports had come, but it was like trying to see through a blanket. He leaped upon the rail and balanced himself there, to get greater elevation; his pipe, striking a rope, was knocked from his mouth. He lunged for it; a short, hoarse cry came from his lips as he realized he had reached too far and had lost his balance. The cry was pinched off short as the blood-warm waters of the Caribbean Sea dosed over his head.” This explains how our mindset and body react to fear when we are in a certain situation. Our minds think that we are going to be harmed in any moment and our body tries to fight with that fear, which I think is really interesting that our minds can correlate with our body’s reactions when we are feeling any type of emotion.
The piece that I enjoyed the most was The Raven I liked this piece because the style of the poem is different from any poems I have read , I also like how everything flows . A quote that I like the best from the poem is "Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December; " I like how Poe used the word bleak to describe December.
ReplyDeleteI think the piece that I enjoyed the most was the story written by Richard Connell, called 'The Most Dangerous Game' because to me it was the most interesting and focused on more of how man reacts and adapts to these situations, both positive and negatively. It shows how man reacts when he's the one that becomes the hunted, and how the fear and experiences one faces can have an impact on the outcome of the situation. This is shown specifically near the end, where it states, "A man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. “Rainsford!” screamed the general. “How in God’s name did you get here?” “Swam,” said Rainsford. “I found it quicker than walking through the jungle.” The general sucked in his breath and smiled. “I congratulate you,” he said. “You have won the game.” Rainsford did not smile. “I am still a beast at bay,” he said, in a low, hoarse voice. “Get ready, General Zaroff.” The general made one of his deepest bows. “I see,” he said. “Splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard, Rainsford.” He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided." This shows how man can become what it fears, what it runs from, and what it experiences. Rainsford throughout this whole book was on the run from what was the hunter, General Zaroff, who was going to hunt and kill Rainsford, simply for the fun of it. However, as Rainsford survived, and won the game, he wanted the blood and death of the man that hunted him down, therefore taking Zaroff's place, only wanting the death of others, therefore in the end you've gained nothing from the situation, only death.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite piece was The most dangerous game because it kinda reminds me of the hunger games. And i feel like the author did a really good job to get the reader's attention and he just kept the story going. This story was good because it was full of suspense and that's what i feel like kept the reader engaged. And he also did a good job on how you see rainfield point of view change throughout the story. You’re a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?” “Perhaps the jaguar does,” observed Whitney. “Bah! They’ve no understanding.” this shows how when he became the haunted his point of view changed and now he felt like all the animals felt.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite of the three stories by Edgar Allan Poe would have to be The Raven. This story's main goal is to Create and anxious wreck out of the reader. The amount of suspense this story contains leaves the reader continuing to read through every page with their absolute and unbreakable attention. My favorite part of this book is the fact that the raven only states “Quoth the Raven "Nevermore."” and the speaker is almost terrified by it almost driven to insanity just by a simple word. This continues until he gets enraged and gets aggressive against his feathered friend.
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