My Final Farewell To College Lit

Well, it's been fun. This quarter is ending which means so is College Lit. I have to say, I really enjoyed this class, people and all. From Holden in Catcher In The Rye, to Pan's Labrynth it's been a fun time. I'll never forget Cales, "Jane, come hither," the dating do's and don'ts, and of course the great discussions we had everyday.

For my final post I wanted to discuss one of my favorite readings of the quarter. I really enjoyed reading Persepolis. It openned my eyes to a new culture and what normal people go through on a daily basis. This little girl had to grow up watching the people around her and the people she loved, and her country suffer through so much for so long. she went through things that most of us will never experience in our life time. It taught me not to take my freedom for granted. There are so many people that fear walking out their front door, it's time I start doing something more helpful with my life.

Pan's Labrynth

Well, what can I say? From the weird faun to the creepy child-eating creature, Pan's Labrynth has proven to be a great movie! It's such a good way to depict a child going from small child with an endless amount of dreams to a young child that realizes life isn't always fun and fairytales. Of course, the child finds all of these things out in crazy ways, but then again, it's got to be interesting, right?

So, even though its gory, has had me in tears, and keeps me on my toes, I really like it and am glad Mr. Kunkle is having us watch it!

A Final Look At Persepolis

When I first heard we were reading Percepolis I was a little confused. I know I'm the one that collects comic books and should be really familiar with reading this style but honestly, I'm not. When I get a new comic it stays in its plastic forever and goes on a shelf with the others. Yes, I of course admire it for awhile, but I never open them.

Persepolis was a very good read, from the first page on. It was really interesting to read but also see the pictures laid out before me. It really helped to get what the author was saying across. Also, the pictures helped the tensity of the book get down to a lower level. It was a really powerful book in the sense that so many people went through such a hard time for much of their youth through adulthoold, the pictures definitely helped me get through the book better!

Smart House, A Walk To Remember, and Feed

When reading the parts of Feed that take place when Titus is at School^TM I couldn't help but be reminded of Smart House, a Disney Channel original movie. For those of you that don't know what Smart House is, it's a story about a house that has technology that does anything for you. It makes all the food you ask for, decorates your room with live picutres and scenes on your walls, and even cleans up after your messes. The program is called Pat. I made this connection because the Feed does everything for the people that have them. And in the end, they both are not what everyone thought they were.

I also connected this book to A Walk To Remember. These two are similar because they are both based around a love story, and both love stories are unusual in a sense. In A Walk To Remember, Landon and Jamie are from totally different social groups and backgrounds. Landon is the most popular boy in school, while Jamie is made fun of constantly. Similarily in Feed, Titus is very popular while Violet doen't really have any friends. In each story they fall in love with eachother and towards the end something tragic happens to the girls. But you'll have to read Feed or watch (or read) A Walk To Rembemver to find out!

Wrongs of Passage

1. I do agree with Sydney to some extent, but some ideas I'm not so sure about. I do agree that turning 16, 18, and 21 are important ages, but I don't believe that just turning those ages means you're an adult. There are plenty of 18-year-olds that act as if they were still young children. I do agree though that everyone must go through their own certain steps into adulthood. I don't necessarily agree that it involves a change in their routine, but it absolutely does have to do with changes in a person's life.

2. Well, at this point in my life I'd say a rite of passage I've had so far is my mom dying when I was nine. It was March 10th of 2004. I went through so much in that time period. I watched my mom suffer, I saw the people around me, the adults that were supposed to never let anything bad happen, suffer. The person I was supposed to be able to always count on was no longer there for me to lean on. I felt a responsibilty to grow up for my younger brother, just three at the time. I had to be strong for him. I think I did grow up a lot thoughout the nine months my mom was sick.