Tuesday, March 27, 2012

cuckoos nest 2

In this ection there is kinf of an ongoing battle between the Big Nurse and McMurphy. They go back and forth trying to be in control at the ward but I think that Mcmurphy ends up winning the battle. The moment that he wins is when the other patients defy the nurse along with him and pull up chairs to watch the baseball game. This shows that in the battle for control of the ward, the other patients have moved away from Big NUrse and instead follow McMurphy. This does not sit well with the Nurse because she knows that it will be mmuch harder to keep the total control that she once had with the patients followin this rebellious patient.

Bromden obviously likes Mc Murphy, in fact it seems that he looks up to him. Bromden is still reliabe in my opinion because of two reasons. First, he is able to produce very clear descriptions of what is going on in the ward when he is not medicated. That being said, he is not able to do that when he is on medication. Second, because he is perceived as a deaf mute, people are willing to talk about their true feelings about the ward and the people inside because they assume he does not understand and obvioulsy wont pass it on to anyone else.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Cuckoos nest 1

1. The villain is the nurse because she is mean to the patients and subjects them to different treatments that cause a lot of pain like shock therapy. Also the orderly's go along with the Nurse's decisions so you couldsay that they are villains too.
2.So far the closest thing to a hero is the chief. In the story we feel bad for him and we sympathize with him, but never do we have morals or views that match up with his as far as we know. So, I would say that he is the antihero of the story, and there is no real hero yet.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Great Gatsby 3

 What is revealed about Daisy at the end of the book?
Lots of excitement comes in the last three chapters, and although much of this focuses on Gatsby, Daisy is highlighted as well. We find out that Daisy's key characteristic flaw is that she is indecisive. She loves Gatsby and always has, but when confronted with it in the hotel room, she goes back on what she said .In the end, her indecision gets her in trouble when the fiasco with Myrtle occurs, and unknowingly to many, it is her fault. Her indecisive nature is a major weakness and is exploited in these final chapter.
Evaluate Daisy's love for tom and gatsby?
Daisy obvioulsly loves Gatsby, that is clear through most of the book, but there is a sort of feeling that she also has feelings for Tom. This is confusing because Tom is such a bad person, but it seems that he has won over the heart of Daisy through it all. However I do not think the connection with Tom is nearly as deep as it is with Gatsby but in fact Daisy is just content to remain withTom because he has money when she internally longs for Gatsby.
Why does Gatsby lie about being an Oxford man?
During the book we are under the illusion that Gatsby attended Oxford. In chapter 7, we learn that he went to Oxford for five months in an army program after the war. He lied because he wanted to seem good enough for Daisy. This was the reason for the majority of Gatsby's actions throughout the book. He throws the lavish parties and has a huge house to show Daisy that he is "elite" and can support her. He knows that Daisy would not stay with him if he went to a bad school, so he lies and tells her that he went to a great one.
What do the eyes mean?
The eyes throughout the entire book are repeatedly mentioned as being there, rather unnoticed, but there nonetheless watching everything and everyone. With this in mind, and with the hints in the text, it is safe to say that the eyes are God, who is constantly watching, even when we don't realize.