It's time for my second update for Haroun and the Sea of Stories!! Let's get started... My impressions: So far my impressions are the same. I am still getting surprised by the book. For example, *SPOILER ALERT* that Blabbermouth is a girl. Who would have expected that? I am getting a deeper understanding of how the author views the world and the government through his characters. The recurring theme of the self-obsessed political figures is one example. By understanding this, I am given a deeper insight into the book and what its message is. Annotations: One of my annotations dealt with telling stories that aren't even true. This annotation dealt with Blabbermouth. In a way, she was telling stories about herself and her gender. She told a story that she was boy in order to get a job. She told an untruthful story in order to succeed and do what she wanted to do. This is one of the many reasons people tell stories that aren't true. Allegories: I also have continued to annotate the story. Through my lens of allegory, I continued to look for connections the author makes to his own life. One quote really stuck out to me. It reads, "He is the Arch-Enemy of all Stories, even of Language itself. He is the Prince of Silence and the Foe of Speech." This could relate to the leaders of his government that tried to silence him and set rules on his writing. (You can read more about this conflict here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Verses_controversy ) Class Discussion: Our discussion this week was very interesting. We had the different lenses all talk about the story this week. One major topic that we discussed was government. Rushdie, the author, puts a spotlight on the government in this novel. He points out the flaws of leaders through his characters. This intrigued me as it relates to my lens of annotations. We had made connections to his political figures in the book to general groups of people in our society. So that is all for today! Now I'm off to finish the book!
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Jordan Wenning
11/1/2016 07:05:56 pm
Hi Emily! Your blog posts are really deep, and I liked your ideas about Blabbermouth and how even the characters in the story tel stories to show their identities. Besides adding some pictures and links to expand your thoughts more and break up the text, your blog is really nice!
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