Tuesday, 8 November 2011

Letter N°4

25th of december of 1932
Rocket Avenue, 666, Alabama, United States
Dear Franklin:
                Its Christmas time and I didn’t receive any gift. That’s for you to give an image of how’s the economic situation of my family now: HORRIBLE!
            Franklin, the economy is worse than ever, suffering an enormous depression that will probably destroy the rest of the country! And also the political situation is unbelievable: I can’t understand why my parents don’t let me play and even talk with the Negroes!!!
            Franklin, goodbye forever! I can’t continue writing this letter, I can’t continue living…
                                                                                             

                                                                                     Youssef Eltit

Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Podcast

This are three questions from the fourth chapter of "To Kill a Mockingbird", written by Harper Lee.
  1. What do they do in the Boo Radley game?
  2. Do you think the game is an accurate version of what happens in the Radley's home?
  3. How can the social context affect children's games?

Monday, 10 October 2011

To Kill a Mockingbird: Opening Pages


1)Who's the narrator and what, if anything, do you find out about him or her? Is the narrative written in the third or the first person?

The story is narrated by a young girl named Jean Louise Finch, who is almost always called by her nickname, Scout, and the narrative is written in first person. We can find that she's older than six years old because she remember things that happened earlier on her life. 

2)Apart from the narrator, what other characters are introduced? What do you learn about them?

Atticus, Jem, Calpurnia, Dill, Alexandra, Jack, Simon (Finch's family and familiars)

Walter Cunningham, Cecil, Mrs. Rachel, Mr. Conner (Neighbours)

Boo, Nathan and Mr. Radley (Radley's Family)

3)What's the setting? How's it described? What's the atmosphere like?

The setting is Maycomb that is described as "an old town". The atmosphere was really slow and almost boring because the most part of the time the were no funny things to do. -->"There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with"

4)Does the story begin at the beginning? The middle? Or near the end?

It's really difficult to identify because she started to remember things that happened earlier on her life.. Probably, the story begin from the middle.

5)Is the writting simple, complex, staightforward or mysterious? Look at imagery, diction and sintax.

The writing is simple and mysterious, but there is an aspect who transforms this novel into a complex one.. the CONTEXT.

6)Do you have any idea what the novel is going to be about? Are there any hints as to what the theme will be?

Based on the context, it will be probably be about segregation and the fight against it.

7)Do you want to read further? If so, how does the author arouse your curiosity?

No, the author didn't arouse my curiosity :)