May+10-Part+VI+Discussion-Maya+F

Scribe Post - Maya  May 10 th, 2011

Literally Analysis Prompt : __[]__ Questions and Comments:
 * Can we use “I” in the essay? Yes
 * A magician with your words

 Page 473 (3 rd paragraph): Find examples of Irony
 * Dramatic Irony = when the reader knows more than the character does
 * Irony = is when reality is the exact opposite of expectation (SUVs, Walden Pond Subdivision, Macbeth)
 * House to a boat
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Last line:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">money made Sammy unhappy
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">now that he is successful and a big shot
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">not happy like he thought he would be
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">money did not make him happy
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Sammy made a lot of money with Joe and now has lost a lot of his fortune on his own
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Wasn’t really anything when he was with Joe but had more money than he does now
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #ffce00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Superhero and <span style="color: #83e90c; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Sidekick :
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">nothing without each other
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">desperate and alone
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Bloomtown (where Sammy and Rosa live), things are flourishing but Sammy is “dead on the vine”
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Ethel moved to florida to be happy and relax but ended up dying six days after

<span style="color: #0ce912; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Why the <span style="color: #ff7a00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Irony <span style="color: #0ce912; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">?:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">To compare Joe’s situation with Sammy’s situation
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Joe thought killing a german would make him happy
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Sammy thought making money would make him happy
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Both are unhappy after achieving their goals
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Both characters are expecting fame in glory but in reality they are not

<span style="color: #0076ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Page 479 (last paragraph): <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Question: What’s wrong with superheros and sidekicks? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Answer: Older man with young boy, sexual relationship

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Activity: Look up Stan Lee, Frank Pantaleone, Gil Kane, Bob Powell, Marty Gold, and Julie Glovsky <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Question: Why does Chabon use real people in his novel? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Answer:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Allusion - using real people in a fictional novel
 * T<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">o seem more realistic/raw
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Contrast between reality and fantasy
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Compare the success of Joe and Sammy to real people

Personal Connection: I found our discussion on why Chabon uses real people in //The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay,// to be very helpful for my own writing purposes. I always thought using actual people in a work of fiction was taboo until now. It brings a realistic and life-like feel to the book.

Google Books! What a great tool!

The next scribe is Jason! :)