Online Meeting #28 -4/29

Today. 

• No one is really  in touch 
• New Project!! A book?
• We all perceive books differently 
• Usually we are limited on our options when it comes to writing in school 

I KNOW THIS GUY!

New Experience. 

Everyday we read things written by someone right? But, it’s not everyday we get read something written by someone we know. Unless, you’re an English teacher then it’s part of your job to do exactly that. Anyways, recently I got the opportunity to read an essay written by someone I know.  It is crazy how you can see someone’s personality play out in writing. It really is something amazing to see. As I kept, reading I was right of the bat intrigued. The “introduction” was so captivating and flowed nicely. Now, I put quotes on introduction because it did not feel like a usual introduction. It was relatable and friendly. Almost comforting if I may say. The essay was never boring. And if I’m honest I did not feel like I was reading an essay. It felt like I was having an insightful conversation with the author. As the author, contumely always referred back to the reader in some way never leaving them out. It was quite the experience. So, to the author: thank you. 

J.E.:4/20-4/24

April 20, 2020

Although, I wish my personality was the same as it was when I was a child but, no it’s not. As I child, as many people were I was carefree, energetic, just slays living in my moment. As they was never moments for me to worry. Now, what caused me to change? A moment where I knew I changed. That’s a tough question my mind isn’t really allowing me to go back that many years. I do not know the exact moment I changed. We just grow up without really realizing it. But, a moment in my mind keeps coming up in my head. However, it did not particularly occur during my childhood directly. It was more like a couple years back. As I was doing a project for an English class I looked through many paintings by famous artists. Our objective was to find a painting and write the background of the painting from what people analyzed about the artist. As I came upon several paintings, I found myself sticking to works by Vincent Van Gough. As I looked deeper into his background. I was revealed to the true meaning behind his paintings. Behind the bright colors and beautiful scenic paints was his great ideal of pain he used his pain as a igniter to create this beautiful piece of art. That is the moment I realized we usually just admire paintings without trying to figure out what inspired them or how the artists truly felt and we miss some great learning opportunities. From that day, I changed. This can be connected to the novel, “Fahrenheit 451”, as the main character as well felt he had miss so many learning opportunities from ignoring books. So, it is important to analyze. It is always beneficial. 

April 21, 2020

Every action physical action we do is made by our hands. Now, what wonderful things I can do with my hands. Well, there are many things. For one, I can write.  I can grab a pencil or type on a computer or text on phone. All these ways to express my own thoughts. I can express my emotions or passions all because my hands let me. This lets people into my mind into my brain really. Most appreciate this.  My hands let me play the piano. Music is a beautiful thing really. As any dull day comes I simply play the notes on the keys letting all my worries fade away. And for the sound well friends and family seem to enjoy it. As a wrestler, my hands no many motions and techniques. Coaches appreciate this. Scouts appreciate this. However, my opponents not so much. There are many things we can do with our hands. We can cause good or we can cause bad. It’s a 50/50 chance here. So, choose wisely what you do with your hands.

April 22, 2020

Grandfather. Oh, Granger’s sweet grandfather. While, reading my peers and so come upon this character describing the memory he had of his grandfather. It quite beautiful really. He described as a sculptor who did good with his hands like make toys and other objects that made people happy. This moment in the book really helps us readers realize how our actions is what is remembered. Our actions create our legacy.  And that is pretty significant if you really take time to process that. It really makes me think? What am I known for? Do I do good with my actions? Do I do bad? An I even worthy of being memorable? I cannot answer that question. I guess time will tell won’t it. Anyways, knowing this has caused me be more insightful about the actions I make even the smallest gesture such as a smile or some sign of acknowledgement to others. I feel I want to make an impression to be memorable. In the end, doesn’t everyone want to leave their mark on the world.  

April 23, 2020

The world. It is many things. It is beautiful. Scary. Terrible. Dying. In simple words the world is confusing. It continuously continues to evolve as life itself begun to end and appear. The world is out home but, yet we neglect it. We claim to love the beauty of the oceans and forests but, we ruin them by putting skyscrapers. And do not even get me started on climate change. I guess what I’m trying to say is people have made the world hard to understand. There are so many different opinions and perspectives of the world that one cannot simply know how to correctly define the world. So, I guess that’s what makes the world curious. The inability to accurately describe it. Crazy isn’t? I’ve lived in this world for sixteen years and cannot find a way to genuinely define it. Curious. 

April 24, 2020

Peter Pan. That’s the story that’s popped into my head today. I’ve read numerous novels on this story. I’ve watched all the moves. I’ve read all the essays, articles, etc. I guess you can say I’m a Peter Pan expert. As a child, this movie was one of my favorites. I was simply intrigued by the idea of Neverland a place where you can have fun. But, my whole perspective of this story changed as a I got older. I took this story in more carefully and deeply. When Pan, says he never wants to grow up I tend to relate to him greatly. Not growing up. At least to me sounds fun. The pressure of the world can be much sometimes especially during a pandemic. Therefore, I think that is why this story had popped into my mind. Oh, and key tip the background and origin story for Peter Pan is extremely dark and I love everything about it. It is so captivating and bone-chilling. What’s there not like. Anyways, back to never growing up this world has showed me that as I was younger life seems simply better. That’s it.  Life is hard. But, hey “that’s life right?”

Online Meeting #25-4/24

Essay. 

• Italics- Attention grabber 
• Humanity is key 
• Bouillabaisse-  French soup with numerous ingredients
• Always read anything more than twice 
• No need to rush when we read 

MIRROR MIRROR!

Reflection...

Close the end of the novel, Fahrenheit 451, a character named Grater speaks of finally burying the war and putting it in the past.  Firstly, he says they would begin with a mirror company. The purpose of this is for the people of the society to truly look at themselves. This helps people realize their flaws and or mistakes. This is metaphor referring for people to reflect on themselves to genuinely analyze their life and even purpose in general.This is always the first step or major step in the process of fixing an issue. Therefore, that's where the significance of this representation of a mirror brings. 

Online Meeting #24-4/23

What’s next?

• Tip: Exercise, Eat right, live right 
• Tough time during this pandemic 
• “It will be me”
• “Look at the world out there”
• The significance behind the Bacon 
• “Those who do not remember the last our condemns to repeat it”- George S. 
• “You are not important you are not anything” 
• “You’re remembering” 
• The mirror to show people who they really are to realize what they are 
• “If there’s life there’s hope” 
• The real hope is Montag and the wanderers get to make a CHOICE 

IT’S COMPLICATED!

Emotions are confusing...
Near the end of the the novel, Fahrenheit 451, the protagonist watches the city he lived in blow up into pieces. You would think that Montag would feel sad.  But, he does not know particularly what he feels. Maybe he is sad that his wife is stuck in the middle of the disaster. Or maybe he is happy that the society he has grown to hate has been destroyed. Maybe he is just simply confused. He does not know. As said above, emotions are a tricky situation. At times, we do not know how we feel. In my view, at first Montag’s reaction was hard to understand but as my peers and I continued to break down the scene I found myself relating to the character all to well. Especially, in this time stuck in the house quarantined during this pandemic. I still don’t know how I feel about it. I am happy to be home to finally be able to relax from my usually busy schedule. I am sad that I am away from close friends and peers of my mine. I am stressed for my grades. I am scared for family members.  I feel may things. I am confused. Like, Montag I do not know how to feel or what I genuinely feel. And that’s okay. It’s okay to not how to feel in some situations.

Online Meeting #23-4/22

Closer. 

• Reminder: There is a war going on 
• Status quo= how things are 
• Granger carries the spirit of his grandfather 
• The war stated and ended in an instant 
• Imagery of hands present again 
• Chicago a long time ago 
• Conflicted w/ emotions 
• Montag’s memory of the book during the disaster 
• Learning process...from summarization to Analyzing  

GIVE US A HAND!

Legacy.

As I was further into the reading of the novel, Fahrenheit 451, one description caught my eye. During a conversation, a character named, Granger, begins to talk about his grandfather who has passed. He describes him as sculptor who carved wood, he helped clean up the slums, he raised doves and pigeons, he told jokes, and he played the violin. His actions in  life made such an impact on the world and on Granger. Therefore, this is connecting to our hands by representing our actions. It is being implied that our actions are what is remembered when we our gone. This connects to all people in the world. As for Granger, it helped him grieve over his grandfather and give him insight on how to live life. And for Montag it really opened his eyes to the damage he has caused to the world by burning books. Montag realizes all the actions he has done ae negative. Which stings a bit. So, in the end take time to make your mark on the world really think about it. Your legacy is what is remembered. 

Online Meeting #22 Notes

Nearing End 

• BIG QUESTION shall not blow away
• Conflicting schedules during the quarantine 

• Best place to keep the knowledge is not the books but our minds 
• The wanderers also are book burners they burn the books after they read it in fear of being caught 
• “We’re the odd minority in the wilderness” 
• Thousands of wanderers on the road 
• “Each man had a book he wanted to remember” 
• “We were not important”
• Change in the view of his hands 
• We all have secrets only we know 
• “All of us libraries of information inside us”
• “Behind their quiet eyes”
• Strange Montag doesn’t  feel much of anything 
• Our actions create legacies 
• What am I known for? 

AS WE GROW WE CHANGE!

Evolution.

Dynamic. In definition, the word means a constant change or in the process of change. In gist, the keyword is change. So, a what makes a dynamic character? Simple, change. A dynamism character goes through a series of changes. Unlike, static characters who remain the same throughout the novel.   Now, in the book, Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury’s brightest dynamic character is, Guy Montag. The character goes from a good citizen in society to a rebel, from numb to actually feeling emotions, and finally from conversing bluntly to actually have thoughts and mindfulness in the conversation. At first, Montag is a great fireman in his dark society, he burns the books as he is supposed to and he enjoys this is seen right of the bat in the novel, “ It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed”, (1). We can explicitly see how Montag find satisfaction in burning the books as it is his job.  However, this changes. We can see the change when his rebellious side comes forth. Guy begins to hide books, he starts a stash at his house. Not only that but he seeks help from another character to help him read a book so, he ends up getting an earpiece where a character named, Faber, reads to him. . Therefore, it is clear that a change occurred Montag went from the rule enforcer to the rule breaker. . Secondly, in their first interaction Clarisse asks Mo tag if he is happy without thought he assumes his answer is yes however, once he actually processes the question he begins to see he is not as his life had been always numb and gray. Then, we can see this drastic emotion change when Montag explains to Faber what he is seeking from reading books and discussing them with others. He expresses his frustration with the way technology has taken over their lives: The televisions in the walls do all the talking while the people don’t talk to each other. This lack of human connection contributes to the unhappiness he realizes he’s been feeling, which is why he begins looking for something with greater meaning.We can see that Montag is yearning for new emotion he wants he feels the first ration for once his emotion is strongly represented and it was not before. Thirdly, Montag at first was a terrible person to have a conversation with his answers were always quick and short as seen in his first interaction with Clarisse. In other words, he answered without thought: quick and efficient like, a robot almost. However, as Montag encounters the wanderers sitting by the fire they hold a deep meaningful conversation you can see how Montag actually took his time to find the right reply and words to these people which I think is the behest change of all. In conclusion, Montag goes through an evolution  as many protagonists but, unlike the others he finds humanity in this robotic society he lives in which I think is simply beautiful. 

Online Meeting #21-4/20

Truth...

• Feeling stuck during quarantine 
• It is significant to keep your mind right 
• MINDFULNESS
• MONTAG is on the run trying to escape the hound after killing Beaty 
• Chase 4 GUY=Reality tv show (prediction of future)
•  Ppl sitting by the fire= more social (manners)
• Fire feels warm 
• Granger helps montag with changing his scent 
• The fire gatherers watched the chase 
• The TV needs to have an intense ending (wrongfully charged)
• Silence...”Search is over, Montag is dead”
• Prediction of focus on science 
• Ppl want the technical majors as the pay is better 
• Steve Jobs (Calligraphy to Apple) 
• “We all are bits of history...”
•  Books are THINGS the knowledge is what is REAL