"I found it necessary, when I was young, to put myself in mind and solicit myself to
keep me to my duty: gayety and health do not, they say, so well agree with those grave
and serious meditations; I am at present in another state: the conditions of age but too
much put me in mind, urge me to wisdom, and preach to me. From the excess of
sprightliness I am fallen into that of severity, which is much more troublesome:
and for that reason I now and then suffer myself purposely a little to run into disorder,
and occupy my mind in wanton and youthful thoughts, wherewith it diverts itself."
This passage speaks so well to me; the way this suspensive sentence is set up is almost
in the form of a puzzle. It's a perspective of thoughts that wants to speak for itself,
the passion of the thought wants to convey itself quickly so in it's form it synthesizes
it's entirety within each sentence while still conveying it's point to the very end.
I feel that this style is close to the style and form that I strive to achieve and I
admire it all to well.
"Years every day read to me lectures of coldness and temperance."
Ah! It's amazing how he sets up this sentence to create a double meaning. Almost a pun.
"Years every day," reads as an exhaustion, the everyday feels like years and in thoughts
years deep thoughts of coldness and temperance drag on.
I now defend myself from temperance, as I have formerly done from pleasure;
it draws me too much back, and even to stupidity.Now I will be master of myself,
to all intent and purposes; wisdom has its excesses, and has no less need of moderation
than folly.
This sentence structure sets up two parts to a whole. He tells us what he's going to say
and then he says it again in explanation and why. His thoughts are intriguing,
and the sentence structure and style most definitely suites what he is trying to convey.
"I gently turn aside, and avert my eyes from the stormy and cloudy sky I have before me,
which, thanks be to God I regard without fear,but not without meditation and study,
and amuse myself in the remembrance of my better years:"
HA!HA!HA! The humor and pretentiousness in the this sentence is amazing. But he's so
justified within himself which makes this statement
"thanks be to God," not "thank God," he's clearing stating that he is own God and is
creation careless controversy toward anyone who regards God as something higher than
human.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Dry September
The use of the Drummer to build the tension and anger was a great technical symbol. The drummer only spoke to raise the tension of the other speakers. When the drummer spoke I could imagine a drum pulsing to heighten the tension.
The description of Butch on the bottom of page 2 tell a lot about his character. He is used as an archetype for the "angry,old and dim witted," people of the south who hate black people for a reason that they are unsure of themselves.
"Butch sprang up again. The silk of his shirt clung flat to his heavy shoulders. At each armpit was a dark half moon. ' That's what I been telling what I --'"
Butches opinion holds no real substance and through this description it's shown that he wouldn't be able to argue for himself because he's simply just a brute.
The random clients are tools to give background information and information that isn't told through description. It's interesting how the men from in the story killed the "accused," without knowing the whole story, if it was true or not. They didn't give him a chance to speak and they treated him like an animal, but Faulkner shapes the story well and clearly makes the men who acted irrationally the animals.
The use of the car was also a great symbol of a belief that wouldn't stop not even for one man to get out. The believe was going so fast and strong but he still wanted out, and for his belief that they shouldn't kill the black man for something they are unsure of he risked his own life by jumping out of the car.
The description of Butch on the bottom of page 2 tell a lot about his character. He is used as an archetype for the "angry,old and dim witted," people of the south who hate black people for a reason that they are unsure of themselves.
"Butch sprang up again. The silk of his shirt clung flat to his heavy shoulders. At each armpit was a dark half moon. ' That's what I been telling what I --'"
Butches opinion holds no real substance and through this description it's shown that he wouldn't be able to argue for himself because he's simply just a brute.
The random clients are tools to give background information and information that isn't told through description. It's interesting how the men from in the story killed the "accused," without knowing the whole story, if it was true or not. They didn't give him a chance to speak and they treated him like an animal, but Faulkner shapes the story well and clearly makes the men who acted irrationally the animals.
The use of the car was also a great symbol of a belief that wouldn't stop not even for one man to get out. The believe was going so fast and strong but he still wanted out, and for his belief that they shouldn't kill the black man for something they are unsure of he risked his own life by jumping out of the car.
Chaper 6 Tacit Persuasion Patterns
Sound (voiced description of an event) can only reach so far until it reaches it's distance and sight (observation of environment) has the ability to move beyond sound. By using description and observation together to voice an understanding of what is internalized from both combined creates a contrast in voice,description,style, and form.
High contrast is great for tacit persuasion. The use of word play is also very important. A word is formed and is used for a general meaning. Playing with the word and using it outside of it's general content is much more interesting than the conventional use of the word. The audience word play interesting because it goes back to originality and voice. Instead of creating new words, new structures such as ABABAB are formed in order to form multiple meanings for the word and sentence.
High contrast is great for tacit persuasion. The use of word play is also very important. A word is formed and is used for a general meaning. Playing with the word and using it outside of it's general content is much more interesting than the conventional use of the word. The audience word play interesting because it goes back to originality and voice. Instead of creating new words, new structures such as ABABAB are formed in order to form multiple meanings for the word and sentence.
Chapter 5
Voiced and unvoiced are two different types of writing styles and also two different types of thinkers. Voiced is more emotional and dependent on outside influence for a reaction. Unvoiced is trying to be objective.
What kind of person is prose style reaching out to?
Chapter 5 is stating that voice makes a point to the personal and individual. With all of the personal significance involved a statement can be stretched out because of the personal psychology of what is being internalized.
In order to keep it prose writing with a strong voice, central words of description should be added. Something that is understand generally and not in I think this...statements.
Singular words from a cultural idea provide a descriptive view that a person is voicing. Background, perhaps time period, personality, all flood in with these periodic words.
You can get closer to the identity of the writer with voiced prose because all of the scattered filler information is omitted, taking us straight to the core of what needs to be said.
This is my understanding of voiced prose.
We have an overall desire to move closer to each other, this is why we create. The more we can understand our-self and our own voice the better we can convey our meaning. The more people find that understanding of their own voice the closer we can move into a deeper understanding of another persons voice.
"The point of life is to sing our song until others chime in."
What kind of person is prose style reaching out to?
Chapter 5 is stating that voice makes a point to the personal and individual. With all of the personal significance involved a statement can be stretched out because of the personal psychology of what is being internalized.
In order to keep it prose writing with a strong voice, central words of description should be added. Something that is understand generally and not in I think this...statements.
Singular words from a cultural idea provide a descriptive view that a person is voicing. Background, perhaps time period, personality, all flood in with these periodic words.
You can get closer to the identity of the writer with voiced prose because all of the scattered filler information is omitted, taking us straight to the core of what needs to be said.
This is my understanding of voiced prose.
We have an overall desire to move closer to each other, this is why we create. The more we can understand our-self and our own voice the better we can convey our meaning. The more people find that understanding of their own voice the closer we can move into a deeper understanding of another persons voice.
"The point of life is to sing our song until others chime in."
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