The Hunger Games

In this blog I will be talking about my last writing.  This last assignment asks me to develop about one of the character's perspectives from the book "The Hunger Games". I will create a scene with the character's point of view.

After consideration I decided to analyse the perspectives of  Mage. Why ? We actually talked in class about this character and some of my classmates define Mage as a monster because she is not helping anyone over the novel. I have a different opinion about her, and throughout my writing I try to give some evidence that this teenager is powerless to the system and the Capitol. 

This character has more advantages than the protagonist or others people from district 12. However, she is very transparent and inactive in the novel. She is the mayor's daughter so her life is more comfortable than most of the people from district 12.

There is a passage in the book, where Katniss and Gale go to her house to sell some berries. During this scene, Gale is expressing his discontent about the inequality between Mage and them. I reviewed this passage and I described Mage's perspectives during this conversation.
Besides, I created a new scene. All over this scene I interpret Mage feelings, she is powerless and she is suffering because of that. She doesn't see any alternatives, she can't stop the Capitol and this horrible game. She is unable to change the system.

In my everyday life I face to some inequalities, on my way to work I see everyday a young homeless when I can I give him some money and I also couple times gave him some of my books because I noticed that he is always reading. Nevertheless, these donations do not change anything, he still there everyday but what can I do ? I obviously can't take him to my home. Do I am a monster because of that  ? I'm powerless, I wish I can do something but I don't know how I can really help him.

In my opinion Mage is a victim as Katniss and Gale. Even if her life is better she doesn't have enough power to change the system.

It was really interesting to work on this assignment because I focused on this character who isn't  highlighted throughout the novel. Nevertheless, I tried to capture her feelings. The author doesn't give many informations about Mage but I give her the benefit of the doubt.  

 In this blog I will discuss about the analysis " Note on Love and Marriage: Perspectives from Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest " by Michael Vance.

The author of this analysis describes the play as " a cleverly woven satire". Her also defines Oscar Wilde as " a self-described antinomian." In fact Oscar Wilde had his own point of view, he was totally out of the ordinary; his extravagance and his spontaneity made this play an authentic chef d'oeuvre.  In the article, Michael Vane notes that Oscar Wilde was able to criticize some important matters with such irony. He states "Wilde exercised great skill and little restraint in crafting a satire that poked fun at many of society's most sacred and untouchable institutions."   


   Throughout the analysis, Michael Vane's attention revolves about the marriage's subject. He describes how Oscar Wilde represents the matrimony's picture with lots of humor and derision. Basically the author explains that in the play, marriage cannot be associated to romance and happiness. He highlights the character's superficiality and particularly Gwendolen and Cecily. As a matter of fact, the two ladies cannot envisage the idea to be married to someone who is not called by the name Ernest. It is just unthinkable for them; " Cecily:  You must laugh at me, darling, but it had always been a girlish dream of mine to love someone whose name was Ernest. There is something in that name that seens to inspire absolute confidence. I pity any poor married woman whose Husband is not  called Ernest." (Wilde,37). " Gwendolen: my ideal has always been to love someone of the name of Ernest. There is something in that name that inspire absolute confidence. The moment Algernon first mentioned to me that he had a friend called Ernest, I knew I was destined to love you."(Wilde,15)
Further Michael Vane outlines their method of choosing their spouses and their precipitancy. Obviously it's surprising to propose to someone that we just met. Finally, the author underlined in his analysis the bunch of humor  and extravagance that Oscar transmitted through" The Importance of Being Ernest".


   In his article Michael Vane develops the most important point of the play, I agree with the author when he is describing the character's behavior. Throughout the play, Oscar Wilde highlights the ignorance of the upper classes, they are such confined into their absurd world that they can't have a good knowledge, in fact they are quite simpleton.  When I read the play I was really amazed by their fanciful attitudes. Oscar Wilde used lots of irony in this play and that's definitively made " The Importance of Being Ernest" interesting, comic and exciting. 




Work cited
Vance, Michael. "Notes on Love and Marriage: Perspectives from Oscar Wilde's  The Importance of Being Ernest an Analysis." http://kamus3.homestead.com. May 2000[web]July 2012

Inspirited by "Lunch Poems" by Frank O'Hara

Nevereverland

It is 2 o'clock on the day of the Bastille Celebration in France

I'm sitting aux Jardins de Luxembourg

Enjoying my jambalaya and 

                                                   sipping my champagne

The smoking fireworks crashing against the truck

                                                                      MERDE

The waiter is smelling like crap

The naked woman walking down the street

                                                 

                                            like the Amazonian forest without the trees

                                                                      PUTAIN

Hummmmm that's Manhattan Life style

With biodiversity

It's people that you see nowhere else

                                                                      C'EST LA VIE

2012

Michael Vane's Analysis

   In this blog I will discuss about the analysis " Note on Love and Marriage: Perspectives from Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest " by Michael Vance.

The author of this analysis describes the play as " a cleverly woven satire". Her also defines Oscar Wilde as " a self-described antinomian." In fact Oscar Wilde had his own point of view, he was totally out of the ordinary. In the article, Michael Vane notes that Oscar Wilde was able to criticize some important matters with such irony. He states "Wilde exercised great skill and little restraint in crafting a satire that poked fun at many of society's most sacred and untouchable institutions."   


   Throughout the analysis, Michael Vane's attention revolves about the marriage's subject. He describes how Oscar Wilde represents the matrimony's picture with lots of humor and derision. Basically the author explains that in the play, marriage cannot be associated to romance and happiness. He highlights the character's superficiality and particularly Gwendolen and Cecily. As a matter of fact, the two ladies cannot envisage the idea to be married to someone who is not called by the name Ernest. It is just unthinkable for them. Further Michael Vane outlines their method of choosing their spouses and their precipitancy. Obviously it's surprising to propose to someone that we just met. Finally, the author underlined in his analysis the bunch of humor  and extravagance that Oscar transmitted through" The Importance of Being Ernest".


   In his article Michael Vane develops the most important point of the play, I agree with the author when he is describing the character's behavior. When I read the play I was really amazed by their fanciful attitudes. Oscar Wild used lots of irony in this play and that's definitively made " The Importance of Being Ernest" interesting, comic and exciting. 




Work cited
Vance, Michael. "Notes on Love and Marriage: Perspectives from Oscar Wilde's  The Importance of Being Ernest an Analysis." http://kamus3.homestead.com. May 2000[web]July 2012