Before I start, I would like to start off by saying that I really like my class this year and I enjoy our conversations greatly. This Thanksgiving I am thankful for soccer, Manchester United, food, school and most of all, my family and friends. I not only like my English class because it is after my AP World History class which is boring, but also because I know I will have fun and learn a lot.
I have couple of people to thank for making the class fun and interesting. First of all I am thankful for Mr. McCarthy because he is an awesome teacher. I would also thank Harlan because his music is amazing and he always thinks out-of-the-box. He puts a different spin on things which makes me think more. I am also thankful for McKinley because I think it is fun and interesting to hear what he would do in tough situations. He sometimes finds a way out of them, but not always. By the way, I like your video when you dunked over Jahlil.
I am also thankful for my two new friends I met this year, Jonas and Meshaal. I think it is cool to hear how differently or similarly people are in other countries. I never really knew that much about Kuwait but thanks to Meshaal I learned more about it. I am also thankful for Jonas because he has become a great friend of mine. For him, I think I can relate to him because my homeland is neighboring countries with his, Germany and Poland.
I am looking forward to becoming closer friends with my classmates because I really like all of them. I believe if we become closer friends, that will lead to a better class atmosphere which will lead to more fun.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Themes in "The Road"
A common theme in The Road is a father and son relationship. I believe that this is the most important theme in the novel because without their relationship, they have nothing to live for. Another big theme in this book is death. The protagonists are faced with death on almost every page in the book. It is like a shadow following them wherever they go.
In an interview with Cormac McCarthy, he was asked the question, "The Road, is this love story between father and son, but they never say, "I love you." Cormac McCarthy answered that he didn't think "I love you" would not have added anything to the story. What I found very interesting was that McCarthy said that many of the conversations between the father and son in the book, were copied verbatim from conversations Cormac had with his son, John. For example, one conversation they had was a very powerful talk about death. John said, "Papa, what would you do if I died?" I said, "I'd want to die, too," and he said, "So you could be with me?" I said, "Yes, so I could be with you." Then McCarthy said "Just a conversation that two guys would have."
Conversations like those, are very powerful and strong subjects that are hard to evade. The other main theme in the book was death. Cormac McCarthy has a very sharp and passionate idea about life and death. In another interview with McCarthy he famously said that he only cares for writers who “deal with issues of life and death.” He think books that don't involve life and death, "are not literature." These statement show that Cormac has a very strong point of view about life and death. Many of these views are expressed in The Road.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704576204574529703577274572.html
http://biblioklept.org/2009/11/28/cormac-mccarthys-issues-of-life-and-death-hans-falladas-complex-resistance-and-jonathan-lethems-bloodless-prose/
In an interview with Cormac McCarthy, he was asked the question, "The Road, is this love story between father and son, but they never say, "I love you." Cormac McCarthy answered that he didn't think "I love you" would not have added anything to the story. What I found very interesting was that McCarthy said that many of the conversations between the father and son in the book, were copied verbatim from conversations Cormac had with his son, John. For example, one conversation they had was a very powerful talk about death. John said, "Papa, what would you do if I died?" I said, "I'd want to die, too," and he said, "So you could be with me?" I said, "Yes, so I could be with you." Then McCarthy said "Just a conversation that two guys would have."
Conversations like those, are very powerful and strong subjects that are hard to evade. The other main theme in the book was death. Cormac McCarthy has a very sharp and passionate idea about life and death. In another interview with McCarthy he famously said that he only cares for writers who “deal with issues of life and death.” He think books that don't involve life and death, "are not literature." These statement show that Cormac has a very strong point of view about life and death. Many of these views are expressed in The Road.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704576204574529703577274572.html
http://biblioklept.org/2009/11/28/cormac-mccarthys-issues-of-life-and-death-hans-falladas-complex-resistance-and-jonathan-lethems-bloodless-prose/
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