Hester 2

HESTER PRYNNE: 
Group 2: pg. 56-57, 61-62

traits: stubborn, scarlet letter is important to her (supposed to be a symbol of shame but she uses it to declare her independence) - "to wear a mark of shame upon her bosom" p. 56, not ashamed, private (baby's father is her business)

Hawthorny Romance:
p. 57 - "at moments of intense absorption, all other objects in the visible world seemed to vanish, leaving only him and her"
p. 62 - "that it assumed new terrors in their imagination"

Hawthorny Themes:
hell/devil - "seemed to derive its scarlet hue from the flames of the infernal pit"
religion (clergy)

Stranger

Character Sketches: “Stranger” in the Crowd (Group 4)

For homework, I asked you to mark initial descriptions/depictions of the following characters.

In pairs/threes, get down as many traits, behaviors, physical details as possible. Be sure to include at least 2 quotations. Otherwise, you may summarize.

“STRANGER” IN CROWD

Group 4: pg. 54-57

“A writhing horror twisted itself across his features, like a snake gliding swiftly over them, and making one little pause, with all its wreathed intervolutions in open sight. His face darkened with some powerful emotion, which, nevertheless, he so instantaneously controlled by an effort of his will, that, save at a single moment, its expression might have passed for calmness.” (55)

Very angry, but contains rage.

Strange because he is traveling with an Indian

Dressed half like an Indian and half like a Puritan

He speaks very politely.

Says both sinners should pay

Has weird shoulders. May be Esther’s husband.

Hawthorny Romance:

In your section, find any examples you can of romantic elements (going by Hawthorne’s definition of a romance novel).

Stranger is mysterious and not from the town

Over dramatic when he makes eye contact with and signals Hester

                  “When he found the eyes of Hester Prynne fastened on his own, and saw that she

                  appeared to recognize him, he slowly and calmly raised his finger, made a gesture

                  with it in the air, and laid it on his lips.” (55)

Eloquent and courteous, gentlemanly

Hester drawn to, stares at Stranger, scared of him, says she prefers whole crowd to meeting him alone

Jack and Gwyneth- Reverend Dimmsdale

Character Sketches: Rev. Dimmesdale (Group 5)

For homework, I asked you to mark initial descriptions/depictions of the following characters.

In pairs/threes, get down as many traits, behaviors, physical details as possible. Be sure to include at least 2 quotations. Otherwise, you may summarize.

REVEREND DIMMSDALE

Group 5: pg. 59-62

Young Clergy Man, smart (went to a great English University)

“He was a person of very striking aspect, with a white, lofty, and impending brow, large, brown, melancholy eyes, and a mouth which, unless when he forcibly compressed it, was apt to be tremulous, expressing both nervous sensibility and a vast power of self-restraint,” (Hawthorne 59).

“The young pastors voice was tremulous sweet, rich, deep, and broken. The feeling that it so evidently manifested, rather than the direct purport of the words, caused it to vibrate within all hearts, and brought the listeners into one accord of sympathy,” (64).

Hawthorny Romance:

In your section, find any examples you can of romantic elements (going by Hawthorne’s definition of a romance novel).

“I have sought, I say, to persuade this godly youth that he should deal with you, here in the face of heaven, and before these wise and upright rulers…” (62).

God is supernatural and Reverend is saying that he persuaded god to work with Her in the face of Heaven.

Hawthorny Themes:

What central themes (from any of the Wordles) come up in your section?

Women in Town (pages 44-47)

Character Sketches: Women in Town (Group 3)

For homework, I asked you to mark initial descriptions/depictions of the following characters.

In pairs/threes, get down as many traits, behaviors, physical details as possible. Be sure to include at least 2 quotations. Otherwise, you may summarize.

WOMEN IN TOWN

Group 3: pg. 44-47

“The women who were now standing about the prison-door stood within less than half a century of the period when the man-like Elizabeth had been the not altogether unsuitable representative of the sex. They were her countrywomen: and the beef and ale of their native land, with a moral diet not a whit more refined, entered largely into their composition” (45).
Excited about thought of punishment

Harsh towards other women

“At the very least, they should have put the brand of a hot iron on Hester Prynne’s forehead. Madame Hester would have winced at that, I warrant me. But she—the naughty baggage” (46).
“This woman has brought shame upon us all, and ought to die; Is there not law for it? Truly there is, both in the Scripture and the statute- book. Then let the magistrates, who have made it of no effect, thank themselves if their own wives and daughters go astray" (46).
Jealous

Uptight

Religious

Nit-picky

Mob mentality

Hawthorny Romance:

In your section, find any examples you can of romantic elements (going by Hawthorne’s definition of a romance novel).

“It had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and enclosing her in a sphere by herself”
“because its existence, heretofore, had brought it acquaintance only with the grey twilight of a dungeon, or other darksome apartment of the prison”(47).

Hawthorny Themes:

What central themes (from any of the Wordles) come up in your section?

Heart, HEART, HEART

Light/Dark

Religion

Ugliness

Death

Birth

Mother

Guilty

Sunshine

Ancestry
Shadow

Jack's Hester Group 1 which is far better than Mackenzie and Nye's

Character Sketches: Hester (Group 1)

For homework, I asked you to mark initial descriptions/depictions of the following characters.

In pairs/threes, get down as many traits, behaviors, physical details as possible. Be sure to include at least 2 quotations. Otherwise, you may summarize.

HESTER PRYNNE

Group 1: pg. 47-52,

“with a figure of perfect elegance”

Dark hair

“It had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and in-closing her in a sphere by herself.”

Tall

Pretty

Motherly, clutches her baby

Quiet

Hawthorny Romance:

In your section, find any examples you can of romantic elements (going by Hawthorne’s definition of a romance novel).

The Scarlet Letter made the people stare and admire her because it was so beautiful

Hester is so radiant after getting out of prison

Hester and the baby gave the image of Divine Maternity

“The unhappy culprit sustained herself as best a woman might, under the heavy weight of a thousand unrelenting eyes”

Hawthorny Themes:

What central themes (from any of the Wordles) come up in your section?

Hester Prynne 1-Nye and Mackenzie

Character Sketches: Hester (Group 1)

For homework, I asked you to mark initial descriptions/depictions of the following characters.

In pairs/threes, get down as many traits, behaviors, physical details as possible. Be sure to include at least 2 quotations. Otherwise, you may summarize.

HESTER PRYNNE

Group 1: pg. 47-52,

·       Mother: “She bore in her arms a child, a baby of some three months old, who winked and turned aside its little face from the too vivid light of day; because its existence, heretofore, had brought it acquainted only with the gray twilight of a dungeon, or the other darksome apartment” (Hawthorne 47).

·       “The young woman was tall, with a figure of perfect elegance, on a large scale. She had dark and abundant hair, so glossy that it threw off the sunshine with a gleam, and a face which, besides being beautiful from regularity of feature and richness of complexion, had the impressiveness belonging to a marked brow and deeply eyes” (Hawthorne 48).

·       “She was lady-like, too” (Hawthorne 48).

·       “Her attire…seemed to express the attitude of her spirit, the desperate recklessness of her mood, by its wild and picturesque peculiarity.” (48)

Hawthorny Romance:

In your section, find any examples you can of romantic elements (going by Hawthorne’s definition of a romance novel).

·       “The door of the jail being flung open from within, there appeared, in the first place, like a black shadow emerging into the sunshine, the grim and grisly presence of the town-beadle, with a sword by his side and his staff of office in his hand.” (47)

·       “Yet there were intervals when the whole scene, in which she was the most conspicuous object, seemed to vanish from her eyes, or at least, glimmered indistinctly before them, like a mass of imperfectly shaped and spectral images.” (51)

Hawthorny Themes:

What central themes (from any of the Wordles) come up in your section?

Group 3 Wordle

Group 2 wordle

Group 1 Wordle

Jack and Emma's Wordle Adventure :D

Deadpool and McMurphy

So we all know about McMurphy, so i feel its just a bit redundant to tell you all about him. So instead, i'm going to just give you the facts about the worlds most famous antihero and let you draw conclusions for yourself. Theyre very similar

DEADPOOL!!!!! What to say about deadpool… firstly he is infamous for his witty words. He makes all sort of wisecracks from funny one-liners, slapstick comments, dark humor, satire (much like McMurphy's toothpaste incident) and repeatedly breaks the fourth wall

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Secondly, Deadpool becomes a product of the combine after an intense surgery which i will talk about later. We dont know much about his past life, but his story starts around the time he becomes part of a Canadian project called Weapon X. He joined after finding out he had terminal cancer. Now the goal of weapon x was to create a superhuman weapon from willing or unwilling mutants (much like nurse ratchet tries to use mcmurphy against the other patients). They thought he was the perfect choice, considering he was an incredible swordsman/mercenary and wouldnt need training after the procedure. However, he was among the many… mistakes some might say. They injected the "healing factor" they got from wolverine into him, but well… it resulted in MASS collections of scar tissue all across his body because of his terminal cancer (the cells went crazy/super-charged and spread everywhere). This procedure also messed with his brain cells, driving him insane (hmmm similar to a lobotomy maybe?)

Anyways, the combine/canadian government broke poor Wade Wilson, but imagine their surprise at the irony. In their attempts to control him, they made him even MORE uncontrollable (mcmurphy's post lobotomy state makes it easier to kill him). He then goes rogue and becomes EXTREMELY UNPREDICTABLE just like how unpredictable mcmurphy was. 

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McMurphy ten commandments

1. Everyone, no matter gender, age, or race should have an equal vote on every matter.
2. Laugh at least once everyday and make someone laugh at least once a day.
3. Do not let social norms confine you.
4. Prostituion is legal
5. All gambling bets must be payed within three days.
6. Once a month you must go fishing
7. There is no such thing as insane just misunderstood
8. Every man has a right to his land.
9.  No man shall have to endure electroshock therapy.
10. Make all men grow around you

McMurphian Commandments

1. Always finish what you start, whether it be a board game or a revolution. If there is something you wish to accomplish, stopping in the middle of doing it will make it more difficult to carry out later. It is not a problem if what you are trying to achieve takes time as long as you don't abandon your goal.

2. Check your height and weight at least once a week. Growing is something to be proud of since there are so many who would love to make you small.

Please note that these laws are subject to change at any time due to the fact that the Church of McMurphanity is founded based on the ideals of a man who constantly challenged rules and authority.

Three Commandments of McMurphanity

1. Thou shalt never let the system bring you down. The great man around which this religion is based knew better than anybody that if you have a joy and a passion for life that is greater than the norm, or that “challenges conventions”, so to speak, there will always be those who try to bring you down. But in the end, whether you allow them to or not is a matter of your own free will. Do not allow them to.
2. Thou shalt always laugh at what pains you. Self-explanatory.
3. Thou shalt always help thy neighbor. Sometimes this will mean stealing all their money or getting them some time alone with your prostitute friend. Don't question it.

McMurphanity Commandments

1. When in a dangerous situation, don't panic, but turn to those around you and laugh.

2. If you ever meet people who are in desperate need of good memories, do your best to retell your memories in such a way that they can slip into them and experience them for themselves, no matter how much it may pain you.

3. Do your best to be a leader, and help those around you grow

4. Saw "Faw" instead of things like "Tough luck" or other words.

The Three Pilars of McMurphanity

The Three Pilars of McMurphanian Belief

 

 

1)  Thou shall show care and sacrifice for thy amigos in war and in everyday life.

-Caring and sacrificing for your friends is essiential to our belief.  You must sacrifice in ways the great McMurphy had (But don't die we need all the followers we can get).

 

2)  Thou shall show honor and practice the saying, "Brosith before hoesith."

-Do not fall under the spell of the female specie if it means turning against your brothers for there are "ball-cutters" out there.  Your friends will always be there for you, like McMurphy, while women may come and go (caution: do not risk your marriage by this saying).

 

3)  Challenge the rules of unfair authority to make those rules fair for your friends.  Go into dangerous situations to make authority do the right thing for everyone else.  Be like our McMurphy and challenge the norms.  Go into North Korea and show everyone what living really is if you want, whatever! (McMurphanity is not responsible for any deaths, battles, or possible World War III's).

 

 

The Commandments of McMurphy

1. Give your neighbor your fishing pole when there isn't enough to go around

2. Laugh as much and as often as possible

3. Perform a day of silence once a year to recognize the loss of personality that McMurphy went through once the lobotomy was performed

4. Send off a goose every Saturday in McMurphy's name with the hope that it will fly over the cuckoo's nest

5. Always sleep with a pillow lain across your face

Can I have a moment to talk about what McMurphanity can do for YOU?

The Five Commandments of McMurphanity:

         1. Thou shalt not obey authority

         2. Each and every comrade of equal or greater sanity should be treated with proper                     respect

         3. Attendance at the World Series Game/blank tv is mandatory

         4. Thou shalt defend your brothers from the ball-cutting authority of Ratched

         5. Thou shalt leavith when thou can....whether by stealth or freewill.

Please consider what McMurphanity can do for you. Thank you for your time, kind sir or madame.