Sophocles: Journal 1 (Part 2)

Literary Devices

"Our city reeks with the smoke of burning incense, rings with cries for the Healer and wailing for the dead" (159, 4-5), Imagery, appeals to smell and hearing, takes the reader into the story and shows the desperation of the city.

"I would be blind to misery..."(159, 14), Hyperbole, shows Oedipus' devotion to his people.

"And black Death luxuriates in the raw, wailing miseries of Thebes" (160,37-38), Personification, makes the black death seem resiliant, and it shows that the preist has little hope of it moving on.

"So now again, Oedipus, king, we bend to you, your power-" (161, 49-50), Tone, the tone is pleading and makes the priest more sicere and desperate.

Characterization, 161, Shows Oedipus' past accomplishments and how much his people believe in him.

"[...] the trail of the ancient guilt so hard to trace?" (165, 124), Metaphor, emphasizes the difficulty of the task.

Characterization, 167, shows Oedipus' passion and willingness to defend his people.

"Racked with terror-terror shakes my heart [...] I worship you in dread..." (168, 170-174), Repetition, gives a pleading and desperate tone to the people.

"Thebes like a great army dying" (169, 194), Simile, highlights the enormity of the situation in Thebes.

Tone, 169, Hopelessness, shows that the people of Thebes have no hope of overcoming this situation.

Journal 9

Meursault is a very interesting character. Interesting in that there is not much life to him. He is quite...monotone....i think thats the right word. He does not have very much interest in what he is doing. He goes about his days very evenly, there are no ups or downs, its just one flat line (like a heart monitor :) ). This could ephasize Camus' exitentialism. Meursault's boring existence could also be compared to other characters later in the book who actually have some life in them.

Journal 4

What is Janie's motivation?

Janie's motivation is life. She talked about how she had lived her grandmothers way, where she got up on the stool just to be there, which was like being married to Logan. She married Logan for the sake of marrying him, there was no love to it. Also, with Jody, she never got to live. She talked about folding her hands and sitting in the store all day. With Tea Cake she goes out of the town, she enjoys doing things and having fun. Now she is sure she will marry him and be able to love and live.

How does Janie change?

In chapter 11 Janie is still a bit apprehensive about spending time with Tea Cake. She sees the same thing happening to her that happened with her last two marriages. It will be fine until he shows a different side to himself. By the end of chapter 12, Janie is completely sure of Tea Cake. She knows that things will be different with him and the things that happened in her last two marriages will not happen again.

Journal 2

The setting is very important in giving you an insight as to how things were for the African Americans. The time period gives the atmosphere a sort of tension between the blacks and the whites. This creates some of the characterization of Janie, who had lived with whites when she was younger, and didn't know she was black until she saw a picture of herself. Then she went on to school to be teased by the white childeren, causing her Grandmother to decide to move away from the whites. The place creates a motivation for Janie to leave the place where she is. She tries to see the world from her front poarch but can't because she is stuck with where she is.