Hello Panthers! Welcome to our class blog. On this page you will post your responses to our nightly reading. You are responsible for reading the assigned pages and pulling out a particular quote or moment in the text that you want to analyze in a CCEJ paragraph.
A good way to think about this is to ask yourself questions while you read and brainstorm possible answers. You can also look at questions posted by previous students and agree or disagree with their responses. Remember, if you are commenting on another student’s post, you must have your own unique point and different textual evidence to back those points up.
Example: Why does Max insist that he’s not pleading insanity for Bigger’s defense?
Max doesn’t want to claim insanity for Bigger’s defense because he wants to preserve Bigger’s dignity. When Max announces Bigger’s plea at the Grand Jury trial, he says that his client is guilty but that he will prove that his sentence should be lessened due to certain “mental and emotional attitude[s]… and the degree of responsibility he had in this crime (343).” After this announcement the court is in an uproar. The prosecution cannot understand the plea because it means Bigger could potentially be put to death. The prosecutor believes that he must be insane to take this risk. Max, however, is a Communist and empathizes with Bigger’s plight as a poor black man. He believes that he can convince others to understand the unfair circumstances that made Bigger feel so trapped that he lashed out in killing
jasmine wilson
ReplyDeleteI believe Willy is a person that is stressed and aggravated with the changes in his environment. Willy discuss how there are a lot of buildings around each other and barley any space to breath fresh air. Because the tress are taken away to make apartment buildings. For example Willy states " there not a breath of fresh air in the neighborhood. The grass don't grow any more, you can't raise a carrot in the back yard. They should've had a law against apartment houses. Remember hose two beautiful elm trees out there" (6). This is showing how Willy is emotionally with the changes in his environment because he could no longer see the beauty in nature because of the apartment buildings. Also this is showing his anger towards the new changes that cause him to react negatively.
Samiah Moore
ReplyDeleteWilly and Linda's relationship is very interesting. Even though willy is upset about all the new changes in his neighborhood linda is trying to be there for him.Even if he's giving her a hard time .Linda is going to make sure shes there for willy because she loves and adores him.Willy is annoyed with everything thats changing in the neighborhood and linda is bascially tryna to come him down. Linda is Will's support system bascially
Why does Willy lie to his boys to make things look better than they actually are?
ReplyDeleteWilly lies to his boys to make them think things were better than they actually were so they could idolize him and aspire to be just like him. He often put up facades and pretended to be this big shot salesman, when in actuality he wasn't. An excerpt from the text states, "I never have to wait in line to see a buyer. 'Willy Loman is here!' That's all they have to know, and I go right through"(21). In another excerpt from the text he was found contradicting himself when confiding in his wife, Linda. It states, "I know it when I walk in. They seem to laugh at me...I don't know the reason for it, but they just pass me by. I'm not noticed"(23). Willy often wasn't very truthful with the boys almost because he wanted to seem perfect in their eyes. He often bragged to them about his position and where he ranked in the salesperson business.