These past weeks have been rather eventful. First of all, we finished the close read of Death of a Salesman, which was quite interesting. I found myself hating Willy’s character more as the story progressed, and I’m not sure if it’s because I already had a prejudice against him (because of the movie), or his character was just that despicable. By the end of the play, I didn’t really pity him when he committed suicide. Is that a bad or a good thing? I wasn't sure if Miller was trying to get readers to pity Willy or not, but I know that I sure didn't! Although I didn't really want to admit it, I felt like some of the things that Biff was doing were actually justified. No, not the stealing, but the others, such as his hope to have a better life, not one his father set out for him. Personally I relate to this a bit because my parents and I have different views on what my future should be like. Overall, I personally liked Biff's character more than the others because he was more relatable. We also did research over literary eras, which was informational. Parts of it were interesting, such as figuring out how it related to modern literature, but some parts were a bit confusing. I hadn’t quite figured out what exactly the question was asking, so I felt a bit lost when I was searching for information. After a while though, I finally figured out what the question was pertaining to, so the research went much more smoothly. I found it funny how many modern works of literature use techniques and styles of previous eras! I would have thought that a new era meant completely starting over again, but I guess I was wrong!
This week was quite a fun week, and I hope AP Lit only gets better!!
Personally I completely hated Willy from the beginning as well! I did feel bad for him a little bit when he was having a hard time remembering the past or present. I didn't feel bad at all for him though when Biff found about the affair and they started fighting. I agree some of the eras were confusing, for me the most confusing part was trying to figure out prezi! I'v never used it before so it was a struggle.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that Biff was the most relatable character, but I still have a soft spot for Willy and everything that he’s gone through and looks back on. I also enjoyed doing the era presentations; it was a fun change in the class!
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said about hating Willy more and more! I felt sorry for him, but that feeling was mixed with frustration for his actions and how he treated those around him. I kind of felt that at least for my class, our discussion about Death of a Salesman was cut short. Also, I'm glad that you found out more about how modern literature is so connected with works from the past. Since I had Classical Antiquity and the middle ages, I didn't exactly get to see that from my presentation. Good job!
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