So I just wrote a really really long blog about Don Quixote! I know that blogs are already due, but I wanted to do it to help me study and just because I can! BUT...Technology sucks and it did not post, some stupid error and now my blog is gone! SO SO SO mad, in case you couldn't tell! It's not getting posted, but I needed to express my anger and let you all know I did have a great blog, but thanks to this horrible modern day technology it has vanished!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Just wanted to intersperse some feedback and comments on Don Quixote...
So this is the blog that got erased...stupid...I am very, very angry so this blog may not be as good as the last that was ERASED!!!!!
Funny parts in this section of reading:
~Mambrino's helmet
~Sancho tied Rocinante's legs together
~Sancho's blanket toss
~Sheep & dust storm mistaken for army by DQ
Storytelling is a large part of literature and DQ shows us how signigficant it is. Sancho believes that storytellling must take on a certain structure in order to be a story. The structure the story is told also helps the reader to understand its meaning. DQ and Sancho have very different ways of telling stories, for example, sancho repeats what he says twice, while DQ finds this to be annoying and nonsensical. Looking at literature and storytelling I questioned: is there such a thing as a fiction novel. Can a work of literature be completely fiction? Doesn't all literature have some truth to it?
I saw a lot of Marxist crticism thoughts in this part of DQ as well. The class struggle brings reality to the novel and makes the characters seem more human and realistic, rather than fictitious and imaginative.
I also examined the story of Marcela and Chrysotomo. Chrysotomo died of lovesickness. Marcela is a very beautiful, intelligent woman and believes that he is the fool for falling so deep in love with her and her beauty. I love this idea. I actually idolize Marcela to a certain degree for making Chrysotomo and example of a weak male because I think all to much it is the women seen as this weak character falling too deep in love. It is risking life for ideaology, ideals, and love. That's not how it should be. We can love, we can idolize and have ideals, but to give our lives for them is foolish, not even imaginative or creative, simply foolish!
I also made a connection between Marcela's beauty pertaining to heaven and chrysotomo's wish to be received by the greeks in the afterlife. Could this be pointing towards fate? Are they meant to be? Would they meet in the afterlife?
The Golden Age (an idea of Vico) is an age in which Knights protect the purity of the virgins, it is an age in which the virgins roam free.
I had a random connection between Dorothea (woman in DQ) and Franny Fern (an american author)- both dress in mens clothing to escape some sort of reality in the world they are living in. Is this completely random and off topic, well perhaps it is, but still- creative connection!
Also, is Lucinda a real person? Cardenio says that she loves chivalric tales and is his love! But...could it be possible that Lucinda is a character that he made up because HE is in love with chivalric works? A thought to ponder...
Don Quixote's insanity is beginning to intensify.
Imitations are turning into reality, while reality is becoming an imitation...Tautological thought
Sancho is caught between fiction and reality, sanity and insanity.
Funny parts in this section of reading:
~Mambrino's helmet
~Sancho tied Rocinante's legs together
~Sancho's blanket toss
~Sheep & dust storm mistaken for army by DQ
Storytelling is a large part of literature and DQ shows us how signigficant it is. Sancho believes that storytellling must take on a certain structure in order to be a story. The structure the story is told also helps the reader to understand its meaning. DQ and Sancho have very different ways of telling stories, for example, sancho repeats what he says twice, while DQ finds this to be annoying and nonsensical. Looking at literature and storytelling I questioned: is there such a thing as a fiction novel. Can a work of literature be completely fiction? Doesn't all literature have some truth to it?
I saw a lot of Marxist crticism thoughts in this part of DQ as well. The class struggle brings reality to the novel and makes the characters seem more human and realistic, rather than fictitious and imaginative.
I also examined the story of Marcela and Chrysotomo. Chrysotomo died of lovesickness. Marcela is a very beautiful, intelligent woman and believes that he is the fool for falling so deep in love with her and her beauty. I love this idea. I actually idolize Marcela to a certain degree for making Chrysotomo and example of a weak male because I think all to much it is the women seen as this weak character falling too deep in love. It is risking life for ideaology, ideals, and love. That's not how it should be. We can love, we can idolize and have ideals, but to give our lives for them is foolish, not even imaginative or creative, simply foolish!
I also made a connection between Marcela's beauty pertaining to heaven and chrysotomo's wish to be received by the greeks in the afterlife. Could this be pointing towards fate? Are they meant to be? Would they meet in the afterlife?
The Golden Age (an idea of Vico) is an age in which Knights protect the purity of the virgins, it is an age in which the virgins roam free.
I had a random connection between Dorothea (woman in DQ) and Franny Fern (an american author)- both dress in mens clothing to escape some sort of reality in the world they are living in. Is this completely random and off topic, well perhaps it is, but still- creative connection!
Also, is Lucinda a real person? Cardenio says that she loves chivalric tales and is his love! But...could it be possible that Lucinda is a character that he made up because HE is in love with chivalric works? A thought to ponder...
Don Quixote's insanity is beginning to intensify.
Imitations are turning into reality, while reality is becoming an imitation...Tautological thought
Sancho is caught between fiction and reality, sanity and insanity.
A Tale of Chivalry
Don Quixote is a tale of chivalry. His first real adventure in the novel is a failure. The fact that Cervantes never mentions DQ's town leaves us that more room for imagination. It also leaves us with the question- Is Don Quixote fact or fiction? Perhaps it is both or perhaps it is whatever you make it.
Don Quixote is such a romantic. What man isn't a romantic that recites peotry adn chivalric verses?! He is determined in his quests and finds peace in laying under the stars. I am actually a bit surprised that Don Quixote did not come up with some sort of extreme poem for this romantic moment shared with Sancho. Sancho is such a follower, Don Quixote's insanity really rubs off on Sancho. I cannot help but feel bad for Sancho though because he is just a poor, illiterate little squire, yet he is also like the annoying little brother.
Don Quixote is perceived as being insane, perhaps dangerous. He actually just wants to do well for others. He is a complex, tragic character in the sense that his actions usually do more bad than good. Most of all he is a character full of imagination, seeing windmills as giants, making every realistic circumstance into a fantasy or enchanted quest. This mythical sense in the novel is very powerful and overtakes the characters involved.
There is also a lot of irony in the novel. For example, Don Quixote seems insane to most everyone around him. While this is true, they ust blame themselves partly. The priest and Quixote's niece destroy the books they think make him crazy, but then add to his imagination and feed into his insanity by informing him that an enchanter carried the library off.
I have found that I relate to both Sancho and Don Quixote because like Sancho I take pleasure in the small things in life, I indulge in food and wine and very much enjoy them to the fullest. Yet, I also am able to see a little Don Quixote in me, but only when looking at his romantic side. I must say though I am also nothing like either of these characters because I am not living in parody of chivalry, just Bozeman, MT!
Don Quixote is such a romantic. What man isn't a romantic that recites peotry adn chivalric verses?! He is determined in his quests and finds peace in laying under the stars. I am actually a bit surprised that Don Quixote did not come up with some sort of extreme poem for this romantic moment shared with Sancho. Sancho is such a follower, Don Quixote's insanity really rubs off on Sancho. I cannot help but feel bad for Sancho though because he is just a poor, illiterate little squire, yet he is also like the annoying little brother.
Don Quixote is perceived as being insane, perhaps dangerous. He actually just wants to do well for others. He is a complex, tragic character in the sense that his actions usually do more bad than good. Most of all he is a character full of imagination, seeing windmills as giants, making every realistic circumstance into a fantasy or enchanted quest. This mythical sense in the novel is very powerful and overtakes the characters involved.
There is also a lot of irony in the novel. For example, Don Quixote seems insane to most everyone around him. While this is true, they ust blame themselves partly. The priest and Quixote's niece destroy the books they think make him crazy, but then add to his imagination and feed into his insanity by informing him that an enchanter carried the library off.
I have found that I relate to both Sancho and Don Quixote because like Sancho I take pleasure in the small things in life, I indulge in food and wine and very much enjoy them to the fullest. Yet, I also am able to see a little Don Quixote in me, but only when looking at his romantic side. I must say though I am also nothing like either of these characters because I am not living in parody of chivalry, just Bozeman, MT!
Friday, December 12, 2008
Yes...I find pleasure in reading
I will admit, some have found me to be a little "insane"...I receive strange looks from others in the library when I read Don Quixote. Perhaps because of the mixed emotions it leaves me with. I laugh, I become appalled, but most of all I enjoy it and it is clearly seen upon my face. My face that I turn into a blank slate each time I pick up a new literary work!
Sancho Panza and Don Quixote are two lovers quarrelling. They are romantic too! So I have seen 3 couples fighting in public the past two days and I laugh because I don't deal with silly things like that. But I laugh at them under my breath and find myself calling them Sancho and Quixote! I wish that I'd gone up to them and said it to them outloud. Or perhaps I should be Don Quixote and confront the men..."Sir who do you think you are speaking to this beautiful lady in that tone of voice"
I think I just might do that next time!
Farewell to all! Time flies when you're having fun and let me tell you this semester flew by faster than any other I have endured!!!
Sancho Panza and Don Quixote are two lovers quarrelling. They are romantic too! So I have seen 3 couples fighting in public the past two days and I laugh because I don't deal with silly things like that. But I laugh at them under my breath and find myself calling them Sancho and Quixote! I wish that I'd gone up to them and said it to them outloud. Or perhaps I should be Don Quixote and confront the men..."Sir who do you think you are speaking to this beautiful lady in that tone of voice"
I think I just might do that next time!
Farewell to all! Time flies when you're having fun and let me tell you this semester flew by faster than any other I have endured!!!
Don Quixote and quite possibly my last blog :(
Don Quixote: a masterpiece, a passionate work of literature, addicting, the man of La Mancha!!!
Why was Don Quixote driven to great amounts of sadness, why was he made into a fool by others too stubborn to accept his imagination? It truly is a sad day when a man looks to his imagination and completely loses himself. A man driven mad by literature. It is as if these characters who attempt to save him from sanity simply drive him even further into those great depths of insanity.
Quixote, or shall I say Quixano regains his sanity, but these cruel characters continue to kill him when convincing him he really is Don Quixote.
Sadly, it ends in his death, why does it always have to end in death! Call me bitter, call me a hopeless romantic or you know what...tell me there is something wrong with me for being depressed because of the death of a character! But he is not just a character...he is Don Quixote himself! This ending proves him to be a hero! He may have died somewhat sane (i don't believe in full sanity in anyone), he may have died fragmented from his imagination, but nonetheless he died a hero. no one shall convince me otherwise.
I am in love with a knight errant.. <3
It is a good thing I don't have a boyfriend because quite honestly I am in love with a lot of men right now...almost every book I read, i fall in love with the male characters (well that is at least true in romance novels). NIcholas Sparks novels, "April in Paris"...I am a sucker. But never in all of my imaginative days of reading literature have I fallen in love with a knight errant until Don Quixote! Don Quixote is the quirky character that everyone laughs at, the man who every girl loves because he wants to help others (though he usually does ore bad than good in these instances).
It is true, I love Don Quixote and I am not afraid to admit it. I tell all my friends about him! I tell my family about him (though I have not formally introduced them...maybe Christmas)!
Sancho is his annoying, yet hilarious friend that you cannot help but feel bad for.
But why am I attracted to Don Quixote as a character? Well, why not...I mean he is not your usual guy! He makes me laugh, makes me mad at times for being so stupid, and I almost cried when he died! But through my blog he lives on, I can re-live every moment with him again for as long as I want, all I have to do is pick up Cervantes novel and there is Don Quixote!
It is true, I love Don Quixote and I am not afraid to admit it. I tell all my friends about him! I tell my family about him (though I have not formally introduced them...maybe Christmas)!
Sancho is his annoying, yet hilarious friend that you cannot help but feel bad for.
But why am I attracted to Don Quixote as a character? Well, why not...I mean he is not your usual guy! He makes me laugh, makes me mad at times for being so stupid, and I almost cried when he died! But through my blog he lives on, I can re-live every moment with him again for as long as I want, all I have to do is pick up Cervantes novel and there is Don Quixote!
Don Quixote as seen through a Marxist Critics eyes!
Well, as you all know from the video "I am George Lucaks...no, no, no, not from star wars you fools! The marxist critic!" Haha! Ok...anyways! I very much enjoyed becoming a marxist critic, but only temporarily! I was honestly puzzled at first...how on earth does one connect marxist criticism and Don Quixote?! Well, consider it! Don Quixote wants to be a knight errant- marxist look at social hierarchy! Don Quixote does not want to pay for his stay because of his status (Well sancho pays for that one with the blanket toss!), but marxist are very concerned with economic stance and this is reflected wonderfully through the inn keepers mind!
Don Quixote is imaginative to a ridiculous extent. He has no idea what is going on through a marxist's eyes! What is this fool thinking? No...as a literature student WHAT are the marxists thinking. I had a tough time with marxism because it does not involve imagination and romanticism, it is all about the typical literature! Real life issues such as money, society, economy, class struggle with no fiction whatsoever incorporated in it!
Don Quixote is imaginative to a ridiculous extent. He has no idea what is going on through a marxist's eyes! What is this fool thinking? No...as a literature student WHAT are the marxists thinking. I had a tough time with marxism because it does not involve imagination and romanticism, it is all about the typical literature! Real life issues such as money, society, economy, class struggle with no fiction whatsoever incorporated in it!
Last Day of Literary Criticism...
The last day of literary criticism was a sad one, yet one of exulting happiness! Sad because I thoroughly enjoyed this course! I enjoyed the people, the excitiement and the passion for literature! I cannot even begin to express how much I have learned from this course. Don Quixote... a creation of a whole new world. A world of imagination, romance, and triumph!
I think that this could very well be my favorite class at MSU so far. Dr. Michael Sexson has absolutely allowed me to open up my mind in so many ways when reading literature. He is an amazing professor and I look forward to many more intriguing classes with him in the future!
Never have I read a book as large as Don Quixote, but thank God I did.
I never laughed so much in a class, I was able to use my imagination, give opinions without being judged. I couldn't bear to miss a class for fear that I would miss out on a great multitude of knowledge and it is so true, had I missed I would have missed out.
I still am sad that I will no longer be in Literary Criticism. Am I happy the semester is over? well, yes in some regards I suppose I am, but no I a truly sad! Literary Criticism needs two parts. I want more, I am left with a deep desire, a yearning for more knowledge from Dr. Sexson's Course!
Je suis triste...
I think that this could very well be my favorite class at MSU so far. Dr. Michael Sexson has absolutely allowed me to open up my mind in so many ways when reading literature. He is an amazing professor and I look forward to many more intriguing classes with him in the future!
Never have I read a book as large as Don Quixote, but thank God I did.
I never laughed so much in a class, I was able to use my imagination, give opinions without being judged. I couldn't bear to miss a class for fear that I would miss out on a great multitude of knowledge and it is so true, had I missed I would have missed out.
I still am sad that I will no longer be in Literary Criticism. Am I happy the semester is over? well, yes in some regards I suppose I am, but no I a truly sad! Literary Criticism needs two parts. I want more, I am left with a deep desire, a yearning for more knowledge from Dr. Sexson's Course!
Je suis triste...
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
English, Literature and my praise to all of you!
This semester I have really fallen completely in love with my major! I love going to classes, reading non-stop (although that I have always loved) and telling others about it! It is tantalizing, pure bliss! I can find literary works to fit my moods and have spente endless hours in bookstores the past few months. Some would say this is a waste of time, but i would tell them that whatever they are doing instead is a waste of imagination and knowledge.
I am sincerely happy with my choice to become an English- Literature major. I am able to express excitement about it, which I think almost draws people in. I definitely agree with Dustin as well, everyone else is just jealous! It's true!
Seriously, I commend all English majors and even those who are majoring in other studies, but love literature. Literature carries you away to a whole new world. One must begin with realizing that literature holds innumerable value, your love for literature only grows from there!
So congratulations to everyone this semester- especially those who have stuck with this course. Yes, it is a lot of work, but so worth it! And good luck in the future- who knows where we'll end up!
I am sincerely happy with my choice to become an English- Literature major. I am able to express excitement about it, which I think almost draws people in. I definitely agree with Dustin as well, everyone else is just jealous! It's true!
Seriously, I commend all English majors and even those who are majoring in other studies, but love literature. Literature carries you away to a whole new world. One must begin with realizing that literature holds innumerable value, your love for literature only grows from there!
So congratulations to everyone this semester- especially those who have stuck with this course. Yes, it is a lot of work, but so worth it! And good luck in the future- who knows where we'll end up!
Defending literature- apologies
I have been very impressed with the apologies thus far! I really enjoy listening to everyone present. I also think that it is important to focus in on all the different ways in which people are presesnting and writing their apologies! Some are dialogue, some more like formal essays and many humorous, but most importantly all of them are creative and unique to the individual! I love that! I feel like no one had a very clear understanding of what to write or how to write, which made it nerve racking! Thankfully, it seems that everyone has figured it out and added their very own personal touch!
I loved Judson's way of incorporating the word threnody into his apology. It was so huorous the way that he choose that word as well! Very creative! And it is so true...literature is an addictive, masochistic engagement! Great description!
Victoria's touchstone was brilliant- i thoroughly enjoyed it! I have actually looked at some other quotes now from Catcher in the Rye.
We have all chosen to be literature majors because it does give us freedom- it takes us everywhere, teaches us, touches us, influences us in infinite ways! We are a mystery to other departments, as Dustin said "People are curious about us."
Even if we are apologizing by saying I am sorry, it's not true- we don't mean it. But I must admit I did apologize in my paper, but only for humor. We are not sorry, we never will be and we will all be true defenders of literature from now until forever!
I loved Judson's way of incorporating the word threnody into his apology. It was so huorous the way that he choose that word as well! Very creative! And it is so true...literature is an addictive, masochistic engagement! Great description!
Victoria's touchstone was brilliant- i thoroughly enjoyed it! I have actually looked at some other quotes now from Catcher in the Rye.
We have all chosen to be literature majors because it does give us freedom- it takes us everywhere, teaches us, touches us, influences us in infinite ways! We are a mystery to other departments, as Dustin said "People are curious about us."
Even if we are apologizing by saying I am sorry, it's not true- we don't mean it. But I must admit I did apologize in my paper, but only for humor. We are not sorry, we never will be and we will all be true defenders of literature from now until forever!
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