What started out as a college english class assignment grew into an area to express my thoughts for my new college life. Hopefully I will actually stick to writing in here regularly :)
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Friday, March 21, 2014
Think You Know My Avatar? (30pts)
I just made a new Voki. See it here:: http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=9561317&height=267&width=200
This is Aria and she is meant for a younger age group. I would say kids from the ages of 6-12. She would be found in fantasy based games targeting younger children and participating in fun and easy word games and puzzles. Her character is framed in a round and non-threatening way so as to seem both inviting and friendly to children. The inspiration for this character actually comes from a short story I recently read.
She is a fairy living in an ancient wood that is being overtaken by dark creatures. She has been woken by the darkness creeping around her home and has gone in search for someone who can help her bring back the light. She is the guardian of a power lying dormant in the forest but has grown weak herself. She needs to get help before the secret she has been hiding is revealed and falls into the wrong hands.
She is the only one of her kind as all the rest of her family has long since fallen in trying to protect the forest. What the audience knows is that there is something hidden in the forest, so powerful that it has been keeping everything in the forest alive for hundreds of years. Nothing ever dies, there is never any sickness and the creatures are kept safe from hunters and the like. It is considered a mystic ground by the neighboring town and is respected in its own right. Aria only remains to maintain the protection of the power force keeping the forest. But if she fails not only will the forest lose it's magic, she will lose her life. Kind of dark, but the kids don't need to know that.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
MDIA 1020: Character Caricature (25pts)
This is my first time drawing caricatures and overall I think I did alright! That is, if you don't compare them to who they are supposed to look like. The first one is of John Lasseter, the Chief Creative Officer of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios. The second is of Ellen DeGeneres, our favorite television host. Mr. Lasseter is showing off one of his 1,000 Hawaiian T-shirts (can you guess which one it is??) and Ellen is dancing like she always does. Hope you like them!
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
MDIA 1020: I, WonderWoman (25pts)
If I were a Superhero, what powers would I want and what would I do to be the hero I would want to be???
MDIA 1020: Icon Switch (25pts)
“See You Again”- Miley Cyrus
[ORIGINAL]
I got my sights set on you
And I'm ready to aim
I have a heart that will
Never be tamed
I knew you were something special
When you spoke my name
Now I can't wait to see you again
I've got a way of knowing
When something is right
I feel like I must have known you
In another life
'cause I felt this deep connection
When you looked in my eyes
Now I can't wait to see you again
[Chorus:]
The last time I freaked out
I just kept looking down
I stuttered when you asked me what I'm thinking about
Felt like I couldn't breathe
You asked what's wrong with me
My best friend Leslie said "Oh she's just being Miley"
The next time we hang out
I will redeem myself
My heart can rest till then (a-whoa a-whoa)
Now I can't wait to see you again
I got this crazy feeling deep inside
When you called and asked to see me tomorrow night
I'm not a mind reader but I'm reading the signs
That you can't wait to see me again
[Chorus]
I got my sight set on you and I'm ready to aim
[Chorus]
(a-whoa a-whoa)
Now I can't wait to see you again
And I'm ready to aim
I have a heart that will
Never be tamed
I knew you were something special
When you spoke my name
Now I can't wait to see you again
I've got a way of knowing
When something is right
I feel like I must have known you
In another life
'cause I felt this deep connection
When you looked in my eyes
Now I can't wait to see you again
[Chorus:]
The last time I freaked out
I just kept looking down
I stuttered when you asked me what I'm thinking about
Felt like I couldn't breathe
You asked what's wrong with me
My best friend Leslie said "Oh she's just being Miley"
The next time we hang out
I will redeem myself
My heart can rest till then (a-whoa a-whoa)
Now I can't wait to see you again
I got this crazy feeling deep inside
When you called and asked to see me tomorrow night
I'm not a mind reader but I'm reading the signs
That you can't wait to see me again
[Chorus]
I got my sight set on you and I'm ready to aim
[Chorus]
(a-whoa a-whoa)
Now I can't wait to see you again
[MY VERSION]
I got my sights set on you
And I'm ready to try
I have a heart that will
Never know why
And I'm ready to try
I have a heart that will
Never know why
I knew you were something special
When you started to cry
Now I can't wait to see you again
I've got a way of knowing
When something is right
I feel like I must have known you
All of my life
'cause I felt this deep connection
When you looked in my eyes
Now I can't wait to see you again
[Chorus:]
The last time I freaked out
I just kept looking down
I started singing when you asked me what I'm thinking about
Felt like I couldn't breathe
You asked what's wrong with me
My best friend laughed and said "Oh she's just being Taylor"
The next time we hang out
I will redeem myself
My heart can rest till then (a-whoa a-whoa)
Now I can't wait to see you again
I got this crazy feeling deep inside
When you called and asked to see me tomorrow night
I'm not a mind reader but I'm reading the signs
That you can't wait to see me again
[Chorus]
I got my sight set on you and I'm ready to aim
[Chorus]
(a-whoa a-whoa)
Now I can't wait to see you again
“Never Say Never”- Justin Bieber (feat. Jaden
Smith)
[ORIGINAL]
(Never say never)
(Pick it up this, pick it up)
Yeah, yeah.
(Pick it up this, pick it up)
Never, never, never, never, never, never.
(Pick it up this, pick it up)
See I never thought that I could walk through fire
I never thought that I could take the burn
I never had the strength to take it higher
Until I reached the point of no return
And there's just no turning back
When your heart's under attack
Gonna give everything I have
It's my destiny
I will never say never! (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up up up
And never say never
Ne-never say never (never)
Ne-never say never (never)
Ne-never say never (never)
Never say it, never, never say it
I never thought that I could feel this power
I never thought that I could feel this free
I'm strong enough to climb the highest tower
And I'm fast enough to run across the sea
And there's just no turning back
When your heart's under attack
Gonna give everything I have
'cause this is my destiny
I will never say never! (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up, up, up
And never say never
Here we go!
Guess who?
JSmith and JB! (Uh-huh!)
I gotcha little bro
I can handle him
Hold up, aight?
I can handle him
Now he's bigger than me
Taller than me
And he's older than me
And stronger than me
And his arms a little bit longer than me
But he ain't on a JB song with me!
I be trying a chill
They be trying to sour the thrill
No pun intended, was raised by the power of Will
Like Luke with the force, when push comes to shove
Like Kobe in the 4th, ice water with blood
Let's go
I gotta be the best, and yes
We're the flyest
Like David and Goliath
I conquered the giant
So now I got the world in my hand
I was born from two stars
So the moon's where I land (I'm gone!)
I will never say never! (never say it, never, never say it) (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (OK) (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up, up, up
And never say never
I will never say never! (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up,
Pick it up, up, up
And never say never
Ne-never say never (never say it)
Ne-never say never (never say it)
Ne-never say never (never say it)
And never say never
Ne-never say never
Ne-never say never
Ne-never say never
And never say never.
(Pick it up this, pick it up)
Yeah, yeah.
(Pick it up this, pick it up)
Never, never, never, never, never, never.
(Pick it up this, pick it up)
See I never thought that I could walk through fire
I never thought that I could take the burn
I never had the strength to take it higher
Until I reached the point of no return
And there's just no turning back
When your heart's under attack
Gonna give everything I have
It's my destiny
I will never say never! (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up up up
And never say never
Ne-never say never (never)
Ne-never say never (never)
Ne-never say never (never)
Never say it, never, never say it
I never thought that I could feel this power
I never thought that I could feel this free
I'm strong enough to climb the highest tower
And I'm fast enough to run across the sea
And there's just no turning back
When your heart's under attack
Gonna give everything I have
'cause this is my destiny
I will never say never! (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up, up, up
And never say never
Here we go!
Guess who?
JSmith and JB! (Uh-huh!)
I gotcha little bro
I can handle him
Hold up, aight?
I can handle him
Now he's bigger than me
Taller than me
And he's older than me
And stronger than me
And his arms a little bit longer than me
But he ain't on a JB song with me!
I be trying a chill
They be trying to sour the thrill
No pun intended, was raised by the power of Will
Like Luke with the force, when push comes to shove
Like Kobe in the 4th, ice water with blood
Let's go
I gotta be the best, and yes
We're the flyest
Like David and Goliath
I conquered the giant
So now I got the world in my hand
I was born from two stars
So the moon's where I land (I'm gone!)
I will never say never! (never say it, never, never say it) (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (OK) (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up, up, up
And never say never
I will never say never! (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up,
Pick it up, up, up
And never say never
Ne-never say never (never say it)
Ne-never say never (never say it)
Ne-never say never (never say it)
And never say never
Ne-never say never
Ne-never say never
Ne-never say never
And never say never.
[MY VERSION]
(Never say never)
(Pick it up this, pick it up)
Yeah, yeah.
(Pick it up this, pick it up)
Never, never, never, never, never, never.
(Pick it up this, pick it up)
See I never thought that I could walk through fire
I never thought that I could take the burn
I never had the strength to take it higher
Until I reached the point of no return
And there's just no turning back
When your city's under attack
Gonna give everything I have
It's my destiny
I will never say never! (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up up up
And never say never
Ne-never say never (never)
Ne-never say never (never)
Ne-never say never (never)
Never say it, never, never say it
I never thought that I could feel this power
I never thought that I could feel this free
I'm strong enough to climb the highest tower
And I'm fast enough to run across the sea
And there's just no turning back
When your city's under attack
Gonna give everything I have
'cause this is my destiny
I will never say never! (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up, up, up
And never say never
Here we go!
Guess who?
Batman and Robin! (Uh-huh!)
I gotcha little bro
I can handle him
Hold up, aight?
I can handle him
Now he's as crazy can be
More dangerous than me
And he's older than me
And stronger than me
And his smile’s just way too creepy for me
But he ain't on Batman song with me!
I be trying a chill
Joker trying to kill for the thrill
Don’t want to hide, my past gave me an iron hard will
(Pick it up this, pick it up)
Yeah, yeah.
(Pick it up this, pick it up)
Never, never, never, never, never, never.
(Pick it up this, pick it up)
See I never thought that I could walk through fire
I never thought that I could take the burn
I never had the strength to take it higher
Until I reached the point of no return
And there's just no turning back
When your city's under attack
Gonna give everything I have
It's my destiny
I will never say never! (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up up up
And never say never
Ne-never say never (never)
Ne-never say never (never)
Ne-never say never (never)
Never say it, never, never say it
I never thought that I could feel this power
I never thought that I could feel this free
I'm strong enough to climb the highest tower
And I'm fast enough to run across the sea
And there's just no turning back
When your city's under attack
Gonna give everything I have
'cause this is my destiny
I will never say never! (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up, up, up
And never say never
Here we go!
Guess who?
Batman and Robin! (Uh-huh!)
I gotcha little bro
I can handle him
Hold up, aight?
I can handle him
Now he's as crazy can be
More dangerous than me
And he's older than me
And stronger than me
And his smile’s just way too creepy for me
But he ain't on Batman song with me!
I be trying a chill
Joker trying to kill for the thrill
Don’t want to hide, my past gave me an iron hard will
Like Flash with speed force, when push comes to shove
Like any other hero, I’m willing to shed blood
Let's go
I gotta be the best, and yes
I’m Boy Wonder
Like Super with Lex Luther
We conquered
the Joker
So now I got the world in my hands
I was born from flying stars
So the moon's where I land (I'm gone!)
I will never say never! (never say it, never, never say it) (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (OK) (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up, up, up
And never say never
I will never say never! (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up,
Pick it up, up, up
And never say never
Ne-never say never (never say it)
Ne-never say never (never say it)
Ne-never say never (never say it)
And never say never
Ne-never say never
Ne-never say never
Ne-never say never
And never say never.
So now I got the world in my hands
I was born from flying stars
So the moon's where I land (I'm gone!)
I will never say never! (never say it, never, never say it) (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (OK) (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up, up, up
And never say never
I will never say never! (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up,
Pick it up, up, up
And never say never
Ne-never say never (never say it)
Ne-never say never (never say it)
Ne-never say never (never say it)
And never say never
Ne-never say never
Ne-never say never
Ne-never say never
And never say never.
“High School Never Ends”- Bowling For Soup
[ORIGINAL]
Four
years you think for sure
That’s all you’ve got to endure
All the total dicks
All the stuck up chicks
So superficial, so immature
Then when you graduate
You take a look around and you say HEY WAIT
This is the same as where I just came from
I thought it was over
Aw that’s just great
The whole damn world is just as obsessed
With who‘s the best dressed and who‘s having sex,
Who‘s got the money, who gets the honeys,
Who‘s kinda cute and who‘s just a mess
And you still don’t have the right look
And you don’t have the right friends
Nothing changes but the faces, the names, and the trends
High school never ends
Check out the popular kids
You’ll never guess what Jessica did
How did Mary Kate lose all that weight
And Katie had a baby so I guess Tom’s straight
And the only thing that matters
Is climbing up that social ladder
Still care about your hair and the car you drive
Doesn’t matter if you’re sixteen or thirty-five
Reese Witherspoon,
She’s the prom queen
Bill Gates,
Captain of the chess team
Jack Black, the clown
Brad Pitt, the quarterback
I’ve seen it all before
I want my money back
The whole damn world is just as obsessed
With who’s the best dressed and who’s having sex,
Who’s in the clubs and who’s on the drugs,
Who’s throwing up before they digest
And you still don’t have the right look
And you don’t have the right friends
And you’re still listen to the same shit you did back then
High school never ends
High school never ends
The whole damn world is just as obsessed
With who‘s the best dressed and who‘s having sex,
Who‘s got the money, who gets the honeys,
Who‘s kinda cute and who‘s just a mess
And I still don’t have the right look
And I still have the same three friends
And I’m pretty much the same as I was back then
High school never ends
High school never ends
High school never ends
Here we go again
That’s all you’ve got to endure
All the total dicks
All the stuck up chicks
So superficial, so immature
Then when you graduate
You take a look around and you say HEY WAIT
This is the same as where I just came from
I thought it was over
Aw that’s just great
The whole damn world is just as obsessed
With who‘s the best dressed and who‘s having sex,
Who‘s got the money, who gets the honeys,
Who‘s kinda cute and who‘s just a mess
And you still don’t have the right look
And you don’t have the right friends
Nothing changes but the faces, the names, and the trends
High school never ends
Check out the popular kids
You’ll never guess what Jessica did
How did Mary Kate lose all that weight
And Katie had a baby so I guess Tom’s straight
And the only thing that matters
Is climbing up that social ladder
Still care about your hair and the car you drive
Doesn’t matter if you’re sixteen or thirty-five
Reese Witherspoon,
She’s the prom queen
Bill Gates,
Captain of the chess team
Jack Black, the clown
Brad Pitt, the quarterback
I’ve seen it all before
I want my money back
The whole damn world is just as obsessed
With who’s the best dressed and who’s having sex,
Who’s in the clubs and who’s on the drugs,
Who’s throwing up before they digest
And you still don’t have the right look
And you don’t have the right friends
And you’re still listen to the same shit you did back then
High school never ends
High school never ends
The whole damn world is just as obsessed
With who‘s the best dressed and who‘s having sex,
Who‘s got the money, who gets the honeys,
Who‘s kinda cute and who‘s just a mess
And I still don’t have the right look
And I still have the same three friends
And I’m pretty much the same as I was back then
High school never ends
High school never ends
High school never ends
Here we go again
[MY VERSION]
Four years you think for sure
That’s all you’ve got to endure
All the total dicks
All the stuck up chicks
So superficial, so immature
Then when you graduate
You take a look around and you say HEY WAIT
This is the same as where I just came from
I thought it was over
Aw that’s just great
The whole damn world is just as obsessed
With who‘s the best dressed and who‘s having sex,
Who‘s got the money, who gets the honeys,
Who‘s kinda cute and who‘s just a mess
And you still don’t have the right look
And you don’t have the right friends
Nothing changes but the faces, the names, and the trends
High school never ends
Check out the popular kids
You’ll never guess where JustinB is
Why is Miley on a Wrecking Ball
And Selena’s out with Niall so I guess J’s out
And the only thing that matters
Is climbing up that social ladder
Still care about your hair and the car you drive
Doesn’t matter if you’re sixteen or thirty-five
Kim Kardashian,
She’s the “it” girl
Mark Zuckerberg,
Captain of the coding team
Kevin Hart, the clown
Rob Pat, the vampire
I’ve seen it all before
I want my money back
The whole damn world is just as obsessed
With who’s the best dressed and who’s having sex,
Who’s in the clubs and who’s on the drugs,
Who’s throwing up before they digest
And you still don’t have the right look
And you don’t have the right friends
And you’re still listen to the same shit you did back then
High school never ends
High school never ends
The whole damn world is just as obsessed
With who‘s the best dressed and who‘s having sex,
Who‘s got the money, who gets the honeys,
Who‘s kinda cute and who‘s just a mess
And I still don’t have the right look
And I still have the same three friends
And I’m pretty much the same as I was back then
High school never ends
High school never ends
High school never ends
Here we go again
That’s all you’ve got to endure
All the total dicks
All the stuck up chicks
So superficial, so immature
Then when you graduate
You take a look around and you say HEY WAIT
This is the same as where I just came from
I thought it was over
Aw that’s just great
The whole damn world is just as obsessed
With who‘s the best dressed and who‘s having sex,
Who‘s got the money, who gets the honeys,
Who‘s kinda cute and who‘s just a mess
And you still don’t have the right look
And you don’t have the right friends
Nothing changes but the faces, the names, and the trends
High school never ends
Check out the popular kids
You’ll never guess where JustinB is
Why is Miley on a Wrecking Ball
And Selena’s out with Niall so I guess J’s out
And the only thing that matters
Is climbing up that social ladder
Still care about your hair and the car you drive
Doesn’t matter if you’re sixteen or thirty-five
Kim Kardashian,
She’s the “it” girl
Mark Zuckerberg,
Captain of the coding team
Kevin Hart, the clown
Rob Pat, the vampire
I’ve seen it all before
I want my money back
The whole damn world is just as obsessed
With who’s the best dressed and who’s having sex,
Who’s in the clubs and who’s on the drugs,
Who’s throwing up before they digest
And you still don’t have the right look
And you don’t have the right friends
And you’re still listen to the same shit you did back then
High school never ends
High school never ends
The whole damn world is just as obsessed
With who‘s the best dressed and who‘s having sex,
Who‘s got the money, who gets the honeys,
Who‘s kinda cute and who‘s just a mess
And I still don’t have the right look
And I still have the same three friends
And I’m pretty much the same as I was back then
High school never ends
High school never ends
High school never ends
Here we go again
MDIA 1020: Everyone Needs A Sidekick (25pts)
My sidekick would make up for what I lacked in
physical strength. Maybe even have super strength. One of my powers would be an
affinity over water and therefore he could in turn have one over fire. He can
control and make fire out of the energy floating around in the air/space. He
can super heat things with his mind, doesn’t need physical contact. In terms of
personality, it could play into the associated short temper that someone with a
power over fire would have. Yet he would likely have to be the brains of the
operation since I tend to get myself into trouble often. His powers could
include hypnotism; the way people get entranced by a flame or fire. If he can
get people to make direct eye contact, he can make them see what he wants them
to or spill their deepest darkest secrets. As a team we would sometimes bicker
but more often than not we would exchange witty banter and always have each
others backs.
MDIA 1020: Award Winning Structure (50pts)
I watched Sense And Sensibility (1995) which won the 1995 Academy Award for
Best Writing (Adapted Screen play). The story centers around two sisters,
Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, who after the death of their father have to
struggle between marrying for love or marrying for convenience. While trying to take care of her family’s
finances and becoming acquainted with the wife of her haf-brother, the eldest
of the sisters, Elinor, is introduced to Edward Ferrars.
They fall in love, but due to the disapproval of his family and a previous engagement, they are separated. Later on, Marianne rejects the obvious affections of the Colonel Brandon while chasing after a John Willoughby. She is eventually heartbroken upon the realization that because of Mr. Willoughby’s previous actions, his family disowns him and he decides of leave Marianne for a woman of high standing and wealthy family. She later turns to the Colonel and he helps her recover and wins her heart. During which time we discover that Mr. Ferrars has left his family and due to the change of heart of his intended, is no longer engaged. He happily comes looking to Elinor for forgiveness and are reunited.
They fall in love, but due to the disapproval of his family and a previous engagement, they are separated. Later on, Marianne rejects the obvious affections of the Colonel Brandon while chasing after a John Willoughby. She is eventually heartbroken upon the realization that because of Mr. Willoughby’s previous actions, his family disowns him and he decides of leave Marianne for a woman of high standing and wealthy family. She later turns to the Colonel and he helps her recover and wins her heart. During which time we discover that Mr. Ferrars has left his family and due to the change of heart of his intended, is no longer engaged. He happily comes looking to Elinor for forgiveness and are reunited.
In the instance of Elinor, the
hamartia is that her character is too timid and accepting. She worries about
others before herself and therefor allows her own happiness to slip away
without the slightest action from her. She quietly suffers while being pulled
and tugged by the troubles of her sister and family. The peripeteia in her
storyline is the moment when after having fallen in love with Mr. Edward
Ferrars, she and her family are suddenly moved to her uncle’s cottage because
of their lack of money. She is separated from Ferrars and as a result, his
family takes the opportunity to make it as difficult as possible for the two to
reunite. However, despite his family’s meddling, she had some understanding of
his affections and therefore her anagnorisis moment was finding out that he had
already been secretly engaged for several years.
As for Marianne, her hamartia is that she was too
ignorant of what love really meant and held too high of standards for it. She
had a strong opinion of what she wanted in a husband and then threw her whole
self and heart into attaining it. Which inevitably led to a broken heart as
well as a newfound maturity and a deeper-rooted love. Marianne’s peripeteia was
when Willoughby had to leave so suddenly and without a reason. We later find
out it was because he had left a girl pregnant and abandoned her. A fact his
family found out about and disowned him for and so he fled. Her anagnorisis was when she found out that although Willoughby
loved her, he prioritized his financial well being above his love for her. She
had held on to the idea and promise of their love that she was utterly distraught
to find out how far he was willing to go for her.
MDIA 1020: Your Harmatia is Showing (25pts)
In my story, a girl fresh out of college and looking for a job must deal with the death of her father and her
stepmother after a horrible car accident. Her parents had divorced when she was
young leaving her with her mother and her father had gone on to make his own
family creating resentment and a rift between him and the protagonist. She now
has to come to terms with her confused feelings toward her father while taking
in her now orphaned half-brother while the government decides who takes custody
over the boy. She had left her hometown to get away from her problems but now
memories, feelings and old friends
are starting to all rush back into her life.
In this
story, the protagonist’s tragic flaw is that she has a tendency to run away
from her feelings and avoid the issue. And while she tries to make close
connections with people, she some how always manages to put up walls around
her. Her past has scared her and as a result has left her with low self-esteem
and a need to prove her capable of success and independence. This is her way of
making her loneliness into a personal vendetta to show that she doesn't need
anyone to be happy.
The
turning point comes when her father dies and she has to take in her younger
brother. She had only ever been in charge of herself and now she needs to take
care of a child who may or may not be taken away from her by the end of the
summer. Struggling with the loss of a father she loved but couldn’t open up to,
she is back at home after being away an entire year. Now everywhere she goes
and everyone she sees brings back old pains and problems. Not to mention that
her father’s several attempts to reconnect in the past can be connected to
practically every spot in town.
The
Anagnorisis in the story is when she realizes that she never let her father in
for fear of him leaving again. She goes through an emotional break down as she
blames him for doing just that, leaving her again but come to terms with the
fact that he never wanted to, then or now. He continually tried to be a part of
her life in the past but she was the one who forced him out. This time, he left
someone behind, a bit of him that she now sees as a way to redeem her past
failures. After an entire summer with her brother, she as learned a lot about
their father and about how much the three are alike. She is unwilling to give
up her last connection and only sibling.
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