A & P

There was one dominant woman in this story, the "queenie" the submissive women are her two followers. The Queenie had a hint of submission when she was told she couldn't dress the way she did in the store anymore. The women play a minor role in the story, and they hardly talk. the fact that the manager and two workers are all male can be seen as a stereotype that only the males can work, and have the higher up jobs. There's an imbalance of power between male and female characters. Another stereotype that can be taken from this short story is that women do all the shopping; the shoppers are all women in A & P. I also see that the manager and Sammy, both males, seem to be more dominant than the females. The story is drastically sexualizing; going on about the women's appearances seemed to be the bulk of the story.

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Good morning Facebook.

Spring is finally here.

the flowers are so bountiful



I wish my husband would give me flowers; he didn't even kiss me goodbye when he left for the train

Stuck inside for yet another beautiful day.

My heart feels weird.. I googled what could be wrong, and it said I had some weird disease where my heart explodes... yeah right!

I guess It's not such a beautiful day after all, I just heard that the train my husband on crashed. There were no survivors; what a cruel world.

Thanks to everyone for all the messages and support.

freedom!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Ov0cDPZy8

A Good Man Is Hard to Find

The grandmother is one of the grotesque characters. The grandmother seems like a polite church-going woman at first, but she’s really just racist, self-centered, and believes her beliefs are superior to others. Evidence of her racism includes her use of the N word. She believes that whether or not a person is good is based on their native state, their parents, and their status, not from their actions. She said “In my time, children were more respectful of their native state and their parents and everything else.” The grandmother does not think before she acts and she takes pleasure in other people’s suffering. When the grandmother shrieked, she scrambled to her feet and stood staring. She said “You’re The Misfit! I recognized you at once.”  The misfit is also a grotesque character. He is looking for the truth, but has a damaged soul, and is insensitive towards others.

John Wesley said “Tennessee is just a hillbilly dumping ground” and “Georgia is a lousy state” which is adds to the southern negatives/weaknesses. There’s also the grandmothers racism, including her story about the watermelon involving a stereotype that a black boy would eat a watermelon that was left out and hat E.A.T. written on it.

           Factors leading this story to be classified in the Grotesque genre include the setting -Grotesque settings are often rural, and the grandmother was killed in the woods. Grotesques also have ironic situations but are realistic – I found one of the last quotes in the short story to be ironic. To me, the quote “she would of been a good woman, if” plays off the title “A good man is hard to find.”

The Lottery

      Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" concerns itself with the concept that it can be acceptable to require the individual to sacrifice for the greater good. A quote I found for evidence that this theme is present in the short story is "lottery in June, corn be heavy soon."
      This theme is present in almost every book and story I find. Movies like "The Purge" and "The Hunger Games" portray this undoubtedly. but in other shows, it is more subtly put in scenes where someone must stay behind so that others can live. just a few of numerous examples: a person is hanging off an edge holding on for his/her life, and another person is grabbing on to that persons feet also hanging on for their life. 2 or more people running from zombies, and they can't outrun the zombies, so one person shoots another person to keep the zombies preoccupied allowing at least 1 person to live instead of no one.
      An example of this theme  in families/schools/neighborhoods would be if a family is struggling financially, a father or mother might work extra hours, sacrificing their time, to provide for their family. If a student isn't fully understanding the material, a teacher might stay afterschool, sacrificing their time they could be spending with family or some sort, to help the student. And finally, if a house is hosting a BBQ, and they run out of ketchup, a neighbor could hand over their own ketchup.
      the comparison between my examples for school/pop culture/families/neighborhood and the short story, is a person or a group of people must sacrifice something so that someone or a group of other people can benefit from it. the difference is that doing a good deed such as giving a neighbor ketchup, doesn't overly burden the person/people sacrificing; the neighbor can also do a good deed back in return, making things fair. where as in the short story, sacrificing your life is a detrimental to that person and his/her family/friends; and it's nothing that can be repaid.