Monday, December 20, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
transition for the stranger
In the passage in chapter 5 of part 1 of The Stranger, when Marie asks Meursault to marry her, Albert Camus suggests that humans act to relationships with people differently. Meursault acted so blunt towards Marie's question and Marie acted like Meursault's answer didn't phase her. In many cases, Meursault's reaction would push a person away, but in this case Marie just acted like everything was fine. Camus is showing that sometimes relationships mean more to one person.
When the passage begins, Marie asked Meursault if he would marry her. Meursault just answered saying, "It didn't make any difference to me and that we could if she wanted to"(41). Marie wanted to know if he loved her and he just said he probably didn't love her. She asks, " So why marry me, then?"(41). This probably really broke her heart even if she didn't want to show it. She is obviously in love with Meursault and he is just telling her, emotionless, that he doesn't love her. He is also giving off the impression that he is taking this relationship as a joke. Marriage is a serious impact on a couples life and a decision made by two people who are in love. " If she wanted to, we could get married. Besides, she was the one who was doing the asking and all I was saying was yes." (41-42). Marie could tell Meursault was just saying yes to give her an answer. She felt a little rejected and obviously hurt that the man she wanted to marry could careless.
She didn't talk for a while, thinking, contemplating what to do next. Finally, she spoke. " She just wanted to know if I would have accepted the same proposal from another woman, with whom I was involved in the same way. I said "sure" "(42). This part really showed people react to love and relationships different very different. Asking the rest of their lives with you takes a lot of courage and Meursault put Marie down hard. Meursault could care less about marriage, and it seems Marie really wants him to love her and marry her.
By the end of the passage, Marie found herself questioning if she loved Meursault. But she knew she loved him because he was peculiar. Meursault didn't really say anything to Marie. " I didn't say anything, because I didn't have anything to add, so she tool my arm with a smile and said she wanted to marry me. I said we could do it whenever she wanted"(42). Marie seemed like she was going to change her mind because Meursault seemed so blunt, and didn't care about anything. He doesn't love her, he doesn't mind if they get married, and he would have said yes to any other girl he was involved with.
At first Meursault and Marie's relationship seemed very important to Marie, and barely anything to Meursault. After Meursault talking to Marie in such a way made their relationship seem less meaningful to Marie. Meursault kind of made it seem like their whole relationship was a joke, and didn't mean much to him. He like to do things his own stubborn way, not thinking about anyone else's feelings.
In chapter 1 of part 2 in The Stranger, Albert Camus suggests that humans are stubborn and often want to do things their own way. Meursault's lawyer is trying to help him beat the case as much as he can, but Meursault is not cooperating. The lawyer is trying to relate Meursault actions on Maman's death, but he does not give his lawyer enough feedback to work with. Meursault is so blunt, and stubborn to even realize that the lawyer can get him out of jail, and get his life back on track.
The lawyer had told Meursault that there had been investigations on his private life, and he knows Maman does recently before the incident. The lawyer knows Meursault “had “shown insensitivity” the day of Maman’s funeral” (64) and wants Meursault to help and give him answers. Even though the lawyer felt embarrassed to ask Meursault if he was sad the day the funeral, he had to ask, but Meursault didn’t give a clear response. “I probably did love Maman, but that didn’t mean anything. At one time or another all normal people have wished their loved ones were dead” (65). Meursault is acting very hard-headed, making the lawyer upset. The lawyer made Meursault promise to not say that at the hearing because it probably would cause him many problems, and make him look guiltier.
In the end of the passage, the lawyer seemed to be trying to keep his cool with Meursault. He is trying to get more emotion, more answers out of Meursault. Meursault stubbornly adds, “. . . my nature [is] such that my physical needs often [get] in the way of my feelings” (65). Meursault was trying to say that he was too tired to even know what was going on at his own mother’s funeral. “What I can say for certain is that I would rather Maman hadn’t died. But my lawyer didn’t seem satisfied. He said, “That’s not enough”” (65). It seems as if Meursault is taking this all as a joke.
In the next paragraph, the lawyer still hasn’t given up on Meursault. “He asked me if I could say that that day I had held back my natural feelings. I said, “No, because it’s not true”” (65). Meursault is trying to do things his own stubborn way, and doesn’t cooperate at all with the lawyer. The lawyer just gave him a look, seemed disgusted in Meursault’s stubbornness and told Meursault, “. . . it was obvious [he] had never had any dealings with the law” (65).
Meursault is a perfect example of an emotionless and stubborn human being who likes to do things his own way. People constantly try to show affection, remorse, friendship, and offer him help. Marie took a big step and asked him to marry her, and even after he said that he didn't love her, and he didn't really care, she still stuck by his side. The lawyer did everything in his power to get Meursault out of trouble, and back with all the people who cared for him, but Meursault was just too stubborn. Meursault constantly pushed people away and acted hard-headed.
When the passage begins, Marie asked Meursault if he would marry her. Meursault just answered saying, "It didn't make any difference to me and that we could if she wanted to"(41). Marie wanted to know if he loved her and he just said he probably didn't love her. She asks, " So why marry me, then?"(41). This probably really broke her heart even if she didn't want to show it. She is obviously in love with Meursault and he is just telling her, emotionless, that he doesn't love her. He is also giving off the impression that he is taking this relationship as a joke. Marriage is a serious impact on a couples life and a decision made by two people who are in love. " If she wanted to, we could get married. Besides, she was the one who was doing the asking and all I was saying was yes." (41-42). Marie could tell Meursault was just saying yes to give her an answer. She felt a little rejected and obviously hurt that the man she wanted to marry could careless.
She didn't talk for a while, thinking, contemplating what to do next. Finally, she spoke. " She just wanted to know if I would have accepted the same proposal from another woman, with whom I was involved in the same way. I said "sure" "(42). This part really showed people react to love and relationships different very different. Asking the rest of their lives with you takes a lot of courage and Meursault put Marie down hard. Meursault could care less about marriage, and it seems Marie really wants him to love her and marry her.
By the end of the passage, Marie found herself questioning if she loved Meursault. But she knew she loved him because he was peculiar. Meursault didn't really say anything to Marie. " I didn't say anything, because I didn't have anything to add, so she tool my arm with a smile and said she wanted to marry me. I said we could do it whenever she wanted"(42). Marie seemed like she was going to change her mind because Meursault seemed so blunt, and didn't care about anything. He doesn't love her, he doesn't mind if they get married, and he would have said yes to any other girl he was involved with.
At first Meursault and Marie's relationship seemed very important to Marie, and barely anything to Meursault. After Meursault talking to Marie in such a way made their relationship seem less meaningful to Marie. Meursault kind of made it seem like their whole relationship was a joke, and didn't mean much to him. He like to do things his own stubborn way, not thinking about anyone else's feelings.
In chapter 1 of part 2 in The Stranger, Albert Camus suggests that humans are stubborn and often want to do things their own way. Meursault's lawyer is trying to help him beat the case as much as he can, but Meursault is not cooperating. The lawyer is trying to relate Meursault actions on Maman's death, but he does not give his lawyer enough feedback to work with. Meursault is so blunt, and stubborn to even realize that the lawyer can get him out of jail, and get his life back on track.
The lawyer had told Meursault that there had been investigations on his private life, and he knows Maman does recently before the incident. The lawyer knows Meursault “had “shown insensitivity” the day of Maman’s funeral” (64) and wants Meursault to help and give him answers. Even though the lawyer felt embarrassed to ask Meursault if he was sad the day the funeral, he had to ask, but Meursault didn’t give a clear response. “I probably did love Maman, but that didn’t mean anything. At one time or another all normal people have wished their loved ones were dead” (65). Meursault is acting very hard-headed, making the lawyer upset. The lawyer made Meursault promise to not say that at the hearing because it probably would cause him many problems, and make him look guiltier.
In the end of the passage, the lawyer seemed to be trying to keep his cool with Meursault. He is trying to get more emotion, more answers out of Meursault. Meursault stubbornly adds, “. . . my nature [is] such that my physical needs often [get] in the way of my feelings” (65). Meursault was trying to say that he was too tired to even know what was going on at his own mother’s funeral. “What I can say for certain is that I would rather Maman hadn’t died. But my lawyer didn’t seem satisfied. He said, “That’s not enough”” (65). It seems as if Meursault is taking this all as a joke.
In the next paragraph, the lawyer still hasn’t given up on Meursault. “He asked me if I could say that that day I had held back my natural feelings. I said, “No, because it’s not true”” (65). Meursault is trying to do things his own stubborn way, and doesn’t cooperate at all with the lawyer. The lawyer just gave him a look, seemed disgusted in Meursault’s stubbornness and told Meursault, “. . . it was obvious [he] had never had any dealings with the law” (65).
Meursault is a perfect example of an emotionless and stubborn human being who likes to do things his own way. People constantly try to show affection, remorse, friendship, and offer him help. Marie took a big step and asked him to marry her, and even after he said that he didn't love her, and he didn't really care, she still stuck by his side. The lawyer did everything in his power to get Meursault out of trouble, and back with all the people who cared for him, but Meursault was just too stubborn. Meursault constantly pushed people away and acted hard-headed.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
In chapter 1 of part 2 in The Stranger, Albert Camus suggests that humans are stubborn and often want to do things their own way. Meursault's lawyer is trying to help him beat the case as much as he can, but Meursault is not cooperating. The lawyer is trying to relate Meursault actions on Maman's death, but he does not give his lawyer enough feedback to work with. Meursault is so blunt, and stubborn to even realize that the lawyer can get him out of jail, and get his life back on track.
The lawyer had told Meursault that there had been investigations on his private life, and he knows Maman does recently before the incident. The lawyer knows Meursault “had “shown insensitivity” the day of Maman’s funeral” (64) and wants Meursault to help and give him answers. Even though the lawyer felt embarrassed to ask Meursault if he was sad the day the funeral, he had to ask, but Meursault didn’t give a clear response. “I probably did love Maman, but that didn’t mean anything. At one time or another all normal people have wished their loved ones were dead” (65). Meursault is acting very hard-headed, making the lawyer upset. The lawyer made Meursault promise to not say that at the hearing because it probably would cause him many problems, and make him look guiltier.
In the end of the passage, the lawyer seemed to be trying to keep his cool with Meursault. He is trying to get more emotion, more answers out of Meursault. Meursault stubbornly adds, “. . . my nature [is] such that my physical needs often [get] in the way of my feelings” (65). Meursault was trying to say that he was too tired to even know what was going on at his own mother’s funeral. “What I can say for certain is that I would rather Maman hadn’t died. But my lawyer didn’t seem satisfied. He said, “That’s not enough”” (65). It seems as if Meursault is taking this all as a joke.
In the next paragraph, the lawyer still hasn’t given up on Meursault. “He asked me if I could say that that day I had held back my natural feelings. I said, “No, because it’s not true”” (65). Meursault is trying to do things his own stubborn way, and doesn’t cooperate at all with the lawyer. The lawyer just gave him a look, seemed disgusted in Meursault’s stubbornness and told Meursault, “. . . it was obvious [he] had never had any dealings with the law” (65).
The lawyer had told Meursault that there had been investigations on his private life, and he knows Maman does recently before the incident. The lawyer knows Meursault “had “shown insensitivity” the day of Maman’s funeral” (64) and wants Meursault to help and give him answers. Even though the lawyer felt embarrassed to ask Meursault if he was sad the day the funeral, he had to ask, but Meursault didn’t give a clear response. “I probably did love Maman, but that didn’t mean anything. At one time or another all normal people have wished their loved ones were dead” (65). Meursault is acting very hard-headed, making the lawyer upset. The lawyer made Meursault promise to not say that at the hearing because it probably would cause him many problems, and make him look guiltier.
In the end of the passage, the lawyer seemed to be trying to keep his cool with Meursault. He is trying to get more emotion, more answers out of Meursault. Meursault stubbornly adds, “. . . my nature [is] such that my physical needs often [get] in the way of my feelings” (65). Meursault was trying to say that he was too tired to even know what was going on at his own mother’s funeral. “What I can say for certain is that I would rather Maman hadn’t died. But my lawyer didn’t seem satisfied. He said, “That’s not enough”” (65). It seems as if Meursault is taking this all as a joke.
In the next paragraph, the lawyer still hasn’t given up on Meursault. “He asked me if I could say that that day I had held back my natural feelings. I said, “No, because it’s not true”” (65). Meursault is trying to do things his own stubborn way, and doesn’t cooperate at all with the lawyer. The lawyer just gave him a look, seemed disgusted in Meursault’s stubbornness and told Meursault, “. . . it was obvious [he] had never had any dealings with the law” (65).
Monday, November 29, 2010
the stranger
In the passage when Marie asked Mersault to marry her, Albert Camus suggests that everyone reacts to love and relationships different by having Mersault react so blunt towards Marie's question. Camus also showed everyone reacts to love and relationships different by the way Marie reacted after Mersault answered her. In many cases, Mersault's reaction would push a girl away, but in this case Marie just acted like everything was fine. Camus is showing that love and relationships may mean more to one person than the other.
When the passage begins, Marie asked Mersault if he would marry her. Mersault just answered saying, "It didn't make any difference to me and that we could if she wanted to"(41). Marie wanted to know if he loved her and he just said he probably didn't love her. She asks, " So why marry me, then?"(41). This probably really broke her heart even if she didn't want to show it. She is obviously in love with Mersault and he is just telling her, emotionless, that he doesn't love her. He is also giving off the impression that he is taking this relationship as a joke. Marriage is a serious impact on a couples life and a decision made by two people who are in love. " If she wanted to, we could get married. Besides, she was the one who was doing the asking and all I was saying was yes." (41-42). Marie could tell Mersault was just saying yes to give her an answer. She felt a little rejected and obviously hurt that the man she wanted to marry could careless.
She didn't talk for a while, thinking, contemplating what to do next. Finally, she spoke. " She just wanted to know if I would have accepted the same proposal from another woman, with whom I was involved in the same way. I said "sure" "(42). This part really showed people react to love and relationships different very different. Asking the rest of their lives with you takes a lot of courage and Mersault put Marie down hard. Mersault could care less about marriage, and it seems Marie really wants him to love her and marry her.
By the end of the passage, Marie found herself questioning if she loved Mersault. But she knew she loved him because he was peculiar. Mersault didn't really say anything to Marie. " I didn't say anything, because I didn't have anything to add, so she tool my arm with a smile and said she wanted to marry me. I said we could do it whenever she wanted"(42). Marie seemed like she was going to change her mind because Mersault seemed so blunt, and didn't care about anything. He doesn't love her, he doesn't mind if they get married, and he would have said yes to any other girl he was involved with.
At first love and their relationship seemed very important to Marie, and nothing to Mersault. At the end of the passage, their relationship and love wasn't so meaningful. Camus used a way in which love and the relationship didn't matter to the couple to show everyone reacts different.
When the passage begins, Marie asked Mersault if he would marry her. Mersault just answered saying, "It didn't make any difference to me and that we could if she wanted to"(41). Marie wanted to know if he loved her and he just said he probably didn't love her. She asks, " So why marry me, then?"(41). This probably really broke her heart even if she didn't want to show it. She is obviously in love with Mersault and he is just telling her, emotionless, that he doesn't love her. He is also giving off the impression that he is taking this relationship as a joke. Marriage is a serious impact on a couples life and a decision made by two people who are in love. " If she wanted to, we could get married. Besides, she was the one who was doing the asking and all I was saying was yes." (41-42). Marie could tell Mersault was just saying yes to give her an answer. She felt a little rejected and obviously hurt that the man she wanted to marry could careless.
She didn't talk for a while, thinking, contemplating what to do next. Finally, she spoke. " She just wanted to know if I would have accepted the same proposal from another woman, with whom I was involved in the same way. I said "sure" "(42). This part really showed people react to love and relationships different very different. Asking the rest of their lives with you takes a lot of courage and Mersault put Marie down hard. Mersault could care less about marriage, and it seems Marie really wants him to love her and marry her.
By the end of the passage, Marie found herself questioning if she loved Mersault. But she knew she loved him because he was peculiar. Mersault didn't really say anything to Marie. " I didn't say anything, because I didn't have anything to add, so she tool my arm with a smile and said she wanted to marry me. I said we could do it whenever she wanted"(42). Marie seemed like she was going to change her mind because Mersault seemed so blunt, and didn't care about anything. He doesn't love her, he doesn't mind if they get married, and he would have said yes to any other girl he was involved with.
At first love and their relationship seemed very important to Marie, and nothing to Mersault. At the end of the passage, their relationship and love wasn't so meaningful. Camus used a way in which love and the relationship didn't matter to the couple to show everyone reacts different.
Friday, November 5, 2010
independent reading
In the memoir, Jay's Journal by an anonymous writer, the character is the type who tries to do good, but always falls back to doing bad. He conflicts and fights with himself ultimately resulting in him taking his own life. This shows that when you take life and family for granted, nothing good comes out of it, only heartache, disappointment, and in this case him taking his life.
In the beginning of the book, he seemed very angry that he had to keep a journal, until he finally gets comfortable writing in it. "But then somehow I got into seventh grade and started smoking shit and stuff I don't know, I guess it really was in seventh grade when I started getting off track"(p.7). He admits that when he was just in seventh grade and he was already getting into drugs. ". . .but I'm not really a whole person without them"(p. 10). He is very fond of his best friends Brad and Dell, and he doesn't feel complete without them. He likes this girl Debbie Dale, but the only problem is, she used to use drugs. In many cases when someone falls for someone who used to use, it doesn't turn out good. " Dad came in early and caught me stealing the pills for Debbie"(p.26). His dad has just got him this job in his pharmacy so he could make some money. Debbie needed more "ups" so she used him to steal them from the pharmacy, and he did. He got caught and almost had his dad closed down, which means seven employees would loose their jobs.
He gets sent away for his actions. After a while, Debbie wouldn't even write back to him, which upsets him because he did so much for her. "I'm the dumb bastard that took the fall while she goes right on licking her chops"(p.32). Now he feels dumb because he got into all this trouble, his family is mad at him, and Debbie doesn't even have the respect to write him back. He misses Brad and Dell and admits he's actually scared. "You gave me life Then put my hand in yours and led me on my way Till I rebelled and lost myself. Please do not let me go. I need you so."(P.43). He is finally starting to realize that his family is important to him, and they care about him. He starts getting his life back on track. "We were all on a natural happy high"(p.54). He didn't need to smoke to be happy, for once he felt good without being actually high. He is getting his life back together again.
At the climax of the story, he met a girl named Tina. She was sweet, the only problem is, she was very interested in witchcraft and voodoo, and based her actions on the Ouija board. "Then we messed around for a while with the Ouija board and the crystal ball. Tina said they had both told her emphatically that she was going to win the election, that's why she never had any questions"(p.125). Tina believed everything she did on the Ouija board. This made Jay uncomfortable because Ouija boards, voodoo, and witchcraft is all based in evil spirits.
Jay's two best friends both died after they "sold" their soul away. Jay was a mess knowing his friends weren't with him anymore. He always felt sick, couldn't eat or sleep, didn't feel like himself. He was always feeling evil around him, even his little brother didn't recognize him. "One night while we were out Jay took a 22-pistol, put it to his right temple, and pulled the trigger"(p.228). The pressure was too much for Jay. His two best friends gone, his family kind of scared of him, and he felt evil all around.
Jay took on too much for him to handle. He tried to do so much with school, get back on track, that it just made him crash. It is horrible it had to got to him in such a way that he felt the need to take his own life.
In the beginning of the book, he seemed very angry that he had to keep a journal, until he finally gets comfortable writing in it. "But then somehow I got into seventh grade and started smoking shit and stuff I don't know, I guess it really was in seventh grade when I started getting off track"(p.7). He admits that when he was just in seventh grade and he was already getting into drugs. ". . .but I'm not really a whole person without them"(p. 10). He is very fond of his best friends Brad and Dell, and he doesn't feel complete without them. He likes this girl Debbie Dale, but the only problem is, she used to use drugs. In many cases when someone falls for someone who used to use, it doesn't turn out good. " Dad came in early and caught me stealing the pills for Debbie"(p.26). His dad has just got him this job in his pharmacy so he could make some money. Debbie needed more "ups" so she used him to steal them from the pharmacy, and he did. He got caught and almost had his dad closed down, which means seven employees would loose their jobs.
He gets sent away for his actions. After a while, Debbie wouldn't even write back to him, which upsets him because he did so much for her. "I'm the dumb bastard that took the fall while she goes right on licking her chops"(p.32). Now he feels dumb because he got into all this trouble, his family is mad at him, and Debbie doesn't even have the respect to write him back. He misses Brad and Dell and admits he's actually scared. "You gave me life Then put my hand in yours and led me on my way Till I rebelled and lost myself. Please do not let me go. I need you so."(P.43). He is finally starting to realize that his family is important to him, and they care about him. He starts getting his life back on track. "We were all on a natural happy high"(p.54). He didn't need to smoke to be happy, for once he felt good without being actually high. He is getting his life back together again.
At the climax of the story, he met a girl named Tina. She was sweet, the only problem is, she was very interested in witchcraft and voodoo, and based her actions on the Ouija board. "Then we messed around for a while with the Ouija board and the crystal ball. Tina said they had both told her emphatically that she was going to win the election, that's why she never had any questions"(p.125). Tina believed everything she did on the Ouija board. This made Jay uncomfortable because Ouija boards, voodoo, and witchcraft is all based in evil spirits.
Jay's two best friends both died after they "sold" their soul away. Jay was a mess knowing his friends weren't with him anymore. He always felt sick, couldn't eat or sleep, didn't feel like himself. He was always feeling evil around him, even his little brother didn't recognize him. "One night while we were out Jay took a 22-pistol, put it to his right temple, and pulled the trigger"(p.228). The pressure was too much for Jay. His two best friends gone, his family kind of scared of him, and he felt evil all around.
Jay took on too much for him to handle. He tried to do so much with school, get back on track, that it just made him crash. It is horrible it had to got to him in such a way that he felt the need to take his own life.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Plum Plum Pickers
In "Plum Plum Pickers" by Raymand Barrio, he suggests that when you work hard for something, never let anyone take it frome you by haveing Manuel refuse to give Morales two cents. Even though two sents isn't a lot they still worked hard to get their money and no one should just take it from them. The story demonstrated some literary techniques, pride, happiness, and honesty.
The author uses many literary techniques in the story. He uses metaphor when he says, "...just like the blackest bars on the jails of hell." He uses the metaphor to demonstrate how trapped he felt, locked in a "cage" in hell. He also uses repitition to get his point across, because if something is repeated it is supposed to make the reader feel a connection to what is being said, he also uses imagery to connect the reader to the story, "... He was trapped in an endless maze of apricot trees, as though forever, neat rows of them..." The quote gives a clear image that ther are several apricot trees and he jus feels trapped between them. He uses a lot of tone to give off exactly what he is feeling at the moment. Lastly, he uses allusion. When he says, "... drank the holy water..." it is clear he is talking about a baptism. Barrio uses great literary techniqyes, but also shows pride too.
Sometime pride isn't always a good thing, but in the story Manuel's pride is very good. Manuel is a hard-working man, slaves in the hot sun to get the job done and to make money. When Morales comes and tries to take two cents from every bucket, Manuel was the only one who spoke up. Even though it was only two cents and pretty much nothing, Manuel saw it as someone trying to take what he worked hard for. Manuel took a stand and kicked his bucket of fruits over, and his actions provoked the others to do the same, but Morales gave in. Manuel's pride in this story was a very effective thing, along with his happiness.
Manuel definitely deserved to be happy with himself at the end of the story. Morales tried to take something that was rightfully Manuel's, so he took a stand, and also encouraged the other workers to do the same. By all of them taking a stand, Morales finally saiid, "All right. All right, men. I shall take nothing this time." Making Morales back down, Manuel felt very good and happy with himself. "Manuel felt a thrill of power course through his nerves." He felt powerful for not letting Morales take from him, or anyone else, which goes to show that honesty is very important as well.
Honesty is one of the most important factors in life, and Barrio shows it in his story. Morales lied to the men and said he wouldn't take anything from them. "You promised to take nothing!" Manuel heard himself saying." Morales replied with, "I said two cents, hombre. You got a problem or what?" Morales was not honest with the guys and tried to just take from them what was theirs. If Morales was honest from the start and really said that he was going to take the two cents from the beginning, the men wouldn't have put up a fight. In result of him not being honest, and trying to do something against his word, the menwould not put up with it. Instead, for Morales lying, he had all these men taking a stand against him, and making him take back his word, and they all got what they wanted in the first place. Being honest can get yu very far in life.
The story " Plum Plum Pickers" by Raymand Barrio teaches a good life lesson through his story of literary techniques, pride, happiness, and honesty. He teaches never give someone something that is rightfully yours. Also, stand up for yourself or peope will walk all over you. The story was an interesting way to teach an important life lesson.
The author uses many literary techniques in the story. He uses metaphor when he says, "...just like the blackest bars on the jails of hell." He uses the metaphor to demonstrate how trapped he felt, locked in a "cage" in hell. He also uses repitition to get his point across, because if something is repeated it is supposed to make the reader feel a connection to what is being said, he also uses imagery to connect the reader to the story, "... He was trapped in an endless maze of apricot trees, as though forever, neat rows of them..." The quote gives a clear image that ther are several apricot trees and he jus feels trapped between them. He uses a lot of tone to give off exactly what he is feeling at the moment. Lastly, he uses allusion. When he says, "... drank the holy water..." it is clear he is talking about a baptism. Barrio uses great literary techniqyes, but also shows pride too.
Sometime pride isn't always a good thing, but in the story Manuel's pride is very good. Manuel is a hard-working man, slaves in the hot sun to get the job done and to make money. When Morales comes and tries to take two cents from every bucket, Manuel was the only one who spoke up. Even though it was only two cents and pretty much nothing, Manuel saw it as someone trying to take what he worked hard for. Manuel took a stand and kicked his bucket of fruits over, and his actions provoked the others to do the same, but Morales gave in. Manuel's pride in this story was a very effective thing, along with his happiness.
Manuel definitely deserved to be happy with himself at the end of the story. Morales tried to take something that was rightfully Manuel's, so he took a stand, and also encouraged the other workers to do the same. By all of them taking a stand, Morales finally saiid, "All right. All right, men. I shall take nothing this time." Making Morales back down, Manuel felt very good and happy with himself. "Manuel felt a thrill of power course through his nerves." He felt powerful for not letting Morales take from him, or anyone else, which goes to show that honesty is very important as well.
Honesty is one of the most important factors in life, and Barrio shows it in his story. Morales lied to the men and said he wouldn't take anything from them. "You promised to take nothing!" Manuel heard himself saying." Morales replied with, "I said two cents, hombre. You got a problem or what?" Morales was not honest with the guys and tried to just take from them what was theirs. If Morales was honest from the start and really said that he was going to take the two cents from the beginning, the men wouldn't have put up a fight. In result of him not being honest, and trying to do something against his word, the menwould not put up with it. Instead, for Morales lying, he had all these men taking a stand against him, and making him take back his word, and they all got what they wanted in the first place. Being honest can get yu very far in life.
The story " Plum Plum Pickers" by Raymand Barrio teaches a good life lesson through his story of literary techniques, pride, happiness, and honesty. He teaches never give someone something that is rightfully yours. Also, stand up for yourself or peope will walk all over you. The story was an interesting way to teach an important life lesson.
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