Comments for IB English A Literature

Comment on The Joy Luck Club by Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:09:28 +0000

Opps! I meant does the stories between only strengthen the questions raised in The Joy luck club?

Comment on The Joy Luck Club by Mr. MacKnight

Mr. MacKnight — Tue, 21 May 2013 07:58:16 +0000

Michelle, literature does not send messages! It raises questions.

Comment on The Joy Luck Club by Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:28:04 +0000

Hehe, so how does cultures (Chinese and American) affect us though (including how we think, act and behave)?

Comment on Odysseus’ Character by Linus

Linus — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:20:32 +0000

You mentioned that Odysseus was a curious man and wanted to explore the world so he gathered a crew and set sail and on his way home from this journey he faces all the challenges of which we read about. This is wrong. Odysseus was met with these challenges while sailing back from the battle in Troy.

Comment on The Joy Luck Club by Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:19:06 +0000

Yup, I agree with you Venus. That is another aspect of looking at how Tan structures the novel. Firstly, Tan structures it like a journey and also that is why she starts the book. But, then what is the use of the stories between? Is it just to strengthen the main message of the novel?

Comment on The nature of the gods in the Odyssey by Jarand

Jarand — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:18:34 +0000

The way you say that nature and the gods are the same is interesting. Couldn’t the psychological gods be described in the same way as the nature gods?!?

Comment on The Joy Luck Club by Sabrina

Sabrina — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:14:38 +0000

Hey michelle!
I thought it was really great you talked about that different cultures effect they way people act and it gave me some more information for my IOP

Comment on Personal response to Joy Luck Club by Venus Cheung

Venus Cheung — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:12:01 +0000

I agree that being able to relate to certain books does make it easier to understand the book more. Even though some of the views in this book is pretty extreme, I can definitely relate to some aspects of it as I have some Chinese background.

Comment on The nature of the gods in the Odyssey by Linus

Linus — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:07:50 +0000

I like your blog post. I also think it is important to take into consideration how the nature gods can be described as nature itself. For example Poseidon’s personality is very much the same as the nature of the sea. They are both ruthless and unforgiving in many circumstances and therefore they can be described as one and the same. It seems as if their personalities define nature in a way.

Comment on Odysseus’ Character by Jarand

Jarand — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:06:31 +0000

You are right in saying that Odysseus is a “person”, but there might be a thought that he was a hero. He is helped a lot by the gods, but still has some problems with them. So what you are trying to say is that Odysseus is a hero, who faces dreadful consequences. Or?