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Character clash

      To build a fire man and Miss Luella Bates Washington Jones

         After he got back from the treacherous trip up in the Yukon, the man had made up his mind to take some time off of camping in subzero weathers, not out of fear but simply to become acquainted with the lack of a ring finger on his right hand, and hairless patch of discolored skin on the left side if his face.

Found Poem- Ava

Safe

The man sat in the snow for a moment.
Such were his thoughts, but he did not sit and think them.
He remembered the advice of the old man on Sulphur Creek,
But he was safe
And then it happened,

To Build a Fire (Complete Story)

DAY HAD BROKEN cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main Yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. It was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. It was nine o'clock. There was no sun nor hint of sun, though there was not a cloud in the sky. It was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, a subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. This fact did not worry the man. He was used to the lack of sun. It had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.

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Two Important Quotes

"But all this—the mysterious, far-reaching hair-line trail, the absence of sun from the sky, the tremendous cold, and the strangeness and weirdness of it all—made no impression on the man"
This quote  shows the man's feelings in the beginning of the story. He wasn't nervous, and he was sure that he would succeeding getting where he wanted to go. The man doesn't worry about the warnings that other people gave him. This quote outlines his character throughout the story. He has the feeling that nothing can hurt him because he doesn't respect nature. He thinks that it does not have enough power to hurt him.

"'You were right, old hoss; you were right,' the man mumbled to the old-timer of Sulphur Creek."
This quote is important because the man realizes here that he was wrong. The man's point of view throughout the whole story was that he was stronger than nature and smarter than the people telling him otherwise. This is what led the man to his death. Once he realizes that he was wrong, he knows he will die and there is no way to get out of it. The shift in the man's feelings throughout the story shows the readers that being too cocky will not only lead to your death, but you will also be remembered as stupid or arrogant.

Everything that Rises Must Converge (Form)

Thank You Ma'am Poem

I felt like I was carrying my whole life in one hand.
No one has ever done anything nice for me.
No one.
After I turned twelve, I was on my own.
Stealing was only thing I know.
But that woman changed me.
I lied to her about the suede shoes.
I mother lays sick in her bed as in roam the streets for money.
I tried looking for her.
Day and Night.
I tried out for jobs.
Day and Night.
And sometimes
I stole.
Day and Night.
I didn't ask for this life,
but Incan change it.
And I will always remember who helped me.
Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.

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Character Clash - Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and Gracie Mae Still

It was a normal night for Mrs. Luella Bates. She walked down the side walk, her short heels clicking the concrete with every heavy step she took. In front of her the street lights beamed down on a women standing at the bus stop.

Reunion poem

He made his was thought the crowd
Heeled black shoes thinking and clicking on the concrete
it was noon exactly

As we walk to the restaurant,
This stranger and I
I wonder
Why would my mother divorce him

Some people divorce because of hate
Others for money
But as we hop restaurant to restaurant
It's clear that my mother divorced him
Because of pure arrogance and annoyance

One waiter after another
shouting French words I don't understand
Until I have to go
He offers to buy me a news paper
And the last time I saw my father
Was like the last time before,
With my mother.

Character Clash- Roger and Charlie's Father

      Charlie and his father approached their fifth restaurant. Charlie had said he had time for one more. The bell on the door jingled as they stepped inside. Charlie pointed to the only empty table near the back and they sat down. A waiter came over to their table and asked them what they wanted. This time, Charlie's father had no problem answering. Charlie breathed a deep sigh of relief. Then his father added, "Bring it fast. It doesn't seem like you're hustling." Charlie rolled his eyes and noticed that the people next to them, a young boy and a man who looked to be his father, were staring at his father.

Character Clash (Charlie's Dad Meets Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones)

She walked towards her table. She was about to sit down when a man yelled at her "Can I have some service please?" He clapped his hands at her. She walked up to him and stared him down. "Excuse me sir, I am not a waiter,"

Reunion- Song

This is from the perspective of the waiter that he called "Garcon."

2 Highlights: Bicycles, muscles, cigarettes.

"Did [Grandfather] smoke? I think I remember a pipe or something"

In this sentence you can infer that there is a cycle of smoking in the family 

"Smell the back of my hand"

"I guess I don't smell anything, Dad. What is it?

From this sentence you can infer that the father is trying to break the cycle of smoking.

This gives you a sneak peek of Hamilton's personality.

Character clash: Hamilton and A&P boy

A strong looking man leads his son into the grocery store, holding his hand tight and looking solemnly around. I nod a hello their way, and continue fiddling with my package of gum. The man walks over and starts looking at the candy in front of the cash register. "Is this what you want?" He asks his son, and his son shakes his head no, and says something about ice cream. The man asks me where to find ice cream. "Aisle 6, it's on the sign," I say, chuckling a little. The sign's about a yard away from the man. He smirks at me, but a weird type of smirk. Like a "I'm gonna get you" smirk. He walks over to Aisle 6, grabs some chocolate ice cream. He walks back, throws it at my chest kinda forcefully. I shake my head a little, ring it up. "Look kid. You like this job? I hope not." He says. I chuckle. "It's your lucky day I guess. Nah, I hate this place. I just wanna go watch some Johnny Carson." It's his turn to shake his head, and he says, "Your somethin else, kid. Whatever." His son is lookin at us with bug eyes. I clear my throat. "Thank you for shopping at A&P, sir. Have a nice day." I hand them their bag with the ice cream. The dad nods a little and they walk into the chilly dusk air. The son tugs on his dad's hand. "Dad, who's Johnny Carson?

Character Clash (Hamilton and Queenie)

Hamilton stood with his son waiting in line for check out at the grocery store. His son held a candy bar the size of his own hand, and his eyes were glue to the brown wrapping. Hamilton’s son turned to him and asked him,

“Would your dad let you get candy when you were younger?”

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Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarretes Two Highlights

"But now he recalled his father's one fistfight as if it were all there was to the man."

This shows that there is this cycle of being a stereotypical man/boy and nothing else because all he remembers of his father is a fistfight and he got in a fistfight and his son was part of losing a bike. He is breaking the cycle by later trying to stop smoking because his father smoked.

"Hamilton left the door open, and  then thought better of it and closed it halfway."

This shows that Hamilton wants to see more of his son's life, but after he thinks about it, he realizes that he shouldn't see that much of it.

Bicycles, muscles, and cigarettes photos

This photo shows how parents may only see certain sides of their children, and don't know how they act in other atmospheres. This is also true in that kids only see their parents in a filial way, like how Rodger views Mr. Hamilton. It can be positive or negative when surprising other parts of a person are revealed. In the hamilton's case, it may have brought them together how Mr. Hamilton defended his son, or it could have torn them apart, as it did Hamilton and his father. 

Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes Poll

Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes

Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes audio

Bicycles, muscles, cigarettes Creative writing prompt

Creative writing prompts

1
Why do you think the author chose to write about a bike? What does it symbolize? Could the story have been better if the author chose something else? Why or why not

2
What symbols were used in the story? What do they mean? How do they relate to the Same theme?  

1955 Vocabulary

1. Creole
A. Noun
B. those who are descended from colonial settlers in Louisiana , especially of French or Spanish descent
C. The term, Louisiana Creole, was first used during colonial times by the early French settlers to refer to those who were born in the colony, as opposed to those born in the Old World.
D. His hair is black and curly and he looks like a Loosianna creole.
E.

2. Corseted 

A. Verb 

B.to dress or furnish with or as if with a corset.

C.  She was tightly corseted in her fancy, elegant dress.

D. Traynor is all corseted down nice and looks a little bit fat but mostly good. 

E. 

3. Inflection

A. Noun

B. change the form of (a word) to express a particular grammatical function or attribute, typically tense, mood, person, number, case, and gender.

C. It's perfectly modulated, precisely inflected , withno discernible accent.

D. My voice, my tone, my inflection, everything. But he forgets a couple of lines.

E. 

1955 Audio

A&P Audio

Lady or tiger alternate ending

The handsome young man shuffled quietly in front of the crowd. He turned to bow to the king, as was custom. The King nodded his head, and the man began making his choice. He felt a strong surge towards the left door and set his mind to walk towards it and open it. Suddenly, he heard the slightest of creaks from the right door. At the time, he had no idea what this meant, but it convinced him to take the right door. He opened it and there stood the king's daughter. She grinned and ran to hug him as the crowd cheered. However, there was still an issue to be addressed. Why did the King offer up his own daughter as such a token? Even with a 50/50 chance she would not be married, it was disrespectful and unheard of. Some people brought up the idea that he came to terms with the handsome young man and wanted to offer him the chance of marrying his daughter. However, most thought that the King was a little too barbaric. He was removed from his throne and in place came the dashing young man with the keen hearing.

The Lady or the Tiger? - Poem

At Two Doors

Do I tell him?
He ripped my heart out,
and crushed it,
in hands no longer his own.
He did it without me knowing,
while I was turned the other way,
and now it’s locked away,
inescapable in a cage.

He was wrong, loving her,
I couldn’t be hurt by
what I didn’t know,
He supposed.
But with all the lies,
He kept from me,
And now I've figured out
The secret lies within my hands,
A way in or a way out.
was I not enough?
Did he forget the vows,
and wedding bells,
Promises shattered
On the ground.

He stopped it.
He must still love me.
A mistake,
That’s all,
we all
make them, even I.
And if I pretend as if it has never been,
then it will be as if it has never been,
and my heart, still locked away,
will be at peace.

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The Lady or the Tiger: Pictures and Meanings

This shows the emotions and personality of the princess when she was deciding if she should tell her lover: the Lady or the Tiger. It shows her barbaric side: the tiger, and her lovely side: the Lady.

The Lady or the Tiger? Song

By Ava







This song is about how trust is the most important thing in a relationship. The boy in the story trusted the girl to tell him the door that would give him the best fate. Whether he thought that the lady behind the door was the best fate, which doesn't really show that he really loved her, or the tiger,  he doesn't want to be alive if he can't have her, is left as the reader's decision n in the end. This song reflects their relationship very well because its talking about how trust is everything and in the story's case it's a life or death situation.

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Lady or The Tiger? Ending!

He walked to the door the princess had pointed to.  He slowly placed his hand on the door and pulled.  It opened and out came the lady.  The princess clapped excitedly even though she knew it would happen.  But the look on the youth's face suggested something was wrong.  The princess stared and watched as the audience cheered.  

A month later news got out that the young man had died.  He was stabbed by his wife.  The princess immediately went to his house.  She was searching for some kind of clue as to what happened.  She walked into the man's room and stumbled upon a note.  It read:

Dear Princess,

I am very happy that you would want me to live.  Unfortunately, that is not what I had in mind when I asked you which door.  I loved you too much to live with another woman.   So, this will be my final note.  You can tell the king that it was not a murder so that he doesn't "try" my wife.  I hope to see you again in the after life. 

Love,

 

There was a tear at the bottom of the paper.
The princess began to realize that she had failed her true love.  She wanted to have a second try.  She wanted the tiger.

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The tiger and the lady 2 highlights

"Had it not been for the moiety of barbarism in her nature it is probable that lady would not have been there, but her intense and fervid soul would not allow her to be absent on an occasion in which she was so terribly interested."

This shows that the princess had an unknown reason to come, which makes the reader more anxious to hear the end

" The question of her decision is one not to be lightly considered, and it is not for me to presume to set myself up as the one person able to answer it. And so I leave it with all of you: Which came out of the opened door - the lady, or the tiger?"

Is quote does something for the book and the reader. The author was trying to show people that writing a story is similar to playing god, in other words, who is the author to decide how the life of a character ends. secondly it gives the reader some onsite to themselves. If the reader is pessimistic they are more likely to think the tiger will come out while more hopeful people are more likely to choose the lady.

The Lady or The Tiger Picture

2 Highlights 1955

Traynor blinks, says something I can't catch in a pitch I don't register.
The boy learned to sing and dance livin' round you people out in the country. Practically cut his teeth on you.
Traynor looks up at me and bites his thumbnail.
I laugh.

Oh, he said. Well. He started brightening up. I just come by to tell you I think you are a great singer.
He didn't blush, saying that. Just said it straight out.
And I brought you a little Christmas present too.

This shows Tranyor's social skills and confidence growing with his fame. Also, he gets to know Gracie Mae better and becomes more comfortable with her.

1955 highlights

In "1955," Gracie Mae has happiness and an understanding of life, but no commercial of financial success. Meanwhile Traynor is rich and is professionally successful, but doesn't have personal success. The song acts as a symbol for how Traynor cannot figure out how to gain happiness or understanding in life: "I've sung it and sung it, and I'm making forty thousand dollars a day offa it, and you know what, I don't have the faintest notion what that song means"(Walker 1955). A literal example of this is that Traynor is married to a woman that he doesn't love: "I married but it never went like it was supposed to. I never could squeeze any of my own life either into it or out of it. It was like singing somebody else's record. I copied the way it was sposed to be exactly but I never had a clue what marriage meant" (Walker 1955).

1955- Quote

Important quote from the story:

"They was crying and crying and didn't even know what they was crying for." -1955, Alice Walker

This quote captures the theme of the story because it shows that the characters are generally lost.

1955-Survey

1955- Poem

By Ava


Eating (perspective of Traynor’s wife)

Traynor lays in his bed reading the newspaper.
Eating
And eating and eating.
Today his black friend is coming.
He bought a house for her.
I slept in my room last night. Like everyother night.
Traynor is more distant than when we got married.
We knew each other for 5 days
Before we tied the knot.
He never quite fell in love with me.
He tells the cook to make a big feast
For two.
Guess I'm not eatin’.
When she arrives, Traynor and I are sitting on the steps.
Out from the car comes a big fat lady.
She walks up to the house and Traynor introduces me.
He seems nervous.
He makes a nasty remark to me, and I burn wholes through his green satin outfit.
I open the door for them and disappear.
I go to his bedroom, I tear his comforter down and lay in his sheets.
After a while, I go down to the dinning room, I peak in.
Traynor and the lady, eating, eating and eating.

1955 Poem

Peer Pressure

When we went to her house

I was young. Nervous.

All I wanted was to be famous.

Like the stars on TV.

We walked into the small house.

Sat down in the boring, grey living room.

The TV was on, but at a low volume, so I turned it up.

My manager said we had gotten the song.

I didn't care about it.

I didn't care about any song.

I just wanted fame.

Like everyone else.

On Christmas, I walked into their house.

Into the living room, bright with green and red lights.

I asked her what the song meant.

She looked like she would laugh and told me

It was just a song.

Like everyone says

I gave her a present, but I still didn't know.

What is the song about?

What is it about?

I got married.

Like every one I knew did.

That's the only reason I could think of.

And because she was so beautiful.

I forgot about her personality.

So, then I had a wife that I didn't want and

A song that wasn't mine.

And all I wanted was to know what it all meant.

Now, I have all the time to think.

Sometimes, when I feel depressed, I feel my bones lying still.

I feel the dirt packed in on top.

The people that I don't know

Lying next to me.

Lying in that little box.

And I hum the song.

A & P Poem

Fancy Herring Snacks flashed in her very blue eyes
As she slipped softly into the chrome black
Town car, careful not to
Ruffle the white top she had on. A
Strong looking man looked out of
His slightly tinted window,
Steely gray eyes
Hammering my confidence.
Stokesie had the day off of work, so
We took his shiny new
Red ford galaxy
To the beach,
And people watched.
As I sat on the hood of his
Cherry red prize,
I saw her again.
The girl keeping me from my
Very own
Shiny red Ford Galaxy.
The queen,
This time alone,
Walking along the beach
In a lime green suit this time,
The same beauty
That perplexed me
Radiating around her.
But this time,
She seemed shy,
No plump girls to lord over,
Just her,
Trying to avoid judgement from people around her.
As she walked towards the town car,
Stokesie whistled, and she glanced over
Shyly, lacking the confidence she had
Last time I saw her.
Her father stood outside the car,
A handsome man in a suit.
She greeted him,
He replied firmly and
Stone faced.
She looked at us once again,
Looking down at her feet,
And stepped into the
Leather darkness of her car.

Character clash

Sammy meets Esperanza, Lucy and Rachel.

The three girls were walking down the street in their new high heels when Mr. Benny, the grocery store manager approaches them. "your mother know you got shoes like that? Who give you those?" He says eyeing the girls shoes suspiciously "our mother knows, and we found these shoes" Lucy lies. He looks up at Esperanza "what about your mother, does she know?" I watch the whole thing from behind the door window and lean out slightly. "Yes" she blushes slightly and I can tell she's lying. Benny seems satisfied "From now on come here with normal flat shoes, those are dangerous." The three of them nod and walk away, shoes clicking and clacking on the pavement.

A&P Music

Woman Empowerment

Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady Helen Reddy

Although the girls make a point of acting nonchalant (Queenie more successfully than the other two), the girls are well aware of the eyes tracking their every move. As long as the girls do not acknowledge the men’s interest, they are in a position of power—inspiring desire but not subject to it. It relates to the song because in it she is asking to be treated right, and she holds a lot of power over men.

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A&P-Character Clash

By Ava C.

I walk in to the front of the A&P. Two days after I quit, I'm back. My parents said we didn't have enough money to stay in our 2 bedroom flat on Keeler. So yesterday, I went searching for a good job. It's funny how no one in this small town wants to hire a uneducated 19 year old. So here I am. Back at the front door of the grocery store.
I went looking for the girls at the beach but couldn't find them. I looked and looked until it got dark. I went home. Lengel had already called my folks. My dad was waiting for me on the couch. He wasn't happy.
I walked into the store. It smelled the deli meats. I went to Lengel’s door. He gave me my job back right away. Mom must have called him. I walk to my old cash register. The store is empty. In walks a girl I think I’ve seen before. The girl looks toward me and smiles,
"Hi Sammy! I haven't seen you in forever"
I looked at her with a blank.
"Do your remember me? It's me Esperanza. We used to play in the park on Keeler St. together.”
My mind flashed back to the little, scrawny girl how would cry when she didn’t win a game. But now she is filled out in the right places. She has some meat on her bones. She has a nice lookin’ face, too.
“Oh, Yeah” I said bluntly.
She seems unsatified and moves over to Stokies register. She leaves with her canned green beans.
Later Stokies gives me a little piece of paper. I open it.
Call me
876-844-0493
-Esperanza

A&P Character Clash

A&P Character Clash

I had already gotten by job back. It was almost too easy. My mom started crying and my dad was yelling, and I walked back to the store, the girls long gone from my mind. I begged Lengel, and he nodded, thinking he had taught me a lesson. I was back behind the counter at the A&P once again.The bell sounded and she walked in carrying a package. Her blonde hair was up in a ponytail, and her face looked young and youthful. I looked at the package, filled with jars. They were filled with creamy honey and labelled with what seemed like a black Mary.I looked around hoping to see August, who usually delivered the box.  I'd never seen her before, she looked nervous and she was toppling over from the weight of the package.

"Hey,  do ya think ya can help me," her voice sounded southern but foreign.

"Sure... I’m Sammy,” I said quickly, realizing I had been staring at her.

“I’m Lily,” she said keeping her eyes on the package.

“You're not from around here, are you?”

The girl looked down at her shoes, “no I’m not, I’m staying with the Boatwrights

She looked up and her cheeks were a bright pink. I could tell just by looking at her that she was someone interesting, someone with a story to tell.

I unloaded the last of the honey jars and turned to her.

“Say hi to August for me. See you around soon?”

“Hopefully” she responded warmly.The bell chimed as she walked out carrying the box, leaving me with a smile and the scent of warm honey.

A&P Poem

Walking Nowhere
By Claire Manning

Looking down the street.
Searching for the bikini covered girls
that I had seen only a moment ago.

Giving up.
Heading back to the automatic doors of the grocery.
Remembering I didn't belong there anymore.
And turning around again.

Away from the girls,
away from the grocery,
away from home.

Not heading anywhere.
Just walking.