response comments..

1. Camus uses small words to keep his narrator blunt, a moodless. By doing this it also helps to define characterization
2.Camus uses statments to continue upon this for of characterization, giving even more insight into Mersault.
3.Camus uses the image of heat to create a feeling of anger, or anoyance. Just like the sun pops up, anger can flare out as well.
4.Camus does use a few symbols, the sun/heat, and the sea are often mentioned to.
5.Camus does not use figures of speech to show that in everything Mersault's character is bland.
6.Camus does this especialy in the beggining of the first chapter to give great insight into the character, and continues to do this throughout the book.
7.Camus uses the motif of sleep to represent the one place that men can get away from all of their problems.
8.Camus chooses to use Mersault as the first person narator to keep this blunt description of things, if he used anyone else there would be more description.
9.Camus makes days go by fast, because if things are not observed, and just looked at face value, things would go by quickly, nothing pops out.

Stranger Journal #6:

1. word choice - Mersault is always, blank towards things, he has no real emotional words. Why does Camus make Mersault use no emotional words?
2. sentence structure - Sentences are generally short and rather blank, and rather simple when Mersault is takling. Why does Camus keep Mersault's speech simple and concise?
3. images - There are not that many images, besides the observed reactions around Mersault, the sun, and the sea. Why does Camus only allow images of things like the sun and the sea to affect Mersault?
4. symbols - The sun, love, and the sea are a few of the symbols that seem to have reapered. What is Camus trying to represent with the symbol of the sun?
5. figures of speech - Mersault so far has been the only character like himself, while everybody else is different. What is Camus trying to compare Mersault to?
6. rhetorical devices - The Narrator, Mersault is rather dry, and uses bland language. What additional effects are Camus trying to display by using Mersault?
7. patterns - Mersault is always complaining about the heat, and the sun, this reoccurs through out the whole story. What message is Camus trying to show with the motif of the sun and heat?
8. narrators - The narrator is an active partisapant and the story is told through his eyes. Why does Camus use Mersault as a narrator instead of someone else?
9. structure - The time goes by fast and slow, at the beggining it slightly jumped but now that Mersault is in jail time seems to be going by slowly. What is Camus trying to say by having time go slower while Mersault is in jail?

Stranger Journal #5:

My philosophy doesn't really interfere with novels that much, unless things are pretty far out. I may not agree with certain decisions that a character is making, but it doesn't really make me hate them. In this case with the stranger, many people do not really like him because he is emotionless in his reactions, and doesn't show feeling. This doesn't really matter that much to me, I mean i can be something unenthusiastic, which some people might think is emotionless, but its just that i don't react like that to things. I think it is funny in a way.

Stranger Journal #4:

Following the sun:

Following the motif of the sea:

Stranger journal #3:

Z-ism

• If you treat people nice, generally they will treat you back equally- developed from the Golden rule, it is important, because it would be bad to just go around treating everybody like a jerk.
• If you help somebody out with something, you will be repaid in some other different way- developed from an idea of karma I suppose. the more people you help, the more connections you have.
• Happiness does not fall in your lap, you have to create it- This comes from many different self help books, and motivational speakers. If you think that someone else has to make you happy, you never will be happy.
• Money should be saved, instead of just spending it as fast as you get it- The principle developed based upon observations I've made from other people. It is important, because if you collect tons of debt, you will be stuck in it forever.
• Take things slowly, don't rush them- This comes from things I've noticed, it is better to do a job good, than to do the same job 10 times, but do it poorly.
• Not everyone is a good person- This is based off the many people throughout history that have done crimes and bad things. It is important, because if you completely trust anyone you meet, it could be bad.
• People like to hide things about themselves, whether it is good or bad- Another observation I have found, It is important, because you will never know everything about a person, there is always something new.

Stranger Journal #2:

Meursault's actions are really simple, and empty of emotion. He does things in a manner where he is just trying to do common things, or what is usually done. Like the funeral he did this only because it was custom, he showed no emotion at the funeral. My reaction to this kinda gives an apathetic feel. Since he is showing no emotion, i have no real connection to him and don't really feel anything. He slightly has a arrogant or rude disposition though. The author might have created a protagonist to show a change later on in the book, or to just show how the protagonist reacts to other people. Then there can be a difference in how other people that come in contact with him have a change.

Journal #10

There is a definite difference between the two forms, in the way it is written. In the first of the two, it seems that person or narrator or whoever it is seems to be a lot less confident or precise in what they are trying to convey. The second of the two seems to give more precise timing and distance of what he is going to do. However, they both seem to say about the same information. The second piece also gives much more information of what the main character of the page, or the narrator is thinking at the time.

Journal#9:

The structure in the end and the beginning is consistent. In the begging she is talking about the horizon, and is talking with Pheoby. At the end of the novel she had just finished talking with Pheoby and is thinking about Tea Cake. She refers to horizon again, instead of it always being far away through out the novel, she says that she grabs it and wears it around her. The horizon has always been what she was looking for, and now since she is wearing it she has finally gotten what she wanted. This also creates a smooth ending to the novel, since she finally has conquered over her struggles.

Journal #8:



Their Eyes Were Watching God- in this storm they do not know what will happen. They know that God is controlling nature, so they are watching him to try to predict what will happen. Like a chess player who is thinking of all the possible moves their opponent is making to predict what their strategy is. People in times of doubt and great fear turn to someone they don't always go to. When it is dark, they can't see anyone else, so they put their eyes on God.

Journal #7

Mrs. Turner is very outspoken about what she thinks. Her relationship shows that she is in control over her husband, which is unlike all the other couple not only throughout these chapters, but also throughout the book. Her husband is rather passive and slightly apathetic towards her life, allowing her to be like this. Where as Tea Cake allows Janie to speak her mind, but there is still a slight underline here and there where Tea Cake shows that he is in control.

Journal #6:

page 122, Hyperbole- "When the fellow began to pick the box the people being to come from east, west, north and Australia."
This is used to give an overstatement about something that is going on. It also gives the effect of a fisherman's tale when they are describing how bit a fish is that they caught. It displays some characterization at the same time.

page 127, simile in dialect- "Baby, Ah run mah other arm in mah coat-sleeve and grabbed dat nigger by his necktie befo' he could bat his eye and then ah wuz all over 'im jus' lak gravy over rice."
The authro uses this at this point to show how good of a fighter Tea Cake supposively is, but at the same time using dialect to show how much into this fighting he likes, he also is highly into gambling. We are now shown a different and new side besides this romantic and young lover side he has shown Janie.

page 136 -situational irony "Ah b'lieve yuh been messin' round her!"
This is situational irony because Janie in a way is getting a taste of her own medicine for leaving her first husband. The author does this to show how jealous Janie is getting, and show how much she has been worrying about this other girl and Tea Cake.

Journal #5

Janie is motivated by her own strong free will. She has always wanted to go out and do things, and speak her mind. She is motivated by her grandmother, she did not want to be like her, she wanted to be the opposite. Janie has changed now because she is speaking her mind, and not letting anyone get in her way. In chapters 12 and 11 she is talking with pheoby and says that she doesn't care what the rest of the town thinks, she will do what she wants. She also claimed that she wanted to go around the world since forever but Joe had kept her down working in the store, and not letting her express her feelings. Janie is also enjoying doing all of these things that probably would be stereotyped as mens sports, like baseball, checkers, and shooting.

Journal #4

Now she is lost in loneliness. loneliness, that last living tree on a charred, desolate mountaintop. The only one who lives in an empty house in an empty neighborhood. What need has lonesliness for company, and what companionship can aid him? He waits in his high tower that overlooks the city. Stands sorrowful and still all day with his sword drawn back, waiting for somone all day to come. Been standing there before there was an anyone or an anything or an anytime. She is liable to find a special person from somewhere any day now. She was depressed and hidden too. Poor Him! He ought not to have to search for her all by himself. She sent something in to search for him, but he said no. These searchers were all right with seracher for normal people, but they didnt know how to find a special one. He'd be all right just as soon as he found the door to the room she is in. He was going to find her for sure. That was what he thought. But the searchers told her different, so she knew. And then if he hadn't the next morning she was bound to know, for shadows began to gather in the city under the tall tower buildings. Shadows who would not have dared to come to the place before faded in and did not come to the house. Just sat under the buildings and waited. Rumor, that shining shadow, had lit up the whole town.

Journal Entry #3:

#1 page 27 Alliteration- "Round dust dark Ah reckon."

The author uses this at the particular part of the book to show how characters talk, since they probably did not have a very accurate way of telling time, this is used to give an example.

#2 page 27 Imagery- "It was cityfied, stylish dressed man with his hat set set at an angle that didn't belong in these parts. His coat was over his arm, but he didn't need it to represent his clothes. The shirt with the silk sleeveholders was dazzling enough for the world."

The uses this at this time to show how fancy this man is, and to see why Janie was attracted to him. If he was shown as some normal person it wouldn't make sense why she was excited.

#3 page 30 Situational Irony- "'S'posin' Ah wuz to run off and leave yuh sometime." "There! Janie had put words in his held-in fears."

The author uses this at this time to give some insight on what Janie is thinking, and also tell the reader just a little bit of what Logan is thinking.

#4 page 32 Conflict- "Turned the hoe-cake with a plate and then made a little laugh. What was she losing so much time for? A feeling of sudden newness and change came over her. Janie hurried out of the front gate and turned south. Even if Joe was not there waiting for her, the change was bound to do her good."

The author does this to show what Janie is thinking, and give more information on this character, isntead of just saying "Janie Left" it allows more thought because you can see Janie's internal conflicts.

#5 page 32 Mood- "Fromj now on until death she was going to have flower dust and springtime sprinkled over everything. A bee for her bloom. Her old thoughts were going to come in handy no, but new words would have to be made and said to fit them."

The author uses this to create a happy mood, and show that there maybe is hope for Janie, besides just living on a small farm and having to do just about as much physical work as her husband.

Journal Entry #1:

The Narration is different than the dialect. In the Narration it is written to appear that the narrator is much more educated than the people that are talking in the novel. The Dialect of the people that are speaking is filled with a lot of slang and uncommon contractions. The effect is that it gives a more realistic representation of the people talking, and at the same time shows that the author is educated by her writing as the narrator.

Journal Entry #2:

The setting helps to display the view point of the characters. By showing what the characters have and explaining what they are dealing with, it gives an easier way to understand. Janie who is getting married at a very young age some conflict is arisen. By viewing Janie's response to this marriage you can develop a good insight of what she is thinking. Since this story takes place in the south, it also would make no sense that they use southern slang and talk with a heavy influence about farming and land.