black Boy Chapter 3

In this chapter something major that happens is his mother has a stroke. Wright's mother has a stroke and then after some time and more complecations she ends up becoming paralytic and that's when the real problems start. I really think Wright is scared of his mother being hurt. At first he won't admit that she's been that badly hurt and then he can't get away from it. Eventually he calls for Granny because I think he's scared of not being able to support himself or anyone else for that matter. Although, he cares about his mother, he gets scared and I think it leads to him eventually not living with her. I think the reason it's hard for him to deal with is because he actually cares for his mother.

Black Boy Chapter 2

This chapter was filled with even more stuff then the first. This book is pretty intense. One major thing that stuck with me was when he told his grandmother to give him a kiss...that was kinda funny.
When Richard says it is his cultural heritage to dislike Jews I think he's telling the truth. I mean, think about it. He is never given any answers when he asks his mother or his grandmother about racial issues. So would it surprise you that when he sees people making fun of or taunting jewish people that he is going to join in. I don't think Wright actually hates jewish people...I don't even think he dislikes them. I think it was just something to do so he can fit in more.

Black Boy Chapter 1

The beginning of the book starts with Richard Wright and his family in their house. His grandmother is very sick and he is not allowed to make any noise. He makes noise and he is beaten for it. Richard spends time in front of the fire staying warm and after a while gets the idea to burn a broom's bristles. He rips them off and burns them and eventually grows bored of it. He burns the bristles and then puts them to a curtain. The curtain burst up in flames and then the house starts to burn. At this point half the house is burnt up and people are frantically trying to save everyone. Forunately, no one is hurt in the fire but his parents think he has died in the fire since he is no where to be found. As it turns out Richard is hiding under the house and after they find him he gets severely beaten. There are many times even in teh first part of this book where he gets beaten senseless. After he burns the house up they move to Tennessee where they live in a flat with one kitchen and one bedroom. After some time there their father leaves them. After his father leaves is when he says he is "hungry." At first he says he is hungry because he literally is hungry but then he finds out his father as left and his father is the one who brings food. Then he starts to say he's hungry figuratively...I think this is because he is resentful towards his father and the hunger represents his anger towards his father for leaving them. Because his father has left him and his brother have to take on many responsibilities and the hunger is eventually beaten by his own work rather then his father's.

TEWWG Richard Wright Review

Richard Wright was really negative about Huston's writing. He made points about how there is no plot and no hidding meanings. I completely disagree with him. I mean we spent days of class going over meanings and plots in this book. There were so many messages about racial insensitivity and racial tension in the book and Wright goes ahead and completely tears them all down. It's rediculous...Hurston wrote this book I think to kind of open up people's eyes and Wright goes in and disregards everything in the book. From what I hear about Richard Wright he is a good writer but he obviously didn't want to see anything decent in this book. I liked the book overall and I think Richard Wright is dumb as hell for writing this crap.

TEWWG Chapter 19-20

Things take a turn for the worst in these chapters and Janie ends up taking Tea Cake's life by shooting him. Even though Janie shoots Tea Cake out of self-defense...I think she blames herself for it. This could explain why she doesn't talk. At the trial, Janie doesn't say a word because she feels ashamed of what she has done. Shame, embarrasement, and mourning are just a few reasons for why she won't talk at the trial. After she has killed Tea Cake, she lost the respect of the people at The Muck. I find it interesting that she takes it so hard when in previous chapters she had made the bold statement saying something along the lines of, "I could die right now and my life would be complete because I had happiness with you (Tea Cake)" Now that Tea Cake is gone, she is sad and depressed. I feel like she will bounce back, though. Throughout the book Janie has had ups and downs with her moods. One minute she's happy, the next she's depressed, the next she's fighting with someone, the next they're making up. This is why I think she will bounce back from her depression and eventually she will be happy again.

TEWWG Chapter 16-18

In these chapters there was a huge hurricane that came through The Muck. First, all the indians warned the town and left. Even after hearing the Indians warning Tea Cake doesn't want to leave. Eventually everyone except for Tea Cake, Janie, and a few others had left. When the hurricane comes through the town, Tea Cake asks Janie if she regretted staying with him. She tells him that even though they might die she is glad she didn't leave. This is a huge moment for Janie, this is the time that you truly see her love for Tea Cake. Before I was skeptical because of her 'love' she had had with different men. This moment on the other hand made me realize the love for Tea Cake is true. The hurricane is a huge part of this realization. I think this huge hurricane is symbolizing God in the book. Throughout the book there are many God-fearing people. Janie was god-fearing before this but I feel like this was a huge shock for her. This was the first time she had ever 'looked at God.' Before she simply believed he was there...now she is looking him in the face and she knows he was there. Basically...Tea Cake and Janie were looking straight back at this storm or God, which Janie had never done before.

TEWWG Chapter 13-15

In this part of the book Janie and Tea Cake travel to 'The Muck' in the Everglades. In The Muck everyone works, the women, the children, and the men. Everyone does something during their time there. While they're at The Muck Janie starts to come to the realization that Tea Cake is her ideal man. She is truly in love with him. I find it interesting because when Janie was with Jody, he made her work and would abuse her if she didn't. It's different with Tea Cake, though. She loves him and is willing to work for him. In the one situation with Jody she is forced to work but with Tea Cake she wants to work for him just to keep him interested in her.

TEWWG Chapter 10-12

In these chapters, Janie starts her relationship with Tea Cakes. Janie has been married twice and didn't love either of the men. With Tea Cakes it's different, though. Even when she first met him in the store she loved him. Tea Cakes wasn't controling or neglectful, he appears to be perfect. Nanny's idea of love is all about security, not love. Nanny would much rather Janie be with someone who can pay for her to have nice things rather then for Janie to be happy with this person. Janie on the other hand is sick of being unhappy with her husband...I think Janie sees Tea Cakes as someone she actually loves, not just a husband. Although Tea Cakes isn't as wealthy as Jody, he still gives her emotional stability which she needs more then anything at this point.

TEWWG Chapter 7-9

In this part of the book Janie starts to fight back at Jody and eventually calls him out in public. When she does this she insults him by basically calling him, 'Ill-equipped.' When she does this there are many men who admired Joe standing around. There is a part in these chapters where one of the men says something along the lines of I used to admire him by the stuff he has but now I realize the stuff is cool and he's pathetic. The section where Janie talks about the angels getting jealous of men is a great representation of Janie breaking Jody down. It's basically saying that at the beginning man was greater then the angels until the angels broke them down. In Janie's situation, Janie is like the angels and Jody is like men. Jody was high and mighty until Janie came in and chopped him up and covered him in mud.

TEWWG Chapter 5-6

In this chapter Janie sees a mule who is being abused by Matt and messed around by the townspeople. She hates to see the helpless animal in this condition. She expresses how much she hates it and Jody buys the mule to give it a break. I think the reason Janie hates to see this mule being abused like this is because it reminds her of her own situation. Although, she's not being physically abused by Jody, he is breaking her down on an emotional side. She saw a lot of herself in the mule. I understand where she is coming from but at the same time I have to look at the fact that it is a mule. The mule ran away and was punished for it...no big deal. Although, I know where Janie is coming from you also have to look at it from Matt's point of view.

Super Bowl Commercials

The first commercial I'll talk about is the Comcast HD commercial that had lots of flashyness. It didn't show you people who have used it, it didn't tell you how much it was or anything. It simply had lots of bright and vibrant colors and sounds that made you want to buy their product. It was pretty rediculous.
The other commercial that I wanted to talk about was the Hyundai Genesis commercial. When it started the commercial showed the car inside and out. It showed everything about the car from the ground up. Then the anouncer started comparing it to other cars that are already out there. It talked about how it is better then the BMW and Mercedes. The idea is that this car is better then these luxury cars but at the price of a sedan. I wanted that car when the commercial was on...it obviously did it's job.