Lindsay's October 10 Group Work
Each student in the group is responsible for posting an answer to one question taken from available questions on four different literary terms. Be sure to include the question you are answering in your comment. Group members are Kaisa, Catherine, Vincent and Jonathan.
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Questions about Irony
3. List instance of situational irony; identify people, for example, whom we expect to behave in one way but who behave quite differently. Explain the importance to theme of these instances.
In the story, “The Heyday of the Blood,” Dorothy Canfield Fisher uses several situational ironies. First, the behavior of Professor Mallory’s assistant. As a “younger man”, he ought to be a man of action, but he is always worrying his health and “frightened to death.” On the other hand, Gran’ther Pendleton is an old and sickly man; six doctors have given him “but a year to live,” but he still enjoys his full life as possible as he can and doesn’t worry about death because he believes that “Live while you live, and then die and be done with it!” Especially, because of Gran’ther has been suffering “terribly all night”, every one thinks “he’s dying,” but he comes to breakfast the next morning! By using these ironies, Fisher emphasizes a theme of this story that a person’s attitude towards life is the most important, not their age and health. —149 words; first draft.
Hi,
here is my question:
Does the auther want us to compare one character with another?(from character)
Ans:
The story, “The Heyday of the Blood”, written by Dorothy Canfield Fisher compares tow different life styles which presents in Gran’ther and Farrar. Farrar is a guy who can not relax himself from tensive society. He worries a lot of things such as health problems, and career problems. He doesn’t realize that no matter how he “rest… [he] rest…more than [he] can afford to!” he can not make him better if he doesn’t change his life worrying style. Gran’ther has the completely opposite life style with Farrar. He goes the way he wants. He thinks lives are too short, so why do we worry so much. His motto, “Live while you live, and then die and be done with it!” tells us his prospective of lives. He doesn’t care his money and his life because he just wants to have fun while he lives, and which is completely different with Farrar. -151 words; first fraft.
In the story, “The Heyday of the Blood,” Fisher portrays the social scheme as life threatening to Gran’ther Pendleton. At a certain age people are expected to settle down and “let his descendants take care of him.” Society puts limitations on people, some right and in this case there not. Gran’ther lives for excitement and fun, he has “outlived six doctors that have given him a year to live.” That just goes to show some of society’s flaws; controlling people when they all they want to do is live their lives the way they know best. First draft; word count 96
Does the author portray society or the social scheme as life enhancing or life destroying?
In the story, “The Heyday if the Blood,” Fisher portrays society as life destroying, by trying to hold people back. At a certain age people are expected to settle down and “let his descendants take care of him.” Society tries to put limitations on people, when they aren’t ready. Gran’ther lives for excitement and fun, “he had now outlived six doctors who has each given him but a year to live.” That just goes to show some of the flaws of society; controlling people when all they want is to live their lives.
Word count 114
1) Does the author wants us to compare one character with another?
Dorothy Canfield, ‘In the heyday of the blood’ wants readers to compare two divers’ characters with unparallel similarities between Farrar and Granther to show ironic state of mind. Farrar who is a “young man” with great potentials leading a student life, working as a secretary, and supposedly living a happy life with great contentment struggles to maintain his mental state. Granther who is an “old man” with great physical barriers has lived his life to the end, has lost his an arm in war, and suffers physically to carry on his daily life continues to remain his positive mental state unlike Farrar.
What problems do they have? How do they attempt to solve them?
In the story “The Heyday of the Blood,” Farrar, the assistant, has one key problem in his life. Farrar is a stressed out, nervous over worked man who is not even sure what is wrong with himself. “I don’t sleep…I worry…I forget things, I take no interest in life.” Farrar isn’t sure what to do with himself anymore and why he’s feeling this way. “I’m in hell…that’s what’s the matter with me, a perfect hell of ignoble terror!” Farrar shouts desperate for some answers or for someone to help him. I think Farrar attempts to help himself by letting it all out to Mallory, letting himself be able to vent out for a bit. Hearing the story of Gran’ther and his desire for life could also teach Farrar a few things about life and to be thankful for what he has.
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