Tina'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 Young In, Tien and Larry.
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Question about Plot and Conflict
3. Describe the turning point or climax. Explain what conflicts are resolved. List the conflicts that are left unsolved.
The climax starts with Gran’ther’s announcement that he wants to go to the fair but the father says no. The conflict is between Gran’ther and the father. The turning point is after the boy follows Gran’ther to the fair, he feels his heart “uplifted” and Gran’ther’s “dauntless spirit” surrounds him. The conflict was resolved by the father agrees that he would take them to the fair next year. The author does not tell us how the Granther’s story impacts Farrar and Farrar resolves his “getting worse” life. The readers could image that Farrar must be touched by the story and think about to change himself.
Question’s about Theme
Do characters have control over their lives? Are the characters driven by forces beyond their control? Are the characters aware of the controls? Does providence or a grand scheme govern history or is it random or arbitrary?
First, Gran'ther does have control over his live but Farrar doesn't. Even though Gran'ther faces the variety of difficulties to go to the county fair (include: the old age, bad health, and the objections from his grandson and doctor,) he finally reaches his goal; however, as a younger man, Farrar feels himself in the hell. All the things he can do are waiting to death.
Second, the characters are driven by forces beyond their control. For Farrar, he doesn’t like what as he is, but he is not able to overcome his problem, just like a mental ill is not responsible for his behaviors; for Gran’ther, even though he is so strong-minded that he can make an impossible possible, he can’t make himself escapes from death. I think that’s why his motto is “Live while you live, and then die and be done with it!”
On the other hand, the characters are aware of the controls. Farrar knows that he is controlled by the nerves. When he thinks that he has lost the nerve, he feels that he has lost everything; Gran’ther knows that he can control everything except death.
Finally, the story tells us that the providence and a grand scheme govern history together. You can’t change the providence, like death, but you can make your life better through making your best efforts.
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Setting(Social environment)
Q. 3 How do the social environments portrayed affect the characters?
In this story, the main social environment that affects to the Gran’ther’s personality is the war in 1812. In the war, a lot of people and soldiers are frightened to death as Farrar feels. Actually, Gran’ther in the war may be more frightened than Farrar. He was in a life-and death. If the soldiers in war don’t fight because of fear, the result is only death. Like this, he knows that if he doesn’t try anything due to his health or something else, he has to just wait his death and can't enjoy anything. His dauntless and fearless spirit comes from influence of his social environment. That’s why his motto is “Live while you live, and then die and be done with it!
Question about Plot and Conflict
3. Describe the turning point or climax. Explain what conflicts are resolved. List the conflicts that are left unsolved.
The climax starts with Gran’ther’s announcement that he wants to go to the fair but the father says no. The conflict is between Gran’ther and the father. The turning point is after the boy follows Gran’ther to the fair, he feels Gran’ther’s “dauntless spirit” surrounds him. The conflict was resolved by the father agrees that he would take them to the fair next year. The author does not tell us how the Granther’s story impacts Farrar and Farrar resolves his problems. The readers could image that Farrar must be touched by the story and think about to change himself. 99 words
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