Journal 18

1. What is the significance of the story’s title?

The story’s title is significant because it is taking place in a foreign country. He is also trying to learn Italian and finds it easy until he has to learn the grammar. This relates to the rehabilitation of his leg because he finds it easy when he works around it, but when he has to rebuild his leg it is more difficult. Their injuries set them apart from everyone else.

2. Which character do you think best represents the “Hemingway hero”? Why?

The character that best represents the “Hemingway hero” is the major. He is dealing with the most suffering because of the loss of his wife and his hand. He also suffers with grace and dignity because he realizes that it most likely will not be completely healed but he does not give up and continues to fight.

3. What can you infer about the photographs the doctor hangs up? What is the significance of the major’s reaction?

You can infer that the photographs that the doctor hangs up are not actually habilitated hands. It is possible to infer this because the narrator says that he was under the impression that they were the first to use the machines. The major reacts by not believe the images. This is significant because it shows that he realizes that he will most likely not get better, but he still continues to use the machines and tries to get better.

Journal 17

1. What is the significance of the poem’s epigraph? How does it relate to Prufrock?

The poem’s epigraph is significant because it is telling the reader is private and internal. It relates to Prufrock because it is saying that the information is personal and the reader is given insight into his life. It also relates because Prufrock might be ashamed of his story.

2. Make a list of questions that Prufrock asks. Do you see a pattern/theme to these questions or are they random?

All of the questions that Prufrock asks are due to his doubt, uncertainty, and anxiety.

3. What do you think is Prufrock’s main flaw/problem?

Prufrock’s main problem is that he is not the protagonist of his life and that he sometimes comes off as ridiculous and foolish. He has very low self-esteem.

4. Why do you think this is called a love song? In what way is it a love song?

This is called a love song because it is ironic. He is lonely and has low self-esteem. It is a love song about him being alone and by himself. The fact that it is called a love song is irony.

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“Richard Cory“ (497)

Richard Cory is looked up to by the entire town because he his rich. Everyone wants to be him. He is unhappy because everyone wants to be like him because of his appearance and his money, not his actually personality. His appearance was different than reality. This story is realistic because his appearance is not what it seems. Everyone thinks he has a perfect life because they are on the outside.

“Miniver Cheevy” (497)

Miniver Cheevy wants to live in the Middle Ages. Since he cannot do that he drinks a lot and is an alcoholic. He is a minimal achiever because he cannot get what he wants. His ideal is to live in the past while the real is that he cannot do that. This is a realistic story

“Mr. Flood’s Party” (498)

He is pretending that he is at a party drinking, but he is alone. He is alone because all of his friends are gone, either dead or had moved. He is wrapped up in the past and refuses to move into the future. His ideal is that he lives in the past with all of his friends. The real is that he is stuck in the present and cannot change it.

Journal 13

1. What object symbolizes George Gray’s life? How is this object representative of him?

The boat in this poem symbolizes his life. It symbolizes his life because the boat is in the harbor and hasn’t gone anywhere. It’s similar to George Gray’s life because he has not done anything worth noting.

2. How was Lucinda Matlock’s life different than George Gray’s? How do you interepret the last line of the poem?

Lucinda Matlock’s life is different than George Gray’s because Lucinda lived her life and did not regret doing anything. George Gray regretted not taking more chances. The last line of the poem means that you should love life because you are alive.

3. How are “George Gray” and “Lucinda Matlock” examples of realism?

“George Gray” and “Lucinda Matlock” are both examples of realism because they are both about average people. There is nothing exceptionally exciting about either of them. Any, average person could relate to both of the poems.