Literature Analysis #2

I am the Messenger

By: Markus Zusak

1. in the story I am the Messanger it tells the story of Ed Kennedy who has to deliver messages and complete missions in order to help other people/families in need. It all starts when he prevents a bank robbery by putting the robber in jail. Later that day he recieces his first ace (as in cards). A series of tasks/messages are written on the card and Ed needs to figure out what they need help with or what they need to overcome. After the three tasks are completed Ed recieves three other aces and finally a Joker. Once he recieves the Joker it's himslef he needs to deliver the message  to. 

2. The main theme of the novel is to self discover or like find out what you are capable of doing rather that just giving up without even trying. I think that the author chose to write about this topic because it's something  that all teens nees to discover how to do. most teens now a days really don't take a chance to get to know what they can and can't do. They just give up right away. Just like Ed, he;s just a typical guy who doesn't really go outside the box. Then he is callled to this journey and takes on the various messafes and takes on dangerous risks just fulfull helping others and in the end to help himself. 

3. The protagonist is Ed; he is a dynamic character because he changes throughout the story with his personality and the way he goes about himself changes. In the beginning Ed a quiet, timid person. He really doesn't do things outside of the box and is best described as doing things inside of the box. Once he recieves his messages Ed starts to learn how to take risks in order to help people in need. In the end you can see that he's more easy going, free, and takes greater risks than he did before.

4. A significant symbol would have to be the playing cards that Ed recieves. The symbol fucntiins in the novel by how Ed recieves his messages and the "relationship" he has with the cards. Three to four times our of the week and his friends constantly play cards.  To Ed it's apart of hime and somehat so are the messages he's recieving. The symbol contributes to the work as a whole by realting the messages to his life and how in the end all the messages are going to lead up to his own self/ well being. 

5. I chose this book just out of nowhere. I really didn't  pay much mind to ehat I was chooing, but just took a risk and chose it. When it first came to my attention what appealed to me was the cover and the last sentence on the last page. They both seemed really interesting and mysterious. I would have to say the first message Ed recieved is what kept me reading. 

6. One event I could relate to my life form the story was when Ed was always so hesintent to go and do his next task. I could relate this to my own life because I feel like I'm more or less like Ed. He's really just quite and really doesn't say or so much. I feel like I'm exactly the same way. 

7. One idea from the book that I'll remember is when Ed said " I'm not the messenger at all. I'm the message." I chose this message because is shoes how Ed realized how him delivering all these messages proved that he couls do greater things  than he imagined. He leatned to have faith in himself and to believe that he could do great things. "If a guy like you can stand up and do what you did, then maybe everyojne can. Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of. And that's when I realize I'm not the messener at all. I'm the message."

Latin Roots #6

 Roots and Derivatives:

1. corp(or): body
2. cred: to believe, to trust
3. cur(r),curs, course: to run, to flow
4. dic(t): to speak, to say

Word List:

1. benediction (n): the invocation of a divine blessing, as at the close of a religious service; a blessing or state of blessedness

• The priest declared benediction as soon as  the mass had ended. 

2. concourse (n): a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng

• There was a large concourse outside of Best Buy during the Black Friday holiday.  

3. concurrent (a): occurring at the same time; meeting or acting together

• My dentist appointment is concurrent to my interview, they're both at four p.m.

4.  corporal (a): related to the physical body 

• Stress can have emotional and corporal health effects on the body.

5. corpulent (a): very stout; fleshy and obese; fat

• Over two-thirds of the american population is corpulent or overweight. 

6. credibility (n): the quality of being believable or trustworthy

• A person's claim on an issue has low credibility without any evidence or support. 

7. credulity(n): the (naive) willingness to believe too easily without proof. 

• My younger cousin has a high credulity since she believed me when I told her its raining cats and dogs. 

8. cursory (a): a done in a superficial or hasty manner

• My quesadilla  was prepared very cursory as I had woken up late that morning. 

9. dictum (n): an authoritative saying or maxim

• During World War II, a famous dictum was, " You can do it!".

10. incorporate (v): to form into one body or functioning unit; to combine several different things into a whole

• A successful children's book should be easy to read, funny and incorporate a variety of colorful pictures. 

11. incredulous (a): not believing, skeptical, or doubting

• Atheists are incredulous about if God really exsists. 

12. indicative (a): characteristic of or very much like; suggestive

• The constant nausea and fatigue was indicative of the pain killer that was given.  

Antigone Questions

1.What kind of prize is given for dancing choruses of worshippers?

The dancing choruses of worshipers began competing for a bull or a goat.

2.How many spectators would gather in the open-air theatre of Dionysos?

As many as fourteen thousand spectators gathered in the open-air theatre of Dionysos.

3.How does the mask affect the voices of the actors?

The masks were used to amplify the actor's voices.

4.Why was Antigone suspenseful to viewing audiences?

It was suspenseful because the audience knew things the characters didn't know.

5.How is the shepherd to leave the infant on the mountains?

The shepherd is ordered to leave the infant to die on a mountainside with his ankles pinned together.

6.What is the riddle the Sphinx gave to Oedipus?

The Sphinx's riddle stated," What creature goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?"

7.Who are Oedipus' kids?

Oedipus' kids are Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene.

8.After Oedipus is exiled, who takes over Thebes?

After Oedipus is exiled, Creon took over as a regent.

9.What did the family do to the dead body?

The family closed the dead person's eyes and mouth and began to prepare the body for the prosthesis, the wake. Then they placed the body on the bier, a portable framework, making sure that the feet pointed toward the door, and sprinkled it with wild marjoram and other herbs, which were believed to keep the evil spirits away. At the prosthesis, women waited near the body and men entered in a formal procession with their right arms raised high in the air. The closest relative reached out and held the dead person's head with both hands, the other mourners began to beat their faces and tear their hair. They also wailed and sang.

Antigone Quickwrite

Antigone Quickwrite

What I would plan to do would to get my favorite brother’s body and bury him properly. I wouldn’t care if I had any help at all I would still go against what the King or my uncle would say because I know it is morally right. First off I would find the body and take it to a safe place where no one would find it and leave it there till I figure out what I’m going to do. Once I have the body safely secure the next thing I would need to do would be to find some people I can trust with burying my brother. I obviously can’t do all of this by myself so someway I would either have to bribe or try to convince people to help me with the burying of my brother. I would also need people who would get me all the things for a proper burial just like my other brother got, because my favorite one deserves it. At some point I would try to convince my sister to help me because this is our brother we are talking about and he at least deserves some type of burial. When I finally get someone to help me I would have the King distracted and some other guards distracted in order for me to fulfill my task.. I would chose to try to convince my sister because she is my only family left and we are talking about our brother and his proper burial. I wouldn’t fear her telling on me and me getting in trouble because I know what is the right thing to do. Once I have the king and the guards distracted somehow I will bring in the proper things for a proper burial. Things would include a stone, casket, and maybe even a priest of some sort. When the hole/ the spot for the burial is in place and ready to go I will have people put my brother in the casket and then him to be buried. Again I would have to somewhat trust these people because I’m doing this all alone, if my sister didn’t end up helping me. I also have to keep in mind that these helpers can tell the King anytime they wanted to because it is against the law that he made. For now I just have to put my trust into them for when it comes to giving my brother a proper burial. When he is finally in the casket and in the ground as I should say, I would bring in the priest and ask him to say a couple words and prayers for his soul to finally be at rest and for him to know that I did everything in my power to help get him this proper burial that he might have never gotten. After all words are said and the proper and final goodbyes are said I would tell whoever was there or my helpers to bury him and put his stone or some type of remembrance on top of the ground and then leave him at rest.  After everything was finally done I would tell my sister of my accomplishment and tell her of my success. I would also pay my helpers for helping me for the burying of my brother. I would also pay them extra for them not telling anyone what happened. I know that I am also risking them telling on me even though I paid them, but after it was already done I wouldn’t care because the burial already took place. Even if I got put to death and got in trouble I wouldn’t care because my task was fulfilled and I know I did the right thing and I wouldn’t care for the consequences that where in store for me if I were to get in trouble. If this all did happen to my family/brother I would do this in order to give my brother what he deserved.