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1 Kulas Paola Kulas Professor Michaud 10 th Module April 7, 2024 Reading Reflection Ch 34+ 35 Ch 34 1. Why does the poet try to reconcile the technology of modern war with traditional ideals of patriotism? Wilfred Owen, who was a British officer, identified that there was nothing romantic and patriotic about the new technological improvement in warfare. Furthermore, he suggests that if individuals could understand the horrors that people faced every day in the trenches, no individual would motivate the connection between patriotism and war. 2. It has been said that Eliot favored "biblical rhythms." Do you detect any in this excerpt? What effects do they achieve? "He who was living is now dead, we who living are now dying with a little patience," is a biblical rhyme used in Eliot's poem. That portrays a real life. 3. Is the Second Coming Yeats describing one of deliverance or destruction? Yeats created the poem "The Second Coming," after the world war. Moreover, it describes the destruction and not deliverance. It anticipates that human time is finished, and civilization is finishing as well. 4. What elements contribute to a sense of the macabre in this piece? In "All Quiet on the Western Front", every scene contributes to a macabre feeling, but especially at the end, where almost every main character dies. How does Remarque achieve cinematic momentum? Remarque achieves cinematic momentum when describing the post-war events in the present tense because the reader can’t watch the events unfold in real time. 5. How are the images of birth and death conflated by Jarrell? Images of birth and death are used in the poem to show grief, compassion, anger, for the death of the gunner's voice. However, Jarrell shows no pity or sympathy.
2 Kulas 6. What effects are achieved by verbal compression? Verbal compression helps improve reading skills. 7. What similarities and differences do you detect between the circumstances described here and those described by Remarque (Reading 34.4)? How do the styles of Wiesel and Remarque compare? Remarque and Wiesel are known for their gritty and realistic depiction of war, and its impact on humanity. Remarque's writing focuses on the physical and emotional toll of war on soldiers, while Wiesel's work often delves into the moral and spiritual struggles individuals face extreme suffering. Ch 35 1. In your own words, explain: "existence precedes essence" and "existential anguish." "Existence precedes essence," meaning that people decide who they are before they decide what a person is. "Existential anguish" means the self-contained man who realizes that he is not only the person he chooses to be, cannot escape his sense of total responsibility. 2. Evaluate Sartre's claims: "You are nothing else than your life," and "Man is condemned to be free." I think that that "You are nothing else than your life," means we are nothing but the sum of our actions. "Man is condemned to be free," means that we are free to make our choices, but we are condemned to bear the responsibility of the consequences of the choices we make. 3. What aspects of "the absurd" are communicated in this reading? The “Waiting for Godot,” is filled with puns, nonsensical dialogues and characters who suddenly change emotions and forget everything, starting with their identities. These are the aspects of the absurd showed in this reading. Do the two protagonists differ in personality? Vladimir enjoys waiting, on the other hand, waiting frustrates Estragon, who forgets that he is waiting, and who he’s waiting for. 4. How does Thomas use the imagery of light and dark in this poem? Thomas uses light imagery as a symbol of life and the imagery of darkness as a symbol of death. Does religious faith play any part here? I think the poem does not directly state the presence of religious belief, but it does play a role. 5. What does each figure in Tagore’s allegory represent?
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