Finish reading the book.
Post an answer to 3 (three) of the following discussion questions.
- How does each epigraph set the tone for each section?
- What is the difference in tone or content of each of the book’s three sections?
- How are the personalities of the author’s various friends and family revealed through small details?
- How are the complications of family relationships depicted? How do they change over time?
- How are sexual relationships, outside and within marriage, represented?
- How does the author balance her coming-of-age story with the more expansive story of being a woman in modern America?
- Discuss how the writing is imagistic or visual. In what ways is it cinematic?
Work on your memoirs.
Olivia
ReplyDelete1. The epigraphs set the tone for each section by using themes of nature, plants and the earth. These can then be related to themes of life, depression and a sense of self.
2. The first section of the book is about youth and innocence. The second section of the book is much darker, dealing with issues of insecurities and the trials and terrors of growing older. The third section revolves around self-discovery after youth has completely ended.
7. The writing in this book is incredibly descriptive. Livingston uses a lot of metaphors to pull images out from her memories and pulls the reader in with specific, tactile words.
1.The first epigraph describes youth, but also feelings of being consumed or swallowed by something greater, or at least being innocent to what will swallow you. It sets up an almost foreboding tone. The second epigraph describes more tones of love and compassion but also feelings of the unknown. It is much more hopeful than the first and brings about feelings of love. And the final epigraph is much more somber and solemn.
ReplyDelete2.The first section is largely about youth and a women's early life, while the second section is much more about a women's insecurities and feelings of pressure from the world around her, and the third section holds feelings of adulthood and the discovery and inspiration.
7. Often times Livingston depicts events using very image dense metaphor with many illusions to nature. It is not very often that she leaves a scene blank with little description, she is always applying some level of character in the way that she describes people and settings.
1.The epigraphs set each tone by using the themes of nature. The theme of nature is relatable to the themes of life and self-discovery.
ReplyDelete2. The first sections gives an innocent tone of being young;but however, to the second section has a darker tone dealing with issues of growing up. By the third section, it displays a warm tone as it shows self-discovery after youth.
6. The author uses parts of her own life and experiences with some aspects of American history and cultural references to balance her coming of age story.
Amanda D.
1. The epigraphs always have some aspect of good turning bad in them, like a transition. This sets the tone for the section by revealing glimpses of what might occur. In addition, it gives some insight as to where she is in her life in that section.
ReplyDelete6. The author balances her coming of age story with the broader issue of women in America by incorporating more personal and cultural aspects, making her story more unique. She ties her struggles into the universal idea of Women's struggles in America.
7. The writing is very visual and imaginative in that Livingston often uses metaphors to represent her ideas. Usually these are connection to nature in some way.
1) The epigraphs are like little sneak peaks of the upcoming story to tell, a foreshadowing if you will, a piece of writing which if you can reveal the secret meaning it will give you a good basis of what's to come.
ReplyDelete2)The first section of the book is like the life cycle it started of young and new to worldly thing a kind of "Innocence" said by my classmates, the second is more of a coming into your own section going through hardships and problems which makes us the humans we are with the traits we acquire and have.
6)Her sort of coming of age is represented but worldwide aspects and events women have gone through in the past but also grabs certain scenarios of her own life and incorporated them.
1. The epigraphs set the tone inside of the story and kind of incites or foreshadows what's going to happens inside the story.
ReplyDelete2. The first tone is about the youthfulness and innocence but as the book goes on the tone changes to more of a darker type tone as she gets older but by the end it gets warm
7. The author uses a lot of imagery inside of the story she uses deep metaphors which attracts the reader and creates a nice image as your reading
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ReplyDelete1. The epigraphs are a hook they capture the beginning of a story that's going to be told. It gives a great main idea on where the person is in their lives.
ReplyDelete2. It shows the life of a women it shows her struggles and really shows her inside life.
3. the writing is very clear and original. Its clear and original because it shows a little bit of nature.
1.)The epigraph sets a tone by using the theme of nature and also how it was basically talking about the way of life.
ReplyDelete2.)The first section was basically talking about the way of a women’s life while the second sections was more talking about how the women felt about herself and what were some of the things that she had to go through.
7.)The writing of the way that Livingston uses metaphors it also reflects to nature and the little description that’s being used and also the way she is using the people and the settings that she’s talking about
1. The epigraphs set the tone of each section by showing her experiences of the themes of life and nature
ReplyDelete2. Sexual relationships are represented in a negative and bad way outside of marriage. It is looked down upon.
3. The writing is imagistic because she I telling a story but she is so descriptive and uses a lot of images to bring you inside of her memory. She also uses a lot of metaphors that can leave the mind to decide what it means to you for some of them.
1.The epigraphs set each tone by using the themes of youth and nature. The nature theme is relatable because it is apart of life i guess and youth because it is the time you find out who you really are
ReplyDelete2. The first sections is about youth and innocence but as the book progresses the tone becomes darker
6. The author uses her own life experiences, her coming of age and is very visual, uses a little bit of nature
How does each epigraph set the tone for each section?
ReplyDeleteThe epigraphs sets the tone for each section by giving an insight on what the story is about and how you should feel towards it.
What is the difference in tone or content of each of the book’s three sections?
Each of the book's three sections are like life as women. The first section being about the naiveness of young girls and what society has offers them. The second is adulthood as a female, how nothing is as easy as it seems and the expectations a girl should follow. The third and last section is about accepting life and learning to do things for you, ending the naiveness of youth.
How are the personalities of the author’s various friends and family revealed through small details?
The personalities are revealed through small details that gives an outlook on who the individuals are while not giving the full story, having the reader figure out who they really are as they read along.
1. The tone is set by the epigraphs in the beginning of the stories. It lets you know the theme of the story you are about to read.
ReplyDelete2. The second section is about her youth and innocence.
7. The writing in this book is incredibly descriptive. Livingston uses a lot of metaphors to pull images out from her memories and pulls the reader in with specific, tactile words.
ReplyDelete1.The epigraphs are what captures a reader attention because of the detailed information that is given as just a sneak peak.
2.The first section is basically about a young women growing up then in the second section is basically about
what everyone expects out of growing young women and the type of pressure that they are put under.
3.The author uses her own life experiences that can relate to coming of age for young ladies becoming women also a lot of nature.