E Bell Due After Christmas

All the characters in “Ethan Frome are said to be flawed because it is apart of a Realism writing. Thus making you not feel sympathy for any particular character. This is due to a strict scientific lay out, that seems to just state facts. Find and describe a couple of these flaws or shortcomings in different characters that force you to draw your own conclusions of sympathy for or against someone.

F Bell Ethan Frome (Due

Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome is a powerful novella on the tragic tale of a lowly farmer, Ethan Frome. Throughout the novella it is apparent she uses the affects of naturalism and realism in the setting as well as development of character. As defined in our textbook realism is "a literary technique that attempts to create the appearance of life as it is actually experienced". Naturalism is described as a movement related to realism but which is more a "philosophical attitude" than a literary technique. As hinted by its name naturalism comes "from the idea that human beings are part of nature and subject to its laws". Using the following definitions and sites given below, give textual evidence of how Wharton the idea of naturalism and realism.

Here are the sites:

http://american-naturalism.blogspot.com/2008/07/ethan-frome.html

http:www.america.gov/st/peopleplace-english/2008/May/20080512222313eaifas0.993786.html

*For the second site you only need the information from the introduction and Edith Wharton (1862-1937) under Cosmopolitan Novelists

~Allison and Ciara

Ethan Frome, A Fractured Fairy Tale (G Bell, due 1/4/11)

“I wonder, among all the tangles of this mortal coil, which one contains tighter knots to undo, and consequently suggests more tugging, and pain, and diversified elements of misery, than the marriage tie.”

-Edith Wharton

Some critics may consider Ethan Frome a modified fairy tale. Fairytales like Snow White and Cinderella always have a happy ending, with the princess marrying a beautiful prince. If this is the trend, then why did Ethan not run off and marry Mattie? Incorporating a pertinent critical article (these are two good critical articles: http://www.fofweb.com/lit/default.asp?itemid=we54 and http://www.fofweb.com/lit/default.asp?itemid=we54) and Wharton’s quote listed above, differentiate between the classic fairytales, like Snow White shown above, and Edith Wharton’s fractured fairy tale, Ethan Frome.

For all who comment after 1/3/11, please use a critical article to write your own fairytale ending while differentiating between the classic fairytales, like Snow White shown above, and Edith Wharton’s fractured fairy tale, Ethan Frome.

Posted By: Lauren Plaine and Cassie Meakin

December 14, 2010 at 9:50 A.M.

Edith Wharton's novel, Ethan Frome, is unique in that the setting of Starkfield arguably provides more insight into the primary structural elements than the characters. It sets the tone and outcome for the rest of the novel, ultimately foreshadowing the bleak conclusion. The main characters, Ethan, Mattie, and Zeena are, in a sense, at the mercy of their surroundings. This develops a tone of entrapment, futility, and tragedy. Identify several setting components in Ethan Frome that define this depressed mood and relate them to the novel's central theme of failure and disappointment. As always, be sure support your assertions with quotations/evidence from the book. To jumpstart the brainstorming process, utilize the quotation and photo included.

Quote:"Guess he's been in Starkfield too many winters. Most of the smart ones get away" (5).

-Brennan and Jeff

F Bell Blog: Ethan Frome [due Tuesday, December 14th]

Ethan Frome is set in New England in the bleak town of Starkfield. This wintry weather is very common for the region, as witnessed in the video below. (Notice the "FREEZING" over New England)

Edith Wharton includes this recurring idea of dreary, harsh winter weather through vivid imagery and the characters' words throughout the work to reiterate man's struggles and hardships. The psychologically and physically brutal nature of the winter weather also proves to be a seemingly unbearable force on everyday life. Use textual evidence and find examples of this tumultuous relationship between man and nature in the novella, then discuss the ultimate effect left on the human mind and body by nature.

Posted by Dan, Haley, & Erin

Ethan Frome: A Darkness Without Dawn. (G Bell, due Dec. 14)

Consider this line from Florence + The Machine's "Cosmic Love": 'I was in the darkness, so darkness I became'. Is this true? Do one's environs merely reflect the inner soul, or do they dictate emotions and sentiments?

Using the work Ethan Frome, defend the thesis that surroundings and circumstances can alter a character's feelings and expressions. First, take into account the 'darkness' in Wharton's own life that led her to create a triumvirate of sallow and anemic characters caught in a triangle of frustrated love. Use a biography located on Bloom's Literary Reference (a good example: http://www.fofweb.com/Lit/default.asp?ItemID=WE54). Next, focus on a single character and examine how the harsh New England landscape has also worked to drag him or her into a abyss of darkness.

Posted by Bracey and Alexander Saturday, December 4th 2010

G Bell Glass Menagerie due November 19th by midnight

Use your knowlege of William's style in The Glass Menagerie, and the techniques for creating a memory play to portray Tom's attitude and perspective as he looks back after leaving his family.

By: Caroline and Cassie

E Bell Glass Menagerie due Nov. 12

Freud has had several influences over psychology. He found many psychological disorders and categorized the mind into three sections: Id, Ego, and Superego. Use Freudian concepts to analyze a character and use textual evidence to support your answer.
(Maura and Josh)

F bell Glass Menagerie due November 11

In the memory play “The Glass Menagerie,” Tennessee Williams uses symbolism to further the understanding of his characters. The clearest example of his symbolism is the dancing sequence between Laura and Jim. As Laura and Jim become closer the glass figurine shatters and Laura’s world suffers the same damage as the figurine. Using examples of symbolism, find other examples of symbolism and motiffs throughout this play.

E Bell BLOG [due November 5 at midnight]

Tennessee Williams' problematic childhood influenced the subjects and themes he uses in The Glass Menagerie. He focuses on modernism, including the failures of capitalism, the failures of the family structure, the failures of fathers (perhaps even God), the failure associated with broken promises, and individual failure and reconciliation. Using textual evidence, show how events from Williams' childhood are reflected in at least two (2) of the aforementioned themes in The Glass Menagerie.The following links will be useful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Williams
http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc9.htm

- Grant DeMello & Will Russell

F Bell Blog [due Friday November 5]

The modernist era sparked a new sense of wanting to defy the norm of society to discover what is best for the individual. In "The Glass Menagerie," by Tennessee Williams, multiple characters and events portray these radical modernistic ideas. Using specific textual evidence, select a character or an event in the play and show how it fits into this idea of modernism.

If you would like a little more background on Modernism, check out this website:

http://vc.ws.edu/engl2265/unit4/Modernism/all.htm

Posted by Dan and Haley

G Bell Blog (due November 5 by midnight)

From the combination of autobiographical narrative and dialogue of "The Glass Menagerie," readers experience a melding of fact and emotion that provides insight into the entrapped nature of its characters' existences. Tom can be portrayed as a sympathetic character, bound like a slave serving his family, or as an evil, heartless egoist when he abandons them. In a similar light, Gregor, from "The Metamorphosis," has a dual nature of self-sacrifice for his family and selfish self-preservation to pursue his own dreams and stop providing for them. Using textual evidence, relate these two characters and then take a stance of Tom as a selfless victim, selfish villain, or combination of the two. 

Posted by: Anna Cait and Alexander

You can reference the linked critical article below to aid in your understanding of Tom (username and password: nsacademy)

http://fofweb.com/Lit/LowerFrame.asp?SID=5&iPin=BMDTWill23&rID=14&RecType=Analysis+or+Criticism&InputText=the+glass+menagerie&SearchStyle=Keyword&RecType=Analysis%20or%20Criticism&CurTab=Analysis&RecCountVal=1&AllRecCount=168&TopThCount=23&BioCount=15&AnCrCount=85&OverSynCount=9&VideoCount=0&OrderBy= 

Notice the emotions of the characters in the above video

G Bell Blog: due October 29th by midnight

After reading “A Doll’s House,” many agree that it was open-ended. This openness leaves opportunity for the reader to interpret the ending and take it in whichever direction they foresee it heading, varying based on their understanding of the work. For this week’s blog post, you are going to continue the ending of “A Doll’s House.” You are to decide what happens after Nora leaves Torvald. This is an opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of the characters and the themes in Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House.”
In the second part of the blog post, you are to explain the characters actions, of your written ending, using Freud’s studies. The website below has a variety of Freud’s topics of study that can be used to base your character’s actions on. You should pick 2 areas of his works to be able to defend and analyze why your characters did what they did in your extended ending.

http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/freud.html

F Bell Blog due Oct. 29

"A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen shocked the world when it was first published. From the beginning of the play until the final act, the plot line was controversial. "A Doll's House" was contrasting to its times. As the play continues, it becomes prevalent that many ideas, themes, and characters contrast each other. Ibsen uses these contrasting ideas to portray a shocking and controversial effect. Using textual evidence discuss and show how two ideas, themes, or characters contrast each other and also enhance the play.

E Bell A Doll's House due Oct. 29

A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen is often considered to be a strong feminist novel from the Victorian Era because of Nora breaking from the traditional roles of women in the family and society. However, there are different opinions on whether A Doll’s House is truly a feminist work or not. The opinion that A Doll’s House is a feminist novel is often supported by the strong images of women in the play. Use images of Nora or other women throughout the play and/or their actions to either prove or refute that A Doll’s House is a piece of feminist literature. Use textual evidence to support your side of the argument.
Posted by Shane Winslow and Kelly Manno

E bell DOLL'S HOUSE due Friday 22

Society often forces women into many unhealthy relationships. In A Doll’s House, Nora is in a way forced to marry Torvald. However, this leads to her unhappiness. When she leaves Torvald, She is then considered a “feminist.” In several novel’s and short stories we have read this year, the protagonist is considered a feminist, but the characters are not always truly feminist. Do you think Nora is a feminist? Why or Why not? When the protagonist rebels from societal marrital standards, does she break bigger moral standards? You may compare is to other works we have read. It’s very open-ended.

G Bell "A Doll's House" Due Friday October 22 by midnight

“A Doll’s House,” by Henrik Ibsen is a story about a couple and their relationship between each other and the others in their lives. Nora’s actions are unpredictable, and because of this it can be interpreted as a feminist or non-feminist work. Choose a side, whether feminist or non-feminist, and use one of the critical articles below weaving in textual evidence to prove your argument.

http://www.fofweb.com/Lit/default.asp?ItemID=WE54

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23063941/A-Dolls-House-a-Push-to-Freedom

***for those who are unaware, the password and username for Bloom's Literary Library (linked above as www.fofweb) is nsacademy

F bell "A Doll's House" Due Friday October 22

Henrik Ibson

A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, shows the fragility of the Victorian convention of marriage as illustrated in the relationship between Nora and Torvald Helmer. Their marriage eventually fades away to nothing in the end when Nora feels compelled to leave the household to find her niche in the world. Refute or agree with the following statement:

In the beginning of the story, Nora is treated and acts like a child while her husband, Torvald, appears to be more mature and dominant in their relationship. By the end of the story, their relationship has changed and possibly been reversed, indicating that Nora may have matured and Torvald may have regressed to being a child. Provide specific textual evidence for each character's actions to support your claim.

Posted by Ray and Jessica :)

F Bell Post- Due October 15

In the short stories "The Lady With The Pet Dog" by Chekov, "The Horse Dealer's Daughter" by Lawrence, and "Girl" by Kincaid, each author has included a female protagonist. Choose two out of the three stories that deal with the oppression of women. This oppression can center around the actions of other characters or the traditional gender roles placed upon women by society. What can you infer about the author's viewpoint of women through the context of the story? Use contextual evidence.

G bell-Chekhov and Kincaid-Due Friday, October 15th

Both Chekhov and Kincaid portray conflicts through relationships within their short stories. In "The Lady with the Pet Dog," the connection between Dmitry and Anna is filled with contradictions through a morally corrupt affair, while in Kincaid's "Girl," the association between the mother and the daughter creates tension within the household. Using textual evidence, support how these challenges allow the reader to obtain a stronger understanding of these short stories.

E Bell Hawthorne Post, Due Friday Oct. 15

Nathanial Hawthorne's writings often featured extensive references to Puritanism in the New England region. Hawthorne's ancestors lived during the height of Puritanism in New England and were involved in the Salem witchcraft trials in 1692-1693. His writings often reflect this background, suggesting he feels shame and guilt for the crimes of his ancestors. Analyze Hawthorne's dynamic tone regarding Puritanism in ANY of his works that you have read (short stories, novels, etc.). Use Freudian psychoanalytic techniques to construct your own "spin" of ideas on Hawthorne's intended message. What is Hawthorne trying to say about Puritan society? the human mind? This is a flexible prompt topic and each student should be able to present ample evidence to support his/her opinion (use quotes, personal analysis, etc.). Be sure to provide insightful thoughts and inject new ideas into this blog feed - avoid repetitiveness.
Brennan Pieroni, Jeffrey Ruland, and Natalie Undeland

Freud and Hawthorne E Bell - Due Friday, October 8th

Freud is known for using the psychoanalytic theory for his patients. He uses methods like free association to understand his patients’ illnesses, and believes windows are opened to a person's inner feelings through dreams. "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne describes a disturbing dream where the protagonist of the story, Goodman Brown, comes face to face with evil. Choose specific examples that relate Freud's interpretation of dreams and his theory of "the mind is like an iceberg" to Brown's disturbing dream.  (Kelsey R. and Kevin J.)

F Bell Sept. 30th

In the short stories "Saving Sourdi" and "We Came All the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This" characters face challenges due to their family's background. Choose specific examples of this, explain how they enhance the plot, and relate the examples to the author's background. Be sure to add textual evidence to support your assertions.

You may find these links helpful for backrounds on the cultures:

http://www.cal.org/co/cubans/life.htm

http://chinaunique.com/educate/culture.htm

G Bell-Psychoanalysis

Sigmund Freud devoted his life to deciphering the human mind. He utilized the method of psychoanalytic theory to better understand the brain and how it functions. http://wilderdom.com/personality/L8-1MajorThemesAssumptionsPsychoanalytic.html; Using the site above as a reference, find two characters (one from Faulkner's work and one from O'Connor's) and explain why these characters exemplify the meaning of psychoanalytic theory. What traits do they possess that make them significant examples of psychoanalysis and Freud's teachings?

BLOGs Must be Posted by Friday, October 1

Dear BLOG administrators,

It is imperative you post your BLOG on time in the future.  I am counting on seeing BLOGs posted for all three bells by tomorrow afternoon.  The BLOG will now be due by next Friday, October 8th at midnight.  I will allow these two extra days because I know this is still a bit new.  However, if BLOGs are not posted on time in the future, you will lose 10 points a day from your 100 points for BLOG administration.

In addition, if you are running the BLOG, you must make final comments to at least 8 students no later than two days after the BLOG closes.  I also expect one of the administrators to check in during the week at least once to encourage the students and to check to see if all is running smoothly with the BLOG.

Thank you very much for your attention to these details.

Mrs. Maurno

F Bell Faulkner Blog

Many of Faulkner's works focus on the conflict of self identity and whether or not one should conform to society. In an acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize, Faulkner said, "Problems in the human heart in conflict with itself... alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat". This theme of the conflict of inner rebellion versus outward conformity (which we previously discussed in Their Eyes Were Watching God) is shown throughout both of Faulkner's short stories that we have read.

Please select a character from one of the short stories and show the "personal conflict rooted in Southern identity". In addition, please elaborate on why and how this theme of self conflict relates to Faulkner's own life.

E Bell Blog Sept. 23

O’Connor is known for bringing spiritual insight in extreme situations through distorted or grotesque characters. Not only is spiritual insight prominent, there often seems to be some kind of lesson behind her stories. Faulkner in his writings focuses on local social history, but his writings also consist of some form of life lessons. “problems of the human heart in conflict with itself…alone can make a good writing because only that is worth writing about” (Faulkner). Find similarities between O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” and Faulkner’s “Barn Burning”. Include textual evidence in your answer.
Clayton Poffenberger

G Bell Blog Post - Due Tues., Sept. 28 @ Midnight

Although professedly deeply religious, Flannery O’Connor’s stories hold a rich tapestry of themes and motifs that can be interpreted through the lens of other philosophies. Likewise, Faulkner’s spiritually-replete narratives also possess components of variable natures, depending on the medium of scrutiny. Take two of any of the assorted Southern Gothic literature selections we have studied and examine two (one from each story selected) incidents or characterizations conventionally labeled as Christian, using instead one of the following schools of thought:

Nihilism:http://www.iep.utm.edu/nihilism/
Relativism: http://www.iep.utm.edu/relativi/
Reducto ad Absurdum: http://www.iep.utm.edu/reductio/
Functionalism: http://www.iep.utm.edu/functism/
Sarte’s Existentialism: http://www.iep.utm.edu/sartre-ex/

Be sure to use textual evidence and feel free to use other sources (art, music, other literature - but not required!)

Enjoy some of the Modern Voices of the South: Country Music, while you post: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJqUN9TClM&ob=av2e Can you see the Gothic connections?

E Bell blog- Southern Literature

The South is often referred to as a different world. Along with this world comes a specific genre of literature. Southern literature is anywork set in the South, about the South, or by a southern author. Flannery O'Conner's work is classified in the sub- genre of southern Renaissance of the early to mid 20th century. According to Anne E. Rowe of Florida State University, these authors "have continued to place characters and action in the South. Although their work is regional, it is universal as well. Each writer, through the exploration of specific characters and places, seeks answers to the questions of life and death that concern all men and women." This movement is a break from previous works surrounding slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction, especially the frustrations of each. How does O' Connor's work deviate from the "Lost Cause" movement to fit in with the Renaissance movement?
-Kelly and Shane

F Bell Flannery O' Connor Blog

Flannery O' Connor is famous for her grotesque characters in her short stories. When asked about this she said "anything that comes out of the South is going to be called grotesque by the northern reader, unless it is grotesque , in which case it is going to be called realistic." In "A Good Man is Hard to Find" or "Good Country People" find an example of a grotesque character and elaborate (include which story the character comes from). Why is he or she considered grotesque? What made them grotesque? Try to choose secondary characters to make it creative and not repetitive.
Grotesque: departing markedly from the natural, the expected, or the typical fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature.

G Bell due 21 September midnight- Short Stories-O'Connor

Flannery O'Connor is a Southern Gothic writer who is known for living a spiritual life in a secular world. Approaching all of these broad issues by providing moral, social, and psychological contexts that offer a plethora of insights and passion which her readers find very startling yet at the same time assimilating (Bedford Literature 439).


Grotesque-From a literary standpoint, this term implies a mutation of the characters, plants and/or animals. This mutation transforms the normal features and/or behaviors into veritable extremes that are meant to be frightening and/or disturbingly comic (Cornwell 273).

Southern Gothic Literature- relies on supernatural, ironic, or unusual events to guide the plot, uses these to explore social issues and reveal cultural character of the American South. (http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~dougt/goth.html)

Her style may be a classified as Southern Gothic Literature as present a link. Use the definitions above as an aid in showing how O’Connor’s short stories classify as Southern Gothic literature with an integral use of grotesque characters. How does O’Connor, raised a Catholic, reveal the juxtaposition of her religious beliefs(which are ambiguous about her stance) within the grotesque characters? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

G Bell - How to Read Literature Like a Professor - Due Tuesday, September 14th

How to Read Literature Like a Professor attempts to make literary interpretation accessible to everyone by clearly and humorously breaking down the interpretation into manageable "chunks".  Each chapter hones in on symbols, themes, and/or motifs that aid in the art of literary analysis. 

Choose two of the following five chapters and analyze a novel or short story you have read recently.  Use these analytical tools to help increase the reader's comprehension of characterization, plot, setting, theme, etc.  Be sure to use specific textual evidence to support your interpretation gleaned from using these tools.  Remember to avoid listing or "pointing out" this information.  You should analyze and look for the larger meaning created via the use of this technique.

• Hanseldee and Greteldum
• More than It's Gonna Hurt You:  Concerning Violence
• Is that a Symbol?
• Is He Serious and Other Ironies
• Geography Matters 

F Bell - How to Read Literature Like a Professor - Due Tuesday, September 14th

How to Read Literature Like a Professor attempts to make literary interpretation accessible to everyone by clearly and humorously breaking down the interpretation into manageable "chunks".  Each chapter hones in on symbols, themes, and/or motifs that aid in the art of literary analysis. 

Choose two of the following five chapters and analyze a novel or short story you have read recently.  Use these analytical tools to help increase the reader's comprehension of characterization, plot, setting, theme, etc.  Be sure to use specific textual evidence to support your interpretation gleaned from using these tools.  Remember to avoid listing or "pointing out" this information.  You should analyze and look for the larger meaning created via the use of this technique.
  

• Every Trip is a Quest
• Nice to Eat with You (vampires/communion)
• It's More than just Rain or Snow
• And Rarely Just an Illness
• So Does the Season

E Bell - How to Read Literature Like a Professor - Due Tuesday, September 14th

How to Read Literature Like a Professor attempts to make literary interpretation accessible to everyone by clearly and humorously breaking down the interpretation into manageable "chunks".  Each chapter hones in on symbols, themes, and/or motifs that aid in the art of literary analysis. 

Choose three of the following seven chapters and analyze a novel or short story you have read recently.  Use these analytical tools to help increase the reader's comprehension of characterization, plot, setting, theme, etc.  Be sure to use specific textual evidence to support your interpretation gleaned from using these tools.  Remember to avoid listing or "pointing out" this information.  You should analyze and look for the larger meaning created via the use of this technique.
  

• It's all Political
• When in doubt, it's from Shakespeare
• Yes, she's a Christ figure, too
• Or the Bible
• It is Greek to me
• Flights of Fancy

Second BLOG - G Bell - Article Analysis - Due Tuesday, September 9th at Midnight

Please choose one of the following two critical articles on Kafka's Metamorphosis.  Decide if you agree or disagree with the stance in the article.  Provide a quote or two justifying your stance and relating it specifically to Kafka's work.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/36685124/Metamorphosis-Criticism

http://www.scribd.com/doc/36684417/ARticle-2

Second BLOG - F Bell - due Tuesday, September 7th at midnight

Read the following excerpt from Kafka's letter to his father.  In what way is Kafka's relationship with his father mirrored by Gregor's relationship with his father?  Find textual evidence to support your theory.

...by virtue of your antagonistic nature, you could not help but always and inevitably
cause the child such disappointments; and further, this antagonism, accumulating material, was constantly intensified; eventually the pattern expressed itself even if, for once, you were of the same opinion as I; finally, these disappointments of the child were not the ordinary
disappointments of life but, since they involved you, the all-important personage, they struck to the very core. Courage, resolution, confidence, delight in this and that, could not last when you were against it or even if your opposition was merely to be assumed; and it was to be assumed in almost everything I did ~Kafka's Letter to his father

Second BLOG - E Bell - Due Midnight Tuesday, September 7th

Please read the following excerpt from a definition of an existentialist:

The existentialist...thinks it very distressing that God does not exist, because all possibility of finding values in a heaven of ideas disappears along with Him; there can no longer be a priori of God, since there is no infinite and perfect consciousness to think it. Nowhere is it written that the Good exists, that we must be honest, that we must not lie; because the fact is that we are on a plane where there are only men. Dostoyevsky said, If God didn't exist, everything would be possible. That is the very starting point of existentialism. Indeed, everything is permissible if God does not exist, and as a result man is forlorn, because neither within him nor without does he find anything to cling to. --Jean Paul Sartre

How does Kafka portray the principles of the existentialist through his work, Metamorphosis? Use quotes and specific examples to support your beliefs.

First BLOG Post G Bell due August 27th

Choose a symbol from Their Eyes Were Watching God. Provide at least one detailed example of the symbol's application.  Correlate the symbol to a theme or two.  Provide a quote if possible.

First BLOG Post F Bell - Due August 27th

Please read one of the two articles on Hurston listed on the Blogger site.  Choose one quote from the reading and either agree or disagree with this quote.  Be sure to be specific and/or use textual evidence in the form of quotes if possible.

First BLOG Post E Bell - due August 27th

Use details from the novel to explain what the quote reveals about Janie's search for fulfillment. "Nanny: "De nigger woman is de mule uh de world so fur as Ah can see. Ah been prayin' fuh it tuh be different wid you. Lawd, Lawd, Lawd!"(29).

Once this quote has been "analyzed to death" suggest a new quote that addresses this same theme.