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During the story they play “murderball” and to me I see a symbol in this story with the ball. Quiet people tend to have a lot on their mind and have more to say than extroverted people. I think this moment says a lot on what's going on in the main character’s mind without saying a word. He has so much hidden anger because of the way Oakley treats him. I relate a lot to this since I am more of an introvert. With Oakley making fun of him, you try to stay quiet, but sometimes without even thinking it bothers you too much, it just might. --------- Adding onto what I wrote for the assignment his thoughts just came out through the game. It's hard for me to explain what I mean, but I know when something would bother me, basketball was always the thing to take my mind off of everything. A sport can definitely help with anger or sadness. This feeling my just be coming through with the "murderball" game. I personally hate upsetting people and try to stay positive though everything so sports can sometimes release what's going on in the inside so you don't hurt some else's feelings and help someone else too along the way. Sometimes things can come out in the wrong way which I believe is what happened in the story.

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A Diamond in the Rough💎 (Final Post)

In both “Fences” and “Clybourne Park” it really focuses on family, civil, and gentrification issues. One thing that I noticed during our reading was something inside of the problems, is something beautiful. Life. Everyone is always paying attention to the issues, but we create the issues by putting a spotlight on specific stereotype on a race or group of people. I personally have a pet-peeve when we talk about people like “oh my black friend’’ or “my gay friend” or whatever you would fill in the black. I think doing this we divide our nation more than bringing us together in the melting pot. People are people. Should we accept each other for who we are are, our religion, color, etc. even if you disagree with their ways; however, we should talk about each other as we are on in the same. I don’t mean we need to be all the same person, but we need to come together and focusing on appearance takes away from focusing on other hearts. As seen in both stories, the issue of color created many issues in families lives and divided families, when they should have loved each other. I think gentrification can get in someone’s had. They then believe they seen to fall into their stereotype ways. Imagine how much different Troy’s life could have been. Because of gentrification and being a typical black man, he lived a very sad life and was angry all the time. These two stories really opened my eyes in a different way of racial issues than I had know before. They are different. Gentrification is something more people should be aware of, and the storytelling of real life issues through literature.

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“No one is born evil, just like no one is born alone. They become that way, through choice and circumstance.”

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"Clybourne Park" Reader Response

When we first started reading Act One of “Clybourne Park”, I was not interested in the story line. Personally it seemed like a bunch of pointless dialogue. For me a story that can hook me with some meaning and great characters is worth a bunch of awards. The storyline started getting progressively better as more characters appeared throughout it. At the moment I can straight up say I hate Karl. It is amazing to me to see what things were like back then and even today just by the color of someone's skin color. I believe with these pre conceived thoughts that's why things are still like they are years ago. No matter what you have probably heard or even said something that pre-judged a certain race. I personally hate when we say "Oh that African American family" or "white family". They are just a family no matter the skin color. Right now I am confused on my thoughts of Bev. I like how she's more open-minded and feel be she's in a way kinda hurting, but at the same time I think she's too much and in a way uptight without being aware of it. I really like Albert and Francine especially with the instance when she wanted to leave, but he wanted to stay and help because that is just so relatable. I at a point had a prediction that Albert and Francine were the couple that were moving into the house, so I'm curious if that comes up at one point during the second act. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Gif - This gif from One Tree Hill is how I see Bev feeling on the inside and if she would actually confront Russ about her feelings. 2nd Gif - @ Karl 3rd Gif - That's how I can see Albert and Francine reacting to Bev trying to give the chafing dish.

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Hold Hold on Hold up to me 'Cause I'm a little unsteady A little unsteady Hold Hold on Hold up to me 'Cause I'm a little unsteady A little unsteady Momma Come here Approach Appear Daddy I'm alone 'Cause this house don't feel like home If you love me Don't let go If you love me Don't let go Hold Hold on Hold up to me 'Cause I'm a little unsteady A little unsteady Hold Hold on Hold up to me 'Cause I'm a little unsteady A little unsteady Mother I know That you're tired of being alone Dad I know you're trying To fight when you feel like flying But if you love me Don't let go If you love me Don't let go Hold Hold on Hold up to me 'Cause I'm a little unsteady A little unsteady Hold Hold on Hold up to me 'Cause I'm a little unsteady A little unsteady Hold Hold on Hold up to me 'Cause I'm a little unsteady A little unsteady ----- To me this song sums up the book pretty well, especially with Rose and Troy and the overall rocky life and relationship they had.

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"Fences" Reader Response #2

There are a few things I hate in this world and that would be lying and CHEATING. I see these as two very selfish acts. I don’t care if you have had a sucky life or not. I can only see in this moment that Troy only cares about himself and not even the other person involved. Poor Rose has done everything for that family, but Troy is as blind as a bat. He"knows" Rose has done everything for them is always there, and is a great woman, but cannot even accept that in his brain over his own life. I don’t understand that if these two didn’t even like each other, why’d they get married. I don’t think they should have settled for each other. I hate how settling for the first person that actually likes you and that’s why divorce is so high anymore. There’s so much more to love. I just hate seeing Rose shatter. She can do much better. Troy needs help before he can make a life with anyone, wife or children.

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"Fences" Reader Response #1

ONE word: Belittle I feel as though this word summarizes what we have read thus far specifically with Rose and Troy. Being drunk he's really been verbally bullying her and belittling her. He's not a nice drunk, so I'm curious to what his actual personality is throughout the play, but I don't think he'll be much different. I can't see Rose taking this from him and I think she'll be a strong female character.

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Not sure what Ashoke is doing in Inferno with Tom Hanks...

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Reader Response #8

Okay, so this may seem way out there, but I compare a lot of Lulu to the character Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter. My reasoning is the two are very confident on the outside and doesn't seem to take anyone's crap, but on the inside they seem to both be hurting. They both have family issues and that plays a large role on how someone grows up. They're both good people, but there is a lot of internal conflict on the inside. In the end they all wanted everything off their chests.

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When your gunna have to write a final essay and this ending sucks.

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"Until the death of theme, death would be our rock."

These chapters still have a connection with water, but with the quote Liv talked about above, I thought about how people skip rocks in water. I kind of see it as life is rocky and has bumps, like the gif below, and I see that as symbolism as well. Also they said he used holy water before leaving the church and before Grandpa died, which is another use of symbolism of water in this story.

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Reader Response #7

The one quote that stood out to me in the “Love Medicine” chapter was, “Maybe it’s all invisible, and then maybe again it’s magic. Love is a stony road. We know that for sure. If it’s true that the higher feelings of devotion get lodged in the heart like people say, then we’d be home free. If not, eating goose heart couldn’t harm nobody anyways.” I feel like this section of the book really sums up the whole chapter, even some of the whole story. Obviously this entire book is about the topic of love for the most part, and no exactly the great parts of it. In every relationship in this book and in this section of the book with Nector, Marie, and Lulu, love is a bumpy ride, as said in this quote.It also summaries Lipsha as a character and his “power” of love medicine he believe he kinda of holds. And the last sentence of this quote definitely stands out to me because it foreshadows what is to occur and the near future, and does in fact occurs when the Grandpa dies due to Lipsha believing he can cure their love.

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Maybe it's all invisible, and then maybe again it's magic. Love is a stony road. We know that for sure. If it's true that the higher feelings of devotion get lodged in the heart like people say, then we'd be home free.

"Love Medicine" Louise Erdrich

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You got to think it over. Choose the right one. You could really mess up your life grinding up the wrong little thing.

"Love Medicine" by Louise Erdrich

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Reader Response #6

Water. It's been one symbol that my eye is drawn to in every section of reading from June walking through the snow and dying, and also Henry drowning himself. In the chapter "Crown of Thorns", Gordie is at the lake before he ends up in the whole June/Deer situation that again dealt with a struggle/death. Out of curiosity I researched the meaning of water. In the Native American culture it means life, fertility, and purity which to me it seems to be the opposite of what is actually happening in "Love Medicine". I then read that some American Indian tribes believe that the waters of lakes, rivers, and oceans are inhabited by a mysterious people called the "Water Indians." I wonder if the author took a route of the Water Indians kind of haunting everyone in a way or we are all kind of reading into the situation wrong. What if the author is really trying to say they are entering Heaven or an afterlife and that's the purity or new life that is happening throughout the story?

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Readers Response #5

One symbol that is portrayed throughout a lot of Love Medicine is water. In the section “The Red Convertible”, it talks about the incident with Henry and his boots. I see this as his life, represented by the filled boots, is weighing him down and his struggling with what has happened in his life. Throughout the section it talks about how his mood goes back and forth with how he feels. On page 188 it says after they were just laughing, “He says nothing. But I can tell his mood is changing again.” To me this shows one of his many mood swings and a few paragraphs after it says, “My boots are filling.” To me these couple paragraph sections represent his internal battle and his boots filling are kind of all his emotions building up before he's gone. In this story I see water as symbolizing death/struggles, even seen in earlier chapters.

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Reader Response #4

Right now this story is just too much about sleeping with this person or that person, cheating on that person, or leaving that original person. I just hope eventually there becomes more of a deeper meaning to the actual title, "Love Medicine" and real love is involved.