Welcome to English III. This is our blog spot. Here we will share our feelings and ideas about the works we are studying. I encourage you to be honest, but I EXPECT you to be mature and respectful.
As we are covering A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, we see the dreams of each member of the Younger family. Select one of the characters and discuss his/her dream and explain if you think this dream can come true and if it would help the family and how this dream affects this character's life.(The deadline to post a response to this blog is Sunday, May 20, 2012.)
We have talked about many themes in Fahrenheit 451. Which theme--man can change, man must think for himself, the problem of too much technology, or the need for self-analyze--did you find most clearly stated through the book? Explain.(The deadline to post a response is midnight Thursday, May 17, 2012.)
Beatty tells Montag that the firemen are the "happiness boys." People in Montag's society desire happiness more than anything. What is something that has occurred in the novel that reveals the desire for happiness above all other things? How did you feel when you read this part/element? What do you think Bradbury is tell us through things like this? (The deadline to post is midnight, Friday, May 11, 2012.)
I hope that you are enjoying Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. It truly is
a "thinking" book. One of the many things I hope that you will think about as
you read this novel is its theme of indifference. As you are reading Part One,
what are some things you have noticed about the society that reveals their
indifference? Does our present society share some of these indifferences? or
others? Explain. ( The deadline to post a response to this question is
midnight, May 4, 2012)
