Journal 77: Pressure From Parents

The conflict between Emily and her father was that he didn't allow her to be courted by men. Her father was preventing her from finding happiness. I believe that she doesn't like her father and possibly was the one who killed him. The horsewhip was the object that kept the suitors away and was there therefore a factor of Emily's unhappiness and mental illness. The relationship that I share with my parents is far from being the same as that of Emily and her father. However there are similarities but my parents are far less extreme. They warn me of having relationships, especially at my age, because they think we are under developed mentally for a relationship. However I have seen extreme parents like that of Emily. The kids would hide the fact that they like someone or is in a relationship to avoid beatings or serious punishment by the parents. I don't think that any parent would continue to hold their children back from marriage like Emily's father did, but some just have a harder time letting go. Emily acquired that form her father she is not willing to let go of anything. Therefore she holds on to her father's body and homer's when he left her.

Journal 76: White Lie

I think that lie are many times needed just for things to work smoothly and so that no conflicts occur. White lies are good when it is used properly. You have to sound sincere even though both you and the person you're telling the white lie to know that its no true. It is better to shield someone from the harmful truth than it is to expose them to it straight on. I think that white lies are only meant to cover up the truth for a little bit of time. The truth shouldn't always be kept away from the person, it should be let out little by little. By doing this it usually lessens the harm dealt by the truth. There shouldn't be a need for an other lie to cover up the white lie that was told. Doing this would just confuse the subject and make the situation worse than it is. If the person figures out that you are lying, you shouldn't try to cover it up but instead you should tell them the truth. I personally don't like to be lied to. However if someone is to lie to me I always try to find the reason why and if it for the purpose of protecting me then I wouldn't blame him. In the story we read the white lies told to Emily was too much and caused her to think that she was superior when all they waned was for her to live a easier life. To many lies lead to to much confusion and that leads to bad endings.

Journal 75: Shadow of the Past

Emily's past has greatly influenced her life. To start  her family's social class put her a step higher than everyone else in town and makes her feel revered and makes her think that she is better than everyone else. Her father refuses to give her away in marriage by scaring off suitors. When her father died she was left with only the family name but no name and a age too old for possible marriage. She cleans onto her father's dead body in refusal of letting him die because he deprived her of so much. The town found out that she was broke and gave her pity, and the Sheriff of the time even omitted her taxes. With all her past history Emily became a "cocky" aristocrat without the money who thought she was above the law. Then when Homer was going to leaver her she forced him to stay by killing him. No a days the story of Emily could be repeated without letting the murderer get away with the murder for so long. It is possible because people value their pride a lot and there are a lot of crazy people out there with dark pasts. You never know what kind of crazy person you're going to run into and what they would do if you insult their pride.

Journal 74: Poetry's Social Function

I think everyone should have poetry of one or another kind. Poetry doesn't just have to be a sonnet or a Haiku, it can poetry in a broader sense, more applicable to everyone. Owning one's own poetry and producing great writers is greatly influence society. Every year a writer's work makes an impact on the world. Authors such as J.K Rowling, Suzanne Collins, and J.R.R. Tolkien have influenced the world on a great scale with their books. The books that they have written give many people a place to go to, a fantasy land were they can be who and what they want without restrictions. Poetry is a short and more simple version of that and it too gives people a since of a better life to give hope. Everyone's own poetry reflects what they desire the most, love, riches, fame, or companionship. Without poetry and literature generation after generation would be out of ideas and without dreams to chase after. Without dreams they will run out of motivation and soon the world will fall apart with no one wanting to do anything. They will not speak to each other because they have nothing to talk about and soon language will disappear as we know it.

Journal 73: No Idea But In Things

Poems have changed greatly form what they originally were. No more strict rhyme scheme or limits on anything. To say the poetry is the freest form of liberal arts would not be far from true. The only other thing that is more free is going to be Art, with all its forms and methods.  Some may think that it is better to have restrictions on how poetry is written. I oppose that idea, literature should be free and especially poetry.Poems today are written about every thing. They are written about life, love, death, water, smells, textures, plain objects, knifes, cellphones, and anything that you can imagine, even unicorns. It is only due to the development of a free environment in writing poetry can new and interesting styles be created. Limitations an things are only necessary when the thing is harmful to others or the person who is performing it. Poetry is part of the freedom of speech it is only a way to express what the poet sees or feels. Therefore there should be no limit on what it is written about or how it is written.

Journal 72: War and Economics

AS stated in my previous post war and economic down falls have both caused great changes in our society. In our present times the economic down fall has lead to more changes than does war. As a matter of fact it is the economical down fall that is causing some of the wars and many of the rebellions. It is not a coincident that the economy crashed and people began to rebel against the government. The down falls only acted as a catalyst to what would inevitably happen. Like the last century we begin with wars and economical down falls, nothing new but nothing people want a revisit from. the economy is due to the lavish spends of people who don't actually have the money to spend and banks who loan money to those who are unable to pay them back. It just like lending a friends some money and not getting it back. Then you run out of money yourself and ask your friend for the money you lent him. Then he would tell you sorry i don't have it and you put it off by burrowing money form someone else then it just becomes a vicious cycle that never ends and by the end everyone is out of money. Other than those who are rich they may lose money but they are still rich.

Journal 71: Historical Influence

From the time line in the book and other online resources I would say that  i am most familiar with the sinking of the Titanic, the armory show, and World War 2. The events that are new to me would be the first radio broadcast and commercial television broadcast in america. I think wars were what shaped the modernist movement the most. Every Era there is a war or revolution of some kind that acts as a catalyst to boost the development and change in the arts. Wars traumatize the people and in those times a lot of people use different art forms to express their feelings which many times end up as a new movement. In regard to events around the world today, I think the rebellions in the middle east and the economic recession are going to be main factors to the change in the art if there are going to be any at all. Both of these events have been a great influence on the people and even more on those who are expressive and want their ideas to be heard. There is always a great historical event that ties in with major changes in art movements and sometimes it can be separate events happening in separate areas that result in the same or similar change/

Journal 70: Social Influence- Entertainment

I think the modern developments in entertainment has both benefited the viewers but also harmed the viewers. IT is always nice to have something entertaining to do or watch after a long day of work, studying, or parenting.  However entertainment has also put strange ideas into people's heads and also made people lazy and a bit dumb. Sometimes the things that we watch on TV are so surreal some people actually believe in it and go crazy. Then there's all the paparazzi entertainment which is seriously disrespectful to those being stalked but the viewers find it entertaining. Entertainment has altered our interests, everyone wants to be a super star, to be someone famous. The benefactor of entertainment is that it keeps people from being over come by stress. It makes people laugh and forget about their worries temporarily. Our society seems to revolve around entertainment. Get off work so that you can go home and sit curled up in a ball on the coach watching reality shows or soap operas. Entertainment use to be the thing that people listened to when there was nothing else to do or the weather was bad. Today entertainment is something we can't live without.

Journal 69: Make It New

I think new art means art that is innovating, having new techniques, and having new views and goals. Every time in history when a new art movement is created new ways of making art is discovered. It use to be all about painting and carving. Then came molding and drawing. Then photography, video, etc. There are endless new forms of art. Finding a joyous way of making art is also what changes art.  Sometimes old art gets boring and artists try to find new ways of making art to keep it fresh and entertaining to themselves. That is why art constantly breaks away from tradition. The artist try to find new ways of creating art to entertain themselves. Making new things is always fun and only by making it fun will people continue to do it. "make it new, art is a joyous thing." Ezra Pound is giving excellent advice. If something is kept the same it gets boring and art is something that keeps hanging. Therefore make it new and because change bring about new excitment art is a joyous thing.

Journal 68: What's His Problem?

Prufrock's poem gives us the readers a pretty interesting stream of thought that he had going through his mind. There seems to be a problem bothering him, a problem related to time and age. I think that his problem is the acceptance of change. The change of the era and the change from realism to modernism. He continuously questions himself if he should change his old ways, adapt to new ones for create a completely original one. Just like how the modernists were challenging old ideals and coming up with new ones to replace the old ones. His problem is he's worry of change and his reluctance for change. He like his life just the way it is, yet he finds it boring. He wants to leave but is afraid that the new life wouldn't suit him. What if the new life is worse than the one he has now? He's not worried about material things he is worried about his ways. Women are something in his life that he sees as unimportant and maybe a hint of cocky. In return he is afraid that the women laugh at him, at his bald spot. He seems to be quite troubled by the up coming change and is worrying about whether he should change or stay the same.

Journal 67: The American Dream

The American dream ,what people move to america for, the dream that everyone who works hard will get some where. Streets are paved with gold, opportunities everywhere. The dream changed through the ages though. After the civil war Americans became more realistic. Opportunities weren't everywhere anymore its something that is hard to get and with the economy down life was hard. Then by the end of World War I the american dream was shattered. Then came the modernist movement. It was completely detached from the old ideals, they rejected them. The movement searched for new ideals continuously. The old american dream has been altered and changed to fit everyone, and not one person has the same dream. The arts and literature changed too, no more high class everything. Back to the basics, art more symbolic and simple. Literature is written in common language not old English. Dreams change and ideals change but in the end america is a big mixing pot so there would be many different dreams too. Today dreams don't have to result in success (success is also valued differently among people). A lot of the times the dream is to just do what you like.