"After You, my Dear Alphonse”

Some things that were said are very important to the story and  this is why. “Boyd wants to grow up and be a big strong man so he can work hard,” Mrs. Wilson said. “I’ll bet Boyd’s father eats stewed tomatoes.” Is an important quote because Johnny's mom suspects  Boyd's dad is big and strong like a lot of blacks were back then.

Another is “Boyd, Johnny has some suits that are a little too small for him, and a winter coat. It’s not new, of course, but there’s lots of wear in it still. And I have a few dresses that your mother or sister could probably use." This is a racist statement that offends Boyd because not all blacks are poor and broke like Johnny's mom assumes.

The last is “There are many little boys like you, Boyd, who would be grateful for the clothes someone was kind enough to give them.” This is the last racist statement Johnny's mom makes, he declined the clothes because he didn't need them and his family was already well off.

"We are of two different kinds,"

"We are of two different kinds," is a great quote by the elder waiter. He is referring to many thins when he says this, one is he’s older. Another is that he is ok with staying at the café unlike the youthful waiter who just wants to go home to his wife. It shoes that with age come patience. 

Gods of Imagery

The Gods of Middle Earth created everything in their land. We as readers can’t see this land but the imagery in Silmarrillion gives a great idea of what it looks like along with its inhabitants.  J.R.R. Tolkien did an amazing job at describing everything around Middle Earth including the people.  The way he explains it the landscape and what happens to it makes the difference in the book.

Middle Earth is a unique place that’s nothing like anyplace in the world. It has many different  areas with very different looks and feels. For example they explain Rivendell the home of the Elves. It explains the waterfalls and secret entrance through the mountain. The people are even more interesting to hear about.

The Elves, Dwarves, and Men were created with great care so they specialize in certain things. The elves are tall intelligent peoples they are also great archers and strategist.  The dwarves were made to last. Tough, short, and stubborn. They are great warriors and even better miners.  They are known for their great craftsmanship of gold and other precious metals. The race of men is just like we are nothing special they do it all build fight and explore.

J.R.R. Tolkien did an amazing job of giving immense detail in the book. The only time I’ve seen middle earth better is in the movies themselves. You could imagine man, dwarves, and elves living in harmony together on the beautiful landscape of Middle. In my opinion no other book gives better detail of landscape and inhabitants.

Summer is Coming

Authors note: I wrote this because I like the poem

Summer grass what a wonderful thing. But after a long winter it needs to grow. Summer Grass tells of the need of water for the grass to grow so it can reach its full potential beauty, and without it the grass will die. The poet Carl Sandburg did a good job of using personification and anaphora. It’s as if the words fly off the paper.

During the poem the writer used many personifications to give the reader a good feel and tone in the poem. Such as summer grass aches and whispers were used during the poem.  As I read the poem these person like descriptions grabbed attention so did the anaphora.

Along with the anaphora. The author really creates an overall tone with the line: The rain hears; the rain answers; the rain is slow coming; the rain wets the face of the grass.  When the anaphora was used it created rhythm, which affected the readers perspective because it gives it a new feel right from the beginning.

The figurative language in the poem is used in the piece because it creates the tone the author is trying to create. The personification creates a nice feel.  Also, the anaphora used in the piece creates a very good rhythm. Without the examples of figurative language the reader would probably have little care for the poem. Which is why i loved it.

Closer to Home

Authors note: This is a Parody of This is just to say about stealing a base in baseball.

I have stole 
the base 
that was closer
to home

and which 
you were probably 
protecting
for the team

Forgive me
it was worth it
beneficial
and safe

Steve and Elijah

Authors note: I wrote this because I felt Steve and Elijah were very similar.

Steve Herman from Monster and Elijah from Elijah of Buxton are two young black kids that have everyday problems but both go through life changing experiences over the next year. They’re both poor and in a unique situation. Steve and Elijah are both soft hearted and kind but are in a bit of a pickle.

Steve is in jail for something he didn’t do and Elijah was  by slavers even though he’s free, but
Steve gets to go through trial and Elijah gets unfairly taken for no good reason. Elijah had the opportunity to escape and did but Steve went to jail with nowhere to run. Steve faced trial for almost a year and Elijah got away in the first week,

Steve and Elijah were both good, educated, and skilled at what they do but the difference between them besides age and appearance are what their special skills are. Steve is a skilled filmer he makes movies for his school he even wrote one about his experience in jail and at trial. Elijah is a the best rock chunker of his time. He can throw with his left and right and has amazing accuracy. He so good he fishes with those skills.

Neither of them have the best life but they’re not the worst either. Elijah and Steve are great examples of kids in adult situations. They’re both brave and strong like adults but the think like the children they are in my opinion they could be brothers. They are very similar in many ways.

Heart Break

Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Curtis is about the first child born free in Buxton, Canada named Elijah. One of his friends Mr. Leroy gave his money to Preacher to buy his family out of slavery, but Preacher kills his companion and takes the money for himself. So Mr. Leroy and Elijah go after him but when they get there Mr. Leroy has a heart attack and makes Elijah promise he’ll get the money, kill Preacher, and free his family. When he does Mr. Leroy passes and leaves Elijah in America alone.

I believe Elijah takes on this task and starts at the place they were headed, the inn. I think Preacher will be there but captured by slavers and Elijah will be captured too. They will have to work together to escape from the slavers.I think Elijah will kill the preacher in a strange turn of events and escape with other slave that are there. Elijah will give Mr. Leroys money to others from Buxton so they can buy Leroy's family like Elijah and Leroy set out to do.