Lauras future

Do you guys think that Laura will overcome her shyness and become more social? What do you think her future holds? Do you think she'll go back to school?

Tom’s Departure

What do you think about Tom leaving at the end of The Glass Menagerie? Do you think he should have stayed or catered to his own desires and left as he did? Was his parting detrimental to the family?

Glass Menagerie

How did you guys feel about Laura being kissed, swept off her feet and then O'Conner leaving her?

In my honest opinion, I was mad because no one should act so sweet and give someone faith and then leave them, and saying that there is someone else in their life. Although Laura finally got kissed, she was left with the burden in heart that she will not be loved by the guy that she has had a crush on since high school.

The Dying of The Light

Overall, while the reading was tedious at times, I liked reading Light in August. I felt the book taught many lessons, such as the fact a person should never run away from their past. Did you like the book?Who was your favorite character in Light in August? Who did you despise?  What do you think was the biggest Lesson the book taught us? Do you think the book was better than The Scarlet Letter?

The Glass Menagerie

What is your favorite quote from The Glass Menagerie? Mine is ...
                  
 And overall, did you like how it ended or were you expecting something more?

Jim's Goodbye

So now we know Jim had no intentions in being with Laura but he made it seem like it. Knowing now that he is engaged and in love with someone else makes us feel a little mad that he'll play with Laura's emotions. Do you guys think he did this out of compassion for her to at least make her happy once in her life or just to get her hopes up and brake her a little more?

Spoiler Alert!

Were you disappointed that Jim and Laura did not end up together? I felt like it was a good learning experience for Laura and I think he was there to help build her self-confidence.

Glass menagerie

So far in what we have read in The Glass menagerie, which of the characters can you guys relate to the most and why.

Chapter 18

Ms. Ross mentioned today that every character dies for a reason. Why do you think Christmas died? And what do you think of Bryon's development?

Chapter 17

In chapter 17, Lena has her baby and Byron now has all the responsibilities that a father would have. Also, we find out that Hightower does not want Byron to be involved with Lena. "...You have a manchild that is not his, by a man that is not him. You will be forcing into his life two men and only the third part of a woman..." (Faulkner 411).

What would you do if you were Byron and had to be a father to Lena'a baby? Would you walk away from it all or stay with Lena? Do you agree with Hightower that Byron shouldn't be with Lena?

Christmas's Dilemma

We learn in chapter 13 about Miss Burden's pregnancy, and how she  was pressuring Christmas into marriage. We also learn that Miss Burden tries to shoot Christmas, and he kills her in self-defense.Do you think Christmas's actions  were justified? What would you have done if you were in his position? What do you think will happen to Christmas? Do you think Christmas will ever find happiness

Racism Around The World

Today we opened a discussion about racism/segregation and how it is still relevant to our society. It still continues and what is worse is that some negative views of racism haven't changed throughout some parts of the human race. What do you guys think about race and what are your opinions about it? What do you think should change?

The lack of self-sufficiency in women??

Throughout the novel, much of the female characters encounter the misogynistic views of society, whether it be the influence of males or themselves, women seem to be polarized, expected to lack independence and power over their own life. What are some examples of misogyny in the story?  Are there any similarities In the Light in August that you can compare to the real world?  

Characters

So far about what we have read, who do you guys think has had a tougher life despite where they are now?

McEachern Prediction

If some of you can remember what you put for your answer on the DBQ, one of them asked to basically make a prediction about who McEachern will be in the story. Thinking back to that, was your prediction close to what McEachern really is, or was it far off? What was it that you put that was wrong? What would you write now after seeing who this man is?

Who is to blame?

As we see, so far, Christmas is a character that is serious and obscure. With that, these characteristics continue to become a part of his life however, who is to blame for why Christmas remains to stay this way? Is it McEachern's fault for imposing so much on him or is it himself that keeps himself restricted?

Joe Christmas's change

So far about what we know about Joe Christmas, why do you guys think he is suddenly rebelling against his "dad" and the things he had prohibit him?

Changing the setting of Light in August ;-)

If the setting of Light in August was placed in our present society, what do you think will be different in the book? I personally thing that Lena will not be isolated or looked down on for being pregnant as much as she is right now because in today's society the stigma associated with people who get pregnant before is marriage has greatly dwindled. What else do you think will be different? <3

Apperception

We already know that Lucas left and changed his name once he found out that Lena was pregnant. But that wasn't the case in Lena's point of view. She was told that he was forced to work at the mill. Before he left, she told him to write to her if he gets the chance. Time flew by, no letters were sent, and she grew impatient. She took it upon herself to go find him in Jefferson. She thought that he would be surprised. If Lucas hasn't communicated to her, people are telling her that there is no "Lucas Burch" around town, that should tell her something. She is blinded from the fact that he may have left her. I agree with Mrs. Ross when she said that Lena was too naïve. What are your thoughts about her?

Guys for my Independent book I'm doing Call of the Wild  by Jack London. Do any of you have some background info about him or have read some of his works?