9/13 "A Rose for Emily"-ReneHernandez

In the short story, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, there is only one narrator and also one point of view. The new generation of the town all carry the same opinion about Emily Grierson. "When her father died, it got about that the house was all that was left to her;and in a way, people were glad. At last they could pity Miss Emily. Being left alone, and a pauper, she had become humanized"(36) The Grierson's were viewed as immortal and untouchable, but once Emily's father died they saw a real reaction from her and knew she was not as contained as they thought. The narrator seems to express much jealousy towards Emily not only from himself but also from the rest of the town. They liked to judge Emily only by the content of her image not by the knowledge gained from friendship. Emily Grierson was judged even after her death, and gossiped about all her life. She seemed to have no choice but to live in the public eye, and no matter what she did the town critiqued her. "Like when she bought the rat poison, the arsenic"(37)..."So the next day we all said, 'She will kill herself' and we said it would be the best thing"(38). The town, including the narrator himself, basically felt that Emily Grierson was crazy. They did not think that she deserved any positive attention, so they took it upon themselves to judge her based solely on what they see and not what they know.
This story is told by a man who seems to be another member of that society. He seems to know only the exterior of Emily Grierson, therefore I believe he did not know her on a personal level. It is unusual that the story of Emily Grierson is told by an ordinary civilian. This point of view does fit the theme of this story because it is coming from an ordinary outsider. He does represents the majority of the town and their feelings towards Emily and her father. They believe that the Grierson's were an unfair exception to the laws. This is what sparked the jealousy of the town members, and explains why they disliked her. " 'They're married.' We were really glad. We were glad because the two female cousins were even more Grierson than Miss Emily had ever been"(38). This town assumed they knew everything about Emily Girerson but they never bothered to get to know her.

9/8 "A Good Man Is Hard To Find"

Does the plot surprise you? Why or why not? When you started reading the story what did you think would happen? In the story "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" by Flannery O'Connor, I was very surprised by the plot. I usually tend to get an idea of a story by fist reading the title, and this title lead me to believe this would  be a love story of some sort. When I began reading the story I noticed the author's tone was not at all romantic. Flannery O'Connor uses the dialect to portray more of an intense and dramatic type of mood through out this story, although I still did not expect the ending to occur. In the beginning of the story I really had no idea what would happen next.

Rene Hernandez-Intro.

Hi! I'm Rene Hernandez. My Birthday is September 11th, next weekend, and I'll finally be turning 20. Yay! :) My best friend is Maria Carla Chan. We met 5 years ago at Franklin High School where we both attended. During my time at Franklin High School I was a cheerleader for three years. Some of my favorite memories were made cheer leading because being apart of that team has taught me a lot. I never realized how close a sport could bring a team together and some of those members I've made life long friends. I then moved on to an All Star team where I spent half a year. Since starting college I realized that I don't have as much time as I did in high school to join a sport, although I still keep active. This is my third year here at PCC and I am a majoring in Speech Pathology. I enjoy helping people in need, and I find it very rewarding especially when they're children.

I have a dog named Shakespeare, he's a terrier mix. His name was inspired by my 12th grade English teacher, Mr. Martinez. My favorite color is pink and some of my favorite things to do are spending time with my nieces and nephew. I have five sisters and no brothers. I was born third, making me the middle child. I absolutely love spending my quality time with my family, we enjoy shopping, gossiping, and also gardening together. Every Saturday my mom and I go hiking, usually at Griffith park. I love being active and especially outdoors. I am a friendly, outgoing person and I hope to meet some cool interesting people during the rest of my stay here at PCC.