My Take on 1921

My View on 1921

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

My Take on 1921

1921 makes me feel some type of way. It was a lot of different things going in this chapter with different people. These characters had a lot going on with themselves. I actually like what Eva did. Its takes a real woman to live her kids for 18 months. I felt like she had to do what she had to do to survive in this cold world. I don't anybody else would have did that for their children. It actually takes a lot of courage to leave your children behind like that. I guess she knew that her kids were going to be safe with her next door neighbor. She also had a lot of courage to get that compacted by bowel out of baby Ralph who she called Plum.It was messed up for Boy Boy just to leave her like that with all those children and she had to take on the responsibility to be a struggling single parent. Now a days seems like it's a lot of single parents raising their kids without their children's father and that's sad. If you can lay down and make the baby you should be able to take care of that baby you made. Men don't realize that for some reason. It was very rude of him to visit Eva and not ask about the kids and then on top of that bring his girlfriend with him and not even introduce to her to Eva. I really want to know what did she do to get  $10,000. I don't think I'll ever find out. It will always be a mystery that will not be solved. Eva is kind and loving person who takes care of people that she care about. Building that house and adopting the three Dewey's was a nice gesture. It's like she was giving back to the community and helping anyone she could . I think it's cute that the three Dewey's didn't know each other and they became close, like they were real brothers and that they grew up together. Tar baby was an alcoholic. Seems like he did was drink. Well, that is what he did all the time in his room. Hannah is just nasty. It's okay to flirt with men but it's a totally different story when you sleep with every man she flirt with. She didn't have any class for herself and she seemed to be okay with that. When Plum came back from World War I he was different. The war affected him. You get use to seeing things you have never seen before will probably make you go crazy. He became an heroin addict. Eva poured kerosene on him and burnt him to death. I could not burn my own child. I don't think I would have the guts to do that. Like that takes a lot for a person to do that. I wonder how she felt about that because I know for the fact I couldn't live knowing that I killed my own child. I wonder what 1922 is going to be about. I can't wait.

1922

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

How I feel about 1922

In this chapter I learned how Sula and Nel was different. They both have different personalities. I guess that's what makes them best friends. Seem like they both love attention. Since they don't get attention at home they want to find it somewhere else. When the boys complimented them they felt good about themselves. I guess you can say they were feeling themselves. I didn't like the fact that those catholic boys were harassing them. Segregation was going on so I kind of expected that. I felt bad for them because who wants to go through being bullied. Nobody! I know Sula was embarrassed when she pulled that knife out and ended up cutting the tip of her finger off. I can only imagined what her face looked like. Them boys left her so alone after. I guess they assumed she was crazy. I don't understand how Hannah love Sula but at the same time she doesn't like her. If that's the case she might as well not like her. To me Hannah is being real fake. I know Sula's feelings was hurt when she heard that I know my feelings would be hurt. I wouldn't be able to look at her the same because I know how she really feel about me. My heart dropped when I read that Chicken Little slipped out her hand and fell into the river and drowned. I want to know why they didn't go get Chicken Little or try to save him. They could at least held a stick out to him and he could have tried to reach for the stick. Matter of a fact they could have ran for help right when they seen him fall into the river. I don't get why she ran to Shadrack to express her feelings. I don't think I would go express my feelings to a drunk. Then again I might because they say when you're drunk that's when the truth comes out. I guess it depends on what the situation is. Before she took off to Shadrack she should have grabbed her belt instead of leaving it behind. They could use that for evidence or ask her what was her belt doing at the river where he drowned. I couldn't go on living day to day knowing that I was the reason an innocent child drowned. I would lose my mind and end up telling somebody. When I read that Sula cried at the funeral but she didn't feel any guilt made me think she is a cold hearted person. I would have been like Nel I would feel guilty at his funeral because I know the real reason of his death. I wonder if they will ever tell anyone what happened or will they keep that secret to themselves. Guess I have to continue my reading.

1923

Friday, July 5, 2013

My Expressions about 1923

OMG! 1923 was too much for me to take in. When I read this chapter I don't know how to feel. It makes me feel a type of way that I can't explain. I don't think I could go through the things the people go through in this chapter. If I was living at this time I know I would go crazy. I think the thing that got to me is Sula watched her own mother burn. I would not just stand and watch my mama burn. I know for a fact I would try everything in my will to put that fire out. Even though my mother and I don't get along I would still be there no matter what. My mama is my heart. I love that woman to death. She can do this and that but I still love her no matter what. She's a single mother and she raised my sister and I by herself. I learn each everyday you have to appreciate what you got before it's too late. I wonder how Sula feels about not having her mother around anymore. I don't think she care because that's the type of person she is. I feel like she only cares about herself. If I lost my mama it would be the end of the world for me. I would have a hard time moving on with life not knowing that my mom is not there. It's hard for me right now to be 5 hours away from her. Its something I'm trying to get use to. Eventually I will but as for now I don't think so. Eva to me has a lot of courage. To throw yourself out of window takes a lot courage. I would have did the same thing if I was Eva. Class is going okay. I need to get my grammar under control. For some reason I'm having a hard time with it. I don't seem to know why. I don't know what to do about it. I could start studying more or get some help from someone. One thing I know for sure I need to start managing my time better than what I do now. I think by doing that it would help me out a lot. Lately I been stressed out. Things are bothering me. I'm in love with someone and I like someone. I'm torn between the two. That's all I have to say. Until next time...

1927

Monday, July 8, 2013

1927 Thoughts

 

1927 was very boring to me. I think the only thing I liked about it was that Nel was getting married. I think it's so cute that she is getting married. On the other hand I don't like the fact that he not getting married because of love. It's rude that the man she is marrying only wants to marry her; so, he can feel like a man. What does marrying someone has to do with being a man? You can be a man and not have to be married. I feel like he has low self-esteem. He probably already had issues between himself. I wonder how their marriage is going to be. For some reason I don't feel like Nel wanted to get married. I think she did it just to make him happy. You should make yourself happy before you make someone else. I wonder if their marriage is going to last. I feel like it's not since they didn't get married based on love. Helene feels some type of way. I understand where she coming from though. If I only had one child I would feel very emotional. My baby is leaving the nest and she starting a new chapter in her own life. I couldn't believe that Helene was a tipsy. It just don't seem like that is something she would do. To me I really don't think Sula care about her friendship with Nel. If she cared about it she would have told her good bye. Sula is a real rude person. Sometimes I kind of think I can be like Sula sometimes. I have some of her characteristics. We both mean. I'm ready to see what part two is like I hope it's very interesting. The quiz we had in class I know for a fact I probably failed it. I read the chapter and I still don't know how I could fail it. I guess I forget what I read. I need to start highlighting the important things in the chapter. If I did that I feel like that would help me out a lot. I can't afford to be failing no more quizzes. I know I can do better and I have to push myself to do better.

1937

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

What's Going on in 1937

Too much happened in this chapter. I'm still trying to take it all in. I'm very disappointed in Sula, Jude and Nel. The things they did in this chapter really caught me off guard. Let me start with Ms. Sula. I'm really tired of her. The things she do is so beyond uncalled for. I look at her different every time I read a new chapter. She came home and thought she was all of that. She is far from all of that. She kind of made me mad when she was talking to her grandmother any kind of way. She was very disrespectful. For her to put her in nursing home was terrible. She knew better to do that. Jude on the other hand is far from a man in my eyes. The conversation Sula and Jude had in front of Nel was truly disrespectful. Nel need to learn how to stand up for herself. She need to get a backbone. I'll be glad when she do because I'm tired of her letting people run over top of her. When Nel found Jude and Sula having sex she should have went off. She could at least screamed, dragged Sula by the hair from the bed, beat her up and etc. I can't believe she didn't do nothing. I know if I found my man sleeping with my best friend all hell would have broke loose. If Sula and Nel become friends again I'm going to be highly upset. I don't think I would want to finish reading the book. It's no way possible you can be friends with someone after they did something like that to you. I'm very interested to see what happens. I got some questions running through my head about whats going to happen. I just gotta wait to see. 

1939

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

The Craziness in 1939

Reading 1939 was okay. It was very long chapter. It got boring for a while and in the middle of the chapter that's when it got interesting. I'm glad that Sula decided to leave Jude alone. If she would have kept messing with him I would have been highly upset. I couldn't imagine sleeping with white men. I guess you gotta do what you gotta do to make it. It's not normal for black women to sleep with white men. I wonder what made her decide to go that far. I think it was funny that Teapot's mama thought Sula pushed him off her front porch. Teapot's mama should have known that it was her fault that he fell. If she took care of him like she suppose to it wouldn't have happened. She changed after he got the hospital. It's crazy that they thought Sula killed that man by walking by him and he choked on hat chicken bone. Sula was always in something. When Ajax and her started sleeping together I couldn't believe it. I was shocked. I didn't think he would sleep with her after he use to pick on her when they were younger. Something that pissed me off was that Sula didn't feel no remorse for sleeping with Jude. She thought it was okay because Nel and her shared everything. I don't care what they shared. She truly crossed the line when she did that and she knew better. Sula is the type of person that wants attention all the time. I can't stand people like that. I mean you a grown woman now which means you need to start acting like one. I think Sula finally felt how Nel did when Ajax left her. She should have known from the get go that Ajax wanted to sleep with her and that was it. That was her fault she got her feelings hurt. If you know you going to catch feelings while having sex with someone you shouldn't do it. That's why it's called friends with benefits. You don't catch feelings. You just have sex and that's it. Sula will realize one day that sleeping with everybody is not going to get her anywhere in life. To be honest I'll be happy when she do. I think she finally got the picture at the end of this chapter. That she knows what it's like to have a broken heart. In class we talking about writing an essay that compares and contrast two characters out of Sula. I don't know what characters I want to use. I feel like everybody is going to use Sula and Nel. I thought about using them two but I want to be different from everybody else. If I use other people beside them it's going to be a challenge. I don't want to make it hard on myself because I know that I'm not that good at writing essays. Then again it would be nice to challenge myself because I know I could do it. I'm scared though. We'll see though. I', going to ask Priscilla and see what she has to say about this.