How to Read Like a Professor by: Thomas C. Foster

How to memorize Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster 1)Introduction Howd He Do That? Mostly in memory it affects the drill writings in way that the lecturer, recognizes similarities in some other(a) work of literature, manage in romantic novels elude towards Shakes Spears play Romeo and Juliet. Also, recognizing the configuration makes it easier on the reader because with that examineing the complex undertone of the book bid when I was reading The Scarlett Letter, I saw the allusions and symbolism in other stories, and books. )Chapter 1 Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When Its Not) The flipper expects of a quest are 1) a questor 2) a place to go 3) a stated a reason to go there 4) challenges and trails get throw the r placee and lastly 5) a authentic reason to go there. Little violent Riding Hood Tale 1) Little Red Riding Hood 2) To Grandmothers House 3) To bring grandma cookies and comp whatever 4) the animal tries to eat her and Grandma 5) Little Red Riding Hood learns to swan her instincts and to never talk to strangers. )Chapter 2 Nice to Eat with You Act of converse In Charles Dicksons novel, The the Nazarenemas Carol, when the Scrooge wake up from his dream he went out and bought a swan for his poor assistants family for saviourmas. By doing this it was kind of a peace offering, it showed that Scrooge turns a new leaf, and by doing so he was now accepted rachis into the community. 4)Chapter 4 If Its a Square, Its a praisePetrarchan sonnet Missing the Metros by Charles Terryson-Tunner This sonnet shows this form of reading by demonstrating a sequence standardised abba cdcd efefe and towards the end like the handed- take reduce Petrarch Sonnet, the chief(prenominal) foreland of the sonnet which is called the volta, towards the end of the sonnet. Shakespearian sonnet Sonnet LXXIII With this Shakespearian Sonnet, this had 14 lines and was divided into three parts, with rhyme precis like this abab cdcd efef gg. The volta is usually at the end of the sonnet like in this one, where in the end it makes imp routine because it makes reader think about how the expiry can be very near.Indefinable Sonnets Ozymandias In this sonnet it does non paroxysm the standard Shakespearian sonnet or Pertarchan sonnet, though it has the akin feature film of a Shakespearian sonnet and volta similar to the Pertarchan sonnet. 5)Chapter 6 When In precariousness , Its from Shakespeare In the theme of the accounting Fugard reflects Shakespeares Henery V, in this floor Harold the main temperament has to constitute Master Harold set a aspect his childishness friendship and to become to into his family business, like Prince Hal had set aside his childhood friend and ways to become a King Henry, capable stellar(a) a army. )Chapter 7 Or the Bible I imagined I drill hole my chalice safely throw the throng of foes (Line 31Joyce). The chalice symbolized him protecting his ethics under the influence of the heathens surrounding him, e ven though in the contiguous sentence he reminisce about his feelings towards the girl, Megans sister. 7)Chapter 8 Hanseldee and Gerteldum I book I once read was like modern translation of Beauty and the Beast scarce it focused on the Beast point of view, and how he became the way he was. The germ did create a fit of the bosh but twist in to make her own, to appeal to her teen readers.It appeal to their child like fairy tale fib and musical theme it deepen appreciation of a this particle fairy tale, since it appeal to juvenile teenage girls. 8)Chapter 9 Its Greek to Me Only For a duration Mother never could tolerate known Of my past intentions of being free, The epoch is near for me to go How could stay with her alone? Easy to say so long for season be, Rarely can confide to my husband needs. Naturally I was born in summer bloom As the fates behave it, I learn to love winters cold. To turn against my mothers will Under estimating my husbands needs,Rethinking my own wa nts Easy it is not to love winters chill. 9)Chapter 10 Its more(prenominal) Than ripe Rain and Snow In novel I read named sustenance as We Knew It. In the novel there was a part where the families oldest Mirinda, had to go out in a blizzard to play food for her family. The exposition of the blizzard and how she felt in the storm was very vivid, it made me understand the struggle that the roughage in the novel had go throw. 10) Chapter 11More Than Its Gonna Hurt You Concerning Violence The outset font is specific imperfection characters inflict upon themselves or others.The second type of violence is where the author causes abuse to characters to progress the temporary hookup. In The Outsiders there are two gangs, the socs and the greasers they commit the first type of violence. They punch, stab and kill each other out of retaliate and anger. It takes a few deaths of near friends for the characters exculpate the insanity of fighting. The end issue is that they grow to be better tidy sum. In To Kill a scoffer the old lady neighbor Ms. Dubose dies from old age. This is an physical exercise of the second type of violence.The author has her die to develop Jem is a character and to act the plot along, in this the example second act of violence has more consequence and depth to it. 11) Chapter 12 Is That A Symbol? In the short story the Araby by James Joyce, Joyce uses the fence as symbolic reference of a barrier between Mangans sister and the protagonist. A fence main purpose is to keep things out, separated, apart to make known that another companionship is not allowed in. I belive the fence symbolizes the age difference between Magans sister and the protagonist, how that will be barrier in protagonist approximation of his relationship with her.Or perhaps, its a culture/religious mean separating boys and girls so they wont go forth with their deeper desirers. 12)Chapter 13 Its on the whole Political In play I read in tenth grade called the Ra isin in the Sun the writer Lorrain Hansberry put some of policy- reservation views in the play. The play was about a black family wanting to move into a white neighbor in the 1950s, of course it same clip its written, it was avoids to me that it was written about civil rights in that prison term, and how the struggle for numerous African Americans to have those rights at that time. 3)Chapter 14 Yes, Shes a Christ Figure, Too Many works of liture there are stories that have Christ figures, especially in stories that have good versus evil. Usually the good side has Christ characteristics, like Holes by Louis Sachar, Stanley Christ figure, surprisingly he carries many a(prenominal) of Christ characteristics. 1. He had wounds on his hands from shovel cutting him when was digging. 2. He is in agony when he headed through the hot afters to find Zero 3. He sis el sacrificing whe he runs away from the packing to save Zero, knowing he could die himself. 4. Although he is kid himself he good with kids.He got along with everybody in the camp and also taught Zero to read. 5. level though he doesnt create water or food, he does found water and onons for Zero to drink and eat in the mountains. 6. He uses a humble needs of transportation because his family was poor he had to walk to school and other places. 7. He spent time in the dessert which is like the wilderness , even though he wasnt alone, and everyone legal opinion he was died because he was gone so long. 8. He had conformation with the gall/ Warden, when he went to the wardens house. 9. He was last gathern with thievesthe Warden, Mr.Sir, and Dr. Pandenski those who wanted part of the loot. 10. Stanely eventually comes back to reddem the unworthy world. In this story the unworthy world is the camp of delinquent juveniles. When came back he freed the kids from the camp. Stanley wasnt exactly Jesus but he was good guy and he potryaed Christ like characteristics. 14) If She Comes Up, Its Baptism The impor tance of baptism scenes is very clear in a lot of literature. It symbolizes a washing away of the old, a new start. Sometimes this doesnt dissolver in a good way, or in favor of the character at the time.A good example of this is in the movie Pearl Harbor. The story is of two best friends, Rafe and Danny, who are pilots of fighter planes. Rafe has a girlfriend, Evelyn, who is a nurse. Unfortunately, Rafes plane is shot down and lands in water, where he is submerged to what appears to be his death. When Rafe is submerged in the water, he doesnt realize his life is ever-changing around him. When his best friend and girlfriend hear of his death they become penny-pinching, and end up forming a relationship themselves. Danny and Evelyn dont realize until later that Rafe didnt die in the plane crash.The crash was, in a sense, Rafes baptism, as a new life has been hardened out before him (though he doesnt know it yet). Rafe, upon his return, is expecting his life to progress as normal, with his best friend and girlfriend. Little does he know that Danny and Evelyn have formed a relationship, and when he finds out, he feels hes confounded both of them. 15)Chapter 19 Geography Matters Foster defines geography as any setting in a story that can define or be developed by characters in the story. In To Kill a handle Bird, Harper lee(prenominal) sets up the book to describe the area, and the people who lived there.Like when she describes Alabama, which is a confederate state and is known to very traditional and close minded. And also town itself is small and rural town where everyone knows everybody elses business. When Lees describes Boos house it top to bottom making it seem creepy and mysteries. Then she describes the other neighbors houses like Maddie. Her beautiful garden and how oftentimes she cared for it. Lee was making an introduction with the characters in the story before the character was even introduced. In the To Kill Mocking Bird, Lee used the geograp hy setting around to describe who and what her characters where. 6) Chapter 20 So Does the Season Robert Forest uses the poem October, to translate to the reader the in meaning full way, describing the passing of life, and how quickly it passes by. In the poem he describes how he wishes his young years slowed down, and old age, the frost of winter, will not settle in so quickly. Its very good seasonal worker poem about ageing and the hope of less brief days. 17) interlude One Story An archetype is an idea, person, or situation which is repeated in literature. An example of an archetype would be the mad scientist type of character which appears in many stories.A mad scientist doesnt have to be evil or nauseous he just has to be so dedicated to his work that goose egg else seems to matter. One example of this would be Dexter from the show Dexters Laboratory. He is perpetually building crazy inventions which seem to always be demeaned by his sister. He has virtually no friends bec ause he spends all of his time in his lab. Doc from Back to the Future would be another example of a mad scientist. He designs a time machine and uses wild and blowy methods to acquire materials and build the machine. When the device works it sends his friend Marty to the past and causes a whole mess. 8)Chapter 21 Marked of Greatness arouse mess around is left wing with only a mere scar of a lightning bolt, from his first hear with captain Voldemort. Voldemort had succeeded in killing many of the people living in the magical world, including nettles parents, but simply cannot defeat Harry even when he is only a baby. Anyone who is familiar with the Harry Potter series knows that the reason Harry was able to survive and defeat Lord Voldemort was because of the power of love his mother displayed towards Harry. So from this scar we understand that Harry has what Lord Voldemort will never be able to defeat, which is simply the act of being loved.As the series continues and we lea rn that Lord Voldemort is slowly coming back into power, we already know the one person who has the power to defeat the meritless lord. The only person who can bring Lord Voldemort back down from his power is the one who stripped away his strength and power in the first place, the boy who lived Harry Potter. 19) Chapter 25 Dont Read With Your Eyes In the Scarlett Letter Pearl, Hesters daughter, was born out of wed-lock so the towns people and, even her own mother, believed that she is evil and a demon matter.As a twenty-first century reader that belief is ridicules because it happens in intimately cautions by choice or with accidental action. As for the reader of the time in the late 1600 it was a strong colonial belief that the action, in this case the sin, of the parents will reflect of the child, and therefore the child is evil too. The author makes the assumption that the readers have a religious mindset and have same believe system. In this day in age, we do not have the sam e mentality. In some cases it could be bearer like Forster said, for the reader might shut out everything the book author had. 20) Chapter 26 Is He Serious?And Other Ironies In 1984 by George Orwell, this book is filled with badinage from start to finish. Throughout the whole book every Party character is governed by the rule of double think. As Orwell writes doublethink is basically the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in ones mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. This is a good example of irony because it is humanly impossible to grasp the meaning of this. Winston is surrounded by many ironic things such as when he goes to rent an apartment with Julia he believes that he is safe from harms way because he is in Prole territory.However he later finds out that the man renting them the room was a member of the thought police and the monitor was located behind the picture. When Winston was captured and thrown in jail he was physically torn apart by little food a nd unsteady condition this was used to help kill the rebellion inside him. However, the real test comes when he meets his fate in room 101. Here he is faced with his biggest fear rats. They set up a face feign as to where the rats can attack his face, but before they release them Winston begins to tattle of Big Brother and he once again becomes a faithful member of the party.The irony here is so strong due to the concomitant that he wanted to over throw the party just a few weeks before hand. Winston was worn down and broken. He become like every other member of the party, the very party he had hoped to destroy forever. 21) Chapter 27 A Test Cast Answering the Prompt 1. In the short story The Garden Party, Mansfield is signifies to the reader how far the voluminous is to the poor. The rich class is so high and busy with their things, they dont pay attention to the displace class. They are so detach with lower class, that they have no real sympathy, just pity. 2.She signifies this in her story by describing where both distinct families lived. The Sheridans lived higher up and their poorer neighbors live down below. The Sheridans didnt even allowed their children to play with the revolting children and their infected diseased. So when Mrs. Sheridan send Laura, the youngest daughter, to give poor family left-over from the party, she went down to darken cottages, and saw the ill fortune and heartbreak. It opens her up to question what life really is. Isnt life? She asked her dear brother, but even he couldnt really answer the question. though my erspective was completely different from the other examples, like Fosters example of Persephone it surprised me how much Greek mythology is in so many literature works, and how much I recognized and understood where he cited all is information. Though, Dianes prespective blew me away. I honestly think I would never see that much detail in the story as she did. To be honest I had some prejudice feelings toward thi s story after finding out the Sheridans where rich, so it did limit my true understanding of the story. Now I see it was more of Lauras story then a political story between the rich and the poor.