"I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least." (5); Mr. Bennet is being sarcastic with Mrs. Bennet here by saying he is basically "friends" with her nerves. He is being sarcastic as he makes it sound like a good thing almost. They have been married so long that he has grown accustomed to her nerves, and is just use to it.
"If she should die, it would be a comfort to know..." (23); This statement by Mr. Bennet is satirical because of the use of 'death' and 'comfort' right next to each other. These are two words that never should, or do go together, and they contradict each other completely. He sarcastically exclaims it will be a comfort to know she was in pursuit of Charles Bingley even if she dies, which also underlines Mr. and Mrs. Bennets' value of wealth in a marriage.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Essay
Their Eyes Were Watching God essay:
So far, this is what I have thought about possibly writing my essay on. This would be an example of an essay I could right that is only 4 paragraphs, with 2 body paragraphs. These aren't topic sentences and a thesis yet but just points that I would talk about in the essay, and base my topic sentences and thesis on.
Body Paragraph 1: Wealth; how first 2 marriages are formed on wealth, not love.
- Grandma makes her marry Logan for money; she wants Janie to have a stable marriage with a husband that will support her, and does not care if she really loves him.
- Janie marries Jody next-he wins her over with money and goals; Grandma would approve-high status and money to keep stable marriage and support for Jamie
- Janie not happy in these marriages; she never loves logan and is not happy at all after being forced into a marriage for the money; she is initially won over by Jody and his "big dreams" and "talk" but once they move and Jody becomes the mayor of the town, he becomes to controlling over Janie and does not allow her to be herself, and live her own life. Jody will not let her even wear her hair down because he is so jealous of the attention she will get. Jody completely tries to change who Jamie is with his money and high stature.
- Janie unhappy in both marriages based off money; she really wants to find another opportunity like the "pear tree" and her first sense of love with Johny Taylor.
Body Paragraph 2: Love; 3rd and final marriage-trying to go back to the "pear tree"
- Start of story-first love at pear tree; Johnny Taylor-Grandma sees them and then decides to marry Janie to Logan;
- Johnny and the pear tree represent actual love, not money
- Tea Cake is the first marriage that is formed by actual love; he respects Janie (plays checkers with her) and takes her to the "Muck" where they work in mud all day which hides beauty-this shows that Tea Cake actually loves and cares for her
- People in town are astonished that after Jodi's death, Janie would be with a "poor common man" who does not have even close to the high status that Jodi had; they believe Tea Cake is beneath Janie
- Janie falls in love with the common man, not the two men with more money and power.
So far, this is what I have thought about possibly writing my essay on. This would be an example of an essay I could right that is only 4 paragraphs, with 2 body paragraphs. These aren't topic sentences and a thesis yet but just points that I would talk about in the essay, and base my topic sentences and thesis on.
Body Paragraph 1: Wealth; how first 2 marriages are formed on wealth, not love.
- Grandma makes her marry Logan for money; she wants Janie to have a stable marriage with a husband that will support her, and does not care if she really loves him.
- Janie marries Jody next-he wins her over with money and goals; Grandma would approve-high status and money to keep stable marriage and support for Jamie
- Janie not happy in these marriages; she never loves logan and is not happy at all after being forced into a marriage for the money; she is initially won over by Jody and his "big dreams" and "talk" but once they move and Jody becomes the mayor of the town, he becomes to controlling over Janie and does not allow her to be herself, and live her own life. Jody will not let her even wear her hair down because he is so jealous of the attention she will get. Jody completely tries to change who Jamie is with his money and high stature.
- Janie unhappy in both marriages based off money; she really wants to find another opportunity like the "pear tree" and her first sense of love with Johny Taylor.
Body Paragraph 2: Love; 3rd and final marriage-trying to go back to the "pear tree"
- Start of story-first love at pear tree; Johnny Taylor-Grandma sees them and then decides to marry Janie to Logan;
- Johnny and the pear tree represent actual love, not money
- Tea Cake is the first marriage that is formed by actual love; he respects Janie (plays checkers with her) and takes her to the "Muck" where they work in mud all day which hides beauty-this shows that Tea Cake actually loves and cares for her
- People in town are astonished that after Jodi's death, Janie would be with a "poor common man" who does not have even close to the high status that Jodi had; they believe Tea Cake is beneath Janie
- Janie falls in love with the common man, not the two men with more money and power.
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