The End

This class I would have to say was absolutely the best. We have read so many great stories by so many great people, such as Edgar Allan Poe,  Sojourner Truth, Nathaniel Hawthorne and many others. We have also read poems from two of the best poets Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. I also got to see what others thought about the stories and poems they read. But sadly this semester is drawing to a close which all things must end at some point. But I really want to say I enjoyed this class so much and I really would suggest this to other students. I hope everyone enjoys their Christmas and continue to read on this coming New Year!!

Some Christmas Reading

There are so many wonderful Christmas stories to read. There is one that I love to read every year which is The Night Before Christmas. We all know that wonderful story of Christmas eve night when the man watched Santa. I think what makes it really special to me is that we had a book that she would read to us which was really heartwarming. Then I discovered a Christmas story in our library that I may read. Christmas with the Kranks by John Grisham. Sadly I have seen the movie before even knowing it was a book. Regardless of that fact I really want to read the book. So Merry Christmas everyone and happy reading.

Poe in the Media

I have seen Poe in movies and TV shows. I have seen a couple. There is a movie staring actor Wes Bentley called The Tomb. It is an adaptation of the story by called called Ligeia. It is about a college professor who falls under the spell of a beautiful woman who is trying to fight death by stealing souls. It sounds weird, I know but I really liked it. At the end at the credits Wes recites a poem that is in the story Ligeia. Another thing I have seen of Poe is in The Simpson's. They did The Raven in one of the Halloween episodes when they were telling stories and Lisa read The Raven. I thought it was funny, especially when Bart played the raven and said Eat My Shorts. I really love seeing our favorite writers' works being made into movies and put in television shows, especially the great Edgar Allan Poe.

Dickinson's Quote

One of the activities we had to do in the pod about the poets was our interpretations of Emily Dickinson's quotes from her poems. I really liked the 10 I chose but the one that stuck out to me the most was the quote from her poem Unable are the loved to die. The quote was For Love is Immortality. My interpretation for that was is this. In life, what had a beginning must have an end. One of the many things in this life that begins but never ends is love. Love goes on forever whether it be a mother's I've for her child or children, a husband's love for his wife, or even a love for a pet. We as humans will die away but love goes on forever and ever no matter what.