Summary
As time goes on African Americans are getting smart. African Americans decide that they don't want to be kept in bondage and that they have to escape to freedom. African Americans either run away, and some they sneak away, well if you think about all African Americans sneak away, no matter what they do. What can the congress and the Americans do about all these sneaky migrated? Does the government see that African Americans are leaving? What does the Americans have to say about their slaves leaving them. I wonder if Americans just look for other slaves to take on the position of pervious slaves that have left them, for nothing else but freedom.
One thing that I like is that when African Americans have escaped to another state, they don't hide. When I say don't hide I mean that they don't just go away and not be known for something. When slaves migrate to freedom they fulfill their dreams and let people know that just because they are black, it doesn't have anything to do with their capabilities to work and earn a living like the Americans. Some take on jobs that will supply them with a better wage. Some African Americans even take on the roll of being in the political field. Doing something that has to do with politicians is some that is important and is very major for the African Americans. I say this because Americans didn't want African Americans to take office and the pity thing is that they didn't want them to even vote. People also went back to spread the idea that slavery isn't something that should be done, and that people should abolish it. Many African Americans preached and protested on the crisis of slavery.
African American women had a job of just taking care of the children and the house. Women couldn't take part in any political activities, and that was because the rules of decorum, like was not easy for women, and many didn't get to work if they had to support their families until the industrial revolution had evolved and there were factories that women had to work in.
Quote
" I had been with my young mistress about three years when I married Henry Clark in 1859, I fix the date by knowing it was about two years before the late war broke out. My master performed the marriage ceremony, he did not give me or my husband papers to show for or marriage, but gave us a good treat for all the slaves on the plantation".
( Kelley & Lewis, 244)
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What throws me off about this quote is that, he master married the couple. That's the craziest I have ever heard in my life. I can't believe that, because I thought masters would hate their slaves so much that they would turn the couple down, but it turns out that's not the case. From this quote I know that I have held this stereotype that slaveholders wouldn't do a thing for the slaves, but it could be true that they would. I would like to know why the slaveholder didn't provide the slaves with papers to show that they are married. I wonder if it's because they could be split up or if the master just really didn't want to give it to then. I know that this slave master was a good person and now i know that anytime I hear slave master I can't think in a negative way; but to always think positive, because you never know who someone is. You can't judge a book by it's cover.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
To make a world anew, 70
Summary
It's sad, but not sad to believe. African Americans were the only people to care about the principle that everyone should have cared for. That principle was that belief of the natural rights of human beings during the revolution. I know his happened for the simple fact that African Americans wanted the natal rights that they deserved, and the Americans were like well hey I have my natural rights, so I really don't care. I act the same way, but you have to understand that not every may have the same rights that you have or the same opportunities that you have from birth, so you can't be selfish and not care about anyone else. This connects back to the period of the revolution, because the Americans didn't care a penny for the slaves, and they saw them as people who worked for them. The Americans had no sympathy for the slaves whatsoever, and that was because of the selfishness that they had. The Africans cared for the principle of natural rights because they knew it was something that everyone should have enjoyed.
The south could never trust African Americans to do anything. The south believed that if they let the African Americans enlist in the revolutionary wars then they would be in control. The south did not want the African Americans to be free at all in any type of way. It was like because they had them like a band- aid, where you put it on and you didn't want to pull it off. That's how the south acted, they had an acrimony attitude towards the slaves. The south did not want the African Americans to be free in any way. The reason why many people Americans recruited slaves into the war was because they were setting them up to die, and that's what it was about, and I don't understand why many were scared to send many into the war. The war could have been a sign of freedom and a sign of death. Yes, African Americans were free in the war, but they died in the war as well. The fact that Americans were putting slaves into war became unjust for the fact that Americans were taking away property from people to save the property of others. I don't know why they should be talking about unjust, because first of all the idea of using slaves to work for Americans is unjust, because the Americans take away the property of African Americans, which is their natural rights .
Parents of slaves could not do one thing about the painful realities of perpetual servitude. A man watched while his wife was being beaten up by a slave master because the wife talked back to the mistress. Masters and mistresses had ultimate authority over slaves and that's just the way it was. Slaves had no say in anything, it's so sad and thank heavens that the time has changed. Even though slaves were separated the children may have been separated from their parents but the aunts and uncles of the children would fill in the gap and became their father or their mother. It must have been a sad thing, because maybe the slave Children who were separated from their biological parents never got to see them again. Slaves believed that slaveholders were sinners, and the Bible gave them evidence to why that is true. The slaves believed that God sent Moses to free the Israelites, and the slaves also believe that God punished the Egyptians for enslaving the chosen people. This connects to the time of slavery because slaveholders enslaved the slaves, the chosen people of God.
Religion was a big help to the slaves. Slaves sang songs like o' Canaan, sweet Canaan, I am bound for the land of Canaan, they were singing to go to heaven, but as while to reach the North where they could be set free. Also songs like steal away to Jesus. Those songs were chosen by African American preachers, which gave slaves a sense of independence and a kind of freedom, also the courage to resist the slave masters and escape slavery altogether. The book goes on to tell how African Americans had a will that was stronger than be whipped or having a fear of the slave masters. The will was the most powerful thing where slaves had the power to run away, whenever they had the chance and not not be scared to be shot or be whipped, and that's what was important. Slaves started running away because they were tired of being in bondage and could not take the life of being a slave any longer.
Quote
" O, why was I born a man, of whom to make a brute!" The more he thought, the more he knew he wanted his freedom: why am I a slave? I will run away. I will not stand it. Get caught or get clear. I'll try it... I have only one life to lose. I had as well be killed running as die standing... It cannot be that i shall live and die a slave".
( page190-191, Kelley & Lewis)
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I just love this quote. This quote really has a lot to say about the way all African Americans should have been thinking. This quote was said by Fredrick Douglass and it is so strong. This quote really touches me and I don't even know. I like when he says that hey, I might as well just give it a try and run for my life, I only have one life to lose. it's the same as running away and being shot and standing and being killed. But the disparity is that if you run and get shot you know that you actually did something, you know that you tried to do something to have the freedom that you deserved. There are two options, either you run and get caught or you run and you are clear, which means that you make it, you get away. This quote is just so powerful and it brings me to a better place and it makes me ask myself well, why didn't more people run. People didn't run because they were scared, and there is nothing more to it. African Americans believed that they were held in bondage and there was no way to get out, but if they had the same mentality as Fredrick Douglass, then may be they would have been free too.
It's sad, but not sad to believe. African Americans were the only people to care about the principle that everyone should have cared for. That principle was that belief of the natural rights of human beings during the revolution. I know his happened for the simple fact that African Americans wanted the natal rights that they deserved, and the Americans were like well hey I have my natural rights, so I really don't care. I act the same way, but you have to understand that not every may have the same rights that you have or the same opportunities that you have from birth, so you can't be selfish and not care about anyone else. This connects back to the period of the revolution, because the Americans didn't care a penny for the slaves, and they saw them as people who worked for them. The Americans had no sympathy for the slaves whatsoever, and that was because of the selfishness that they had. The Africans cared for the principle of natural rights because they knew it was something that everyone should have enjoyed.
The south could never trust African Americans to do anything. The south believed that if they let the African Americans enlist in the revolutionary wars then they would be in control. The south did not want the African Americans to be free at all in any type of way. It was like because they had them like a band- aid, where you put it on and you didn't want to pull it off. That's how the south acted, they had an acrimony attitude towards the slaves. The south did not want the African Americans to be free in any way. The reason why many people Americans recruited slaves into the war was because they were setting them up to die, and that's what it was about, and I don't understand why many were scared to send many into the war. The war could have been a sign of freedom and a sign of death. Yes, African Americans were free in the war, but they died in the war as well. The fact that Americans were putting slaves into war became unjust for the fact that Americans were taking away property from people to save the property of others. I don't know why they should be talking about unjust, because first of all the idea of using slaves to work for Americans is unjust, because the Americans take away the property of African Americans, which is their natural rights .
Parents of slaves could not do one thing about the painful realities of perpetual servitude. A man watched while his wife was being beaten up by a slave master because the wife talked back to the mistress. Masters and mistresses had ultimate authority over slaves and that's just the way it was. Slaves had no say in anything, it's so sad and thank heavens that the time has changed. Even though slaves were separated the children may have been separated from their parents but the aunts and uncles of the children would fill in the gap and became their father or their mother. It must have been a sad thing, because maybe the slave Children who were separated from their biological parents never got to see them again. Slaves believed that slaveholders were sinners, and the Bible gave them evidence to why that is true. The slaves believed that God sent Moses to free the Israelites, and the slaves also believe that God punished the Egyptians for enslaving the chosen people. This connects to the time of slavery because slaveholders enslaved the slaves, the chosen people of God.
Religion was a big help to the slaves. Slaves sang songs like o' Canaan, sweet Canaan, I am bound for the land of Canaan, they were singing to go to heaven, but as while to reach the North where they could be set free. Also songs like steal away to Jesus. Those songs were chosen by African American preachers, which gave slaves a sense of independence and a kind of freedom, also the courage to resist the slave masters and escape slavery altogether. The book goes on to tell how African Americans had a will that was stronger than be whipped or having a fear of the slave masters. The will was the most powerful thing where slaves had the power to run away, whenever they had the chance and not not be scared to be shot or be whipped, and that's what was important. Slaves started running away because they were tired of being in bondage and could not take the life of being a slave any longer.
Quote
" O, why was I born a man, of whom to make a brute!" The more he thought, the more he knew he wanted his freedom: why am I a slave? I will run away. I will not stand it. Get caught or get clear. I'll try it... I have only one life to lose. I had as well be killed running as die standing... It cannot be that i shall live and die a slave".
( page190-191, Kelley & Lewis)
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I just love this quote. This quote really has a lot to say about the way all African Americans should have been thinking. This quote was said by Fredrick Douglass and it is so strong. This quote really touches me and I don't even know. I like when he says that hey, I might as well just give it a try and run for my life, I only have one life to lose. it's the same as running away and being shot and standing and being killed. But the disparity is that if you run and get shot you know that you actually did something, you know that you tried to do something to have the freedom that you deserved. There are two options, either you run and get caught or you run and you are clear, which means that you make it, you get away. This quote is just so powerful and it brings me to a better place and it makes me ask myself well, why didn't more people run. People didn't run because they were scared, and there is nothing more to it. African Americans believed that they were held in bondage and there was no way to get out, but if they had the same mentality as Fredrick Douglass, then may be they would have been free too.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
To make a world anew , 93 pages
Can you believe, it took the idealism of the revolutionary era to inform some white Americans that black emancipation was really alive, and that it was present. African Americans were allowed to testify in court. I did not know that at the time of slavery, slaves could say what they wanted to in court. I thought slaves had to shut up, and keep their mouths quiet. Even after African Americans went through war, and were Freeman as they were called, they had a right to fight in war. African Americans were extolled for doing well in the war. Not every black male African American was eligible to fight in the war, and maybe that's why African American were extolled if they had done well. Doing well in a war was a good representation for the African Americans.
On July 4, 1776, the first black man stood up and told their slave master that they were done. The slave told their master that they would no longer be work for a white American. When slaves fought in the war, they did not only fight for their country but they fought for the liberty of themselves. After a while white Americans started to notice that African Americans were to have the same right as they had. Even though Americans knew that, they did not do a thing about it. In the book on the history of African Americans, it states that there was a black slave named Salem poor, he asked his slave master to free him so that he could fight in the wars that occurred. Salem's master Sullivan freed him. Salem became a good soldier and a good fighter. Fourteen officers wanted to reward him for his wonderful work, congress didn't give him a thing. I don't understand this. Why is it the congress that never liked the African Americans? Even though Salem was a free black African American, congress still did not reward him. That's just so sad, it's not just. Throughout the whole time of slavery, congress was not just.
Americans thought that letting go of slaves would have been a burden. Setting slaves free would have been a public expense, which is what Americans thought. Some Americans said that even though it might have been fair to let the slaves go, they thought they couldn't do anything. Some people thought that slavery was going to be socially disruptive. In the Northern states, they believed that slavery wasn't a big problem, after some years, the northern states decided to abolish slavery. The new idea of abolishing slavery expanded and the south still disagreed with letting slaves go. Many southern states started to think about setting slaves free. States had debates on whether they should abolish slavery. The southern states need the African Americans so that they could work on the plantation. The was a disparity between the south and the North. The disparity was that the North didn't need slaves on their plantation, but the Southern states did.
Africans Americans pushed to be free, to have equal right as Americans. They made groups that would talk about their freedom. At this moment in the book, what's happening that I see is a pattern is that slaves, specifically males, are going to their slave masters and telling them that they want to be free. Even thought the African Americans are being set free, from slavery, they really aren't free at the end of the day. Slaves still have a restriction, or a limit on them, and that's not being free. Freed slaves don't have he right to take office, and not even get an award, for their accomplishments that may be some Americans can't reach, or do and get rewarded for it. According to the book, To make our world anew, it's showing me that as time went by slaves are a step closer to being free, but at the same time , it tells me that even though they are being called a freed slave, they really aren't a freed slave, because they don't have the total freedom, liberty, or full rights that Americans have.
• Quote
"Why do you hon'd sir, wish those poor men so much trouble as to carry me [on] so long a voyage? Upon my arrival, how like a Barbarian shou'd I look to the Natives; I can promise that my tongue shall be quiet for a strong reason indeed, being an utter stranger to the Language.... Now to be serious, This undertaking appears too hazardous and [ I am] not sufficiently Eligible to go- And leave my British & American friends."
( page 112, Kelley & Lewis)
• Reaction
This quote is a little tricky. Before this quote, it states that this quote was said by a slave, but I don't think of it that way. It appears to be that this quote was said by a white American. Two black Africans wanted to go back to Africa, where they would have a tactic to make freedom come alive for African Americans. The only way that they could complete that mission was by going back to their homeland and regroup and give all these ideas of how they can be set free. Wheatley was asked to come along, but she turned them done by saying that she can't go. I wouldn't want to leave my friends that I knew for my whole life and go somewhere different and not even comprehend the language. I agree with Wheatley. According to the book, it stated that black Americans agreed to what Wheatley's response was. Even though there was a war that was about to take place, Wheatley stayed and the war even opened up door for the black Americans. On final note, Wheatley did the right thing, and if I was in that situation, I wouldn't go, because you never know the punishment that you could receive if you are caught taking the African Americans away from the place that they should be. I also like the dialect that was used in this quote, even though I couldn't understand something like hon'd: I have no idea what in the world that's suppose to mean.
On July 4, 1776, the first black man stood up and told their slave master that they were done. The slave told their master that they would no longer be work for a white American. When slaves fought in the war, they did not only fight for their country but they fought for the liberty of themselves. After a while white Americans started to notice that African Americans were to have the same right as they had. Even though Americans knew that, they did not do a thing about it. In the book on the history of African Americans, it states that there was a black slave named Salem poor, he asked his slave master to free him so that he could fight in the wars that occurred. Salem's master Sullivan freed him. Salem became a good soldier and a good fighter. Fourteen officers wanted to reward him for his wonderful work, congress didn't give him a thing. I don't understand this. Why is it the congress that never liked the African Americans? Even though Salem was a free black African American, congress still did not reward him. That's just so sad, it's not just. Throughout the whole time of slavery, congress was not just.
Americans thought that letting go of slaves would have been a burden. Setting slaves free would have been a public expense, which is what Americans thought. Some Americans said that even though it might have been fair to let the slaves go, they thought they couldn't do anything. Some people thought that slavery was going to be socially disruptive. In the Northern states, they believed that slavery wasn't a big problem, after some years, the northern states decided to abolish slavery. The new idea of abolishing slavery expanded and the south still disagreed with letting slaves go. Many southern states started to think about setting slaves free. States had debates on whether they should abolish slavery. The southern states need the African Americans so that they could work on the plantation. The was a disparity between the south and the North. The disparity was that the North didn't need slaves on their plantation, but the Southern states did.
Africans Americans pushed to be free, to have equal right as Americans. They made groups that would talk about their freedom. At this moment in the book, what's happening that I see is a pattern is that slaves, specifically males, are going to their slave masters and telling them that they want to be free. Even thought the African Americans are being set free, from slavery, they really aren't free at the end of the day. Slaves still have a restriction, or a limit on them, and that's not being free. Freed slaves don't have he right to take office, and not even get an award, for their accomplishments that may be some Americans can't reach, or do and get rewarded for it. According to the book, To make our world anew, it's showing me that as time went by slaves are a step closer to being free, but at the same time , it tells me that even though they are being called a freed slave, they really aren't a freed slave, because they don't have the total freedom, liberty, or full rights that Americans have.
• Quote
"Why do you hon'd sir, wish those poor men so much trouble as to carry me [on] so long a voyage? Upon my arrival, how like a Barbarian shou'd I look to the Natives; I can promise that my tongue shall be quiet for a strong reason indeed, being an utter stranger to the Language.... Now to be serious, This undertaking appears too hazardous and [ I am] not sufficiently Eligible to go- And leave my British & American friends."
( page 112, Kelley & Lewis)
• Reaction
This quote is a little tricky. Before this quote, it states that this quote was said by a slave, but I don't think of it that way. It appears to be that this quote was said by a white American. Two black Africans wanted to go back to Africa, where they would have a tactic to make freedom come alive for African Americans. The only way that they could complete that mission was by going back to their homeland and regroup and give all these ideas of how they can be set free. Wheatley was asked to come along, but she turned them done by saying that she can't go. I wouldn't want to leave my friends that I knew for my whole life and go somewhere different and not even comprehend the language. I agree with Wheatley. According to the book, it stated that black Americans agreed to what Wheatley's response was. Even though there was a war that was about to take place, Wheatley stayed and the war even opened up door for the black Americans. On final note, Wheatley did the right thing, and if I was in that situation, I wouldn't go, because you never know the punishment that you could receive if you are caught taking the African Americans away from the place that they should be. I also like the dialect that was used in this quote, even though I couldn't understand something like hon'd: I have no idea what in the world that's suppose to mean.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
To make our world anew, 93 pages
It's surprising to know that African American were not all enslaved. While reading, I learned that some African Americans were born free; black and you're not enslaved. Growing up I always that thought that in the nineteenth hundredths and in previous years all African Americans were born into slavery. It's ironic that in 1617, African Americans had their own settlement in Mexico. Who would have thought that African Americans had their own settlement in Mexico, that's very surprising. The color of my skin originated from those that worked in intense heat and sunlight. African Americans skin dark sin color was to protect them from the sun. I don't see how darn skin complexion is going to protect you from the sun. Growing up I always believed that being in the sun if you're black is just going to make you gain a darker skin tone.
While reading, the book "To make our world anew", talks of how African Americans brought strong traditions with them. They would tell when harvest time would be, they would tell the name of a new born and so much more. If Africa Americans were capable of so many things, then why were they looked down on as if they were trash? The looking down upon may not occur as much as it did now, but it's still here. Now I see why many African Americans came from different places. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries many African Americans came to the Americas, but were distributed to many place in the world. The most common; Latin America, the Caribbean, and Britain, which was like only five percent. This is why when I heard someone say well, I'm African American, and that there family was born in the United States, someone said that their family had to come from somewhere else besides the United States of America.
Slaves had an opportunity to not be enslaved under some conditions. Who was to know that that even existed. The Spanish were the first people to give African Americans some of the rights that they deserved as according to the declaration of Independence.
When slaves were carried to others states to be owned by slaveowners, they would travel on a ship. Traveling on a ship for the Africa Americans, was a hard thing. There was very little space. African Americans were dying day by day in the ships. After African Americans were dead by diseases and infections , their bodies would be thrown into the river with sharks. African Americans were getting tired of living in the terrible conditions that they were in while on the ships. Some people decided to just give up and commit suicide by throwing themselves overboard. Mothers would even feel so down where they would throw their babies overboard.
African Americans depended upon each other. Music was a big part of their tradition. Africans had many languages, and they found help from each other. When African Americans migrated from one place to another they adopted languages forms different places. Many African Americans decided that they would stick with their religious views from growing up, but some African Americans who left Africa when they were very young, or were born in the new world would accept the whites religious views.
Many African Americans wanted to rebel against slave masters, but the task and punishment was a hard thing to accomplish. Africans would burn down house of whites or they would poison whites while cooking in the kitchen. If a slave didn't get away with their ways of revenge, then slave masters would treat them with horrible acts, and acts of their own, for example putting shackles on the slaves, or even whipping them. Masters even went as far as putting masks over the slaves face so that they couldn't sneak any food to put in their mouth.
While reading, the book "To make our world anew", talks of how African Americans brought strong traditions with them. They would tell when harvest time would be, they would tell the name of a new born and so much more. If Africa Americans were capable of so many things, then why were they looked down on as if they were trash? The looking down upon may not occur as much as it did now, but it's still here. Now I see why many African Americans came from different places. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries many African Americans came to the Americas, but were distributed to many place in the world. The most common; Latin America, the Caribbean, and Britain, which was like only five percent. This is why when I heard someone say well, I'm African American, and that there family was born in the United States, someone said that their family had to come from somewhere else besides the United States of America.
Slaves had an opportunity to not be enslaved under some conditions. Who was to know that that even existed. The Spanish were the first people to give African Americans some of the rights that they deserved as according to the declaration of Independence.
When slaves were carried to others states to be owned by slaveowners, they would travel on a ship. Traveling on a ship for the Africa Americans, was a hard thing. There was very little space. African Americans were dying day by day in the ships. After African Americans were dead by diseases and infections , their bodies would be thrown into the river with sharks. African Americans were getting tired of living in the terrible conditions that they were in while on the ships. Some people decided to just give up and commit suicide by throwing themselves overboard. Mothers would even feel so down where they would throw their babies overboard.
African Americans depended upon each other. Music was a big part of their tradition. Africans had many languages, and they found help from each other. When African Americans migrated from one place to another they adopted languages forms different places. Many African Americans decided that they would stick with their religious views from growing up, but some African Americans who left Africa when they were very young, or were born in the new world would accept the whites religious views.
Many African Americans wanted to rebel against slave masters, but the task and punishment was a hard thing to accomplish. Africans would burn down house of whites or they would poison whites while cooking in the kitchen. If a slave didn't get away with their ways of revenge, then slave masters would treat them with horrible acts, and acts of their own, for example putting shackles on the slaves, or even whipping them. Masters even went as far as putting masks over the slaves face so that they couldn't sneak any food to put in their mouth.
Monday, February 21, 2011
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Feb 11, 2009 Brad rated it
Shelves: classic, horror
Rarely have my feelings about a book been so jumbled.
I hated all The Haunting of Hill House's characters so much that I couldn't stand reading the book, yet Shirley Jackson's need to make us hate all the characters in the book, and her success impressed the hell out of me.
But then I wondered if the reason I hated the characters was not genuinely because of the book, but because of the crappy film version from 1999. Jan de Bont's remake, The Haunting, was abysmal, and the ...more
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I have to agree with what this person said. I really didn't like any of the characters in the book; but I didn't hate them. After warding the movie I really didn't like any of the characters for the fact that I just din't like any of them. Even the main character didn't stand out to me. I found it strange, because the main character kept on talking to herself and it was a little creepy at times. I really didn't enjoy the movie because it was made in the 19 century, and that was a complete turn off towards tring to like the movie. It wasn't all that great, but it was what it was. I just wish there was some color and more scary scenes because it would have made the movie a lot better than how others and I viewed it.
Feb 11, 2009 Brad rated it
Shelves: classic, horror
Rarely have my feelings about a book been so jumbled.
I hated all The Haunting of Hill House's characters so much that I couldn't stand reading the book, yet Shirley Jackson's need to make us hate all the characters in the book, and her success impressed the hell out of me.
But then I wondered if the reason I hated the characters was not genuinely because of the book, but because of the crappy film version from 1999. Jan de Bont's remake, The Haunting, was abysmal, and the ...more
like 21 likes · see review
(This came from goodreads.com)
I have to agree with what this person said. I really didn't like any of the characters in the book; but I didn't hate them. After warding the movie I really didn't like any of the characters for the fact that I just din't like any of them. Even the main character didn't stand out to me. I found it strange, because the main character kept on talking to herself and it was a little creepy at times. I really didn't enjoy the movie because it was made in the 19 century, and that was a complete turn off towards tring to like the movie. It wasn't all that great, but it was what it was. I just wish there was some color and more scary scenes because it would have made the movie a lot better than how others and I viewed it.
The haunting hill house
- The movie was in black and white
- Background music
- Pictures fade a lot
- Camera zooms in on a character when they are speaking to themselves, for instance, Eleanor.
- One thing that I noticed that was important was that it skipped some parts that I read , and moved on to important parts. At the end it was confusing, because it had Dr. Montague's wife come alone, but in the book, she brought someone along named Arthur.
- The background organs that were being played, helped to put an emphasis on the horror parts of the movie.
- There was a lot of bird eye view shots on the protagonists, which is Eleanor.
- Background music
- Pictures fade a lot
- Camera zooms in on a character when they are speaking to themselves, for instance, Eleanor.
- One thing that I noticed that was important was that it skipped some parts that I read , and moved on to important parts. At the end it was confusing, because it had Dr. Montague's wife come alone, but in the book, she brought someone along named Arthur.
- The background organs that were being played, helped to put an emphasis on the horror parts of the movie.
- There was a lot of bird eye view shots on the protagonists, which is Eleanor.
The Haunting of Hill House. 82
Summary:
Theodora and Luke are trying to get to know each other. Luck tells Theodora that he didn't have a mother, and Theodora believes that talk is cheap and he really isn't telling her anything. Theodora thinks that they could be in love. The conversation that Luck had with Theodora and it was the first time that Theodora ever had a conversation with the opposite sex. Theodora stated that their conversation was entirely boring. Theodora and Luke are still trying to get to know each other . They quest that are living in the Hill House are becoming comfortable with living in the area and in the house. The quest aren't just getting comfortable with the house but they are also becoming comfortable with each other . Eleanor and Theodora are walking in the dark, and the book has stated that a couple of times. It hints that they aren't scared to be living in this unknown place that they were once scared of.
It appears that Eleanor and Theodora just had the nightmare of their lives. They were walking in the dark until this thing- that is unknown, takes them to a place where they see children, a mother, father and dog. They were at a picnic. That's when the shift occurred. They managed to run back to the house and found out that Luke and the doctor were looking for them, and now they are explaining what happened. Should they have really gone off in the dark, by themselves. It appears to be that it really isn't safe to go out into the dark by themselves. Eleanor went off into the woods the next morning just to get away from the rock of the Hill House. That's weird, because that's not really safe to do. Knowing what happened last night, should be a sign to tell them that it's not safe in the dark but also traveling alone. How come the doctor it Luck go off together of by themselves.? Are they scared that something would happen to them? Are the girls more stronger, and have this sense of boldness in them, more than the men?
Mrs. Montague has come to the Hill House to visit. It seems that there is an uncomfortable moment going on. Mrs.Montague did bring someone along, by the name of Arthur, because she couldn't drive there alone. Mrs. Montague tells Luke to go and show Arthur where to park the car, but he refuses because of the dangers of night. Mrs. Montague is ashamed of Luke because of him being scared. Dr. Montague steps in and says hey look , he has every right to be scared , because they aren't suppose to go out in the night. Ever since Mrs. Montague has come, it seems that she runs everything, and maybe it's because she doesn't know the secrets of the haunted Hill House, or area, but only time will tell what's her next move. Will things change now that Mrs. Montague has stepped in the picture?
Everyone has left the house alive.
Quote:
"Arthur. Can you read, or something?"
(Jackson , 221)
Reaction:
This question was asked by Luke to Arthur. I feel that this question was a stupid one to ask for the fact that Arthur is in charge of a school. I'm sure he reads a whole lot already. Maybe Arthur just didn't want to read because he was tired of it. The question was very suspicious because I mean after all it was a little vacation for Arthur to get away from his job. Just because Luke was tired of seeing Arthur write a whole lot, it seems like he was jealous. Luke had to write a book, and Arthur didn't tell him to but down his writing utensil and pick up a book. Luke had no right to tell Arthur what to do. It was very rude and ignorant of Luke to ask such a thing of Arthur.
Theodora and Luke are trying to get to know each other. Luck tells Theodora that he didn't have a mother, and Theodora believes that talk is cheap and he really isn't telling her anything. Theodora thinks that they could be in love. The conversation that Luck had with Theodora and it was the first time that Theodora ever had a conversation with the opposite sex. Theodora stated that their conversation was entirely boring. Theodora and Luke are still trying to get to know each other . They quest that are living in the Hill House are becoming comfortable with living in the area and in the house. The quest aren't just getting comfortable with the house but they are also becoming comfortable with each other . Eleanor and Theodora are walking in the dark, and the book has stated that a couple of times. It hints that they aren't scared to be living in this unknown place that they were once scared of.
It appears that Eleanor and Theodora just had the nightmare of their lives. They were walking in the dark until this thing- that is unknown, takes them to a place where they see children, a mother, father and dog. They were at a picnic. That's when the shift occurred. They managed to run back to the house and found out that Luke and the doctor were looking for them, and now they are explaining what happened. Should they have really gone off in the dark, by themselves. It appears to be that it really isn't safe to go out into the dark by themselves. Eleanor went off into the woods the next morning just to get away from the rock of the Hill House. That's weird, because that's not really safe to do. Knowing what happened last night, should be a sign to tell them that it's not safe in the dark but also traveling alone. How come the doctor it Luck go off together of by themselves.? Are they scared that something would happen to them? Are the girls more stronger, and have this sense of boldness in them, more than the men?
Mrs. Montague has come to the Hill House to visit. It seems that there is an uncomfortable moment going on. Mrs.Montague did bring someone along, by the name of Arthur, because she couldn't drive there alone. Mrs. Montague tells Luke to go and show Arthur where to park the car, but he refuses because of the dangers of night. Mrs. Montague is ashamed of Luke because of him being scared. Dr. Montague steps in and says hey look , he has every right to be scared , because they aren't suppose to go out in the night. Ever since Mrs. Montague has come, it seems that she runs everything, and maybe it's because she doesn't know the secrets of the haunted Hill House, or area, but only time will tell what's her next move. Will things change now that Mrs. Montague has stepped in the picture?
Everyone has left the house alive.
Quote:
"Arthur. Can you read, or something?"
(Jackson , 221)
Reaction:
This question was asked by Luke to Arthur. I feel that this question was a stupid one to ask for the fact that Arthur is in charge of a school. I'm sure he reads a whole lot already. Maybe Arthur just didn't want to read because he was tired of it. The question was very suspicious because I mean after all it was a little vacation for Arthur to get away from his job. Just because Luke was tired of seeing Arthur write a whole lot, it seems like he was jealous. Luke had to write a book, and Arthur didn't tell him to but down his writing utensil and pick up a book. Luke had no right to tell Arthur what to do. It was very rude and ignorant of Luke to ask such a thing of Arthur.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
The Haunting of Hill House. (pages read, 82)
Summary
It's surprising at the fact that the people that have came to Hill House haven't left it yet. Dr. Montague may seem like an expert on Hill House while others are waiting to see what happens next. The first night that all the people who are currently living in Hill House, were so scared to fall asleep. Eleanor was the one who had so much trouble sleeping in the night time. Eleanor put the cover over her head while she slept and Dr.Montague had a flash light out and was going by the door to check if someone was coming. One thing that was shocking to me was that Dr. Montague had a yellow colored room and Luke had a pink colored room while the girls had colored rooms of red and green. I know that the boys were suppose to get the masculine colored room. Things don't always end up being the way that they're suppose to be.
Everyone is still touring the Hill House and trying to get a feel for it. It strikes me that the doors and windows in Hill House are met to be closed. I don't understand that. What about in the summertime? Are the windows not opened up in the summertime? If it's not the people must die. While reading I was wondering to myself if the caretaker get paid. The caretaker cleans and cooks, but do they get paid for the job that they have done. I would like to know the verdict for that one. It's very strange how people can do things like that and not get money for it. Living in Hill House hasn't done any good to the people that came to visit. I just wonder if this Hill House is ever going to get scary. It did mention ghost all that good stuff but not I a wide way. I want more action, and i want it now.
As time goes on more things are happening and it seems that things are getting more scarier. Things just keep coming up and arising and Eleanor is getting more scared then when she came there. It seem like Eleanor might end up leaving soon, because she found her name written in the house on the wall. Everything that is happening, everyone is blaming her for the whole cause of it. It's sad and unusual how they can blame Eleanor for everything because she is the one who is scared if everything, so to me its like how can that be. They only spent three days I the Hill House and to me it feel like they spent more than a week for the fact of so many things that have occurred with the time of them being there in the house.
Quote
"It will be a long time, I think, before she opens another door by herself"
(Jackson , 156)
Reaction
I'm nothing more but surprised at the fact of how the doctor said this. I believe that this is just crazy. Theodora was the strongest and the one who wasn't scared of anything or anyone. Now that she found a message on the wall over her bed she is scared. The message wasn't even for her, rather it wasn't about her, so why is she scared? The message that was written was for Eleanor, but she wasn't even scared that the message was for her. Theodora thinks that Eleanor wrote the message, but how can that be? Why would Eleanor do such a thing like that if she the one that is scared of everything? Only if Eleanor wanted to scare Theodora, then that makes more sense. What if the sister and brother in law of Eleanor found Hill House and wrote that message? Now that's something to think about. Up until now no one bows who wrote that message. I sure hope to find out.
It's surprising at the fact that the people that have came to Hill House haven't left it yet. Dr. Montague may seem like an expert on Hill House while others are waiting to see what happens next. The first night that all the people who are currently living in Hill House, were so scared to fall asleep. Eleanor was the one who had so much trouble sleeping in the night time. Eleanor put the cover over her head while she slept and Dr.Montague had a flash light out and was going by the door to check if someone was coming. One thing that was shocking to me was that Dr. Montague had a yellow colored room and Luke had a pink colored room while the girls had colored rooms of red and green. I know that the boys were suppose to get the masculine colored room. Things don't always end up being the way that they're suppose to be.
Everyone is still touring the Hill House and trying to get a feel for it. It strikes me that the doors and windows in Hill House are met to be closed. I don't understand that. What about in the summertime? Are the windows not opened up in the summertime? If it's not the people must die. While reading I was wondering to myself if the caretaker get paid. The caretaker cleans and cooks, but do they get paid for the job that they have done. I would like to know the verdict for that one. It's very strange how people can do things like that and not get money for it. Living in Hill House hasn't done any good to the people that came to visit. I just wonder if this Hill House is ever going to get scary. It did mention ghost all that good stuff but not I a wide way. I want more action, and i want it now.
As time goes on more things are happening and it seems that things are getting more scarier. Things just keep coming up and arising and Eleanor is getting more scared then when she came there. It seem like Eleanor might end up leaving soon, because she found her name written in the house on the wall. Everything that is happening, everyone is blaming her for the whole cause of it. It's sad and unusual how they can blame Eleanor for everything because she is the one who is scared if everything, so to me its like how can that be. They only spent three days I the Hill House and to me it feel like they spent more than a week for the fact of so many things that have occurred with the time of them being there in the house.
Quote
"It will be a long time, I think, before she opens another door by herself"
(Jackson , 156)
Reaction
I'm nothing more but surprised at the fact of how the doctor said this. I believe that this is just crazy. Theodora was the strongest and the one who wasn't scared of anything or anyone. Now that she found a message on the wall over her bed she is scared. The message wasn't even for her, rather it wasn't about her, so why is she scared? The message that was written was for Eleanor, but she wasn't even scared that the message was for her. Theodora thinks that Eleanor wrote the message, but how can that be? Why would Eleanor do such a thing like that if she the one that is scared of everything? Only if Eleanor wanted to scare Theodora, then that makes more sense. What if the sister and brother in law of Eleanor found Hill House and wrote that message? Now that's something to think about. Up until now no one bows who wrote that message. I sure hope to find out.
Friday, January 21, 2011
The Haunting of Hill House. (pages read 82)
Summary.
The haunting of Hill House hasn't yet been scary, but it has been very interesting. There is a man that goes by the name of Dr. Montaque, and he is the owner of the haunted house. He has invited people to come over his house, and people have turned him down, because they found it weird that they are visiting a strange person with no life house. Some have heard about this house and decides not to go. Overall only one person for sure is coming to his house out of the ten that he invited. It's ironic that the only people that are coming to the house are people that have no life, people that aren't married, people that are basically lonely and just don't have anything to do. Dr. Montague hasn't told those that he invited that the house is haunted because he didn't want to scar them, but it turns out that they were already scared for no reason.
Eleanor had a long dialogue with her sister and brother in law about her taking the car on her long trip to Hill House. They didn't let Eleanor take the car after all, but what Happened was that she took the car without their consent. Eleanor has had a long trip to Hill House and she had trouble getting into the gates that were the entrance to the Hill House. Blowing the horn for a long time is what Eleanor did to get the attention of someone to come out and open the gate. The person that came to the gate was a man named Dudley, and he was a caretaker for the Hill House. Dudley gave Eleanor a hard time. When Eleanor insisted that he opened the gate, he did, and he told here that she was going to wish that he had never open the gate for her. As soon as Eleanor saw the Hill House, she said that it was vile. Now I'm just so scared to even read the rest, but I want to, rather I have to.
Theodora is another person that had been invited to the Hill House and her and Eleanor have been friends to the point where they find out that they are cousins. Eleanor was so amused that she wasn't going to be the only one in the house and she became more comfortable being there. They went to explore the outside of the Hill House and then came back in after the scare of a rabbit. When Eleanor and Theodora came back, they met the owner of the house and also Dr. Montague, the one that they have been waiting to see since they got there.
The Dr.Montague and his three visitors are talking forever. Dr.Montague asks if they would like to leave and to my surprise everyone said no. They are discussing how Dr. Montague found the house and why he rented it. Which is because he heard about it so, he wanted to bring people along to experience the house with him. Dr.Montague was talking to his visitor about how the house isn't haunted, and that it was built along time ago. No one wants to buy the house, because people are scared of it and people tell others not to go and see it.
Quote
"you're as hard to get into as heaven"
(Jackson 61)
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This quote was said by Eleanor. Eleanor couldn't get into the gate the led to the Hill House, for the fact that the caretaker wouldn't let her in because he didn't know who she was. I thought that this quote was funny, and interesting. If you think about it, heaven is a hard place to get into. In order to get to heaven you have to live right. When I read this quote, I was surprised at the fact that I didn't believe that the Hill House would be hard to get into. I though the Hill House would have been like opened arms ready to hug you.
The haunting of Hill House hasn't yet been scary, but it has been very interesting. There is a man that goes by the name of Dr. Montaque, and he is the owner of the haunted house. He has invited people to come over his house, and people have turned him down, because they found it weird that they are visiting a strange person with no life house. Some have heard about this house and decides not to go. Overall only one person for sure is coming to his house out of the ten that he invited. It's ironic that the only people that are coming to the house are people that have no life, people that aren't married, people that are basically lonely and just don't have anything to do. Dr. Montague hasn't told those that he invited that the house is haunted because he didn't want to scar them, but it turns out that they were already scared for no reason.
Eleanor had a long dialogue with her sister and brother in law about her taking the car on her long trip to Hill House. They didn't let Eleanor take the car after all, but what Happened was that she took the car without their consent. Eleanor has had a long trip to Hill House and she had trouble getting into the gates that were the entrance to the Hill House. Blowing the horn for a long time is what Eleanor did to get the attention of someone to come out and open the gate. The person that came to the gate was a man named Dudley, and he was a caretaker for the Hill House. Dudley gave Eleanor a hard time. When Eleanor insisted that he opened the gate, he did, and he told here that she was going to wish that he had never open the gate for her. As soon as Eleanor saw the Hill House, she said that it was vile. Now I'm just so scared to even read the rest, but I want to, rather I have to.
Theodora is another person that had been invited to the Hill House and her and Eleanor have been friends to the point where they find out that they are cousins. Eleanor was so amused that she wasn't going to be the only one in the house and she became more comfortable being there. They went to explore the outside of the Hill House and then came back in after the scare of a rabbit. When Eleanor and Theodora came back, they met the owner of the house and also Dr. Montague, the one that they have been waiting to see since they got there.
The Dr.Montague and his three visitors are talking forever. Dr.Montague asks if they would like to leave and to my surprise everyone said no. They are discussing how Dr. Montague found the house and why he rented it. Which is because he heard about it so, he wanted to bring people along to experience the house with him. Dr.Montague was talking to his visitor about how the house isn't haunted, and that it was built along time ago. No one wants to buy the house, because people are scared of it and people tell others not to go and see it.
Quote
"you're as hard to get into as heaven"
(Jackson 61)
Reaction
This quote was said by Eleanor. Eleanor couldn't get into the gate the led to the Hill House, for the fact that the caretaker wouldn't let her in because he didn't know who she was. I thought that this quote was funny, and interesting. If you think about it, heaven is a hard place to get into. In order to get to heaven you have to live right. When I read this quote, I was surprised at the fact that I didn't believe that the Hill House would be hard to get into. I though the Hill House would have been like opened arms ready to hug you.
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