Post 2 | Sad, Sorrowful Woman vs Me

Out of all of the stories we have read so far the one I can relate to the most is “A Sorrowful Woman” by Gail Godwin. The plot of the story explains the sad life of a troubled woman who goes through life feeling unhappy. She takes her feelings out on her husband and son. Throughout the story Godwin explains the burdens that wife places on her husband. It can be shown in a conversation between the two; “I don’t know what we’ll do. It’s all my fault, I know. I’m such a burden, I know that” “Let me think. I’ll think of something.” (Godwin 41) Towards the end of the story the wife was neglecting all of her responsibilities as a wife and caretaker to her son. She made her last hurrah by cooking a nice meal and cleaning before she peacefully passed away.

I think the story of the woman was sad. Fortunately it does not directly relate to my life but I do relate on a certain level. It is very easy for me to lose my sense of drive. Different people have different ways of motivating themselves to do things and when you lose motivation it is extremely difficult to get yourself to do anything. Some even have medical factors that can contribute to their lack of drive. All in all I have not and will not give up like the woman did. I find stuff everyday to keep me going, to keep me motivated in life.

Post 1 | Beauty and the Beast

I barely watch any movies but one that I have recently enjoyed was Beauty and the Beast. A classic Disney movie recreated with the same story everyone has grown to love. An enchantress curses the castle of the Prince for refusing her shelter, turning him into a beast. Years later, taking place in rural France a young woman by the name of Belle dreams of adventure. Her father, Maurice, was on his way to a convention when he seeks refuge in the Beast’s castle. When his horse returns without him, Belle sets off to find him. She is then captured by the Beast and becomes his prisoner. After some bonding and whatnot Belle learns to love the beast for who he is. Long story short, the curse on the castle was reversed and the Prince was turned back to himself.

I feel like the literal and figurative meaning of this movie is quite similar to each other. The Prince was vain and refused to help someone in need. The enchantress felt no one would love a beast, in return forcing the Prince to accept himself and get someone to love him for who he is inside. True love is blind. Belle and the Beast truly loved each other and that is why the spell was lifted. Belle loved the Beast even though he was a beast. The literal meaning of this work is true love is blind. I contemplated the figurative meaning for quite sometime and I feel like once you recognize that the monster on the outside isn’t always feared, it could be the one inside you. When you let go and face your fears, you could find true love in the end.

Brianna Harker | Introduction

Hello fellow classmates of English 1102 Section 69! My name is Brianna Harker and I am a freshman here at MGA. I recently graduated from Westside High School in June of last year. I took the fall semester off to figure out what I wanted to do with my life and I am so glad I did. In October I interviewed for a Sales Consultant position at AT&T and somehow got blessed with the job offer! Ever since I have been working at the AT&T store on Riverside Dr, so If any of you need any kind of cell phone service, TV, or Internet, I'm your gal!! I have chosen Information Technology to be my major so I can hopefully move up with the company I already have the pleasure of working for!

I have taken English 1101 with Mr. Hamon and learned a lot so I am back at it again with 1102. However, with 1102 my learning is going to be taking a different approach. Instead of just learning how to write I am going to really focus on writing about what I am reading. Growing up I always had issues interpreting what I was reading and making sense of it. I hope that by the end of this class I can become a better analytical reader, which will directly help me write about what I'm reading! I'm excited to see what this semester will bring for all of us.

See you on the net!

Brianna H.