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I wasn't sure what to write about so I think I will just voice my anger with USD about having school on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. I didn't think any college in the nation had school on the day before Thanksgiving. Apparently USD is the only one. All of my friends who go to other schools had Wednesday and even Monday off. This is because in collge people come from all over and need more time for the holidays. This makes sense. It was pointless to even have class on wednesday anyway because most people I know, including myself, said screw it and went home anyways. Even the professors were getting ready to be done. I had a combined total of twenty minutes of class on Tuesday because all of my professors let us leave. I can't imagine how dead Wednesday must have been. My business professor says it is rediculus that we have class on that Wednesday, and acording to him we will have it off next year. I, and evenone, else will appreciaten that a lot!

Question #3 page 244 "The Most Dangerous Game"

The Most Dangerous Game has a lot of details which hint at the plot of the story. The island setting right away makes you think of a dangerous lawless land. Islands are often portrayed as such. You start to get a hint at General Zaroff's character when he deflects Rainsfords questions about the animal he hunts. Zaroffs demeanor lets the reader know that there is something strange about him and it give the sense of him being a bad person. One object of significance in this story is the .22 cal. pistol Zaroff uses to hunt his prey. It has significance because he uses a gun with the least amount of power and range to go after his prey. He is trying to make it more of a challenge. This shows how sadistic Zaroff has become. The fact that Zaroff has to resort to using his dogs when his victim gets closer to wining is also interesting. Zaroff acts like he wants a challenge and tries to make it as fair as possible. When he is in danger of losing however he does whatever it takes to win. He wants a challenge but he has a fear of failure.

Young Goodman Brown

This story was a very good story to analyze. It left a lot of unanswered questions about the story. It also showed a lot of symbolisms. Most of the things in the story symbolized something else. The story also had a good moral. Goodman Brown has a realization that everyone in his “perfect town” sins. I don’t think that Goodman Brown’s experience was real. In my opinion it was most likely a dream. Whether it was real or not or makes no difference though because the moral of the story is the same. No one is perfect and everyone sins. Sadly after realizing this Goodman Brown is suspicious of everyone, even his wife. This makes him lead a lonely life.

A Rose For Emily

I found this book interesting. I liked how the writing style opened the story up for a lot of questions. There were things in the book that the author didn't explain. He did this on purpose, which made it a great book to discuss. The book was told from the point of view of the towns people which is why every little detail wasn't given because obviously the town only knew what they could see from the out side. I liked the fact that this story can be debated over. I like the fact that the butler was hardly mentioned even though he must have played a pretty large role in the story. After all he was in the house with this crazy old lady and a dead body. I really enjoyed reading and debating this story.

The Most Dangerous Game

I really liked this short story. It did a good job of capturing my attention. The book started off with Rainsford falling off of a boat in the middle of the night. This was a great way to gain the readers attention right away. I liked how the general wouldn't answer Rainsford's question about what he hunted. It made me think that something was up. I also really enjoyed the battle of wills between Rainsford and the General. I am a big hunter so this really got my attention. I did find the generals mad tracking skills a little bit far fetched. I liked how Rainsford set all of those traps but the General avoided all of them. His dog and servant weren't so lucky. It was interesting how the General showed no emotion toward losing his those two. He was more worried about how it was a burden to himself. I found the ending very fitting. I thought the General got what he deserved. I don't think the fact that Rainsford killed the General makes him equal in badness to the General. I think Rainsford did what he had to do.

Sleepy Hollow

I think The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow would be a lot different if it was told from the point of view of one of the main characters. If it was told by Ichabod he would have never explained his appearance in such great detail. He probably wouldn't have described himself as an unattractive dork like the narrator did. He would have probably described Brom Bones and his friends as huge jerks. He would make them out as very bad people. Ichabod would have probably gone more in-depth than even the narrator in the supernatural things that went on there. He was really interested and believed in that stuff. Ichabod also most likely wouldn't have made it so clear that the reason he was going after his student was because of her family wealth. Another interesting part would have been the end of the story. If it were told from Ichabod’s point of view we would better understand what happened to him and where he ran off to. It would also be obvious that he didn’t die because he told the story. The story could have been a lot different if it were ichabod telling it.