I would recommend to my friends the short story “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner. The story was narrated from a unique point of view: first person plural. The townspeople, “we” point of view gives the story a tone that seems much like gossip; this tone not only makes the story sound more intriguing and mysterious, but also adds something to which the reader can relate. Everyone gossips, especially about unusual people like Miss Emily. The narration tells the story about a mystery that remains unsolved until the last sentence , although much foreshadowing throughout the text alludes to the chilling conclusion. The type of narration helps to keep the reader in suspense until the end.
In many ways, “A Rose for Emily” reminded me of the television series “Law and Order.” It starts with a death and signs of a murder, and then relies on witnesses (the narrator/s) to tell the story of how the death occurred. Similar to many episodes of Law and Order, the main character in “A Rose for Emily” has a sever disconnect from reality and society, and lots of psychological problems. A few of my friends are crime investigation show fanatics; I am sure they would enjoy reading a story about a mysterious, lonely murderess.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Turkey's Facebook
If Turkey had a facebook, it seems to me that he would be a very active user. He is a good employee during the morning, but after he returns from lunch, he is not productive. Where to people go to be unproductive? Facebook.
The short story does not give many details about Turkey’s social life; I would imagine that he only has a few friends on Facebook. As a result, his wall probably has very few postings from other people. Instead of using Facebook as a communication tool, Turkey would probably add as many useless applications as he can. His favorite word game would be Scramble, an application that frequently sends (annoying) notifications to its users inviting them to slack off from their jobs to play a round or two. He would also be a fan of Tetris Friends: a classic time waster.
The apparent cause of Turkey’s afternoon laziness is his habit of drinking during lunch, so of course he would use the application “Drinks!” to send and receive virtual beverages with his friends. As a scrivener, he might use the gift template to make his own application so that he can send people pictures of his favorite writing utensils (and he would not seem too obscure; real applications exist which allow people to send all kinds of specialty gifts. Marching Band Gifts allows band geeks to exchange black socks, tanlines, food trucks, shakos, and more).
With all of these applications, Turkey will be able to completely waste all of his time after lunch.
The short story does not give many details about Turkey’s social life; I would imagine that he only has a few friends on Facebook. As a result, his wall probably has very few postings from other people. Instead of using Facebook as a communication tool, Turkey would probably add as many useless applications as he can. His favorite word game would be Scramble, an application that frequently sends (annoying) notifications to its users inviting them to slack off from their jobs to play a round or two. He would also be a fan of Tetris Friends: a classic time waster.
The apparent cause of Turkey’s afternoon laziness is his habit of drinking during lunch, so of course he would use the application “Drinks!” to send and receive virtual beverages with his friends. As a scrivener, he might use the gift template to make his own application so that he can send people pictures of his favorite writing utensils (and he would not seem too obscure; real applications exist which allow people to send all kinds of specialty gifts. Marching Band Gifts allows band geeks to exchange black socks, tanlines, food trucks, shakos, and more).
With all of these applications, Turkey will be able to completely waste all of his time after lunch.
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