Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Setting as a character - Jacob Black 7
I believe that Harris has developed the setting of Mississippi Solo so well the it can be considered another character. This is shown when Harris said, "Gurgling, cooing gently, the great river is just a baby" (15). The Mississippi River is just a "baby" when Harris starts out which is personalization and is also forshadowing that the river "grows" like a human. It's also shown when Harris put, "The river had bent the rules for me and allowed me to lock through despite the regulations concerning precedence, and the river had taken care to give me a thrill without tossing me over. The river was not as angry with me as I had thought. I was forgiven" (118). When most people think of someone being mad at them they don't normally think of a river, but in this case with how Eddie Harris developes the setting it made me think of the river from the beginning.
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I agree with your post because i also feel that the river is another character in this book because Eddy describes the river with human like aspects and with such physical appearance. He also does use good description of the river and its easy to understand this book because of how he describes the river and the people around him.
ReplyDeleteI understand the meaning you have of the Mississippi River being like another character. How Eddy describes the river, is how he describes any other character in the story. Eddy does interact with the river as if he is interacting with another character.
ReplyDeletei agree with the post. i also believe that harris makes the river as a charecter and how he describes how its gets bigger and grows. while he grows with it and starts to understand it.he describes the river with intense words and feelings. Well said :)
ReplyDeleteI also agree with your post because Harris did use the river as a character, describing it with personification. With your quote, comparing it to a baby, it gives proof that he gives it human like aspects. It helps us as readers to understand that the river is such an important part of this book, and is what makes this journey possible.
ReplyDelete@ Jacob Black 7
ReplyDeleteWow! Great use of quotes! Very well done!
@ justine3 and God5- You need to make sure that you are specifically addressing what is written in their post. It's not enough to say you agree or disagree and then go off onto your own rant. You need to address what they've said.
ReplyDelete@ me1- You are in Group B. You were supposed to post. You keep ignoring my directions. This is not what you were asked to do.
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