Wisdom can be as worthless as a mound of dust, or as precious as a thousand jewels, it all depends on how you interpret and value the message. In the story The Monkey’s Paw, Mr. White comes across a talisman, a monkey’s paw, that is said to grant three wishes to three separate men. Despite Morris, the sergeant major that was in possession of the monkey’s paw before them, and his warning, Mr. White and his wife lost their only son by wishing for two hundred pounds. As his wife wishes for their son’s resurrection, Mr. White is aware of the consequences that will come and he uses his third and final wish to get rid of his son forever. In the story The Monkey’s Paw by William W. Jacobs, the author believes that ignoring the wisdom of others always comes with a price. Morris constantly warns the married couple of the monkey paw’s consequences and tries to convince them to destroy it: “Better let it burn…Be sensible—throw it on the fire again.” (Jacobs 85). By getting rid of the monkey’s paw permanently, Morris believed that no one would get hurt by wishing from it again. He was trying to […]
Author: Jaslyn
Cultural Differences
My found poem is about the external conflict in “Fish Cheeks”, a narrative written by author Amy Tan. In the story, the protagonist, fourteen-year-old Amy Tan has a crush on the antagonist, Robert, the minister’s son. She is conflicted in accepting her born culture, Chinese, and wanting to take on another, American. As Robert and his family were invited to her house for dinner, Amy is embarrassed by the manners her family portrays, scared of what Robert would think. Being used to American cultures, Amy decided that Robert would judge her for her Chinese origins. In the end, she learns to appreciate her culture and accept herself for who she is.
Develop Craft and Engage and Persist
I used a coiling technique to make my pot, and i smoothed out the outside and the inside coils. I then made a lid with a thin coil on the bottom to prevent the lid from moving about. Then I scored and slipped a hamburger onto the lid. I had to make it hollow or else the lid would explode. Then, I poked small holes in the hamburger to let it breathe.
Stretch and Explore
My final decision is to use clay and use the idea of Egyptian pots, and put a clay hamburger as a handle. I will use it to store food, and things I want to keep.
Understand the Art World
Take aways from Egyptian clay pots: The Egyptians would store the useful body parts they needed inside clay pots. On the pot lid, they would put a handle in the shape of a cat (represented something) They would also carve patterns onto the sides of the pot (representing something again)
Develop Craft and Engage & Persist
As you can see in the picture above, there are no changes from my post for stretch and explore. This is because the technique I tried (hot glue strings) wouldn’t take the shape I wanted it to when I glued it on, so I decided not to add that. Basically my solution was to not add the hot glue strings because that was not what I pictured.