Most recent public comments by Thomas Moy https://nowcomment.com/users/11241 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=293112 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=293112 It says "I can't tell you anything more, I think you can get it with all the information I gave you" Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:09 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=293109 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=293109 JESUS CHRIST! Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:08 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=293107 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=293107 It gives a chance for the reader to connect with the author as one would imagine the face the author would portray from how he portrays his feelings from the whole article till this paragraph Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:08 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=293080 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25283?scroll_to=293080 It reads as an itinerary of things that happen in the coming paragraphs Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:08 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287889 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287889 I think it would lean more towards a conclusion rather than an assumption. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:03 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287636 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287636 It is an assumption, as are a lot of facts about Mildred are not proven throughout the reading. EX: where Mildred taught Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:03 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287635 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287635 It is a reflection to her explanation of her brief description of her father's death Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:03 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287634 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287634 It emphasizes her loneliness Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:03 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287632 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287632 Recalling memories at age 4 is difficult. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:03 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287616 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=287616 Peripatetic: traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods. just a note. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:03 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284815 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284815 This sentence follows the words "seeped out of her", which hints death, but it is not certain. This sentence is an affirmation of the meaning of the line 37's "seeped out of her". This sentence also serves as a cue to help the reader understand Sylvia's last moments and actions. It sways the reader away from interpreting the rest of the story as a shock. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:58 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284813 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284813 "Transcendance" serves as a good word to express both what she [positive] feelings when experiences when writing poetry and also to foreshadow her death in the next sentence. I feel that there is a literary device here, but I'm not quite sure which, possibly an analogy? Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:58 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284809 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284809 The author does not know as a definite fact if Ted's diary is 100% accurate as Sylvia's story seems different. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:58 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284804 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284804 The use of the repetition of "words" and "her" gives this paragraph vigor and energy when reading it. It is similar to the effect of an anaphora of a poem (but obviously is not structurally the same) Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:34 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25276?scroll_to=271881 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25276?scroll_to=271881 *I'm not completely sure about my answer because there's a typo, but I assume the question is "What can be said about the biographer's language?"* The biographer's language comes off as grandiose, sugar coated, and annoying to the reviewer. The reviewer exclaims "Or so Ms. Lambert surmises: "their true relationship will always be a mystery". The reviewer uses 'surmise' as if the reviewer is thinking "do you really not know what's going on? a mystery? it seems kind of obvious, no?". Later in paragraph 9, the reviewer offers a better statement [in the reviewer's mind] that is more straightforward, and with less much less tact. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:49 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=271519 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=271519 I can relate with this sentence as I am a person who values creative pursuits. I feel that even though I channel my artistic and creative efforts into writing ; I feel like I cannot be the writer I am without the other stakes I am making in my other creative pursuits in culinary and craft. From the article, you learn that Mailer had put time and effort into non-writing efforts, and not doing particularly well. However this last gnomish sentence ends on a satisfying and respectful node to Mailer's thoughts. In the end, it is not to our judgement, as for Mailer was satisfied that he made an impact outside of his literary works. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:49 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=271515 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=271515 "Critics often complained that Mailer wasted his time doing things that he has no business doing rather than focusing on what he does best ..." Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:49 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=271514 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=271514 "It could be said" lets the reader agree or disagree with the statement without offending a person who may think otherwise. I believe it is important to not polarize the reader by disrespecting [in the reader's eyes] the person the obituary is for. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:49 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=271513 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=271513 By the structure of this paragraph, I think the statement of his prose becoming "elephantine and mannered" explains that he had good intentions with his prose but he made poor choices as noted by "froze up". This paragraph gave me a sense that after his success his ego of now successful novelist, his prose must be of a higher quality in literary language, but it ended up sounding too grandiose for his personality. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:48 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=271511 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=271511 To state the obvious, the reader is informed of Mailer's death. But then the reader encounters the word 'catapulted', which I found to be an interesting choice of wording. It gave me a sense that this person might have written about war or been affiliated people/organizations with war. Which then is affirmed by the literary pieces he has written (a war novel, and an account of a war/political event). 'Catapulted' also was an interesting choice because of it's metaphorical use & imagery with the rest of the sentence : catapulted himself into the front ranks of American writers early. To break this down just a bit: 1) In the middle ages, to set up a catapult siege device; the device must be loaded with large objects of significant size/weight. This loading stage gives me a sense that Mailer was famous in American Literature, or held some kind of weight in the community. 2) After the catapult device is loaded, it is then aimed and hurled towards it's target at an extreme unrelenting speed and vigor. Till it reaches it's target and leaves an impact on the target. This second part served as a metaphor for Mailer's awards for his work. It also works with imagery/metaphorically for how he "catapulted himself into the front ranks of American writers early". This statement captures the raw impact of what Mailer has done for American Literature as he is put into attention of "the front ranks of American Literature". I am content with this opening, however I would like to know more about his personality. Or is it the act of catapulting himself symbolic of his nature to want to make an impact on the world? Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:48 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=267668 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=267668 The Power of the Positive Woman by Phyllis Schlafly Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:43 -0500