Comments by Chris Zumtobel Most recent public comments by Chris Zumtobel https://nowcomment.com/users/11338 his conniving and manipulative personality. He was a leader who mades things happened and sometimes this meant taking advantage of people. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=302875 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=302875 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:12 -0500 We are analyzing the drive behind the interest Sontag placed in these different people. What it was about them that Sontag saw and latched onto, ingraining it in her own personality. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=302874 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=302874 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:12 -0500 The last paragraph introduces two new influencers in Sontag's life. A new adult / parent and a new home: two of the most important things in a 12 year old's life. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=302873 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25280?scroll_to=302873 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:46 -0500 Just because Plath writes something in a poem does not necessarily mean she feels that way. She could be putting herself in someone else's shoes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284763 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284763 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:58 -0500 This is the most powerful sentence in the piece and sets the them for the rest of the writing. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284762 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25279?scroll_to=284762 Equally important as chronology in her story, is the progression of the words she used in her thoughts and writing. Here she is convincing herself she is happy, but later on, in letters and poems, you can tell she is defeated and no longer trying to convince herself of anything. Her writing becomes more and more demoralized as time goes on until she eventually writes, "We have come so far, it is over." Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:49 -0500 Mixed https://nowcomment.com/documents/25276?scroll_to=275784 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25276?scroll_to=275784 The review is mixed in the sense that she enjoyed the story and the author's clear passion for the subject matter, but questioned the authenticity. She is unsure if there was a clear enough line drawn between fact and fiction. This is a worthy discussion to have about any of the pieces we will read in this class, In Cold Blood comes to mind in particular. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:52 -0500 I can think of a few Jewish artists who could relate. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=271491 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25275?scroll_to=271491 Artists like Philip Roth, Jonathan Ames, Leonard Cohen, and even Woody Allen, to an extent,all tend toward sexuality in their writings as a way of escaping "the nice Jewish boy" upbringing. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:53 -0500 A strong correlation was drawn between West and Pankhurst throughout the writing and the line from West was a strong finish to the piece. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=267406 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=267406 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:43 -0500 The main point being made by mentioning her role at home was to reinforce what a paradox her life actually was. It shows the contrast in her story: disowning her daughter but remaining staunchly committed to her role at home. https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=267405 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25274?scroll_to=267405 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:42 -0500