Comments by Riley Hess Most recent public comments by Riley Hess https://nowcomment.com/users/70633 This can be viewed a shot towards Lauren's father and the other adults who have a more controlling nature towards the kids and not allow them to have a little freedom of their own. https://nowcomment.com/documents/197924?scroll_to=1856109 https://nowcomment.com/documents/197924?scroll_to=1856109 Fri, 01 May 2020 14:19:02 -0400 To me two things are shown in this paragraph. One is that Lauren illustrates that her ideas are often overlooked by her fathers. The second is that "the gold old days" in a way is our society today which implies that their reality could become ours. https://nowcomment.com/documents/197924?scroll_to=1856104 https://nowcomment.com/documents/197924?scroll_to=1856104 In the wake of the pandemic and uncertainty of society today, this shows how bad our future could become. Fri, 01 May 2020 14:16:27 -0400 She portrays the idea that she has quit being part of what her father wants for her and has gone onto a path in which she controls who and what she believes in. https://nowcomment.com/documents/197924?scroll_to=1856090 https://nowcomment.com/documents/197924?scroll_to=1856090 Fri, 01 May 2020 14:06:31 -0400 The meaning of the work is that one doesn't need to be controlled by society and others that wish for you to fail. Instead one should find what they truly care for and love with there own will and beliefs being God or whoever/whatever they hold dear. https://nowcomment.com/documents/191856?scroll_to=1817169 https://nowcomment.com/documents/191856?scroll_to=1817169 Sat, 18 Apr 2020 17:28:50 -0400 How does the ruling of the jury full of white men affect the ideas presented in the novel and does it create any new ones? https://nowcomment.com/documents/191856?scroll_to=1817167 https://nowcomment.com/documents/191856?scroll_to=1817167 Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:18:08 -0400 Does the idea of Mrs. Turners dislike towards black people and admiration towards white people cause any conflicts to other ideas presented in the novel? https://nowcomment.com/documents/191856?scroll_to=1817165 https://nowcomment.com/documents/191856?scroll_to=1817165 Sat, 18 Apr 2020 17:16:17 -0400 The use of more explicit diction shows how the scene of one dying can cause a change in ones nature. It can also show the idea of how gruesome combat can change oneself mentally. https://nowcomment.com/documents/191863?scroll_to=1817161 https://nowcomment.com/documents/191863?scroll_to=1817161 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:00:03 -0400 Even though this is a small paragraph, it holds deep meaning. The idea of just being "legs or grunts" illustrates that the higher officials of the war didn't care for them as a person but just another cog in the machine to achieve victory and gain power. https://nowcomment.com/documents/191863?scroll_to=1817158 https://nowcomment.com/documents/191863?scroll_to=1817158 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:00:03 -0400 The whole paragraph introduces our main character while also beginning to show the nature of how Lieutenant Cross feels about Martha and how he may adore her while she doesn't feel the same. https://nowcomment.com/documents/191863?scroll_to=1817150 https://nowcomment.com/documents/191863?scroll_to=1817150 Sat, 18 Apr 2020 16:54:36 -0400 How does the sudden leaving and then reappearance of Tea Cakes affect the way Janie feels for him? https://nowcomment.com/documents/189433?scroll_to=1787757 https://nowcomment.com/documents/189433?scroll_to=1787757 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 15:21:23 -0400 Tea Cakes has a more respectful and caring nature than the other men of Janie's life and truly wants to make Janie happy. https://nowcomment.com/documents/189433?scroll_to=1787740 https://nowcomment.com/documents/189433?scroll_to=1787740 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 15:17:15 -0400 Tea Cake shows Janie more respect than the other men of her life and truly makes her happy. Janie also is more free because she now is following love than forced by others to find a man of more wealth that she truly doesn't love. https://nowcomment.com/documents/189433?scroll_to=1787737 https://nowcomment.com/documents/189433?scroll_to=1787737 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 15:14:51 -0400 The use of "you" throughout the whole piece brings the reader more into the article and can cause a new way of seeing things in their life or society while also creating a more interesting piece while which could help the piece more than using "me" or "I" https://nowcomment.com/documents/189462?scroll_to=1787734 https://nowcomment.com/documents/189462?scroll_to=1787734 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 15:07:46 -0400 The idea of writers being tortured show me how today when any person of all races and gender portrays their thoughts in writing, there will always be someone or a group that will attack their thoughts and illustrate why their ideas are wrong. https://nowcomment.com/documents/189462?scroll_to=1787731 https://nowcomment.com/documents/189462?scroll_to=1787731 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 15:02:08 -0400 The disappointment from her mother can be related to the way that society at the time was critical and against female writers of color. https://nowcomment.com/documents/189462?scroll_to=1787713 https://nowcomment.com/documents/189462?scroll_to=1787713 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 14:59:04 -0400 This can be viewed as a complex topic in the way that Janie can have a little justification in berating Jody with the over controlling and suffocating nature of their marriage but Jody was just following the norms of society of the time period. https://nowcomment.com/documents/173993?scroll_to=1761300 https://nowcomment.com/documents/173993?scroll_to=1761300 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 23:02:47 -0400 Janie may resent the way her grandmother raised her but not truly hate her. The ideas that she was taught limited her development as a person in the beginning of her life. It can be viewed as an obstacle that Janie will have to overcome. https://nowcomment.com/documents/173993?scroll_to=1761279 https://nowcomment.com/documents/173993?scroll_to=1761279 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 22:57:27 -0400 How does the controlling nature of Jody over Janie reflect/resemble society of the time period towards African American women? https://nowcomment.com/documents/173993?scroll_to=1761271 https://nowcomment.com/documents/173993?scroll_to=1761271 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 20:36:21 -0400 This can be viewed significant in the way that it is criticizing both the people who commit the acts and those who want to look pass those acts and be "brothers". https://nowcomment.com/documents/186390?scroll_to=1760708 https://nowcomment.com/documents/186390?scroll_to=1760708 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:59:59 -0400 The idea of the townsfolk singing about overcoming can be seen in a way in today's society in which hate crimes and murder happen, people try to call for change of the problem but it is often forgotten and the problem goes on with little to no change. https://nowcomment.com/documents/186390?scroll_to=1760666 https://nowcomment.com/documents/186390?scroll_to=1760666 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 18:09:08 -0400 The author could be asking why should they call a white men their brother when the white men continue to hold prejudice and commit acts like this. https://nowcomment.com/documents/186390?scroll_to=1760590 https://nowcomment.com/documents/186390?scroll_to=1760590 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 18:02:30 -0400