I asked you to read tonight, so I'm glad you are here. I'll make it worth your while.
Good discussion today. A majority of you seem to think that the friendship between Ulrich and Georg--if it had been allowed to survive the night in the woods--would probably not have lasted very long. Your conclusion that years of hatred would be difficult to forget is a logical, if somewhat cynical, view of humanity. In addition, the attitudes of the rest of the families would undoubtedly not be receptive to the sudden change.
You listed many different antagonists: Ulrich, Georg, Ulrich and Georg, nature, the tree, the wolves, and the people back in the community. I think the most intriguing antagonist mentioned was the hatred the men felt. That's a force they were battling to overcome from the beginning. Just when they have it conquered (perhaps), a new conflict comes racing down the hill.
Kudos to Claire Frederick for offering a great theme to the story. I don't remember her exact wording, so you should ask her for it tomorrow.
The title? Again, several suggestions were offered. We'll look at that one a little bit closer tomorrow.
Speaking of tomorrow, you will have an in class timed writing tomorrow. I'll give you no more than fifteen minutes (15 minutes) to write a response to the question on the quotes listed on your prompt sheet. Be sure you have selected the quote you want to write about (Ecclesiastes? Franklin? Fosdick?) and try to nail down your support. We'll be doing something different with it when you are finished.
Is "The Interlopers" a classic? Can you connect it to "The Bet"? We'll look at those tomorrow as well.
Then "The Poison Tree" will also come into play.
Elegy and free verse too. Yikes! Will someone please authorize a block schedule for us?
Nate Mark asked for it, so here it is. I'll sign your Archer card if you suggest to me a classic short story we should look at next. You need to be able to give me a good reason for reading the story.
See you tomorrow.
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