Simply Me

Poetry is more than just rhyming, or short lines. There more you can get out of a poem than some may think. Such as: powerful images able to communicate feelings compassion express humanity sense the tone of voice and rhythm It is quite interesting that there are many forms of poetry: stanzas sonnets free verse Love is one the the most popular topics in poetry and it is evident that there are many variations of love: romantic intimate unrequited unfamiliar fake love (inauthentic) lost love (death)

Reading and analyzing "White Woman of Color" was simple for me considering I could somewhat relate to Julia Alvarez in that I am Latina as well. It was upsetting to read about how Alvarez's family did not encourage their three daughters to embrace their skin color, hair and overall personal uniqueness. Instead the young girls were well aware of their coarse hair or that they were not light enough in skin tone. The Dominican Divide was very real and it existed where the Alvarez family moved and also in their own household. She witnessed division at home based on her appearance.

In the 1940's many aspects of life were very different and I found it interesting to discuss how people lived and how they interacted with others in the type of society they lived in. In the play A Streetcar Named Desire,  Tennesse Williams focuses in on Blanche's past and present day life. The drama and tragic events captured my attention very much, and that is what draws the reader in. The class discussed the many themes connected to the play such as: Lack of truth and acceptance Sexual and emotional desire Fantasy vs. Reality Creating an illusion vs. facing the truth/life Isolation - darkness level of shame, illusion that thrives when it is a "dark" time In this lecture I depicted how each character affected and was affected by each other. The way that Blanche acts dominant and as if she knows what she is talking about bothered Stanley; as if she stripped him away of his masculinity. That affected his relationship with Stella because she refused to a...