“no such tales are told by the American poor. They mock themselves and glorify their betters” page 164
Why did you pick the quote? I picked this quote because it shows that in America people who are poor are put down. People who are “better” than them are noticed more. It’s like people in the third world are not important to America.
What’s its significance in the novel? The significance of this quote in the book is to tell the people about how poor Americans are portrayed.
Where have you heard or read about similar ideas and topic? I have heard similar topics by an underground artist named Immortal Technique. He talks about the poor Americans and other stuff about America.
Friday, November 7, 2008
QUOTES
“America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor and poor Americas are urged to hate themselves.” Pg 164
This quote is directly the reason that humans go to war. This quote comes at a good time because Billy is trying to find a justification for war to explain to the Tralfamadorians. Billy shows that he doesn’t have a direct answer to why earthlings fight. This senseless violence will directly affect Billy’s life to come. Also, I think people in war don’t really ask themselves why they are fighting or what they are fighting for.
This quote is directly the reason that humans go to war. This quote comes at a good time because Billy is trying to find a justification for war to explain to the Tralfamadorians. Billy shows that he doesn’t have a direct answer to why earthlings fight. This senseless violence will directly affect Billy’s life to come. Also, I think people in war don’t really ask themselves why they are fighting or what they are fighting for.
slaughterhouse five
"she upset Billy simply by being his mother. she made him feel embarrassed and ungrateful and weak because she had gone to so much trouble to give him life, to keep that life going, and Billy really did not like life at all" Chapter five page 130
1) I picked this quote because i found it so ironic that his mom put so much work into his living and stayig alive, but he hates life and yet he has the most exciting life ever. He went to war, time travels, and got captured by aliens how could you hate life with that?
2) He hates his life, this is significant because he learns more about life than most people ever will. the fact that he hates it just makes it more interesting.
3) the movie tombstone with the character johnny ringo. he wants revenge for being born.
1) I picked this quote because i found it so ironic that his mom put so much work into his living and stayig alive, but he hates life and yet he has the most exciting life ever. He went to war, time travels, and got captured by aliens how could you hate life with that?
2) He hates his life, this is significant because he learns more about life than most people ever will. the fact that he hates it just makes it more interesting.
3) the movie tombstone with the character johnny ringo. he wants revenge for being born.
grindcore sucks
"each of them had attempted to escape from another prison at least once," pg one-eighteen (118). i picked this one because i thought it sounded digruntling to the english men, because after trying to escape from a prison and being sent to another one they couldnt possibly be in a good mood. i think that the author put that in there becuase it adds detail to the englishmen. it reminded me of the great escape when the dudes tried tunneling out of the camp.
pg. 107, "The naked Americans took their places under many showerheads along a white-tiled wall. There were no faucets they could control. They could only wait for whatever was coming."
1. I chose this quote because the feeling of hopelessness and not being in control of what happens to you is one that I am familiar with. Not being able to speak up or paddling as hard as you can through an ocean yet you don't move an inch is a feeling that leaves you so empty and as if your have no purpose in life because what are we as humans if we can't practice our God given right of free speech and action?
2. A major theme of this book is what the scars of war can do to a person, and war takes away one's voice and ability to speak and think for one's self. This quote really depicts that at war the soldiers are no longer treated like human beings they are animals, or objects. They have no say or even an idea of what is going to happen to them, all they can do is wait.
3. This theme of not being in control of what happens to you is one that I connect to young children and infants. At this stage in their life everything is decided for them, they aren't able to walk, think, or speak for themselves which can sometimes hurt even more than just having your actions being dictated. When others see preschoolers being lead around town I see them being dragged and while they obviously aren't in a situation as horrible as war, it seems fairly similar, they aren't aware of where they are going yet they are forced to go and follow who ever leads them.
1. I chose this quote because the feeling of hopelessness and not being in control of what happens to you is one that I am familiar with. Not being able to speak up or paddling as hard as you can through an ocean yet you don't move an inch is a feeling that leaves you so empty and as if your have no purpose in life because what are we as humans if we can't practice our God given right of free speech and action?
2. A major theme of this book is what the scars of war can do to a person, and war takes away one's voice and ability to speak and think for one's self. This quote really depicts that at war the soldiers are no longer treated like human beings they are animals, or objects. They have no say or even an idea of what is going to happen to them, all they can do is wait.
3. This theme of not being in control of what happens to you is one that I connect to young children and infants. At this stage in their life everything is decided for them, they aren't able to walk, think, or speak for themselves which can sometimes hurt even more than just having your actions being dictated. When others see preschoolers being lead around town I see them being dragged and while they obviously aren't in a situation as horrible as war, it seems fairly similar, they aren't aware of where they are going yet they are forced to go and follow who ever leads them.
quote from ch. 4
pg. 97 "Why me?" Although this quote is so simple, it leaves one with so much to ponder about. Why this, why that? It's always why. I'm not saying that it's a bad thing, trust me i ask this on a regular basis, but, as the Tralfamadorians then say, " That is a very Earthling question to ask, Mr. Pilgrim. Why you? Why us for that matter? Why anything? Because the moment simply is." It seems like the most of us can never just live in the moment without question. We are naturally curious and are always searching for an answer to explain. Obviously, i would wonder too why these aliens chose me...it's not like most ppl would just be like, oh, okay, just getting abducted by aliens, what's next? Oh gosh, now that I am starting to think about it more, i do want to know why they chose him....they say it's just because, but there must be some reason why!! Haha, that's just my human brain taking its natural course again...i wonder why though?
"Only on Earth is there any talk of free will"-Tralfamadorian p. 109
I picked this quote because it shows how the Tralfamadors don't believe in free will. It also represents some poeple's view on life, future, and destiny. If free will does not exist then we are all sworn into some untold destiny and nothing we can do will ever change it. This means that some how something chooses a fate for everybeing at birth and they will follow it by nature. I like to think that we do have a fate, but everything we do carves and determines what that fate is. If what the Tralfamadorian says is true then no matter what you do you will end up in the same . It also says that we do not get to choose anything and that all our decisions are made for you and that there is no such thing as a choice, and I think thats kinda bull shizz. I feel that every choice we make every move we take has a direct effect on our enviormnent and are futures.
This is significant in the novel because Billy also believes in this idea. This helps us understand Billy's thought process and how he makes decisions.
Other people don't believe in free will. People such as religious people, dictators, and some philosophers. Some religious beliefs are hat your god chooses a destiny for you and that is the destiny that you will follow, and that you don't have the free will to choose. Also some dictators believe that they should get to choose people's future. Even some philosophers believe that free will doesn't exisist. This thought is used everywhere.
I picked this quote because it shows how the Tralfamadors don't believe in free will. It also represents some poeple's view on life, future, and destiny. If free will does not exist then we are all sworn into some untold destiny and nothing we can do will ever change it. This means that some how something chooses a fate for everybeing at birth and they will follow it by nature. I like to think that we do have a fate, but everything we do carves and determines what that fate is. If what the Tralfamadorian says is true then no matter what you do you will end up in the same . It also says that we do not get to choose anything and that all our decisions are made for you and that there is no such thing as a choice, and I think thats kinda bull shizz. I feel that every choice we make every move we take has a direct effect on our enviormnent and are futures.
This is significant in the novel because Billy also believes in this idea. This helps us understand Billy's thought process and how he makes decisions.
Other people don't believe in free will. People such as religious people, dictators, and some philosophers. Some religious beliefs are hat your god chooses a destiny for you and that is the destiny that you will follow, and that you don't have the free will to choose. Also some dictators believe that they should get to choose people's future. Even some philosophers believe that free will doesn't exisist. This thought is used everywhere.
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