- This poem by T.S. Eliot sounds like the retelling of an adventure. It is in "the dead of winter" and he remembers times during the summer, probably to block out the cold. The last stanza questions whether it was a journey of Birth or one of Death. I think that here he is questioning whether the journey was a positive one. He says he would do it again but is questioning whether it would be a smart decision. The last couple of lines kind of say that he is no longer happy where he is right now and even if the journey leads to "death," he would rather do that than be where he is right now.
She Unnames Them
- This short story starts off talking about names of animals. I think that it has some humor to it. The writer lists names of different animals and then when she gets to "yak," she discusses it for a few sentences to tell the story of the naming of the yak. After listing sea animals, she lists farm animals, then pets, insects, and fish. The story is about unnaming all of the animals with names that have no meaning or at least no obvious meaning. Though I think this story is funny, I also think it is weird and am not really sure that it has any meaning.
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I, too, thought it was interesting that the narrator could not decide whether his "adventure" had been one of life or death. I like how you included how you thought he would rather go through it again knowing it led to death then be where he is now.
It is interesting that you interpreted the Birth and Death as meaning the journey is either positive or negative, not just definitely positive. I understood that the magi realized that the birth would lead to a death, which in turn would lead to the rebirth of many.
Also, in She Unnames Them, I wonder if the order in which she listed the animals is important? I thought this story was kindof weird too.
For the story "She unnames Them", i found that the story holds biblical references. Although humorus, it is also about wrongdoings and perceptions of people through their actions.
I like how you discussed the humor in the story of "She unnames them," because I was to busy paying attention to the point to see that there was any comedy in the story. The yak part completely changes when you look from a comical point of view.
I didn't even find the Journey of Magi to be interesting at all. I think that story was kind of a waste of time really for us to read. First the dead of winter, then something else. I was a little confused.
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