In using Pentadic Criticism I have decided to choose a completely new artifact. My artifact will be a book called "Their Eyes Were Watching God", which was made into a movie by Oprah not too long ago. The book tells a tremendous love story between Janie and Teacake, but there also is a lot more information in between there love story so I have decided to just take one particular part of the story.
Act: Janie leaving to be with Teacake
Agent: Janie
Agency: Her husband Jody died
Purpose: To have her first beneficial relationship
Scene: Florida, Everglades
In this pentad the purpose is absolutely the most dominant force because Janie has never been in a marriage where the love and dedication she put out was given back to her. In her first marriage she was matched with a 40year old man by her grandmother, which ended by her leaving him due to never having any emotions for him at all. After she left him she met Jody whom promised her the world only to end up controlling her. After Purpose I would say that Act would come next because it was looked at as such a deviant act in her town to leave with Teacake. She was the mayors wife whom was involved with a younger man, and then after her husband she immediately jetted out of town. The least important term is the scene primarily because even though Janie and Teacake were in Florida when the reader got to see the full out relationship, they were completely in love when livin in Eatonville, South Carolina, where Janie's then husband was the mayor. Eatonville is where their love began to develop and the reader sees Janie began to find herself. But it is in Florida where the reader sees hows much love and compassion she has for Teacake.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Essay #1
My artifact that I am going to analyze us the American Flag that my father received after serving his twenty=three years in the Marine Corps. We keep the flag on a shelf in our house that is among many of his other great accomplishments in the service. However the shelf does have it's own shelf in a closed case because of how much it means. Glancing at the flag now has made me realize the significance of it, and therefore lead me to make it my artifact.
One major feature of my artifact is patriotism. When any person is handed an American Flag it is because they have shown honor for their country. The have demostrated dedication is supporting the country and their country's decisions rather they believed in them or not. Courage is also a great attribute that comes along with getting the flag. My father served overseas many times, and the lasr time he served was during Bush's administration in which he has to go to Iraq. It had to take ample amounts of courage to literally lay your life on the line everyday, as well as protecting the lives of others. The most important feature that I think comes with it is strength; both for being in the military for those years and maintaing a family at the same time. In the Marine Corps one of the phrases they live by is "Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body", so they look at strength as a core concept to be able to make it day to day in the Marines.
I am beginning to understand this ideological criticism method more than I have before, but I am still a little confused on the perfected way to do so. Therefore I looked in the book at the bottom of page 218 and applied two of the different categories listed that I felt fit best with my artifact. In forming my ideology the core belief behind the American Flag is Dedication. My father was dedicated through the Marines and his family through all of the ups and downs. But the underlining feature or the defining moment of my artifact is my father's retirement ceremony where he received the flag. My mother, sister, grandmother and a host of cousins drove down to Camp LeJune in North Carolina for the ceremony, and I had yet to understand the effect it would have on my life, and I have realized I have never felt more proud to say "That's my Dad." In his speech he acknowledged the commitment of his Marines and his family for being with him through everything. During the ceremony there were atleas one hundred-fifty people in attendance who were in support of him and his career, everyone recognized the positive aspects he brought to the core and his personal life.
One major feature of my artifact is patriotism. When any person is handed an American Flag it is because they have shown honor for their country. The have demostrated dedication is supporting the country and their country's decisions rather they believed in them or not. Courage is also a great attribute that comes along with getting the flag. My father served overseas many times, and the lasr time he served was during Bush's administration in which he has to go to Iraq. It had to take ample amounts of courage to literally lay your life on the line everyday, as well as protecting the lives of others. The most important feature that I think comes with it is strength; both for being in the military for those years and maintaing a family at the same time. In the Marine Corps one of the phrases they live by is "Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body", so they look at strength as a core concept to be able to make it day to day in the Marines.
I am beginning to understand this ideological criticism method more than I have before, but I am still a little confused on the perfected way to do so. Therefore I looked in the book at the bottom of page 218 and applied two of the different categories listed that I felt fit best with my artifact. In forming my ideology the core belief behind the American Flag is Dedication. My father was dedicated through the Marines and his family through all of the ups and downs. But the underlining feature or the defining moment of my artifact is my father's retirement ceremony where he received the flag. My mother, sister, grandmother and a host of cousins drove down to Camp LeJune in North Carolina for the ceremony, and I had yet to understand the effect it would have on my life, and I have realized I have never felt more proud to say "That's my Dad." In his speech he acknowledged the commitment of his Marines and his family for being with him through everything. During the ceremony there were atleas one hundred-fifty people in attendance who were in support of him and his career, everyone recognized the positive aspects he brought to the core and his personal life.
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