The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot is interesting to say the least.
I had a few questions as I read this.
What exactly is the author trying to get across in this poem? To me it just seems like a bunch of J. Alfred Prufrock's random thoughts.
Prufrock seems very indecisive and confused about what he should be doing. He talks about visions and revisions. I feel all in all Prufrock is a man who is unhappy with his life, and who he has become. He seems a little lost.
Who exactly is the you he is talking to in the poem?
Where is there yellow fog?

One Art

One Art by Elizabeth Bishop really puzzled me. I am not sure what exactly the whole point of the poem is. I feel she is trying to say that losing something isn't hard but realizing it isn't a disaster is what people struggle with. I know that if I lost my keys I would spend hours looking for it, and I would definitely consider that a disaster. Bishop is right though it really is not a disaster, its not the end of the world. Even larger loses are not a disaster. I almost feel that Bishop is telling her readers to chill, a loss is not the end of the world just be happy with what you have and move on. Everything will be ok.

I am interested to see what we discover about this poem tomorrow in class, and see what we decided the main message is to it.

The Book of The Dead

If find the opening of this short story interesting, i like that the author starts off with Annie sitting there talking about her dad being missing. The way Edwidge Danticat wrote the story definitely made the story. Leading the readers through the story with the beliefs of Annie adds to the reality of the story. Annie really has a strong connection with her father, looking to him as a sort of muse for her art work. As soon as she finds out that he actually was a guard at the prison and he lied to her she looses all trust in him, and all connection to him.

I can not help but to parallel this to A Foot in Eden. Just like Annie, Issac lost all connections to Billy when he found that he had lied to him about actually being his father. The only difference is that Issac actually in the end chooses Billy. Even though Billy lied to him he still realizes how much Billy loved him and ultimately chooses Billy over the truth. Annie on the other hand cannot forgiver her dad, she feels he has scarred her with the lie and as the final line says ", but those who carry the scars must remember." This final line also parallels her to her own father who cannot forget his past life as being a prison guard.

Apology

Just a simple apology for not keeping up with my blog. I am planning on staying on top of this from now on!

-Stacey