tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044568781581013280.post5421428300103117591..comments2022-04-10T03:02:45.373-07:00Comments on Rogers' VIP AP Class: Analyzing ConflictHappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244879271481922569noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044568781581013280.post-79687477734656309042012-01-07T20:55:19.437-08:002012-01-07T20:55:19.437-08:00@ WOW! Torres. Great thinking! Please print your ...@ WOW! Torres. Great thinking! Please print your post and share these ideas in class. I like that you mention both Pauline and Geraldine. These two women both reflect self hatred and have, in some ways, taught this hatred to their children. <br />@Karen Bingo! We as a society seem to place value on superficial "things" (i.e. beauty, money, status, etc.). Please ask this question inRogersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044568781581013280.post-21668150978662901062012-01-07T20:21:35.660-08:002012-01-07T20:21:35.660-08:00Throughout the novel, Pecola faces an internal con...Throughout the novel, Pecola faces an internal conflict within herself. Her conflict consists of being different from what she embodies, she wishes for blond hair and blue eyes. Definitely, there are many factors that contributte to Pecola's desire such as the ability of fitting within society and the confidence of being “pretty”. This conflict has an affect on the plot because through PecolaJazmin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13770686487687015617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044568781581013280.post-53818534386363961842012-01-07T13:54:41.204-08:002012-01-07T13:54:41.204-08:00Maybe because she wants her readers to reflect on ...Maybe because she wants her readers to reflect on how they themselves embody society's superficiality and how they may have caused similar harm to the Pecolas of modern day. Possibly by reflecting, morrison wants her readers to change?Karen Adamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13392727879192419905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044568781581013280.post-50526979674286954582012-01-07T01:36:54.426-08:002012-01-07T01:36:54.426-08:00The conflict would be an individual's want for...The conflict would be an individual's want for beauty and social status that makes us want to dominate whoever we deem inferior. We can relate to Pecola because it is natural to yearn to be beautiful and socially accepted, however we can also relate to the fact that we have had our own “Pecola” and used them to feel better about ourselves. In the novel, Claudia states that “she gave them her Lizbeth Torreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151830569501969714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044568781581013280.post-84996427599173389692012-01-06T23:18:56.428-08:002012-01-06T23:18:56.428-08:00@Karen
Well, I am interested to see and hear your ...@Karen<br />Well, I am interested to see and hear your thoughts. why do you feel that Morrison chose to expose this particular conflict and in this manner?Rogersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044568781581013280.post-55847662845975983592012-01-06T17:45:40.923-08:002012-01-06T17:45:40.923-08:00Pecola desires to be seen as beautiful and the con...Pecola desires to be seen as beautiful and the conflict sprouts when society refuses to accept or recognize any of her characteristics as beautiful. I believe this conflict exposes how American society is cruelly superficial.Karen Adamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13392727879192419905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044568781581013280.post-22206071167580930362011-12-28T17:21:34.156-08:002011-12-28T17:21:34.156-08:00Someone asked me to clarify the following statemen...Someone asked me to clarify the following statement in the Conflict writing prompt: <br /><br />...analyze the conflict and discuss the moral and ethical implications for both the character and the society. <br /><br />This is specifically asking you to analyze both your chosen character's moral and ethical stance and the society from which they live. In essence, you should make inferences asRogersnoreply@blogger.com