Response to Course Materials

So we finished Ceremony. Yeah. Good stuff. Remember when I was all psyched up about it and was like, "Yeah, it's the first novel we're reading this year, so I'm curious as to how it turns out." Yeah, let me know when you figure it out, cause I don't think that I did. Basically, what I got from the book was that, "Hey, it's all good if you're of mixed races/cultures/(insert other here,) just keep life in balance and then everything will work out well. But ya gotta make sure to find that balance and discover who you are in the world, or else you'll be a nutso and throw up a lot and suffer from PTSD and have friends that torture and kill each other." Those are my best friends. But in all honesty, I think that I need to do another read through or talk to a buddy about their interpretation, because I think that I'm a little lost. But over all, I did enjoy it. It was interesting to read something that is not like Western Literature, and if I use this story (once I understand it better) on the AP Exam, I might be able to score some secret club brownie points for using a book that ain't quite the same as others found in the AP suggested books column. So that was Ceremony. Silko is a pretty smart gal. 

Now we're starting to read our second novel of the year. BTW, it's our last book (yay!) and we don't have to annotate it (double yay! but I'll grudgingly admit that annotating does help in understanding the book more deeply... don't tell anyone I said that... as I write this on the internet for it to never be erased.) I really like it so far. The thing about it that's interesting is the narration style. The book is written in the form a of a letter (a decently sized letter to say the least) to the narrator/protagonist's boss at his job that he just retired from. See, he's apparently this bro that decided "Ugh! I'm so embarrassed that this fart-nugget that no one cares about or reads called me Corky! I was called that once! Why did that stupid name stick? You know what I should do? I should solve this problem. To solve this problem, I'm going to write a gruelingly long letter to my former boss to regain my dignity!" Sweet! But I do in all honesty like his narration style. Although, I do have to say that, while we studied Jung and his philosophies, I'm having a hard time seeing them in here. See, I know that they're there, because Ms. Holmes told me they're there. I just need to find them, and then be able to connect their meaning to the plot. No big. Old Grandpa dude/mentor, "clown," fun stuff. Maybe if I read more then I'll understand instead of trying to apply 8 different ides to a short amount that I have read. Probably a good idea. But this Carl Jung dude... I like him... Yeah, all psychologists are weird, but there's a reason we study them. They're freakin' sweet! ...Probably should go hunt down that powerpoint again though...