Parker Hopkins

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@dendadis I agree amber I thought that the impairments were written really well and allowed readers to understand them more. #xuengl205

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I was pretty confused reading this story and trying to figure out the environment and the different aspects of the world the characters are living in. #xuengl205

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The narrator said that in movies the blind women are played by sighted women (p. 11), do you guys agree with this? How do you think this representation of people with disabilities or blindness affects people with disabilities that are watching? #xuengl205

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@pete_cashen I agree I thought that quote was quite odd, as if being disabled and sexual cannot coexist and a person cannot possess both of these qualities? Perhaps imagining this scene made the narrator realize you can be both disabled and sexual? #xuengl205

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The author deliberately chose not to give the blind a name, why do you think they chose to only refer to the blind man as "the blind man?" #xuengl205

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@CharlieS_42 @pete_cashen I agree that definitely may have been a motive, since after finding out what Maico looked and dressed like, the blind man said that Maico would pay the bill, probably knowing his father would be upset. And with a beaten child they would probably make more $$. #xuengl205

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Reading "Horsie" made me realize how much your appearance can affect classism. While not being in terribly different economic classes, the Crugers and their friends treated Miss Wilmarth as less than them because she was not up to society's standards of attractiveness. #xuengl205

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@Eric51402 Eric I agree, the Crugers never commented on Miss Wilmarth's hard work and achievements with their daughter, they just criticized her appearance. #xuengl205

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The narrator throughout the story decided that she didn’t want to die with her husband. She mentioned earlier that she has four kids, I thought it was weird they weren’t mentioned much and didn’t seem to play into her decision not to die… #xuengl205

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@pete_cashen @Lichty_Colette I also think it shows the class differences, the author took one jar of sesame seeds, when Mrs. Jessel had 15 jars. Who needs 15 jars of sesame seeds? #xuengl205

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I noticed on Hulu the film Parasite was listed as a comedy... does anyone agree it was a comedy? #xuengl205

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Both families in Parasite seemed quite similar aside from their economic class, and both seemed to have strong work ethics, what factors do you think contributed to the Kims living in poverty and the Parks living so lavishly? #xuengl205

[Parker Hopkins @Hopkinsengl205]

@mccanne1xu The Kim family even went as far as to injure and kill the previous housekeeper and her husband who were also struggling in order to keep being able to work, I think this shows the lengths they were willing to go to keep their jobs and income #xuengl205

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@Lichty_Colette Yes, the Park family mom also said that she trusted and followed their chain of recommendation, it's clear that sometimes you have to know the right people to get a job, and that can be so hard if you are struggling but don't have any connections with wealthier people. #xuengl205

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It was interesting that Simpson noted that she didnt believe in God, bc she knew devout Christians were suffering as much as she was. I wondered if she had once believed in God, but realized that no one was helping her, & lost hope, what do you guys think of this note? #xuengl205

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@AlwaysMercedes6 Mercedes I liked the format of Simpson's essay, listing points that she's learned from her mother. I thought it was an interesting way to format the essay, and I could find what she thought was most important in the bolded tips. #xuengl205

[Parker Hopkins @Hopkinsengl205]

Michael's poetry on p.367-371 felt like it was both for himself and for other people, but his earlier poems felt like they were written just for himself. His poetry evolved from being written for himself to being written for others as well, as Michael found his identity#xuengl205

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@engl205 I felt so proud of Michael when he stood up for himself against Jack, and fully embraced who he is. I was also proud reading that Michael was happy that he had defended himself and stood up for himself, I think it was a great ending to the novel. #xuengl205

[Parker Hopkins @Hopkinsengl205]

I really like that the novel is written in first person perspective, because we get more effect and personal insight into what Michael is feeling, we can feel his triumphs and also embarrassing moments and be more proud of his accomplishments with him. #xuengl205