toni morrison interview

not sure if I found the right one...

The interview begins talking about Toni Morrison's new book "A Mercy" and "Beloved." Then they talk about which book she thinks is better. After that they talk about the story line of "A Mercy."

I personally didn't like this video. I didn't like the video because I haven't read any of Morrison's books and am not interested in reading them. I also didn't like it because it was 30 minutes long and was very distracted. Also, it is one a.m.

This video relates to my class' because i will unfortunately have to read Morrison's book, "Beloved," in Western Heritage. I am also apparently going to have to read a section from "Beloved" in Analytic writing.

1) Why did we have to watch it?
2) What do you think is Morrison's best book?
3) What is your opinion on Morrison as a writer?


yaaaa I'm done :D

simpsons annotation

This article explained what the Simpson's series is, giving the basic ideas and explaining when it was created and the history of it. It stated that the Simpson's was the most viewed cartoon since the Jetson's. It said that the Simpson's series is about a middle class family and reaffirms many myths. And then it goes on to explain some episodes of the series. And while the Simpson's family may be a middle class family, they don't have many of the values that a middle class family would have, like how education is portrayed.

I personally like the Simpson's, so i was able to relate to this article and understand what they were explaining in the beginning. Also, I have seen many of the episodes they explained and helped my understanding. And i also agree that while the Simpson's family is portrayed as a middle class family, they don't really follow the basic ideas of a middle class family in real life.

This article is easy for me to relate to my life because i used to watch the Simpson's a lot and it is easy for me to understand and agree with many of the things this article is saying.

1) Explain a situation when you can relate to the simpon's family.
2) Who is your favorite Simpsons character?
3) How would you explain the Simpsons?

3statement things

1) Men feel woman should do what they want
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2) Men see woman as an item
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3) Men think woman should stay home and take care of the family
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the second sex annotation

In the Second Sex, de Beauvoir explains how men oppress woman. He says that men see woman as an object and see themselves as the subject. It also says that men see woman as the "other" category. According to de Beauvoir, men see themselves as the essential being and they look at women being inessential and useless.

I felt that this was a good article in the time period that it was written in. In the early 1900s woman had very little rights and were seen as objects and men were superior. This can also still be seen today, but on a far smaller scale.

This article shows that men see themselves as superior to woman. This can be seen in movies and other stories, the men are normally the main character and the hero where woman aren't as often. There are no where near as many mythical female heroes as there are male.


1) Explain a time when you felt like an object.
2) Explain a time when you felt superior to someone.
3) Who is your favorite female hero?


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Voglar Annotation for March 9

This reading was about the hero's crossing of the first threshold and then the tests, allies, and enemies. The crossing of the first threshold is where the hero completely commits to the adventure. The section of tests, allies, and enemies explains the sidekicks and his rivals, and it also explains a "watering hole", which could be something like a bar or saloon, where the hero could meet his allies or enemies.

The crossing of the threshold was basically the hero's acceptance of the call. The test, allies, and enemies obviously explained the test, allies, and enemies, but I thought that it was interesting when he explained the watering holes and the new roles of the new world.

The tests, allies, and enemies section could be related to real life and judge the people in your life as your sidekick or rival. The crossing of the threshold could even relate to my life as well in explaining how I was able to complete this assignment. Also, it relates to the first project, because it was about a hero's journey. In the reading, The Metamorphosis, there is a crossing of the threshold, where the family accepts the fact that he is a cockroach and decide to start living life with him as a cockroach.

1) Is there a story where the hero is not tested?
2) What is a crossing of the threshold in your life?
3) How did you meet your "sidekick"? Rival?

annotation p. 107-125

The reading begins with explaining the refusal of the call by the hero. It explains the many ways the hero may attempt to refuse the call because they are afraid of the unknown. The second part of the reading explains how the hero meets the mentor. The hero's mentor is generally a person of knowledge that teaches him and helps him throughout the journey. The mentor is also normally a person of older age and can even be a hero that has experience.


I thought that the reading was interesting in the fact that it uses a lot of useful references to familiar stories. It also explained all of the different areas of the mentor and refusal of the call in great detail, maybe even to much detail.


This reading connects to the first project because it can give you a clearer idea on how to write your story. Also, the more i read the book it helps me understand the hero's journey more clearly.


1) Can the story not have the call to action in it?
2) Can you think of a story where the one who seems to be the mentor is really the hero's enemy?
3) What story has your favorite call to action?

peer review

My peer review was done by Sharon.
my strengths/weaknesses
1) can see progression throughout the story.
I can work on my detail and expression throughout the progression of the story.
2) clear section changes.
Elaborate more on my feelings about quitting and what helped me pull through.
3) Lesson is clear.
Add something towards the end to tie in with the lesson.

I will use the peer review to help me clean up the ending and tie it into the lesson more and not make it so confusing and end so quickly.

annotation 4: ordinary world/call to action

This reading explained the ordinary world of the hero and the calling to action of the hero. It began on explaining on how to begin the story, before the ordinary world, by using a prologue, opening image, or showing a picture. It then explains the ordinary world and how to introduce the hero. And the last thing for the ordinary world, it explains how to connect the audience with the hero and give the hero a background. In the call to adventure, it explains the different ways the hero can receive the call, via a note, the herald offering the hero a challenge, or the call of temptation.

I feel that this really helped me understand what the ordinary world is and what events happen to the hero in it. It also helps me understand how to begin a story and introduce the hero so that the audience will want to follow it. It also was good in using familiar stories to help me get a better picture of what he was trying to explain.

This reading was easy to understand and follow. This also links to the paper we are currently writing and helps me in writing my story by giving me good ideas to introduce the character and his home. It also helps me with the call to action.


1) Why does the hero have to have a tragic flaw?
2) Can the ordinary world and the special world be the same?
3) Can the call to action be delivered by the hero himself?

strong/weak areas

strong: 1) introduction: i felt this was strong because i was clear and gave good detail about the hero's life before his calling
2) paragraph 4 (crossing the threshold): i felt i gave good detail on all the experiences when he crossed the threshold into the new world

weak: 1) 2nd paragraph: i feel i could more detail about his calling and introduce and something the lesson
2) last paragraph: i could use more detail, but could get help from the revision of paragraph 2.

vogler annotation 3

The reading touched on some key characters in a story of a hero. These characters that were explained were the threshold guardian, herald, shapeshifter, shadow, ally, and trickster. The reading explains the threshold guardian as a character that the hero must pass by in order to gain access to the villan. The herald was explained as a person who could pose as a messenger and bring the hero a message that calls him to power. A shapeshifter is generally someone who starts out as an ally to the hero, but eventually turns on the hero, or vice versa. Shadows are considered to be energy that represents the dark side and the face of the shadow is the villain. The ally is a character that serves as a companion to the hero, which also allows the hero to have someone to talk to, spar with, and fight alongside with him. And the tricksters are generally characters that cause laughter or relaxation in the story for the hero.


I felt that this reading was interesting and went into great detail on explaining the roles of each character. I also felt that Vogler did a good job of using references from movies to explain the roles of the characters to help me get the picture of each one. My favorite reference that Vogler used was the reference to the voice from field of dreams as a herald. The reference helped clarify that the herald doesn’t have to be an actual person in the story.


This reading relates to class discussions because it allows us to understand what each person in the story stands for. It also connects with our first paper, because it helps us come up with possible character ideas for our hero story. I thought it was interesting that the herald, or messenger doesn’t have to be an actual character, and that it can be a letter or a voice speaking to the hero.


1) What is your favorite example of a shapeshifter in a story?
2) Could the herald also be the hero?
3) Can you think of any stories where one character is the threshold guardian, herald, shapeshifter, shadow, ally, and the trickster?

fairy tale character

Tommy Pickles, from the cartoon show Rugrats, was a cartoon character that I could relate to when I was younger. Rugrats was my favorite show as a kid and I had to have Tommy as my favorite character. We shared many similarities, we were adventurous, naive, leaders amongst our friends, and we enjoyed having fun. Although there were still some differences, for example, Tommy was an only child when the show first started, when I have a younger sister, Tommy also celebrated Hanuka because his mother was Jewish, and I do not because I am Catholic.

practical guide.

A Practical Guide gave an explanation about the basic story line for a hero story. It stated that all hero stories are the same story, but retold from another’s perspective. It then goes into detail about the phases of the hero story, which are; the departure, descent/initiation, and return. And also it explains general meeting places of allies, enemies, and loves of the hero, which in many stories is a bar.


I feel that this book gave the basic idea for a hero’s journey. I also agree that the hero stories are all the same, but are told from a different point of view. All hero stories have the same basic beginning; have a mentor to look up to, a reason for a quest, and an arch enemy.

In Western Heritage last semester we read many books that were classified as hero stories. All of the stories followed the same basic pattern explained in this book. Also this opened my eyes as to I never really realized that all hero stories are based off a same basic story.
Can you name any hero stories that don’t follow all twelve phases?
Have you ever had a “hero journey” in your life? And what happened on this journey?
Why does it continuously refer to the hero as she?