Monday, March 7, 2011
Response
Ilike the connections that you have brought in. Can you see how this journal is much more insghtful then your other one. Well done. Good detail and good support. I like how you are seeing the layers and the levels of ocmplication that are in this novel. Keep up the good work.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Wuthering Heights Journal #2
As the classic novel of Wuthering Heights proceeds and dives deeper into its own tale, the characters reveal more than before and we, as the readers, realize that not all the characters have true intentions to do the best for others and themselves.
The story continues as Mrs Catherine Linton falls ill due to the sudden enlightenment of Heathcliff and Isabella's so called love. She is beside herself and bed stricken from grief while Mr. Linton doesn't know what to do and seeks books for comfort and security. Because of Heathcliff's abandonment, Catherine seeks attention from everyone she can get it from, especially the husband that is suppose to love her so much. On page 138, Catherine exclaims her disbelief for her husband. "'Among his books!' she cried, confounded. 'And I dying! I on the brink of the grave! My God!does he know how I'm altered?'" This is just one of the many examples of how Catherine, although she seems like a reasonable adult, is an irrational child at heart that will become upset at every little thing that does not go her way. As well, due to this, Catherine is feared to have "permanent alienation of intellect" (pg.150). This is also solid evidence of how easily Catherine is influenced by her surroundings and her, like every one of us, is so easily influenced from our surroundings and the environment around us. A connection that could be made through this experience and behaviour of others depending on their situation and the environment around can be linked directly to the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. Because he grew up in a time of war and toil, he saw the humankind in need of a higher power to govern them or else all would end in disaster. If Hobbes did not grow up in such an age, and he could live a quiet life full of peace, he might not have come up with such a theory and commenced the age long debate of Nature vs Nurture.
As a group, we discussed what kind of love existed between Heathcliff and Catherine. It started off as a childish friend sort of love, but as the years progressed, as they were lengthened from each other, the love itself became very different from that which it started from. When Catherine decided to marry Edgar Linton, she revealed that her soul and the soul of Heathcliff was the same, but she could not express herself as Heathcliff freely did. She was also constricted by her gender and the stereotypes of the time. During that time, women had to live by the unwritten rule of living like a lady and acting like one to attain a certain position in society, to gain respect. She is similar to Madam Curie, who was constricted by her gender and the lack of respect from the science community. Unlike Madam Curie, who reached beyond the expectations of others, Catherine immersed herself in these expectations and lost who she truly is.
Previously confounded by this strange love that flowers between Heathcliff and Catherine, the later chapters reveal that it indeed was more than just a family and friendly love between them. She earned and needed him as he did everything he could to make her miserable for abandoning him. I brought up the concept that it was a love that was undeniable, but they could not live without each other, nor could they live with each other. Others mentioned that it was yet to be determined because Heathcliff played the whole hot and cold game with Catherine; visiting her every day at the Grange, marrying Isabella to make her miserable, returning to Wuthering Heights to be in proximity with her, and the list goes on.
In my group, I see myself using post-its more to pinpoint interesting points in the novel as well as being able to see deeper layers due to the different understandings of my fellow group members. It has become a fairly easy novel to understand, yet, like how others mentioned, like a soap opera throughout all these conflicts and relationships that flourish.
The story continues as Mrs Catherine Linton falls ill due to the sudden enlightenment of Heathcliff and Isabella's so called love. She is beside herself and bed stricken from grief while Mr. Linton doesn't know what to do and seeks books for comfort and security. Because of Heathcliff's abandonment, Catherine seeks attention from everyone she can get it from, especially the husband that is suppose to love her so much. On page 138, Catherine exclaims her disbelief for her husband. "'Among his books!' she cried, confounded. 'And I dying! I on the brink of the grave! My God!does he know how I'm altered?'" This is just one of the many examples of how Catherine, although she seems like a reasonable adult, is an irrational child at heart that will become upset at every little thing that does not go her way. As well, due to this, Catherine is feared to have "permanent alienation of intellect" (pg.150). This is also solid evidence of how easily Catherine is influenced by her surroundings and her, like every one of us, is so easily influenced from our surroundings and the environment around us. A connection that could be made through this experience and behaviour of others depending on their situation and the environment around can be linked directly to the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. Because he grew up in a time of war and toil, he saw the humankind in need of a higher power to govern them or else all would end in disaster. If Hobbes did not grow up in such an age, and he could live a quiet life full of peace, he might not have come up with such a theory and commenced the age long debate of Nature vs Nurture.
As a group, we discussed what kind of love existed between Heathcliff and Catherine. It started off as a childish friend sort of love, but as the years progressed, as they were lengthened from each other, the love itself became very different from that which it started from. When Catherine decided to marry Edgar Linton, she revealed that her soul and the soul of Heathcliff was the same, but she could not express herself as Heathcliff freely did. She was also constricted by her gender and the stereotypes of the time. During that time, women had to live by the unwritten rule of living like a lady and acting like one to attain a certain position in society, to gain respect. She is similar to Madam Curie, who was constricted by her gender and the lack of respect from the science community. Unlike Madam Curie, who reached beyond the expectations of others, Catherine immersed herself in these expectations and lost who she truly is.
Previously confounded by this strange love that flowers between Heathcliff and Catherine, the later chapters reveal that it indeed was more than just a family and friendly love between them. She earned and needed him as he did everything he could to make her miserable for abandoning him. I brought up the concept that it was a love that was undeniable, but they could not live without each other, nor could they live with each other. Others mentioned that it was yet to be determined because Heathcliff played the whole hot and cold game with Catherine; visiting her every day at the Grange, marrying Isabella to make her miserable, returning to Wuthering Heights to be in proximity with her, and the list goes on.
In my group, I see myself using post-its more to pinpoint interesting points in the novel as well as being able to see deeper layers due to the different understandings of my fellow group members. It has become a fairly easy novel to understand, yet, like how others mentioned, like a soap opera throughout all these conflicts and relationships that flourish.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
response
It is interesting how you describe Heatcliff developping a "gloomy" appearance. How does the author portray Wuthering Heights. Do you think the environment is shaping the person as well as what the character has experienced and is experiencing. He is definitely an outsider when atfirst he so much wanted to be an insider. YOU have good insight inot what is happening.
I mentioned that the novel would be a challenge at the start, but then it would become much easier. To further enrich your reading how do you see this connecting to anything in society or other works etc... also can you bring in any quotes to support some your points, not all writing should be indirect references, some should be direct. Then tell me how you see yourself growing in the group. I am glad that you mentioned how through discussions you have come to better understand the novel.
I mentioned that the novel would be a challenge at the start, but then it would become much easier. To further enrich your reading how do you see this connecting to anything in society or other works etc... also can you bring in any quotes to support some your points, not all writing should be indirect references, some should be direct. Then tell me how you see yourself growing in the group. I am glad that you mentioned how through discussions you have come to better understand the novel.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Wuthering Heights Journal #1
In the past week, we ventured through the classic novel of Wuthering Heights to reveal more than just the classical love story, but the history of the character of Heathcliff. As a group, Heathcliff revealed to us the why to his actions and the how to his ways. Ontop of that, the discussion led to how a person was regarded in a society and how others treat them directly influences the character of that person.
Wuthering Heights begins with a very hard beginning and leaves the reader confused. Mr. Lockwood visits the Earnshaw home at Wuthering Heights and experiences more than the typical visit. The hostile hosts react aggressively to his new presence. Not only does Mr. Lockwood experience a failure of an escape, but he is captured by the dream of the mistress of the house, Catherine, which he stayed in for the night. This dream and the reaction of Heathcliff raises questions within Mr. Lockwood. Soon, he turns to the Nelly, the trusted maid of the household to recount the details of her time at the residence.
Although not even half into the book, a lot of the characteristics of Heathcliff is revealed. He started off as an abandoned boy which was taken in the by Earnshaw family. Although many members did not warm up to them at first, he was eventually accepted by the immediate family of Wuthering Heights, almost all the members. Hindley, his adopted older brother had other thoughts while Catherine cuddled up to Heathcliff.
One of the things we discussed about the book was how a child can easily be influenced. Because Hindley referred to Heathcliff as the "gipsy child" and as the "imp of Satan", Heathcliff saw how others viewed him and that gave him almost an approval in his subconscious to his actions being less than pleasant to others. After Hindley got married, Catherine, Heathcliff's best friend and adopted sister, went to live at their aunt and uncle's residence for five weeks, which changed her from a girl to more of a lady. When she returned, Heathcliff saw an instant change as she grew up and matured while he did not have such opportunities or learnings as he was despised by other relatives and Hindley. Because Catherine had 'forsaken' him, he subconsciously gave up on even trying to present himself favourable to others, thus giving up on daily necessities such as baths and grooming habits. His "personal appearance sympathised with mental deterioration" thus he developed an overall gloomy appearance.
Due to his reliance on Catherine for companionship, he gave himself to the complete submission of her judgement. Once that was taken away from him, he abandoned all hope for himself ever to be an important part of society, or a member at all as he slipped into gloom. The unknown love from Catherine to Heathcliff hints to play an important role as the book progresses, but all we know at the moment that Heathcliff did not have a healthy childhood which led directly to his present character.
Wuthering Heights begins with a very hard beginning and leaves the reader confused. Mr. Lockwood visits the Earnshaw home at Wuthering Heights and experiences more than the typical visit. The hostile hosts react aggressively to his new presence. Not only does Mr. Lockwood experience a failure of an escape, but he is captured by the dream of the mistress of the house, Catherine, which he stayed in for the night. This dream and the reaction of Heathcliff raises questions within Mr. Lockwood. Soon, he turns to the Nelly, the trusted maid of the household to recount the details of her time at the residence.
Although not even half into the book, a lot of the characteristics of Heathcliff is revealed. He started off as an abandoned boy which was taken in the by Earnshaw family. Although many members did not warm up to them at first, he was eventually accepted by the immediate family of Wuthering Heights, almost all the members. Hindley, his adopted older brother had other thoughts while Catherine cuddled up to Heathcliff.
One of the things we discussed about the book was how a child can easily be influenced. Because Hindley referred to Heathcliff as the "gipsy child" and as the "imp of Satan", Heathcliff saw how others viewed him and that gave him almost an approval in his subconscious to his actions being less than pleasant to others. After Hindley got married, Catherine, Heathcliff's best friend and adopted sister, went to live at their aunt and uncle's residence for five weeks, which changed her from a girl to more of a lady. When she returned, Heathcliff saw an instant change as she grew up and matured while he did not have such opportunities or learnings as he was despised by other relatives and Hindley. Because Catherine had 'forsaken' him, he subconsciously gave up on even trying to present himself favourable to others, thus giving up on daily necessities such as baths and grooming habits. His "personal appearance sympathised with mental deterioration" thus he developed an overall gloomy appearance.
Due to his reliance on Catherine for companionship, he gave himself to the complete submission of her judgement. Once that was taken away from him, he abandoned all hope for himself ever to be an important part of society, or a member at all as he slipped into gloom. The unknown love from Catherine to Heathcliff hints to play an important role as the book progresses, but all we know at the moment that Heathcliff did not have a healthy childhood which led directly to his present character.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Rwandan Genocide Summative
Dear Writers,
As you might expect, my daughter has recently informed me that you are in need of personal information concerning the Rwandan Genocide. Although the memories are hard to relive, they are forever engraved in my memory. Many have suggested two already made films, Hotel Rwanda and Shake Hands with the Devil, trying to recapture the events and now I can testify it is no worse than it was portrayed in the media. As well, to my surprise, my family and I found ourselves in a similar situation as those of the refugees forced to seek aid at the hotel.
As you know, I am a surviving Tutsi living comfortably in North America. At the time of the genocide, I was but a mere teenager. Everything had happened abruptly and before I knew what was happening, my parents rushed us to a hotel to seek protection. They never told me and my siblings why, but only that we needed to. Many years later, I had found out that our beloved neighbours were partaking in the activities of Hutu Power. Like the portrayal of the event in Hotel Rwanda, there were constant radio broadcasts to encourage the Hutu Power. It was not broadcasted in the hotel, but we have all heard pieces here and there. Every day was a struggle to survive and a constant, but finite countdown was on our subconscious, waiting for the day they would realize that this hotel had become a refugee camp.
Fear struck everywhere, whether it was the rumours of the number of Tutsis being killed or the advances of the Hutu military-wise. As both the features portrayed, the UN was not helping and constantly withdrawing men. Pardon me, the West was constantly withdrawing men. The village became a nightmare and the roads graveyards for the deceased. Saying many died would be an understatement.
Something I couldn't help noticing in the films was how different they are. Shake Hands with the Devil was completely from the view of General Romeo Dallaire and the UN. It emphasized on Dallaire single-handedly trying to save the Tutsis even if he had to going against the orders of those more powerful than him. Dallaire showed how he gave away everything in hope to save those that were utterly helpless. The creator of the movie used every way possible to describe the mood of the situation, even from the view of the UN. It made me realize, as a survivor of the situation, that the UN did try to help, or General Dallaire, who did everything he could to get aid from the rest of the world, even when no help is being presented. It showed me a new perspective of what the UN tried to do for us, but it also presented a bias that emphasized how everyone decided to abandon Dallaire in Rwanda for their gain. No one was willing to lose more than they would gain which was the reason why they retreated all the troops there to help the UN. Something that I could see as a contradiction in the movie included how although the world was in search of peace, many people of power were demanding of lowering costs and retrieving troops from Rwanda. As well as how the government was shown was surprising, because we all know that the government is known to protect its people, was standing back and watching the killing, if not secretly contributing to the Hutu forces. Another factor that was noticed was how the guards chosen to guard the building the UN resided in could barely hold guns. This showed how the UN was truly for peace and not in search of war, but then their safety was put in the hands of these 'guards.' An ironic factor that really affected me personally was how little social differenced there was between the Hutus and the Tutsis, even as a survivor of this ordeal. Another factor that affected the situation is how the West decided to retrieve troops as the situation proceeded and the death count grew. The logic and quality of the evidence is there and comprehendible and it also helps with understanding the situation so overall, this film really opened my eyes.
Hotel Rwanda is another case, as I can personally relate to it much more than Shake Hands with the Devil. As I was in a similar situation, this movie really touched something within me that I did not realized before. As well, having watched the two movies, it opened my eyes to new light of exactly what was happening within the beautiful country of Rwanda. The movie starts and remains in a light warm setting that is filled with sun and beautiful vegetation like that of my home, even when all these horrible things were happening. How the evidence was chosen to be represented contradicted with the evidence itself as it was on two on of the same spectre. The fact was that innocent people, including children were being killed just for the fact of who they were and yet the sun is still shining and the trees are still green. The mood of the movie did not reflect what was happening. Yes, I do remember the sun always shining and the flowers blooming with beauty, but the mood of the people around me was nowhere to the one shown in the movie. The perspective of this one personally affected me strongly as I was put in a similar situation, the situation that of a citizen inside the rebellion itself even though this movie emphasizes strongly on a Hutu trying to protect his family and his wife, who is a Tutsi. A contradiction that showed itself was how Paul, the manager of the hotel, had to bribe the government in order have someone to protect them, which also connects to the role of the government in Shake Hands with the Devil. Another contradiction presented how General Dallaire, even though he was fighting for the cause of keeping the Tutsis safe, told Paul that he was dirt. Even though he was the one that people looked to for hope, he was the one revealing the reality of what others thought about the whole situation. Exaggerations and likely distortions presented may include how rashly the Hutus acted and how ruthless they were in their decisions. The social factors present include the ever going broadcasting of encouragement of Hutu power that truly empowered the Hutus and gave them indirect orders as well, but apart from that, both movies share similar factors. I couldn’t help but notice how in this movie, even when the perspective is different, they still showed how Rwanda seemed abandoned by the outside world as it does in the other movie. Romeo Dallaire is present in both and plays a crucial role in both, but his position did not change at all and the position of the West did not change at all. It felt like the media was trying to tell everyone that the world did not bother to send men to initiate peace but rather, they looked at it as “another African mess.”
So I ask myself, why I felt that these two movies were ever so important to tell you my own story. The answer concerns more than just an individual. It is for culture that I will tell you my story. It is for my children and their children that I share this information. Why? Because it is a hardship that we, as a people, overcame. It is a hardship that is forever engraved in history, if not our hearts. And it will not be forgotten or ever overlooked because it is an event that showed our weakness, the weakness of human beings. Experts look back at it and humanitarians and mothers and fathers as well. It will be looked back a dark time in our history as a species, but it is nonetheless part of history. So I tell this story for the legacy, for the experience, not to relive the pain, sorrow and suffering of others.
Angelique Mugisha
Monday, January 31, 2011
Non Fiction Write
EQ of choosing : What allows some individuals to take a stand against prejudice/oppression while others choose to participate in it?
Article read: The Rwandan Girl Who Refused To Die
As we grow up, our authority figures always tell us not just to be a bystander, but be a leader instead and make a difference. The same principle applies the other way around. The genocide in Rwanda is a perfect example of such a teaching. The Hutu tribe saw a threat to their culture against the Tutsi tribe therefore they took things into their own hands and started to eliminate the Tutsi to assure their survival in Rwanda. Those that refused to kill or take part of the killing were eliminated, therefore for those that did not believe in the cause, they found difficulty in refusing such an order. The Hutus can be compared and likened to many groups and gangs in history, some identical to them, some with rarely any similarities, but the factor of challenging a majority is within every single one.
Fergal Keane was the journalist who chose to write about this Rwandan girl, Valentina, who refused to let go of her life. In this article, it not only talks about Valentina's own experiences, but also that of one of the killers that murdered the rest of her family. Denis Bagaruka, one of the gang of men that were responsible for the killing at the local church, spoke of his experience to Keane. He explained how although he was taken care of by a Tutsi man, he still took part of the killing at the church. Keane was very forward with his questions, so Bagaruka was forward with his answers. He not only recounted an experience of of him witnessing his Tutsi guardian being blown up by a grenade, but he also explained why he partook of the massacre. According the the 56 year old grandfather, he took apart of the killing to save himself from the firing squad. He could not take apart of the injustice and oppression that the officiating Hutus applied to the citizens, therefore he could only give in and do what he needed to keep him and his family safe.
Valentina, a 13 year old girl was the one to take a stand. Having witnessed the killing of her parents, her neighbours and many more, Valentina proved that she was destined to live rather than give up on life. Although her stand was not as obvious as the children who refused to submit to the Hutus, she took a stand against death. Even with a deep wound on her head and many fingers chopped off, she fought to live. Everyone that saw her expected her to die, even by just looking at her situation. Both her parents and her siblings were killed and she was stuck inside a church with dozens of decomposing bodies and there was little food or water. On top of that, she had no medical attention. She could have easily lost the will to live and given up her chance on life, but she refused. Medical help came, and the rest was history. Keane saw her three years later and saw a healthy 16 year old teenager...
Article read: The Rwandan Girl Who Refused To Die
As we grow up, our authority figures always tell us not just to be a bystander, but be a leader instead and make a difference. The same principle applies the other way around. The genocide in Rwanda is a perfect example of such a teaching. The Hutu tribe saw a threat to their culture against the Tutsi tribe therefore they took things into their own hands and started to eliminate the Tutsi to assure their survival in Rwanda. Those that refused to kill or take part of the killing were eliminated, therefore for those that did not believe in the cause, they found difficulty in refusing such an order. The Hutus can be compared and likened to many groups and gangs in history, some identical to them, some with rarely any similarities, but the factor of challenging a majority is within every single one.
Fergal Keane was the journalist who chose to write about this Rwandan girl, Valentina, who refused to let go of her life. In this article, it not only talks about Valentina's own experiences, but also that of one of the killers that murdered the rest of her family. Denis Bagaruka, one of the gang of men that were responsible for the killing at the local church, spoke of his experience to Keane. He explained how although he was taken care of by a Tutsi man, he still took part of the killing at the church. Keane was very forward with his questions, so Bagaruka was forward with his answers. He not only recounted an experience of of him witnessing his Tutsi guardian being blown up by a grenade, but he also explained why he partook of the massacre. According the the 56 year old grandfather, he took apart of the killing to save himself from the firing squad. He could not take apart of the injustice and oppression that the officiating Hutus applied to the citizens, therefore he could only give in and do what he needed to keep him and his family safe.
Valentina, a 13 year old girl was the one to take a stand. Having witnessed the killing of her parents, her neighbours and many more, Valentina proved that she was destined to live rather than give up on life. Although her stand was not as obvious as the children who refused to submit to the Hutus, she took a stand against death. Even with a deep wound on her head and many fingers chopped off, she fought to live. Everyone that saw her expected her to die, even by just looking at her situation. Both her parents and her siblings were killed and she was stuck inside a church with dozens of decomposing bodies and there was little food or water. On top of that, she had no medical attention. She could have easily lost the will to live and given up her chance on life, but she refused. Medical help came, and the rest was history. Keane saw her three years later and saw a healthy 16 year old teenager...
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Movie Analysis Summative
Heathers
In this specific movie, a clique of girls who dominate the school experience a different sort of friendship. Out of the four girls, three of the girls' names are Heather while the other girl is Veronica. Being the most popular girls at school comes with a lot of pressure, which is why Veronica wants out. Soon, her interest in a new boy, J.D. spikes as she sees potential in his bad boy rep to help her out of the group. Soon, she realizes that JD pushes her to the extremes, such to as killing her best friend and other acts she never thought she would have done.
The first layer of the story is what is obvious, Veronica being tricked to kill her friends, but then taking on a new persona with this new desire and letting it grow by itself. By going out with JD, this new desire and hunger settles as her relationship with him helps that desire and hunger grow and take a life on its own.
The next layer would be why Veronica wanted out of the clique and why Veronica wants JD to be the one to help her as she seeks for a response. This layer will include not only her own opinions, but the opinions of other people around her, who have an influencing factor on her. Such as having JD, such a dark character that does not look at the bright side of things beside her, will strongly influence her decisions. Besides, it isn't just any kind of relationship, but it is a girlfriend/boyfriend scenario where they are likely to listen to one another more than a casual friendship.
The third and final layer includes her history, how she was brought up and her place in society which has serious influence on Veronica and how she grew up. It seems that Veronica has had a normal childhood, but what is untold can say a lot. Maybe in her past, there were some events that led her down this path. As well, choosing JD as her love interest is also another influencing factor since she has never been into his type. Why she chose him and why she had such a change in taste greatly influence her in every way.
Even if none of these layers show any sign of darkness, darkness can always be conveyed through the characters. When Veronica use the fire of the explosion to light her cigarette, it revealed the dark nature of her as having the guts to cause an explosion that cost a life and using it to light her cigarette which revealed her cruel nature. Such an event perfectly conveys darkness in the movie.
A character is able to represent darkness by how they choose to express themselves as in what kind of clothes they wear or what their taste in music is. A story or the writer is able to convey darkness through the setting as well because it sets the mood and tone of that scene or the whole story. Such as in Harry Potter, the whole movie seems eerie and gloomy because the movie is about the fight between the good and the evil.
A text to world connection can be made to every girl, or even guy, that wanted to leave the group they are currently attending and trying to find different ways to do that. Although the measures taken will definitely be less extreme than those that Veronica took, it can still relate as the desperateness to be anything but a part of something that is happening at the moment.
The EQ of choice that I chose to answer is : Are we implicated in injustice and what can we do about it? This specific EQ relates very well with the character of Veronica as she finds herself in the middle of injustice against her best friends and instead of stopping it, she goes along with it. JD is the root of the problem along with her desperate need to escape the group, but as her relationship with JD grows, she finds that he feeds her desperate need with his knowledge of things that are beyond her expertise. What Veronica could have done was put her foot down and decide that this was not the way that she wanted to carry out her plan, but instead, she was taken over the desperate need and heavily influenced by JD's knowledge of darkness.
I improved my piece by adding onto each idea and really identifying it as well as putting in more examples to justify myself. I also expanded the piece and full developed each idea.
In this specific movie, a clique of girls who dominate the school experience a different sort of friendship. Out of the four girls, three of the girls' names are Heather while the other girl is Veronica. Being the most popular girls at school comes with a lot of pressure, which is why Veronica wants out. Soon, her interest in a new boy, J.D. spikes as she sees potential in his bad boy rep to help her out of the group. Soon, she realizes that JD pushes her to the extremes, such to as killing her best friend and other acts she never thought she would have done.
The first layer of the story is what is obvious, Veronica being tricked to kill her friends, but then taking on a new persona with this new desire and letting it grow by itself. By going out with JD, this new desire and hunger settles as her relationship with him helps that desire and hunger grow and take a life on its own.
The next layer would be why Veronica wanted out of the clique and why Veronica wants JD to be the one to help her as she seeks for a response. This layer will include not only her own opinions, but the opinions of other people around her, who have an influencing factor on her. Such as having JD, such a dark character that does not look at the bright side of things beside her, will strongly influence her decisions. Besides, it isn't just any kind of relationship, but it is a girlfriend/boyfriend scenario where they are likely to listen to one another more than a casual friendship.
The third and final layer includes her history, how she was brought up and her place in society which has serious influence on Veronica and how she grew up. It seems that Veronica has had a normal childhood, but what is untold can say a lot. Maybe in her past, there were some events that led her down this path. As well, choosing JD as her love interest is also another influencing factor since she has never been into his type. Why she chose him and why she had such a change in taste greatly influence her in every way.
Even if none of these layers show any sign of darkness, darkness can always be conveyed through the characters. When Veronica use the fire of the explosion to light her cigarette, it revealed the dark nature of her as having the guts to cause an explosion that cost a life and using it to light her cigarette which revealed her cruel nature. Such an event perfectly conveys darkness in the movie.
A character is able to represent darkness by how they choose to express themselves as in what kind of clothes they wear or what their taste in music is. A story or the writer is able to convey darkness through the setting as well because it sets the mood and tone of that scene or the whole story. Such as in Harry Potter, the whole movie seems eerie and gloomy because the movie is about the fight between the good and the evil.
A text to world connection can be made to every girl, or even guy, that wanted to leave the group they are currently attending and trying to find different ways to do that. Although the measures taken will definitely be less extreme than those that Veronica took, it can still relate as the desperateness to be anything but a part of something that is happening at the moment.
The EQ of choice that I chose to answer is : Are we implicated in injustice and what can we do about it? This specific EQ relates very well with the character of Veronica as she finds herself in the middle of injustice against her best friends and instead of stopping it, she goes along with it. JD is the root of the problem along with her desperate need to escape the group, but as her relationship with JD grows, she finds that he feeds her desperate need with his knowledge of things that are beyond her expertise. What Veronica could have done was put her foot down and decide that this was not the way that she wanted to carry out her plan, but instead, she was taken over the desperate need and heavily influenced by JD's knowledge of darkness.
I improved my piece by adding onto each idea and really identifying it as well as putting in more examples to justify myself. I also expanded the piece and full developed each idea.
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