Wednesday, February 3, 2010
The Road Most Likely Taken
The Outcast of Poker Flat isthe most interesting story I read this semester. It’s amazing how the author Brent Hart decided to take three outcasts and show the readers how people can change depending on the situation they in. As for Uncle Billy I guess a thief is always going to be a thief. It is hard to put this in the realism category because it’s hard to believe that Oakhurst would have really stopped and stayed with the group knowing it wasn’t a good idea besides it was a group of criminals. Also, that Mother Shipton would starve herself to death for the young girl she just met named Pinney could have more to eat. The reading seemed to be more of Romanticism because this is how we would like for the world to be making this reading more imaginary then real. The items included which I could compare to real world is Uncle Billy waiting for everyone to go to sleep and run off with all the mules leaving people he really didn’t know and care about stranded which led to three of his companions death. I understand that is cruel behavior but like people say life is not a bag of candy.
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Interesting commentary by Mr. Haywood here. I agree in his statement about the story being a realism work as opposed to a romantic. The author mentions how certain characters leave, however he leaves the story open ended to let our imaginations wonder as to where the said characters may have gone. Mr. Haywood also makes a good point when he relates the situations in the end of the poem to real life. He notes how when Uncle Billy leaves with the mules, it is some people’s innate nature to steal when the opportunity presents itself as it did at that point in the story. Interesting closing statement that Mr. Haywood makes here also. Not sure how life can be compared to a “bag of candy”, however I am intrigued by this comment and would love to learn how he meant it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mr. Ellis and Mr. Haywood on how this story is more of Realism than romantic. On how Mother Shipton gave more food to Pinney because a mother figure always takes care of the kids. That is a mother’s instinct to take care of people and children. I agree with Mr. Ellis on how Mr. Haywood relates the end of the poem with real life situations. It is true that humans’ true nature’s shows more when they have an opening. That’s why Uncle Billy when he had the chance to steal the mules and leave everyone he did. That relate to a lot of real life problems we have today .
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