Mark Bezos Blog Number 3

In this video, which is a ted talk, the man speaking is Mark Bezos. He works at a non-profit called Robin Hood and in his free time he is a volunteer firefighter who tells us the story of when he was on his first firefighting scene. Through the use of humor, the presentation of interesting information, and exhibiting perceptivity he gives a moving speech with a good moral to the story at the end.

Use of Humor

Mark Bezos uses comedic relief in his speech to help make a seemingly dark and grim topic seem lighter hearted and allowed the audience to enjoy the speech. Some examples of this is when he is talking about the shoes that he had to get and about his “nemesis”, Lex Luther.  By him using this he is can talk about a lady whom house got burnt down in an enjoyable way. 

Blog Assignment 2

In chapter 16 Holden told a powerful vignette about when he was a kid and recalled when his teacher Mrs. Aigletinger would bring her classes to the museum, "We have this teacher, Mrs. Aigletinger, that took us there dang near every Saturday... No body gave too much of a dang about old Columbus, but you always had a lot of cotton candy and gum and stuff with you, and inside of that auditorium had such a nice smell. It always smelled like it was raining outside, even if it wasn't, and you were in the only nice, dry, cosy place in the world. I loved that dang museum" (Salinger, 65). This vignette was helped the readers see a part of Holden that was about his childhood memories and remembrances of a part of his life that he wasn't so pessimistic by using imagery and elevated diction.  

Catcher in the Rye 9-10 -- Blog Option One

The article above and Holden’s brother’s baseball mitt are both excellent examples of the use of symbolism. Both of these examples help you see deeper into the person’s life weather its Holden or the lady who owns the car. In Holden’s case, the baseball mitt is used to depict the grief and love for his little brother Allie. The mitt was covered in poems which his brother would read when things got boring in the outfield. So this mitt was used to show how Holden felt about his little brother. While in the article about the car, the car was used as a way to describe what this lady was feeling on the inside. The car was used to show that she was hurting on the inside and it really rattled her; the car mechanic was used to show that even though she was hurting on the inside that no one else could tell or noticed. The second half of this article could apply to Holden because it shows him that someone actually understands what he’s going through just like the women. The use of symbolism in both of these general connection, but a more in-depth connection would be that these symbols help you see who the writer feels internally without them straight up telling you.