Monday, March 30, 2015

My reservation

Although my "reservation" doesn`t compare to the Indian Reservation and limitations Arnold faced, I feel like my name holds me back in a way. My name isn`t associated with like a mass murderer or Hitler, but its about as generic as it gets. Hundreds maybe even thousands or millions of people are all called Andy Garcia. Heck there even is a B list celebrity with the same name. No matter what I do, I`ll be compared to another Andy Garcia, how am I supposed to standout when the first fact you learn about me, is shared with like half of the world. Just like Arnold was reserved by the reservation I am reserved by my namesake. However just like Arnold can surpass all his limitations, I can too by being the coolest Andy Garcia ever.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Max`s Speech

Max`s speech was amazing. He wasn't trying to prove that a crime wasn't committed, but he was trying to make the court understand where Bigger is coming from. Max, being a white male from the 1920s who being a lawyer most likely made more money than most, testified for a  young African American male who was accused of killing and raping a white woman, symbolized the whites who realized that segregation was wrong. Max projected Bigger`s voice in a way that it would be hear and understood. He spoke for not only Bigger, but for all the African Americans who couldn't be heard. Max's speech was really touching, and his speech really made an impact on everyone in the court room, and Bigger.

Monday, January 26, 2015

Green Lights, Yellow cars, Church Steeples

These are all integral albeit overlooked details throughout The Great Gatsby, written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. The Green Light Gatsby was reaching for in chapter 1 was representing his ambition and his love of the life of luxury. Ever since Gatsby became Cody`s apprentice he started having a thing for the life of luxury and him reaching for the green light is kind of him reaching for money and his goals. The yellow car Gatsby rides is intriguing. I believe he only bought a yellow car to stand out among everyone. The part where Nick`s thinking is compared to  Kant`s when he would stare at the church steeple is referring to Nick`s morals. Nick just created so much hullabaloo and now he must decide between correct or moral. Nick is in a tight spot and he needs to think harder than a philosopher to get out of it.