Battle Royale

Part deux: How does the title illustrate the story?


The title "Battle Royal" illustrates the story perfectly. Throughout the entire story, the main character is battling one thing or another. In the beginning, he is battling his nerves for the speech. When the young men are put face to face with the young naked woman, he is battling many urges. He is fighting the urge to both "love her and murder her", "to cover her from my eyes and theirs with my body". When he is literally put in the boxing ring, he is fighting against the problems whites have given him "the white blindfold" and fellow African Americans. When he is trying to collect fake money from an electrified carpet, he fights the pain to get money, and also fights the urge to pull the white man down onto the carpet with him. Finally, when he gives his speech he is battling the problems he has been faced with; the blood pouring down his throat, the pain in his body, the thick smoke lingering in the room, and the tough crowd that he is not sure whether or not they appreciate his speech. The battle the title is referring to is the overall battle African Americans were facing during this time, because of white men.

the man with enormous wingz

in the story, "a very old man with enormous wings", i believe that the man with wings is more than just that. he is an angel, sent down to carry the dying baby up into heaven when the time is right. unfortunately, the rain withers away at his wings and he tumbles down to earth. he symbolizes a good and bad omen for pelayo and his family. good, because the baby will be going to heaven. bad, because the baby will be dead. because of the bad omen of rain on the family, the angel can not take away the baby; hence the baby gets better.

KatheeDruLL

4)
Why is this the perfect ending to this story?

The best part of the story Cathedral is the ending. Carver found the perfect ending for his short about long lost blind friend of a man's wife staying in the couple's home. Throughout the entire story, the man cannot find a connection or a reason to like the blind man. "A blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to" (274). As they are watching a TV program about Cathedrals, after smoking a joint, the man finds himself feeling bad for the blind man. He realizes that there is so much that the blind man has not seen and so much he will never experience. The man decides to show the blind man what it looks like by drawing a cathedral with the old man's hand clutched around the pencil. The blind man orders the man to close his eyes as they draw the cathedral. Neither of them can see what they are doing; the blind man never can, but the man who can see is drawing without looking. When the blind man asks how it looks, the man says it is "really something"(283). The both of them can see the cathedral without actually seeing it. This is the perfect ending, because ultimately, the man and the blind man are both blind and they have something in common.

diss i believe

Most of my favorite memories as a child involve the outdoors. Swimming in creeks, walking through the woods, climbing trees. The feel of wind on my face, dirt in between my toes, patchy sunlight on my skin, the taste of nature. Spending time with nothing except for clothes on my back and the nature around me. I believe that everyone should have a close relationship with nature. Nature has grown on me, and I on it. In my younger years, my mom insisted on spending time outdoors whether it was at the park a few minutes away, or a swimming hole on the side of a highway in the middle of nowhere Tennessee. My fondest memories include visiting a park called Haun Woods. It is a paradise in the middle of a concrete jungle. Compared to the steep hills covered in pine straw rolling down to a creek that lolls throughout the woods, trails and paths winding in and out of the trees and up and down the hills, the city seems to hold finite possibilities while the possibilities in nature are seemingly endless. My experiences in nature have taught me what animals look like in their natural habitat, how plants grow—how nature is ever changing. I feel as if I have grown up with the trees that have watched me grow up. Spending time with Mother Nature is among my favorite things to do. I believe in the importance of nature in my life; without it, I'd be lost.

realtionship with nature.

most of my favorite memories as a child involve the outdoors. swimming in creeks, walking through the woods, climbing trees, splashing in the oceans frothy waves. the feel of wind on your face, dirt in between your toes, patchy sunlight on your skin, the taste of nature. i believe that everyone should have a close relationship with nature. in my younger years, my mom insisted on spending time outdoors whether it was at the park a few minutes away, or a swimming hole on the side of a highway. nature has grown on me, and i on it. my fondest memories include visiting a park called "haun woods." somewhere around emory, it is a forest paradise. steep hills covered in pine straw rolling down to a creek that lolls throughout the woods. trails and paths wind in and out of the trees and up and down the hills. spending time here and elsewhere outdoors is the best thing that has ever happened to me. as people age, a phenomena occurs that breaks the relationship between nature and a person. people forget to enjoy the simple things in life and slowly but surely, they forget about nature. they forget what they once loved, and kill nature with their cars and big air-conditioned houses. i believe that it is important for everyone to remember their relationship with nature and taking care of the earth, or else it won't be there for generations of children to come to enjoy.

rock

nobody sits like this rock sits.
you rock, rock.
this rock just sits, and is.
you show us how to just sit here, and that's what
we all need.

d00d

APUSH is the most boring class on the face of the earth.
everytime i walk into that room i feel like slitting my wrists.
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