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I feel as the quote “they only heard the name unknown” holds alot of meaning and density in relation to the passage above. This passage talked a lot about something so unknown that nobody knows anything about it, so on the rare occasion they do hear about it, all they can do is express negative exclamations. To think of this in the meaning of a name it cuts deep and it reminds me a little of Ishmael.

Ishmael is a character that requires lots of dissecting to understand, he holds lots of layers that is unknown to everyone, even us readers. In his initial read he is seen as something different, as a panicked man looking for peace but to others , they don’t know him so they can’t say anything but what comes to mind. They can’t establish anything but their first impression. By him starting the story with “ call me Ishmael” he was giving us a glimpse into the unknown, and dismissing anyone thinking about who he is , and what he does.

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In the first chapter of The House of The seven gables we are introduced to the Pynchon family and their history. It mainly focuses on describing the house in immense details and reflecting on the dark history of curses and witchcraft that occurred. This chapter truly focuses on setting the theme for the house and the tone for the whole novel.

This passage includes many details including the physical look of the house and a glimpse i to the dark history. This description helps set the tone of the gloomy house while hinting at the fact that it holds many secrets. It also gives hints into the Pyncheon history that sets the beginning stages of the novel into motion.

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To add to my last post:

I chose that paragraph because i felt as the back and forth gave good perspective to what the story was about and to me it seemed as the realization.

I think setting is extremely important in stories, however i think the repetitive word of “ changed” really helps sums the story up. I think this story is all about change. He woke up and he was different, he missed life. I think the word “yonder” does help establish that he was a Dutch-American in colonial-America and helps set in the deeper meaning of colonists.

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2: “that’s me [yonder]”

“that’s me [beyond]

I think this term helps set the time period and explain the setting in more depth. By changing it, it loses that special quality. “Yonder” is a word used in older times, specifically Dutch or southerners. I think it provides specific context that helps form the story. The replacement simply makes it boring, it doesn’t help provide any cultural clues and doesn’t fit with the back and forth this passage provides.

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Photo 1: These are flowers from every special occasion of my life that have been naturally living in my space for years. They have become a permanent part of my space and they have started to consume a big part of my room. I would consider these indigenous to my space as they are an early inhabitant that have always held great value.

Photo 2: My little hamster has taken more control of my space that I could ever imagine. He has taken what I consider to be a beautiful room and put his paper bedding all over my floor, as well as constant noise and sometimes an odor that i have to control ( and he has attempted to knock over a couple of my hanging flowers).

Both of these photos are very special to me, they each hold a great value. In a way, my hamster attempts to ruin the natural beauty of my space that I created with my flower wall. I think these photos however relate more than they compete, my space would not be complete without either of these things. They both make me feel extremely content and truly create a space that is comfortable and beautiful.

This may be a stretch, but I feel as in the real world there are many instances where things or people come in and destroy a natural beauty of a place that could hold extreme value. For example, a colonizer may come in and have huge construction sights over what once what indigenous land that held tremendous value to a person.