“The Ashen Guy: Lower Broadway, September 11,
2001”
1.
He is traveling on a
bicycle. He is able to see
everyone as he goes by and is also able to see many different types of people
and their reactions.
He can also hear
different stories as well.
2.
He is mistaken at first
because there is so much ash on the man it looks as if he is covered in
snow. He reports this mistake because he wants to describe to the reader how
bad the explosion was and the impact it had on the
people.
3.
He gives the impression
that he is getting closer to the man because he is able to describe how
bloodshot his eyes are and able to describe his
skin.
4.
Beller is able to tell
the reader about the explosion, the second plane hitting, how the tower fell
down, where the fire was, and how many people were on the eighty-first
floor. He uses dialogue to tell the reader this because it adds to the
emotional drama of the story.
5.
Some elements of
narration used in this story are:
the setting, the characters, the goals, and the plot.
The outcome does not really apply here since the problem was never
resolved. The setting adds to the
story because it is ground zero for the 9/11 attacks.
The characters add a lot to the story because it is the main emotional
impact for the reader in the story.
Goals affect the story because the ashen man’s goal is to get away from
the towers. And the plot adds to the story because it is the
main reason as to why the people in the story are doing their certain
actions.
“More
Room”
1.
She needs the room to
keep her health and in order to keep her mind as well.
Cofer’s point is that
the space around us makes us who we are, and without being able to manipulate
that, we cannot control our own lives.
2.
She puts her focus on
her grandmother’s room because it’s the heart of the house. It contributes to her description of Mama because
it was the place that meant the most to her when she was
little.
3.
She talks about how she
is able to see over the furniture and about how big the bed used to be for
her. As a child, she would say how the house looked like a large “nesting
hen”.
4.
Some of the “symbols of
power” in the story were: the jars
of herbs, the huge bed, the Bible, the crucifix, and the gigantic
chifforobe. These make Mama seem like a “wise
empress”.
5.
The “bloodless coup”
was that Mama was able to get her own room without fighting it because the only
reason for new rooms anyway was for a new baby. Mama had found a
way to stop having babies by changing the
house.
2001”
1.
He is traveling on a
bicycle. He is able to see
everyone as he goes by and is also able to see many different types of people
and their reactions.
He can also hear
different stories as well.
2.
He is mistaken at first
because there is so much ash on the man it looks as if he is covered in
snow. He reports this mistake because he wants to describe to the reader how
bad the explosion was and the impact it had on the
people.
3.
He gives the impression
that he is getting closer to the man because he is able to describe how
bloodshot his eyes are and able to describe his
skin.
4.
Beller is able to tell
the reader about the explosion, the second plane hitting, how the tower fell
down, where the fire was, and how many people were on the eighty-first
floor. He uses dialogue to tell the reader this because it adds to the
emotional drama of the story.
5.
Some elements of
narration used in this story are:
the setting, the characters, the goals, and the plot.
The outcome does not really apply here since the problem was never
resolved. The setting adds to the
story because it is ground zero for the 9/11 attacks.
The characters add a lot to the story because it is the main emotional
impact for the reader in the story.
Goals affect the story because the ashen man’s goal is to get away from
the towers. And the plot adds to the story because it is the
main reason as to why the people in the story are doing their certain
actions.
“More
Room”
1.
She needs the room to
keep her health and in order to keep her mind as well.
Cofer’s point is that
the space around us makes us who we are, and without being able to manipulate
that, we cannot control our own lives.
2.
She puts her focus on
her grandmother’s room because it’s the heart of the house. It contributes to her description of Mama because
it was the place that meant the most to her when she was
little.
3.
She talks about how she
is able to see over the furniture and about how big the bed used to be for
her. As a child, she would say how the house looked like a large “nesting
hen”.
4.
Some of the “symbols of
power” in the story were: the jars
of herbs, the huge bed, the Bible, the crucifix, and the gigantic
chifforobe. These make Mama seem like a “wise
empress”.
5.
The “bloodless coup”
was that Mama was able to get her own room without fighting it because the only
reason for new rooms anyway was for a new baby. Mama had found a
way to stop having babies by changing the
house.
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