Q4: Post #6

For this outside reading i am going to talk about Persepholis the graphic novel. It is told by a young girl during the Iranian revolution. I am about half way through the book, and so far I would say it is okay. It is a pretty interesting novel but I don't really find my self liking any of the characters. Pretty much none of them have a mind of their own, even the protesters aren't very independently thinking. It is sad that a people can oust a government and then let an even more oppressive government take control. Also I don't really like the art that much. In comparison to other graphic novels I have read so far it doesn't even come close to a comparison. It is just unfair to compare it to Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and 300. All of which I thought had much better characters, stories, and art. Overall though Persepholis is still a very good novel. It is interesting how the author could write it like she was still ten. I also liked how she thought she was a prophet in the beginning, I thought that was funny.

Q4: Post #5

Since we are still doing a lot of choice book stuff I'm going to do this post about SlaughterHouse-Five which I have now finished. First off I thought it was excellent, I loved how Vonnegut told us how it began and ended in the first chapter, it makes me think of how time is presented in the novel. For my group project I did the scene music portion, so it got me thinking what other songs would I use in the rest of the film? For my project I did "Soldier Side" by System of a Down which I would put during the investigation of Dresden. But I knew there had to be other songs in the film so I thought of a few others. I would put "All these things that I've Done" by The Killers when Billy fully assembles his ridiculous outfit during the war, because he gets ridiculed for wearing the outfit and it reminds me of the lines "I've got soul but I'm not a soldier." During the bombing of Dresden I would put "The Blitz, 1940" by Harry Gregson-Williams because it was written to reflect the bombing of Britain which would have been very similar to that of Dresden, since both were targeting civilians. Another song I would use would be "The General" by Dispatch not necessarily in a specific part but because the general in the song sees the war through time travels in his dreams like Billy. Also like Billy he reflects on war very negatively.

Q4: Post #4

For this outside reading I am going to talk about SlaughterHouse-Five instead of I am the Messenger. SlaughterHouse-Five is about a man named Billy Pilgrim who gets removed from time, so that he can see all of time in one greater picture. Also he can time travel which is what happens throughout the book. In the book he goes to an alien planet, experiences the bombing of Dresden, and even experiences death after his assassination. Although I am not quiet done I am close enough to offer an opinion on the book. So far I have thoroughly enjoyed it. The novel has an excellent message that speaks out against war, from a time when it wasn't always easy to do so. I also really like the view on time that it offers on time. It is curiously similar to how Dr. Manhatten from Watchmen sees time. Perhaps Alan Moore had some inspiration from an outside source? I liked that Vonnegut never missed a time to use "So it Goes." Even in the beginning when we didn't know what it meant he still said it. Also I liked how Billy new about his own assassination and did nothing about it, because he knows how time works.

Q4: Post #3

Ed ends up firing the gun into the air. He lets the man go. You find out later that he left town, and probably isn't coming back. After this event Ed has finished the card, so he is visited by two hooded men who give him a new card. On the card it says say a prayer at the stones of home. Ed is very confused by this but eventually a man gets in his cab, and makes him drive to a place where he hung out with his brother when he was a kid. It was their secret place so no one was supposed to know that they went there. At the place there were three names carved into a stone. These names were Ed's newest assignments. It is interesting to think about how the card deliverer would know about the stones of home if it was supposed to be a secret. This leads one to believe that the deliverer may have talked to his brother, but Ed calls his brother to ask if he has told anyone about the spot and he says no. Puzzling indeed. I think that there will again be two people that will be a pleasent experience and one that is a very hard challenge.