Close-reading Bingo

1.) The description of the building and the escalators creates a mood of apprehension for the readers.
      http://kellylee25.blogspot.com/ ( #4)

2.) "On sunny days like this one, a temporary, steeper escalator of daylight, formed by intersections of the   lobby's towering volumes of marble and glass, met the real escalators just above their middle point, spreading into a needly area of shine where it fell against their brushed-steel side-pannels, and adding long glossy highlights to each of the black rubber handrails" http://theycallmefreshmoney.blogspot.com/ (#2)

3.) The exert The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker uses high language as he decribes the lobby and escalators as, "area of shine where it fell against their brushed steel side panels." http://edison-eddie.blogspot.com/  (#3)

4.) "Turned toward the escalators, carrying a black Penguin paperback and a small white CVS bag, its receipt stapled over the top," describes the harsh clattering of the setting. http://t-rex-howdini.blogspot.com/  (#2)


Best Overall Response:

In the opening page of Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger underscores the teenage angst bursting though the young, yet disillusioned, Holden Caulfield. Lowbrow words like "lousy,"
"crap," "stuff,' "hell," "crumby," and "damn" accentuate Holden's anger as he rambles the opening of his story. Furthermore, sentence fragments, such as, "One of those little English jobs that can do around two hundred miles an hour," destroy any last vestige of formality, further developing the aura of simply telling a story to a friend. Despite a Dickens allusion, the majority of the passage is purely denotative, lacking symbolism. This expository passage helps develop Holden's past. Although the majority of this passage is about Holden's family and past, the majority of the character development shines through Salinger's diction and style.http://ascrapofparchment.blogspot.com/

style-mapping make-up

Cormac McCarthy "Blood Memdian"

The author's writes with an elegant but figurative dignity.

9/23 Currently

Sentences of the year:
1.) "I know love this girl, but this is ridiculous."
2.) "Giving you a kidney makes me feel good about myself and my life."
3.) "Jesus said the first and greatest commandment was to love the Lord with all my heart and strength, and the 
second was 'like unto it,' I should love my neighbor as myself."

My favorite sentence is number 3. It means that the most important commandment is to love God and the second most important one is to love your neighbor as urself. This sentence shows that Jeremy is a strong believer in his religion, and is trying to explain to his parents that God would want him to go through with the procedure.