Comments for Robyn's Blog http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:25:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comment on Well, we can’t all be Jo. by Friday Hoyden from fiction: Jo Marsh at Hoyden About Town http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/02/16/well-we-cant-all-be-jo/#comment-248 Friday Hoyden from fiction: Jo Marsh at Hoyden About Town Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:01:21 +0000 http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/02/16/well-we-cant-all-be-jo/#comment-248 [...] encountered a few eclectic Jo March links as I was looking for images for this post: Well, we can’t all be Jo reflects on the appeal of Jo to nearly everyone who reads Little [...] [...] encountered a few eclectic Jo March links as I was looking for images for this post: Well, we can’t all be Jo reflects on the appeal of Jo to nearly everyone who reads Little [...]

]]> Comment on Who/What does Eben love, exactly? by I’m Always Home. I’m Uncool. » Blog Archive » Scotty, Eben, and an Obsession With Women…no, Wait…the Past… no, Wait… http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/04/16/whowhat-does-eben-love-exactly/#comment-156 I’m Always Home. I’m Uncool. » Blog Archive » Scotty, Eben, and an Obsession With Women…no, Wait…the Past… no, Wait… Wed, 09 May 2007 18:11:02 +0000 http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/04/16/whowhat-does-eben-love-exactly/#comment-156 [...] I think that those two posts go hand in hand with what Robyn had to say about Jennie. Robyn boldly states that Jennie’s “existence as a painting is more important to Eben then her existence as a person.” This leads us to ask the question, which consequently is also the title of the blog post, who/what does Eben love exactly? Although I have extensively discussed this, I don’t feel anywhere near ready to pass judgment definitively for either Scotty or Eben. I’m not sure exactly what or who it is they love. Perhaps they do love the person they obsess over, but then again it could be an aspect of that person, or something that person embodies, or what they have created from that person, or the past… the list goes on and on. [...] [...] I think that those two posts go hand in hand with what Robyn had to say about Jennie. Robyn boldly states that Jennie’s “existence as a painting is more important to Eben then her existence as a person.” This leads us to ask the question, which consequently is also the title of the blog post, who/what does Eben love exactly? Although I have extensively discussed this, I don’t feel anywhere near ready to pass judgment definitively for either Scotty or Eben. I’m not sure exactly what or who it is they love. Perhaps they do love the person they obsess over, but then again it could be an aspect of that person, or something that person embodies, or what they have created from that person, or the past… the list goes on and on. [...]

]]> Comment on I’m about to make a lame comparison, so get excited. by CaptColdgrip » Fast, Cheap and In Control? http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/03/30/im-about-to-make-a-lame-comparison-so-get-excited/#comment-154 CaptColdgrip » Fast, Cheap and In Control? Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:16:45 +0000 http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/03/30/im-about-to-make-a-lame-comparison-so-get-excited/#comment-154 [...] Finally, I’d like to link all of these ponderings to some of my classmates blogs on similar topics. In Robyn’s Blog (because for some reason it links at first but not when I post, can be found at (http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/03/30/im-about-to-make-a-lame-comparison-so-get-excited/), [...] [...] Finally, I’d like to link all of these ponderings to some of my classmates blogs on similar topics. In Robyn’s Blog (because for some reason it links at first but not when I post, can be found at  http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/03/30…), [...]

]]> Comment on Well, we can’t all be Jo. by All I Could Say Was… » Give the Gift of a Story About Giving: Analyzing the Enduring Nature of Little Women http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/02/16/well-we-cant-all-be-jo/#comment-152 All I Could Say Was… » Give the Gift of a Story About Giving: Analyzing the Enduring Nature of Little Women Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:22:18 +0000 http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/02/16/well-we-cant-all-be-jo/#comment-152 [...] Now let’s move on to making connections! You’ve heard enough about what I think when it comes to Little Women… let’s see what the class has to say! One blog in particular that I have enjoyed reading this semester has an interesting post directly related to my last addressed the topic: Jo as a relatable character. In her post, “Well, we can’t all be Jo,” Robyn addresses why she thinks Jo is such a compelling character. The most interesting part of this entry, to me anyways, was the query about the intellectuals who have commented on how they felt they really were Jo when reading the novel. Robyn asks whether these women really are Jo or if they just want to be Jo. I found myself wondering if mother’s give this novel to their daughters because they either think their daughters are Jo (as my mother did) or if they just want their daughter to be inspired by the good examples set forth by each March girl in her own way. Maybe the truth is that every woman wants to be Jo but eventually, in sharing that desire with a daughter, she becomes Marmee. [...] [...] Now let’s move on to making connections! You’ve heard enough about what I think when it comes to Little Women… let’s see what the class has to say! One blog in particular that I have enjoyed reading this semester has an interesting post directly related to my last addressed the topic: Jo as a relatable character. In her post, “Well, we can’t all be Jo,” Robyn addresses why she thinks Jo is such a compelling character. The most interesting part of this entry, to me anyways, was the query about the intellectuals who have commented on how they felt they really were Jo when reading the novel. Robyn asks whether these women really are Jo or if they just want to be Jo. I found myself wondering if mother’s give this novel to their daughters because they either think their daughters are Jo (as my mother did) or if they just want their daughter to be inspired by the good examples set forth by each March girl in her own way. Maybe the truth is that every woman wants to be Jo but eventually, in sharing that desire with a daughter, she becomes Marmee. [...]

]]> Comment on You are what you eat…or rather, what you represent. by Brad http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/04/26/you-are-what-you-eator-rather-what-you-represent/#comment-147 Brad Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:21:14 +0000 http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/04/26/you-are-what-you-eator-rather-what-you-represent/#comment-147 For the record, I have had a cup of coffee with Kim Novak. She's not so great. Nice post, really breathless & invigorating. For the record, I have had a cup of coffee with Kim Novak.
She’s not so great.

Nice post, really breathless & invigorating.

]]> Comment on All’s fair in love and war by mark’s awesome blog http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/04/26/alls-fair-in-love-and-war/#comment-145 mark’s awesome blog Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:39:27 +0000 http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/04/26/alls-fair-in-love-and-war/#comment-145 [...] completely. No Comments so far Leave a comment RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI Leave a comment Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTMLallowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong> [...] [...] completely. No Comments so far Leave a comment RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI Leave a comment Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTMLallowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong> [...]

]]> Comment on An argument for Truth by B&B » Blog Archive » “And to make an end is to make a beginning.” -T.S. Eliot http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/03/24/bloodlust/#comment-144 B&B » Blog Archive » “And to make an end is to make a beginning.” -T.S. Eliot Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:07:48 +0000 http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/03/24/bloodlust/#comment-144 [...] In her post, Robyn talks about the idea of the death penalty and how Morris provides an argument against it by proving that there exist cases where people are in fact innocent and are waiting to die. I agree that, as she says, “Errol Morris suggests that people become obsessed with the idea of vengeance” and, I think, he also shows the power of obsession in general. When we become obsessed with a truth we will defend it to the death. Like the judge in The Thin Blue Line, whose decision was overturned by Supreme Court, we will stand by our choices even when we know they are wrong. I think that is why knowing which mediums and forces contaminate our views and ideas is important. [...] [...] In her post, Robyn talks about the idea of the death penalty and how Morris provides an argument against it by proving that there exist cases where people are in fact innocent and are waiting to die. I agree that, as she says, “Errol Morris suggests that people become obsessed with the idea of vengeance” and, I think, he also shows the power of obsession in general. When we become obsessed with a truth we will defend it to the death. Like the judge in The Thin Blue Line, whose decision was overturned by Supreme Court, we will stand by our choices even when we know they are wrong. I think that is why knowing which mediums and forces contaminate our views and ideas is important. [...]

]]> Comment on My existence has significantly improved because Errol Morris exists on this earth. by Stephanie H.’s Blog » Final Blog: Life, Death, or Something Like It http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/03/19/my-existence-has-significantly-improved-because-errol-morris-exists-on-this-earth/#comment-143 Stephanie H.’s Blog » Final Blog: Life, Death, or Something Like It Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:06:21 +0000 http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/03/19/my-existence-has-significantly-improved-because-errol-morris-exists-on-this-earth/#comment-143 [...] The first one I would like to talk about is a post from Robyn’s blog.  I agree with what she says about Morris’ use of editing in the film.  I stated earlier about how he used editing to manipulate how the viewer would see Phil in a contradictory way, but he also used it to show Danny in a more believable way to make us want to relate to him. [...] [...] The first one I would like to talk about is a post from Robyn’s blog.  I agree with what she says about Morris’ use of editing in the film.  I stated earlier about how he used editing to manipulate how the viewer would see Phil in a contradictory way, but he also used it to show Danny in a more believable way to make us want to relate to him. [...]

]]> Comment on My existence has significantly improved because Errol Morris exists on this earth. by Rick’s Cafe Americain » Blog Archive » Final Paper on Gates of Heaven http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/03/19/my-existence-has-significantly-improved-because-errol-morris-exists-on-this-earth/#comment-141 Rick’s Cafe Americain » Blog Archive » Final Paper on Gates of Heaven Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:29:03 +0000 http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/03/19/my-existence-has-significantly-improved-because-errol-morris-exists-on-this-earth/#comment-141 [...] To start off the 2nd part of the final essay, I’d like to comment very broadly about the entire Morris unit. I think Leighton was one of the first people to comment on the idea of Morris making “Non-fiction films” rather than documentaries. This is something that everyone should know going into seeing an Errol Morris film. Although Morris does film real events and people, his artistic methods are largely different from the methods used by most traditional documentarians. When I think of popular documentary features, I think about strong political or social commentary that is usually slanted to a very obvious side. Such is certainly not the case with Morris. Morris’s films, while often about seemingly random and scattered people or situations, always feature something very deep and philosophical under the surface. At the same time, he never looks to push any kind of ideal or lack there of on the audience. Morris’s films are about highlighting the ambiguities of life and drawing our own conclusions from those ambiguities. This description of his cinematic styles is not to say that Morris is trying to show us the most direct and unaltered form of real-life; there is still obviously quite a bit of editing done to his films. I agree with what Robyn said in her blog that Morris’s editing these people to his liking is justifiable simply because he is not trying to paint the most accurate portrait of these people as possible but instead trying to teach us a bit about life. Morris has no more power of skewing people’s personality than any other documentarian but unlike most documentary film-makers the editing is done to make the meaning of the film that much more ambiguous rather than obvious. This was a very different idea for the “documentary”; one which took awhile to really gain Morris his proper recognition. [...] [...] To start off the 2nd part of the final essay, I’d like to comment very broadly about the entire Morris unit. I think Leighton was one of the first people to comment on the idea of Morris making “Non-fiction films” rather than documentaries. This is something that everyone should know going into seeing an Errol Morris film. Although Morris does film real events and people, his artistic methods are largely different from the methods used by most traditional documentarians. When I think of popular documentary features, I think about strong political or social commentary that is usually slanted to a very obvious side. Such is certainly not the case with Morris. Morris’s films, while often about seemingly random and scattered people or situations, always feature something very deep and philosophical under the surface. At the same time, he never looks to push any kind of ideal or lack there of on the audience. Morris’s films are about highlighting the ambiguities of life and drawing our own conclusions from those ambiguities. This description of his cinematic styles is not to say that Morris is trying to show us the most direct and unaltered form of real-life; there is still obviously quite a bit of editing done to his films. I agree with what Robyn said in her blog that Morris’s editing these people to his liking is justifiable simply because he is not trying to paint the most accurate portrait of these people as possible but instead trying to teach us a bit about life. Morris has no more power of skewing people’s personality than any other documentarian but unlike most documentary film-makers the editing is done to make the meaning of the film that much more ambiguous rather than obvious. This was a very different idea for the “documentary”; one which took awhile to really gain Morris his proper recognition. [...]

]]> Comment on You are what you eat…or rather, what you represent. by Watch for the Close-ups: a Final Blog » Dry your eyes, Baby… http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/04/26/you-are-what-you-eator-rather-what-you-represent/#comment-140 Watch for the Close-ups: a Final Blog » Dry your eyes, Baby… Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:05:26 +0000 http://blogs.elsweb.org/robyn/2007/04/26/you-are-what-you-eator-rather-what-you-represent/#comment-140 [...] Robyn’s blog interested me because she goes into such depth when thinking about the many people that these characters represent, or don’t represent for that matter. She says that Johnny falls in love with Mr. Elster’s wife, Madeleine, but in actuality he has never met this woman. To take things further he’s falls in love with Judy’s representation of Madeleine, so he falls in love with Judy. But this can’t be true because he’s never met Judy either. Perhaps Judy never existed at all. This is a great post that shows a lot of in depth analysis of the characters. I feel that Judy did exist at one point, but has been lost in her transformation into Madeleine and back to Judy. Judy even needs to prove it to herself that she exists when she is first visited by Scottie. She keeps repeating who she is and where she’s from, even though Scottie doesn’t ask her too. She then proceeds to get her license and once again prove that she is, or was, or wishes she still was, Judy. [...] [...] Robyn’s blog interested me because she goes into such depth when thinking about the many people that these characters represent, or don’t represent for that matter. She says that Johnny falls in love with Mr. Elster’s wife, Madeleine, but in actuality he has never met this woman. To take things further he’s falls in love with Judy’s representation of Madeleine, so he falls in love with Judy. But this can’t be true because he’s never met Judy either. Perhaps Judy never existed at all. This is a great post that shows a lot of in depth analysis of the characters. I feel that Judy did exist at one point, but has been lost in her transformation into Madeleine and back to Judy. Judy even needs to prove it to herself that she exists when she is first visited by Scottie. She keeps repeating who she is and where she’s from, even though Scottie doesn’t ask her too. She then proceeds to get her license and once again prove that she is, or was, or wishes she still was, Judy. [...]

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