4.8.13+and+4.9.13

Literary Device Quiz--if you were absent, talk to me so you can make this up.

Journal check-off

Discuss: motif and theme

Here's what P. 2/3 came up with:

Motif:
 * Death: race towards death, pain of death, death as punishment, facing the reality of death vs. the abstract idea of death
 * The abyss/infinite darkness/hell on earth
 * Night/darkness
 * People being compared to animals
 * Pain/suffering
 * Angels of death
 * Fire/flames/smoke
 * Uniformity vs. individualism
 * Madness, "going insane"
 * Preparing for tomorrow because tomorrow might be worse
 * Hunger
 * Faith/loss of faith
 * Eyes
 * Unity through calamity/shared destiny
 * Material possessions
 * Family ties/broken family
 * Lying to survive

Themes:
 * Truth and reality lie underneath the rock; once it's flipped over on can never go back to ignorance. Ignorance is bliss.
 * Facing horrors in life causes us to question our faith in God/humanity/goodness, etc.
 * Death is inevitable but unpredictable. Death is an equalizer.
 * Humanity/morality is not always present in humans.
 * Abuse of power often leads to dehumanization/loss of personal identity.

Historical background: take notes on slides 7 and 21

HW: Journal Entry #3