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·        Define in your own words what an “objective correlative”  does . ·        Think of an example or two of an objective correlative that you’ve seen in a book, movie, song, play, tv show, poem... A.Your job is to describe how  you  are feeling now at this moment in the midst of the pandemic.   Instead, look outside your window and describe something you see outside – maybe a tree, a cat, a cloud, the sky, an airplane, the river.Whatever you choose, capture the way you feel  through  the way you describe that thing outside.   B.Now do it again.  But this time, imagine you are someone else living through this moment in time.   You can choose anyone.   Your little brother.  Your grandmother.  The rude guy down the block.  Governor Cuomo.  A sick patient in the hospital.  Use the description to create the emotion you imagine this person feels. What do your experiences help you to see about why a writer would use an objective correlative?    What advantage might they

1.What does he say is ABOVE the water?   How does he describe it?  In the text, Yunior says that above the water it is loud and bright.  The swimming pool served as an old hangout space that brings back many memories . He also mentions that there is a risk of cops, searchlights, and other things that relate to panic and being frightened. 2.What is BELOW the surface of the pool water.    How does he describe it?  Yunior says that underneath the water it feels good and you can only hear whispers. This shows that is is very quiet and there are no distractions. This then to shift the mood to calm and soft or quiet. It also makes it seem like drowning serves as a sensational experience.  3.What do you notice about the way he likes to swim?    How does he describe it?    (Can you make a connection here to the title of the story and the book?) When he swins, Yunior says that he likes to go to the bottom of the pool and just "glide" near the floor of the pool. If

  Go back to the beginning. What’s interesting or ironic about the way the narrator calls Beto a “pato” (offensive term for homosexuals)? What does it suggest to you about this narrator?        What do you notice about the way the narrator narrates the past and present?  For example, skim back over the first 1.5 pages.  What is his mind doing as his body gets up and goes outside?      Where do you see Diaz repeat the visual motif of people seated beside each other (it comes up at least twice in this story)? So what?  How do you find yourself responding to it? FFW:  When  the narrator calls Beto a “pato”,which is an offesive term for homosexuals,what does it suggests to me about the narrator is that the narrator might be homophobic so he refers to homosexuals with his slur, "pato."Additionally, Beto might have said something to the narrator that set him off causing him to utilize this slur. Additionally, I researched the word, "pato" and it appare

1.What does Yunior imagine papa touches? So what? In this paragraph, Yunior  imagines Papi touches his mother and him. He thinks about his father slowly touching his face and moving up and down on his scars. This is peculiar because after he was molested, he is fine with being touched and slowly touched especially by a man. Additionally, I feel like in a way, he might believe that papa might relieve pain from himself or make him feel better. 2.What does he imagine when papa touches him? So what? Yunior imagines that Papi would would be saying his own name. Maybe Yunior thinks that because he and his father share a name they will have a better connection. Yunior has a very hard time finding his identity and himself. I feel like it is almost as if he thinks when his father comes back he will fix this. He will give Yunior an identity and Yunior seems to think his father will fix all his problems. 

Notes: -Yunior's family isn't doing well when it comes to financially, so he cannot buy uniform. -His mom received a letter from his dad -His father told him that he is coming back -Rafa discuses with Yunior about their father Title FFW:    The title is  Aguantando and the definition of the word  in Spanish means to hold on. This connects to the text because in a way, Yunior is trying to hold on to his dad even though he left and how his hopes are up because of the letter, regardless how poor he is or anything else going on around him.  What gives away that the last paragraph didn't really happen? In the final paragraph, Yunior sort of describes a fantasy of his brother. Additionally, it sounds a bit too good to be true and Yunior is just imagining and letting his imagination take over. It shows a hard ship because it demonstrates how they are struggling financially and imagining about their father because of the letter that he wrote to them.  When it comes to ho

-So far this week I have had a good amount of work to catch up to and I was pretty successful with it. Also, my classes have been going well and I have developed a better understanding of the book we are reading, Drown. I also was able to hand in all of my tasks.