he saw the old cities, lying like children's delicate bones among the blowing lakes of grass

Bellringer: Monday, October 5, 2009Write the adjectives in each of the following sentences from “The Naming of Names.”

1. He saw the old cities, lying like children's delicate bones among the blowing lakes of grass.

2. They built a small white cottage and ate good breakfasts there, but the fear was never gone.

3. Earth people left to the strangeness of Mars, the cinnamon dusts and wine airs, to be baked like gingerbread shapes in Martian summers, put into harvested storage by Martian winters.

4. They strolled on old mosaic paths, beside still-pumping fountains; the paths were covered with a thin film of cool water all summer long.

5. The captain looked at the room, the dusty windows, the blue mountains rising beyond, the canals moving in the light, and he heard the soft wind in the air.

Anecdote of a Jar

 I placed a jar in Tennessee,And round it was, upon a hill.It made the slovenly wildernessSurround that hill.

The wilderness rose up to it,And sprawled around, no longer wild.The jar was round upon the groundAnd tall and of a port in air.

It took dominion everywhere.The jar was gray and bare.It did not give of bird or bush,Like nothing else in Tennessee.

by Wallace Stevens

Comparing and Contrasting:“Naming of Names”

and “Anecdote of a Jar”

NATURE AND CIVILIZATION:

“Man lives by symbol and label.

The names were given.”

Anecdote of a Jar

 I placed a jar in Tennessee,And round it was, upon a hill.It made the slovenly wildernessSurround that hill.

The wilderness rose up to it,And sprawled around, no longer wild.The jar was round upon the groundAnd tall and of a port in air.

It took dominion everywhere.The jar was gray and bare.It did not give of bird or bush,Like nothing else in Tennessee.

by Wallace Stevens

Man’s Effect on Nature

“Polishing the apple. ‘And why not make this the Einstein Valley, and further over... are you listening, Lieutenant?”’

What does this symbol mean?

APPLE

What causes the people to change? What types of changes occur?

Language

Appearance

Plants

Dwellings

Animals

Interests

Adaptation to Environment

Review of Short Story Terms:

1.Who in this story is a dynamic character?

2.Who in the story is a flat character?

3.Who in the story is a round character?

4.Who in the story is the protagonist?

5.Who or what is the antagonist?

6.What point of view is this story told in?

7.What would the effect be if the story was told in 3rd person omniscient?

8.What methods of indirect characterization does the author BEST use to describe Harry Bittering?

New Short Story Terms!

Setting- Time, place, and atmosphere of the story.

What is atmosphere?

How would you describe the atmosphere of “The Naming of Names”? (Look for specific evidence.)