Blog#14: The Pumpkin

The Pumpkin

The rough orange surface just dirty and crowded

Matching leaves on the damp ground  

blog #13: sonnet: To my bed

To my bed

You look so comfy

Yes you do

But I must avoid you

But my homework is bumpy

I’m getting a little grumpy

I want to be glued

 to you

You are so lovely

With two warm blankets

Has its has habits

To have seven pillows

Each with its own purpose

You look like a circus

Lacking your smooth surface

Blog #12: Sestina

Breaks

There are three breaks

First is thanksgiving

Then Christmas

And finally spring

I can get away from school

And work

I love my work

But I need my breaks

To not get burned out with school

Hugs at thanksgiving

Peace during the spring

And tears of joy at Christmas

My favorite holiday, Christmas

I don’t have to worry about work;

It couldn’t come sooner, spring

I need my breaks

My second favorite holiday, thanksgiving

And if I get everything done no school!

While it’s hard, I like school

Family pajamas at Christmas

Turkey at thanksgiving

No work

I need my Breaks

Flowers at spring

A much needed spring

After a cold winter at school

I need my breaks

Clients have their own traditions for Christmas

Clients being related to work

It might snow at Thanksgiving

Thanks are given at thanksgiving

Life during spring

Back to work

Back to school

Gifts are given at Christmas

I need my breaks

Ode to this lonely key

Ode to this lonely key

This lonely key

How it misses thee

 the one

Who is still left in

That mangled truck

 to be released from the ignition

it could not

Forever it will stay

This lonely key

Not often used 

But always

gently gliding over and turning the lock

that held that canopy closed

Smaller than its buddy

and gold in color too

shiny it was at first

now shows signs of its old life

like the wrinkles of an old man

a single circle for her fingers to hold

extending out are the

ridges that are on one side

 instead of two

This lonely key

Still clinging to its ring

Now has a new home

Next to the new one

No longer needed

This lonely key

Mine forever it will be 

Blog #10: Work comparisons

The differences between the bosses in Bartleby, the Scrivener and A&P are very visible to the reader. In Bartleby the boss or narrator, is friendly and cares about his employees. After he fires Bartleby he ends up giving him extra money to cover any other costs he might have. “I owe you twelve dollars on account; here are thirty-two; the odd twenty are yours.” But, he is almost too friendly. Instead of dealing with Bartleby himself he just does the most inconvenient thing he can do for himself which is just packs everything he has and moves the business to another building. While the manager in A&P knows he is in charge and acts that way. “Girls, I don’t want to argue with you. After this come in here with your shoulders covered. It’s our policy” The manager has every right to serve who he wants to serve and who he doesn't and he knows he has that power.  The narrator in Bartleby knows he is charge but he doesn't act like he really is in charge the same way the manager does in A&P. The effect of this is because the manager of A&P shows his authority; he may have lost customers and definitely lost an employee. Because the narrator doesn't show his authority he ends up losing the location of his business and one of his employees dies. If the narrator had just dealt with it the ending might have been different.

The interactions between the co-workers are different between the short stories of Bartleby and A&P because for starters there are more than one co-worker in Bartleby than that of A&P hence, more interactions in Bartleby than that of A&P. In both stories there is a description, if you will, of all the co-workers but only in Bartleby there are both descriptions of how they look and a little bit of background. In Bartleby, the characters are straightforward as to what they think of Bartleby. Ginger Nut says “I think, sir, he is a little luny” Nippers says “I think I should kick him out of the office” they are mad that Bartleby isn't doing his job because he “prefers not to”. While in A&P there is really only one other co-worker that the narrator mentions and his name is Stokesie. The interaction between Stokesie and the narrator, Sammy, is friendly. This is totally opposite of how the co-workers interacted with Bartleby. Stokesie plays with Sammy when he says “‘Oh Daddy..I feel so faint.’ ‘Darling, I said Hold me tight’”. The significance of the interactions is the fact that at the end of A&P you get a feeling like “oh man he left his friend to fend for himself against that mean manager” but at the end of Bartleby you get the feeling like he didn't leave anyone behind like his co-workers.

The productivity between Bartleby and A&P isn't as different as they may seem due to the fact that they are different stories.  Both of the main characters, Sammy and Bartleby, don’t really do their job. They both start out by doing something but at the story progresses they don’t do anything.  “A few days after this, Bartleby concluded four lengthy documents” then later when the narrator asks him to do some work he says “I would prefer not to”. In A&P, Sammy starts out by helping a very picky customer “I ring it up again and the customer starts giving me hell. She’s one of these cash-register-watchers..and I know it make her day to trip me up.” Then as the story progresses he starts describing the girls because he is watching them instead of doing his job. This has importance because they feel like they are doing what they want to do instead of what others want to do. In both stories the main characters are not the boss and so they are going against the working  “system” by doing what they want to do and by doing this, they both end up jobless.  

There are differences between Bartleby and A&P through their bosses, their co-workers and the productivity of the workplace.