Saturday, February 13, 2010 . 2:05 PM
Leon:In private tuition with Mr Bose, Mrs Bose is seen in the background and occasionally remind Mr Bose of his duty that he needs to perform. This situation reflect of the society in India where Man takes the lead in everything, of course Mrs Bose did managed to get her voice heard by Mr Bose, however it was an indirect. She used kitchen cutlery to make noise to express her displease with Mr Bose with him reading the poem that he once read to her. This can be seen in "There too the lulling pigeon sounds had been crisply turned off and what he heard were bangs and rattles among the kitchen posts, a kettledrum of commands,he thought."Sunday, February 7, 2010 . 1:21 PM
First, let me thank Calvin for setting this up - good job!I am also very proud to see your entries. I am very impressed with your discussion on Ravi. Remember - there are no right or wrong answers as long as you have good and relevant evidence that supports your argument.
Ravi can be seen as a very bold and courageous boy because he goes into the shed all by himself and faces his fears with such bravery. I think we need to bear in mind his age because it cannot be easy being alone in not just a dark place but also experiencing the fear of the unknown.
You should all also look at his motives for going in there alone - it is the sheer will to WIN - to be CHAMPION. It is with this intention that he does this. Thus, it will also be good to consider his competitive nature. So I also see your point that we should not consider him brave.
Kudos to those of you who made the effort to discuss Games at Twilight. Next up is Private Tuition with Mr Bose - try to look at the woman's place in society but think also about how the wife attempts to have her voice heard.
Can one of you also get hold of the Life section of Tuesday's newspaper - there is an article on Manali.
Good luck on your next assignment.
Friday, February 5, 2010 . 8:35 PM
In response to the previous post:Topic 1KaiLin: I disagree. I think that Ravi is a bold and brave boy. Although he is timid at first, he managed to overcome his fear later at a short period of time.The evidence is " Ravi stood frozen inside the shed".Also, beginning Ravi was reluctant to move inside the shed.The evidence is"he hunched himself into a ball so as not to bump into anything" Besides that , in order to win the game, he pick up his courage to hide inside the dark and spooky shed alone for a very long period of time. The evidence is "it was a dark,spooky in the shed" and " it grew darker in the shed..."Furthurmore, Ravi later slowly start to overcome his fear and starts to explore the shed.The evidence is "it took him a while to pick up the courage to lift his hand and explore." Ravi, in Games at Twilight, is more of a coward then a brave soul. Discuss
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Leon:I disagree as one needs great courage to enter the dark shed even if it is a spur of the moment and the shed was descried to be dark and scary, this can been seen in "Ravi had never cared to enter such a dark and depressing mortuary of defunct household goods seething with such unspeakable and alarming animal life but, as Raghu's whistling grew angrier and sharper and his crashing and storming in the hedge wilder.Ravi suddenly slipped pff the flower pot and through the crack and was gone."
Calvin: I feel that Ravi IS a coward rather than a brave soul. I say this as in the end of the book, he does not learn from his experience. Instead of thinking of what he did in the shed, he instead cried because he did not win. This is shown when the book states that "his voice broke with rage and pity at the disgrace of it all and he felt himself flooded with tears and misery". This shows that Ravi has only leavned to be brave for a extremely short time. So I think that Ravi is a coward more then a brave soul.
Ayuni: Ravi has changed from a coward to a brave person . When he first went into the shed, he "hunched himself into a ball" for self-protection but he soon adjusted to his surroundings . He even move around happily and not many will do that in an unknown place . His strong determination to win the game has helped him gain confidence and face his fears . This is evident when the story says, "There he sat smiling, knocking his heels against the bathtub, now and then getting up and going to the door to put his ear to the broad crack and listening for sounds of the game, the pursuer and the pursued, and then returning to his seat with the dogged determination of the true winner, a breaker of records, a champion" . Thus, he is more of a brave soul than a coward .
Adam:Ravi is,in the beginning of the story,cowardly at the beginning of the story,however during the course of the story,Ravi actually learnt to overcome his fears and become braver from the hide and seek game.I could see that Ravi is a coward because he gets scared by Raghu easily and when Raghu approached him,he gets nervous,this can be seen in the passage:"Ravi had a frightening glimpse of them as Raghu combed the hedge of crotons and hibiscus,trampling delicate ferns underfoot as he did so.Ravi looked about him desperately,swallowing a small ball of snot in his fear."Ravi is also afraid of the dark shed however,he realised that if he wants to win the hide and seek game,he has to overcome his fear.He eventually muster all his courage and hide in the shed .This could be seen in the story:"Ravi had never cared to enter such a dark and depressing mortuary of defunct household goods seething with such unspeakable and alarming animal life but,as Raghu's whistling grew angrier and sharper and his crashing and storming in the hedge wilder,Ravi suddenly slipped off the flower pot and through the crack and was gone."
Adam:Ravi is,in the beginning of the story,cowardly at the beginning of the story,however during the course of the story,Ravi actually learnt to overcome his fears and become braver from the hide and seek game.I could see that Ravi is a coward because he gets scared by Raghu easily and when Raghu approached him,he gets nervous,this can be seen in the passage:"Ravi had a frightening glimpse of them as Raghu combed the hedge of crotons and hibiscus,trampling delicate ferns underfoot as he did so.Ravi looked about him desperately,swallowing a small ball of snot in his fear."Ravi is also afraid of the dark shed however,he realised that if he wants to win the hide and seek game,he has to overcome his fear.He eventually muster all his courage and hide in the shed .This could be seen in the story:"Ravi had never cared to enter such a dark and depressing mortuary of defunct household goods seething with such unspeakable and alarming animal life but,as Raghu's whistling grew angrier and sharper and his crashing and storming in the hedge wilder,Ravi suddenly slipped off the flower pot and through the crack and was gone."
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010 . 10:21 PM
GUYS I'M SORRY IF IT LOOKS LIKE MY BLOG REALLY I AM BUT I AM DRAINED, I AM TIRED, IT'S LATE. I'LL CHANGE IT WHEN I CAN!Well, Calvin here. Just finished doing this blogskin completely. I was lazy to code it from the start so I just took it from a certain place (coughmyblogcough)Tell me what you think. The template is free to update as long as you guys don't screw it up. Anyway this looks like the beginning of $hit. So, everyone, get ready and let's get going. Should see the load of you starting Wednesday. See ya.