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Nataly Gonzalez

English 20

Cerritos College

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The Allegory of the cave

This was the first story we read in class. It was very interesting how the charaters where put. The way it started it caught my attention. Like how the people were chained up in a cave with only fire behind them. They can not see the reality or whats on the other side because there chained up and it prevent them seeing the real world. Then Socrates wants to help them arrive the thruth but he wonders whats going to happen to them when they get out. Would they face problems, what would they do when they get out from the cave , will they face pain, suffer, as like people like us do. Well for my point of view i think this story is saying that we can not always believe what we see and hear because not everyone on this earth is loyal. But people who tries to look beyond of it it will either embrace or not. Thats why we learn from our mistakes so we could not repeat them again.

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Nataly Gonzalez

English 20

Cerritos college

Post #1

Cathedral

When I opened the book and read the title, i thought it was going to be one of those boring stories but then i realized i was wrong. The story cathedral, whats up with the ending? i was confused like i wanted to know what was going to happen next but oh well i guess we have to use our imagination. This story is about someone who has to deal with the wifes friend who is blind and who was going to stay over and visit. At first the narrator (bub) did not sounded excited about it. I think he was not enthusiastic for some reasons. For example, probably he had never encounter with blind people before, he does not know how to act around him, or he is just nervous or worry what to say. In a way he sounded jealous because the way he talk about his wife sending him videos to each other and how they kept in touch for a log time or probably am wrong , who knows. Yet i thought this story was going to have an awful ending like the husband would not get a long with Robert, Bub will leave the house cause of him , or Robert would seduce the wife and the wife will fall in love with him. But i was wrong it actually had a happy ending because towards the end bub and robert started to click with each other even though it had a weird ending. I think if you put a little effort getting to know someone u will get a long with that person . =]