What the author wrote: The girl sat down in the black chair
What your english teacher thinks it meant: The author clearly is using symbolism here. The chair was black to show the girl is in a dark place, a place of desperation. She is sitting on the chair for support, since she is physically and mentally unstable.
What the author means:The girl sat down in the black chair
What your english teacher thinks it meant: The author clearly is using symbolism here. The chair was black to show the girl is in a dark place, a place of desperation. She is sitting on the chair for support, since she is physically and mentally unstable.
What the author means:The girl sat down in the black chair
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supercalifredge
1 decade ago
your teacher is : "black" chair? It's not its fault it was made black... haha :)
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JirachiGirl
1 decade ago
lololololol
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Dajeti
1 decade ago
OMG THANK YOU.
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WhenImUpset101
1 decade ago
Classiccc :)
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xCUTI3PI3
1 decade ago
Love this quote!
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candyninja08
1 decade ago
hahahaaaa:)
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sparkly_rain_bows321
1 decade ago
hahahahhaha
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LittleRascalFlatts
1 decade ago
OMG my english teacher does this the whole class!!!! We didnt even finish Romeo and Juliet cuz she analyzed everything!!!! She called it "close reading" but i think she just wanted to make herself sound smart. Its like "what the heck!! How do u know what the author was thinking!!!!!" She also has to find something and interprets it as having to do with ...
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cassiecutiexoxo7
1 decade ago
This is my english teacher! Except she is this TIMES 500! She will talk about the meaning of one line in Macbeth for the entire class. We started the book after christmas and just finished on monday
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juicyyy143
1 decade ago
haha this is seriously my favorite quote of all time :) it's so true
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xxLifeIsASongSoSingItxx
1 decade ago
lmfaoo, so truee(:
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VanillaCoke
1 decade ago
My english teacher is exactly like this.
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ivelz17
1 decade ago
hahahahaa, so trueee
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kattana12
1 decade ago
LMFAOO
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lionjumpshigh
1 decade ago
lolzz i know right!
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ThePerfectMess
1 decade ago
aha, this is so freaking accurate. it reminds me of english atm - we're doing Shakespeare and there's like thousands of different interpretations & i'm like "...what if he meant it as it's written? stop freaking over-analysing everything!"
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caseygracie123
1 decade ago
HAHAHAHAHAHA IM IN LOVE WITH THIS
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