The Joy Luck Club Lit Analysis

     The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan was a book about life's hardships shaping the person you are. It reviews the stories of a group of young women and the struggles that formed their personalities, then it recites the heart-shattering recollections of their mothers. All stories weave together to make a quilt of obstacles, destiny, and the will to overcome.
     Each mother originated in Asia and each one tells the story of how they ended up in America. Each mother holds secrets of their past close, and each has a very traditional approach to parenting for a Chinese woman. The daughters of these inspiring women have their own struggles in life, but theirs may be much more relatable and modern to the average American. The mothers had to endure war, arranged marriage, and traditional Chinese customs; the daughters faced different distractions such as divorce, college, and jobs. This all presents the theme: even family can often misunderstand another because they have not experience life the same way another did.
     The tone of the novel took on a sympathetic but prideful tone; the reader had no choice but to ache over the hardships of these women, but the women always carried a very proud demeanor. The story itself leaned toward the melancholy side; encouraging, in the end, to all readers.  An example of his pride would be on page 224 stating, "satisfied she had put him in his place."
     Amy Tan uses foreshadowing when June received the letter from her half-sisters inquiring about their mother. In her mother's story she left two twins on the side of the road in a desperate attempt keep herself and them alive, because of this letter the reader's inferred that the twins were June's sisters and that they had obviously made it out of the war alive. She also use allusion in plenty of the mother's stories to tie the war and the dynasty rulers into the novel. Tan used cacophony when telling Lena's story of how her mother lost her baby at birth. She also uses a euphemism in this story when Lena described her mother as having gone crazy instead of a medical term for mentally insane. This whole novel is made up of flashbacks from eight different women.
     Amy Tan had a pattern to which she used direct characterization when a daughter described her mother, but tended use indirect characterization to develop the mother's character in her own story. She often changes diction and syntax throughout each individual story to mirror the personality and characteristics of that individual character. Each main character, the eight women, are round characters; they develop throughout their stories, especially from the mother's story through the daughter's. After reading this book I felt like I had heard each story by the women themselves, the alternating diction and syntax played a great role in this, I believe.
    

Poetry

    
     Both Out Beyond Ideas and Where The Sidewalk Ends are compelling pieces of poetry that creates a strong relationship with the words written. Both have numerous attributes that earns recommendation,  but both earn it for very different reasons.
     Out Beyond Ideas by Rumi is a poem grasping the idea that we are always trying but can never fully wrap our heads around the world. I related to this because often my mind wanders to this place of absolute, where the world is just too big and too full to even be able to imagine or know. This poem excited me because Rumi completely caught that feeling and emotion into  words.
     Where The Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein was a whole separate piece of beautiful. This poem was written about the magical quality oneself connects with the untamed outdoors. Silverstein describes the magnetic pull children seem to have to it, they always know where to find the magic.
     Both these poems are very different because one connects to the deep conscience that can't quite reach the full grasp on life, while the other plays on the innocent relation a child has with the outdoors; one an adult would long for. Though they are written on ultimately different subjects, both poems call to the nagging feeling you've forgotten you hid in the back of your mind.

Hamlet Essay: "To be or not to be"

          "To be or not to be"; probably the most recognizable quote from Hamlet, perhaps even of Shakespeare entirely. This quote is as credible to the central message of Hamlet as it is recognizable. The entire play thrives off of conflict, whether it be internal or external, and this quote defines conflict.

 

            "To be or not to be" is begging the question whether a plan should be executed or not. Should Hamlet avenge his father's death by killing Claudius? Should Claudius risk suffering from guilt by killing Hamlet and not being able to fully enjoy his gain? Should Queen Gertrude stand by her own son or flatter her new, unconventional husband? This quote outlines the theme of every major point in the plot because every major point in the plot is clear cut conflict.

 

             Many readers seem to come to the conclusion that Hamlet can't make up his mind, that he's suicidal, that he's a dramatic teenager; however, this is not so. As described in Deboer's paper, Hamlet initially lacks the perlocutionary force (following through) to actually send his locutionary force (understanding he has to kill Claudius) into action; he understand his locutionary force because of the illocutionary force (his father's ghost telling him to kill Claudius). "To be or not to be" represents this development of Hamlet's character throughout the play because the reader is invited to forever wonder whether Hamlet will enact his perlocutionary force, Hamlet himself is left to wonder if he has the mind to do it.

 

 

           In conclusion, each "To be or not to be" had a consequence which results in yet another "To be or not to be". This quote fell hand in hand with every conflict of the play, which were abundant. In regard to Hamlet's shaky perlocutionary force, the answer is "to be".  

Hamlet: Madman?

         
This is only an overview of my essay, I got stuck and decided to write down my ideas and come back to it after a night's sleep.



          A killer, a ghost-whisperer, a quick-witted, conflicted teenager; a madman? All signs and characteristics seem to illustrate a perfect Psychopath, but I do not think Hamlet is insane. Hamlet has recently gone through the tragedy of losing both his father to murder, and his mother to the murderer. The grief that has stricken Hamlet is causing him to see the ghost of his father in his mind, which in turn opens his eyes to the truth about his death. Once he sees this truth he is moved to put an end to his pain by avenging his father and is too blinded by sadness to see through this temporary insanity. I do believe his rage will pass once all deeds are done and he will carry regret with him for the rest of his life, however long that may be. As for his quick-witted responses and sarcastic tone, he was born with it.

Masterpiece Cookbook

I've changed my masterpiece. Last year I was diagnosed with Autoimmune disease, and evidence is pointing to Lupus. I've had a lot of life changes because of this but one of the major ones is my diet. I cannot eat gluten, dairy, or white table sugar. I also have to avoid potatoes and tomatoes; under no circumstance am I allowed sulfur dioxide (used for freshness). So I've begun to create a cookbook since you can hardly find any recipes with all these restrictions accounted for. I've learned to alter and create recipes and have come up with some excellent ones; approved by my family. I've already started to put together my cookbook and am quite enthusiastic about it!

Unphotographable Moment

A man of many years stood leaning against a worn fence post, Staring intensely into the lust demanding field beyond him. The look of undeniable defeat in his eyes. A "NO TRESPASSING" sign faced him obstructively; staring back at him. This man had journeyed as far as he could reach, taking no obstacle impossible; now had met he trip's demise. This man was filled with woe, for he was so involved with this new depressor that he had not turned to notice the heavenly fire-lit expanse of sky on the path he left behind him.

Hamlet notes

Claudius poured poison into king hamlets ear.

Gertrude left king hamlet for Claudius before he died. 

"I have sworn it." Hamlet is resolved. 

"Something is rotten in the State of Denmark." 

"There are more things in heaven and earth, horatio, than are dreamt in your philosophy." 

"The time is out of joint: O cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right!" Hamlet thinks he was born to avenge his father. 

"By in directions, find directions out." Polonius's way of getting info out of people with little lies... 

Hamlet startles Ophelia with his actions( good he faking) for Polonius to hear. Ophelia loves him and Polonius forbides her from seeing him. Hamlet may love her or be making a scene(acting weird) to plant a seed in Polonius's head.

"Brevity is the soul of wit" Polonius, because the news is good it confirms Claudius and his own righteousness. He uses that to call hamlet mad since Claudius is happy and secure at the moment. 

Gertrude understood why hamlet is upset but then second-guessed herself when Polonius presented a love letter from hamlet to Ophelia.

"Though this be madness, yet there is method in it." Polonius 

Hamlet is acting mad towards Polonius, claiming not to know him. 

"For there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so" hamlet 

"What a piece of work is a man!" Hamlet

Hamlet is suspicious of rodencrantz and guildenburt coming to him. He knows they were sent my Claudius and gert 

"The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscious of the king." Hamlet 

"I'll have these players play something like the murder iof my father before mine uncle" hamlet, the play within the play. 

"Alas poor yorick! I knew him, horatio:a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy." Hamlet 

The dog will have his day. 

Vocabulary

Abase: To lower or reduce.
            They abased the lieutenant after he was accused of treason.
Abdicate: To renounce or relinquish a throne, power, right, claim, responsibility, etc.
                 The kind abdicated his throne after the pressure got to him.
Abomination: Anything disliked or loathed.
                       Hamlet thought King Claudius was an abomination.
Brusque: Abrupt in manner, blunt, rough.
               The critic was very brusque, many people misunderstood him because of it.
Saboteur: A person who practices sabotage.
                King Claudius was a saboteur to King Hamlet.
Debauchery: Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.
                      The young man had debauchery, now he has a son.
Proliferate: To spread rapidly.
                   The gossip proliferated through the school.
Anachronism: Something or someone who is not in their appropriate time.
                        You can spot many anachronisms in popular movies about the past.
Nomenclature: The names and titles in a set or system.
                         The nomenclature of the novel made it difficult to decipher.
Expurgate: To purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness.
                   She was told to expurgate before continuing as a kindergarten teacher.
Bellicose: Inclined or eager to fight.
                 He was bellicose after his brother insulted his girlfriend.
Gauche: Lacking social grace.
              The man was too gauche to have many friends.
Rapacious: In ordinarily greedy.
                   The rapacious pirate wanted all of the treasure.
Paradox: A statement that seems self-contradictory but n reality expresses a possible truth.
               The paradox created a melancholy tone to the couples relationship.
Conundrum: Anything that puzzles.
                     The schedule conflicts put the two sisters in quite a conundrum.
Anomaly: An off, strange, abnormal condition or situation.
                 The anomaly the mom gave her son was different for a parental figure.
Ephemeral: Short-lived.
                    The fly's life was an ephemeral one.
Rancorous: Full of or showing rancor.
                   This questions created a rancorous debate.
Churlish: Boorish, rude, peasantlike.
                The churlish young man got nowhere with the object of his lust.
Precipitous: Presumably or impassibly steep.
                    The precipitous canyon would become a great challenge for the explorers.

PHONAR- Unphotographable Moment

 A miniature, mahogany casket adorned with Baby's Breath and teensy ballerina shoes is displayed in front of a sad audience of two. A melancholy Priest reading scripture in the background while one attendee whispers his last good-byes, salty tears wilting the delicate petals. The sweet notes of "Amazing Grace" can be heard playing on the bagpipe at another lost one's funeral. The most heart-breaking scene of a single father burying his unborn child, alone.

Literature Analysis: Broken For You- Stephanie Kallos

      

 

1.       The exposition of the story revealed the glory of Margaret's household,  her demeanor, and her newfound illness. The story takes place in Seattle, Washington during present times in a very large house filled with ornate antiques. I would say the rising action was when Margaret took in her first boarder, Wanda, because that's when she began making changes to her life. The climax took place when Wanda was hit by the car and had to suffer through a long recovery which in the beginning meant contemplating suicide. Margaret gave her the task of breaking all of the things in the house and creating mosaics from them. The falling action is defined by Margaret's death. The resolution described Wanda and her father finally reuniting. Also, Wanda and Troy became a couple.  Susan and the chef had a baby.

2.       My understanding of the theme of Broken For You is that sometimes we don't know what we want. Sometimes what we want is right in front of us but we're too blinded to see this by what we think we want. Wanda spent years chasing after Peter while Troy desperately tried to please her. In the end Wanda finally found Peter and discovered that she didn't want him, she loved Troy. Wanda and Troy ended up getting married. Another example may be that MJ left his daughter, Wanda, to chase after his wife for twenty-seven years before he accidentally found Wanda and realized he's been  chasing her the whole time.

3.        Stephanie Kallos conveys a tone of awkward normality. For example, on page 136 after Margaret and Wanda broke their first object, the narrator simply puts, "They stood quiet for a moment. Their goggles were foggy. They looked like two explorers adrift on an exotic arctic sea.", she illustrates how after this moment of bonding and outbreak of emotions that neither character knows how to express that; many readers can relate.  On page 262 it reads, "Not for the first time, she wished she hadn't come.",  this was describing the feeling Wanda had sitting at the art gallery. Wanda clearly feels awkward and ridiculous, even regretful. On page 335, "Margaret closed her eyes and listened. Her mother held her hand. Daniel snuggled up next to her and drove his race car, quietly.", This piece is reflecting upon Margaret's hallucinations of her mother and son. It creates a calm, melancholy scene. I think the tone is all about reality and how melancholy it can be some times.

4.        1st Edition

Stephanie Kallos uses foreshadowing to keep the reader involved. On page 170, when Wanda was hit by the car and the reader figured out that her father was there and not Peter, The inference came that Wanda and her father were going to be together in the end once again. Kallos also used Appeal to Pathos a lot to make a connection between the reader and the characters. On page 71, Margaret's dreams are described and this gives the reader a sense of what a tortured soul she is. She also uses Appeal to Logos so that the reader knows how tough their situation is. On page 160, when Margaret takes in a boarder who is a nurse it is pretty much the only logical thing a character has done which creates the realization of what chaos the characters live in. Flashback is also used quite often. Throughout the novel, all characters reflect back to their broken past which tells the reader how they became whom they are. Also, Appeal to ethos is used on page 242 when Margaret explains to Wanda her project. Once Margaret found out what her father had done and that there was no way she could reconnect all the objects with their Owner's descendants; they figured out a way to create a legacy.

5.        Kallos uses direct characterization when describing Wanda as "small" and "petite". She uses indirect characterization when Wanda showed up at Margaret's door and told her a major event that had happened in her life frantically; it shows what a mess Wanda was. She also uses direct characterization when she narrated that Margaret felt "stupid" and "embarrassed" when speaking to Wanda about her play. She uses indirect characterization when she wrote about the event in which Margaret offered Wanda, a stranger at the time, her car. This shows how Margaret desperately wants to please but has simply forgotten. Kallos using both these techniques shows the reader how other characters see this one, and how this one sees him or herself. It also shows the surface of their meaning compared to their deeper meanings.

6.        The author's diction changes when he focuses on different characters. When he focuses on Wanda the diction is very melancholy and tragic, whereas if he focuses on Margaret the diction is more awkward and free.

7.       I've determined that the protagonist is Wanda. Wanda is a very dynamic and round character. She is dynamic because in the beginning she is quite an odd girl who shows up at Margaret's door and proceeds to cry in her bathroom. One may think she's insane because she dresses in disguise to hunt her ex-boyfriend. Throughout the plot she begins to care more deeply about Margaret and the other boarders and less about Peter, her ex-boyfriend, and her work as a Stage Manager. By the end, she has completely forgotten of Peter, quit her job, and found her passion and her mind.

8.       After reading the book I felt like I had met the person. I knew Wanda and Margaret and through their obstacles I felt so involved with the story. At one point in the book, it narrated speaking to the reader. Telling the reader to imagine themselves in this situation that was described as later recognized as a scene in which one of the characters went through. You were drawn into the thoughts and soul of each character.

      

Character Study: Selah Part 1

Spilling her fourth cup of coffee all over her taught, rosy, pencil skirt; Selah began barking orders to her inferiors while the whole studio was panicked with deadline anxiety. Three months ago Selah had gone from being a punctual intern to superior in the Moxie magazine studio. She was blessedly promoted after a hectic performance of her value. This valiant tale began with an acceptance letter and beautiful scholarship arriving at her humble home in Santa Maria.

She had applied to University of Washington four months prior to this unimpeachable omen. Her family was tight on money due to her father starting a new job after being fired from the former of thirty years, her mother also worked two part time jobs but it never seemed to be enough for them to live comfortably. The Western Exchange Program decided to reward her with enough scholarship money to allow her to afford this prestigious journalism college and the next fall she proceeded to move into her new dorm room. She was set up to major in English and pursue a career in journalism. After one quarter at UW Selah got an internship at a very high end magazine company, Moxie, stationed in the heart of Seattle. She had always designed the pages of her high School's magazine and she had loved it then, but only thought of it as a passionate hobby. She interned in Moxie's design studio and ended up killing it!

Selah was rewarded the opportunity of hiring a new intern since she was promoted; as luck would have it, she ended up meeting a very intriguing girl looking for a job to get back up on her feet. She had been mistakenly kidnapped and dropped in Seattle so Selah felt it very rewarding that she could help out. This girl proved to be a very great bonus to their team and relieved Selah of a lot of her stress. After only a short period this girl had to quit because she found adventure elsewhere. This, in turn, caused Selah's boss to grow angry and create a very unpleasant environment which finally pushed Selah into excepting a job elsewhere at a more intellectual magazine company.  

After only a few weeks at this new company Selah was in love. While still enrolled at UW, she signed a ten year contract overseeing design for this company and can feel the many adventures and travels awaiting in her future. Not many people can say they never work a day in their life because they don't see their job as an obligation, they see it as a passion. Selah sees her job as a passion, and she savors every waking second of it.

Character Study

          As the wind howled and rustled the loose pine needles off the guarantor trees, fog twisting around the Christmas tree tops, Anne Elise focused her thoughts on what needed to be accomplished to make the first issue a masterpiece. Western Washington University's magazine was now passed down to a new generation of undergraduates figuring out their place in the world of journalism. She had been elected the head of the design team, being the most experienced with the software needed to create eye-capturing pages. The first few months of Anne's first year at Western were filled with unpacking boxes, getting to know the new state, buying a cozy wardrobe, and finally; putting her heart and soul into her passion: journalism. The passion for journalism was deep-rooted and sure, but the field in the study was undetermined. This being the case, she jumped in with what she knew best, to design.

Bede and the Prologue to Canterbury Tales

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R-65Xt9fBaLVTX3boAf4fq5V8tvq3RUaFBBWak80K2E/mobilebasic

Vocabulary Short Story

          A pretty young girl with much beatitude sat scraping gum from underneath the tables at the café where she worked, one may think a person cannot possibly have a heyday with this; she was. Becoming so lost in her day dreams, she hadn't noticed the gargantuan man studying her from his table. Once he found her up to his standards he waltzed over and the sycophant began trying to inveigle her into going on a date with him. He was very pretentious and couldn't help himself from hinting of his kudos won as a professional football player. Many woman would have truckled to his whims by now, but this certain young lady thought him to be a huge bête noire. She began to become fervid during his prolix speech and finally just turned her back on him and walked away. The man took great offense and bode her to marry a man the exact opposite as he was. Ecumenically, one would take this as a blessing. That night, after her tough day at work, the young lady had an incubus dream set in a dank, fetid room; she woke up in a sweat. At work the next morning she was a bit on edge, she had drank five cups of coffee just to stay awake. As she went to take a very uncomfortable looking man's order, he got up and bumped into her and sent her notebook flying. In the mist of his apology, he ran into total tautology and grew so immersed in her beauty he began blurting obsequious lagniappes. After everything subsided they conversed about him being a protégé for architecture and he showed her his prototype and explained the infrastructure. They got married and lived happily ever after!

My Masterpiece

I carry a huge passion for journalism. I've not quite decided what I'd like to pursue in journalism, I like everything about it and have tested the waters in everything from design to editing, I do know this is the field I want to pursue. I'd like to tie my masterpiece to this but I'm not quite sure how. I've thought about talking to some local newspapers to see if they could put one of m articles in or if I could take some photographs for them when needed. Another idea is to ask to intern at either a newspaper company or a magazine company. I have a dream, now I'm going to chase it.

Beowulf Questions

https://docs.google.com/document/m?id=12Bo1YPqsw5WNefyDAD7tcRQRkAomp8SJnF9D0U-xMAE

Beowulf

          
Honestly, this essay prompt stumped me and I would love some great tips on how to write a comparative essay because I believe this is ne of my very weak points, thank you.



           Beowulf was portrayed as a man's man, so to speak. He was strong, fearless, and equipped with a strong set of morals. I'd like to compare Beowulf with Captain America. Much like Beowulf, Captain America is viewed by his people as a strong, masculine, immortal hero.
          Beowulf was a  man of God just as Captain America was. His traits made him popular among his people and the perfect lone hero for this epic story. It is clear that Beowulf was born to fight, born to defeat all evil. Captain America reflects Beowulf by being skilled with a bold demeanor, super strength, and a fan crowd. Both heroes fight their own battles without much help, but also without condescending to the average person. Their sole mission in life is to protect the people in the best way that they can.
           Though similar in many ways, there are still substantial differences among these honorable men. At the end of this epic, Beowulf meets his demise. Captain America lives throughout many sequels. While Beowulf chooses his battles against actual monsters and fire-breathing dragons, Captain America fights other super humans, or rather, mutants.
           To conclude, Beowulf and Captain America are both viewed very similar by their people and both have a lot of the same traits and morals. They are different in their situations, though. Beowulf passes eventually while Captain America live on. They both fight different demons in their own epic stories.

Excuses, excuses.

I am ashamed to present an excuse for my absence on this blog, but I must. Last week I did not post anything because I was struck with a high fever all week; I'm sure my posts would have been comical under such conditions. I was cured on Friday, but with very unlucky circumstance, received news of my grandfather's passing that night. I was very close with him and am still mourning his death greatly. All week I had been asisting in planning the funeral which occurred yesterday. In truth, my grandpa was a self-taught genius who had a valuable part in creating my own intelligence, he was brilliant. With this said, I am motivated to begin posting again and hope to catch up with my peers. 

Charles Dubowski

I Can Read... kind of

My Big Question

I have strong with faith in my God through Christianity. I have a strong set of morals and goals for life on Earth to get to heaven based on this said faith. But my big question is for those who don't have a strong faith like I do. What is our purpose on Earth? If you believe in no greater power in this world, then where does morality come into play? Why even try to follow the rules or do good in life if you don't believe in a place after life on Earth? I guess my main question is: If there is no life after Earth and no greater power, then why even put effort into being a moral person?

Another more direct question I have: How will the college experience be for me since I am afflicted with Autoimmune disease, Asthma, and Teetsi Syndrome?
       
What causes autoimmune diseases? Will they ever be able to cure it completely? I know they can manage it with diet, medication, blood transfusions, and radiation.

Essay #2 Montaigne/Austen

First I'd like to apologize for taking this amount of extended time to post this essay. I've been working all weekend and after school and had to pick and choose which homework assignments to accomplish. Fret not though! I shall post it now.


           My interpretation of Wallace's quote from "Good Old Neon" is that the mind computes ideas and theories too quickly and in such an unimaginable feat that when we try to express it through our words we can barely reach the surface of all our mind is capable of illustrating.  I believe this accepts Montaigne's style of writing because Montaigne tends to switch and skip around from one idea to the next to attempt and capture the beautifulness his mind is creating. He approaches his technique with a sense of fearlessness to judgment because I believe he has this itch to present his opinions just as magnificently as his mind creates them. It is because of this that I use Montaigne as a perfect example of Wallace's theory that proves it correct. Our words can never quite catch up to the glory that is our conscience.
           I think Jane Austen and Montaigne have completely different styles. While Montaigne adopted a free style of chasing his ideas around his mind and capturing some incredible ideas, Austen ha her idea and works towards making it clear and structured. Both ways carry high levels of success though different. Austen fixates on an idea and strives to make it complete and understandable with proper structure and simplicity. Whereas Montaigne throws structure out the door and obsesses over writing down his perfect description of a point he stumbles upon.
          In conclusion, Montaigne attempts to disprove Wallace's theory while leading a perfect example of it. He has some extraordinary points and opinions that he captured in the depths of his fast-paced mind. Austen, on the other hand, took the tidbit of a suggested theory from her mind and built on it with structure, not quite reaching the full power of the beautiful recesses of her consciousness.

My Opinion Isn't a Right

After reading "Right To Your Opinion" I was given the words to express my feelings towards ending and argument with the phrase "I'm entitled to my opinion". Since the definition of entitlement means a second party holds an obligation towards your entitlement. This concludes that ending an argument with this phrase basically is the person involved giving up on the argument because he or she can't refute the previous claim.

The article also mentioned how most people enter an argument with no intention of changing their mind. If neither party in an argument enters with an open mind then the discussion  is going nowhere and is essentially pointless. The better conclusion can not be reached if persons involved aren't willing to 'lose' the debate.

Poetry #1

Poetry #1

 

1) This poem was written by Charles Bukowski and is titled: The Laughing Heart.

 

2) The irony in Levi's using his poem is that Bukowski was very much against urban society and big corporations.

 

3) The poem definitely reflects the author's image because he is described as a forward man that doesn't take any gruff from anybody. His life is his life and he knew it; he lived it.

 

4) I found number one by typing in the first line of the poem into google. I found number three by reading through some of the biographies written about him.

Essay #1

Orleanna Price was exiled from her youth when, at seventeen, she married Nathan Price. She was portrayed as free-spirited and in touch with nature in the early stages of her life when all too quickly she had to mature. She became a hollowed shell of her former self. Also, in a metaphorical sense, she detached herself from Nathan later on in the book. This proves to be a frightening but rewarding experience for herself.

 

The rift was driven between Orleanna and her irreplaceable youth when Nathan Price stole her away. She became a person who begged his every will, catering to him and not to herself. She lost all of what she believed in and became a passive follower of Nathan. I believe this is what Edward Said meant when he wrote that "exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience."

Orleanna was drawn to a new life in marriage as any young lady would be, but when the experience actually played out, she suffered a great loss to her own soul. Also, when Said explained that "it is the unhealable rift forced between a human being and a native place, between the self and its true home; its essential sadness can never be surmounted", it describes the reason of Orleanna's  obvious pain throughout the whole book because for many years she lost her purpose of life.

 

The second rift was driven into Orleanna when she made the executive decision to take back her power and mind of her own and depart from Nathan with the girls. This was the safest thing to do and Orleanna knew it was time to take back her youthful spirit again. This is the "potent, even enriching" aspect that exile may bring as Said explained it.

 

In conclusion, Orleanna experienced both sides of exile as determined by Edward Said in his quote. Though through two separate experiences, my observation remains plausible. When Orleanna left her spirited soul to marry Nathan she became a hollowed version of her former self therefore developing the pain afflicted by exile. On the other hand, when she decided to better her future and the future of her children and stand up to Nathan, the experience gained personal achievement.