The Song I Choose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIQ_lsuuzjg



I CHOOSE THIS VIDEO BECAUSE I FELT LIKE IT RELATED TO GEORGE AND OPHELIA'S RELATIONSHIP THE MOST. BOTH CHARACTERS ARE STRUGGLING WITHIN THEIR SELVES. THEIR LOVE FOR EACHOTHER IS THERE BUT THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TWO.

On behalf of Dorett Francis . Two songs

Dorett Francis

DQ4

Reading in the Diaspora Spring 2013

  

The two songs I choose is You Really Got a Hold on Me by Smokie Robinson.The Second one  is Cold Shoulder by Adele.

The reason I picked this song is, the first time George saw Ophelia at the office he thought she was the one waiting for him. Ophelia did not understand the kind of man George was. George just wanted someone to love him, keep his past behind him and move on in a positive way. As Ophelia kept taking George back to his youth and she being spoiled looked own on George. The relationship between Ophelia and George is different. George sees himself in a different way and Ophelia seems to be confused about the way things keep changing and George's behavior. First of all Ophelia is from a small community where everyone knows each other. There is strong family traditions and events that she looked forward to each year in the community. They exchanged gifts at the end of the year, she is loved by her family she tried to understand why things keep changing not like in her community where almost everything remained the same.(146) Ophelia used symbols for people and things in New York(126). She wanted to show George where she grew up and what the community was like. On the other hand George is from a big city, not family oriented like Coco and doesn't see eye to eye with her. The dialogue with George about the past was like pulling a tooth “when she asked questions”. George did not want to talk about his childhood life where he grew up in a boy’s shelter and did not have much experience with females. George was found in the newspaper by a man when he was three months old and was given to the shelter. He did not have family while Ophelia had her family and friends behind her she always looked forward to seeing her family and staying connected by mail. 

The song I picked

Musiq- teach me how to love

On behalf of Dorett

Cry of Nature

I was around  dumbo Brooklyn over the summer underneath the Manhattan overpass and  noticed  this one pot with these beautiful flowers in it.The other pots plants that were either withered from lack of water/attention.

For the pictures of the Horses

During a drive to my daughter's house one weekend, a man was riding a horse in the street, I attempted to get a few photos while waiting at the red light however they all turned out bad. I was not sure if the man would let me take a picture of him and his horse, however I asked and he gladly said sure.

Rikers island

I went to go see a close friend of mine I never been here before last week was my first time there I wish I could have took more pictures like of the water and everything bus the bus was going to fast and when you get inside there's no phones allowed but the place I not really a great experience it's just that this gate amazes me I never seen anything like it my uncle is up north and his gates aren't even that steep

DBQ# 3

http://youtu.be/dEWuAcMWDLY

I chose this song because it describes Ophelia before she met George. After they met she started seeing things in a different perspective. Even so their relationship wasn't perfect this man gave her more than love.

Second song describes how Ophelia feels about George. She is proud of marrying someone like him successful and intelligent. Entire town was talking about the man she married from NYC.

True Love - P!nk ft. Lilly Allen

I chose this song because it makes me think of the tumultuous relationship George and Ophelia (Coco) shared. Her indecision and conflicting feelings about George. Their strained relationship during the "courtship" and in adjusting to each other after they are married. Nonetheless, they truly love each other in spite of their differences.