(Silverman 270-283).
To The Lighthouse for me was a difficult read. What could have been combined into one sentence was a whole lot of vivid detail. Sometimes a text would be a paragraph long and I had to reread it three or four times to understand the language. I don’t want to say the story was dull, but in a sense the book was a hard read, because it was so difficult for me to understand what the author was talking about.
The semic code was recognized as a pattern in the novel; To The Lighthouse. In the novel To The Lighthouse when James Ramsay was a child he was excited to go to the lighthouse. His parents on two different attitudes approached their son with what could happen due to the weather. Mr. Ramsay represents pessimistic thinking when he told his son that the weather is going to stink and that the lighthouse trip is going to be no good. Mr. Ramsay’s exact words were, “No lighthouse, for you tomorrow, James!” “Life is hard!” and “Suck it up!” Mrs. Ramsay represents optimism when she says there could be a chance of going depending on the weather.. James being a child at the time sees his father as being mean. Semic codes represent the reality of the situation, every point of view on one setting is always in the eye of the beholder. All of the Ramsays are to be viewed differenrtly..
Optimism in the face of death. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks was one of my favorite movies.. Jamie was very optimistic. Even though Jamie was sick she had hope. She still lived her life and fulfilled her bucket list before she passed. Jamie’s innocent church girl ways changed her husband Landon. Jamie saved her husband Landon, by steering him on the right path after he was heading down hill. Jamie is the symbol of reality. Jamie understands she is sick. She makes sure that it’s known as a reality of life. She is Landon’s constant. Mrs. Ramsay saved her husband by changing her point of view.
Legacy the gift one gives to the world after s/he passes. If you were to die what would you want your legacy to be? Are you going to live your life adventurous? Are you going to fulfill all your dreams? Are you going to be a coward? Are you driven? Are you respectful? What kind of person are you? Are you the living legend you want to be?
“Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die.”
Jamie knew she was going to die, due to a sickness, but she still lived her life every day. Jamie never gave up. She completed school, she fell in love, and Jamie got married all knowing she was not able to get well. Both stories are trying to say that after life death is inevitable. No matter how one lives their life; happy, depressed, adventurous, scared no matter what one day death will come..
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- Life is best lived when one decides to make the most of it.
- Even if one makes the most of life, no one can live forever.
- Rationality is the way to preserve one’s precious life.
- Death is inevitable if one decides to live it fully or not.
A Little Bookish 
Chelsea, fantastic job with this blog in my opinion! I had never seen A Walk to Remember, but I think you did a great job at describing it. The way you explained it, I can definitely see the connection between To The Lighthouse and A Walk To Remember. Something you could have done to further your argument could have been to add a quote from the movie or something. Also, I think it could help to add quotes describing what the semic code is for emphasis. Anyways, I think this blog was done so well!
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Chelsea, even though you struggled with this blog, it turned out really well! You clearly describe what the semic code is in the novel, and I love the connection you made to the novel A Walk to Remember- it’s the perfect connection, and even though the stories are so different, they have almost the exact same message. The guy is struggling down a different path than the girl, the girl lives life to the fullest and passes away, then the guy follows the right path. I also liked how you asked the reader questions for them to think about for themself, but maybe expand more after you ask the group of questions, or why you decided to ask them. Otherwise, great job!
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Chelsea, your blog was written so well and I love the connection you made between the two novels, To The Lighthouse and A Walk to Remember. As Heather said, both the stories are so different from one another, but yet the message is essentially the same. To The Lighthouse was a difficult read but the overall message is delivered so well and I think you wrote about it exceptionally— I think we all struggled with the texts a little, but it’s evident in your writing that you took away the significance of the novel.
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