IB Language and Literature

~flashback~ to a French one speaking test, where I told Mr. Jones that "I was excited to go play soccer" in French. Little did I know that I used the wrong meaning of excited... This is when I learned the importance of translation... Now to the blog! Translation #1: Gregory Samsa woke from uneasy dreams one morning to find himself changed into a giant bug. The translator for this utilized the word "uneasy" in order to describe his dreams. The use of this word suggests that Gregory is not completely shaken by these dreams, he simply feels uncomfortable about what he experienced.This word has the effect of lessening how the the dream seemed to impact Gregory. The use of the word "find" also lessens the impact of the situation Gregory is in. Find gives a calmer overall tone to the sentence because it implies that he simply stumbled upon the fact that he was suddenly a bug. The syntax is long and does not include pauses within the sentence. The sentence ...

The first cover on the left contains darker colors and presents the boat alone in the center of the image. The purpose of this image is to draw the readers attention to a primary symbol in the book. The boat symbolizes freedom and a lost childhood in the book, which relates to the title of Never Let Me Go. The one on the right seems to portray the main character Kathy, in a green field. Kathy is seen with an almost solemn expression as she is surrounded by beautiful scenery with bright and vivid colors. I think the purpose of this is to convey the theme of appearance versus reality that is present throughout. From the outside, Hailsham is a nice school full of happy, carefree children. The reality however is that they are going to grow up and donate their vital organs. The cover on the bottom left portrays the internal organs of the body against a dark grey background. The purpose of this cover is more straightforward because the grey background gives a negative connotation to the c...