STOP freeloading! If you use this, please contribute to whatever you can, write about anything - characters, analysis, thoughts, story/plot, relation to charity, class notes, etc. Whatever u put will help all of us. Thank you Format: Title: Bold 14font SubHeadings: Bold 12 font Else: 11font 1. Issac Barrow - “The Duty and Reward of Bounty to the Poor” - a Sermon is ar stu ed d vi y re aC s o ou urc rs e eH w er as o. co m ^Hedrick said this was important. A. What is the story? ● This was a sermon written by Issac Barrow that talks about how you can be charitable with retaining yourself interests. ● Treat others like how you should be treated ● We’re all the same, if we’re better off we should help our brothers. ● Sermon is being given to the rich so they have money to give B. Analysis? ● Sermon dedicate to high ranked people that can make a difference in reformation C. Relation to Charity: ● Rewards doesn’t really help change your status in the afterlife ● People are ultimately equally deserving ● Charity is a part of your Christian responsibility ● SELF INTEREST AND CHARITY ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE ● You have something to gain from giving in the long run ● human sympathy compels people to respond to one another, crucial to way barrow sees bodily reactions to others...he is trying to put charity on a scientific level, maybe able to sway people more. ● Do good things for other people and good things will happen to you (karma) 2. Jonathan Swift - “A modest Proposal” - Satire sh Th A. Plot/Story: The full title of Swift's pamphlet is "A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to their Parents, or the Country, and for Making them Beneficial to the Publick." The tract is an ironically conceived attempt to "find out a fair, cheap, and easy Method" for converting the starving children of Ireland into "sound and useful members of the Commonwealth." Across the country poor children, predominantly Catholics, are living in squalor because their families are too poor to keep them fed and clothed. The author argues, by hard-edged economic reasoning as well as from a self-righteous moral stance, for a way to turn this problem into its own solution. His proposal, in effect, is to fatten up these undernourished children and feed them to Ireland's rich land-owners. Children of the poor could be sold into a meat market at the age of one, he argues, thus combating overpopulation and unemployment, sparing families the expense of child-bearing while providing them with a little This study source was downloaded by 100000808360934 from CourseHero.com on 10-23-2021 15:34:21 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/8014224/E316KHedrickTest2review/ extra income, improving the culinary experience of the wealthy, and contributing to the overall economic well-being of the nation. The author offers statistical support for his assertions and gives specific data about the number of children to be sold, their weight and price, and the projected consumption patterns. He suggests some recipes for preparing this delicious new meat, and he feels sure that innovative cooks will be quick to generate more. He also anticipates that the practice of selling and eating children will have positive effects on family morality: husbands will treat their wives with more respect, and parents will value their children in ways hitherto unknown. His conclusion is that the implementation of this project will do more to solve Ireland's complex social, political, and economic problems than any other measure that has been proposed. is ar stu ed d vi y re aC s o ou urc rs e eH w er as o. co m B. Analysis? Swift vents his mounting aggravation at the ineptitude of Ireland's politicians, the hypocrisy of the wealthy, the tyranny of the English, and the squalor and degradation in which he sees so many Irish people living. While A Modest Proposal bemoans the bleak situation of an Ireland almost totally subject to England's exploitation, it also expresses Swift's utter disgust at the Irish people's seeming inability to mobilize on their own behalf. Without excusing any party, the essay shows that not only the English but also the Irish themselves--and not only the Irish politicians but also the masses--are responsible for the nation's lamentable state. His compassion for the misery of the Irish people is a severe one, and he includes a critique of their incompetence in dealing with their own problems. Political pamphleteering was a fashionable pastime in Swift's day, which saw vast numbers of tracts and essays advancing political opinions and proposing remedies for Ireland's economic and social ills. Swift's tract parodies the style and method of these, and the grim irony of his own solution reveals his personal despair at the failure of all this paper journalism to achieve any actual progress. His piece protests the utter inefficacy of Irish political leadership, and it also attacks the orientation of so many contemporary reformers toward economic utilitarianism. While Swift himself was an astute economic thinker, he often expressed contempt for the application of supposedly scientific management ideas to humanitarian concerns. The main rhetorical challenge of this bitingly ironic essay is capturing the attention of an audience whose indifference has been well tested. Swift makes his point negatively, stringing together an appalling set of morally untenable positions in order to cast blame and aspersions far and wide. The essay progresses through a series of surprises that first shocks the reader and then causes her to think critically not only about policies, but also about motivations and values. sh Th ● Mocking the british economy and how they treat people as dispensable ● No charity for the people ● Ironic Satire Satire: Ridiculing human vice and folly with the aim of correcting it. Irony: Statement that is the opposite of what is meant. Ironic satire: Attack that looks like praise. Objects of Swift’s satire: 1) Mindless policies of the English/Irish This study source was downloaded by 100000808360934 from CourseHero.com on 10-23-2021 15:34:21 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/8014224/E316KHedrickTest2review/ 2) Hidden self-interest of other proposals 3) The idea of people as the wealth of nations Direct response to Barrow’s idea of using the poor as vessels for moral exchange. “If you’re going to treat people as objects (of sympathy, to quench your personal need to feel good), why not go the extra mile and treat them as food?” 4) Politeness can be insincere; does not indicate a good idea Indicators of irony: 1) The proposal that “babies are delicious, especially one-year-olds.” (p. 124) 2) Taking the political metaphor of the English eating up the Irish literally. (p. 127) 3) Quoting “Salmanaazor,” a known liar and con artist. (p. 125) 4) Proposing eating dead babies at celebrations of people who want to have children (weddings and Christenings). (p. 126) is ar stu ed d vi y re aC s o ou urc rs e eH w er as o. co m C. Relation to Charity? 3. Richard Steele - The Conscious Lovers” - Narrative/Story A. Characters : B. Story/Plot: sh Th Act I Scene I Sir John Bevil’s House Sir John Bevil is a bit dismayed when he discovers during an odd encounter at a masquerade that his son, Bevil Jr., has been entertaining an unknown woman. Bevil Jr. has been fixed to marry the daughter of Mr. Sealand, the connection of which would unite two vast estates. Mr. Sealand learns of the incident and breaks off plans for the union. Sir John instructs his servant, Humphrey, to chat with Bevil Jr.’s servant, Tom, in the hopes of acquiring information; Bevil Jr. was supposed to have married on that very day. Humphrey leaves and Phillis enters. Servant Tom seems to have eyes and heart for Phillis, maidservant to Bevil Jr.’s bride-to-be, Lucinda, but she seems to be a little skeptical of his interest. In spite of all this, he instructs her to deliver a letter to Lucinda on behalf of Bevil Jr. Scene II Bevil Jr.’s Lodgings Sir John discusses matters with Bevil Jr.; Sir John’s riotous marriage from the past is conveyed during the conversation. Bevil Jr. retains a reserved yet uncanny tone about his fixed marriage, though he understands that somehow, Sir John is trying to make up for his mistake of marrying carelessly by having his son marry properly, to marry a woman of wealth and decency. Afterwards, Humphrey and Bevil Jr. talk alone, where Bevil Jr.’s story of love, what is really eating at him, is revealed as a “secret” between the two. The story inspires in Humphrey the desire to help. The scene ends with an essence of discomfort and worry about the future of love. Act II Scene I Bevil Jr.’s Lodgings cont. Bevil Jr.’s friend Myrtle loves Lucinda, and he arrives to talk with the former about this. Bevil Jr. assures him he does not want to marry her, but Myrtle informs that the coxcomb Cimberton is a possible threat; Lucinda’s mother wants her to marry him for his money. Cimberton, however, This study source was downloaded by 100000808360934 from CourseHero.com on 10-23-2021 15:34:21 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/8014224/E316KHedrickTest2review/ sh Th is ar stu ed d vi y re aC s o ou urc rs e eH w er as o. co m cannot act without consent from his uncle, and this is the case to be put before “her counsel,” lawyers Bramble & Target. Scene II Indiana’s Lodgings Isabella, Sealand’s long lost sister, and Indiana, Sealand’s long lost daughter, chat about Bevil Jr.’s behavior. Indiana is in love, but Bevil Jr.’s betrothal to Lucinda has Isabella rendering him nothing more than a pig, a hypocrite. Indiana professes his sincerity, and yet a bad relationship from her past has Isabella down on him; she trusts no one. Isabella leaves, and Bevil Jr. enters to speak with Indiana, who’s suddenly skeptical. He talks of his love for her, how devout he is. She toys with the subject. They talk of opera, and project themselves in line with characters, then out of the blue, he has a musician serenade Indiana. They discuss ulterior motives, but he ultimately leaves her feeling confident about him. Isabella returns to shower doubt on the matter, but Indiana refuses to agree with her. Act III Sealand’s House Phillis, servant to Lucinda, talking with Tom, wants to know of his love for her. He is trying to get feedback on his master’s letter, but is sidetracked by this activity. Nevertheless, he professes a deep love for her, and talks of the sadness of being a servant while in love; his hope is that their masters may endow them with a meager place to live someday. She finally gives him Lucinda’s response letter, and after he declares his sincerity for her, he kisses her! Lucinda enters after Tom leaves, and talks to her about love without contracts in the servant world. She talks of herself and the bartering that occurs over her for marriage. After learning of the newest impending deal with Cimberton, Phillis leaves and her mother and Cimberton enter. He cracks his cold, calculating remarks of cynicism of which Mrs. Sealand is overtly thrilled by. He begins to survey Lucinda like a product–she departs in a rage. Cimberton and her mother continue discussing the deal that is to come, and of the lawyers involved. Myrtle and Tom then arrive disguised as “the counsel.” Between the two they spew forth meaningless rhetoric that sounds legal, therefore successfully deterring any immediate union between Lucinda and Cimberton. Act IV Scene I Bevil Jr.’s Lodgings Bevil Jr. is questioning Tom about his encounter with Myrtle. Tom has inadvertently revealed to Myrtle about the exchange of letters between Bevil Jr. and Lucinda. This exchange has made Myrtle aggressively jealous, and has demanded a duel between Bevil Jr. and himself. Myrtle appears at his house and a heated argument unfolds. Myrtle, truly unaware of the nature of the letter to his love, Lucinda, pushes Bevil Jr. to the point of accepting the duel, though all along Bevil Jr. has been level headed about the matter. He recovers only to learn that Myrtle would just assume Bevil Jr. to be innocent. He shows Myrtle the letter; Myrtle goes red with embarrassment, but is quickly forgiven. The renewed friends discuss the problem of rash decisions vs. maintaining patience and virtue. Scene II St. James Park Sir John and Mr. Sealand discuss Bevil Jr.’s disposition. Sealand can’t forget seeing the young man with Indiana, and persists in thinking him a Rake. Sir John is adamant in defending his son as a man of honor, though he avoids the nature of his relationship to Indiana. Sealand is pointed in his disdain for Bevil Jr.’s behavior and therefore decides to accost Indiana personally. Humphrey enters after Sealand leaves, admitting he knows information about matters. He speaks on behalf of Bevil Jr.’s love for Indiana, and the discussion puts Sir John in a state of mental agitation. Sir John knows of the immense wealth a marriage to Lucinda will bring, and to think This study source was downloaded by 100000808360934 from CourseHero.com on 10-23-2021 15:34:21 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/8014224/E316KHedrickTest2review/ Th is ar stu ed d vi y re aC s o ou urc rs e eH w er as o. co m of a union otherwise, torments him. Scene III Bevil Jr.’s Lodgings Phillis endeavors to help Lucinda by addressing Myrtle personally. She proposes that he disguise himself as Sir Geoffrey, who is to arrive soon to seal matters between Cimberton and Lucinda. Myrtle accedes to the plan of which, Phillis does not openly convey her role in. Her words are simply, “Leave the rest to me,” and Myrtle is left hoping that he will ultimately be with Lucinda. Act V Scene I Sealand’s House Myrtle as Geoffrey begins by pointing out that Lucinda is of the “merchant” class, the truth of which does not bother Cimberton. Phillis then endeavors to get Lucinda to notice the trick that is unfolding. In another room, Myrtle exposes himself to her. Phillis then notifies Mrs. Sealand that Mr. Sealand still intends to wed Lucinda to Bevil Jr.. Mrs. Sealand is frustrated over the notion of who controls her daughter, and declares that the matter will be settled once and for all, by taking everyone to confront Sealand. Scene II Charing Cross Humphrey encourages Sealand to seek Indiana, yet stresses the need for propriety in the matter. At Indiana’s, old Sealand bribes the young boy Daniel to gain entrance. Scene III Indiana’s House Isabella notices her brother Mr. Sealand automatically. She doesn’t tell him, but rather, allows him to speak with Indiana personally. She is willing to hear him, though she declares the lowliness of her class and situation, deeming herself unworthy. Indiana suspects he is there to solidify the union between Bevil Jr. and Lucinda, to discourage her from interferring. Sealand, on the contrary, wants to know more about Bevil Jr.’s relationship with her. She discloses their passionate love, of his virtue, and Sealand begins to relinquish the idea of a fixed marriage. Indiana, ashamed of herself, pleads that he persist in his plan, to ignore her, insisting she must deal with the matter as is, yet in so doing, she reveals her troubled past. The thought of losing Bevil Jr. hurts her incredibly, and as she feels the onset of her pain–that her life continues to experience emotional disillusionment–she drops a bracelet that once belonged to Sealand. Isabella enters to clarify the situation, that she is Sealand’s sister, that Indiana is his lost daughter. The three of them embrace, and the first order of business becomes to wed Bevil Jr. and Indiana. Isabella departs then returns with the entire gang. When Cimberton learns Lucinda has become worth only half the estate, he takes his leave of her. The group is surprised when Myrtle then reveals himself from his disguise. The two couples are thus free to marry who they please, and Sir John ends the play by attributing the course of events to the power of Providence. sh B. Analysis? ● Morally Self-Conscious ● Politeness ● Bevil Jr. Loves his father by agreeing to marry Lucinda C. Relation to Charity: ● Be true to yourself and your feelings 4. Samuel Johnson - “the Life of Richard Savage” - Biography This study source was downloaded by 100000808360934 from CourseHero.com on 10-23-2021 15:34:21 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/8014224/E316KHedrickTest2review/ A. Characters : Richard Savage B. Story/Plot: ● Savage claimed that he was an illegitimate son, mother never recognized him, even tried to have him executed. ● C. Analysis? ● Grateful vs. Gratitude ● Gratitude is what you FEEL ● Gratefulness is what you SHOW ● What does gratefulness have to do with pleasure/feeling good? is ar stu ed d vi y re aC s o ou urc rs e eH w er as o. co m When the receiver of charity is grateful, they SHOW how thankful they are to the giver/charitable person. This is pleasing to the giver. The show of thankfulness makes the giver feel good about themselves and the good deed they have done. An example: Let's say I lend you my notes for the lecture you missed. You thank me profusely and tell me what a wonderful person I am. This is you showing how grateful you are. And it makes me feel good. ● Why is this difference important to Johnson? Gratefulness often involves a show of humility, which can be humiliating, especially for proud men like Savage or Johnson himself. Being generous becomes a way of extracting this display/performance of thankfulness from the less fortunate. Johnson thinks you should help people because they need help, not just so you can feel good about helping. Note that Savage does not seem to show his thankfulness to those who help him (he doesn't seem to be GRATEFUL). But does that mean he is guilty of INGRATITUDE? Or can you feel gratitude without showing your gratefulness? - From my TA D. Relation to Charity: ● Richard savage was charitable towards Savage and believe that his life is worthy of compassion Th 5. Laurence Sterne - “A Sentimental Journey” - Narrative sh A. Characters : Yorick B. Story/Plot: “stream of consciousness” C. Analysis? D. Relation to Charity: seems like there are a handful of relations in this book. The snuffbox being a good example. This study source was downloaded by 100000808360934 from CourseHero.com on 10-23-2021 15:34:21 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/8014224/E316KHedrickTest2review/ 6. Samuel Johnson - Rambler, No. 60 A. Characters : B. Story/Plot: ● 1) Samuel Johnson explains how to write a biography, in that it should reflect virtue and truth. He believes that a man's true nature is shown in how one treats people, including servants. ● 2) He believes there is uniformity of in the state of man. He claims all men are subject to universal feelings and can produce a good lessons on how to behave. C. Analysis D. Relation to Charity: is ar stu ed d vi y re aC s o ou urc rs e eH w er as o. co m 7. Samuel Johnson - Rambler, No. 149 A. Characters : B. Story/Plot: C. Analysis sh Th D. 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