Suk Joon Na

@Nature_Rhetoric #B6Group4 -love the intro -amazing effects/visually appealing -very entertaining while informative -good analysis of text

@Nature_Rhetoric #B6VEGroup3 -Like the rule if thirds -Good analysis of the website -"Revitalization" is the keyword

@Nature_Rhetoric -I like the video format you guys used -visually appealing -love the different footages you used -interviews were funny and relevant to your argument #B6VEGroup2

@Nature_Rhetoric The ending reminded me of the Old Man and the Sea, where it's a battle between man versus nature. It's interesting how the majority of the novel takes place in the city, and it's these final moments where T. is completely immersed in nature---and not by choice.

@Nature_Rhetoric When Delonn falls unresponsive, T. finally gets to experience the closest thing to "pure wilderness." Here, there is no civilization to help him and upon this realization, I think T. begins to fear nature while simultaneously respecting its relentless ways.

@Nature_Rhetoric One valuable thing I realized while drafting was seeing how difficult it is to logically analyze something in a video format. It's very easy to overlook it when merely watching videos but there's a lot of thought that goes into writing a coherent script.

@Nature_Rhetoric It was really interesting how two groups (including ours) did the same organization but took very different routes on what to focus on in the video. For example, they focused heavily on "wipes" while we focused on more general restoration and awareness.

@Nature_Rhetoric A common reflection point on the drafts we read on Wednesday: Our draft is somewhat kind of long, so we're going to need to do a lot of editing out repetitive content. Also, we need to focus on a stronger conclusion and knitting our ideas together.

@Nature_Rhetoric The unfortunate thing I noticed in this novel is how the more and more T. comes to the realization of the concepts of compassion and love, the more and more he begins to lose that from his mother.

@Nature_Rhetoric T.'s transformation is startling. In the beginning, he could've been described as selfish, greedy, and a self-opportunist, but at the end with the encounter with Marlo's family, he offers to give his money for reasons driven by compassion.

@Nature_Rhetoric It's interesting to see how T. shifts the focus of 'power' from mankind, money, and status, to nature. He comes to the realization that all the social constructs and man-made achievements are always at the risk of "dissolution" subjected by nature (208).

@Nature_Rhetoric The fact that T. says animals can be affected by boredom and be entertained shows that animals may have feelings. If this holds true, this places animals closer to humans (or maybe even vice versa) and the idea of putting them behind bars becomes more inhumane.

@Nature_Rhetoric I love the moment T. realizes his"fatal" mistake. When we treat the disabled, we shouldn't regard ourselves as higher than them and that we're doing them a service out of pity, but rather acknowledge them as a full being and that we just as equally need them.

@Nature_Rhetoric Friday's reading section was incredibly insightful and full of emotions. Casey is truly a warrior who knows how to fight even with crippled legs. It's clear that she is significantly influencing T. and I really hope she isn't a loss to T.

@Nature_Rhetoric it's truly amazing to see T's transformation. While all of his walls are being torn down and his wealth and posture are being stripped away, he just lets it be because he is starting to understand what is more important to him and where his values truly lie.

@Nature_Rhetoric When T.'s mother talks about how the longings of "poor people" allow them to have a soul, I think it exposes that what T. truly wants are not money and wealth but rather a soul and that his longing rests in love and affection rather than materialistic things.

@Nature_Rhetoric From his broken mother to the rejection from his father, I think T. is learning what it means to be human and that there is more to life than living single, free, and showered in wealth. T. is distinguishing what's trivial in life and what's truly valuable to him

@Nature_Rhetoric T.'s transformation is already clearly evident from the adoption of his dog, to Beth, to his mother---compassion I think is the driving force that is breaking down the walls he built up for himself as a kid.

@Nature_Rhetoric When T. hits the coyote, he sympathizes for it, questioning why animals aren't given the same attention and treatment as humans. I predict that this is the moment that'll shift his character and become more empathetic towards animals and humans alike.

@Nature_Rhetoric It is clear from the beginning that T. is very attached to money-- I think this is symbolic of his somewhat emotionless state of being and throughout the text he'll be challenged in this regards and will undergo a dynamic transformation