Think Aloud on the Seven Deadly Sins

     Imagery/Sensory

When I think of envy I think of the metaphor green with envy.  

http://digitalart.org/art/41311/fantasy/seven-deadly-sins-envy/
Wrath is another way of saying anger.  I associate anger with the sounds of people fighting or arguing.
Hearts and Valentines Day have always reminded me of the sin lust.

     Text Connections
Text to Text- In the 10 Commandments there are two commandments that talk about lust and greed.  These commandments can easily relate to the Seven Deadly Sins.

 “You shall not commit adultery. 

“You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.”

Text to World- I think that the sin gluttony might be the most relevant to modern life.  As the diffusion of fast food has increased the number of overweight people has increased.  Because fast food is relatively cheap, many people consume it in excess amounts and throw any left overs away. http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/07/08/understanding-obesity-by-studying-culture/

     Points of Understanding
  Sloth was made a deadly sin because the Catholic Church believed that any kind of laziness would prevent a person from doing their church duties.  I agree with the Church that sloth should be on the sins list but for different reasons.  I think that sloth is an important sin to have on the list because if people are lazy they aren't helping their family or community, nor are they helping themselves in the long run.  I think this because if somebody is lazy how can they expect to be hired by an employer and support their family.
  I think wrath, or anger, is a good thing to have on the Seven Deadly Sins list because anger (in some cases) can lead to violence or murder, which are both illegal and very wrong.

     Points of Confusion
I don't understand why pride was made a deadly sin.  I agree that too much pride can come of as cocky and rude, even if one doesn't mean like that.  I think that it is important to have pride in ones own hard work because it helps you appreciate other's hard work.
Another thing that I don't get is why there are only seven deadly sins and why they are the ones that they are.  It seems like there should be more deadly sins than just seven.  I wonder why murder isn't a deadly sin because I consider it to be one of the worst things a person could do.

     Predictions
  I think that I will use this text to help me understand The Count of Monte Cristo.
  I don't think that I will come back to this text after The Count of Monte Cristo unless assigned to because I don't really identify with that type of thing in my life.  I feel that the sins are bad to commit, but I don't need them to tell me what is right and wrong, I can figure that out myself.