The American Dream: Absurdist play about American Dream. American Dream is criticized as overly materialistic and lacks substance. Grandma is the only reasonable character, Mommy and Daddy are the "normal" couple, but actually crazy.
Death of a Salesman: American tragedy about the American Dream. Aging salesman battles with position in world, success of his kids and his life in question. Disillusionment with the golden years of the American Dream, everyone searching for an answer. Never comes up with solution, leads to demise. Miller's indictment of the American Dream.
Ceremony: Contemporary Native American novel. Incorporates NA culture and current issues. Juxtaposes NA and White, War and Peace. Tayo, main character, is lost and can't find way. Nature and color motifs.
Pride and Prejudice: Old British Classic. Novel of Manners(?) about 1700s society and all the drama that comes with getting girls married. Originally pop fiction but regarded as high literature. Contrasting characters, emphasis on appearances and judgement. Probably won't use.
Hamlet: Greatest work in the English language. Revenge, broken love, madness.
I get a summary of the texts we've read from this, but there's really nothing about the open prompts here, which is confusing given the title of the post. My advice is to get some of your opinions in here. Not only does it make for a lengthier post, but it also makes for a more interesting one. I know that I personally like to read what other people felt about certain things we learned!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure when Holmes assigned this, she wanted us to reflect on what we've learned throughout the course and avoid having a plain summary of what was given to us. But you did do the work...just some personal info would've made these posts more appropriate to the requirements. That's all!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how useful your commentary on Hamlet is.
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