Tomorrow night we will be moving onto fiction. Here are our readings:
In our textbook, chapters 3 & 4 (including stories) (55-95) plus “Godfather Death” and “Coyote and Eagle Visit the Land of the Dead.”
For "Godfather Death," see this link:
For "Coyote and Eagle Visit the Land of the Dead," see this link:
Below are links to the videos we watched. If you have more patience with opera, you may start here:
Otherwise, these are the movies:
"A Jury of Her Peers" is here:
Here is one clip from one version of Sophie Treadwell's Machinal:
And these are the questions for your journal:
-- what would you like to present on? how will it shed light on literature? when would you like to give your presentation?
-- which response would you like to expand on for the first paper? why?
-- what do you expect to see on the midterm? (Note that the midterm and final includes only what we cover in class.)
-- what purpose does the drama serve? what purpose does theater serve? why might a playwright or director choose to use more experimental and less realistic techniques? why might a playwright or director choose to adhere to realism?
-- could a play be worth reading if it is no longer being performed? why? why not?
-- in your opinion, which is the most important element of fiction? why?
-- how is fiction different from drama? how is it similar?
-- compare how dramatists convey character with the ways that writers of short stories do.
-- compare how dramatists convey setting with the ways that writers of short stories do.
-- compare how dramatists and writers of fiction use plot (including foreshadowing and flashbacks)
-- how are the folktales ("Godfather Death" and "Coyote and Eagle") different from the literary short stories? how are they similar?
-- describe Death, the father, the godson, Coyote, and Eagle as characters
-- what do we really know about Jake or Mariana in "Love in LA" or Connie & Arnold Friend in "Where are you going..."
-- how do you feel about the ending of Trifles?
-- how do you feel about the ending of "Love in L.A." or the ending of "Where are you going...?"
-- do you feel that you have enough background in "Love in L.A." ? why? why not?
-- why does Joyce Carol Oates dedicate her story to Bob Dylan? (if you don't know who he is, here are some videos for you:
See you in class! Just a reminder that I do expect you to be there.
Dr. Szlyk
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