YOUR PAPERS ARE DUE ON WEDNESDAY!
I will be at on a conference starting on Thursday so I will not be here to collect papers on Thursday.
Get me your papers on Wednesday!
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
More Sources For The Road
This is an article on The Road and "The Allegory of the Cave"
tp://journals.tdl.org/cormacmccarthy/index.php/cormacmccarthy/article/view/852/616
More about The Road
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/books/review/Kennedy.t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.themodernword.com/reviews/mccarthy_road.html
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v29/n02/philip-connors/crenellated-heat
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2639&context=etd
http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/013_04/499
http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/013_04/499
http://network.bepress.com/explore/arts-and-humanities/english-language-and-literature/literature-in-english-north-america/?facet=publication_facet%3A%22Cormac+McCarthy+Conference%22
tp://journals.tdl.org/cormacmccarthy/index.php/cormacmccarthy/article/view/852/616
More about The Road
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/books/review/Kennedy.t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.themodernword.com/reviews/mccarthy_road.html
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v29/n02/philip-connors/crenellated-heat
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2639&context=etd
http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/013_04/499
http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/013_04/499
http://network.bepress.com/explore/arts-and-humanities/english-language-and-literature/literature-in-english-north-america/?facet=publication_facet%3A%22Cormac+McCarthy+Conference%22
Monday, March 24, 2014
The Road
NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/books/review/Kennedy.t.html?pagewanted=all
http://blog.mattmecham.com/2007/05/29/cormack-mccarthy-the-road/
Hope:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dont-delay/200805/coping-and-procrastination-the-role-hope
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CGoQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swarthmore.edu%2FSocSci%2Fbschwar1%2Fpitfalls.pdf&ei=5epxT-OyKoPC0QGIlOWgAQ&usg=AFQjCNHKErPOuXD1lgCFc7gjizHGBkt_jg&sig2=Iz-GAe8EOtNQLnsdv7Ws9g
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joyce-mcfadden/the-psychology-of-hope-an_b_141856.html




http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/books/review/Kennedy.t.html?pagewanted=all
http://blog.mattmecham.com/2007/05/29/cormack-mccarthy-the-road/
Hope:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dont-delay/200805/coping-and-procrastination-the-role-hope
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CGoQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swarthmore.edu%2FSocSci%2Fbschwar1%2Fpitfalls.pdf&ei=5epxT-OyKoPC0QGIlOWgAQ&usg=AFQjCNHKErPOuXD1lgCFc7gjizHGBkt_jg&sig2=Iz-GAe8EOtNQLnsdv7Ws9g
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joyce-mcfadden/the-psychology-of-hope-an_b_141856.html
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
More Sources for Catcher in the Rye
Link to New York Times articles about the novel:
http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click®ion=Masthead&pgtype=Homepage&module=SearchSubmit&contentCollection=Homepage&t=qry422#/thecatcher in the rye
Here is a letter from JD Salinger to a producer about make Catcher in the Rye into a film. Notice the final line about all the other letters her has read on the matter:
http://collider.com/catcher-in-the-rye-movie-rejection-jd-salinger/147583/
Here is a collection of Salinger sources:
http://www.literaryhistory.com/20thC/Salinger.htm
Article about Holden:
http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2012/10/everybody-still-wants-piece-holden-caulfield/58012/
This is a fan site dedicated to Salinger:
http://web.archive.org/web/20091027201806/http://www.deadcaulfields.com/DCHome.html
http://www.wahlbrinck.de/catcherintherye/index.htm
The carousel at Central Park

The pond at Central Park:

http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click®ion=Masthead&pgtype=Homepage&module=SearchSubmit&contentCollection=Homepage&t=qry422#/thecatcher in the rye
Here is a letter from JD Salinger to a producer about make Catcher in the Rye into a film. Notice the final line about all the other letters her has read on the matter:
http://collider.com/catcher-in-the-rye-movie-rejection-jd-salinger/147583/
Here is a collection of Salinger sources:
http://www.literaryhistory.com/20thC/Salinger.htm
Article about Holden:
http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2012/10/everybody-still-wants-piece-holden-caulfield/58012/
This is a fan site dedicated to Salinger:
http://web.archive.org/web/20091027201806/http://www.deadcaulfields.com/DCHome.html
http://www.wahlbrinck.de/catcherintherye/index.htm
The carousel at Central Park
The pond at Central Park:
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
The Catcher in the Rye
NY Times article about teens relating to Holden today:
http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/teenagers-speak-up-on-salinger/
A collection of links explaining aspects of the novel:
http://www.wahlbrinck.de/catcherintherye/ext.htm
Here is an article about Holden from the author Gish Jen. I think it will help us out as we look at the first 15 chapters of the novel.
http://www.newliteraryhistory.com/catcherintherye.html


http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/teenagers-speak-up-on-salinger/
A collection of links explaining aspects of the novel:
http://www.wahlbrinck.de/catcherintherye/ext.htm
Here is an article about Holden from the author Gish Jen. I think it will help us out as we look at the first 15 chapters of the novel.
http://www.newliteraryhistory.com/catcherintherye.html
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
VALE and More Outside Sources for A Lesson Before Dying
I have mentioned VALE in class before as a good place for outside sources and here is the link:
valenj.org
Once you click the link, click on "subscribed databases". Then click on Essex County College Only and the user identification is :
essexecc
and the password is:
door42
More outside sources for A Lesson Before Dying:
http://departments.mercer.edu/fys/files/coretexts/gaines.html
http://www.laguardia.edu/lesson/students.html
http://alessonbeforedyingalfonzo.weebly.com/literary-criticism.html
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_lm_ER2003_152518_7.pdf
valenj.org
Once you click the link, click on "subscribed databases". Then click on Essex County College Only and the user identification is :
essexecc
and the password is:
door42
More outside sources for A Lesson Before Dying:
http://departments.mercer.edu/fys/files/coretexts/gaines.html
http://www.laguardia.edu/lesson/students.html
http://alessonbeforedyingalfonzo.weebly.com/literary-criticism.html
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_lm_ER2003_152518_7.pdf
ESSAY DUE FEB 26 (NO LATE PAPERS)
Use
2 OUTSIDE SOURCES (NO OUTSIDE
SOURCES=FAIL)
3 PAGES, DOUBLE SPACED, SIZE 12
TIMES NEW ROMAN
Huck Finn
1) Argue that the character of
Jim is the only righteous and honest character in a sea of white characters who
are all greatly flawed proves that Twain wanted to show that despite the
“civilized” nature of white society, it is not perfect and slavery, which
denies human rights, is a hypocritical institution. Defend your thesis with outside
sources and examples from the text.
2)
We
discussed the river as being symbolical to Huck and Jim throughout the novel;
explain what the river could have symbolic meant to each of them. Defend your
thesis with outside sources and examples from the text.
3) Lying
occurs frequently in this novel. Curiously, some lies, like those Huck tells to
save Jim, seem to be “good” lies, while others, like the cons of the duke and
the dauphin, seem to be “bad.” What is the difference? Are both “wrong”? Why
does so much lying go on in Huckleberry Finn? Explain in your essay what
the difference is between the types of lies with examples from the text. Defend your thesis with outside
sources and examples from the text.
4)
Using
the articles on the class blog and other reliable sources, discuss the issue of
the “n” word in this novel. Why it should stay or why it should go?
A Lesson Before Dying
1)
Education is very important in this novel, both its attainment and the lack
of it. Tante Lou continually refers to Grant as “the teacher.” The other men
call him “Professor.” Yet Grant hates teaching, echoing the feelings of his own
teacher, Matthew Antoine. Contrast the opinions of education presented in this
novel. Why do some seek it and others consider it a burden? What role does it
play in the characters’ lives and the life of the community?
2)
Reread the description of Vivian from Chapter 4 and the passage in Chapter
15 about Vivian’s marriage. What was the cause of conflict between Vivian and
her family over her marriage? What causes the conflict between Vivian and Tante
Lou over her relationship with Grant?
3)
Paul earns Grant’s respect through his treatment of Jefferson and his
visitors. How is Paul different from the other jail keepers? How do his actions
at the end of Jefferson’s life demonstrate Paul’s goodness? Why might he have
chosen to attend the execution even though it was not part of his job/
4)
Symbolism
is important in this story as it is in many stories. Pick two or three symbols
from the novel and explain the role it plays and its significance. Defend
your thesis with outside sources and examples from the text.
5)
Compare
Rev. Ambrose and Grant’s approach to helping Jefferson. What did they disagree
about? How did each man defend his beliefs? Defend your thesis with
outside sources and examples from the text.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
UPDATE FOR NEXT FEB 12
We will continue to follow the syllabus so be ready to discuss the first half of A Lesson Before Dying.
I will also push the assignment of the first paper back a week so it will be due FEB 26.
Here are some links for A Lesson Before Dying:
http://www.neabigread.org/books/lessonbeforedying/media/
http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/About-A-Lesson-Before-Dying-By-Ernest-Gaines/1
http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/callaloo/v024/24.1nash.html
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Cmsdv8wsQFcC&oi=fnd&pg=PA135&dq=a+lesson+before+dying&ots=Lorbr_9BXc&sig=BaAzXW1ZTpM_hBKa72BrBdJaZn8#v=onepage&q=a%20lesson%20before%20dying&f=false
I will also push the assignment of the first paper back a week so it will be due FEB 26.
Here are some links for A Lesson Before Dying:
http://www.neabigread.org/books/lessonbeforedying/media/
http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/About-A-Lesson-Before-Dying-By-Ernest-Gaines/1
http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/callaloo/v024/24.1nash.html
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Cmsdv8wsQFcC&oi=fnd&pg=PA135&dq=a+lesson+before+dying&ots=Lorbr_9BXc&sig=BaAzXW1ZTpM_hBKa72BrBdJaZn8#v=onepage&q=a%20lesson%20before%20dying&f=false
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