The question for journal #7, due Thursday, April 17th, is the following: what is/are the role/s of women in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony? How does the novel depict women's roles within society? How does this differ from previous novels we've read?
We wrote Journal #6 in class on Thursday. The topic for this journal concerned the role of grace in Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find."
We will write journal #5 in-class on Thursday. The question we'll address is the following: Do you believe Oedipa has discovered some secret truth in the mystery of the Tristero, or is she simply paranoid?
The question you should respond to in your fourth reading journal, due Monday, 3/10, is the following: Is hard-boiled fiction a particularly American genre of literature? Why or why not? Be sure to substantiate your claims using evidence from the text.
The question you should respond to in your third reading journal, due on Monday 3/3, is the following: What relationship does The Great Gatsby suggest between the American dream and repetition of the past?
The question you should respond to in your second reading journal, due on Tuesday, 2/19, is the following: Is There Eyes Were Watching God a feminist novel? Why or why not?
Your journal response should be a typed, double-spaced, 1-2 page investigation of the question posed in the prompt. As mentioned in the syllabus, you should include, in the top left-hand corner of the page:
Your Name
EngL 1701-11
Trochmann
Assignment
Date
You’re not expected to turn to outside sources for the reading journal—the journal entry you turn in should be a reflection of your thinking about the text. You are welcome to cite from the text in support of your opinion, though I would encourage you to cite sparingly. I want to hear your voice in your journal entries—I’m interested in what you have to say.
The question you should respond to in your first reading journal, due on Tuesday, 2/5, is the following:
How does The Sun Also Rises portray masculinity in the post-war moment?
Feel free to approach this question in any way you see fit--you're not restricted to the discussion of masculinity which took place in class, though you're certainly welcome to draw from that discussion.