Not going to lie, I am pretty excited that we are getting close to the end of the semester and that this is the last project! That being said, I feel that I improved a lot on my second project over my first and I am hoping to make this one even better than the second. The three topics I have chosen for this project are below.
Choose a reading selection. Explore the relationship between elements of the selection. For example: how does setting influence character development?
Emily Dickinson often wrote about death. I believe she was influenced by her way of living. She stayed in her home and never really ventured out to explore the world. Instead of exploring the world, she chose to dive deep and explore herself instead. Her poems about death I think were influenced by her choice to stay inside her house.
From a piece of fiction (short story, section of novel, or a play) choose a female character on whom to focus, and create a project that discusses some of the following questions:
- What is the author’s attitude towards her? (how can you tell?)
- What is your attitude towards her?
- How do (at least 2) other characters view her?
- How does she view herself?
This topic seems intriguing to me, but I am not sure which way I would attack it. The reading that comes to mind right away with this topic is The Song of Ch'un-Hyang. I would need to re-read this story and do a close analysis of the character to figure out what I would write about with this one. Of the three, this one is least likely to happen.
Choose a reading selection. Then choose one of the following questions, and write an argument in response to it:
- How does the work reflect the period in which it was written?
- What does the work reveal about the cultural behavior contemporary to it?
- How are class differences presented in the work? Are characters aware or unaware of the economic and social forces that affect their lives?
This topic is what I am feeling the strongest towards. Of the questions listed above, the last one about class differences is the one I would be answering too. The reading that comes to mind for this topic is "Hedda Gabler" . In this story, there is a disagreement with Hedda Tesman and Miss Tesman, over the placement of Miss's hat.
Hi Patrick!
ReplyDeleteI think that the idea of how Hedda Gabler reflected or contradicted the time it was written in would be an interesting way to go. You seem most interested in this topic so I would think that there would be a lot of evidence to support your claims. Also, I'm not sure if it would help but the whole play (in black and white) is on youtube. There is also an audio book! So if you did not want to just focus on the short section of the anthology, you may be able to use more of the play by those means. There was also the issue of class and opportunity for women during that time that lead Hedda to marry her husband. How do you think Hedda is meant to be seen in this play? The villain or the victim? She seems pretty wicked to the other women in the play and to toy with the men. Why do you think that is? I hope this helps!
Hi there, Patrick! I definitely agree with your first statement, ha ha! So your first prompt seems very interesting and I like that you already have a clear and to the point idea of what you want to go, pursuing the Dickinson literature, and I really think that the concept of death will be an interesting one for anybody to tackle. I definitely think though that you have a great and clear idea of what you want. Some may think otherwise due to how short your answers are together props, but I think that just means you know what you want to do. I also think it would be awesome for you to do the female character propped. I did that once, and it really opened my eyes and helped me to understand the influence of women, and I think that could be interesting for you to tackle. I would especially like to see that prompt from a different piece of literature then what I used. And your third prompt definitely challenges seeing how the historical values showed through the literature, and this is something that I would also love for you to choose. So I think that choosing any of these you’re going to do an amazing job and I can’t wait to see what you have to write. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHey Patrick. I think everyone's about ready to wrap this semester up hehe. Hopefully we all do well on this last project. With Emily Dickinson, I also felt like her writing heavily reflect her living circumstances. The biography provided in our anthologies before her poems begin was very useful. I wrote about Emily Dickinson's poems in my second project and you're more than welcome to look at it for inspiration if you'd like: https://sites.google.com/view/green-archives/second-project-revision-2 . Specifically, the second paragraph of my project went over Emily Dickinson's background. As for the second project idea of yours, I think it's good that you're already thinking you might not do it. It's easier to pick between two options instead of three. But it's still good that you thought about it just in case. As for your last idea listed, I remember the disagreement over the hat placement, but not much else from that story. I'm curious as to what you'll be claiming the story reveals. If you're most interested in this topic I say go for it.
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