Quotes From: Bryan Bantay '
From: Eric Castelli
Not all illnesses are created equal. Tuberculosis occurs frequently; cholera does not because of the reasons below
-It should be picturesque
-It should have strong symbolic possibilities
-It should be mysterious in origin
Tuberculosis- A wasting disease Physical paralysis can mirror moral, intellectual, political, spiritual and social paralysis. Plague: divine wrath Malaria: Literally “bad air” Veneral disease: Reflects immorality or innocence. AIDS: the modern plague. The victims often have no idea that they have the disease
Chapter 4. If It’s Square, It’s a Sonnet
From: Bryan Bantay
Sonnets usually have 8 (octave is a single unit o f meaning) or 6 parts; the two parts/sections are connected …show more content…
-In A Raisin in the Sun the “devil” is played by a man trying to buy out an African American family out of an all-white neighborhood.
-Commonly student will think that a Professor is just making things up or inventing deeper meanings, such as saying a racist man is the Devil.
-However, Professors actually possess a different “Language of Reading” that comes from being an experienced reader and being able to see deeper meanings in stories.
-The only way to be able to begin to see these deeper meanings and symbols is to practice, by reading as much literature as possible you will be able to see through those literary glasses.
-Memory, Symbol and Pattern are all things that an advanced reader can see in all aspects of literature.
-Memory: Every time you read you be able to be checking your memory to see if this relates back to anything you have read before.
-Symbols: The ability to recognize symbols is useful because often times seemingly simple actions can actually have a much deeper symbolic …show more content…
-also use common fairytales (aka Snow White, Sleeping Beauty)
-using these types of literature is useful because in these stories there is no confusion about characters (ex. We all know that the stepmother in Cinderella is evil and no one likes her.) If we were to use a more complex piece of literature, different people might have different standpoints on characters (ex. Some people think Romeo in Romeo and Juliet is quite romantic while others think he is childish and wimpy.) Using "kiddie lit" leaves no room for argument over something that could be unclear.
-you can also use the whole idea of the story and change it up a bit to make your point clearer (aka modernize them) however, the main point or moral of the story must be the same
-irony always gets the point
Not all illnesses are created equal. Tuberculosis occurs frequently; cholera does not because of the reasons below
-It should be picturesque
-It should have strong symbolic possibilities
-It should be mysterious in origin
Tuberculosis- A wasting disease Physical paralysis can mirror moral, intellectual, political, spiritual and social paralysis. Plague: divine wrath Malaria: Literally “bad air” Veneral disease: Reflects immorality or innocence. AIDS: the modern plague. The victims often have no idea that they have the disease
Chapter 4. If It’s Square, It’s a Sonnet
From: Bryan Bantay
Sonnets usually have 8 (octave is a single unit o f meaning) or 6 parts; the two parts/sections are connected …show more content…
-In A Raisin in the Sun the “devil” is played by a man trying to buy out an African American family out of an all-white neighborhood.
-Commonly student will think that a Professor is just making things up or inventing deeper meanings, such as saying a racist man is the Devil.
-However, Professors actually possess a different “Language of Reading” that comes from being an experienced reader and being able to see deeper meanings in stories.
-The only way to be able to begin to see these deeper meanings and symbols is to practice, by reading as much literature as possible you will be able to see through those literary glasses.
-Memory, Symbol and Pattern are all things that an advanced reader can see in all aspects of literature.
-Memory: Every time you read you be able to be checking your memory to see if this relates back to anything you have read before.
-Symbols: The ability to recognize symbols is useful because often times seemingly simple actions can actually have a much deeper symbolic …show more content…
-also use common fairytales (aka Snow White, Sleeping Beauty)
-using these types of literature is useful because in these stories there is no confusion about characters (ex. We all know that the stepmother in Cinderella is evil and no one likes her.) If we were to use a more complex piece of literature, different people might have different standpoints on characters (ex. Some people think Romeo in Romeo and Juliet is quite romantic while others think he is childish and wimpy.) Using "kiddie lit" leaves no room for argument over something that could be unclear.
-you can also use the whole idea of the story and change it up a bit to make your point clearer (aka modernize them) however, the main point or moral of the story must be the same
-irony always gets the point