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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils : For Friday: V.S. Naipaul, The Mystic Masseur, Chs.4-6
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils. Wednesday, April 13, 2016. For Friday: V.S. Naipaul, The Mystic Masseur, Chs.4-6. Answer TWO of the following…. Q1: As the hero of our tale, Ganesh undertakes the most heroic task of all: to become a writer of books. What obstacles does Ganesh face on his path? Are these typical to all writers—or would-be writers—or are they uniquely Trinidadian complications? Is this simply part of the “Non-Western” fabric of. What do we see (thanks to the narrator) that he is blind to?
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils : For Monday: V.S. Naipaul, The Mystic Masseur, Chs.1-3 (pp.1-45)
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils. Friday, April 8, 2016. For Monday: V.S. Naipaul, The Mystic Masseur, Chs.1-3 (pp.1-45). NOTE: A “masseur” is a term denoting something between a sage, a mystic, a spiritual healer, and a prophet. Part of the comedy of this work is how Ganesh enters into this profession, and whether or not V.S. Naipaul feels there is anything heroic in his career: can a man with the wrong intentions come out right. Answer TWO of the following…. Q3: When this novel was written,. Q4: Naipaul w...
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils : January 2016
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils. Friday, January 29, 2016. For Monday: Narayan, The Ramayana, Prologue-Chapter 2. Answer TWO of the following:. Q1: What makes Rama a unique hero, even more so than Gilgamesh? Both are somewhat divine, but how does Rama’s origin make him unique among Western heroes—and difficult to translate into our world/stories? Is it even fair to call him a hero given his unusual pedigree? Places a strong emphasis on duty or dharma. Why might this, too, be a difficult concept for Western...
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils : For Monday: Naipaul. The Mystic Masseur, Chs. 7 & 8
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils. Saturday, April 16, 2016. For Monday: Naipaul. The Mystic Masseur, Chs. 7 and 8. No Questions this time around, but read the next two chapters for class: we'll have an in-class writing response when you get back. Also, if you missed class on Friday, your Paper #3 is waiting for you. I'll assign the Critical Paper #2 this week, though it won't be due until our Final Exam day. See you on Monday! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). No class meeting on Friday, March 10th. For M...
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils : February 2016
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils. Monday, February 29, 2016. For Wednesday: Akutagawa, “Under the Sword” Stories. Be sure to read the following 3 stories: “Dr. Ogata Ryosai,” “O-Gin,” and “Loyalty” and answer TWO of the following…. Q1: Two of these stories are unique for their mixing of East and West, Buddhism and Christianity. What side does Akutagawa seem to be on in each one (or in different ones)? Are these anti-Western stories, or does he use the West to criticize Eastern values and ideas? Q4: A very &...
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils : For Monday: Yang, Saints
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils. Saturday, April 2, 2016. For Monday: Yang, Saints. Answer TWO of the following:. Q1: Why (and when) does Joan of Arc abandon Vibiana toward the end of the novel? Why is it significant that she returns just moments before Vibiana’s death? Q2: Discuss the similarities between Page 158, with Jesus and the eye-hands, and the similar image in Boxers. With Guan-Yin, the Goddess of Compassion. Why does Yang make these images almost mirror images of one another? Change how we read.
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils : April 2016
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils. Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Some ECU Resources for Critical Paper #2. Here are a few sources in our library that might be of interest to you for Critical Paper #2. Most are on Naipaul, but some are about the kind of literature we're reading in the second half of class:. VS Naipaul, The Enigma of Writing. BOOKS (in our library). French, Patrick. The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V.S. Naipaul. New York : Vintage 2009 1st Vintage Books ed. Bawer, Bruce. C...
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils : For Friday: Naipaul, The Mystic Masseur, Chs.9-11
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils. Wednesday, April 20, 2016. For Friday: Naipaul, The Mystic Masseur, Chs.9-11. Answer TWO of the following…. Q1: How does Naipaul satirize democratic elections in a postcolonial nation? How does the system not work—and how is the very idea of democracy often misunderstood by Ganesh and others? Q2: Once the American soldiers arrive in. Begins to have a much more profound influence on Trinidadian life than. What kind of political leader does he make? April 21, 2016 at 8:20 PM.
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils : March 2016
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EQ2: Gods, Heroes, and Devils. Wednesday, March 30, 2016. For Friday: Scissortail Creative Writing Festival. REMEMBER, no class on Friday: instead, you could go to the Scissortail Creative Writing Festival which starts at. Here is the entire schedule for Thursday-Saturday, so you can find a time that suits you: http:/ ecuscissortail.blogspot.com/2016/01/2016-scissortail-schedule-of-readings.html. If you attend a session, answer. THE QUESTIONS (answer all 4):. Were they completely silent. Did people s...
