Colson Whitehead Visit
I thoroughly enjoyed Colson Whitehead’s visit to campus and felt that the question and answer question was effective in helping to understand his novels and it also was fun to get to know the author...
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This was my first encounter with an author whose work I’ve read. Beforehand, I’d thought it would be weird- maybe Whitehead would say something to completely alter my understanding of the book, maybe...
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The work I chose to write my paper on is Sag Harbor. The approach I will be using will be the critical race theory. I have not decided which specific theory to use but I will decide after examining all...
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For the second paper we are writing, I definitely want to write about Sag Harbor. I’ve yet to sit down and figure out exactly which theory papers I will use, but I highly anticipate that Gates’ work...
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I thought that Whitehead’s visit was boring and he brought nothing interesting to the table. His lack of enthusiasm was profound, and it was very apparent that the only reason he came to Dickinson was...
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I am writing my essay on Sag Harbor and would like to focus on the term “out” and its numerous meanings. Whitehead opens the novel with discussing how the residents of Sag Harbor come out for the...
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For my second paper topic, I am almost certain I am going to write about Sag Harbor, specifically the chapter titled “Breathing Tips of Great American Beatboxers” because of the clear and apparent...
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For my second paper topic, I will either be writing on Sylvia Plath’s Ariel through a feminist lens of motherhood or arguing that Plath is present in her own work and not a separate entity as The Death...
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For my essay I will be using Sag Harbor. I will be focusing on the paradox of black boys with beach houses and how that affects their understanding of how the world views them and how they view each...
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Sag Harbor was especially interesting to me because of how prominent the issue of race was and the theme of identity. What interested me most however was the idea of a post racial society. It made me...
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I want to look at Sag Harbor through a Critical Race Theory lens, more specifically DuBois’ idea of double consciousness. I don’t want to use a racial definition of double consciousness, rather to use...
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While reading W.B Yeat’s “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” the language of the poem compels one to conjure up images of relaxation and solitude. The small cabin is “of clay and wattles made” consisting of...
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Death Comes to Life Before attending Dickinson College, I never took into consideration the importance of the author, reader, text and critic of a literary work. Whether it is a novel, poem, or short...
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The four elements of literary criticism are the author, reader, text and critic. Each term provides a set of questions used to analyze literary works. These questions consist of authorial intent,...
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When reading literature aspects of both the Author and Reader’s view are apparent. A work of literature is not complete without background from the author as it is incorporated one way or another. As...
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What I Value As A Literary Critic There are numerous forms of writing that relate to different types of literary criticism. Text, Author, Reader, and Critic are four “terms” that used to describe the...
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In history classes, one reads historical documents to learn about a person and their actions, in addition to learning about a specific time period. I think this method should also be applied to...
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How do readers decide what the most important pieces of literature are? Is it the author for creating the work that they are now enjoying? Are they themselves the crucial part because their experiences...
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Jacob Kipnis Cultural Difference and Canon Elimination 5/4/11 Every piece of literature published today is categorized under a canon. No work stands by itself and the prevailing...
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Many people have claimed to have figured out the proper way to analyze a text; many of whom are profound writers, critics, and figures in literary society. Many people have preached that their...
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