Assignment for Friday, February 7, 2020
Read to the end of the story called "The Bad Wife."
Brace yourself--some of these stories are very violent.
Think about questions like these:
What repetitions are you starting to notice? What might be the point of repeatedly telling stories that share elements and plots?
How do the "supernatural" characters interact with the non-supernatural ones?
What role do animals play as characters?
What are we starting to see about narrative patterns involving husbands and wives? What might be the purpose or function of these patterns?
What are the moral elements in these stories? That is, what seems to count as praiseworthy or blameworthy behavior? What do good people do? What do bad people do?
We'll do some in-class writing, likely, so really soak in these stories until you know them pretty well.
Brace yourself--some of these stories are very violent.
Think about questions like these:
What repetitions are you starting to notice? What might be the point of repeatedly telling stories that share elements and plots?
How do the "supernatural" characters interact with the non-supernatural ones?
What role do animals play as characters?
What are we starting to see about narrative patterns involving husbands and wives? What might be the purpose or function of these patterns?
What are the moral elements in these stories? That is, what seems to count as praiseworthy or blameworthy behavior? What do good people do? What do bad people do?
We'll do some in-class writing, likely, so really soak in these stories until you know them pretty well.
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