Dublin also known as the “city of living culture” is one of the main cultural centers of Ireland with a vibrant Art and literary lifestyle. Famous authors such as James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde and Jonathan Swift all produced works here. It had tons of museums, theatres, historic houses and concert halls. The […]
The final exam will use the first four episodes of the first season of the ABC television series Lost as a text. Some questions will ask you to analyze that text, some will ask you to relate it to works on our syllabus, and some will ask you to do both. The following terms provide the […]
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Can one speak of Maroonage when somebody never leaves home? Does this tale of ‘Maroonage in place’ shift the paradigm in any significant way?
How would you define the myth of the American west based on the film? Do any of the concepts studied in this course help you? Stage to Lordsburg is the short story upon which Stagecoach is based. In what ways does it present a different mythology? How might it deepen your understanding of the film?
If you wrote on this book, my apologies for not posting this prompt, and go ahead and post your thoughts even though we’re done talking about the novel.
How does the “Lord of the Flies” function in the island society?
Is the social organization that the boys establish natural or unnatural?
This film, an adaptation of Heart of Darkness, has several themes in common with that English novel, which was written circa 1900. However, the film was produced in 1970s U. S. culture: what does it tell us about America?
Open prompt: discuss whatever you want to in relation to the novel.