Thursday, September 1, 2011

Questions for first blog discussion of EL&IC

After you create your blog today, you will respond to one of these questions:
  1. What are your thoughts about Oskar at this point in the novel, after "Heavier Boots"?  Do you sympathize with him?  Are you critical of him?  Choose a specific action of his as the basis for your comment.
  2. How do the different story lines in the novel work together?  Do you detect any specific similarities in terms of topics and themes?  What are they?  Name both the similarity and the different ways in which the novel expresses and explores it.
  3. How does the variety of images, layout, typography, and narrative voice affect your reading and understanding of the story up to this point.  Select 1-2 specific examples to use in your response.

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