In your first paragraph, define a “Bildungsroman”. Use material from handout on Bildungsroman.Read the story “Araby” and choose one other short story from our readings. Give an example of how each of the 2 stories is a Bildungsroman.
Watch the short film based on “Araby.”
Read the critical articles about “Araby.”Review the Powerpoint on “Araby.” B e sure you understand the environment of the young man in the story. Why does he feel isolated and alone?
In your first paragraph, explain the differences and similarities between the story and the film. How was the boy’s experience in Dublin, Ireland in the early twentieth century different and similar to present-day Los Angeles ? Use s pecific examples from the story. Tie this back to your definition of “Bildungsroman.”
Compare “Araby” with the other story you chose. How are they alike and similar? Use quotes from each story.
Finally, write a paragraph about the challenges of “growing up” and developing your own identity in today’s society. Do you share all the same values as your parents and family? Do you see yourself as different or similar? Use examples from your own life, from family members or from friends. In your conclusion, relate your personal experiences back to the film, the two stories, and the definition of Bildungsroman. Be sure to complete this final step.
This week, we will read a group of stories about adolescents who grow up and learn something about the adult world. The stories can be found in the enclosed ENGL 1302 Digitized Versions of Short Stories.
Our adolescent protagonists include a young supermarket worker from a town in Massachusetts, near where the Salem Witch Trials took place; another young man from Dublin, Ireland when Ireland was a colony of England and the Irish Catholics were treated as second-class citizens; a young Hispanic woman from rural Texas, and a young woman from the Caribbean island of Antigua. They come from different worlds, but they all share some similarities. For one thing, they are all searching for their identities. A story about an adolescent who is searching for his or her identity is called a “Bildungsroman.”
Please read the handout on “Bildungsroman.”
When we read literature, it is important to also read what other experts think. For each story, I have included a “critical essay” about the story. These are located in the tabs below. Be sure to scroll down and read each essay, color-coded for this week. As you read the critical essay, think about whether you agree or disagree with the author. Please follow these steps:
1. Upload your Reader Response paper on Native American Literature in tab below.
NOTE: your paper must be written on the three Native American readings. You may choose from “School Days of an Indian Girl,” “Cogewea,” or “The Native American Dream.” Please do NOT write your paper on the articles from last week that you used for Discussion Board # 3 and # 4, “Schitts Creek” and “Native American Writing: The Power of Voices”.
2. Read “A&P” by John Updike; now go to the Critical Article on A & P in the tab below.
3. Read the hand-out on Bildungsroman.
4. Read “Araby” by James Joyce. Read at least twice; this story is a bit complex. Think about how it is similar to “A & P.”
5. Watch this interpretation of “Araby” set in the “barrio” in present day Los Angeles. Some of it is in Spanish, but it is easy to understand and has beautiful guitar music. Think about how it is similar and different from James Joyce’s “Araby.”
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