An Article on Holden

Here is an article about Holden from the author Gish Jen. I think it will help us out as we look at the first 15 chapters of the novel.

http://www.newliteraryhistory.com/catcherintherye.html

Have a good weekend.

Paper due March 8th.

Prof. O'Connell

Background Information on Langston Hughes

This first link is a pretty good bio of Hughes and has some links to a few of the poems we will cover on Tuesday:

http://www.kansasheritage.org/crossingboundaries/page6e1.html

This next link deals more with Hughes as a poet:

http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/83

Another background link:

http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/hughes_l.htm

Here is a Hughes Literary History link:


http://www.literaryhistory.com/20thC/Hughes.htm

A Very Easy to Use Database of Literary Criticism

This link should make finding reliable outside sources a much easier task. Simply clink the link below and enter the author's last name that you need information about. There will be a long list of links about the author. You will need to find the articles/journals/critical response that ties in with your thesis but just spend some time looking through it.


http://www.literaryhistory.com/index.htm

Critical Response to "Roman Fever"

http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/wharton/romanfever.htm

This one is just someone's blog but they discuss the moon as a metaphor:

http://1100literature.blogspot.com/2008/01/critical-response-to-roman-fever.html

Here is a link to the Edith Wharton Society:

http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/wharton/squeries00.htm#Roman

Prof. O'Connell

An Alternate Idea for the N-Word in Huck Finn (A Comedy Skit...)

Video: Robot Huck Finn - Gothamist


Clearly this is done to mock the idea of using the word slave as a replacement.

Prof. O'Connell

Some More Huck Finn Stuff

Here is a link talking about the complexity of Jim. We discussed in class how he clashes with many other characters in the story. This article goes into that topic even deeper:

http://itech.fgcu.edu/&/issues/vol1/issue1/huckfinn.htm

We also talked a bit about how the river is a symbol of freedom for Huck and Jim throughout the novel. The link below has another take on what the river may symbolize:

http://www.suite101.com/content/the-river-as-god-in-huck-finn-a75246

I'll see you tomorrow.

Prof. O'Connell

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

As you know we have begun The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn this week in class. I mentioned on Tuesday the professor that is attempting to alter the text of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This is a topic we will discuss further in the next few weeks and will most likely show up as an essay question. Here are a few links to some stories about the controversy:

This is from the New York Daily News and some of the reader comments are interesting to say the least...
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/01/05/2011-01-05_take_the_nword_out_of_huck_finn_its_an_insult_to_mark_twain__and_to_american_his.html

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/45645-upcoming-newsouth-huck-finn-eliminates-the-n-word.html

Here is an article from the NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/books/07huck.html

..and another from the NY Times about Pap Finn

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/01/05/does-one-word-change-huckleberry-finn/the-words-of-pap-finns-rant

What do you think?