A version of Stephen King’s vision to raise taxes on millionaires (including himself) can be found in those of his novels where individuals collectively battle social fragmentation.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
A Lit Theory that Affirms Readers
The students in my “Theories of the Reader ” course found the theorists we read affirming.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged English Education, Hans Robert Jauss, Literary Theory, Norman Holland, Reader Response Theory, Wayne Booth, Wolfgang Iser Comments closed
Sin = Separation from Creation
Seeing sin more as human separateness from creation than as disobeying God may be a more powerful way to teach the concept to today’s students.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus, Genesis, John Milton, Martin Heidegger, Paradise Lost, Redemption, Religion, Sin, Spirituality Comments closed
On Kobe and Aging
Sherman Alexie wonders what will go through Kobe Bryant’s mind when he finds himself dominated by a younger player. This past week, we saw it happen.
In Praise of an Anti-Gun Western
The 1939 film “Destry Rides Again” takes a surprisingly strong stand against guns.
A Villanelle for Graduating Seniors
During our commencement ceremonies this past Saturday, my creative writing colleague Karen Anderson was asked to read an appropriate poem. (Previous posts on Karen’s poetry have appeared here and here.) Karen chose a villanelle by Theodore Roethke and then, in a very nice touch, explained how the poem’s intricate form as well as its content […]
A Bulimic Sees Herself in Milton’s Satan
One of my students who suffers from bulimia finds her condition mirrored in Satan’s rebellion against God.
