What is America one encounters and studies in a postmodern age? Is it a discourse? A bounded collective identity or a set of manifold, changing, and contingent identities? A fiction? An idea? A history? A place? If place has its say, are we talking about a nation, or several nations within a nation? And who are ‘Americans’? What do they share in common, what is their ‘American-ness’?

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

One with the narrating voice -

Name the following traits:

1. The color of the voice

2. The sound of his character

3. The nature of his presence as a participant/observer

4. The state of his self-reliance

5. The tone of this ending

Afterwards, read the other people's comments and use this week's journal entry (due Monday December 3rd) to write an editorial for today's reception of this 19th century narrative, focusing on the presence of the lawyer.

One with the Scrivner

Name the following traits -

1. The color of his voice

2. The sound of his character

3. The nature of his presence in the narrative

4. The status of his self-reliance

5. Your comment on his ending (self-inflicted)

Afterwards, read the other people's comments and use this week's journal entry (due Monday December 3rd) to write an editorial for today's reception of this 19th century narrative, focusing on the presence of the Scrivner.