Module
3 (Cather, Porter, Eliot, Fitzgerald,
Hemingway, Faulkner)
Motifs in Flowering Judas
Writers often make their points by forming patterns of
repeated words, events, and ideas in their stories. Such repetition creates a
motif. Motifs often establish the theme (message) in a story.
a. Select six quotes from "Flowering Judas"
(from the beginning, middle, and end) you feel fit together in a repeated
pattern in the story. List them, including page numbers. You do not have to
focus on the entire sentence; rather, you may find patterns in the phrases
within the sentences.
b. Explain what pattern (motif) they create.
c. Explain how they create the pattern.
d. Finally, what theme (message) do these patterns
create? (This must be in a sentence form.)
Post your answers here and respond to at least two
classmates' comments. This is a homework assignment as well.
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Cather and Porter
Cather's "The Sculptor s Funera" tells of
individuals in small communities, people who live out their lives without being
understood by others and perhaps even without community or love. How is the
protagonist alienated by his community? Compare this story to "Flowering
Judas." How does Laura feel alienated-- and what is she alienated from?
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The Novel Demueble
In
Cather's essay, she explains "Whatever is felt upon the page without being
specifically named there—that, it seems to me, is created. It is the
inexplicable presence of the thing not named, of the over-tone divined by the
ear but not heard by it, the verbal mood, the emotional aura of the fact or the
thing or the deed, that gives high quality to the novel or the drama, as well
as to poetry itself" (345). For her, what does "creativity"
mean? Provide examples from her story and also from "The Sculptor's
Funeral" that meet Cather's definition of "creativity."
The Wasteland and Flowering Judas
Look at specific passages from The Waste Land and
compare them to specific passages in "Flowering Judas."
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POV in Barn Burning
This story is told from the point of view of a 10-year-old
boy. Describe Sarty's character. Why does it matter that this story is told
from this particular point of view? Would the story be different if it had been
told from a different point of view? Explain.
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Mythology in Barn Burning
What are some mythological elements and characters in this
story? Explain.
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Symbolism in "Snows"
Choose a symbol, such as the mountain, the leopard, the
hyena, even Harry's wife. (You can choose a symbol other than the ones I have
listed.) What does the symbol represent? Provide textual evidence to support
your answer.
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Hemingway and Existentialism
*If any of you are familiar with Hemingway, you may know a
bit about his existential ideas and his "nada" philosophy,
exemplified in "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place." Explain to the
class this philosophy. (You may want to do some internet research first to get
some ideas.)
If this is the first you've heard of it, read a classmate's
explanation and then respond to your classmate's ideas by connecting them to
the story.
Where do we see the "nada" philosophy
in "Snows"?
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Babylon Revisited
Reading the following poem by Lord Byron is one of Fitzgerald's
earliest memories, and when he took his wife Zelda to a mental asylum, he
referenced this poem in a letter. How does this poem connect to the story
"Babylon Revisited"?
A kind of change came in my fate,
My keepers grew compassionate,
I know not what had made them so.
They were inured to sights of woe.
And so it was:—my broken chain
With links unfastened did remain
And it was liberty to stride
Along my cell from side to side
—Byron, The Prisoner of Chillon
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