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Readers, Writers, Texts
1. Why and how do we study literature? Why do we study TTTC?

- We study literature through comparing the text's claims of truth to our own truths, truths of the world and we observe how the art of the writing tells a truth of its own. We study TTTC to discover a world of war most of us to do not understand, but also to relate to a completely separate world through completely connected issues.

2. How are we affected by literary texts in various ways? How are we impacted by TTTC?
- Literary texts effect us through many ways, a lot of the time, they simply point out aspects and truths of life that we always knew at the back of our mind but could never put into coherent thoughts. Also, it introduces to ideas and thoughts that we would have never discovered on our own. Every single text we read, if read with reflection, impacts us somehow. TTTC gives us a new perspective on war, but also a new perspective on how stories are told through emotion, and that does not mean that the story isn't real, even if it us untrue.

3. In what ways is meaning constructed, negotiated, expressed and interpreted in TTTC?
- Meaning is constructed in the constant use of the unreliable narrator point if view to emphasize his meaning of truth. It is negotiated through constant contradictions of real truth and story truth, and by the authors explicit explanation that he is using both fiction and non-fiction to create the truth of the war. It is expresses through symbols, archetypes, motifs and the constant display of vivid emotion. This can be interpreted in many ways, depending on the truths the reader seeks and finds.

4. How does the structure of style of TTTC affect its meaning?
- The structure of the differing stories of the war, the seemingly unorganized display of narratives helps get the reader into the state of mind that each story requires, it makes the gut feel, just as O'Brien says is how to tell if a story is true.

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1. Readers, Writers, Texts

1. Why and how do we study literature?

2. How are we affected by literary texts in various ways?

3. In what ways is meaning constructed, negotiated, expressed and interpreted?

4. How does language use vary among literary forms?

5. How does the structure or style of a literary text affect meaning?

6. How do literary texts offer insights and challenges?

2. Time and Space

1. How important is cultural or historical context to the production and reception of a literary text?

2. How do we approach literary texts from different times and cultures to our own?

3. To what extent do literary texts offer insight into another culture?

4. How does the meaning and impact of a literary text change over time?

5. How do literary texts reflect, represent or form a part of cultural practices?

6. How does language represent social distinctions and identities?

3. Intertextuality

1. How do literary texts adhere to and deviate from conventions associated with literary forms?

2. How do conventions and systems of reference evolve over time?

3. In what ways can diverse literary texts share points of similarity?

4. How valid is the notion of a “classic” literary text?

5. How can literary texts offer multiple perspectives of a single issue, topic or theme?

6. In what ways can comparison and interpretation be transformative?

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Attach some 40 line extracts you have analyzed and may want to use for your IO.

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1. Culture, Identity, and Community

1. family, class, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender and sexuality, and the way these impact on individuals and societies. migration, colonialism and nationalism.

2. Beliefs, Values and Education

1.  beliefs and values nurtured in particular societies and the ways they shape individuals, communities and educational systems. They might also explore the tensions that arise when there are conflicts of beliefs and values, and ethics.

3. Politics, Power, and Justice

1.  explore aspects of rights and responsibilities, the workings and structures of governments and institutions. They might also investigate hierarchies of power, the distribution of wealth and resources, the limits of justice and the law, equality and inequality, human rights, and peace and conflict

4. Art, Creativity, and the Imagination

1.  explore aspects of aesthetic inspiration, creation, craft, and beauty. They might also focus on the shaping and challenging of perceptions through art, and the function, value and effects of art in society.

5. Science, technology and the environment

1.  explore the relationship between humans and the environment and the implications of technology and media for society. They might also consider the idea of scientific development and progress.

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Brainstorm some global issues developed from TTTC.
- Cultural expectations of heroism
- Blind nationalism
_ Disregard of veterans mental health

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Reflection
How did you do during the Harkness discussions?
- I think I did a good job at adding to the conversation and adding points that helped further the discussion, however I do want to work on making my points more concise.
Notes
Ideas discussed I want to remember:
- Rat Kiley torturing the baby water buffalo was his way of controlling death

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How does TTTC connect to other works we've read?

How does TTTC connect to our world today?

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Summer Assignment https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t7WQeh7TyDBSG6p2eZZWYS9R3ZFiX3AfgtaMXkOjAHU/edit
Reflection
- I really enjoyed this assignment bu I learned that I need to work on focus in my topic sentences
Global Issue Harkness Prep Form
https://classroom.google.com/u/1/c/MTE3NTU1MTY4NTQ0/sa/MTUxOTA1MTk2NDE0/submissions/by-status/and-sort-name/student/MzcxNDQxMTA1

"On the Rainy River" Discussion Board Post (Link Here)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LvPH1kC47a7CyB29ftTp5iXPd35xnzMAX5OcVXrnQm8/edit

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Why do humans read and write stories? Why do you read and write stories?  Write about a paragraph.

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Time and Space
Choose 3 out of these 6 questions to answer and reflect on how it relates to our reading and understanding of Hughes' work.

1. How important is cultural or historical context to the production and reception of a literary text? It is human nature to compare the books we read now, even if it was written hundreds of years ago, to our current lives, situations and world. Literature offer insights in our own lives and many good piece of literature will have the ability to relate all generations to it's core. However, the context behind a piece of work is crucial when interpreting the work in terms of the era it was written in, and when it is based in. A book based in the early 1800s in England written in the early 1900s is going to have a different perspective and message than something written about the exact same time period but written in the 2000s. Deciphering the historical and cultural context behind a piece of literature is crucial when wanting to understand the author's purpose.

2. How do we approach literary texts from different times and cultures to our own?

3. To what extent do literary texts offer insight into another culture? Literary texts can offer a completely different perspective and shine light on cultures of cultures, subcultures, and also of the times it was written in. Cultures are depicted in literature in many ways, way beyond than just simply explaining a culture to the audience. A culture can be observed in the syntax, word choices, references and other rhetorical devices used by the author. The ideas expressed, even if not blatantly about culture, offer the clearest insight in a culture because the thought process of a culture teaches the most important lessons about a culture.

4. How does the meaning and impact of a literary text change over time?

- The impact of a text over time is extremely vital in understanding the past, and also observing the predictions for the future. Depending on the literature, whether it be focused on issues of the time or the issues that may arise, one can observe the evolution of the human experience through how a literature is presented in it's own era and how it is relevant or not in another era. Has history develops with every passing moment, every truth in literature is slightly altered to reflect onto that present reality. However, what it meant in the past is also important in understanding the changes of a literature and how it represents the past, present and future.

1. How do literary texts reflect, represent or form a part of cultural practices?

2. How does language represent social distinctions and identities?

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"Did you ever walk into a firehouse With the water turned up full blast? Did you ever walk toward police guns         When each step might be your last? Did you ever stand up in the face of a snarling dog And not move as the dogs came? Did you ever feel the tear gas burn Your day, your night, your dawn?" - Demonstration

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What were some global issues you explored in Hughes' poetry?
-  When the values and beliefs of a culture are being infringed upon, in order to protest against the injustices the community and protesters have to face putting their safety in jeopardy.
- The importance of oppressed minorities in the building of a nation or power is swept under the rug, is hidden and not acknowledged properly.

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Reflection
How did you do during the Harkness discussions? What feedback did you receive?
- I did well during the Harkness discussions, at least for them being my first ever Harkness discussions. I felt like there were moments where I was talking too much and I needed to give a bigger platform to my peers. My evidence was strong, I just need to real in my commentary, as suggested by Mrs. Strosnider.

Notes
Ideas discussed in Harkness I want to remember:
-  In "Bitter River" the usage of onomatopoeia  helps immerse the audience in the sensory reality of the building of America
- "Ballad of the Seven Songs" uses a lot of biblical allusions to compare the Hebrews to the African American slaves and their fight and hope for freedom which is important in comparing Hughes' other poems which also mention Christianity.

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What connections can you make between some of Hughes' poems?
- Between the poems "Demonstration" and "August 19th". "August 19th" acts as context for the events that take place in "Demonstration". "August 19th", in a bitter tone, lists off various injustices the African American community faced, expressing the severity of these atrocities. By describing the pain and hurt they have faced, the reasons the events in "Demonstration" are happening is cleared up.
How does Hughes' poems connect to other works we've read?
- Although the circumstances between an African American veteran and a white American veteran were much different, both "To Tell a True War Story" and "The Colored Soldier" highlight the disrespect and pain enforced onto veterans and the lack of justice many face.
How does Hughes' poetry connect to our world today?
- With the various protests and movements that are rising amongst civil and political unrest, many of this poems still speak major volume in today's climate. Even poems like "Hope for Harlem" can be associated with the current strive for progress that is growing.

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Hughes Writing Portfolio Week 1 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r8AP4gCEUObJG6C4QwBJEc68vOSRr7fy9FS3WIy20Dg/edit

Hughes Writing Portfolio Week 2
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NceyyLTJ0FPwIQRuYg1kyywKD7K-RQolhXbxA29hGPM/edit

Hughes Pastiche https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nC1Prwdx98Ois_1FbS-eAKR81mHXvwTfGFyI_JrWBYc/edit

Hughes' Written Assignment https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LlP-4anMOTNK0r9ALd76yaupfc8DE5J4ol2x2b7J0ks/edit

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What insights did the poetry of Langston Hughes offer about the African-American community in Harlem?
- Langston Hughes highlighted the struggles the community faced, with the destitution and injustices, however he also demonstrated the beauty in the community and in the people. The ever lasting and every growing hope for a better future that the African American community in Harlem held close to their hearts.
How does art reflect the community from which it comes?
- Art, in its infinite definitions and types, is how a community can express itself freely. Written and blunt language can be used, but so can abstract paintings. Both depict a beautiful human reality about the community it was created in and who created it. Art can and often does express the hardships a community faces and also the beautiful and wonderful aspects of a community.

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Readers, Writers, and Texts

1. How does the structure or style of a literary text affect meaning? Consider how Morrison's stream-of-consciousness, shifting points of view, and use of analepsis and prolepsis impact the meaning of the novel.

The structure and style of a literary text effects the meaning in many ways as it exposes how and why an author may be writing their story and what they want to get across. Morrison's usage of stream-of-consciousness helps personalize the characters on an even deeper level. Especially since the scenes in which the reader reads very blatant stream-of-consciousness are scenes in which the characters are grappling with extremely emotionally stressful and complex issues, the reader gets to see the character's coping mechanisms and genuine feelings toward the issues of slavery and complex relationships. The situations in Beloved that are being discussed tend to blend with each other and by having Morrison shift the point of view from character to character in the same situation deepens the reader's understanding of the complexity of these characters but also the complexity of the situation. With common flashbacks and flash forwards, Morrison conveys the effect of memory, an important aspect of Beloved.

Time and Space

1. How important is cultural or historical context to the production and reception of a literary text? Consider the story of Margaret Garner, the Fugitive Slave Act, and other historical and cultural phenomena and how that has impacted the creation and reception of Beloved.

Historical and cultural context is extremely important in how a text is received as the politics of the time are important to know in order to understand the relationships of groups of people in the book. The story of Margaret Garner is was essentially inspired the character of Sethe and the act she committed in which Beloved is based around, however the driving force of Beloved's creation is the United States' history in slavery. By understand the history of the Fugitive Slave Act, and it's reigning terror on free black people in America, the reader's interpretations of Sethe's actions might be drastically different than if they did not understand the historical context of the era. This dark, disgusting era of American history, for a long time, was quietly set aside and almost ignored. However, Morrison wrote the graphics and evils of slavery without discretion because she wanted to give the accurate historical terror that slavery was.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NzyeSK7TA66tdu5IE3neoGy6ol3v5fQfJuqqouLImrw/edit

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What were some global issues you explored in Beloved? Consider memory, trauma, importance of community, etc.
- When communities are faced with collective trauma, the community as a whole has to develop ways to suppress the pain and trauma by making up stories or even lying to themselves to keep the traumatic events at bay in their mind.
- The destruction of self will through the tortures of slavery, or of being controlled completely by another.

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How does Beloved connect to other works we've read? Be detailed in how it connects with global issues and thematic and stylistic ideas to other works.
- Beloved connects to TTTC in the sense that both stories focus a lot on the memory on past traumatic events and how stories and memories are what keep past events and people alive.  There are also ambiguous moments throughout the books that make the audience question the reliability of the character that deepen the style of self interpretation. The global issue of communities lying to themselves relates to these two books.
- Beloved connects to Hughes in the discussion of oppressed groups, specifically the African American community. Both works highlight the lasting effects of slavery and the pain that stems from being controlled and having one's life dictated by a separate group or party. These all constitute as global issues. Both woks also use powerful imagery and lots of literary devices to convey various complex messages and emotions.

How does Beloved connect to our world today?
- The lasting effects of oppression, in its many forms, still effects millions across the globe and Beloved deals with slavery in particular but the idea of lack of free will, of being degraded as human beings are things that people are still dealing with. Also, the aspect of the story that deals with human desire, want, love and evil all connect deeply with the modern world and will always do so as long as humanity continues to grow.

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Denver or Paul D One-Pager (Link Here) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LanQSxkDE637cI9XVeIaqgWay6jxCoM5Q79M0Wtuaw0/edit

IO Outline Form (Link Here)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/100SSutm9k_1ph-eRZqjSh4sZE0arICxkwpnusrAatHA/edit

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Linda Krumholz claims (in "The Ghosts of Slavery: Historical Recovery in Toni Morrison’s Beloved") that finding a voice for the thoughts and experiences of women is central to the "healing," historical recovery theme and structure of the book. According to Krumholz, Morrison’s novel "adapts techniques from modernist novels, such as the fragmentation of the plot and shifting narrative voice, to compel the reader to actively construct an interpretive framework" (109). How does the novel specifically address issues of gender, writing and power? How does the structure and style of the novel give voice to "the thoughts of the women of 124, unspeakable thoughts, unspoken" (Beloved 199)?

Gender: Sethe's strength is discussed and addressed as something that coincides with her gender, with her being a woman. She is a strong woman, this idea is not debated by anyone in the novel and her strength is justified in her perseverance despite the mountains of trials she has had to deal with. Also with the use of stream of consciousness, we get to see just how much the woman in 124 have to deal with, and what demons they are grappling with on the inside and on the outside. Especially with Denver initially believing she has to protect Beloved from her mother to feeling like she had to protect her mother.
Writing: Morrison's various styles of writing serve the woman in the story in a way that gives them the mic to express their thoughts. Morrison also dicusses the theme of motherhood a lot throughout the book and this theme directly ties with the woman of 124 and their experiences with motherhood. Sethe; a dedicated and loving mother whose children fear her and who has never had a relationship with her hung mother, Denver; the daughter of a murderer and one fearful of the thing that could try to kill her again, Beloved; the one killed by their own mother who claims to have done it out of love. This dark yet important theme highlights the complex experiences and thoughts and gives the woman of 124 something they can all relate to.
Power: Power in Beloved is described through the various relationships in the book. The relationships Sethe has with her children show the lack of power yet the immense amount of power she holds over them, and how her love gives her her strength. Denver and Beloved who have a push and pull power dynamic where one worships the other but also manipulates them. The relationship between African American women, particularly Sethe, and white men who use her femininity against her and attempt to break her through it. All these relationships with different types of power go to show the position and mindsets of the woman of 124.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NzyeSK7TA66tdu5IE3neoGy6ol3v5fQfJuqqouLImrw/edit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15JM-MU3YAjlDQKAtbU_pHCdCvLI3Va2ogHA6i0Lfiuw/edit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17KZA922FCY6Igj0utrCKElSEQJRYuPv3zyQnm-xOT9o/edit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j9I3xpmoLHTfF0Zf60oLyyVkuNVNLnPTjFAXXqTGEHA/edit

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Time and Space

1. How does Chronicle offer insight into Columbian culture? Consider what we've learned about with machismo, marianismo, honor and the impact of colonialism.

- Chronicle of a Death Foretold helps the audience understand the age old ideal of honor but in the context of Latin America, and in Colombia. As readers, the idea of honor in historical writing is nothing new, however the specific type of honor that is identified with Latin America is something newer to the literature audience, and it gives a glimmer of view of the similarities and differences of honor in Latin America compared to other places. We also get to see how the communities in Latin America deal with sexism. How it is accepted, embraced and also how it is combated in covert ways, sometimes even in subconscious ways. The detriments of marianismo and machismo on a culture, and on an individual, are displayed thoroughly throughout the book and they showcase how this idea of purity and masculinity runs deep in the soul of the culture of Colombia.

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Attach the 8 extracts from the Group IOs that you annotated here.

Jessica Christensen - Chronicle Extracts for Group Orals 2020 - Google Docs

Attach the two extracts you used for your Final IO here

Jessica Christensen - IO Extracts - Google Docs

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What were some global issues you explored in Chronicle? Consider honor, morality, perspective, fate, gender norms etc.
- Change in Identity: More specifically, how grief changes one's identity. Compared to Beloved and the various identities that changed in the midst of grief.
- How one deals with responsibility versus a community: How there are differences in the way one composes themselves in the face of responsibility when they are with or without a community by their side.

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Attach any of your Harkness notes here.
Jessica Christensen - COADF Ch 1 & 2 Harkness Notes - Google Docs
Jessica Christensen - COADF Ch 3 Harkness Notes - Google Docs

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How does Chronicle connect to other works we've read? Be detailed in how it connects with global issues and thematic and stylistic ideas to other works.
- TTTC: There is the obvious comparison of gender roles and expectations but there is also the comparison of honor between the honor seen in COADF and the honor that Tim Obrien grapples with.
- Beloved: Grief and how that changes one's identity, there are many characters in both books that change their identity upon being thrust into grief.
- Langston Hughes: Rebirth and religion are common themes and a more majestic writing style is seen between the works of Hughes and COADF.

How does Chronicle connect to our world today?
- There are still expectations of honor that envelope societies and communities to this day. Also, diffusion of responsibility is something that we see all to often in today's world.

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Group IO PPT
Chronicle Extracts for Group Orals #7 - Google Slides
Best Quick Write (Link Here)
Jessica Christensen - #093: Best COADF Quick Write - Google Docs
Artistic One-Pager (Link Here)
#092: COADF Ch 4 Artistic One-Pager (google.com)
Final/Revised IO (Link Here)
#102: REVISED IOs (Final) (Feb 11, 2021 at 2:00 AM).MOV - Google Drive

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Readers, Writers, Texts
How are we affected by Delbo's memoir and her imperative for us to "Try to look. Try to see"? How were you affected by Auschwitz and After?
Her imperative for the audience to try and "see" the horrors of the Nazi camps, the horrors of the Nazis in general, and the horrors of mankind, brings to light just how cruel humans can be and how this animal that Delbo depicts, lives inside all of humanity. Normally, we associate horrible acts of human brutality with things of the past, something that happened eras ago, but no longer exists. Delbo points out that that is not true, that a beast still lives within us all and human suffering is not a thing of the past. Also, taking into consideration when the book was written (right after the war), many people at the time did not want to pay attention to the cries of those who had survived these camps because they wanted to put the whole war behind them. In a way, this is Delbo's way of pleading for others to take notice of what happened to these innocent people, and what it means about the Germans at the time.
I was affected in a most visceral way. It broke my heart to hear the stories of such disgusting behavior, and it made me ashamed to be called a human. At the same time, I found it a miracle and very inspiring that there were people who did not give up, and fought for survival despite not knowing if it will ever end. Human resilience truly is something to behold, as well as human cruelty.

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Attach the extracts you annotated (Some are on Kami) during our Harkness discussions.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18EuMXAvULiYkEGtNgXatuGuoXi_2cSx8sQ9KhLWplzo/edit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YINTN0TFHh2JCmwMcgb8AJKKRE7qdR6QYdQ2oO1IuD8/edit

Attach the two extracts you used for your Final IO here.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zsBf1UduMPrOzWjB3v9j-twF-epUzKyr0YrKOjE2j4A/edit

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Attach any of your Harkness notes here.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18EuMXAvULiYkEGtNgXatuGuoXi_2cSx8sQ9KhLWplzo/edit

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YINTN0TFHh2JCmwMcgb8AJKKRE7qdR6QYdQ2oO1IuD8/edit

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What were some global issues you explored in Auschwitz and After? Consider the Hexagonal Harkness we had and some of the global issues you came up with during that discussion.
- Trauma’s destruction of identity & Scars in Beloved and None of us Will Return
- Moral ambiguity and the young viet soldier killed in TTTC
- Betrayal of community and Santiago/ the “Auschwitz” faceless townspeople
- Destruction of one’s identity and their need to redeem it in COADF & TTTC
- Ethics of survival and Stamp Paid & townspeople in Beloved/ Polish woman
- Effect of and interpretation of environment and dying woman eating snow/WATER
- Effect of intense suffering and being driven to drastic choices Morning and Beloved

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How does Auschwitz connect to other works we've read? Be detailed in how it connects with global issues and thematic and stylistic ideas to other works.
TTTC: Both works deal with the subject of human resilience and perseverance despite the worst of conditions and confusion. O'Brien and his comrades were fighting a war they did not understand, saw things that would scar any human for life, and yet still did their best to survive. Delbo's friends, fellow prisoners and herself all fought to live, despite always being at their breaking point and not knowing when their suffering will end. Both books had characters that could have easily given up (and some did, and many were killed despite their efforts) and yet there were those who fought through it all.
Beloved: Trauma is the main connection I see between these two books. In Beloved, the trauma of all the ex slaves (and even those who were not slaves) runs so deep through their soul that it has become another limb of there's, something heavy to drag along with them wherever they go. Delbo's experiences also result in unrelenting trauma that will never disappear as long as she has her memories. This idea of memories holding the most painful parts of a person's past is seen in both books and how trauma is constant for those who have witnessed and been in the most horrid of situations.
Langston Hughes: In a lot of poems by Hughes, there is the idea, message and hope of freedom. Freedom is also displayed in Delbo's work, in a less overt way. The wanting, the need and the endlessness of captivity is something that both artists share in their works.

How does Auschwitz connect to our world today?

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Upload your favorite Quick Record (Arrivals and Departures, Olere/Delbo, or Using Language)
https://flipgrid.com/672abda7

Upload your Final Delbo IO
https://flipgrid.com/e402475c

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Attach your dialectical journal here
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WiFicukoECiJskJ_Qigwm9TvYSnmfGYxocMAs6Va1vg/edit

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Intertextuality
How valid is the notion of a "classic" literary text? What makes Persepolis "literary" even though it is a graphic novel?
- The more books you read, the more you realize how different each book is from the next. Books written in the same time period, books about the same subject, sometimes even the same author, rarely ever come out resembling another. That is the beautiful nature of books, their complexity and individuality, like snowflakes, seemingly the same from a distance, but up close so complex that you can't help but awe. The notion of "classic" literary text doesn't hold much constraint on books, or literary works, because it is impossible to have a standard in the world of literature. In the sense that good, deep literature needs to fit a certain mold, "classic" literature holds no grounds, because every book is different. Persepolis is a literary work, despite being a graphic novel, because of the power it holds on it's pages. The drawings tell the story and the words solidify the story. Both are needed to create the artwork, to develop Satrapi's message. The power Persepolis holds, is the same power seen in the other "classic" literary works that are famous all over the globe. The power of story telling, the power of revealing to the human race a truth of life that the world is better off knowing.

Time and Space
What insight did Persepolis give you into Iranian life during and after the revolution?
- The main insight I got from Persepolis about Iranian life was the resilience of the Iranian people and how, despite their land being war torn since the start of it's great civilizations, they are still able to uphold a life that they deem worth living and full. I never truly realized just how much their land, their country, has gone through (before and after the revolution) and how that would and does affect them as a society. Their dedication for their country is truly inspiring and how that dedication manifests into different approaches depending on the people and how they define loyalty to their nation, reveals something important not only about the Iranian people, but about nationalism and loyalty.

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Attach the panels you found most fascinating and that  you discussed during our final Harkness here

Page 305 Full Page (top and bottom panel)

Page 304 Panels 3-5 (middle panels)

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What were some global issues you explored in Persepolis? Consider the Harkness discussion and other ideas that came up during class discussion.
- A women's sexuality in the eyes of men
- Nationalism and it's various forms of manifestation
- Rebellion in youth
- Social class and it's affects when shifted

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How does Persepolis connect to other works we've read? Be detailed in how it connects with global issues and thematic and stylistic ideas to other works.
COADF: The issue of women's sexuality is a great one in both of these works. The global issue of how a women's sexuality fits in society is addressed in both works, with COADF exploring the rigorous Latin American honor system revolved around a women's virginity and in Persepolis, a women's sexuality is highly taboo and supposed to be hidden at all costs. Different cultures (that are not western, to be noted) approach a women's sexuality differently but in these two cultures there is a mutual understanding of preservation till marriage and how this responsibility falls not only the women but society as a whole.
TTTC: The issue of nationalism, and loyalty to the state, is thoroughly addressed in both works. In the TTTC the soldiers and O'Brien don't know what they are fighting, who they are fighting, and what they are truly doing for their country. The Iranian soldiers were also young boys, young men who were sold a dream by their government to get them to sacrifice their life. Both works are politically inclined to criticize their government for what they put young, innocent young men through, and what they made them do. The idea of loyalty to one's country is highly emphasized and also simultaneously rejected in both works.
How does Persepolis connect to our world today?
- Persepolis connects to our world today when listening to current news about Israel and Palestine and other middle east conflict because one thing this book taught me was the destiny of the middle east is a beautiful land of resilience and conflict. It gives an insight into how modernism interacts with traditionalism in present times, and how that leaves an impact of a nation and to the individuals of said nation.